I was excited to find a Thai place so close to home but this place is not good at all. I saw the good review about the pad Thai and now I'm thinking that person was paid to say that. What I got was not pad Thai and the egg rolls smell like whatever is in it died 3 years ago. I will stick to little Bangkok and sweetie Thai. I gave 1 star because I cannot give negative stars. read more

Some of the best Pad Thai curry I've ever had! Service was wonderful. Everything was hot and fresh. Can't wait to go back! read more

Great little hole in the wall thai restaurant. Food was great, portions are huge, waitress was super friendly!

This place has the best Thai food there is. Portion sizes are generous, and they're so cheap. And they over free refills on drinks, when most Thai places I go to done. I lover everything about this place. read more

Recently moved here after moving away from my favorite Thai place in TX - have been searching with no luck until I found this gem! Fresh, fast, and DELICIOUS! I'm sold! read more

Great restaurant, one of the best Thai places in town. I only wish it was closer to downtown where I live!

We've been searching for a Thai restaurant that we both like. The search is OVER!!! Everyone at Thai Express was friendly & our dinner was great! The Thai Sweet Tea was a nice change from the usual iced tea. Great food, friendly people & good prices...we'll be back. read more

Best Pad Thai I have had in about 5 years. Very impressed. I will be returning for more in the future.

I've had the spring rolls, panang curry and fried tofu. The panang curry was great, though a bit saltier than I prefer. The spring rolls are the best that I've found in the area. The fried tofu was not to my palate. The exterior texture was was tough, though the inside was fine. The place itself looks bad on the outside, but I only ever take carry out. read more

Las Vegas Thai restaurants have spoiled me. My fav local LV chain is Archie's Thai. Trying to find those tastes here and this was 1st place I tried. I like bold spicy food so order things at least level 5 heat. I got two dishes for takeout, Pad Thai noodles and a brown sauce dish more Chinese than Thai. Prices were about $8 on each dinner. Service was good although premises is tiny it was neat and clean and food is made pretty much in front of you behind the counter. REVISIONS: Because it is close to home I did return about 5 times in 2014 and revised my rating. Found several dishes that they prepare well like the spicy eggplant which has become a fav. Went w visitors who currently reside in Thailand in Oct 2014 and they thought the food very authentic.. read more

If I could give them 100 stars I would do it gladly. This not just the best Thai food I've ever had, it's also one of my very favorite restaurants to frequent. The staff is so lovely and the atmosphere is casual and comfortable. The food is absolutely divine and it's all cooked fresh. It's small so you may wait longer when it's busy, but it's completely worth it. That's the difference between going somewhere that cooks your food opposed to somewhere that just heats it up. It's amazing EVERY single time! read more

Best Thai food in town, I drive across town just for their food. Great prices, great food, great service.

We love visiting Thai Express and have been faithful customers of theirs for years. Now that our kids are a little older, we bring them along too. They have the best Thai food we've found in Grand Rapids, authentic and delicious, and the servers are always friendly. It's hard to go wrong with anything on the menu, but we particularly like the Kai satay and spring rolls for appetizers. Sometimes we'll stop by just to pick up some spring rolls. The peanut curry (with noodles) is the absolute best, but sometimes it's hard to decide between that and the massaman curry. The vegetables are always fresh and crunchy, the food is hot when it comes to the table, and the tofu is cooked just right. We're lucky enough to live close by, but it would definitely be worth a trip across town to eat there. read more

Four of us just had dinner here at Thai Express. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. Stop in..don't be fooled by the outside. read more

Best pad Thai I have had in a long time. Gang dang very good also. Will be back for sure. Don't let the building fool you. The ladies running this place are very nice. A must try if you like Thai food! read more

Absolutely amazing!! I have had a lot of Thai in my life, and we just moved back to GR from California and there are a lot of authentic thai places there, this one is one of the best I have been to! Curry pad thai is my favorite dish and theirs was so good! It still had the sweet pad thai flavor with that Curry spice which was so so good. They serve a spring roll with your meal and have cute little cheesecake bites for desert! I will absolutely be returning. This has quickly become our go to spot! read more

We ordered takeout...curry pad Thai, regular pad Thai, and Panang Curry. Both noodle dishes were wonderful, but the Panang Curry was horrible. It was very thin, like soup, and had ZERO flavor. It just seemed like they forgot several ingredients, which was strange. If we didn't live 20 minutes away, I would've taken it back and had them make me something else. I was so disappointed! I'm sure we will be back, but I will steer clear of this dish. read more

Thai Express is my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in Michigan. You must try the Red Curry & don't forget dessert!

The best Thai food I have had, especially for these prices. 5.75 buys a meal that easily gives leftovers, and is awesomely delicious. You choose how spicy you want your meal. You can also decide what kind of meat you'd prefer (or tofu). There is technically free-wifi offered (if the sign is correct), though you won't have time to use it. Your food will arrive too quickly. It has a diner-like atmosphere (with the asian twist), but is quite clean. If you have the chance, choose to eat here. The prices make this an especially nice place for students. Just remember to tip! read more

I would go there in a heartbeat for the price, but the food is good, not great. But is is most certainly worth the price and the people that work there are funny. read more

My partner took me here for an anniversary. We walked in and I was a little surprised, the restaurant is small, the kitchen is behind the pay counter so you can see all of the food being cooked. The cook is an older lady and the place seems to be family run. (which is usually a great sign in my book) We sat down and I looked at the prices, a 3 course meal for both of us for just over $20.... hmmm.... now I am a little skeptical..... We had the sampler, 2 different curries and desert. Apart from the ice cream sandwich the food was wonderful. The look of the restaurant and the prices do not matter when the food tastes like this. We are from Kalamazoo and go to GR once a month and go to this restaurant every time. We keep saying we want to try other places, but we keep going back to Thai Express! read more

I'm glad that my little hidden gem has started to gain more attention! The food is absolutely delicious. This is my favorite place to get Pad Thai. The sauce is richer than other places, and they give you a hefty portion! It's great food for a great price. read more

Good Thai food. Not the best I've ever had, but I would go back. We started with the tom yum (lemongrass soup). It was my least favorite item we ordered-- the broth tasted like plain chicken broth with a few chili flakes thrown in. I didn't taste lemongrass at all. I had pad thai with tofu as my entrée. The tofu was cooked perfectly, but the rice noodles were a bit over cooked, mushy, and greasy at the bottom. My husband had the drunken noodles with chicken which were really tasty-- the large basil leaves gave it great flavor! Each meal comes with a spring roll and dessert (ice cream sandwich or bite of cheesecake) plus a fortune cookie & mints. The prices are very reasonable, and the thai iced tea or coffee comes with free refills!! Although, I thought my thai iced tea was a bit too sweet. The staff was very friendly, and the atmosphere was casual. I always like a restaurant where I can see the staff cooking-- the woks are visible from the dining room. read more

This is definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in town! After moving to GR from Los Angeles I made a point of checking out lots of places to find the best, and this is it! The portions are generous and the food is fresh and authentic! read more

Good food and reasonable priced. I love supporting small independent businesses and when they serve comforting food is just great!

I was traveling on business and order delivery. It far exceeded my expectations. The food was fresh and flavored great. Wish we had this place in atlanta. read more

We ordered takeout and were excited to try the food based on the reviews, hoping to have finally found a good Thai restaurant in GR. Sadly, the food was not very good at all. We got a Chicken Pad Thai, which tasted bland, and my biggest issue was that the bean sprouts mixed into it were all soggy and a dirty bluish gray color, very unappetizing. The lime it came with was also a grayish color as though it were a few days old. We also got a Chicken Masaman Curry. The portion was generous but the consistency was very watery, like soup, and for vegetables had mostly onions. Perhaps the in-restaurant experience is better, but takeout was unimpressive. The search for a good Thai restaurant continues. read more

If fresh Thai cuisine is what you are looking for this is the place. Beware, if you eat here once other restaurants wont be so appealing anymore. It's like the difference between gas station coffee and Rowsters coffee. It's a step in the direction to develop a palate for high quality Thai food. read more

This is my favorite Thai restaurant of all. I have been enough times that even after being away for months, the owner knows my order. Exceptional service and great Thai food. I recently moved from the area, and this is the place I miss the most about where I used to live. read more

Tried this place for the first time and I loved it! Great food, friendly staff and a convenient location. I am definitely coming back. Had the Veggie Pad Ce-Ew and Khao Pad fried rice. Very large portions and great flavor. Oh, and great Spring Rolls, too! read more

Amazing service and food. They treat you like family here! We had the fried tofu, and chicken pad Thai both were delicious. We will be back so for sure! read more

I got the drunken noodles and like how you can pick how spicy you want your dish from 1-10! I also love how they give you an egg roll and include dessert ( you get to choose a small piece cheesecake or ice cream). read more

good stuff. quick take out service. very large purchases. the noodles weren't bad but weren't amazing either. dingy inside, though.

Absolutely the sweetest staff ever. 5+ stars for that. Unfortunately, the food left much to be desired. My shrimp pad thai was ok....not much flavor but the amount of shrimp was adequate. The tom yum soup was very disappointing. It was basically chicken broth with some vegetables and tofu...no galangal, lemongrass or lime leaf in sight. Maybe I'll try something different next time and it will be better. read more

Whatever Thai Express lacks in atmosphere, it makes up for in delicious, affordable food & great service.

I was on my way back to the airport from a client meeting. Found this on yelp. Food was very tasty and cooked to order. The vegetables were very fresh and the sauce they used was exactly what I had asked for. Very authentic Thai food. It's really just a kitchen with a few tables. Most people come in for takeout. But it's very clean and the wait staff is very friendly. I highly recommend. read more

I like these guys. Good food, family run, very friendly. They give you salad and dessert with each meal. Wish they served beer.

The food was so bad I doubt any of the reviewers with favorable ratings had eaten Thai food before. The pad Thai smelled weird and tasted weirder. Had like a dirty fish sauce/Jasmine tea after taste and I could not even eat it. Their cucumber salad is two cucumber triangles in a cup of liquid. Super weird. Chicken satay was poor quality meat seasoned and prepared poorly. What a bummer. Spring rolls were ok but if you do not eat them while they're super hot they have a dirty/gross oil smell and taste. read more

This restaurant may not look like much from the outside, tucked away as it is inside one of the more depressing strip malls in the Grand Rapids area, but don't let looks deceive you: it is an excellent choice for Thai food lovers. I went with my wife and I got the pad thai while she got one of their curry dishes. Both were excellent. My only minor complaint is that there didn't seem to be much of a difference in spiciness between our dishes, even though my wife ordered hers with a spiciness level of 4 out of 10 and I ordered mine with a 7. We both really enjoyed our dishes, though, and we both had enough left over for lunch the next day. At around $16 total for both meals, that's a bargain. The dinners even come with desserts, although the ice cream sandwiches and mini cheesecakes being offered were decidedly not authentic Thai food. The staff was very friendly, and I look forward to going back there again. read more

Amazing food!! Spring rolls are awesome and the glass noodles are delicious! Fast and friendly service a plus!! You can't go wrong with this place!! The resturant is not fancy but the food sure is good!!! read more