Came in here after visiting long-time family friends that live in Bend who later decided to meet us…read morefor some eats in Portland proper before we headed back to Seattle. Let me tell you, if they had this place in Seattle, it would be poppin' for sure. Loved the decor, and the service was amazing. We were a party of 8, and they did the most to get us seated. They even combined two tables for us without too much wait. We appreciated this so much! This is one of those places where you order at the counter, and they bring your food to your table, although they also seat you. So you wait in line to order, and then you wait a little longer to get a seat. The menu is on a huge, lit-up billboard behind the counter, so you'll see folks crowded in that area trying to read it. The food was alright, no one was particularly blown away. I got a pho, and I would say it was okay. I think you come here more for the vibe and scratching that craving than for out-of-this-world food/flavors. The music is good, the servers were all super friendly, and it's a great vibe. Fyi, there's mostly street parking.

Came here for weekday lunch, and there was plenty of space. I got the pho train. Perhaps, I am…read moredying from a lack of good Viet food in NYC, but this tasted good to me. Rich broth and so much meat! Again, perhaps I have NYC standards. I have had better pho but I'm surprised by some of the hate that this place gets.

This somTum place is in downtown PSU area. The inside dining room is comfy, clean, and bright…read more Outside pet friendly is small but cozy. Our pup enjoyed the private area. Nan, our server was very nice and kind to open the outside section for our pup. She gave good recommendations on food and accommodated our preference. Thank you! We ordered Tum Tard, which is a combination of corn spicy salad and salted eggs, and all side dishes. Kor Moo yang, grilled pork shoulder with tamarind sauce, Moo Ping, Tub warn, pork liver with spicy sauce, and Tom Zab, spicy soup with pork ribs. All were delicious!! And we had some leftover for dinner. lol They also have a boba tea downstairs called "boba cat tea" which we will definitely try it next time.

Very cute decor with North Eastern Thai style cuisine. Open late night which is perfect for late…read morenight craving. We ordered Pa kao noi $39. I enjoy Tom zap pork ribs. Very tasty clear broth soup. I also really enjoy crying tiger paired with papaya salad & rice noodle & sticky rice. Our waitress is attentive & gives great recommendation for our first time visit here. Overall, if you love Thai Northeastern style cusine. Please give SomTum a shot. Will not disappoint you :)

My partner and I got the pad see ew and fried rice; both were fantastic. The service was excellent…read moreas well!

I ordered the lao style beef stir fry (Khua Khing) - this was a bit too salty and beef was slightly…read moreovercooked, and too heavy on the ginger (multiple pieces per bite) - not my favorite, but fine. Also ordered the crab fried rice, that was pretty good (the crab was maybe not the most fresh but still decent). Coconut mango dessert rolls were decent

We had a great time here and were impressed by everything from the ambiance, service, drinks and…read moreespecially the food! I saw a dish in others' reviews with is a stuffed bean curd with pork, crab and chestnuts and fried crispy on top of thin fried vermicelli noodles. That was absolutely delicious and unique (and garlicky!). I also had the short rib mussaman curry which was out of this world! The flavors of the curry were rich and peanutty, with chunks of perfectly cooked potatoes. The meat was thick and pretty tender. I got spicy level and it wasn't too much for me. Their spice level runs low here. It's served with roti and I got a side of sticky rice. The sticky rice was a very small portion for $4. Hubby had the tofu summer rolls which were fresh and healthy. He got the khao soi coconut noodle soup and the bit that I tried was very yummy. The noodles were bouncy, and the flavors all worked well. Their food and cocktails are presented to impress. Edible flowers, blinks lights in the cocktail... a cute date night spot. We sat inside a tuk tuk! Service was friendly and attentive. We happened to walk in during HH and got $1 off beers, $2 off cocktails and they have a small food menu with a small discount on all the items ($1-2 off).

Food & Service The crappy, too loud country music…read more But seriously, they worked so hard to create this lovely Thai ambiance, just to ruin it by making it sound like a Country Music Awards show.

A rare 5-Star. I'm a connoisseur of Asian soups, particularly Vietnamese Pho, Chinese Rice Noodle,…read moreand Cambodian Pork Noodle. The Khao Piek Sen here is my favorite in the city. Of note, the thick noodles are easy to chew, they don't slide off your spoon. Wonderful overall flavor. And for $10 (April 2024) the price is about $8 less for an equal sized bowl of Pho in Portland. BONUS: their Crispy Rice Salad is probably my favorite salad in the city. Be sure to add tofu or pork for just a little extra, as the oils from mix scrumptiously with the rice. The Lao (Vietnamese?) eggrolls are delicious and a deal. The guy who runs the cart is super cool.

This little food Cart packs big Flavaz. Some of best Chicken Wings in the City Hands Down and I…read moredon't say that Lightly. The Lao Sausages are absolutely incredible cook perfectly still juicy and full of flavor I'm telling everyone about this Spot it's just that GOOD!

This restaurant has great customer service and the food is fabulous! Would absolutely come back…read moreagain.

this is our late night after a night of dancing and drinking spot because of their late night…read morehours! the food always hits and its kinda fun to see the strangers you were dancing with 10 minutes ago walk in and eat with you!

Expensive and bland. Those two words sum up our experience perfectly. My wife and I were excited to…read moretry a new spot for our date day. It seemed promising when we arrived because the space is very cute and clean, with lots of greenery. The umbrellas and piano make the space look unique and enticing. We were greeted warmly and seated quickly. We ordered the non-fried spring rolls as a starter. They were not good and I regretted my choice. They were wrapped sloppily and seemed to lack filling. It reminded me of a moist sock sliding off of a foot. The veggie filling had a nice flavor, but the damp draping roll wrap grossed me out. I wished I could just toss them in a deep fryer. We decided to share the coconut curry noodles with tofu, and the okra dish, and we both added one samosa on the side. The curry noodles were shockingly bland. I did not taste curry at all, only coconut. Not a speck of curry flavor. It was weird, because the noodles were yellow...my brain kept expecting flavor that never came. It screamed for salt, and there was none on the table. It also left a bland, chalky coating on your tongue. The tofu in the dish was not good. The pieces were cut all different sizes and it had a musty bitter flavor that I was not expecting. I couldn't even eat it. I was also surprised that the dish lacked vegetables...it was garnished with raw red onion, cilantro, and some horrible dry store-bought brand crunchy noodles. I was shocked by how much I hated that dish. The okra dish was a little better (it actually had some flavor) but it was very one-note and I would not call it good. The main flavor I got was smoked paprika, which was kinda nice but overpowering, as it tasted raw and needed to be cooked through more. The tiny potatoes were raw which was really not cool. There's not much I hate more than undercooked potatoes. The eggplant was also undercooked and spongy. The okra was ok. Even the rice was not good. It was mushy and came in a pathetically tiny portion served in a small cup that was barely half full. The samosas were probably the worst thing we had. I wouldn't even call it a samosa. It was a tiny greasy triangle of mostly dough. There was a single pea and a tiny smear of overly-salty potato filling. I was shocked at how bad they were. My wife didn't even finish hers even though it was tiny. It was that bad. Worse than the food was the stupid robot waiter. We had to push a gross (obviously smeared and dirty) button to make the robot go away after bringing our food. And we could tell that the waitress was also annoyed by it, as she had to walk it through the restaurant like it was a toddler taking its first steps. So dumb. This was the worst and most expensive lunch I have had EVER. It is rare that I try a new place and don't like anything I try. It was kind of shocking, actually. I will never be back.

I visited another location 4 years ago during Covid and did take-out. Having enjoyed that…read moreexperience, we decided to try dine-in. A huge proportion of the menu is default vegan or can be ordered vegan, so we were spoiled for choice. We ordered: -Green Tea Lead Salad ($20) - spicy version -Ginger salad ($20) -Garlic noodles with tofu ($20) -Chickpea tofu curry ($23) -Stir-fried okra side dish ($8) Both salads were outstanding, with a wonderful array of crunchy textures, and great balance of sour and salty. The garlic noodles were a tad too salty, but otherwise tasty. The chickpea tofu curry was also fantastic, coming with a tomato-y sauce -- the tofu was firm and had wonderful texture. Service was a bit slow but friendly. Price level is pretty high compared to other Burmese spots in town. But the quality is there. Recommended.

Our second time here. Definitely worth the visit. Authentic Thai food which is very tasty and well…read morepresented. Service is also outstanding.

Tara Thai is so great. I work in the neighborhood and have made this one of my top go tos. I'm a…read morecreature of habit and I frequent enough that most the team knows my order by heart. Even when I call in Togo orders they know my name before I provide it. They're so accommodating and kind. I've never had a bad dish or experience here. Their patio is massive and a great option when the weather is right. I recommend this place to everyone I come across in the area. Tara Thai holds a very special place in my heart now and forever

Tried this place for the first time today. I'm impressed. Food was great, portions were generous,…read moreand the price was reasonable. I will definitely be back.

It's OK. Asked for thai hot, they gave me an extra container of dried chili peppers. Still not…read morethat hot. Food was alright, kinda bland.

I have mixed feelings about this place. The problem wasn't with the food. In fact the food was…read moredelicious. I got the Red Curry and it was so flavorful, like really good stuff. But when the lady in the food cart handed my order to me, she apologized because it was so hot. She handed me a tall plastic container stacked a carton of rice on top and gave me two napkins. The container was so hot to the touch that I thought I would drop it. I had a concert to go to at Moda but i tried cooling this down for 15 min. I thought it was cool enough but it wasn't. I was pretty hungry and took a bite and still burned my tongue because it was still scalding hot. I'm disappointed about that as I suffered the rest of my night at my event at Moda. However, the price was reasonable and the red curry was darn tasty, and it was a great portion size. It took about 20 min before it wasn't scalding hot but because it was a tall narrow container, it wasn't going to cool quickly. Why couldn't they have given a proper disposable bowl. That would have made it safer to eat and I probably wouldn't have burned my tongue. 20 min is a long time for food to cool down. I think this was a one off incident, but I want to post this to let the owner know, they shouldn't be serving scalding hot curry to their customers. Watch the temperature of your foods, please. I still loved the flavor so much that I will come back, hopefully when I don't have an event at Moda and hopefully it isn't scalding hot. I tried to take a pic of my dish but it came out blurry unfortunately as my smartphone camera was having issues, so sorry no pictures.

This place is not good. I'm sorry but.... No. Long review short: the food just lacks flavor. I…read moreordered a pad Thai with beef and while made fresh and hot to order, it just was not flavorful. I also ordered their tofu salad rolls and while the rolls were fresh, the peanut sauce that normally makes this basic dish great was horrible. It was almost as if they took some leftover curry juice, watered it down, and threw it in the bag. I wonder if they just ran out of peanut sauce? Even if so, this was not a good substitute. I came back a separate time just to order an original milk tea with boba and the boba was horrible (maybe old?) and the drink was very mid. Overall, keep moving. Freshly made, friendly service, but this is not good Thai food.