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    Vilai Thai Kitchen

    3.8 (209 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Rich M.

    This is going to be a very short review... although we were craving Thai food and this was one of the only places to eat at due to a holiday, this place was unfortunately a major disappointment. The inside is cute and quaint with the staff being friendly. The food in the other hand was a disappointment. The pad see ew was more of an Italian noodle dish and egg noodles were not used, it was flavorless. The yellow curry needed some more distinct flavor to pack a punch. The prices were high though portion size was decent. Unfortunately I don't think I'd be back to this place.

    Pad Se Ew noodles with beef - $15.99 - generous portion size - delicious! Plenty for entree-sharing
    I C.

    Solo craving for Thai food - it was around lunchtime - had a genius idea! Order from the LUNCH SPECIALS MENU - between 11AM - 3PM - and maybe I would have some leftovers for dinner or later. I placed an order for a single dish - Chicken Pad Thai - $12.99! Lunch Specials include a spring roll. It was a 30 minute drive one-way to pick up carryout but given how delish and authentic the food is here from my first visit (and the price point!), I went ahead and ordered. If you check out the Lunch Specials menu, just like I did, you will scratch your head. The only "real" classic Thai dishes included in the lunch specials are Pad Thai and Thai Fried Rice. No Thai curries. And then there are Thai "Bento Boxes," chicken tenders (??) and General Tso's (Chinese). A strange mix of lunch special menu items. The Lunch Special portion size was HUGE. I took a pic and video - have a look. Taste was delicious even though ofc not as piping hot and fresh as if I had eaten in. Carryout will NEVER compare to eat-in. There and back was literally an hour before I was able to dig into the Pad Thai back at the house - but honestly $12.99 (yes 13 bucks!) for what I got which lasted a couple extra snack-sized meals was totally worth taking advantage of the lunch special pricing! Delicious - even though the noodles stuck to each other and clumped together. I wish there had been a bit more chicken and veggies in the dish but otherwise, huge portion size and good value for the (lunch special) price. Vilai Thai continues to be our OBX no-frills-no-fuss-fairly-priced authentic go-to Thai restaurant!

    Thai pad fried rice with chicken
    Markiesa B.

    We came here as soon as we arrived in town since it was across the street from the hotel. The prices on the menu were decent and their menu was stuff I eat. It's a really small place inside no more than like 25 people can sit inside. The food was good I'll say that , my problem was the service. Our server was like a 12 old young girl. I honestly never saw any adults so I assume they were the cooks. The other server looked like maybe a high schooler. Can't blame the young girl because she's a kid but I thought child labor laws were a thing. I saw another little girl in the kitchen as well with no hair net on. Aside from the service the food was good.

    Pho
    Donald T.

    This is a small little (seemingly) family owned restaurant. Only about 7 or 8 tables in the whole place so not a place I would take a whole family hoping to get seated. My server who was probably about 10 years old was surprisingly knowledgeable but a typical kid who kept getting distracted and I had to ask several times for a water. Food however was a 10 out of 10! I had the Thai style Pho and a Seaweed Salad. The Pho was HUGE and very flavorful. I will back to try some more dishes.

    Beef Pad See Ew
    Jazlene G.

    A cute small restaurant that seems to be family owned. Service is very welcoming and kind. I ordered the beef pad see ew, which os usually my go to order for thai cuisine, and the beef panang curry. It was about a ~10 to 15 min wait, which is not bad at all! The beef pad see ew did not disappoint! Beef was super flavorful and tender. Noodles were a bit thinner than I was used to, but still delicious! Usually I finding pad see ew as quite a heavy dish, but this one was the perfect amount. The curry though... LOVED THE CURRY. Perfect to pour over rice. The sauce is seasoned very well, you can really taste all the spices and everything! Definitely recommend if you're in the area!

    Chicken and broccoli
    Jude T.

    I was trying to get a salad at the nearby salad place, but the time listed on G was wrong (on here it was right but I'd also seen a picture if the hour sign which was outdated on here). In any case, the salad place was closed...but I still wanted some veggies. So, into Villai I marched. I ordered the chicken and broccoli because it said it came with other veggies, too. A very young person took my order, so I assume this is a family business. My order was ready in about 15 minutes and boy was it delicious. The chicken was honestly my least-favorite part. The veggies and sauce were all just THAT good. They have plenty of typical Thai take out dishes on their menu, and I'm sure they are all good.

    Pad Thai
    Heather H.

    Out of the Thai restaurants down here, this one is the best! My husband and I came here a few minutes before noon on a Sunday. A little old Asian lady came and opened the restaurant, served us, and cooked our food! Her younger family members came in a bit later to work the front. I just love family owned and operated places! We had the fresh shrimp rolls, drunken noodles, and pad Thai. Food tasted amazing and fresh, the service and the people were so nice, and the restaurant was clean and while small, very nice. We will be back the next time we want Thai food!

    Sorry, the only picture we have is of the food in the trash.
    Ann C.

    Could not order by telephone as it stated their voicemail was full. So went in person to order. Ordered pad Thai and sweet and sour chicken. The pad Thai was nothing but noodles covered in an incredibly salty brown sauce with 2 TBL of finely shredded chicken. No more, no veggies, no peanuts, nothing. The s&s chicken was the orangest water we've ever seen with the same lame shredded chicken. Bonus: the few veggies in the orange water weren't bad. The young man working the counter was the pro of this awful meal. He was pleasant, friendly, yet professional. Will not return as we don't believe it would be any different.

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    3 months ago

    This was my first visit to this restaurant. The service was wonderful. Service was quick and food delicious. I highly recommend.

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    2 years ago

    Food was very good. We had the appetizer sampler, massaman curry. Small quaint restaurant.

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    I like this place. The staff is always great and the food is, too. One of my favorites restaurants when I'm in OBX.

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    3 years ago

    Wonderful quaint Thai restaurant. I eat a lot of Thai food and this was excellent! I hope you enjoy it too.

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