It took me a while to write this review. Yupha's already had so many reviews I figured it didn't need another one. But after almost 70 reviews, I think it should have higher than a 4. This has been my favorite Thai restaurant for 2 years running now, and every now and again I try other Thai restaurants that just aren't as good. Yupha's is exceptional. It is exceptional compared with other Thai places in the Phoenix area, and it is exceptional in comparison to Thai places I've tried in other cities, too. Their Pad Thai beats any other I've tried, and they offer fancier dishes that are always incredible: things like shrimp and eggplant, duck, and lamb. The curry puff appetizer is to die for, and they have lots of tasty salads that are fun to share. I usually pass on dessert when I eat out, but Yupha's offers really tasty, subtle desserts in reasonable portions: sweet sticky rice, rose-scented custard, and homemade coconut ice cream are all amazing. There are other good Thai restaurants in town, and you should support those, too, if you like them, but Yupha's is truly incredible, and if you've been meaning to give it a try, do. read more

One of our absolute favorites. Highly recommend their Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Drunken Noodles, Hot and Sour Soup, and Tom Yum!

Best Thai restaurant in the east valley! I've had lunch and dinner there a number of times and both experiences have been great. The number of times I've been there for lunch it was packed. Lunch seems to be the better deal. You get more for the money. Dinner is more expensive and it seems like you get a little less. I think it's because the lunch specials come with a spring roll, soup, and salad. (Soup and salad is all you can eat....as long as they don't run out.) Other Thai restaurants I've eaten at skimp on the meat. Not Yupha's. It's not like they pile on the meat, but you can actually find meat. The Thai dishes are amazing and fairly authentic. Be forewarned that if you order dishes extra hot, you'll not be able to taste anything else after the first dish. The servers are very friendly and provide good service. The place is kept very clean and looks more upscale for a non franchise Asian restaurant. The restaurant is a good size. read more

My favorite thai restaurant in the Phoenix area. Great panang curry, drunken noodles, and a tasty orange chicken lunch special that they will sometimes make even when it isn't a special. If they ever start delivering food, I'd probably order three times a week. read more

We've eaten at many different Thai restaurants and this is my favorite. I love their red curry.

Don't get me wrong -- love Yupha, love the food, the service (most of the time) and the decor. Last night was a real turn-off. We arrived at 820 for dinner. Still had about 4 tables of people and they willingly sat us. from that point forward it was rush, rush rush. we gave drink orders immediately, but when asked two minutes later for our food order and we asked for one more minute we were told the kitchen was closing in 10 minutes. so we quickly ordered all our food (including dessert). first appetizer came out at lightening speed and was delicious. Our two main dishes came 5 minutes later. dessert a few after that. then, about 10 minutes into eating our food, they started moving furniture around, turned on the bright overhead lights and started cleaning for the night. the cashier came over and gave us our bill, telling us she needed to close out the computer now. one server swept up our wine glasses though my dining companion still had wine in it (she stopped her). when we asked about the rush, we were told that the servers had to catch the bus (admittedly, service runs sparsely in our area at night). But, if you want to have your restaurant closed by 9, put out your closed sign by 815 at the latest...don't take us in and then rush our through our meal. we ended up taking half of it home. read more

Just had a great birthday dinner for my husband here. Attentive staff, yummy food, and a birthday dessert... couldn't ask for more. Highly recommend and will be back. read more

The place was empty and there were a lot of servers, nonetheless, service was slow and inattentive. The prices are good but food isn't that great. Similar priced places have food that is a lot better. Food was mediocre and thai rolls were not good. Not many items to choose from on the menu either. read more

One of my favorite places to eat in the valley! Great food and prices, I also really love the overall atmosphere and decorations. Highly recommend read more

I absolutely love this place! I've been here four times-3 during lunch and once during their dinner hours. The prices are good, food is upmost quality, service is amazing, place is clean and Yuppah's Thai kitchen provides an excellent atmosphere. They offer a large selection of appetizers, Thai drinks, dessert, noodle dishes, entrees, and alcoholic beverages (have not tried yet). My boyfriend and I always get their drunken noodles and the simple, but good salad bar they offer during lunch. I recently tried their Thai iced tea and it made my day! Curry puffs are worth the time. Dinner is a bit pricey for two college students but still worth the go since the foods offered on the dinner menu are not available during lunch and of course, the food is still drool-worthy. Thank you Yuppah's for making me finally enjoy Thai food :) read more

This was an amazing dinner! We usually do not go for Thai food because it's just not our favorite. However, every dish was amazing! Will definitely be ordering from here more often! read more

My favorite Thai restaurant. Food is always good, no matter what I order.

I saw this resaurant when I went to the discout movie theater. Since I like Thai food I had to try it. Very glad I did. Really good food - full of flavor. The special seafood dish was full of fresh seafood and had a sauce with lots of citrus notes. The people running this are very friendly. I got medium heat with some trepidation since I can not eat extemely hot food. It was just right, spicy but not burning hot. If you like your food really hot I would get hotter. read more

It's an awesome thai restaurant and their peanut sauce at salad bar is a thing to die for. My office is not very far from this place and everyone in my team is always ready when we decide to go to Yupha's. This place is generally packed at lunch, so advise is to call before if you have a large party. As with every thai restaurant, if you are vegetarian ask them to avoid fish sauce. Highly recommended overall !!! read more

Four of us ate dinner here last night for the first time. The place was reasonably full but there was no waiting line. The food was good, but since I have only been there once, I cannot agree or disagree that they have the best Thai food in the area. I can say, however, that the service was poor. It took several minutes for our waitress to come to the table after we were seated. One of our party wanted to take a few more minutes with the menu, so the waitress started to leave. I asked her if she wanted to take our drinks order and she allowed as "oh, yeah, I guess I could do that," almost as if it were a strange request. She did bring the drinks, but then we did not see her to place our food order for a while. Once we did order, the food was a bit slow to come out. Once we were served, the service was a bit better, but there's room for improvement. read more

Business hours indicate they close at 9pm; at 8:45 the hostess started badgering and rushing us to basically hurry up and finish. At 8:55 they flashed the lights on and off so that patrons "get the hint" to leave. At 9:05 they basically escort you out the door. Foodwise,I had the Yupha's seafood feast and it was horrible. Will never return. read more

Living in the middle of Chain-Restaurant Hell, it is refreshing and exciting to find such a great Restaurant. The food is delicious and the prices are very reasonable. We love the lettuce wraps, coconut chicken soup, and Drunken Noodles. They have even added a Jazz Trio on the weekends. They are located next to the Tempe dollar cinemas, so you can take in a cheap movie too. FYI I recommend ordering your food "mild" to start. It will still be spicy. read more

I have been coming to Yupha's for years! I used to live right down the street and took it for granted and crave it all the time! Best thai food around! read more

Excellent food, excellent service and nice ambience. We went there on a Thursday night and the restaurant was consistently full the time we are there. Definitely check out if you love Thai. Green curry is amazing! read more

Love the red curry. Not a fan of drunken noodles because there is egg in it. Definitely my favorite for curry though.

Best Thai food in AZ. Period. I've eaten at at around 25 Thai places in the area and nothing comes close to Yupha's. Pretty much everything is great, but definitely try the Pad See Ew. It's FANTASTIC! read more

Delicious, flavorful food and decent prices. Service is pretty good as well. They have an extensive vegetarian menu and a variety of items. I love this restaurant and have been here many times, and will continue to come back. read more

This is, by far, the best Thai restaurant we've been to in Arizona so far! We went on a Sunday around 1pm and they were not busy at all. Maybe 4 or 5 tables of people. They offer their lunch specials...even on weekends, which was great. All you can eat soup and salad bar comes with the lunch specials too! I ordered the pad see ew with tofu, medium spicy, and the bf got the fried rice with tofu, hot. Then we headed to the soup and salad bar. The salad was not your typical iceberg lettuce, but a great mix of kale and cabbage, and maybe some lettuce too. There were cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, red onion and green onions to add to your liking and a peanut dressing that was super yummy! The soup was a vegetable soup that was broth with diced veggies in it. I was barely 2 bites into my salad when our entrees arrived! I snuck a taste of my noodles, before finishing my salad and soup, and then devoured my pad see ew. It was just wonderful! Perfect heat level for me, not oily and super flavorful! The bf LOVED his rice too! Said he could easily eat it everyday. Everything tasted so fresh! They even had Kiltlifter beer. We have found our new go to Thai place! read more

Yupha's is a great lunch spot. It is usually full for lunch hour during the week so we usuLly go early at 11 or late at 1. The food is good and I love their warm peanut sauce on the salad and the soup while mostly broth is very tasty. read more

mild pad thai not so mild, more like working out and sweat hot. other than that, the food was decent.

Food is good. Ambience just so so. Would be nice if they had booths. I've been here three times and I always end up facing the wall. I had some sort of Sweet and sour chicken. It was made with fresh ingredients - no bottled sweet and sour sauce. The sauce was also fresh tasting. Also, there are no salt shakers on the tables. What's the deal with that? read more

loved the pad garlic Thai and Thai iced coffee. loved it. will visit here again. it's amicable environment too.

I really liked my food and the ambiance here. I started with the golden curry puffs which were delicious. I was a bit nervous since I dont really care for curry but I was pleasantly surprised. I had the Drunken noodles as my main dish with xtra egg and no meat. I love the flavors and could taste the freshness. It was a little lite on the basil. This was disappointing but not a deal breaker. I finished with the sticky rice and custard which did not disappoint. My only complaint is that the restaurant smelled a little stuffy. I will definitely return! read more

The food was ok spicy was not spicy and the Thai tea was a bit to sweet but all in all not bad. The service was a completely different story! I haven't had service this bad in a long time. The waitress came over asked us if we had been there before we said no and she just walked away it took another 10 minutes before she came back by and took our orders didn't answer any questions seemed bothered by our order. Another waiter brought our food and drinks and we didn't see the waitress again until she dropped the check and left without a word. We waited about ten mins to pay and finally gave up and went to the front to pay we complained but they didn't really address our concerns. I won't return because I felt like my business was more of a bother read more

Elegant, upscale and modern decor. Classical music. Friendly, helpful and super fast waitresses. We had: Pad prew wan, medium hot, it was delicious, nice balance of sweet and sour; Pad prik khing, sauce was nice texture and balance of spices was best I've had; Homemade coconut ice cream had a light flavor perfect to cleanse the pallet and had a sorbet texture. Brown rice was too dry. I can't wait to try their noodles! read more

Yupha's gets a lot of buzz, so I decided to check it out. In a word, this place is "meh." The food wasn't bad - it was just mediocre. At any rate, Yupha's definitely doesn't live up to all the hype. I was actually more impressed with the food at Thai Rama on University (just east of Rural). read more

The food is great but a bit salty. Btw, i have had the drunken noodle.

Is it me? I just can't seem to find "the best" Thai restaurant here in AZ. I have visited Yupha's twice and have had good experiences on both occasions. My husband loves the drunken noodles and I thoroughly enjoyed the Pad Thai. We've also tried the sampler appetizer (yummy) and the Tom Yum Goong soup...way too salty! The kids haven't developed a palate for Thai food, so we ordered the American style kids meals they offer, chicken nuggets and fries, disgusting! The kids meals tasted worse than generic brand processed frozen food you would get at the grocery store. Luckily, the desserts made up for their disappointment...the sticky rice and fried banana desserts were excellent (just wish it was bigger!). I am used to amazing Thai restaurants in Northern California, so I am probably biased with my rating. I will visit again, but considering they are a little pricey, probably not more than a few times a year. read more

Wonderful!!!! Loved it!! Awesome soup & salad bar too! Very generous portions, definitely got a lot for your money... Would definitely come back!! read more

AMAZING!!!!! This place is my go to for curry, I like to get the yellow curry. Love the atmosphere the staff are very friendly and nice. Overall great experience and will be going back to get more of their yummy food read more

I thought the service was good and it is a very pretty restaurant. But, my good was just okay. I ordered a beef salad and while the flavor was good, the meat was really tough and it was hard to eat. The Tom Kah soup I had was a nice sized portion, but I thought the spice (heat) overwhlemed the flavor. read more

The restaurant ambiance and food was very good. We are vegetarians and often struggle to find good food outside and this was a perfect place for us. We ordered Buddha's delight and other tofu curry with rice. It was delicious. The prices are reasonable. read more

#304 w/ chicken was great as was the red curry w/ tofu. Wine costs about same as an entree so water might be the preferred beverage.

The red curry is good not great..Good price and good service. I recommend coming during dinner time for more options.

Yupha's is great! Don't be put off by it's strip mall location (or paper napkins); this place is casual yet still nice enough for date night. My husband and I have been there for dinner twice and we thoroughly enjoyed both meals. Our food was served warm (hot, even) by pleasant and competent wait staff. As others have mentioned, the Drunken Noodles are outstanding. We've tried two desserts: the sticky rice with mango, and sticky rice topped with coconut ice cream - both were excellent. We found the crab puffs to be a little oily so we'll skip them next time. I also like that they serve (non-alcoholic) beverages in a carafe so there's no wait for refills. Their prices are just a smudge high - two ice teas, two entrees and one dessert came to right around 45.00. We'll stop in for lunch next time to check out the buffet. read more