The BEST Thai food in Omaha PERIOD! I have a favorite and I call it Popeye. It's chicken & spinach with peanut sauce over rice. They never disappoint. If you're looking for authentic & delicious Thai food, give them a try. It's just south of 108th & Maple in the plaza on the east side of 108th. SO GOOD!! read more

Let me say I love love Thai food. The mix of flavors, curries and spices....... I'm sad to say I didn't get that with the lunch we shared.The place is very nice and clean. The spring rolls (fresh) were ok, not herb nuances, chicken curry soup. Was lack luster- it had good flavor, however nothing of curry nor color flavors. So we did leave without taking. along the leftovers read more

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RUN FAR AWAY!!! NEGATIVE 5 STARS!! Service was way slow. Bring a book. I ordered a noodle dish and the noodles were hard and chewy. Likely leftovers from dinner yesterday since it was lunch. Too sweet. Too salty. No flavor. The waiter had no idea what was on the menu. Clearly she doesn't eat the food there. The posted special of the day atop table placard was the wrong price. At checkout, I mentioned this to the cook/ owner, who then yelled at me and then threw some change at me. I have NEVER experienced such rude, unacceptable behavior from the owner of any restaurant ever! Clearly, she does not care about customer service and does not take pride in her cooking. Additionally, the bathroom was dirty, which is an indicator of food hygiene. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY HERE!! RUN FAR AWAY!! read more

Great service, very friendly. They were able to make my Pad Thai vegan, which I appreciated. Good location and plenty of parking. read more

Thai Spice - Vegan Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

The Pad Thai is delicious! Portion wise, if i can't finish a meal that costs under $15, then it's a good portion for the price!

This place has great authentic Thai food. Very reasonably priced and large portions.

This is a small Thai spot with a decent sized menu. Went here with a girlfriend for a quick dinner. We started with a Thai tea, which was tasty and not too sweet. I ordered the drunken noodles with chicken and would say it was okay. It was too sweet for my taste. I ordered a 7 spicy and it was more like a 4. The noodles were cooked well with a bit of tomatoes, basil, and a good amount of bean sprouts. My friend ordered the broccoli noodles (pad see yew) and I would rate it about the same in all aspects. The restaurant was very quiet for a Saturday night with just a couple of other groups when we walked in. Overall it was an okay experience. read more

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Went out tonight for a meal. Been here before but it's been at least four years. The last time I went was over lunch. Iremember it being very good and peaceful as the dining room was not very crowded. Tonight for dinner they were doing some hard-core take out as people were coming and going through my entire meal. I ordered the pad Thai with chicken. I Got the spiciness of mine with a four out of 10. To be honest there was absolutely no spice in my meal but that's OK I would rather have it be under spiced than overspiced. As I remembered the pad Thai was very good and the portion was perfect. I left full and happy. Along with the pad Thai came a spring roll and another little dough type of item which the name escapes me. The service was fine as well. Good stuff. read more

Thai Spice - Dining room - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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My good friend treated me to dinner at Thai Spice. We were the only people in the entire restaurant at 6:45 pm on a Saturday night, besides another couple at a table on the opposite side of the room We decided to share an order of Thai veggie crispy spring rolls. It was good, but I am sure bought frozen and fried. The sauce with it had a little kick to it, which enhanced the standard crispy roll flavor! I ordered the Thai Spice Beef Salad. My friend got the Broccoli Noodle with Tofu. I spit out the first bite of beef as it was tough and simply not chewable. Mind you I had asked what kind of beef they used to avoid ordering tough beef. I tried a second bite and spit it out to as trying to chew on tough, dry and inedible rubbery beef was simply YUK! My friend tried a piece of the beef and spit it out too!!! She ended up sharing some of her meal which was tasty especially the tofu. I told the lady who stopped by our table that she said the beef was their most tender when I ordered it, but my salad topped with beef was too tough and dried out to even chew. I got no response and she just walked away! To me this is totally unacceptable!!!!! I took pictures of my Thai Spice Beef Salad when it first arrive and again after a few bites showing it was barely touched! My friend who was treating me to dinner felt bad and kept apologizing. The restaurants staff should have been apologizing and offering an alternative. Obviously I would never recommend or ever return here again! read more

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The fresh soft rolls with peanut sauce are amazing. Not a lot of fried food, but the vegetable balls are DELECTABLE. There's usually only one server, but the restaurant isn't super busy, so most of the time it isn't a problem. Ginger shrimp: 4/5 Fresh soft rolls: 5/5 Vegetable balls: 5/5 Thai tea: 3.5-4.5/5 Spring rolls: 3/5 read more

Thai is usually on my mind and when I have the opportunity to try a new Thai restaurant with a friend I act on it. I had heard of Thai Spice from a few social media accounts and was intrigued by their affordable prices for both lunch and dinner. The menu had a decent amount of options to choose from, including some Thai staples. When I entered the establishment, I did have to wait for a while at the front to be seated. I understand that it might have been due to limited staff as it still is the case in many places. When I visit a Thai restaurant for the first time I usually order a classic. I have found if a restaurant can nail the classics then it can succeed with other dishes as well. One of my go to Thai dishes is Pad See Eew. The portion sizes of this Pad See Eew were satisfactory. Additionally, my friend and I were served quickly. However, I was not a fan of these noodles that were severed with my dish. They were slightly thicker and shorter width wise then other Pad See Eew dishes I have ordered. A personal preference but I prefer my rice noodles in this dish like fresh, silky cut sheets. Lastly, the brown sauce was good but it lacked that fresh Thai flavor that I so enjoy. read more

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The best Thai restaurant in Omaha. It's small and there isn't much seating, but most of their orders are for takeout anyways. And with Covid, that's all I'm doing now anyways. The gal who works the desks and takes orders is a sweetheart. Everything is always hot, fresh and delicious. Get the vegetable balls and spring roll appetizers! My boyfriend and I are obsessed with them. And the sweet chili sauce served with them is heavenly. I could drink the stuff! The pad thai and yellow curry chicken dishes are always my go tos. You can't go wrong with either. I've been coming here for Thai for at least the last 15 years and they've always been consistently top notch. You get a good amount for your money too. read more

Thai Spice - Pad Thai - yum! - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Some of these reviews are accurate. The Pad Thai is way too sweet. For carry out we ordered the Pad Thai two ways; I had the heat at 4 and my friend had it at 11. We also ordered the Green curry with chicken. The gal on the phone seemed rushed when I called in but finally came to my level after several questions. The food was there waiting for me when I arrived just under 20 minutes later so that was nice. The best part about the meal are the small bread donut rolls which I believe are considered vegetable rolls. Those were pleasantly flavorful with the dipping sauce and we weren't expecting those because it doesn't say anything on the menu about getting those or the spring rolls. I don't eat spring rolls so I didn't try one but my friend didn't care for them. The curry had good flavor but the chicken was tough and the sauce was way too runny. The Pad Thai was way too sweet and contained too many bean sprouts. The heat was low in both dishes. The chicken was also tough in these dishes. The runny curry and the sweet sauce on the noodles of the Pad Thai is enough to turn me away. This is my second time trying here and this experience was worse than the first of which I would have reviewed at 3 stars. I don't like offering free advice but this place has been around for 20 years. I like to support small businesses as best as I can. Clearly the menu is saturated creating an enormous challenge for the chef. After reducing it I'd also cut the heat options. Then expand the hours a little and remain open on Sunday. Best of luck. read more

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The noodles, the curries, the soups, the thai tea... not much else to say besides that and the fact that one meal is large enough for two, so you can really get some mileage out of it. The rice is pretty plain though, which is why it's worth heaping some sauce onto it. I don't think I'd recommend for dinner, but their lunch specials are definitely worth the price. read more

Lowkey this is the worst Thai food I've ever had in my life Service was quick but everything else was debilitating read more

The food was very average, but the people inside were very kind. I could have used a little more catfish in the ginger fish, but otherwise it was fine. I will probably order something else if I return. read more

Thai Spice - Ginger fish - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Always get consistently good food from this location. Lunch specials are a great value, as we can get two or three meals from the one serving. We always get the Vegetable Curry Rice, which the hotness can be adjusted. We usually get a zero, and it still has a fair amount of spice to it. The place is small and getting a table at lunch time can be tricky, so we usually order it ahead of time to go. Our go-to Thai place! read more

The BEST authentic hole in the wall thai in Omaha. So much food for cheap. Awesome vegetarian and vegan options and they way they prepare the tofu is delightful. I highly suggest the vegetable curry fried rice or the drunken noodles sub out tofu. Support small support local and get delicious thai. read more

Just above average for a Thai restaurant. I admit that I do set the bar high. I want creamy, spicy curry. Lots of veggies and Tofu. At least I get tofu here. The service is pretty quick and it has a definitive Mom and Pop feel. My food is always hot, just not that spicy. There is no Panang curry on the lunch menu and I was told they could fashion some for me. It was off, but whatever. It is close and convenient for me. I will be back. On the plus side, the vegetarian rolls are vegan and pretty good read more

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I was browsing Yelp and Thai Spice was mentioned as one of the best places to get Thai food in Omaha. My husband and I were planning to go to the Saigon but I mentioned that I was interested in trying this place so we decided, why not? I am not schooled in Thai cuisine whatsoever so I don't really have much to base my rating off of. It's a small restaurant but clean and nicely decorated. We were greeted and seated immediately as there were only 4 other diners. The water was brought immediately but we were never asked if we'd like something besides water. We were given a few minutes to look over the menu and by that point all we knew is that we wanted the Thai spring rolls, which were absolutely delicious btw. I was not sure what I wanted and I do what I often do, panic order, as the server came back 5min later to take our dinner order. I ended up getting the Fisherman's Soup which comes in a volcano pot which was pretty cool and kept the soup nice and hot. My husband ordered the seafood pad Thai. The fisherman's soup was chock full of seafood, and not just shrimp which was nice. It had mussels, calamari, scallops (about 2.5 of small bay scallops), and shrimp. First off the soup was waaaaaay too sour. Almost inedible in my opinion. I love hot and sour soup but this made my mouth hurt. All of the seafood besides the scallops and shrimp were extremely overcooked and very chewy. The seafood Pad Thai, which my husband ordered a level 4 in spicy, was not in fact spicy at all. If I had to guess they forgot the spice. It was actually quite sweet and very peanuty. It was very good though, just not quite what he wanted. for my first experience I am giving it a 2 star rating. I will definitely return and order something different to get a better idea of what the restaurant has to offer. I will ALWAYS get the spring rolls though because seriously...I wish I had some right now. read more

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I'm truly surprised by all the rave reviews. I was in the neighborhood running errands and my beloved Salween Thai would not answer their phone for me to call in for takeout in time for closing. So I gave up and just yelped another Thai place. I ordered the standards: pad thai with beef, fried spring rolls, and thai tea. Not only were the spring rolls disappointing but the thai tea as well. The spring rolls were filled with just bean threads and cabbage. Really?! Cabbage and bean threads only?! Such a let down. Pad Thai was overly pungent with too much fish sauce and sugar. Beef was in cubes and very tough and chewy. Not sliced to tender perfection like how it should be. Thai tea was alright but too much condensed milk. Total was $17.99 much more than price of Salween. Not worth it. Go to Salween Thai or even Mai Thai for much better and authentic thai food. read more

Thai Spice - Pad Thai was too fishy. Fish sauce over the top. - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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The only things I've ever had here are the pad thai and the fried tofu appetizer. The tofu appetizer is amazing and I always burn my mouth because I'm in such a hurry to shove that deliciousness down my gullet. The pad thai is usually good, but last night, not so much. I had only ever gotten a 4 heat level (out of 1-10), which was just the right amount of heat for me. However, the last time I went (before last night), it was too spicy for me to eat. So this time, I was wary and decided to get a 3. Of course, it came out so sweet it tasted like a ketchup sauce. :( Also, the tofu this time was underwhelming. They had taken a piece of already-fried tofu and just sliced it up and added it (so only part of it had crispy skin). This is probably neither here nor there for most people, but last night after I left, my whole mouth was red and swollen. It looked like I'd drawn red lip liner outside my lips to make them look twice as large, lol. I'm guessing that someone dumped half a tub of MSG in my pad thai. I've never had that reaction here before, so it was probably a fluke (like the extra, extra spicy level 4). That only matters to those who are sensitive to MSG...the rest of you can carry on. :) At any rate, I'll probably be back. When this place is good, it's really good...it just isn't consistent. read more

Thai Spice - Pad thai w/tofu - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

My wife and I got this to go today for lunch. I feel bad for leaving a low star review but their pad thai is simply not my cup of tea. The flavor is very sweet and there is simply no wok char to the noodles that I've grown to love. I am going to assume they cook the pad thai in a non stick skillet. I took a picture of their pad thai and also another of my favorite local Thai place Mercy Thai. You can see a noticeable difference as the pad thai from mercy has nice wok char to the noodles which adds a nice smokiness providing the perfect umami I look for in pad thai. I know different parts of Thailand offer different pad thai, and maybe this sweet variation is popular in some of them but it's just not for me. read more

Thai Spice - Mercy Thai, perfect char and umami flavor. - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Thai Spice was one of the very first places I went to lunch with my boyfriend and though I can't remember too much of Thai Spice that day...because I was thoroughly enjoying the company I was with, every visit after that (which almost a year later and becoming somewhat regular) I have to say I really like this place. What it has... A good amount of seating throughout the restaurant. Fast service. A big flat screen TV that plays the news. Lots of parking. A large menu WITH pictures. My "normal" order here is green curry, after it cools off and at spicy score of zero it is delicious! They are a bit more spicy than some other thai places I've been to, but I really like the customer service here and the wait staff. Another great thing about this place is they give you a whole pitcher of water during your lunch or dinner! This is really helpful when things get busy for the waiters and we can fill our own waters. Lunch time is probably my boyfriend's and my favorite time to go because they give you this fried egg roll and this fried donut looking thing with a sweet & sour sauce, YUMM! So if you love thai, want fast service, and get up to date with current events, check this place out! read more

I enjoyed the appetizers that came with my lunch special (spring roll and some sort of fried veggie roll); however, the pad see lew that I got was just okay. I'm not sure if it was because I got it to go, but my noodles were kind of dry and not as flavorful as I was anticipating. The broccoli that was included was a little too soggy for my liking, and the chicken just tasted okay. Overall, I think the quality didn't quite meet my expectations, aside from the appetizers. read more

Honestly I'm so upset w my plate. It seems like they drowned my noodles in the suave and I got the vegetable balls where the taste was mainly dough. This was my first and last time here. read more

Thai Spice - It seems like they drowned my plate in soy sauce. I don't think I'll ever come back this was my 1st and last time here. - Thai Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Excellent Thai food from appetizers to soup to main dishes and if you want hot they will spice it up. Yum!

Haven't been here for a few years. Returned for lunch this week. Best spring rolls I have ever had. The ginger chicken and pepper chicken were terrific also! read more

This is one of the better Thai restaurants we've found, and the prices are good. We have tried the Hot & Sour Soup and the Coconut Curry Soup. Both are REALLY tasty, but we recommend ordering them with tofu instead, as the chicken can get rather chewy otherwise. The Pad Thai is more sweet than I'm used to (I believe some of the other reviewers here say it's made with ketchup), but I still thought it was tasty. We have also tried the Eggplant dish. Only complaint here is that the eggplant was cooked a little too long, but the flavors were awesome. It didn't stop us from enjoying it. The little vegetable donut/fritters are very good! We'll keep coming back and trying more of the menu. We love Blue Orchid in Lincoln, but we feel we can get comparable food here for less money (we don't care about the lack of ambiance). read more

A friend had talked up this restaurant and unfortunately I was left disappointed. I had the Pad Thai with chicken at a spicy level 5 (on a scale of 1 to 10). The first thing I noticed when my dish came out was the vibrant orange color; I'm not exactly sure what gave it this color, but the color reminded me of Kraft mac & cheese, which is not a good thing. The dish was much too sweet, which as I now read comments I see someone else had commented about the Pad Thai being too sweet. Also, the level 5 just didn't have enough kick for me. I felt the price for the portion was reasonable, and service was OK. However, I think I'll definitely be sticking with Salween in the future, and to anyone looking for good Thai food I would highly recommend you find Salween! read more

Staff was super friendly but food was meh. Taste of Thailand blows their doors off probably wouldn't go back.

Stopped in for lunch with my husband recently. Upon entering, there's a sign to alert customers to please wait to be seated. Okay. So, we waited. While we waited, the seemingly lone server acknowledged us and pointed to an available booth. Being a lunch hour, you anticipate it being full with business-folk. This was especially true of Thai Spice. While I don't expect the intimacy and quiet of a dinner experience, I didn't expect to spend my lunch having learned about the office politics and drama of the party behind us... But that speaks more to the party than to Thai Spice... So, back to the review at hand... First thing I look for in a Thai restaurant is the offering usually made toward the top of the room... It wasn't there. The second thing I look for is portraits of the monarchs of Thailand. Also missing. But, I didn't let that deter me. I read through the lunch menu with gusto. I ordered pad see iew. It's one of my favorites, and my mom has tweaked it so I'm super spoiled when it comes to Thai noodles. We also ordered the soft fresh rolls. It's Thai Spice's version of a Vietnamese Spring Roll and contains fried Tofu instead of shrimp and pork. It's a little too loosely wrapped for my preference, and the dipping sauce is a little too sweet for my palette. When we ordered, the server asked how hot we'd like our dishes.my husband and I can take some heat in our food, so we both said 7/10. When I've ordered at other establishments, 7 is usually pretty good to satisfy my spicy needs. There was zero heat to my noodles. And, much like everything else, my dish was overly sweet. I anticipated a little bit of sweetness since black soy is used, but I had hoped my requested spice level would have helped me to find more of a balance... Sadly, I was a little disappointed. I'd encourage people to give this place a shot. What's good for the gander isn't always good for the goose. read more

I do not understand the recent bad reviews of this place. We have always had excellent food there. We have been going for years and the food has always been fresh, high quality and very tasty! I've tried several dishes on the menu and have never been disappointed. Awesome food, great value, friendly staff and very quick service! read more

My favorite lunch spot. My go to orders are either chicken Pad Thai or the Bangkok Chicken or Beef depending how I am feeling. Food is always solid. My only criticism is spice level can vary wildly. I always order an 8 and sometimes it's not that spicy, others just right, and yet sometimes it's so spicy my eyes are watering, my nose is running, and I can't finish. So you never seem to know what you are going to get on the spice level. The value is great. Usually more food than I can eat for lunch for $7-$9 depending on what I order. I love they include the spring roll and vegetable ball with every order. Overall good food for a good price. read more

Great little place with excellent menu and good food. Try several dishes and don't forget the great soups! Very friendly and respectful staff. read more

Avoid this place. Good food, BUT deplorable service. The owner was there but they only answered the phone for carry out orders on a Saturday night. We actually consider calling them during our wait. Other couples walked out. They have no idea how to run a business. Too bad cus they can cook. read more

Went here again for the 4th time. Still not loving the place. We ordered the fisherman's soup ($12), which was actually quite decent. Then we had an order of beef pad thai ($8), and I subsequently ordered chicken pad thai by default. The beef was extremely dry, tasting like cardboard. Both dishes were covered in a heavy ketchup-like sauce, not a tasty sauce one would expect with Pad Thai. The search for my favorite thai food in Omaha continues... read more

The food is always hot and fresh and they make the best vegetable fritters I have ever eaten. I always eat the Pad Thai and different curries when I eat at a Thai restaurant several times. I am so hooked on their Pad Thai that I can never get myself to order anything else. The prices are incredibly reasonable. They do seem a bit understaffed at times during lunch and can take a while to get your order. read more

The food is good. The service is horrible, unless you happen to get the Asian man who works there. He is great and doesn't lie about the TV. Unfortunately, when I go to eat lunch in a small restaurant, I do not want politics blaring on the TV. They only watch CNN or MSNBC and the regular waitress lies to customers and says these are the only two channels their restaurant receives. I asked about the food channel or something other than politics. It makes me sick to have to listen to bickering and political banter while I'm trying to decompress from work and am trying to enjoy a good meal. On two occasions, I have witness this lady stopping to watch the tv, when the restaurant had customers waiting and my water glass was empty. If you ever ask her for a refill or extra napkins, she sighs and acts mad. I honestly will not be going back because I have been there several times and had the same issue. The last time I just asked her to turn the volume down and she started asked me if i was for Trump. I told her that I don't pay attention to politics and that I just don't like listening to it period. She then told me that she cannot change the channel. Why is it that because I don't want to watch politics on the TV that I'm assumed to be conservative or a Trump lover?! She is rude and couldn't be further from the truth. Some people just need to let it go and allow people to enjoy lunch in peace. I won't be going back either! Former Customer read more

This place is a delight. The food is fresh and the staff is amazing. I am experimenting with a gluten-free diet (i know that screams "koo-koo") and I was nervous that this place couldn't accommodate me. Guess what -- they did. They can prepare most of the dishes as gluten-free and the waiter gave me several options to choose from. and the dish I got was DELISH. And my "normal" friends -- they loved their dishes too. And they are not bonkers like me -- they can eat anything. The only downside is that it is located in a strip mall -- but what isn't these days? Give it a try at once. read more