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#135 of 2,019 Restaurants in Austin
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Reviewed January 11, 2023 via mobile

We were able to get in right away. My husband and I ordered the Mai Thai fried rice and the Pad Kee Mao noodles, both were absolutely delicious! The staff was efficient and the service pretty fast. Would recommend

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed March 15, 2022

I was working at SXSW this March and ate at a different restaurant downtown near the Convention Center every day. I was surprised to find this little "hole in the wall" Thai restaurant, I have lived in Austin for 15 years and had never heard...of it. It's small, it's unpretentious but it's REALLY good! Super authentic, reasonably priced, quick enough to get in and out for lunch on a busy day. If you like Thai food I recommend finding it and checking it out. One of the days I ate there it was cold outside and the soups were really warming. The servers can answer questions and make recommendations.More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed February 4, 2022 via mobile

W ordered 4 dishes. 2 were good and 2 were terrible, ordinarily , Sugary sauce. Nothing special. Not tasty . Slow service.

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed February 14, 2020

This small restaurant is right downtown Austin. Since we were planning a larger feast for Valentines evening, we wanted something on the light side for lunch. We found it. The lunch special included coconut milk soup. Usually, the luncheon soup in so many places is...lightly seasoned broth, but this offering was chock full of chicken and fresh mushrooms. The entrees were the typical Thai offerings, and at $9 (including the soup) were a real bargain. My wife had the Pad Thai Cashew, with pork. I opted for the Thai Ginger, with scallops (a $2 supplement). Both were excellent, with the perfect sized serving of brown rice.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed February 8, 2020

Nice Thai place close to convention center. Pad Thai was better than average. Host was working his butt off. I noticed a ton of take out orders.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed January 21, 2020

Easy dinner - made a reservation for 6pm on a Sunday. Did not need to (but better safe than sorry). Server was very attentive. I like spicy, often get Thai hot - their heat levels are a bit higher than my experience so maybe start...one level lower than your usual. Portions were very generous, the substitutions I requested were accommodated graciously (I like more veggies, no rice). Tom yum soup was good, a little sweet. My chu-chi salmon was very good, would have liked a slightly crisper skin. Two at the table had tofu-basil (Pad Kra Prao), very happy with their choice. My son said his chicken satay was good. We all enjoyed our dinner. Would give a 4.5 if rating scale allowed.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed January 7, 2020 via mobile

I went with my husband and his friends’ family and it’s so joyful to visit this restaurant. The appetizers are yummy such as Chicken Satay, Fried Egg Tolls, Fried Coconut Shrimp. The foods are tasty and in a big portion. I’m Thai and I’m good...with cooking Thai foods so I can say that it’s a good or bad after taste and yes the foods here are awesome. I asked the helpful waitress named Ms Jojo to suggest any spicy menu for Thai people like me and she told me to try Lad Nah Noodle. It’s not a spicy menu but if you add 2-3,teaspoons of roasted Thai chilies in it, you’ll get very hot and spicy dish haha. I’m glad this restaurant keeps a good standard of Thai taste. Its location is in downtown so it’s hard to find a parking lot in front of the restaurant so I suggest you to walk there and park your car at parking space nearby.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed November 23, 2019

Delicious authentic Thai food. Busiest with pick-up/ take-out orders, so seating was not a problem. Use apps to order your takeout or order on site to go (15 minute wait).

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed November 7, 2019

Food was great, busy but was able to get a table by just walking in. Only a 10 minute wait. 25-30 minute wait time for our food. Friendly staff. They could probably use more wait staff as too many tables for just 2 wait staff...but overall good visit. Will visit again.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed August 19, 2019 via mobile

I’m picky about my Thai but this place was crazy good! We went for lunch and it measured up to Thai in bigger cities!

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed July 18, 2019

We walked in and got seated right away. The food was very good. You can opt for brown rice which was nice. The servers were very responsive.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed July 13, 2019 via mobile

Place open till midnight. Went there last night and loved it so much me and the wife went back again tonight. Great food and nice service even at 11:30 at night!

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed July 10, 2019

A good thai restaurant with lots of choices.. really enjoyed all the food. Shared a bunch of appetizers and a few entrees with several people.

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed July 2, 2019

Excellent food. NO to doordash.com. Person left my food at another building after calling me 6 times for directions. I hope this person doesn't work at the restaurant......i even texted a picture of the front of the building. Geesh!

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed June 12, 2019

I love Thai food and saw this restaurant near where I was staying and walked in. I had Salmon and it was good but smothered in too much sauce for my taste. It was a good cut of Salmon. I would probably go back and...try something else. It would be more fun to share dishes with a group.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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Mai Thai Restaurant is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5