Ordered in the restaurant Friday night. When my son was younger we dubbed Friday as Friday night Thai. I ordered pork satay and larb (pork) I was asked spice level 1-3. I chose 1 since I hadn't eaten there before. It was really spicier than I felt a one should be. It was quick from the time ordered until my carry out was ready. I had been to the location before and the decor had changed. It was an improvement for me. read more

This was my first visit! I came here with my mom on a Monday at opening 11 am. I really liked the cultural wall art & the photo backdrop for selfies. The staff were friendly and explained the cafeteria style food bar area for $10.99 and how we can order from the menu as well. My mom got the food tray with fish, green & red curry & white rice. We also ordered pad Thai shrimp & pad woon sen (crystal noodles) with shrimp & chicken. I got an iced green Thai tea. My mom said the fish was good & very spicy. She is Thai & has a high tolerance for spice level. The curries were good but the portion wasn't enough in the food tray & the sauce amount is important when it comes to enjoying your curry & rice ratio. The pad soon sen was slightly on the bland side for me but the shrimp was good. I usually order this entree at Thai restaurants. I enjoyed the pad Thai more which had a sweeter taste to it. We ate half of each entree but took the rest to go. The Thai green tea was too sweet for me but I wanted to try it for the first time. We do come from a Thai background and were slightly disappointed but the service was great & other customers were continuously coming in. read more

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This is my dad's favorite Thai food spot. He loves the whole steamed fish. This was good. My kids and I got the pork and shrimp egg rolls, tom yum soup, and steamed mussels. I think the tom yum could have been better but it was okay. My kids enjoyed the egg rolls and I liked the steamed mussels with the green spice sauce it came with. We also ordered the chicken satay and tiger beef. They were both really good and I'd order them again. The chicken sate had two sauces, one was like a peanut/curry sauce and the other was like a clear sauce, I'm thinking it is like fish sauce? with some minced veggies in it. We also ordered the pork jerky, chicken larb, and pad se eaw. Jerky was decent, chicken larb was alright, but the pad se eaw was pretty good. I would like to get that again, it had lots of flavor. It had chicken beef and shrimp in it. For dessert I did enjoy their sticky rice mango though I wish it came with a condensed milk drizzle or something, that would've been amazing lol. Our waitress was friendly and helpful, and the spot itself is a bit older looking but they have fixed up the inside and it looks nice. read more

Thai Spice Express - Sticky Rice with Mango - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Good food, ok service, place needs some upkeep. Both servers at the place had a weird stand off ish attitude, get your order and get out, annoyed when you request something extra attitude (especially the older guy). I noticed a bit of a smell from the table when we sat down, typically when they are not wiped down properly. Food was good, although a bit small, and perhaps it was just the dishes we ordered, but the food leaned more toward sour than savory. I've had Boat Noodle before but this one was a bit too sour for my taste. Meatball and kidney were nice, but the beef was a bit tough. I enjoyed the Yen Ta Fo a lot more, with plenty of protein, including pig ears, kidney, crispy pork, pork blood, and eggs in a nice savory broth. read more

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Yall should come try this place. It's been remodeled. Very cute inside. I always get the fish cake, cheese rolls. Depending on my mood laad nar. Or pad thai or larb as the main dish. read more

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Food was amazing the staff was friendly. We would definitely come back highly recommended. read more

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This was my favorite Thai restaurant in Houston. Always made a stop here when in town. It's been two years since I came and when I did last week, I was sorely disappointed to learn It's been sold to someone else. It's no longer order at the counter as before and the food did not taste the same. The service was also disjointed although the decor is nicer than before. I won't be returning. read more

Good place in Houston, while here for Rodeo. I had the tom yum soup I think. I'm not real sure. But it was good. It was whatever waitress recommended. read more

This is my first time coming to Thai Spice. Our friend no longer lives here but any time he and his wife are in town they have to make sure they get some Thai Spice. We had the mussels, fried fish, pad see ew, papaya salad. Our server was very nice. Even though our friend knew exactly what he wanted, she made sure to tell us about the other items on the menu and tried to cater to our taste. One of the menu items we asked for Thai Hot and I felt it could've been spicier. Regardless they give you containers of dried pepper, fish sauce if you needed to add any. read more

Thai Spice Express - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

New administration: I tried boat noodle, crispy pork skin and a Kra Jieb drink. It was alright. Love the vibe, music and service. Boat noodle is not my favorite dish but Kuoy Jab is good, it's tasty. read more

Thai Spice Express - Boat noodle, crispy pork skin and Kra Jieb drink. - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

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My favorite dessert? Sweet, sticky rice with mango... Soft, warm, and just the right kind of indulgent. Want a taste? Mango Sticky Rice read more

Thai Spice Express - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

Definitely worth trying because it's pretty cheap for some good food. Large portions! Employees are extremely nice. I'd come back again for sure! Lots of parking & lots of seating. FOOD RATINGS!! Tom Yum Soup: 7/10 Pad Thai: 6/10 did not come with lime; very sweet in flavor Pad See Eaw: 8/10 Pretty good but I wish they cooked it with more veggies Pad Ke Mao: 8/10 Good spice Our total came out to be around $55 read more

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Great service and the price is ridiculously cheap for Thai food. My favorite was the green curry, pad Thai, larb salad and then the beef spicy noodles. The reason for spicy noodles to be my least favorite was because the broth tasted too sweet instead of spicy but my brother in law loves it. Definitely will try to come for their lunch is special weekend which is under $10 for three entrees or $12 for three Curry. read more

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Here is the most recent menu. For your perspective, 8 yrs ago on the menu the crispy talapia fried fish is $8.95. Today 04/2025 the same dish $17.95. Still same great taste and service. Just how inflation is. read more

Thai Spice Express - Updated menu 04/2025. Fried talapia $17.95 - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food is great but they need to do their lunch better. I would recommend their food it's really good but they be running out of food way too many times read more

Fantastic foods and excellent services are the reasons that me and my family have kept coming back for the last 8 years. I notice a changed in the management and the foods but so far they still have the best Thai Foods compare to other places I have been to. The owners or whoever served me, my brother and my husband is so nice. read more

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So sad to see the change in food. I've been coming for years and have always loved the food, however the food has completely changed with the change of ownership. The restaurant looks great but the food is a hard pass for me. read more

I love drunken noodles, the more basil, the better it is. Used to eat here monthly but lots of Thai restaurants opened up near me so it had been a long time. Ordered pad kee mao and the menu didn't say it came with bamboo shoots. I asked for mild and found 5 slices of jalapeños and pieces of red chilies. Hmm, maybe that's mild for the chef? The dish was delivered in less than 10 mins after ordering. Taste was ok but it was spicy! I spent so much time picking out the bamboo shoots and peppers. read more

Thai Spice Express - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

It's been a couple of years since my last review so I thought I'd try them out again. I was really wanting the mango sticky rice but they didn't have any. I got the pad Thai and ate it at home. I've never been disappointed by pad Thai until I had it here. No kind of flavor. I was basically eating boiled noodles with unflavored toppings. This has sealed it for me. I won't be returning. read more

Food was tasty & flavorful and service was great! Place has been renovated and so cute and IG worthy. Will comeback whenever I crave for Thai food. read more

Soup was good. Major plus that it was vegetarian friendly. The noodles were oily and dry at the same time. read more

Thai Spice Express - Tom Yum Soup, Pad Se Eaw noodles, white rice - Thai Near Me - Houston, Texas

My coworker Tia recommended Thai Spice Express few years ago when she learned about me living in Chinatown. Simply because she craved for yellow curry with rice. It's been my courtesy to bring her something to warm her hearts. She recommended 3 restaurants that i have never been to. Lucky me (or her), this is mostly in my favor because there are so many dishes to choose from. I stopped coming here for a year because of health and safety violations and the health score was low. I came back recently for some quick lunches when I visited doctor next door. I saw few people eating hot pot and fish dish that I want to explore. I tried a coconut chicken soup during a rainy day. It was supposed to be mild but somehow it was spicy. I was tearing and sweating. I was sitting here and looking around to say the restaurant needed a major scrub down. Tables were sticky. Oh, don't look up. I have no words for the ceiling. read more

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OMG!!! Thank goodness that the "old" management came back. Familiar faces again, that mom and pop run from summer to winter ended poorly with a temporary closure. But they are back and everyone can come back and enjoy the awesome food once again. read more

I've been going here for years. They've renovated over the years and I'm happy about that. This is the only location I like, I don't like the buffet locations. Most thai restaurants have Indian influences and sell mostly curried items but this Thai restaurant has lots of spicy and more flavorful dishes. Items on menu that most thai restaurants don't serve. It's casual dining, nothing fancy and the food is average but yummy. read more

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Just went under new management and re modeling although the food is decent they are using a different recipe on the house fried rice thats that is not the same old thai spice we know and love that has never disappointed meat is tough and nervy on the tiger cried beef read more

You have great food. However, you need to be open later!!! 8:00 p.m. is way too early to close. All of your other locations are open till 9:30. I used to order and pick up at least once a week but now I'm lucky if I can pick up an order once a month!!! Please go back to your normal hours!!! read more

My wife and youngest daughter wanted tofu Pad Thai from this eatery which I did not like. My wife ordered a tray at $45 and it was not the traditional Pad Thai we expected. There was no egg, but it did have random veggies in it which was very unusual. Also there was chili flakes cooked with the noodles. Usually the chili flakes are on the side. Also we received no lime. Over all, the favor was bland. My wife and daughter agreed we are done with this place. read more

First of all this place smacks! Like the pad Thai is spot on. The papaya salad is advertised as spicy but it's not that spicy. Still really refreshing. The dumplings surprised me with how awesome and juicy they tasted. Super fresh. Mango smoothie was great but they forgot my tapioca and the to go straw was a bit flimsy. However it didn't deflect from the score everything tasted bomb. I'll be a returning costumer for sure. read more

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This is my fav spot. The price is great and the portion sizes are great. My friends and I always have favorite. The crispy fish with the sauce is the best here. Tom yum soup and the glass noodle salads are spot on. The food here is consistent. Love the pad se ew. The staff is always nice. More people need to come and eat here. read more

This food is soo good! The flavors are just to die for! I cannot tell you what was my favor item here because it all was just that good! Highly recommend it. read more

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Best Thai food restaurant In Houston. Never disappointed. We found this since we moved here 2016.

This place has some of the best Thai food in the city! We used to get takeout from here all the time pre-COVID and just tried again last weekend (August 2020). I called ahead to place the order for pickup, and my dad was able to pick up the orders in store. The ordering process went smoothly! I don't think they have an option to pay in advance. The food was delicious, as always! We opted for the Pad Ped, Thai fried rice, Pad see ew, Crystal noodles, Spring rolls, and calamari. All tasted great and fresh, and the fried options kept well in transit! I also highly recommend their Pad kee mao, pad Thai, and Prik king dishes. read more

Do not WASTE your money coming to this resturant . The food is not fresh and customer service is poor . There's no waitress or waiter to assist you . You order at the cashier and pay at the cashier lol . Papaya salad is salty , fried fish is double fried therefor fish is DRY . The Pad Thai is below average . They have reduced the amount of food tremendously yet food is overpriced . We made a BIG MISTAKE coming here . Will NEVER return or recommend to friends & family . Take your money elsewhere to enjoy fresh great food & decent service . read more

I've been to the Thai Spice Buffet off Voss and loved it so much that it's a place I take friends. I was curious to try this place and jumped at the opportunity to go with a group, but ended up sadly disappointed. Unlike the Voss location, this is a counter service restaurant. Several menu items are the same as Voss, with additions like Hot Pot options and noodle options, but less of the prime items I prefer. My wife ordered the drunken chicken and I went with the House Fried Rice. I sampled my wife's drunken chicken and was disappointed. The flavor was blander than I get at the buffet and it was about 60% vegetables and onions. My fried rice was better, but the "BBQ pork" was more fat than meat, and the inclusion of large chunks of barely cooked tomato were more off-putting than enhancing to the meal. The worst element had to be the service, or lack thereof. Because we were with a group of more than six people, they tacked on an 18% gratuity to each order. They proceeded to drop off drinks and our entrees and ignored us the rest of the time. Even worse, they seemed to be generally agitated that we were there to begin with. Our group accounted for about 80% of the business that they had while we were there, and they were complaining about the "party table" because they had no system to keep track of who ordered what The sauces and napkins were in a self-serve area, they never refilled our drinks once, and the "Free Hot Tea" at the self-serve area was empty the entire two-hour time we were there and no one bothered to refill it. Skip this place if you're looking to go somewhere to eat. Food is mediocre at best and the service is terrible. You can find cheaper options up and down Bellaire Blvd, you can find higher quality Thai Food at Thai Gourmet down Richmond Ave, and if you want to try the best of what this concept has to offer, go to Thai Spice Buffet II off Voss. read more

Excellent food and very friendly, helpful staff! The food tasted amazing, and they actually listened when I said I wanted my food extra spicy. read more

Me and my wife are both from Thailand, and this used to be our go-to place for authentic Thai dishes for more than 10 years. Sadly the quality has significantly declined now (August, 2021), along with some troubling observed behavior. We won't be visiting again anytime soon. If you want more details, read about our last two visits below. First time our to go Stir-fried basil pork (Pad Ka Praw) was done using the wrong sauce - sweet dark Chinese sauce, exactly the opposite of what the dish should taste. As old-time customers we gave them another chance, the second time, our Beef noodle (Boat noodle) came out with beef balls that tasted spoiled, Seafood noodle (Yentafo) also came with spoiled tasting fishballs. We also ordered stir-friend noodle with gravy (Lad Nar), and were told they're out of the traditional fried flat noodle, but can offer it with smaller noodle (Sen Lek). Surprisingly, they didn't stir-fried the small noodle at all, and the resulting dish was cold noodle topped with lukewarm source - slimy and disgusting. We've also heard that the restaurant have had a new owner, and observed an unfamiliar older man (we know all the long-time servers and busboys) behind the counter patted the head of a young female staff and pulled her arm toward him in another instance. These happened in full view from where customers are eating, and we feel concern for the two female staff regarding what can happen out of public sight. (THIS PART IS MY SPECULATION) I know that many foreign restaurant staffers aren't exactly working legally in the US, and would be more hesitating to confront manager or owner for fear of losing their jobs or being involve with US legal system. We're sad we lost one of our few connections to other Thais in Houston, but cannot support this business anymore read more

We came in on Saturday night and ordered pad Thai. Not bad but also we were not able to adjust our spice levels compared to many other places. It was flavorful but something was missing... the limes! Luckily our waiter was kind to bring us out a bowl after we asked. All in all a pretty a solid dish with the few minor exceptions read more

We tried the fried tofu, grilled fish, fried rice, and green curry chicken. The curry was a little oily, but it was still good. Everything else we tried was good too. We were brought our food very fast and we enjoyed our meal. read more

(3/5) environment: great for big parties but the place is not so new or super duper clean. (4/5) pricing: super cheap for food. (3/5) service: they aren't super nice and friendly, you still have to flag them down for what you want. You pay after you're done eating at the cash register. (4/5) pad see ew: good flavor, soft noodles, good amount of food and chicken and vegetables. (3/5) pad kee mao: usually this dish has lots of basil flavor but it was kind of bland (4/5) baked mussel: this time it was small but they gave a lot of mussels and the sauce is really good (4/5) pad ka praw: ground pork with good flavor and spicy. (3/5) papaya salad: nothing wow about it, decent papaya salad. read more

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This is my go-to spot for inexpensive, decent Thai food. This place is by no means upscale. The food is more of a 'home-cooked' feel, but always hits the spot. It's counter service and they bring the food out to you after ordering and taking a number. Really haven't had anything here I disliked. My favorites are the papaya salad, and both the fried fish and steamed fish are excellent. There's a small chili/spice bar on the side of the restaurant (if the food is not spicy enough to your liking). But I agree with David N - the lunch special is where it's at for this place; for $5.95 you get rice and three small dishes, and if you dine in, there is self-serve soup from the counter - unbohlievable deal! Thai Spice Express and Chinese Cafe remain my two favorite cheap, quick, and dirty weekday lunch spots in town. Pro tip: there are multiple Thai Spice locations scattered throughout the Houston area, but this one is the cheapest. read more