Red Orchid

5439 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh - 15237
173 reviews
Thai
(412) 837-2467

Mediocre Thai takeout, curry, pad Thai, noodle dishes all too sweet. The red rice was really good. The dumplings were pretty good.

Red Orchid is a restaurant that serves traditional Thai foods. So far, I have eaten inside the restaurant one time, and I plan to visit again in the future. My husband and I enjoyed our samosas, dumplings, and green curry entree, but my husband felt so-so about his fried rice. The employees’ service was prompt and polite. Prices were reasonable.

We found this restaurant on a Google search looking for a BYOB restaurant. We arrived with a very nice bottle of wine but were told that they are no longer BYOB. I looked at their wine list and it consisted of very pedestrian low budget wines. I tried to explain that they on many sites online they still come up as a BYOB and I offered to pay them $20 to be able to open our wine and was refused. We did not order any of their wines. In my experience most places would have been accommodating but unfortunately they were not willing.The food was pretty good. I gave them 3 stars for the lack of understanding from the owner. They would have made more money accepting my offer and since we did not order any wine they actually lost money. Oh well.

I was expecting better with the reviews but…… very disappointed!! First the service was fast, but the food was horrible ordered chicken teriyaki and every piece of chicken was not edible, there was more gristle in the chicken than meat. Threw the whole thing in the trash. The only thing (edible) was the crab Ragoon even the rice seemed like it was hard and dried out. Waste of money

There hasn't been anything I have ordered yet that I don't like. I will say if you don't like extra spicy don't order a 10 . I did this first time and it was super hot ?. Next time got an 8 and it was still spicy, but good . The rice noodles are my favorite. ?

We had New Year's Eve dinner here and it was wonderful. Food was great and the service was sparse but good. I would definitely recommend!

Their food is so so good and accommodating to vegan/vegetarian. I got a sampler and the pumpkin curry soup which was to die for!! The rice also came shaped in a heart, so cute. It’s a really cool atmosphere inside and I can’t wait to go back :) Thank you so much!

When you are told it will be “5-10 more minutes” past the time you were told your carry out order was going to be ready that means it will be 30 mins to an hour on many occasions. I’ve arrived on time to pickup carry out orders from here on a ton of different occasions and the time it takes to get a few items ready gets longer and longer.Don’t bother ordering from here you will wait a lifetime to get your food. It never changes.

Tender slices of meat, most veges were fresh (carrots seemed canned), salad was fresh, house dressing was great... But my curry was like, mostly water, with very little flavor. Not enough rice to go with it either. Staff was quick and nice too.

First time trying Red Orchid last week and we’ve already been back twice since. The bubble tea is delicious. I’m partial to the chocolate, but Thai coffee is a close second. You can tell that all the produce is super fresh. Highly recommend getting an appetizer sampler platter to try a few of their appetizers at once. Drunken noodles, pad Thai, and red curry are my top three favorite meals, and can’t wait to try everything else.