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Thai House - University

3.7 (581 reviews)
ModerateThai, Bars, Seafood
Open • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Updated 3 weeks ago

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#71 Basil Fried Rice
Eduardo F.

Had dinner at Thai House - University and it delivered exactly what a neighborhood Thai spot should. We ordered the Basil Fried Rice with chicken (added a sunny egg on top), Pad Thai, and the beef skewers. The basil fried rice was the standout. Great wok flavor, rice wasn't soggy, and the egg with crispy edges tied everything together perfectly. I ordered medium spice -- just right for me, although my wife felt the heat immediately. Thai medium is not American medium, so order wisely. The Pad Thai was solid and balanced -- not overly sweet, good noodle texture, generous portion. The beef skewers were tender with nice char and paired well with the peanut sauce. Service was friendly, food came out hot, and portions were generous. Now for my slightly controversial take: in my experience, Asian restaurants are almost never 5-star places. The magic zone is 3.5 to 4 stars. That's where you usually find the most authentic, no-frills, flavor-first cooking. If a place is too polished, something is probably toned down. Thai House sits right in that sweet spot. Would absolutely come back.

#16 Tom Kha.
Sydney M.

I love Thai House! I always order from both locations (Pineville&University) and never have had an issue, which is why today I was a little disappointed. I normally either call in or place my order thru their website, and today I decided to call in. My staple lunch order is either tofu or chicken Tom Kha with a side of steamed noodles - today I opted for tofu. Called ahead reiterated multiple times TOFU with no spice (Im a huugeer spice wimp) and call disconnected before she quoted ETA pick up time. Soup is normally quick so I headed over after about 10min. Upon arrival I provided my name and Im here to pick up my tofu Tom Kha soup. She smiled and nodded and rung me up - about $13 which was suprising because my meal is normally under $10? Figured inflation hit the coconut soup, too. Thanked her and took my lunch home... to my disappointment found it was seafood after picking out all my sea creatures from my soup I found it was a high price to pay for like 3 octopus(?) rings, 1 shrimp and 1 mussel/clam thing? Im on a strict lunch schedule and didnt have time to pick up something else and disappointed after dumping extra lime juice in the soup to try to eliminate the "fishy" taste, it wasnt good enough to mask the taste. If I WAS a seafood soup person, Id be upset to pay $13 for that small portion of protein in this serving size. **JUST MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR ORDER FOR TO-GO BEFORE YOU LEAVE**

#55 Thai Sweet & Sour chicken
Kyshia M.

This was giving knock off thai food. Idk if it's because I ordered takeout or if I didn't order local favorites but it was a miss for me. When you order takeout everything is in separate containers. I got the Thai sweet & sour with chicken. It comes fried. Heavily battered. There wasn't any flavor to the chicken or the batter. I ate a piece before constructing my bowl just to see. For my rice I did jasmine. They had a lot of other options but usually jasmine is good with this dish. The pinkish-red sauce is questionable. Zero flavor and tons of onions. Literally it was a container full of onions and a scoop of red bell peppers, cucumbers and canned pineapple chunks. I chose #4 spicy and all I saw was some red pepper flakes sprinkled inside. They need to improve the flavor. It's lacking. Comes with a fried spring roll. I had also ordered the fried spring roll appetizer. Comes with 3 and a dipping sauce. The dipping sauce had more flavor than the sweet & sour sauce. I would eat the spring rolls again.

mango sticky rice
Givon H.

First time in and the inside is beautiful. Im a sucker for art and they have the entrance decorated real nice. Also a sucker for Thai food and this place did not disappoint. I got a Duck Panang and shared mango sticky rice with my friend both were amazing. Never had mango sticky rice before and if you haven't you should definatley get some from here. 10/10 the server was super friendly and attentive.

#6 Fried Tofu. - vegan
Nishi S.

My fav vegan place in town. This is my go to, great food great options, great portion.

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S S.

Pleasant customer service and fresh food for a take out order. Note that the soup is for dine in only, but we were very kindly offered soup to enjoy at the bar while we waited for our food!

Nequel B.

Quick and easy for lunch. My staff comes here often. It wasn't super busy and we were in and out in 45 mins. The staff was kind. The food was okay. I probably should have gotten at least a level 1 spicy for additional flavor. The restaurant was nicely decorated and not too loud.

Second plate Thai style pad kee mao that was re-made
Lee V.

Love the service, ambiance of the place, and I just can't get enough of their iced jasmine tea!! But their pad kee mow was just not what it used to be. They made it with the red pad Thai sauce and I immediately noticed and did not like it. The noodles were all broken up into little pieces. I asked the waitress and she said they make it with the red sauce because everyone prefers it and I would've had to ask for Thai style. They did remake my plate for me which I appreciate but it just wasn't the same as what it used to be. I always come here every year for the authentic taste but probably not anymore.

Potstickers, cucumber salad, and Tom Kha soup (small).  #12 Pot Sticker. #16 Tom Kha. #19 Cucumber Salad.
Debbie T.

Thai House is convenient to my workplace, so I was really hoping this restaurant would become a favorite. I visited on a Saturday afternoon and the place was full of people, which is typically a good sign. The cucumber salad was fresh & plentiful but lacked flavor. The steamed potstickers were overcooked and stuck together on the plate. They were flavorless, but the sesame soy sauce was passable. The Tom Kha soup was watery, but had slightly more flavor. I was never asked about spice level for the food. Customers new to Thai food may be satisfied with Thai House, but I will continue to search.

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Amazing to go food. Tasted great and full of flavor. Quality was excellent. Price was high but it was mostly worth it

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Great service and delicious! A family-friendly spot with a laid back ambiance! Will definitely remember this place!

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I love this place...great Thai food. I recently discovered/tried an entree with noodles. Wow, they were soooo good.

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What is the difference in Signature Pad Thai and the Thai Style Pad Thai?

I believe the Thai Style has more fish sauce. I think this is more authentic. The signature is more of a sweet and sour base. More syrupy and orange.

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Service & Ambiance Grits did not disappoint…read more Top notch Mimosa Flight : Gold Star Will definitely come back for lunch/dinner

Definitely a nice vibe with great decor and music. Food took a while to come out and wasn't bright…read moreto the table at the same time. My friends both got turkey wings and I got the lamb chops. One of them also got a to go meal. The to go meal arrived before everything. They were done eating by the time my lamb chops came out so I just boxed it to go. Our server was very attentive to some patrons, we were not them. When we asked about the crab cake appetizer, we were told it came with 3 cakes and the server even said that was great because there were 3 of us and everyone could try one. We ordered them. It came with 2. We asked the food runner about it and he said, nope, always with 2. We didn't say anything else about it, we'll share. The server comes to us and says she never said it came with 3. We had never been to this restaurant. We ordered 3 appetizers, food and drink. We're not trying to get over on you for a crab cake. Apologize for the misinformation instead of doubling down. Why would we make that up? It's not the establishment's fault, definitely the server. Good customer service would've been, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, I had them put another in for you. Or, just leave it alone. We had. My friends enjoyed their food. The appetizers were really all I could judge from a dine in experience. The Everything green dip was my favorite. I ended up giving my boxed up dinner to my son. It had just taken so long to receive it and I was over it by the time we left. They also said that mine took so long because I'd ordered my lamb chops well done. But, to that I say to bring all the meals out at the same time still!

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I had really high hopes for trying their new larger location. I went for brunch on a Saturday ,…read morearrived a little before noon. Was seated immediately outside on the beautiful patio area. However that's where the good experience ended. Took literally 20min for a waiter to even come over, in spite of seeing at least 3 different workers come out to help patrons who were seated already and eating. A couple that got seated right after me was waiting just as long. When a waitress finally came out to get my order, I wanted a drink but opted for just water because I didn't have time to be waiting even longer for refills that prob would never come on a paid drink. I went ahead and placed my order too because again, didn't need anymore time passing, especially since I had been sitting for 20min anyway had plenty time to figure what I wanted. She takes my order and immediately goes back inside, leaving the couple who came after me still waiting to even get a cup of water or any acknowledgement. It's like they can't multitask or something. I literally saw abt 4 different waiters on that small patio coming and going so couldn't for the life of me figure out what the hold ups were. Anyways only brunch was served at that time so I opted for the chicken and waffles. It was good but I think $16 for two small wings and a waffle a bit much, but everything is expensive these days. The food didn't take long to come out after I ordered. It was advertised as coming with warm maple syrup. But nope cold syrup in small lil cups. Again since I waited so long to even be served i didn't have the patience to wait for some warm syrup. Overall food was just ok, nothing to make me want to go running back for. And my waitress never even came back to check on me until it was time to bring the check. SMH. They have a lot of work to do on customer service.

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