Thai Cafe

10/12/09

If you like real Thai food, you will be disappointed!

by Mandivola at Citysearch

I'm from the SF Bay Area and lived in the city of Chicago for 7yrs and I was sadly VERY disappointed by this Thai food. If this is the "best Thai that Indy has to offer" then we're in trouble! I have high expectations of Asian food from the amazing restaurants on the W. Coast and Chicago. So if you have never eaten at authentic places, you might like this place.

We ordered standard Thai food - Pad Thai and Green Curry. I swear the owner doesn't eat her own food! NO way! First off, they brought of fried noodles for our soup - yikes! And then no chopsticks...a sign that Asians and foodies don't dine there regularly.

The Pad Thai didn't have fresh lime or fresh basil on the side. The noodles were dry and had little flavor. Hot spice is NOT a substitute for good flavor.

My green curry had FROZEN green beans and tons of "filler" bamboo shoots. What happened the tasty fresh veggies like eggplant, peppers, mushrooms, etc. The beef was dry, fatty, and overcooked. Again, the flavors were masked with the spice instead of complementing.

The one redeeming quality of the food is that they have whole grain red rice.

It was busy on a Tues night, but the food was very disappointing.

• Pros: The owner was friendly and our server was nice and attentive
• Cons: The food was not authentic and had poor ingredients

01/07/09

Worst Thai in Indy

by beths138 at Citysearch

My food tasted off and after asking if I could get something else, I was told by the owner that I would have to pay regardless. Later that evening I was sick. After looking at the health dept website, it seems this restaurant had two critical violations last month. Why are they still open?

visit the mchd website to see the full report.

• Pros: none
• Cons: bad food, bad service

08/19/08

Unauthentic

by MalibuDoll at Citysearch

I have been eating at thai restaurants for years now, and have gotten to be a fairly good judge of taste and authenticity. This was by far the worst "thai" place I have ever been to. When I first entered Thai Cafe the ambience had me a little worried. They don't even attempt to make the place look like a thai restaurant. The owner was very pleasant however, and talked to us for a bit which I like. The menu also has a ton of vegetarian/vegan options which was fantastic, but most thai restaurants do and that is why I frequent them. The vegetarian spring rolls were good, but tasted identical to chinese spring rolls and not true thai. I had asked for the massaman curry originally, but they refused to add extra veggies so I got a different dish instead. The mixed vegetable dish I ordered was full of "filler" vegetables (i.e. cheap cafeteria-style stir-fry veggies) and I could not eat it. All other thai restaurants give you tons of broccoli, mushrooms, etc. in their mixed vegetable dishes, but not this place. The sauce also tasted chinese style. If you wish to experience true thai flavors, do not visit this place. If you just want glorified chinese food, then head right here.

• Pros: lots of vegetarian/vegan options
• Cons: ambience, authenticity