My favorite Thai. I hadn't been in a while but I needed dinner at 8 last Sunday night and it was one of the only places open downtown. WTF Tacoma? I'd just gotten off the train from eating and drinking my way around Portland and you couldn't welcome me back with a few more choices for a good meal? But since I ended up at Thai Pepper, all was forgiven. Hands down, their pumpkin curry is on my list of all time top ten favorite foods. It's spicy, it's sweet, it's nutty, it's soothing -- it has pumpkin. The curry sauce is so good I poured what I had leftover on my mashed potatoes the next day. Everything about Thai Pepper rocks. The service is great and so is the vibe. The location is a little out of the way though, which may be why I forget to go more often-- even though there's usually good parking and it's right around the corner from the salon that cuts my hair! Love this place. Love it love it love it. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Fresh Rolls - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Thai Pepper is a solid option if you're in the mood for authentic Thai food with generous portions and reasonable prices. The portion sizes were large, especially for the price point, which made it feel like good value. The restaurant itself is small so never unnecessarily crowded. Service could've been better, we had to request serval times for tableware and water refills. My only issue is that the spice level was underwhelming. I ordered a spice level 4, and even though I know spice is subjective, I'm not someone who can handle super spicy food even I was still wishing for more heat. If you're someone who enjoys bold spice, you may be disappointed. The standout dish of the meal was definitely Red Curry Duck. It was rich, flavorful, and easily the best thing we ordered. read more

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I was hoping so much to love this place but the food was so bad. First ordered spring rolls-too spicy- never had spring rolls that were too spicy to eat. Waitress offered to switch out for crab ragoon which were just ok. Ordered chicken pad Thai- oh my gawd...the fish sauce smell and taste was sooo overwhelming and I use fish sauce on everything! I couldn't eat it. I paid and left within 10 minutes of getting my food. Place is super dirty. Only positive thing I'd say is that the employees were very nice, hence the two stars. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Crab Rangoon and chicken pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

We found ourselves in the area and decided to try this place. The service was very good. Kind and prompt staff. Everything was clean. We came specifically for the coconut prawns. Also ordered spring rolls. I was hoping they would be great, many reviews certainly suggest they would be. Unfortunately, they were just okay. The shrimp were over battered and over cooked imo. You might as well just drop batter into the coconut flakes and fry it. The batter is good...but I was hoping for good shrimp as well. The spring rolls seemed a little dry for some reason and something in them had a weird bitter aftertaste. They needed the dipping sauce, which again, was good - the sweetness countered the bitter, but they weren't good without it. read more

Excellent Thai food, well flavored and medium spice was about right for us. The two dishes we ordered came with a generous bowl of brown rice. We managed to eat it all but we should have taken half of each dish home. Each one was enough for 2. the Fresh rolls were great, made to order with a tasty sauce. Service was prompt and efficient. The only reason I did not rate them a 5 was because the restaurant is somewhat cold, cavernous and sterile. Ambiance is not their strength so it may not be the place for a romantic date but the quality of the food more than makes up for it. read more

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Food is always delicious. This is my go to Thai place in Tacoma! If you're ordering takeout, I suggest ordering it 45 minutes ahead if you're coming in the evening. They get pretty busy. read more

Pretty decent Thai food spot. I liked pretty much everything I tried. We asked for everything to be veganised and they were able to accommodate. The Tom kha soup was tasty but smelled a bit like fish sauce so we're were bit unsure about that but the rest was fine. I cannot say it was excellent but good enough. Ambience is beautiful next to the Tacoma harbor. Would recommend read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Pineapple fried rice and yellow curry noodles both veganised - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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This is my favorite restaurant in Tacoma. Whenever I'm in town, I'm eating here! Not pictured is the Tamarind Prawns as my friends as I gobbled them up fast. They were amazing. Everything was good: we shared pot stickers, spring rolls, beef sizzling plate, assam organic tea, and the aforementioned, life-changing Tamarind Prawns. My first time having those and they are now my new favorite. Coconut ice cream for dessert was a nice finish. Service was great. But I will pine for those prawns... read more

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Great service, really tasty food, very fair prices, and a nice aesthetic as well! Went here with my family and tried a whole bunch of different items and they were all phenomenal with large portions. read more

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The duck curry! We don't live in the area, but whenever we need to run this way for anything we try to squeeze in a visit. The duck curry is a high recommend. Throughout your meal you'll continue to get crispy bites of duck. Flavors are incredible. They are fast and the portions are huge. Great for sharing or having leftovers. Miang Khum (Diced Ginger, Shallots, Limes, Peanuts, Dried-Shrimp, Crispy Coconut Meat in the Spinach Wrapper served with Tamarind Sauce) - We love this appetizer. I find it so rare to happen upon a chance dish you've never heard of, wouldn't think the description of ingredients would work, and come out the other side surprised and impressed. It's so interesting. Try it! Lemongrass Chicken (Chicken Breast Marinated With Garlic, Pepper, Cilantro, Curry Powder, Coconut Milk, Lots Of Lemongrass, Served On A Bed Of Green Cabbage & Sizzling Plate) - The chicken comes out moist and tender. Another dish with a lot of good flavor! But back to the duck curry.... Parking - Back in only spots along the front street that can be filled up during peak hours. You can try nearby side streets as well or around back of the building/restaurant. Don't forget to pay at the machine and tape the tag to your window if applicable. read more

I decided to splurge! Craving good seafood and spoke to the wonderful staff. They suggested this dish that did not disappoint! Normally it comes with broccoli and carrots in a delicious sauce, but for me, just carrots due to surgeries and digestive issues. Very accommodating! WOW, the dish was amazing and I will be back Thank you True Thai read more

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Came in for a quick work lunch and although the place was pretty full, we were seated right away. Service was quick and no-nonsense. We ordered off the lunch menu and our meals were brought out piping hot and fresh. Soup was good, pad Thai was delicious, and vegetables and spring rolls were straight from the garden. Can't wait to come back again! read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Spring Rolls Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I hadn't visited the Thai pepper in a while being busy with work stuff. I finally had the chance to swing in for my faves and it's exactly how I remembered it and couldn't remember why I stopped making it a priority to come in. Always friendly staff and great energy. You really can't top it. read more

My favorite Thai restaurant in Tacoma. I love being recognized as a repeat customer when we walk in the door. I love that they play authentic Thai music - and have art on the walls that remind me of Thailand water markets. My favorites are pad see ew, larb gai, sticky rice, panang curry, miang khum (appetizer), and tom kha gai soup. Mmmmm. They also have a full bar and the sweetest employees. Love their food so much! read more

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(Takeout Review) The website is easy to use to order online! The pick up process was also very easy'! Food was packed very well! Portions are a great size and all the items we ordered were flavorful. Will eat again and try to dine in next time! read more

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Great service, great food, nice quiet restaurant with helpful friendly staff. Easy parking.

This place is great for lunch. I wish it was closer to work because I would go here more often during that time. Their lunch menu is fantastic - with so many options at a very reasonable price. It is one of the best meeting spots if you are looking for one. Parking is not free, you have to pay at the station. Although that can be inconvenient, it is OK. There usually is parking around. The service is great here. The people are attentive and nice. I have been able to make reservations last minute. The food is not only great, they also offer a soup for free before you even order. Talk about service and ambiance! They know how to treat customers. The food is wonderful and the thai tea that I usually order. I definitely will come again!!! read more

I've eaten here a handful of times now and it's always been good! The service has always been friendly, and the prices aren't terrible. The layout of the restaurant is a little odd and there isn't much seating for a downtown place, so if you're going on a weekend night, you may have a bit of a wait. But they do have a few bar seats. Their food has always been great, and like most places the spice levels depend on who's cooking - though they have often been heavier handed with the spice (which I personally like). Be aware, the parking in this part of town is terrible, we typically drive around the block 3-4 times before finding a spot if it's a weekend! read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - An older photo - but pictured are Pad See Ew & Fresh Rolls - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

PadThai and PadSeeEw are our faves. Their appetizer chicken wings are really good too. We usually do take out but the few times we've eaten in, the service was good. read more

While seeing Odd Otter off, I wanted to grab some lunch. Thai Pepper has just opened for the day and was right down the street. While I'd gone not too long after opening, I wasn't even close to the first one there! Definitely a good sign! Swimming rama is my standard for new places, but I haven't had panang curry in forever, 3 star as usual, with fried tofu. Service was mostly friendly and quick. I was really surprised to see a little pile of chili flakes on the side. Was that where the 3 star is to come from? I tasted the sauce and there was already some heat in there, so that's not it. What does one do in this situation? Go all in, of course! I happily mixed all the chili flakes into the curry and I don't regret that decision. Makes me wonder if I should have gone with a 4? Overall it was a very nice curry and I'd absolutely eat it again! The restaurant was clean with a nice ambiance and it's a great Thai option in the area! read more

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I have to deduct a few stars here as the last time it was a miserable experience. I wanted to order me some Thai Pepper at 701 Pacific Avenue and specifically a green curry dish. Now when you order from here you are almost always in for a 30 minute wait time to get their food which makes their website handy because if you work downtown and say only have a 30 minute lunch you can order the food ahead of time and go pick it up. If you have an hour lunch you have more flexibility that is for sure but 30 minutes of waiting is a big chunk of time which leads back to the website which you can incorporate into your work schedule and time it to meet your work routine. So I was attempting to do all of these things on the Thai Pepper website and after getting everything in my order I wanted I ran my debit card and it said it could not be verified. I tried my card again and it said the same thing. I got to thinking that I should check my bank and see what I see there. I was charged for my order twice. The Thai Pepper website said I would not be charged bit there the transactions were as plain as day. So I called over there to see what was going on. The first call I either got hung up on or the call disconnected. I called again and after a ring or two hold music came on. So I just walked over there and told them what happened. Good news is I didn't have to pay a third time. My order was not in front of them though so we had to start all over again and I had to wait 30 minutes for the food to come. Even when the food came they were ready to send me off with an incomplete order as I didn't have the two Thai Iced Teas I ordered in which they then corrected after pointing this out. They also took my name, number and address to call me to fix the double charge and that someone would call me later that day which never happened. So I took the matter up with my bank in which it was resolved there. Thai Pepper is a solid quality restaurant in downtown Tacoma but after this latest horrid experience with service levels I may not return. Perhaps for the lunch crowd that works downtown we all just need to bring our own lunches or hope some fast food restaurants move in downtown and hope they are actually fast. Perhaps Thai Pepper is best as an evening place where you do dine in experiences which there are a handful of these type of places downtown. I think the restaurant could handle in person dining more than pick up's if they don't get their website revamped. Or if you are a worker that is salaried and want to try to impress a client then maybe it would be a good fit here and your time frame can be used for a longer timed dining experience. But that isn't really the end of the trouble here either. My colleague also ordered food here and he is allergic to shrimp and knows to avoid it. In his dish there was a piece of shrimp tail in it which I am sure would amount to a health code violation. So after all of that while Thai Pepper may be solid in food there are some problems going on here without much intent on fixing... but some. If I wasn't working and on that kind of schedule for timing Thai Pepper could be considered an option to dine at but then it brings up the situation of "why would I do that?" when there are other Thai restaurants I enjoy more and they are easier to access as opposed to needing to go back to downtown again. read more

We had dinner here about 7:30 pm on Thursday the 4th. Food was good. The stuffed chicken wing appetizer was great! A large enough portion to be an entree and very tasty. It outshone the spicy eggplant and crying tiger and both of those were very good. The only annoyance was the young man who greeted me and gave me menus. He seemed quite annoyed that I wanted to wait in the entry for my partner to park the car. He strode off behind the bar and sulked He was very unfriendly when he dropped off one of our entrees later also. The older woman who delivered most of our four and replenished our water was gracious and accommodating. read more

It was just not good at all. Service was meh and the dishes were so tasteless. We had the chicken wings and fresh rolls to start and both tasted just old. The wings were tough, tiny, and the sauce was nothing to remember. I ended up not ordering an entree (I already knew what I already knew...) and my husband's ate the rest of our green papaya salad, where the shrimp weren't cleaned very well. I also had issue with the kitchen workers going to the back of restaurant....bathrooms...with gloves on, and coming out with the same gloves. Saw the same thing as they went to take out the garbage. Cringy. I guess it made sense that they have an "okay" health rating. We won't be back. read more

Nice, clean cozy place with delicious & healthy food choices. Large portions served with great service. Definitely read more

Crispy garlic chicken! Nothing crispy about this! Looks different to other pictures of the same order. The food is good but they are extremely slow the 2 time is have picked up calling ahead they told me 20-25 min each time it ended up being 40-50 min. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Crispy garlic chicken? - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

This is probably one of the most gluten-free friendly Thai places I've ever encountered. They were able to make so many dishes gluten-free that I had to come back and order carry out multiple times during my week-long stay in Tacoma so I could try them! Everything was very flavorful and authentic, and the Lemongrass Chicken dish was so much fun to watch come alive when dining in! I had very good service that was attentive and efficient for both of my dine-in experiences and no issues with my carry out orders. Thanks for being so wonderful and inclusive of dietary restrictions! read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Pad Kee Mao with tofu (gluten free by request) - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Food was terrible, old reheated, flavor just off, couldn't even eat it we tried 2 dishes and got the combo appetizer. Won't be back. Don't waste your money read more

Absolutely, incredible food, great service, really nice people very quick. Their lunch special is to die for, something like 13 bucks for a choice of three items, and plenty of it. I had Thai, chicken, curry, yellow, curry, egg rolls, rice. I've never had anything that wasn't super tasty! read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Red curry with pad Thai! This place is so good, great, lunch options, here! Best Thai food, in Tacoma! - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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There are many choices for Thai in Tacoma, this has been the best Thai I've tried out of three other places. . A few of us decided to made at Thai Pepper for lunch on a Friday. We arrived right at 11, so we were sat right away. Service was attentive. We were brought soup right away- a chicken ginger soup, which was perfect on a chilly day! We shared the mixed appetizer platter- was delicious! I ordered the red curry lunch combo- you get huge portions here! Ambiance is ok, not overalls fancy. There was a strong smell of floor cleaner when we arrived- I guess a good thing but not very appealing when eating. Overall- this place was great and I would definitely recommend! read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Mixed Appetizers - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Everything was Fresh, very flavorful, and delicious. We dined inside a lot seats to dine in. The staffed worked together effortlessly and our food took no time to come out. I would definitely recommend to try this place if you have a Thai craving. read more

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This place is good. I called ahead for takeout and my food was ready when I showed up. The shrimp are fresh and jumbo size. read more

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The last time I came here was almost seven years ago. I thought they had something on their menu that I had been craving, but I misread the menu. So, I decided to go with the Chili Paste Fried Rice that I got the last time I was here that I remembered really liking. It did take a bit of time to get our food. The fried rice looked really good when it finally came out, but tasted nothing like how it looked. It literally had no flavor, whatsoever. I'm not sure if they forgot to add soy sauce or chili paste or any seasoning at all, but it tasted like plain white rice. I also ordered 5 stars, and couldn't even taste the spice. Even the tomato in it had more flavor. I squeezed the lime in it, added chili oil from their slice rack, used some sauce from my cousin's Pad Kra Pow, and asked for some soy sauce. It was like I was making my own fried rice now. I was pretty sad. And it took some time for me to get someone's attention to ask for the soy sauce, so I started losing my appetite, but the stuff is very friendly though. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Chili Paste Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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We have previously enjoyed the food and experience here. Last night was different. We ordered fried rice and pad kee mao. Neither was served When I was surprised by the curry and rice I got (maybe the order was misunderstood to start), the waitress said "no problem" and took it to the kitchen. What was returned looked and tasted like curry mixed with rice, nothing fried rice about it I don't know what we got that wasn't pad kee mao but it didn't have broccoli or wide noodles (this order was clearly understood because it was on the bill) We just ate what we were served because we didn't want to fight the kitchen and were hungry but the food was disappointing read more

WARNING!!!! This place charges a very illegal and mandatory "tip" at their rates when it comes time to pay for online orders. Worst yet, it was for pick up and NOT delivery. The "tip" which is more like a fee is fixed and non-adjustable. You cannot opt out. read more

Lemongrass chicken with curry sauce, fresh rolls, and mango sticky rice were over the top delicious! Enough food for two. Service was intentionally kind and helpful. Was busy, but not loud. Will definitely return. Prices were very reasonable. read more

I really can't get over the lemongrass chicken or the panang curry. This restaurant is definitely a Tacoma Top 10 on my list. I wish the dishes were spicier though. I ordered my curry a level 4 since the level 3s hadn't been doing much for me, and I could barely taste the spice. Is there a secret menu spice level where I can ask the kitchen to kill my ego? That would be great. Either way. Love this restaurant. It is a must. If you're thinking about it, just do it. read more

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O my Tacoma! This was the best Thai food ever! Very much worth the trip. We selected an appetizer Lamb, with two chef specials, duck and seafood. The service was attentive with three staff checking in on our dining experience. I washed it down with a cold tea drink. The place is located in a location with lots of options to choose from so it can get pretty busy. It serves a welcome to dine mood with a little more effort of how was your food type ambiance. read more

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My favorite Thai food in the south sound! Service is consistent and orders are accurate. The food is tasty and fresh for dine-in or take-out. I usually order a level two spice. I love their fresh rolls, crab wontons, chicken satay, pad thai, curries, pad see ew, and cashew chicken. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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food and prices were decent, service was excellent. they definitely focus a lot on providing satisfaction - they brought the food out promptly and happily. we also had ordered a thai tea that never came out, which we were fine with and just let them know to cancel it towards the end of our meal. they apologized and gave us two thai teas on the house! food wise, the pad thai and pad kee mao were very very good, yellow curry was good but not very special. portion sizes fairly large as well, we had a little left over at the end read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - pad thai - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I dined here on a Sunday evening for dinner. We were sat promptly and met with waters/drink orders quickly. My friend just wanted a light bite and ordered the prawn rolls, which she said were delicious. I ordered the yellow curry with rice, very delicious but pretty standard as far as yellow curry goes. read more

Thai Pepper True Thai Kitchen - Prawn Rolls - Thai Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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