We ate here on a Friday evening. The restaurant is located is a medium-sized shopping plaza along with other restaurants, a movie theater, etc. Parking wasn't an issue, though the lot was somewhat busy. We did not make reservations and arrived around 6 p.m. They still had maybe 1/3 of their tables available, but those continued to fill up as we dined. There is no outside dining here, but their interior seemed fairly large. They also had a large number of wait staff. However, they seemed to be on a 'shared table' arrangement, as we got a variety of servers at different times. That doesn't bother me as long as they all keep the order straight and the food comes out relatively soon. They did seem to skip over the 'drink order' first, then drink delivery, then 'food order' sequence. This sometimes has resulted (elsewhere) in not getting the drink order, but they managed it. Our party of 3 opted for a mix of noodle and curry dishes. We skipped appetizers as we were trying to avoid leftovers (at our hotel). Everyone enjoyed their food and we ended up with no leftovers. By the time we left (probably 6:45 ?) it was getting full, so if you are dining later you may want to see if they take reservations. I'd gladly return here for another meal if I was in the area.
This was my first time eating here and I couldn’t have been more impressed. Aside from the staff being friendly and the restaurant being nice and well kept, the food was absolutely delicious. The house salad was fresh and the peanut dressing was great. The soup they served, which I was told was just veggie soup, was so yummy. The Thai fried rice was SO GOOD - it was silky and flavorful. For my entree I got the Evil Jungle Princess (my first time eating curry) and it was amazing. Large portion and delicious sauce. Everything was cooked perfectly and simply just awesome. I would highly recommend this place for a satisfying Thai meal!
First and last time I ate here was before the pandemic. I was glad to see they stayed in business and were open! Fairly busy, brought a friend for lunch. We both selected a lunch special and I added crab puffs (appetizer). First came the crab puffs. Every time I've had crab puffs, they have been in triangles of fried wonton with a lump of cream cheese and a little imitation crab meat, barely discernable but still tasty. These were perfection! Folded in a spring roll wrap and fried, they were rectangular mini-burritos of crab meat (yes, imitation, but delicious!) With the perfect amount of cream cheese! Crispy little bites of delight, they were! Next was the salad with peanut dressing. They offer ranch or o&v, but peanut is the default. The green leafless were fresh and also included slices of cucumber and tomato. The tomato was a bit on the pale side, but I don't eat those or cucumbers anyway. We were served a small broth soup at the same time that had veggies and fresh cilantro leaves in it. Didn't eat much of it as the entrees were brought out.. My friend was pleasantly transported back some 40 years ago to when she lived in San Fran and frequented a Chinese restaurant that served dishes with flat rice noodles. That's what she had, with chicken. I had a dish in which the first ingredient listed was mushrooms. While the menu made no mention of it being spicy, the waitress asked if I wanted it to be, and without thinking I said medium. Not the best way to taste the mushrooms, that I love, but totally my fault. Still, it was a tasty chicken dish.
Massaman Curry was different enough from other curries and delicious enough to make me want some more and to try something else. Siam wraps great as well.
We've eaten Thai everywhere around the world, including Thailand. We live in Denver, and Yupha's is the best we have found in Colorado. They have some unusual dishes we've never tried and our usual dishes were far better than anything in Colorado or even Palm Springs.
Great food. They serve large orders so be careful regarding to your order quantities. It does make for great leftovers as well.We had pad Thai, fried rice, shared a salad (it was a large portion too) and spring rolls.Very tasty.
Had sweet and sour chicken. Also tasted the dish my wife got which was called the drunken noodle I think? Both dishes were good. Only took a star off because its not my favorite type of food (its my wife's) but still good. Service was good. We were seated fairly quickly and didn't have to wait too long for food. Good option for dinner and a movie since its next to the discount theater.
My favorite Thai food in Phoenix! I order here about once a week. I occasionally dine in and that’s awesome too. The restaurant is clean, the staff is super friendly and the food is delicious!
Not what it used to be. For years and years Yupha's food was outstanding. I ordered delivery tonight (as well as a week ago) and I got watery curry which wasn't even warm. I asked for it to be extra spicy, and it was mild. It's a shame, Yupha's appears to have gone way downhill.
Extra rude ppl!! The food has degraded, drunken noodle was gui.