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    Thai Bistro

    3.1 (24 reviews)
    InexpensiveThai
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    2 meats one side 8.99
    Amber B.

    Food was awesome. Staff is friendly. 2 meats one side (rice or noodles) $8.99. Two people can eat off 1 plate.

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    Noah E.

    You walk up to this place and you expect some great Thai food. The first thing I notice is the pictures on the wall and the food does not match the pictures. My first bite into my food and bam hit me like a mac truck of the worst flavor you can imagine. It's like sucking Oscars feet from Sesame Street straight fucking garbage. The Lo Mein (noodles) tasted just like slurping up some tape worms fresh from an animal. Would I ever recommend this place to anybody... only to a fucking goat cuz they can eat anything including garbage

    Kimberly M.

    Thai Bistro is located in the Crabtree Valley Mall food court. My new found favorite is the black pepper and mango chicken over Thai noodles. They have great garlic chicken the best pair with pad Thai noodles. Yummy. They also have Egg Rolls, Lo Mein and Vegetarian noodles. My mommy loves the Bangkok chicken with streamed veggies( broccoli, and string beans with the fried rice). They manager of the restaurant is very friendly and always telling about the foods and let's know about the deals of the day. I love the food a lot and this my favorite place at the mall. I wish they would open a second location and extend the menu. They have a very fun and great atmosphere. They have great prices for the food and it's not expensive at all.

    All the choices fresh and hot
    April G.

    Sample each meat to see what's freshest at the time you are there. You can order a 'side of meat' only for 4.99 which is a great large snack/smaller meal or load up a regular entree with double or even triple meats to share or save for another meal.

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    Madelyn A.

    Thai Bistro is located in the Crabtree Valley Mall food court. My new found favorite is their Bangkok chicken with streamed veggies(broccoli, cabbage and carrots) The food is fresh, hot and services is speedy. I had to ask for a carry out box because of the amount of food. Everyone was very friendly and quick checkout. Fresh food, fast service and great prices!!!

    Each time I walk pass the food court at the mall, those samples gets me every time. Bang Bang Shrimp and Chicken Combo
    Kong L.

    I try not to walk close to the food court during my visits to the mall because those FREE samples gets me every time! How do they do it? Thai Bistro is very generous with samples. I ate like half of a full meal off samples. Okay, I was sold! I had the bang bang shrimp and chicken. It was amazingly delicious! I ate it for brunch so it was fresh food. The portions are huge, I ate half and saved the other half for dinner. It's called Thai Bistro but it was more of a Thai and Chinese food fusion.

    Wow!!!!! 6.48 for a small side of noodles ..a kids meal! The regular was 3 x time size and 7.99
    Brandon P.

    Asked for a small side of noodles at closing and was charged almost 7 dollars for a kids meal. Regular adult-meal was 7.99! Rip off!! I'm in good and beverage and the guest should not be deceived.. also way too salty anyway... Beware!!!!

    Emiliano L.

    Very low quality "high production line" type of food desguised with flavor. My brocoli florets seemed to have come from 3 different batches with different colors and flavors. No worth the money.

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    R J.

    I love Thai Food and have been to many Thai Resturants, including two stays in Thailand. I was looking for a quick place to grab a bite and noticed the Thai Bistro. While located in a shopping mall I had great hopes that I would find a gem in the food court. The store front is very appealing. The workers are very friendly. The samples of the chicken flow across the counter. The chicken over all tastes good, but not really Thai. Adding some cilantro, lemon grass, fish sauce and some Thai chilies to the mix would certainly improve upon the authenticity. The Singapore Noodles and lo mein are bland. Over all it is not that different than the Mandarin Express four spaces to the left. Bring in some of the real Thai flavors and the place might be a hit. As it stands the place sells some good stir-fried chicken, but more fast food Chinese than Thai.

    Christopher B.

    Best Asian food in the mall. Love the crab ragoon. The ragoon was huge with lots of filling. And very reasonable price

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    I ate the rice and some kind of chicken at the Thai Bistro Thursday, 2 May. I was sick thereafter for 5 days.

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    Great chicken choices, hot and tastes great. . Noodles and fried rice had no taste or it would be 5 star mall food

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