I brought my family at Thai Gourmet recently and my children including myself enjoyed the taste of the food. The cook, the server and the host are a team to give us great exceptional experience! Awesome savory Thai food and excellent service. We would definitely keep coming back read more

Been coming here since it opened. Never had nothing but a great experience. The food is delicious and the service is personal. Try the coconut ice cream. read more

I went here yesterday and let me just say that it was one of the best meals I have ever eaten. There was great service as well. My waitress was very helpful and had an amazing attitude. I think her name was Hannah. I would maybe even suggest giving her a raise!! That is how good she is!! read more

I got takeout from here and had the wonton soup, hibachi fried rice, sesame chicken wings, and shrimp rolls. All the food was seasoned well and I enjoyed it. The hibachi fried rice was not what I expected, but I wasn't disappointed with what I received. I would order more food from here again. read more

Every time that I have to go to Cleveland, I look forward to visiting this restaurant. The staff is so friendly and make you feel at home immediately. Now for the food. Sooo delicious. My favorite, and its hard to choose just one, is the Salt and Pepper Shrimp. Highly recommend! read more

I've been to just about every Thai restaurant in the Cleveland area and this place is now in my top 3. The best Massaman curry I've had to date. The crab Rangoon and dumplings were also delicious. Our server was so nice and constantly refilling our water. I didn't notice if they sold alcohol or not, but with such great food, I didn't care. read more

Red curry with pork I could eat again and again. Loved it. The tom yum coconut shrimps soup was a first to me. It had a good flavor but was sour and I wasn't sure what to expect. Probably wouldn't order that again. The egg roll was also good. This place was crawling with GrubHub drivers which tells me that many people like to order from here. As a result the service was a little slow and that's why I gave it four stars instead of five. read more

I love the food here!! The owner and his mother are super friendly. Cant wait to go back again!

I come.for the entertainment and the wonderful taste of Thai dishes. I was not disappointed tonight. read more

Thai Gourmet - Thai Near Me - Independence, Ohio

The best Thai food I have found in the metro-Cleveland area. Ambience, food and service were all exceptional. Highly recommend anyone looking for a date night spot or just looking for some authentic Thai food they can carry out. read more

Go here often for dinner and love their food! The owner and also the waitress is awesome and so nice! Must check this place out and I never write reviews. read more

Fairly typical Thai food regarding the items on the menu. Everything is greasy and delicious. I have gotten to know the owner a little and he makes things "Thai hot" for me. This guy will have you breathing fire if you want. He brought out his arsenal of hot peppers and sauces for me to choose from. If you are in the mood for great Thai food, spicy or not, this is a great find. read more

I made a mistake of ordering a Chinese dish at a Thai place. I had the kung pao chicken because I was craving for it. It was tasty but it was definitely not the "kung pao chicken" dish I expected. It was watery and sweet even though the sauce was red and had a "spicy" smell to it. And it did not have any peanuts but had basil which was not supposed to be in the dish. Maybe it is a Thai version/twist Chinese dish. I also ordered pad Thai which was not bad and the portion was big. I may still come back to try other Thai dish but will definitely give up on the Chinese food here. read more

We have been here MANY times over the years but the New ownership has kicked it up a huge notch and the new Chef is nothing short of outstanding! I ordered the Thai Spaghetti and it was the Best thing I have ever had there...noodles perfectly cooked, sauce sweet and savory, shrimp cooked to perfection. We were sooooo pleased with the food and as always, with Arie's fine service. Can't Wait to return. If you have never been here, I promise you - it is worth the trip for the best Thai in the area. Keep up the excellent effort. read more

This is the best Thai food in Cleveland! My wife and I have been going here for over 10 years and always have a fabulous experience. All menu items are delicious I have invited friends and colleagues from out of state and they swear by it. Excellent service the restaurant is beautiful inside. My only warning is once you taste this food you will never want to eat any place else. I am not kidding read more

Food was good! Very friendly staff. Our waiter gave us a great laugh after a along day of travel. Will definitely be back!

Had a Pad Thai dish for lunch that was just OK. I was looking for peanuts on top of dish - none of that. I ordered it spicy - and it came out just right. The seating is cramped, but the service was quick, and the servers were on the ball. I always have a concern when Thai places include Chinese dishes on the menu. I don't like a fortune cookie after my Pad Thai. read more

Thai Gourmet - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Independence, Ohio

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This is my favorite Thai place in this area. Their prices are reasonable, the soups are great and their spring rolls are excellent-with the exception of their coconut soup which is hit or miss sometimes. I love their pad Thai country style with a little spice added, their drunken noodles and the Thai basil. Be advised though, when your order it spicy, you need to be ready. I like hot foods, but Thai spicy is different. I usually order takeout but it's cute inside. Service is always prompt and courteous. My Scottish aunt asked them to open a branch in Dundee so she didn't have to live without them read more

I ordered carry out. We had Green Curry Chicken and General Tsos with fried rice. Everything was fantastic. Full of flavor and veggies were cooked perfectly. My chicken in the curry dish was fresh but a tad bit overcooked. The Coconut Chicken soup was also so good. We will definitely be back! read more

Don't be misled by the fact that this place is inside a strip mall they are excellent. I have been on the hunt for dumplings all over Cleveland and one of my qualifications is that they have that paper thin wrapper instead of a thick doughy one. We ordered the thai dumplings here and it exceeded my expectations. They are pork and cabbage dumplings that come served in a sweet thai chili sauce with cucumber and its absolutely refreshing and delicious. There is something about the combination of flavors in this dish that is amazing. I ordered the Puket chicken and my boyfriend ordered the Avocado chicken. His came with sweeter coconut curry tasting sauce which he liked and mine had a spicy thai basil tasting sauce. I really enjoyed the flavors of my dish and my only critique would have been a few more veggies added to the dish. I can't wait to come back to this place to try some other dishes when we are in the area. read more

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I walk in and tell the servers to surprise me. Every time and I'm always so happy!!! 1 Spicy Peanut- 1B Prik Pao 3 Thai Spaghetti 4 Garlic Chicken 5 Pad Thai. So darn a good and the lunch time servers are extraordinary. read more

I don't eat here as often because I no longer work in the area but I just love this place. I never remember what it's called but the Thai name is drunken noodles. I even make it at home now but nowhere near as good as theirs. Yummy read more

I had Pad Thai. The taste was fair to average but temperature of food was hot which is a plus. This was a late lunch and I paid 11.83 for my meal. I was the only customer and towards the end of my meal soft music began to play. The service was great. read more

First let me say, I am half-thai and grew up on authentic Thai food and have also had Thai food in Thailand restaurants, as well as from street vendors. This restaurant is more Chinese than Thai. They used some Thai ingredients in the dishes, but the dishes are not authentic. To be fair, I only had the pad-see-ew, but it was nothing like thai pad-see-ew (even compared to other Thai restaurants here in Cleveland). The pad-see-ew had green peppers and other veggies in it that are not in authentic pad-see-ew. Also, it also had a strong soy sauce flavor....although Thai pad-see-ew is made with soy sauce, it's not the regular Kikoman-type of soy sauce. The beef was the Chinese style beef-mixture, if you know what I mean....it doesn't quite taste like beef. To sum it all up, this place isn't authentic. Come here if you want Chinese fusion, but not real Thai food. read more

There are only four things you need to eat at a Thai restaurant to know how it compares against all other Thai restaurants: 1) Thai iced tea; 2) Massaman curry; 3) Red curry; 4) Pad Thai. All else is dross. These dishes will tell you all you need to know. And so when we stumbled across Thai Gourmet on our way back from the Ravenna balloon-launching spectacle, we ate what we could. The good news is that the food was pretty good overall. There were some odd bits, but we liked it quite a bit. THE ICED TEA. A generous glass, I thought I detected a weird stale note at the back of the palate, but my wife didn't. She thought it was yummy; I couldn't get past the weird taste, but it wasn't enough to send it back. It was a three-star iced tea. THE RED CURRY. I can't stand the stuff, but my wife loves it. She said it was hot without being overpowering, and the great news is that the ingredients were all wicked fresh. The chicken was top-notch, the vegetables were crisp, and the taste was solid. THE MASSAMAN CURRY. This was a weird blend, because it was spicier than most Massaman curries I've had, but less flavorful. It wasn't hot per se, but generally massaman curry has a lot of peanut notes and other complex dishes, whereas this was pretty one-note - you got your blast of flavor up-front, and then a pleasant blast of heat at the end of it. I wasn't sure what to make of it, because it wasn't what I was used to, but I still adored it. Plus, the sweet potatos and regular potatos were fresh, not the usual overcooked sogstravaganzas you find in most places, and it was light on finely-slivered onions instead of just dumping huge slices into your dish. Plus, did I mention the chicken was amazing white meat quality? OH, AND.... Though it's not on The Official List, the crab rangoons were perhaps the best we've ever had. There was actual cream cheese inside, which made it very sweet (generally you get some long-curdled version), and there was a hot/sweet sauce that made it sing. I could have just ordered those. OVERALL If it was on our side of town, we'd go back fairly often. Recommended. read more

Good for farang Thai. The food is decent. I asked for as hot as they can make it and it didn't really do the job. They have most of the typical Thai-American dishes and all have been satisfactory. Independence is a weird name for this little town because there are not too many independently owned restaurants. It is all generic and corporate. They cater to the generic and corporate people that work around here. Maybe one day I will wear a stupid company logo polo shirt, get fat, eat at Panera everyday and drive a really nice car. read more

I asked for take out and for chow mein (egg noodles) with chicken and I didn't even get that. They gave me a huge thing of lettuce and chicken and covered it up with those crispy noodles. Look if it's not something you have then say it don't act like you have it and charge me $20 for something I didn't even order. I'll never come here again. Also ordered Thai iced tea and they failed to add the cream. Terrible service, okay food, and too expensive. read more

Thai Gourmet - I ordered chicken chow mein and got nothing that I even ordered - Thai Near Me - Independence, Ohio

More than a few people have mentioned their hesitancy to try Thai Gourmet due to it being located in a strip mall. What makes this funny is that not only is this area a white collar business district where doctors and lawyers eat lunch, but nearly everything else is this strip mall is a restaurant of some sort as well. Gone are the days when people should be afraid to eat in a strip mall as there are many high-class restaurants that hide in joints that don't look too fancy. Thai Gourmet is not exact of that high-class strip mall category but it certainly isn't a dive. The interior and ambiance are nice enough that you can take a date there and not be embarrassed or feel like you've gone too authentic. As far as our actual dining experience.... upon walking in for the first time, I began to think twice about our choice of dining when we looked upon a ghost town. It was a prime dining hour on a weekend and not a single soul was in sight. This is generally not a good sign. However, I've had this same experience at Bac (one of my favorite restaurants in the Cleveland area) so we didn't abandon our plan. Our server was an elderly white man who was not extremely attentive or friendly considering we were his only table to worry about. He had a strike against him as a white male in a Thai restaurant already but he otherwise may have made up for that in personality - however, he never even made the attempt. As far as the food is concerned, my wife and I ordered the Thai Potstickers ($7) as an appetizers and then shared our main dishes which were the Green Curry with chicken ($12) and something called Governor Chicken ($12). The Potstickers themselves were slightly odd in flavor, however, the cucumbers and sauce they were served in were delightful and I would have actually preferred it as a cucumber salad minus the potstickers. The Green Curry had very good flavor and just the right amount of heat - however, I have two minor complaints: the curry was too watery, and they used regular garden peas rather than a more Asian option like sugar peas. Normal American peas make me think of a Mormon mom's casserole, not a Thai Green Curry. The Governor Chicken was okay but tasted much like the sweet entrees you'd find at a Chinese buffet - a little too sugary and certainly not homemade. Overally, I was moderately satisfied with our meal but probably won't make this a regular choice for dining out as it was slightly too expensive for the quality of food we got and the service was hardly inviting. read more

As always when I travel one of the first things I do is find the nearby Thai restaurants to where I'm staying. The pickings were slim as in one. but God is good as the one Rockside Thai Gourmet was yummy for the tummy. A had the Thai Fried rice w/chicken no veggie and spicy no surprise there. A good proportion and though I've had spicier it was enough spice to make it nice. Not only was the spice nice the price was nice. Though only a carry-out I felt the owner appreciated my business. A factor that determines how good a place was on my road trips is I usually choose one to return too. On this road trip, I choose Rockside Tahi Gourmet. read more

This is my favorite place to dine with my dad when he swings by Independence for a lunch date. It is close to many offices and the food is spectacular. They make everything to order, so if you have any special requests (food allergies, extra spicy, mild) they are more than willing to accommodate. It isn't as speedy as running through chipotle, or as cheap, but the food is definitely worth it. read more

Yes, on the surface it seems too upscale for a strip mall, but it's never uptight and the prices are reasonable. Why the complaints? I really enjoy a swanky atmosphere with good food, regardless of the setting. I highly recommend the peanut and massaman curry dishes - delicious! Food is always made-to-order and is prepared very quickly. Okay, maybe the service isn't five-star, but it's always prompt and accurate - good enough for me. read more

I almost didn't go here due to a review that said the pad thai was noodles in a pool of orange oil. I should have listened, but there were so many positive reviews I decided to try it. Yelpers, you let me down. I can't speak for the other menu items, but the pad thai was the worst I've ever had, and I've had it a lot all over the US. I left half of it on my plate, which I NEVER do. It really was a plate full of over-boiled, mushy noodles swimming in orange oil. I also ordered the Thai iced tea which was opaque orange in color and tasted like sweet milk that had been stirred with a cigar. The service was fine. The place wasn't crowded when I went. Personally, I would go to the Lebanese place a couple of doors down before I would ever go back here. read more

I came here with a friend and was pleasantly surprised. We started with tea, the drink selection isn't impressive. We started off food wise with fried tofu and vegetable roll. Both were forgettable. But my friend likes them both. I ordered Spicy Garlic beef for my entree, it was so ridiculously good! The meat was so crispy and the balance of garlic and spicy was perfect. My friend got a vegetarian curry and she loved it. The server was awesome too, I would come back here. I'm already planning the meal. read more

Thai Gourmet - Spicy Garlic Beef, very delicious - Thai Near Me - Independence, Ohio

Very presentable place, an easy safe place to take guests to in Independence with a charming dining area. However, you could do much better in terms of Cleveland thai food. The pad thai was sufficient in the spice area and noodles were cooked well, but what I love most about pad thai, the burst of so many subtle flavors on the palate, was really undetectable. The tamarind, the fish sauce, the lime finish, were all either muted or completely absent, so the dish loses its irresistibility. the tom yum soup, one of my favorite classics, had a nice tart broth, but had a really weird bitter/spoiled aftertaste. would stick with BAC next time. read more

I've ordered take out from here twice. The same thing both times: Pad Thai and Thai rolls. The first time the food was AMAZING. The Pad Thai had so much flavor and the rolls were crispy and delicious. The second time I feel like the food was left over or rushed. The rolls weren't crisp but they still tasted good. The Pad Thai, however, had no flavor at all. It didn't taste any better than mall food. And as I got into the areas where there was egg I discovered a large amount of egg shells. I ended up just throwing it away. Overall I gave it three stars because I know they can do better. But I won't be returning. read more

Definitely satisfied my craving! I ordered the Bangkok fish which was so delicious and the portion was perfect! The sauce comes on the side so that the fish stays crispy. I also ordered the salt and pepper squid, chicken fried rice and pad thai. All were delicious and great portion!!!! I didn't get to take any pictures. read more

The food here is amazing! It's a cute place, good atmosphere. The staff is so nice, they let us try a couple of the sauces before ordering. We both loved our dishes. Definitely great Thai food. read more

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Ordered pad Thai w chicken and shrimp!Umm bomb!Super fresh!Just a tad dry -needs more sauce.Also I got it to go and they only give u a small thing of hot sauce,overall food itself was excellent read more

Ordered my food 30minutes before picking it up. Got to the store and they forgot my food!!! I would understand if the restaurant was busy, but they only had one table. Not cool read more

Just tried it tonight based on the reviews, and I'm very happy to confirm the positive reviews: I had pork potstickers and Siracha Chicken. The potstickers weren't the usual fare and had a great flavor. The Siracha chicken - generous portion, good white meat chicken, lots of veggies, and a sweet hot sauce. The service was very good during my visit. Not a five star - there is a little MSG in use, and I've had more authentic Thai for sure, but for a road warrior looking for some pepper, this place did great by me. read more