Thai Garden

I visited yesterday 4/7 I bought a #3 pad Thai which is priced at $13. I paid w a $20 and the guy in the window taking orders, didn’t give me my $7 change. I’m not entirely upset at it because I worked in the food and beverage service for 13 years and tips are always appreciated; $7 is not going to make or break me. My issue is that he didn’t offer my change to me; as a customer I shouldn’t have to ask for my change right? Is this a normal practice, did the guy pocket my $7 change, or is the business till $7 over??

The BEST thai with good amount. I always get the spicy garlic with chicken and a side of peanut sauce .. so so good! And always greatest with a smile.. Great service

Delicious!! Quality and quantity are excellent. My son got the yellow curry with chicken and he loved it. I got the pineapple duck red curry and it was so good! We shared an order of salad rolls. They came with nuoc nam and peanut sauce. They had tofu in them and my son actually liked it. No food pics because we were stuffing our faces as soon as we got back to our car. Update: visited again and this time got Pad Thai with tofu and took a pic. 👍🏼👍🏼

Great food and super sweet staff. The area is also a really nice place to relax and enjoy a nice day. I love visiting bere I'm the summer it's a great food cart. The staff is very accommodating. Yellow curry and salad rolls are my go to. I love the pumpkin and the peanut sauce is very good!

Super nice workers i have never met people who were as nice as them. The lady was absolutely the sweetest and the food was delicious. I enjoyed every part of this place.

The food was just as good as I remembered it many years ago. I got the pineapple fried rice with tofu. Service was fast. :{P

Hope you come hungry when you go! The food is delicious and the portions are huge, just how I like it. This place has a welcoming atmosphere and the staff is friendly. I even got free springs rolls for it being my first time there! Can't wait to try other menu entrees.

Supper chill spot delicious and the spice is just perfect didn’t get charged for extra broccoli love it here ✌🏼💕💕💕💕

I came here recently because I wanted to not have to cook over the weekend (lol). I'd been here before, but wanted to try some new things. After a couple minutes of looking at the menu, I made a decision, and when I turned around there were suddenly 5 people in line! Dang it! I waited for a few minutes and started laughing because I wanted to order the Garlic Chicken dish, and 3 of the 5 people in front of me ordered it. That'll make it easier for the cook! I placed my order and waited. It only took about 5-10 minutes! Crazy fast! The gentleman running the register was very friendly, gave me some extra sauces and sent me on my way. The food was excellent! I lived off of the spread I bought for the next few days, and it was a treat every time. I'm definitely planning on coming back again... there's still so much good food to try! If you're looking for a super conveniently located food cart and have a hankering for Thai, come to Thai Garden! You won't be disappointed!!

Horribly terrible...My "Pineapple Fried Rice" was shocking. (see picture) It was basically white rice stir fried in oil with cubed Chinese sausage, shrimp and frozen peas and carrots. Absolutely NO pineapple, no garlic, no onions, no seasoning of any type (not even salt, fish sauce, or soy sauce). I have never in my entire life encountered such awful "fried rice". How are they still in business?

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Always friendly and helpful if you have any questions. The food is always fresh and delicious!

Food it's amazing ! They serve you fast and efficient , very friendly ! Clean place and trusty ! 100% recommended!

Best Thai food around and the people are awesome please come in and give them a chance if you if you haven't already.. highly recommend

Great value. I got a huge tub of curry for a great price. Could have used more rice but I ate for three meals. The only qualm I had was that I ordered 4/5 spice and they gave me a 1. I don't know if they forgot or they didn't think I was serious. Still tasty I just lika da spice

Hands down the best Thai food in Portland served up by the nicest people. Their pumpkin curry is THE best I have ever had. I get it often. Food is freshly prepared, portions are huge and reasonably priced. Easy parking.

Consistent, great flavor, big portion size, quick service! I've been going here for 18 years. Since owners changed a bit ago, I am even more impressed! They are so kind & personable. I love supporting this small business! Best pad Thai in town!

The food was really good, the price was right, the staff waiting on us were very thorough and efficient.

As other reviews stated this food cart serves great food. My friend loves their cashew mushroom chicken, he orders two orders every time he enjoys it that much. Vegetable pad thai made with extra sauce was awesome here. I'm looking forward to trying other items now I know of Thai Garden. Service was fast and friendly, thank you!

Outstanding service and quality of food. This darling food truck nestled on the north side of the cart court serves delicious Thai cuisine. The employees are very friendly and really go the extra mile. Parking in the large lot and walking in worked best for us. Clean and well kept lot. We'll be back.

This place is the BEST! Excellent Thai food served by friendly people. Generous portions, good price and many options. Highly recommend!

This is my favorite place to get some good pad Thai! Since it is close to my job me and my friends always come get food here. They're always very fast with our orders and super friendly!

I'm attending a CNA class down the road, my instructor recommended so I thought I'd give it a chance. Other classmates wanted to try as well. I put in an order online for about 6 or 7 people and called just to make sure it was ok. They were super appreciative and tackled the order with ease and were unbelievably fast. Unfortunately, they forgot to make one of the entrees and I called to let them know. They were so apologetic and started on the order before I even hung up. I popped down there to pick up the order and it was already ready and they threw in a Thai Iced Tea as well as some more apologies. Excellent service!! The food was amazing as well!! The Pad Kee Mao was

The best truck in SE Portland! Eggplant stir fry and salad rolls are my go to, never fails. Always open and always hot, fresh food that comes out so fast!

ROAD TRIP SUMMER 2016 According to my $ search on Yelp, there were food trucks 7 minutes away from our hotel. Ten of us walked there, and even though only 4 or 5 trucks were open, we all found something good to eat! The Thai place was the cutest so I ordered dinner there. Besides, I was craving something a little healthy since I've been eating a lot of junk food during the 10-hour drive. For $12, I was happy with my meal. The egg rolls were bland and greasy, but the sweet sauce made it better. The Mussaman Curry was more than enough for two adults and one toddler, but we wish there were more chicken....at least it came with white rice. I enjoyed the thai ice tea very much so my niece ordered one too. Woo hoo! I'm ready for the next adventure!

EXCELLENT vegan tofu pad Thai, and a big portion for the $! The couple that runs this food cart are SO nice. I'll definitely go back next time I'm in the area!

I've been going here for a few years so I guess that means it's my "go-to" place for Thai food. I love how coconutty their curry dishes are. When I try something on their specials menu, like the avocado yellow curry I'm eating now, I'm always pleasantly surprised. Everything on their menu is a winner. The employees have always been cheerful too, even on blazing hot days or dreary rainy days when most of the other carts are closed. Thai Garden is my happy place!

This spot is amazing. Super quick, huge portions for a great price. I've had the pad Thai, pineapple fried rice, egg Rolls, and eggplant stir fry, all amazing. Definitely worth the drive to the east side.

Really great Thai food. Wonderful sauce and lots of vegetables (#16-is my favorite with brown rice added ). But they NEED to stop with the plastic To-Go containers. PLEASE get a eco-friendly container

Great Food as ALWAYS! Basil Fried Rice & Pad See Eaw is some of the best in town! Latest menu down below! I hate outdated menus on Yelp

Food is good and the portions are great. Price is also very good. The only issue is the selection isn't large, but they are a food cart. We go here fairly often and are never disappointed.

Very good curry but too sweet! Please reduce the amount of sugar in your curry. A little is ok, it enhances the flavor but you use too much. Otherwise, awesome!

This cart has won me over. I'm very glad the food carts have been doing well on this side of the hood. This mom and pop food cart cook the food fresh and the affordability is amazing. Even on a rainy day, I can sit in the covered patio and enjoy big ass order of basil fried rice in peace. They put the right amount of hot peppers in my dish to give me that sweat but still taste the rest of the food. I think I managed to eat 75% before throwing in the towel. For $6, my happy belly thanked me for the delicious meal. I have been here on a Sunday during the day so there is some activity at this cart pod. I got to sample some of their "ninja wings" that they also own across the cart pod. I will definitely make it there someday. The service is friendly and sociable. I felt very welcomed when I arrived. I will continue to come back if I ever want my Thai fried rice fix!

THE VERY BEST. Loun is simply wonderful. We are loyal customers for life.

Best Thai in that area. Super fast and really, really good. The Pad Kee Mao is excellent and the Pad See Ew isn't too sweet(unlike some places).

Great food. Have ordered the curry dishes a few times which are very good and you can vary the heat level. The service is good and fast while being accurate with your order. Will go back again and again

Thai Garden is a slightly above average food cart in the mall 205 area that is pretty quick, even for a Thai restaurant (lets be honest do slow Thai food carts even exist? If so I've never been to one). Their food has been very good, although slightly spicier than I like the first time I tried it, but every place is different with their spiciness level so that was my fault. Great Thai iced tea, and their pad Thai dishes are great. I've only ordered their pad Thai dishes, and their fried rice dishes, but I'm not very adventurous. You can usually get a baseline feel for a place when you try the common staple dishes they serve of that given cuisine, ie pad Thai... The ladies were very friendly both on the phone when I ordered, as well as when I picked up my order. She said 5 minutes when I called, and I only live over on 122nd. Headed there as soon as I hung up the phone and the food was done by the time I got there, and hot and fresh. Only complaint I have, and I have seen a handful of reviews of here mention the same thing, is I have had a couple long black hairs in two of my dishes. Now most people freak out when this happens but in my opinion, get over it, it happens. That doesn't mean a place is garbage and should receive a 1 star review from Karen. But I will say that's why I can't give them five stars, I can only give them 4. If they start wearing hair nets, I'll happily update this to a five star review!

Not only the best deal I found in town, but also with better quality than my other fav places like E-san For 10$, I got so much veggies, including the black fungus mushroom. Will try go back as often as I can Only down side is to American, it might be soggy. I really don't mind that as Asian home made stir fry dishes often are

We frequent Thai Garden in the evenings at least a couple times a month. The portions are generous, as past reviews have mentioned, but entrees have gone up from $5 to $7 now. Still worth the price increase though. We usually order tom kha soup and pad kee mao; it's fresh, hot, and spicy every single time. The large container of tom kha comes with a full box of white rice which makes the soup taste thicker and helps calm the spice level down if need be. We've also tried their green curry and salad rolls which you should try as well. Everything we've eaten from Thai Garden has been great. Service is fast. They're not much for chit chat but that's fine because their focus is on cooking. There's a covered patio attached to the cart or you can settle in the picnic area amongst the other patrons. Parking is limited in the lot. Thai Garden's prices may have gone up but the quality and quantity are what brings us back.

I got my mom hooked on this place, and she is not a hard sell on Thai food. The dishes come steaming hot, like for real be careful! I usually just get the green curry with chicken. I like that they add peas because most don't. Plenty of leftovers for the price. Also Tiara provides wonderful customer service, she has worked with their family for over eight years and has learned their language.

I've always had a good experience with this place till today. This lil Thai boy just kept starring at me like he was going to kick my @$$. So I ordered chicken pot Thai, paid, walk over to the side to wait for my food. Patiently waiting for food, moved away from cashier. As I was moving away, this chubby Thai kid walked over stared at me hard core, looking up and down. How I knew he was Thai? He started talking to the cashier. So, while he was starring, I said, "What!" He said nothing and kept hidIng behind his sister. What the hell was that about.... #KidsAreStrange

I love Thai Garden. I dream of their red curry (specifically the pumpkin red curry). It's complex and just so so delicious. The food is always fresh and mysteriously SO HOT (temperature) so beware. The portions are huge and pretty cheap. You really can't go wrong with anything here.

I ordered some salad rolls today and I always happen to peel a bit of the rice paper to take out the basil and today I found a little surprise underneath. A fly. Yup.

Very good Pad Thai on the cheap! The portion size of chicken you get is on the light side but the other ingredients and taste of them put this place at the top for cheap lunches on the go. We are talking $5.00 for this filling to go container of Thai food. If you are in the area and want to try a food cart check them out and see what I mean.

It was Thursday night. I had just gotten home from a long day of work and after some fun bus troubles on the way home, I was ready to eat. A lot. Fortunately, I live about two blocks away from the Ala Cart food pod. Unfortunately, I always tend to forget that it's there and skip going there and, instead, going somewhere else that I usually regret. However! I finally remembered about Ala Cart and about Thai Garden specifically. I remembered it had received a couple of very nice reviews... and I was hungry... and I love me some pad thai. So I stopped by. And, yep, as Don mentioned, for a fiver I got a HUGE to-go order of pad thai. It was actually a three-mealer: for dinner on Thursday and lunch leftovers for both my wife and I on Friday. So, three "meals" for $5? Can't pass that up no matter how bad the food is. Luckily, the pad thai was friggen' delicious here. As Mary mentioned, yes, it does lack a little in the green onion department... but it was just as spicy as I like it and oh so tasty. I'm thinking I'll be seeing a lot more of this food cart...

Ok had to update now that I've been here 100 times lol I actually look for a reason to be in this neighborhood, their pad thai still beats any sit down restaurant I've been in. From the Tom yum soup to the pineapple fried rice this place is legit and they literally get 70% of all the business in this pod.. highly recommended!!

In cred i ble This humble cart deserves the accolades. First, while perhaps the gourmet snobs among us will snicker, but price matters. With most dishes at $5, and the most expensive coming in at $6.50 or $7, you can afford to come here regularly. And they don't skimp on portion. While some have commented that they are light on the chicken, I didn't notice this -- I noticed a large overall portion, plenty of vegetables, and just the right amount of chicken. But price alone doesn't deserve 5 stars. That is because of the consistent quality. We had Massuman curry, Tom Yum soup, and Pineapple Fried Rice (not sure what this is called) with Cashews. All three were excellent. The Tom Yum had significantly more variety of vegetables than other thai restaurants I've tried. The soup had good flavor, a nice little bit of kick (I ordered 'medium'), and there was more soup than I could eat for dinner by myself. The Massuman curry was very, very good. It had good, consistent texture, color, and flavor. The vegetables were flavorful. And the pineapple fried rice (not sure what called) was a surprise favorite. I ordered it because someone else on yelp commented about it. I would reccomend it. It was salty and sweet, with cashew nuts, almost something you might find at a chinese restaurant. But it had definite thai flavors, and the flavors really meshed well. It was served with a lime to squeeze over the top. Vegetables included onions, tomato, broccoli, carrots, peas, and maybe some others. The first bite was good, and I planned to put most of it in the fridge for a later meal. But my taste buds kept calling to me and I ended up eating the whole thing. Seriously, if you want some variety and enjoy sweet/salty, try the pineapple fried rice with cashews (sorry if I mangled the actual thai name..). This restaurant is worth *every* star.

Awesome food cart! The fact that it's less than five minutes away from where I live is even awesomer. I've had the pad thai (not the best pad thai I've had, but still pretty tasty), spicy basil (my favorite that I've had there so far), and pineapple fried rice (tasty, but I'm kind of missing the curry flavor that I'm used to with pineapple fried rice.) Service is always super friendly and fast. Also, they recently increased their price from $5 to $6, which is still not bad, considering the amount of delicious food you get. Definitely a fan and I'll be back for more! I'll be trying their curries next time.

I used to be a frequent customer at Thai Garden. However, that ended today, after I was insultingly talked down to by Thai Garden's owner, Daniel Maxwell Marchand. For those who regularly visit the "Ala Carts" food cart pod at SE 102nd and Stark (where Thai Garden is located), it is well-known that there is insufficient parking at the carts themselves, so many people (including me) utilize the surrounding parking lot of the adjacent blood bank, Talecris Plasma Resources. Talecris is completely okay with the food cart customers parking there. Unfortunately, a fair amount of trash accumulates in this area, and some of it is food and packaging trash from Thai Garden and the other carts. Today after I purchased food from Thai Garden, I spent a few minutes cleaning up trash in the parking areas, both at the food carts and in the surrounding Talecris parking lot. It wasn't a lot of trash, but when it's scattered all over the ground, it's unsightly. I deposited this small amount of trash in the dumpster at the food cart pod. Dan Marchand watched me do all this. But instead of appreciating my civic contribution, he waited until I was walking back to my car and shouted at me "please don't dump your trash in our dumpster." Incredulous, I explained that it wasn't my garbage and I had simply cleaned it off the ground right there at the site. He then condescendingly repeated the insult: "please don't dump YOUR trash in our dumpster." He then pointed to Talecris and said "that parking lot is separate from ours." I was in no mood to argue, so I simply left. Marchand stood and glared at me as I drove away. Unbelievable! Marchand apparently has no problem with his customers using the Talecris parking lot for parking their vehicles while buying food from and dining at his establishment, and he apparently has no problem with a few of them littering all over the area. But when one of his customers takes the time to pick up some of the litter and put it where it belongs, Marchand treats them as if they're a criminal. It's unfortunate that Daniel M. Marchand treats his customers like this, but he no longer deserves my money. I will never again patronize any of his businesses, including Thai Garden, Thai Garden to Go in Clackamas, and the Veli Thai food cart in downtown Portland.

Perfect remedy to my 11 hour day at work... I. Love. Thai Garden. Last week, I nearly had a heart attack when I discovered that they have extended their hours AND are open on Sundays now! Not exactly sure when that changed. Honestly, with school insanity and holiday madness, it had been a bit since I've been there. Tonight, I called in my order and picked it up about twenty minutes before close. The woman in the kitchen area was busy presumably cleaning up and prepping for tomorrow, so her husband (who was standing in the covered porch area) caught her attention and I got my dinner. Green Curry with Tofu, brown rice, and Salad Rolls. Warm and satisfied in my house now, I am ready for this late night of homework and grateful for the smiling faces and delicious food that left the end of my night in the public on a high note.

*drooling*, anything in the menu is so delicious! I usually get Basil Fried Rice, Shrimp. You have to try it! Try anything in the menu as a matter of fact, and you will not regret it. The food has so much flavor and it's just just delicious. Seafood option is not in the menu but they have it available for extra $. This place gets really busy during lunch time, but they are quick to do To Go Orders. This place is perfect during the summer time, with the outdoor seating!

mmm - very good. I had the coconut milk soup and panang chicken - not because I was that hungry (I couldn't eat it all) but it was so good that only one choice would not have made me happy. I hoped for spicey, asked for spicey and got spicey.... imagine that! I really like the food and recommend it.

We've been here countless times and love it every time. The food is SO good, and the prices are extremely reasonable, especially for the amount of food you get. My favorite is the pad khee mao with salad rolls. You'll want to lick the peanut sauce container when you're done. SO good.

Very large portions. I got Pad Thai and it was enough for 2 hungry people, plus some. The quality was mediocre-average tasting, nothing special worth mentioning, but it was good with no complaints. I did notice the noodles stuck together and the was very little chicken added, which was disappointing. It was pretty cheap ($7) and quick, what you would expect from a food cart. Thai tea was delicious tho.

If you need a quick bite to eat on the Eastside. Their Thai food is ok. 3-4 stars depending on the dish. But the portions are large, they seem to be open all the time, it's quick, and it's relatively cheap. It's definitely the busiest food cart in the pod. They have a covered eating area with a few tables and chairs.

Are you hungry? Are you on a budget? Are you in a hurry? Forget fast-food. Come here! This place is awesome. Very cheap, fast and delicious Thai food. My friends and I came starving. I got their Pumpkin Curry with Chicken + White rice for only $7. The dish was delicious! It was sweet and spicy at the same time. The curry sauce was delicious and it went amazing with the white rice. I wish the curry was spicier - I ordered it spicy but tasted mild to me. Overall, I am very impressed that the food was so good and so cheap at the same time. One of the best values out there.

AMAZING quality and portions for a great price! My fav Thai food in Portland!!! These ladies kick ass and work so hard and it shows!