Little ticked away Thai place that's perfect for any one, family and /or friends. The place is cleaned and waiter was helpful. Had several appetizers (homemade dumplings, spring rolls, potstickers, and calamari). Overall, all were good, the spring rolls were a little overcooked and the homemade dumplings were a little too smooshy for my liking. But good. Decided to have the Pad Key Mao (drunken noodles) with pork and boy I'm glad I did because It was delicious. I didn't want to go extremely hot but went with medium and definitely wished I went higher but nothing that wasn't a deal breaker. If you're on a time crunch I wouldn't recommend as there seems to only be one waiter who was the cashier as well. But we were in no rush which allowed my friends and I to enjoy each others company sharing stories and laughter. read more

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I stopped by for dinner and ordered the small Tom Yum Chicken soup, Pad See Ew with beef, and mango sticky rice for dessert. Everything was outstanding from start to finish. The Tom Yum soup was perfectly balanced--spicy, tangy, and packed with flavor. It had tender chicken, fresh herbs, and just the right amount of heat to warm you up without being overwhelming. The Pad See Ew was equally impressive. For dessert, the mango sticky rice was a perfect finish--sweet, creamy coconut sticky rice paired with ripe, juicy mango slices. It was fresh, light, and the perfect way to end the meal. read more

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Thought we give another try today This place is no Bueno !!! This is not Thai authentic cooking / Food. I guess frying up a spring roll , egg roll or pot sticker says Thai -ish for the area . But when it comes to specific dishes Every time it's done differently. The Pad Thai is terrible spaghetti noodles one time maybe a rice noodle the next . Zero bean sprouts, crushed cashews it's just plain terrible. Rice dishes are old rice lumpy balled up I don't know what , 3 pieces of chicken zero basil I guess she said they use a basil condiment which explains the green tint to the rice and zero vegetables . Won't be back can't say we tried ! read more

Thai Red Chili's - Basil fried rice - Thai Near Me - McAllen, Texas

They barely give you enough food and charge a lot. I've been to many Thai restaurants and never been served so little food - not proportional to cost. I do not recommend this restuarant. Meal proportional to cost was below average read more

We had a great late lunch. The appetizer sampler was well presented and the Panama curry was enough to share! Service was prompt and I'll certainly return! read more

Food is exquisite, service is amazing, and ambiance is family welcoming. I loved the natural ingredients and all the love that went into the food. read more

If any review is less than 5 stars you haven't and don't know quality Thai food. All these bad review are jokes and should be completely disregarded. Thai Red Chilis has been a long standing establishment in the Rio Grand Valley with truly authentic Thai cuisine. It's a must try! The service is top notch, though it can get busy for lunch. Try any of the noodle dishes or soups and you won't regret it! Very nice ambiance with Thai artwork and soft lighting. Please join DoorDash or Uber eats read more

One thing to make clear...I am no Thai food expert, so it's hard for me to critique the food on quality however, this is still my experience. I took my wife here...they seem to close really early, like mid-afternoon early. We got there right at closing time however they still took our orders, so kudos to them. My wife and I really weren't too sure on the food so we asked the waitress and we ordered based off her recommendations. We both ordered noodle bases dishes...did they taste how they're supposed to? Honestly not sure... however the cook on the pasta was perfect. The noodles didn't taste bland and they had good consistency. The beef that accompanied the noodles was nicely seasoned. The shining star on the menu which deserves 5 stars on its own was the fried banana. My wife had an urge for a dessert...and we decided to try out the fried banana...DYNAMITE. It was paired with ice cream...it was a perfect combination of sweet with some tartness, not to mention the contrast between the hot and cold of the ice cream with the banana. I told my wife I would come back just to have dessert any day of the week... If you haven't eaten Thai before but want to try it...this place is a definite must...right along with their fried banana dessert. Enjoy! read more

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It was my first time visiting and it won't be my last! The restaurant is small but has a nice vibe to it. The server was quick to take our orders and very attentive too! I went with their N3. Chicken Pad Sew Iew, chili level 2. They offer other options such as beef, shrimp, tofu and pork. I got chili level 2 and personally I couldn't even taste it, so I'll go for level 3 next time. The pad sew iew consisted of stir fried flat rice noodles with vegetables, egg, and sweet soy sauce. I hadn't had rice noodles before but man were they delicious! They have a variety of options, I suggest checking out their website before you go in case you want to ask questions when ordering. read more

Thai Red Chili's - N3. Pad Se Iew - Thai Near Me - McAllen, Texas

Food is great, but the portions are terrible. Service is good, but the "non-cash adjustment" will just come out of the tip, if I do tip given they do that. The inside of the place is nice enough. Delicious food though, if you don't mind over paying at bit.....enjoy! My photos show the size of their very small spring rolls and wontons. Too small for the price but are delicious. You'll see how much I paid for everything. I probably won't be back given the price and portions. read more

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This place offers amazing dishes! One of my favorites is the TOM YUM soup. I first had it in Thailand and fell in love with it. I've since tried other plates and they have all been delicious. It's a nice and quiet environment with a super friendly, and helpful staff. read more

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Food has no flavor and curry dishes don't have sauce (according to Alex the server), Ordered Tom Kha Soup with chicken and the broth tasted like water. My Red curry had no curry sauce/gravy. The staff could not offer compensation for the two dishes and we ordered 5 dishes an 2 spring rolls. The spring rolls were good despite being cold and having to be heated and the Pad Kee Mao not much flavor either but better than the soup or dry Red curry dish. The portions were much smaller than expected I almost thought I was given a lunch portion but that is not what I was upset about. If a customer is not satisfied always try to make it right. I was told, "We will let your grievances be known" I asked about offering to refund two dishes (Tom Kha Soup and the Red Curry) was told they couldn't authorize. The owner is at a nursing conference and won't be back till next week and they will reply to me when they can. I also asked if they could just offer to remake and that also was not an option as Alex said that he checked the food and it was prepared as it should be and everyone has different tastes buds. I explained to Alex I've eaten Thai in many places and this just didn't taste good Disappointing read more

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Very nice Thai food. Medium/ small restaurant that is friendly and relaxing . I had the beef Pad Se Lew which is: stir-fried flat rice noodles with vegetables, egg and sweet soy sauce. Great ingredients perfectly cooked. Thai iced tea and Mango Sticky Rice also good. A great place to eat. Recommended. read more

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I had never ate at this place before. At the urging of the McAllen Chamber Of Commerce, I order Shrimp Pad Thai for lunch. The portions were very generous, very delicious, and quite tasteful. Price was very reasonable. Right now only to go order are available. read more

Thai Red Chili's - Shrimp Pad Thai, Spring Roll, and Side Salad - Thai Near Me - McAllen, Texas

We haven't been in person due to COVID so can't speak for service at the restaurant. My family loves to order take out from here though! We're particular fans of the Pad Thai, Fried Rice, and Spring Rolls. The food is consistent and delicious! Portions are generous- I can usually get two meals out of a single serving of fried rice. read more

Good Thai food and excellent service. They have best pad thai in the upper valley. Good lunch specials and excellent thai iced tes and desserts, read more

Service was great, chicken pad Thai good, all beef dishes terrible. The red curry dish watery. Child's chicken strips way over fried and burned. read more

This is the worst Thai food I have ever had. I ordered the Pad See Ew and the Yum Beef Salad both were terrible.

Well I searched a healthy option on yelp and Thai Red appeared. We came in, lovely set up. UNFORTUNATELY, the food was NOOOO BUENO! My partner ordered a pasta (she didn't want healthy, lol) It was awful it tasted like Campbell's soup. I honestly think they poured my left over Tom Yum broth in her pasta. It was absolutely disgusting and we asked for some more spices it definitely didn't help at all. I am not one to put salt on my meal but mine was kinda flavorless as well. Also SOGGY RICE and an overwhelming amount of tomato but lack of mushrooms. Service absolutely mediocre. Sat in our dirty dishes and napkins the whole time. We won't be back. WORST $40 bucks ever spent on tasteless soggy food. read more

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This restaurant is authentic. That being said, they should know better. I ordered to go and the first time I did back in 2019, I thought they were just rushed and it might had been a bad day, since I got a plate with mostly noodles, very little chicken and very little vegetables. I ordered the same thing yesterday since it had been a while since I ordered there but the same thing happened again yesterday except with even a more poor presentation.The price they charge DOES NOT match the quality nor the amount they serve. I'm a really good cook so I hardly eat out however sometimes I'd be nice to be able to count on restaurants for quality, sadly it's not the case with Thai red Chillis. I'm giving them 2 stars instead of 1 because they have potential but if you're gonna eat there just dine in I guess because take out is a joke, on you. read more

Decent restaurant for Thai in the Valley. Flavor not what I'm used to, but that's okay. Had Tom yum soup and it was more spicy than flavorful....I wasn't given an option for spice level. Had the dumplings and satay for appetizers and again wasn't overall thrilled by flavor. Place was clean, waitstaff were attentive, but probably would not come back again as it just didn't connect with my tastebuds. read more

Thai Red Chili's - Thai Near Me - McAllen, Texas

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Service was great. We went for dinner, not a lot of people, so it was a bit cozy and quiet. lots of pick up orders. Presentation was nice. We have the Pad SeLew & a steak special they had. Steak was great rare, juicy and surprisingly great grill marks. Curry was delicious and so was the mango dessert. read more

We were in a group of four and all of us ordered a different dish. We all agreed that the food was pretty bland. I ordered my dish 3 out of 4 on the heat scale but it was not spicy at all. The wife's dish lacked flavor and the sauce was very runny. Thai Red was in a strip center and on the small side. Decor was a little tired looking but ok. Our serving plates were made of Melamine and showed wear on the edges and looked dingy at best. Our waiter was new and not very attentive or helpful with questions. We eat a lot of Thai and overall we're pretty underwhelmed. We will not return to Thai Red. read more

Absolutely delicious. I enjoyed everything, but my favorite dish was the pad key mao - I didn't want it to end!! Staff was very friendly. Nice atmosphere. read more

March 2012 Update: I have returned twice since the first time i dined at this restaurant, and i have upped my rating to 5 stars - because the food is consistently delicious! I brought a customer here for dinner, who is a vegetarian, and he was extremely pleased with the restaurant choice, and absolutely loved his dinner. Well done, Thai Red Chili! ********************** I love love LOVE delicious, authentic, spicy Asian food, and absolutely never expected to find a gem like this in the dusty valley in Texas. The locals could not recommend anything; so a little digging on line, and voila - we're at the Thai Chili Pepper. The environment is a bit 80s (the furniture could use an update - but I did not come here for the furniture), but the smells were so inviting. There were 6 of us, hungry after a long day's work... some never tasted Thai, yet all of us were ready for a delicious dinner. After a round of cold beers, we started with an appetizer sampler and a large lemongrass shrimp soup for all. Both were very delicious. we followed by numerous individual orders: pad Thai, vegan curry, and various beef and seafood dishes. I will vouch that everything I tasted was drenched with favor, enhanced with rich spices, perfectly prepared, with a lovely presentation. Even though there was only one server and a number of Parties seated, the service was not delayed and was friendly. The prices are quite reasonable My colleagues who returned to the Valley already came back here for dinner. I can't wait to make my way back there, too. read more

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Excellent customer service and excellent food. I love spicy food and specifically made sure the server was aware of that, and they did not disappoint. I will be visiting again soon. read more

Very disappointing. I had the Tom ka and my wife had the Tom yum. We both had the chicken pad Thai. No flavor AT ALL. Took two bites, paid and left. Worst Thai restaurant I've ever had. If you know good Thai cuisine, Don't be fooled by the other reviews. read more

Authentic. Customer service is always on point. Food is amazing. Wish they brought back their 5 STAR heat though (:

If your sick of Mexican food this is a good Thai place in McAllen Texas. But the service is extremely slow. We ordered the calamari and satay as appetizers and they are extremely small portioned. I would avoid ordering them at all. They were very sub-par. The main dishes are big. Nothing spectacular but good enough. I ordered the fish curry and was satisfied. Thai ice tea was too sweet for my liking... read more

The food and service here are fantastic. The gentleman had good recommendations and was able to meet our needs. The Tom Ka soup was my absolute favorite and you need to try the spring rolls with butternut squash sauce; it's SO good! read more

Thai Red Chili's - Tom Ka soup is incredibly good!!! It has a strong lemony -mild coconut flavor. The Tofu is firm and cooked extremely well. - Thai Near Me - McAllen, Texas

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3 stars for food, 4 stars for service! Okay so normally I'd be wary of a Thai restaurant in south Texas at which you can order both Pad Thai and Fettuccine Alfredo. But Thai Red Chili's seems to pull it off! I have been here twice on visits to McAllen, and can recommend the yellow curry as well as the noodle dishes. The summer rolls, when on special, are a creative twist on the traditional Vietnamese dish. My only disappointment was with the cream cheese wontons, which include minced chicken -- a combination I'm not sure really works, and serving fried wontons that are anything less than fresh and hot can be kind of a bummer. I've never been here when it's been busy, and so I've enjoyed friendly, helpful service on each visit. This is definitely a go-to spot in McAllen for Thai food, and I will definitely be back! read more

The curry is gross. Layer of grease over the top and I have had real Thai food overseas. Far too overpriced for what it is.

Dayyyyyyum McAllen. A thai place too? Sign me up! I wont bore you with the details so here's the quick and dirty: The Tom Yum is tangy and delicious, the soft rolls are a solid choice, our pad ra na was great with shrimp if a little soup-y and the beef pad kre mow was our favorite dish. The fried bananas? Get two orders. Solid flavors, okay service and reasonable prices. Definitely a spot where you can share lots of items and try some new ones. read more

Considering that this is the only Thai restaurant in the valley, the food is fantastic. I have been coming here for 4 years and I can not recall 1 bad meal. I usually stick with the Red Curry but the Pad Thai and Tom Ka Kai soup are ridiculously good as well. The only thing that keeps me from giving them 5 stars is the fact that the service can be spotty when it is busy. Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the valley. Oh, don't forget to get the deep fried ice cream. It's insanely good read more

I was disappointed in this restaurant, though since it is pretty much the only thai option, I give it 2 stars instead of 1. In a larger city with more thai options this would undoubtedly be a lower rating from me. First, I went for lunch and had a simple curry, so perhaps they excel at other dishes, but this was very mediocre. I had the panang curry, which came with a bland egg roll with a very bad sweet dipping sauce. The curry itself was fine and I ate it, but I would not return to this restaurant to eat this dish. Just boring. The soup. Oh my god, what the heck is up with the soup they serve before the meal? It is a tomato-based canned vegetable soup with some chicken and cilantro thrown in. This was so far from authentic thai cuisine it was crazy. read more

I found the lunch pad Thai at a level three to be very tasty. I would order level 4 next time. My mother had the green curry lunch special at a level 2 and it was too spicy for her. She did enjoy the orange sauce and it cut some of the heat. The veggie spring rolls were light and airy - I would order an entire appetizer the next time I go. The wait staff was very friendly. read more

Love me some Thai Red Chili's! Their presentation of the dishes is always superb and service was great on the evening that we dined there. For a large group of about 20+ people, they accommodated us very well and even took photos of our group before we left. Can you say casting party, wooo! :) I love that they brought us a wine chiller to stick our bottle of wine in, a very classy touch. I had the cashew chicken and have been experiencing extreme cravings for that super delicious dish! It had a very nice smoky flavor to it that was just divine! The pad Thai was pretty authentic looking, swimming in bean sprouts and crushed peanuts. Their massaman curry dish with chicken was also pretty tasty. I was able to try some of their pad key mao off of a friends plate and that dish was very good also. You could just taste the robust flavor of the basil, it was great! I love that their menu has pictures, I can definitely see this helping the first-time Thai restaurant-goer. Prices are your usual Thai restaurant prices, but if you are on a flexible budget then you may want to check out their lower-priced lunch specials. All in all, I can tell you that I definitely look forward to coming back next time we are in the McAllen area! read more

Good food (beef salad with sticky rice is spot on), good service, clean restaurant, and something that's not Mexican food! Four stars from me! Prices are alright too (around $10-$15 for entrees). read more

I've tried and tried to like Thai Red Chili, considering it's the ONLY Thai restaurant in town... I just can't do it. I have had a lot of good Thai food in my day, and the food here doesn't even come close. I can't speak to the meat dishes, but the vegetarian curries I've tried have been soupy and one-dimensional, with canned corn and mushrooms. Bleh. The pad thai is fine, but nothing spectacular. The restaurant is clean and the service is quick and friendly... if only the food were better. #RGV read more

This is probably the WORST Thai Restaurant I have ever been to in my life. From Florida, to South Carolina, to Southern California. Oriental food has always been my complete weakness. In California is have my Laos boyfriend constantly cook me Thai food. Moving here to the valley a month ago i googled Thai & Korea BBQ restaurants. I was beyond excited to give it a try....... It's extremely sad to say that the "noodle soup" that was given complimentary as part of their lunch special was the most tasteful part of my experience there. The Tom Kha I ordered was very very bland. No spice, I couldn't even taste any coconut milk in it it even fish sauce. The complimentary egg roll had absolutely no taste as well aside from burnt wrap. The Panang was ok. Not spicy enough but was acceptable because it had enough coconut milk in it. I cannot describe how sad I am at the experience I had. I was hoping to visit this establishment at least once a week like I'd normally do at a good location. read more