Thai Fresh Restaurant & Catering

Great family owned business. The staff is amazing and friendly. It's a beautiful restaurant with made-to-order food. I love the atmosphere and I love the staff here, but I am big on Thai food and everything just lacked flavor... It just tastes watered down. The egg rolls were good.

I never write reviews, but this restaurant deserves it. I went here with my friends for lunch and our overall experience was AMAZING, GOOD LORD! The service was spectacular; waiters were super friendly, always checking up on us, and initiating conversations with us and other customers around us. The atmosphere was really welcoming, and we loved every second we were there. We order thai iced tea, chicken & beef pad thai, egg rolls, and fried wontons. The thai iced tea was some of the BEST thai tea we’ve ever had, and the little bear was the cutest addition. The pad thai was very filling and delicious. The beef, especially, was perfectly soft and wonderful. I got a lvl 3 expecting it to be somewhat spicy, but it wasn’t at all. If you’re looking a spicy dish of pad thai, I recommend going higher and getting a 4 or 5. Our money was well spent and we will definitely be returning!

Love the Tom Yum there! Som Tum is solid. Stir fry mango is a great surprise. Angel's wings with good filling!

Placed order via phone when I was about 10 miles away. Phone was answered quickly and staff was friendly on the phone. Advised order would be ready in about 30 mins. Arrived for pick up and unfort they needed another 30 mins. Received a free Iced Thai Tea for the delay. I had ordered chicken satay, spring rolls, drunken noodles, massaman curry, and lemongrass chicken. Everything was delicious! Looking forward to visiting again.

We both had pad se eiw with salad for lunch. So much food and so delicious! Waiter was fast and so was the food.

Great Thai food! This place has been here for a while (a decade or more) and it’s always been awesome. Definitely recommend it.

First time here , friend wanted to show me her favorite Thai... and now my new 😍 one of my favorite places...

Food is absolutely delicious. Service is excellent. Love the interior design. Clean restroom. Recommend!!

Still my favorite Thai restaurant in all of Oregon for 13+ years Best Papaya salad (Thai spicy) Best Laab (Pork + Thai spicy) And Best Pad Thai (I don't like Pad Thai from anywhere else)

Menu is expansive. Noodles, soups, fried rice, curries, misc entrees, and 10 appetizers. (Nice interior). Ordered sweet & sour fried pork. Sleeping prawn spring roll (a whole shrimp in each). Pok Tak lemongrass soup, real crab in the seafood. Each was delightful and tasted very fresh. 4 stars for now. Will try them again.

I've been coming here for years and this spot never disappoints!! Their menu is spot on, the service is always on par, and the atmosphere is relaxing. I recommend their Tom Kha soup and Drunken Noodles!

If you're a Thai food lover like I am then this is the spot! Authentic family owned Thai restaurant hands down one of my new favorite spots I'll be eating at on the regular! Prices were absolutely fair the service was amazing, The family that owns it is nothing but nice and also Hella funny! The ambiance was absolutely pleasant! I give this spot a 10 out of 10 well done!

Tried Thai Fresh for the first time about two weeks ago. I stopped in for dinner before my flight at PDX. I'm glad I did. I ordered drunken noodles with chicken gluten-free. To my surprise it was really tasty. Most of my experiences with gluten free drunken noodles is that it's not very flavorful as the sauces that contain gluten are left out and these sauces make a big difference in the taste. Now if their gluten-free Pad Kee Mao was good, the original dish must be great! I will definitely return to try other dishes.

Saturday early afternoon, table for 2 couples.Service was friendly and reasonably quick. The reasons for only 4 stars; The sause that was served with our 2 orders of salad rolls was warm, think, and tasteless. Now granted, my date and I had colds, but still, we could taste other food but not this sause. My date's order of egg noddle rodna also lacked much flavor and was ordered "mild plus" but came mild minus. We told our waiter that we were interested in desserts as he was cleaning up. He eventually came back to take our dessert orders but without menus we were clueless. He brought menus and disappeared. By the time the guy got back to our table, a good 10+ minutes later, we'd lost our appetites and changed our minds. My order of lemongrass chicken was very good and our guests were pleased with their's. I will come back and give them another try.

Yup still never disappoints! To add to the review, must order the amazingly concocted cocktails! Best date night place and they can host private parties in their side room! We had a party of 15 no problem! The place is always decorated and fab! Order their appetizers too! Love this locally owned restaurant! Support Asian Owned Businesses!

We got.., Seafood Tom Yum Soup~ so good! Lots of seafood - shrimp, clams, scallop, white fish, and very flavorful. The Crisp Whole Fish ~ deep fried pomfret fish & Honey Citrus Chicken - my daughter loved it & the house-made sauce. The drinks were excellent- Tom Kha Martini & Mango Cocktail. The Shrimp Salad Rolls were big & the house made peanut sauce was really good! Always got to get the Thai Tea, would've have gotten more but they were still brewing more. Which is a good sign because they brew their own tea.

Im very excited to announce today that I have finally found a place that nailed papaya salad!! So much flavor and spicy is actually spicy!! Most places have it more sweet but i think this place actually uses padek -- fermented fish sauce (at least it sure tasted like it!) we also ordered the pad thai -- has a nice wok flavor and was pretty tasty thai pillows? -- deep fried wonton stuffed with crab+cream cheese was also very fresh. Crunchy on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside red curry -- also ordered spicy but this one was a bit salty more than anything.. i actually ended up taking most of it to go and added bunch of sugar which helped lollll overall, its a not too shabby hole in the wall! friendly service and place is actually quiet clean!

I highly recommend this Thai restaurant! The food was delicious and the staff was amazing!

Picked up pad thai to go. Ordered one shrimp and one chicken as I am allergic to shellfish. When we go to finally sit and eat our food, I took a bite of my CHICKEN pad thai and realized it tasted like it had been prepared with the shrimp. I immediately spit it out and had to throw the whole thing away. My wifes noodles were dry and stuck together in one unyielding lump. $50 order and I get no dinner. Really disappointed as we were excited to try this place as it had more good than bad reviews. It wasn't the worst thai food I've had but it was no where near good. I'd look else where in quality thai.

This is a standard classic place to go for lunch. They recently raised the price a little, but it's still a pretty great deal. During lunch time you get an entrée which comes with either spring rolls or wontons or a salad. Get the spring rolls. Delicious. The food is enough that you take some home and have a second meal. I am a bit fan of the Pad Se Ew. My secret is to order it with tofu and ask for those tiny baby corns to come with it. Super yummy! They have a good spice rating scale. You know how sometimes you can't tell when you go to a place just how spicy it will be? Theirs is pretty clearly laid out and they stay true to it. Plus, if you are a real spice-loving person, you can ask them to bring out some spices and they gladly accommodate. Lastly, whatever you get there will be delicious. But you should definitely try the Thai iced tea. I am a huge fan of the way they mix theirs.

Consistently great service and food. We have the Thai Sweet and Sour Chicken + Pad Thai every time ... so tasty! The interior is awesome ... each table introduces Thailand ... guests get a history lesson. Thanks Aroon and the 'Thai Fresh family and crew"! We will definitely keep coming back!! Robb and Russ

I heard good things from others in the area, though it was expensive. Unfortunately, everything we had was mediocre at best. I ended up going with the Honey Citris. Nothing was evenly cooked. My carrots were chunky and raw, long over cooked stringy green onions, the pineapple looked and tasted like it came from a can. The peppers were slightly undercooked, but should be cut in half to be large bite size chunks. The pork was breaded (not mentioned in menu). Everything just seems forced into a dish and yet, missing something that I couldn't put my finger on. We ordered veggie salad rolls. It felt like I was eating rice noodles wrapped in lettuce, wrapped in rubbery rice paper. It lacked any sense of flavor. The peanut sauce was also oddly oily rather than creamy. My girlfriend order Tom Kah. She thought it was just ok, and like I said for my meal, it seemed it was missing something. There were 3 huge slices of ginger (2-3")and 4 shrimp. I really wish it was better, but I couldn't find much positive other than the friendliness of staff. I don't see ourselves going back.

Amazing!!! Gave me free egg rolls! Great portions! Flavorful and cheap!!! I got the yellow curry my favorite

This place is hands down my favorite spot in SE, the owners are amazing and the food and drinks are always spot on.

This was my first time here with my fiancé everything was delicious! The young gentlemen that was attending us was very Attentive and friendly. Definitely Will be back for more. Please try this place out you will not regret!

I had higher expectations considering the amount of reviews and being 4 stars but nope, just nope. Not very pleasing at all. The place is almost empty, I think there's one other table in the room next door.. There is a lady sitting behind the bar which I'm assuming is the owner.. she's just on her phone the whole time.. A guy comes out to take our order, I order the Pad Se Ew with no eggs (requesting vegan) but I forget to ask for tofu, yet he doesn't ask what choice of meat I would like. He probably forgot.. I mean as a server I forget too sometimes. But when you forget on top of what's about to come.. it's no bueno. He goes into the kitchen, I am waiting for him to come out so I can request tofu.. but he just goes back and forth in the kitchen. Finally get his attention because I don't want to bother the boss lady hiding behind the bar on her oh so busy phone. He says, "oh I forgot to ask" and so that was forgivable. My dish comes out first, I take a bite and it's salty.. oily.. and best yet.. no sign of pepper flakes .. as in I ordered medium spicy.. It's extremely oily.. like I kind of don't want to eat it anymore oily. I assume the oily content made my noodles extra slimy. Ugg, disappointed already, we see my boyfriend's dish come out and looks suspicious too. Even though I'm going vegan, I take a bite of his avoiding the meat and eggs.. for the sake of this review and it taste oddly sour and weird.. they remembered to add the spice to that one at least. We always read reviews or ratings for a restaurant before going and now I have to pay extra attention to their vegan/vegetarian friendly reviews and one guy gave it 1 star saying tofu tasted horrid.. well everyone else gave them 4-5 star reviews and I kept in mind he tofu comment. Yea well.. that person was right. I had a few okay pieces of tofu and as I dug deeper into my plate of noodles, it started tasting/feeling stale.. yuck. It was even hard to chew. I took 4-5 bites and started to show my facial expression of disgust and waited for server to come back out so I could ask for spicy sauce but yet again... he's going back and forth teaching what I assume a new dishwasher .. the works. I contemplated adding this into the review but I noticed the boss lady glance up once to check.. but she looked so quickly back down that I couldn't even grab her attention. Speaking of which, the server didn't even once ask us how everything was and sneakily came to refill the boyfriend's water once and slipped away. If this review is turning you off, I'm doing my job. My boyfriend wanted pad thai so we find pad thai and what we ended up with was disappointment.

Sat down for a late lunch early dinner. The food was so good I was grateful to have lots left over to bring home! One of the owners, Mo, was our waitress and she was amazing. Super fun, quirky and high spirited, she made us feel so welcomed! Definitely coming back here!

Thai Fresh is a cute little place hidden away in between a street where you're likely to get stabbed after dark, and X-otic tan, which is just a friendly name for a escort place. I called ahead for carry-out and got chicken Pad See Ew, which is my go-to pretty much at any Thai restaurant. The girl working was extremely friendly, and I would give five stars for her if I could. However, the service didn't make up for the lack of deliciousness I experienced. At $10.50, my portion size was tiny at best. I just expected a lot more. I had plenty of chicken and plenty of broccoli. The best way to describe the noodles would be a gelatinous blob of food - all stuck together. It was just awkward. And the taste of it was unlike any I've ever had - it was absolutely flavorless. It wasn't awful though, but I can't say it's something I'll ever eat again. Would I try them again? Yes. Everybody I've spoken to says it's amazing and have suggested I reconsider. I definitely will, but I'll try something different the next time around.

Best Thai Food in SE Portland!! They always make it fresh and are very kind. Authentic Thai feel. Thanks, all!

I'm sure it's hard figuring out how to run things and stressful to stay open in our present times. Still, a word of warning: maybe skip the salad rolls. My daughter and I ordered them yesterday, a Saturday evening, and the rice paper was old and tough and impossible to chew. I suspect they prepared them in the morning or maybe on Friday and let them sit. Thai not Fresh. We ordered two each because we both really like salad rolls normally, but all four rolls were like this. Alas, we will look forward to trying again elsewhere, or maybe just making them ourselves at home.

I eat lunch here regularly and I love the food. I have never been disappointed. The staff is wonderful the food outstanding! I live a long drive away but still bring friends to dinner here on occasion and have always gotten great compliments for my choice of dining.

I order from here periodically and it's great but today's order the rice was burnt tasting.

Our favorite Thai restaurant. We love their Crab fried rice--made with real, fresh Dungeness crab. They make food to order--a friend who can't have salt can eat here, because they'll leave the sauces out for them. The owner guy who works the counter is friendly and kind. It's a family run place, and I'm so grateful they're open in these times. We almost always get food to go in these times, but they are now serving at just a few tables in the adjoining room.

This is the best authentic Thai food on the eastside. The servers and owners are always friendly, even taking the time to chat with us and ask us about our week. It's usually packed on the weeknds but don't be discouraged! They hustle and you will be seated in no time. It's worth the wait, the curries and the Pad Ew Eiw are always delicious. My other favorites are the Mango Madness dish and the Chili Eggplant.

Beautiful and delicious food, fast and friendly service. 10/10 definitely coming back!

My absolute favorite Thai place to go to! My friend took me here some months ago for the first time and Oh.My.God their peanut sauce is to DIE for!!! Their salad rolls and chicken satay pair perfectly with the sauce l. I've tried other variations of the sauce and they just don't come anywhere close to this place. The server here is always so sweet and super attentive. The restaurant is always clean and welcoming. With everything going on right now, I'm glad they're still open so that I can support my fav local Thai joint!

Excelent costumer service ! Loved food ! Thai fresh is the best thai food Fast and friendly !

Oh. My. Gosh. I can't believe I've driven past this restaurant and never once stopped here until now! My friend introduced me to this Thai restaurant and I don't think I can't go anywhere else to get Thai food. They set their bar pretty high. Phenomenal Thai food. Price is reasonable. The owner is super sweet and is always so happy. This restaurant is clean and cozy. The amount of food is quiet a bit. Can't wait to come back and try out other dish. 5 stars well deserved.

Great food and service. They were able to accommodate my dietary issues since the dishes are cooked from scratch. I will visit again.

I absolutely love this restaurant. I have celiac disease and probably would've never found it otherwise (they have a lot of GF options and are respectful of cross contamination). The only good thing that has come out of this bullshit diagnosis is me finding this place. The vegetables are not mushy and it's not overly sweet like so many other Thai places. Like it's name suggests I honestly do feel like it's "fresher" than many others I've been to. I've only tried a few things (massaman curry, Tom Ka, cashew stir fry and chili eggplant) but everything I've gotten is delicious. I legit crave this place weekly.

Thank you for the great food. Very sweet people. The front desk people are accommodating. The menu is clean and detailed. Pricing is great and the place is clean.

This place is owner operated and very clean. Great food! Great service! Great value! (I had the Sizzling Seafood Combo #39)

All I really have to say about this restaurant is meh. The Yelp reviews and my mom's constant raving about this place got me really excited, but the food was meh. My family ordered the Panang Curry, Peanut Sauce Pleasure, Drunken Noodles, and Green Beans. The curry was probably the best dish, but it could have been a little thicker. The peanut dish had a nice sweet, spicy flavor, but there was one major problem: there was barely any sauce! Eating the dish was almost like eating dry noodles, and the carrots were pretty hard for steaming standards. Next, the Drunken Noodles. Sigh, they were a massive disappointment, and that's mostly due to the fact that I'm a HUGE drunken noodles fan. They were somewhat soupy, lacked flavor, and the little flavor that they did have tasted like tomato juice. Lastly, the Green Beans. Had a nice spicy flavor, but the beans were really hard. So as I said earlier, Thai Fresh is meh.

This place a cozy place. I really enjoyed my food and beverages. The sizzling prawns we're awesome along with the drunken noodles. For drinks we had Mai tai not related to Thai but amazing drinks. I recommend this place.

The food is great the people are fantastic. I've gotten take out by myself and brought the whole family in. They're accommodating every time. Be sure to try the bell pepper mushroom on the specials menu - it's super yum. Dang it - now I'm all hungry thinking about it.

My friend couple joined us for out dinner. They said good Thai food and love it! Also enjoy drink. This place clean neat.

Pros: Great Value for lunch special Great Food Super awesome friendly staff Very clean restaurant Cons: Parking I had the Pad Thai (chicken) Medium on the spice scale which wasnt actually spicy enough for me. The lunch special came with salad rolls and it was all under $10.00. I would definitiely return!

We ordered take out (pad Thai, chicken satay, Penang curry, and desserts) and they were ready on pickup. Everything was delicious and good-sized portions. Very yummy!

Color me impressed. I feel like I kind of struck out last time I went to Thai Fresh. I wasn't particularly impressed with my take-out order from this 4.5-star rated Thai Restaurant. I'm sure my 3-star review reflected that. Well my second try netted me a delicious meal. I've been kind of obsessed with som tum gai yang lately. That's roasted bird (chicken or game hen) with papaya salad. The spicy, tangy, salty, fishy papaya salad is a crispy, crunchy offset to the savory, juicy marinated roast chicken. It's a pretty healthy meal and when done right, is insanely delicious. The roast half chicken from Thai Fresh is awesome. The marinade goes deep, with color and flavor penetrating well into the meat of the chicken. The broiled skin has a nice delicious fatty flavor and bright orange color, and the sweet dipping sauce provides a sweet compliment to the savory meat. The quantity is plentiful and juicy all the way through. While they don't offer a combo dish, you can order a chicken and salad and it would easily be enough for two people to make an average size som tum gai yang combo. Just be careful. If, like me, you prefer your som tum spicy, these guys will deliver. I went 4-hot today (I think that means 4-stars in their vernacular) and it's face-melting, nose-running, lip-burning hot. They don't fuck around. I expect to be experiencing this fiery spiciness again in a few hours on the outro. The folks here are super nice too. One look at my order and the guy asked if I had been to Thailand. We discussed the different styles of som tum and where he found his favorite on his last trip (from a stall in front of a 7-11 in Chiang Mai). He asked me to let him know how I liked it... well, here it is. I REALLY like it. Had this been my first visit, this would be an easy 5-star. But my first visit was kind of underwhelming, so until I have time to suss out more of the menu here (which I surely will, especially since it's walking-distance from my house), I'm sticking with 4.5. Get the chicken here. You'll be very thankful you did. And if you're man (or woman) enough, try 4-hot som tum. Feel the burn.

Thai Fresh's interior was surprisingly warm, plush and inviting. I loved the dark hardwood floor and high ceilings. The waitstaff were great. They were friendly, explained the menu, and checked back with me frequently. As I sat down, I was provided with both a lunch and dinner menu. Many of the items are the same on both menus, but as the waitstaff indicated, the dinner menu options are larger and more expensive. From the lunch menu, I ordered the mixed vegetables (plus beef) and as an appetizer, the Sleeping Prawns. As I waited for my order, I pondered the rain outside and the pedestrians passing by with umbrellas. Despite having lived in Seattle and Portland the bulk of my adult life, it has never occurred to me to own an umbrella. The Sleeping Prawns was the first item to arrive at my table. This was my favorite dish - prawns, with slivers of carrot, wrapped in rice paper, deep fried and served with a delicious sweet/crumbled peanut dipping sauce. Next came the wontons. I didn't per se order them, but they automatically came with my lunch. Not so good. The puffed up wonton shells were extremely tough. And what was on the inside? Mostly just air. Seriously! They were hollow, with so little filling I couldn't even taste the filling. My Wok-prepared vegetables and beef then arrived. I liked the square-ish china plate/bowl that the beef, rice and vegetables came on/in. There was a brown broth at the bottom of the dish/bowl. The beef was very sparse, but was okay in flavor and tenderness. As I've mentioned in other reviews, how well-done vegetables should be is entirely a personal preference. Having said that, I was disappointed with the way undercooked vegetables in this dish. Crunchy carrot, crunchy cabbage, crunchy broccoli and crunchy cauliflower. Just call me Captain Crunch! Frankly, this was a tedious and not particularly flavorful dish to eat.

Phenomenal Thai food. Excellent service. Their cocktails are tasty too, I had the Thai basil smash with raspberry. It's the best Thai I know west of 82nd. Also super reasonable prices and they do uber eats. My girlfriend is gluten free and the server told us everything is made to order so 80% of the menu can be made gluten free!

Best Thai food in NE Portland! we relied on Yelp! for this one because i was craving some good Thai. I've had some average places here, but nothing outstanding. So, we came here for lunch. Great service, good selection, great food, clean atmosphere and well kept kitchen that they didn't fear of letting people look into. We ordered: 1) lunch special (green curry) 2) green chicken coconut soup a la carte my lunch came with freshly made spring rolls ( you could order pork wontons or salad) and they were great! It tasted wonderful and was obviously fresh. the soup came in an authentic Thai pot (i took a picture of it), and they comp'ed us extra rice. my green curry was exactly how it should've been. full of flavor, not too spicy and yummy. bottom line: i recommend this place to anyone who wants authentic Thai food. We'll certainly be back for more!

29March17 @ 11:30am. We were the only customers when we arrived. When we left there were about 10 more people. Quick friendly table service. Lots of Thailand stuff to look at on the walls. Lunch sized Pad Thai and Pad Se Eiw. Lunch comes with a starter which was a nice surprise. We had the crispy spring rolls and the crispy won ton. All the dishes came out within 15 minutes. The starters were nice with good crunch. The main dishes were good but seemed to have more noodles than anything else. The veggies in the Se Eiw were undercooked. The noodles were tasty with good texture and the sauce was ok. Everything was ok but not more than ok.

We would like to tell you about the food, but after waiting 35 minutes after being seated, we had to go track down waitress. The lack of explanation let alone an apology was not only disappointing but quite disconcerting for the longevity of this business. One couple who was seated behind us never even got water and after 30 minutes, they gave up and left. I don't think any of the Thai Fresh staff even noticed. My recommendation to the owners is to train your folks how to make amends. We didn't need a free appetizer, although it wouldn't have hurt given that it has now been an hour since we sat down and still no food, but we need acknowledgement that we have been inconvenienced. We hope the food is good - but I doubt we will be returning which is sad as it would be so convenient for me to feed my Thai food obsession here.

Great lunch specials and delicious food. Recommend the fried wontons and drunken noodles lunch special. Perfectly spiced!

I've been using Thai Fresh for many years as my go-to for impromptu date-nights with my husband. Cozy, intimate place in the Jade District with fresh, delicious food. I enjoy that the couple that owns and operates the place always remember us, and are personable. Highly recommended.

My favorite Thai place! Salad rolls and Pad Thai are amazing! Definitely a must try. The lunch specials are pretty cheap but you still get a ton of food!

So yummy! I got the Pad Thai and it was delicious. I've had a hard time finding good Thai food in SE Area. Definitely check it out if you are on this side of town