Fantastic food the chef Sui is incredible .She knows how to win the heart of a man, she's very nice, and very generous.it's one of the best Thai food I can eat outside of Thailand and I know what I'm talking about.I used to live in Thailand in the '80s where it was great and genuine authentic food.Great soup tom kha, and pink soup.The currys from Penang I had with crispy tofu, squid, it was very good, full of flavor.I don't understand, some customer, wrote terrible reviews.I'm sorry for them they had that bad experience.All in all I did not expect to find this quality of food in Asheville outside of Thailand or New York City.Keep up the good work. ??
Have been several times now and its is always fresh and delicious. I recommend the green curry is so far my favorite of their curries. The Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles are also delicious. Definitely recommend the fried eggplant skewers as well. Anyways, everything I have had here so far is great. If you like it spicy go for 4, I tend to be a 3 on the spice (and I like spicy foods), seems to be a good medium between spice and flavor, but the type of pepper they use on 4 is tastier, imo. Haven't tried a five yet! Anyways, go eat good food!
The server was very friendly and nice. For food we started off with the crispy calamari rings which was good. We enjoyed the hints of lemon and pepper and the sweet chili sauce. However there was a bit too much breading and some of the rings stuck together into a big clump. Next we got the Pad See-Ew with shrimp which was okay. The shrimp was very tender and fresh however the Pad See-Ew tasted a little too sweet and oily. Then we got the Eggplant Basil with pork which was also okay. The pork was a bit dry and burnt and I think the burnt taste from the pork affected the rest of the dish and caused it to not taste as intended. In the end I would definitely be willing to go back and try some of the chef specials like the wild ginger curry noodles and hopefully give Thai Pearl a better review like the ones I saw before we visited.
Drunken noodles, Tom kha soup, secret wife with chicken, papaya salad and pad Thai. Wow we ordered too much food, each portion could feed 2 people. Prices are affordable, food is fresh and so well seasoned. The veggies aren't soggy, fresh rolls are crazy good and crisp. This is the best Thai food I've had in North Carolina.
This was my 1st time at this place and let me tell you this was the best Thai Kitchen I ever tried it's so so delicious I definitely recommend to try this food and enjoy it it's so good I had questions add kiss you stir fry with pineapples and veggies it's so delicious just see the picture
The food is spectacular! Every time I come to visit family in Asheville I have to come eat at Thai Pearl! Food is amazing!
Best Thai food I have had! We tried so many dishes (larb salad, papaya salad, drunken noodles, green curry, wild ginger curry and Tom Kha), they were all fabulous. Our surprise favorite was the papaya salad. We frequently order papaya salad when we get Thai and the Thai Pearl rendition blew us a way. The food is perfectly spiced, super fresh and complex but not heavy. The service was absolutely lovely and just the right amount of attention.
My husband got a carry out order for three of us on Sunday evening and it was not good. The Tom Kha Gai soup was fairly good, but lacked the cream that you usually have in that soup.. The worst dish was the Shrimp Pad Thai. It was truly the worst we have ever had. It had brown limp noodles with no flavor. The secret Wife Stir fry was not bad tasting, but it looked like it had been cooked the day before and warmed up on Sunday. Terrible looking. We wonder if they had a substitute chef working that day.
My husband and I got takeout from this restaurant for dinner and we loved it! We were also very happy with how quickly it was ready: only about 20 minutes! Very large portions, so you get a good value and amount for what you pay.
Thai Pearl is a disrespect to Thai culture.I've lived in Hong Kong, and spent a considerable amount of time traveling in Thailand. I was told this was a fantastic Thai restaurant in Asheville. And when I saw they had Boat Noodles (Kuay Tiew Reua), and Yen Ta Fo on the menu - two very specific dishes that are rarely on a Thai restaurant's menu unless it is fairly authentic - I got very excited.First, we ordered fresh rolls. A simple item commonly found on many restaurant's menus which is hard to get wrong. When it arrived, I was shocked. The rolls were stuffed with raw red onion, and iceberg lettuce. Neither of which is typical in a fresh roll, and honestly made the dish taste more like a southern coleslaw without the sauce than anything else.Second, we ordered the Boat Noodles and Yen Ta Fo. The Boat Noodles arrived. In the photos I've included, you'll see what a typical Boat Noodle soup should look like (reference the very professionally shot photo), and the soup from Thai Pearl (reference the soup photo which is not very pink). The first red flag was the broth. Boat Noodle soup typically has a thick, hearty color. Instead, the broth was practically clear and utterly flavorless. And again, there were typical southern vegetables present which should never be in a Boat Noodle soup. The bowl was scattered with tons of sliced and julienned carrots. (Why??? I may never know.)The Yen Ta Fo looked far closer, with the tell-tale pink present (reference the photo of a fairly pink soup). However, the pink or red food dye used was where the resemblance ended. One of the staples of Yen Ta Fo is the presence of cuttlefish. Not only was this absent, but again, there were tons of carrots present in a dish which has no carrots in it.I certainly did not enjoy my meal. However, the saddest thing for me is that this is what the people of Asheville are introduced to as exemplary Thai food. Thai food has an incredible complexity which is a joy to experience. This was an embarrassment which brings shame to Thai culture.