Came here thru the hype...Stick with the Thai Boat. Calamari was soggy, BBQ chicken was decent, and Drunken Noodles was alrite. Service was okay. Place can get pretty full quick. Would come back for Thai Boat only. Thai Boat 4.5/5
Got papaya salad. It says Laos style. It’s nothing compare to Laos. Sorry your papaya is not good. So much fish sauce with pepper only. Nothing compare to your picture you post in your site.
Falls very short of the average Thai eatery expectation. Got the yellow curry, pineapple curry and tom kha soup. Feels like the food was made to order from instant or other curry sauces. Lack even the average taste that we have started to expect. I would skip this place next time or try something else.
So glad we decided to make the 30 min drive to this place. Was craving boat noodles, and they did not disappoint. Very flavorful! We also had fried wontons (barely any cream cheese), Lao style papaya (in my personal opinion it tasted more like Thai style), oyster shooter (freaking delicious but 3.50 for one shooter), and mango sticky rice (Yumm)
I typically go to Rao at least once a week whether I’m ordering out or eating in. I’ve never had any issues with the food or service until today. I ordered two pad thai orders via their online ordering system and received probably the worse service ever. I picked up my order: one I had requested to be spicy and the other mild. Once I came home and opened the plates, I realized neither were spicy like I had requested. Being someone who goes their frequently and orders the same dish, I knew my order was incorrect. I called Rao and spoke with “Bella” around 4 pm today. I told her I put in an online order and one order was made incorrectly. She asked what the issue was and informed her that one was not made spicy as I had requested. She told me that it is normal for it to not be made spicy even though I had requested it to be spicy. She said that I could throw some spicy sauce on it and it would be the same as being cooked spicy or next time I went in, she would provide me with a spicy sauce to put on my pad Thai. I told that in my previous experiences at Rao or any other Thai restaurants, I was never told to just “throw some spicy sauce in it”. Then she told me that the cooks will purposefully make it mild because people call and complain their food is too spicy. I told her that I have never had those issues and then she started interrupting me and cutting me off saying that there’s nothing for her to do. I told her offering me hot sauce or making excuses does not compensate for my order not being made correctly. Then she said “so what do you want me to do? Obviously you think I’m making excuses about your food”. I said “ma’am I called to let you folks know my order was made incorrectly. So if you stop cutting me off…” and then she cut me off again and stated “I’m not cutting you off. You want the order again? I’ll make a mild one..okay bye.” And hung up the phone on me. Then I called again and said “ma’am why did you hang up on me?” And she said “must’ve gotten disconnected” while telling the cooks I wanted a mild pad Thai. I said “ma’am, I told you my spicy pad Thai needs to be made again. Please stop cutting me off. I’m just asking for this to be fixed. You didn’t even provide me an ETA”. And she said “I’m not cutting you off. You have to wait 30 mins, we can’t expedite your order..we have others to serve first”. She was just so rude for no reason. I run a bakery and I have been stressed, working alone yet I would never be this rude to a customer. I will no longer be going to Rao. This woman Bella made me feel uncomfortable for asking for a mistake by the restaurant to be fixed even though I was asking politely. I didn’t even ask for my money back. That is no way to act with a customer. Please support a business that provides better customer service.
I ate here with my wife and her family. The food was ABSOLUTELY delicious. The taste and smell of the food made me miss Thailand. If you're looking for authentic Thai food, this is THE ONLY place I'd recommend to you.
The Boat Noodle was delicious and flavorful. The condiments on the side offer the spice you look for in Southeast Asian Cuisine.
Worst Thai food I have ever eaten. The drunken noodles had very little chicken, one tiny slice of a bell pepper and a few onions. Additionally, it was a very small portion and extremely greasy. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. Although I live very close to this establishment, I will travel to get better food.
Authentic Thai food. Spice level 10
Amazing food! Friendly service.