Thai Place Restaurant

Thai Place Restaurant, in the Boston neighborhood of Allston, is one of many Asian options available here but, for me, this one stands out more than most. It’s a tiny but colorful slot with some very good and fairly common Thai plates. The meal I chose was Khao Kra-Pow Moo-Krob; a delightful dish of pressed crispy pork chunks stir-fried with bell peppers, string beans, and basil, in a basil sauce, served on rice. I also had it spiced up a bit. M’wah! Service was very friendly. Thai Place is a very short walk from Brighton Music Hall and not all that far from O’Brien’s Pub on Harvard Avenue, so if you happen to be going to one of those music venues this would be a very good grub option before or after the show. They are open until midnight five nights per week, but are closed on Mondays. Very much recommended.

I had ordered here before over the years and the food was pretty good. But tonight I was shocked about my curry. There was more oil than coconut milk and the flavor was off. The amount of meat and vegetable variety was also poor. Normally a panang curry is so good I have to stop myself from slurping the leftover sauce. I didn’t even finish this. Sad as this is pretty much the only late night Thai option around.

Small, pleasant Thai restaurant. Quiet during a Saturday lunch. Moo Bing (Thai grilled pork skewers) was tasty. Phad Thai was fragrant (peanuts and hint of fish sauce) but a bit too sweet. Slightly spicy. Could use a slice of Thai lime. Staff were attentive and polite.

Paid $4 extra for my entree Khao Ka-Pow Moo-Krob to be family style. Received this tiny plate and didn’t even get any rice with it. $21 for this.

“The Thai Papaya Salad and Mango Curry are my favorites! Highly recommended. The new look is amazing—I’m so glad they’re finally back!”

Awesome Thai food run by some really nice people. Best and most authentic (to me at least, I’m no expert) Thai food I’ve had since returning from a few months in Thailand earlier this year. Som tum (papaya salad), basil fried rice, and mango curry were all delicious.

Amazing thai street food. One of my favorite thai food place to go to!

i stopped by for a little solo lunch while in the city ! the food is excelling! i got a red curry w tofu and thai iced tea. both were delicious. the service is great as well!

Meat on stick good as hell. Sauce good as hell on fried rice crab rangoon whatever it is sauce makes it better You make good sauce!!!!!!!!! Pad thai was fire and good as hell it was so good bro with the lime so much flavor damn bro

Found another yummy Thai place ... called "Thai Place". LOL!!! Giggling Rice used to be my go to for Thai takeout. However, their hours and availability on Uber Eats is sometimes challenging. Thai Place is very tasty and has good portion sizes. The only downfall is that it's a little pricier than Giggling Rice. I also prefer the Crispy Chicken Pad Thai ("Pad Thai Gai Grob") at Giggling Rice. On the upside though, their fried appetizers are more crunchy and their food is always delivered super quickly. As long as their quality continues, I'll definitely continue to order from there.

Update, I officially love this place. The people Who work here are just so wonderful and deserving good people. Lovely service and flavorful food. Just bursting with flavor. The golden bags are big and filling and the soups are each wonderful all of them!

I ordered from Thai Place through UberEats. I would say the Pad Thai portion was quite large, while the Massaman Curry was a bit small. The Pad Thai was fairly standard, but I think it could have used some more flavor. The Massaman Curry was pretty solid, but I wish they included some avocado and/or sweet potato in there. It came with rice, which at least made it a bit more filling. Overall, solid, but nothing extraordinary.

My first time ordering delivery and it was amazing! I ordered all my favorite dishes! Crispy chicken pad Thai (7.5) The noodles had enough sauce and the chicken cutlet was crispy. Portion was smaller than I expected Cheese triangles (9.0) my favorite item! It was a fill like dough stuffed with sweet and savory cheese sauce with corn served with an amazing tangy sour dipping sauce! Fried bananas (3.0) very underwhelming and sad flavor. Fried ice cream (5.5) very thick and crispy but all the ice cream was melted. It was basically fried dough with "vanilla soup" Overall the packaging was good and the food arrived crispy!

Updated takeout review: the food I received tonight is not as good as I remember. Thai Place is not usually my go to for Thai food but my other spot was closed, so I decided to try this place again. I ordered gra pow, and it did not have a fried egg on top like the menu said it would. Also there are weird brown gelatin looking blobs that were mixed in my food (see picture). What the heck is this? It made me lose my appetite and I will not be ordering from here again.

Thai food, when done right, is so amazing. That said, I think it's really hard to keep things authentic while meeting the various preferences of the local palate that you're serving. I imagine that's likely the conflict that we discovered dining here. We arrived for lunch, and there were only 4 tables in the place. Despite it being peak lunch hour, only one other table was occupied, which could have been a tip off to us ahead of time. The menu was pretty standard, although I was impressed they had multiple options for pad thai which was unusual to me. To start, we ordered the pad woon sen, which is hubby's favorite thai dish, and because there were so many pad thai choices, I opted for that. I asked for a thai iced tea with coconut milk instead of crème, and initially they said they couldn't do it, but then later came back and said yes, and it was good. The entrees were polarized. Hubby's pad woon sen was excellent, with crisp veggies, and well seasoned. I was super jealous because mine was a comparative let down. My pad thai was heavy with sauce and overly sweet to the point of being sickly sweet. I was unable to finish even half of it. The saving grace was dessert. We ordered the coconut sticky rice with mango and it was excellent. The rice was not over cooked, the coconut crème was equal parts sweet and salty, and the mango was ripe and tangy. Service was fast, prices were good, and parking was chaotic on the street. Given the unpredictability of the food, I would not likely return.

Great little shop. Stopped by ordered the pad thai mango fried rice and larb. All were really good. Super friendly staff. Would definitely come back!

One of the few places that does delivery not through a third party. I ordered a bunch of entrees to try. Their lunch specials are a good deal, entree/spring roll/crab Rangoon/fried banana/soda. I got the drunken noodles, which was too salty but flavorful. I feel like they accidentally put in the seasoning/sauce for a regular full portion even though it was the lunch special size. The beef red curry came with the beef all stuck together and still raw. I ended up heating the curry on a stove top, but then the beef was pretty inedible. The saving grace was the pad woon sen. Good flavor, not salty and the noodles were cooked to the right consistency. Probably wouldn't try this place again as there are other thai places that have good pad woon sen along with other dishes.

To be honest, I didn't know this place existed because of how tiny it is...and I am in Allston quite often. My friend suggested this place and it wasn't bad. I came here on a weeknight and it was empty inside. The place is more of a take out restaurant since seating is quite small and crowded. The staff is friendly and the food came out at a reasonable time!

I got the steamed shumai and the pad Thai with chicken, tofu, and fried egg. I was pleasantly surprised with portion size of the pad Thai. This one dish could easily feed 3-4 people. I'm not complaining. The pad Thai was nice touch of sweet and savory (more on the sweet side which I like). Flavor is there, I would say the noodle consistency isn't the same throughout. Some were too soft, some were just right. The reason why I gave 4 stars was that the skin of shumai was a little too thick, but still tasted delicious. I will be ordering from here again!

This place has the best drunken noodles that I have ever had! The noodles were the perfect texture and had a bunch of yummy veggies mixed in too. The drunken noodles that I have had in the past were usually too mushy but Thai Place's was amazing. There was a perfect sweet to savory ratio which I have had a hard time finding at other Thai restaurants. The restaurant is also very accommodating for whatever additions or subtractions to your meal that you want. You can also ask for no spice if that isn't your thing. We called to order and then picked up in person, and the whole process went very smoothly. Thai Place is doing a great job with the COVID-19 safety measures. There is plexiglass set up between the cashier and you, and the employees are wearing masks and gloves. There are also tables set up so that customers can stay 6 feet apart without any issues.

Good size. Good service. Tried Indo fried rice. Different taste than regular Thai fried rice. Crispy chicken was good. Haven't tried other dishes.

Maybe I'm just super hungry but wanted some healthier options, but I really like their som tum (Thai papaya salad), chicken larb, and sweet mango and sticky rice. All delicious. Other items I enjoyed that I ordered in the past include the crispy pork belly with rice and Thai basil (kra pow moo krob) and chives dumplings.

Disappointed with my Uber eats meal. Sesame chicken was dry, chewy dark meat and mostly rice with barely any sauce. Pad Thai was below average, a bit dry and underwhelming. Not sure if it's because I ordered later at night but I didn't go to bed satisfied. First and last time I will be ordering.

Small charming restaurant, as expected for the location of this restaurant. Unlike other Thai restaurants nearby, they open later so it's convenient for me to pick up food on the way home. Parking can be a hassle as it is only street parking only, but it is expected for this area. Friendly staffs who are always welcoming. Food is done within 15 minutes, even with my big orders. Indonesian fried rice is my favorite from here. About $12 and great to share. Spicy stir fried basil udon is SPICY! Be sure to have milk tea on the side if you're a newbie. For me, it was fine if I ate rice afterward but oh man, it's good if you like spicy food. Fried wing dings, pork ravioli, scallion pancakes, golden bags are all okay for price and as appetizers. Country Pad Thai, which consists of both shrimp and chicken is decent but nothing to crave about. They tend to overcook it. Not the worst but not the best pad Thai I have ever had in Boston metro area for Thai food. Overall, I think this is a great restaurant for pick up. Dine in can be hard as there are limited of seating. It's very small and narrow. With that being said, it's still an overall clean restaurant, which is always a plus for me. Been coming here for over two years and it is always my go to restaurant for late dinners and craving for flavorful Asian food (get Indonesian fried rice, you will not be disappointed). By the way, if you order on yelp like me or phone in, they take only 15 minutes to make your food!!! Only once was it about 40 minutes for pick up but they were extremely busy to the max for that particular day.

Had a late night take out, midnight on a Saturday, ON MOVE OUT FRENZY in Allston. Order was ready in 15 minutes, maybe less. We couldn't believe how quick things were with so many people out and about constantly ordering from all over. I was scared it would be too good to be true, but IT SURPRISED ME IN A GREAT WAY. Food portions were much bigger than I thought, especially the large fried rice (meal size). Amazing. Price was cheaper than most Thai place--did not effect quality of meal. We ordered veggie fried rice and pad see ew with tofu. For veggie versions, most places just give you the regular meal minus the meat, this place surpassed most by adding veggies galore not in normal meal AND our tofu pad see ew was chock full of tofu & veggies. Rice had an intriguing spice, not just generic soy sauce and rice. Pad see ew had a sauce that involved a bunch of flavors. Tofu wasn't spongey and the veggies were hard AND the noodles were firm & not a soggy mess. A total recommend. And all this for $20! The two of us even had leftovers to be thoroughly enjoyed the next day!

It's a YES from me. PAD THAI - I have been searching for good pad Thai in Boston (Montien? No. U&D? No. Lanta? No. Siam bistro? No.... you get it) and finally I have found it. It's exactly what you want and expect pad Thai to be. Somehow so many places get it wrong. Thai Place does it right. Perfect mix of savory and sweet and just the right amount of moisture. I haaate super dry pad thai. (Also sorry the pic I took sucks) CRISPY CHICKEN - another big thumbs up. Again, exactly what I hope it tastes like every time I order it at a Thai restaurant and somehow it can be very off. Thai Place uses dark meat but I like dark meat and they use good clean cuts of chicken not disgusting fatty pieces as I've seen others use. SPRING ROLLS - very good. The best ones ever are from Krua Thai in Natick, but these are #2 out of probably 50 others I've tried. CRAB RANGOON - these fell a little flat for me. The taste was good, thought a bit too onion-y. But it was the texture of the mixture inside that wasn't my fav. There was a ton of onion which made it very lumpy and chunky (see pic) as opposed to smooth and creamy which would be my pref. Thai fried rice was also good. Only had a couple bites of this so can't comment too much.

I love this place! The food is always great! They sell street food mostly with big portion. They make all the papaya salad sooooo goooood

Yummy!! And well priced!!! And big portions!! Scallion pancakes were and drunken noodles (ask for spicy!) were delicious. Delivered fast and hot.

Crab rangoons are some of the best I've ever had. The mango curry with chicken and shrimp was SO GOOD and huge! My fiancée got the pad see ew and also loved it. I'll definitely be ordering from here again.

Best green curry in Boston! Found this place a while back and now it's my go to spot. Good affordable and authentic Thai food! Always fresh and made to order, they have delivery or pickup at the moment and the staff is so very kind. Great thai food, and local neighborhood favorite. I highly recommend the green curry, my only complaint there's only one size and it always leaves me wanting more! I've tried the pad Thai, and pad se ew, and both were excellent. The next to try on my list is the pineapple fried rice. Anyways if your looking for fresh Thai food this is the spot!

This place is amazingly quick, almost too quick. The food was good for fast food but from the reviews I expected better. Think of the McDonalds of Thai food. I ordered the Thai basil rice noodles with chicken. The dish was a dark brown with very little vegetables or chicken but hit the spot for a quick bite before work. This wouldn't be my go to place if I'm back in the area and the price was far from worth the large portion of rice noodles with not much else. If you choose to come consider getting the spicy sauce. It was great. The dish overall was disappointing but the staff were nice and the order was quick.

Got food poisoning last night. I didn't want to do any reviews but i am infuriated now that they are not answering any phone calls but their information on google and yelp state that they are open. How so this okay? Legit, projectile vomited.. stomach issues.. the whole nine yards!! I can't believe it. I am so upset!! And to not have anyone answer when I call. This is NOT okay.

One of my favorite places in allston, great flavor, great prices, warm and welcoming service! You must visit!

I have ordered from a lot (and I mean ... a LOT) of Thai restaurants in and around the city, and for standard takeout fare I think Thai Place has them all beat. The spring rolls are authentically crispy and smoky in a way that other places often fail to replicate. And the Pad See Ew was sublime. The noodles were bouncy, tender, and the perfect amount of sweet. I'm definitely planning to try more dishes but at this point I'm not sure why I would bother ordering from anywhere else. The prices are fair for the quality of the food, and by the end of the meal I was definitely wanting more.

So strong. Wonderful, quick food. Golden bags and crispy chicken pad thai are go to dishes, so delicious. Google maps says they are closed on Sunday's but they are not. They are open and this is my favorite place to eat on Sundays. Nice little quaint spot to eat, however take out is always money. Food is consistently prepared well and tastes great. Hidden gem.

This place has the best crab rangoon ! I just love it, it wasmy favorite t go thai place when I lived in Allston area. Their drunken noodle and appetizer platter is great too. Very friendly staff :-)

This place seems very authentic and homestyle and homey. I had the spicy beef soup and it had such a wonderful complex taste. My friend had a coconut soup and it was luxurious and soothing. Don't let the simple trappings mislead you the flavors are authentic in a big way.

This is a great go to Thai place. we pretty much order from here every week. Basil fried rice and kapraw noodles here are amazing.

There are not many Thai places in the Harvard Ave area of Allston, with most places being mostly Korean - so this place is a GEM. Delicious chicken + crispy chicken pad thai and pad see ew. The chive dumpling cake things?!? Holy cow. Get them. Honestly, get TWO orders. I only do pick-up so I can't speak to their delivery, but the staff is super nice and friendly and I love going there. S&I Thai a few doors down may have super cheap lunch specials that are decent enough, but Thai Place simply has tastier food. If you're trying to choose between them, go to Thai Place!

This is the first time I've had any food from Thai Place. I did a delivery order for a Kao Pad Ka-na Pla Kem Fried Rice (Salted Fish Fried Rice) and I thought it was quite authentic, very much like what you'd find in a regular Thai restaurant in Bangkok. It came with a side of chili paste that you can add to the fried rice to change the dish from very mild to medium spicy. If you ever want to try a more "real"/"authentic" Thai fried rice, try this salted fish fried rice.

Best Issan Thai food around. Period. This restaurant serve the best Issan(north eastern Thailand) food I have ever had in USA: original home-cooking taste made by real Thai skill. Better than many places in Thailand itself. Be sure to grab the Thai-English menu and order some "chef specials" from the first page, not those boring pad-thai or noodles or other stir fried stuffs non-thai are so prone to order(they are also good at those btw if you really do crave for boring wok noodles. But i think that's the reason for the bad review by American around here: they treat this place as a crap noodle place they are used to, not an Issan food powerhouse.). Get the grilled pork neck, somtam, and bamboo shoot salad, oh and the Thai milk tea, it's very well made in a traditional way. They'll change how you view Thai cuisine.

Thai Place is my girlfriend's go-to for takeout, and it has become a staple in our relationship. She is completely obsessed with both their Pad See Ew and Thai Fried Rice, which she probably orders every other week. I opt for the Pad Thai Country which is delicious and pleasantly spicy. We also often get the dumplings, which are great as well. There is so much food for the price, it's really a great deal, and the food is excellent. The delivery always comes in time and the food is hot - which is something to say considering we've had many a failed Grubhub order where the food shows up extremely late and/or cold. That never happens with Thai Place. They are always reliably good and you can't go wrong ordering from them any night of the week. We've never been to their restaurant in Allston so can't speak to the experience there.

I love Thai Place! I live about a block away and have always enjoyed myself. One of the first times I went here was after a late and physically exhausting shift at work. Around midnight my partner and I came in for some pad thai. I had never had thai iced tea before but felt like it was the right time to slurp one down, which I did within 5 minutes. The woman behind the counter was so sweet and offered to give me a FREE REFILL for no reason other than to be nice and good to her customers! Another time I came in to bring a thai iced tea home to my partner and it came out to $3, I think. They have a card minimum and I had no cash. I offered to buy another drink to make the minimum, but she said not to worry about it and just swiped my card anyhow. SO NICE. I believe in their business...even if it's not the most elegant plate of pad thai - I don't care. It's delicious in a guilty pleasure kind of way and I want to give them more business for always treating me well.

I like the yellow curry very much. The mango curry is also delicious. Highly recommend.

The best Thai food around. The crispy pork larb, and the tom Zaap are my favorites, but they also have great papaya salad and pork neck. This is one of my favorite restaurants in Boston.

Good food and friendly stuff !! Never disappointed, authentic Thai food I'm Recommend thai place

This place is the best place to get ee-sarn food (northeastern, authentic thai food) I've been coming to this place since I was in college and it tastes like home. (I'm Thai) The downside is that the store probably fits only 14 people max (2 at the bar, the rest in tables) so I would recommend calling before planning to dine in. It is really really small. Take out is definitely a safer option. The delivery service is alright, takes around 1 hour to come to my place in Brookline. These are a few dishes that I've tried that stood out ( I probably tried most of their food) 1. Somtum Kai Kem (Papaya Salad with Aged Egg) - this dish is amazing, it tastes like home and has the right amount of saltiness, spiciness, and sourness. They are generous with the amount of eggs they give and quiet a lot of papaya in the salad. This dish is authentic ee-sarn food and I would recommend it! This dish also comes with sticky rice. 2. Moo Ping (Grilled Pork) - It comes in 3 little sticks. The marinated pork bbq tastes absolutely amazing, it is not too sweet like how other stores make it and comes with a spicy sauce on the side along with some sticky rice. 3. Crispy Chicken Basil - If you cannot take spice, tell them! This dish is really spicy but is so flavorful and has lots of basil in it. You can smell basil from afar, it's great. Sometimes they do not give that much chicken and I'm sad but I guess it depends on the chef. This dish is probably one of their popular dish ordered by foreigners. 4. Tom Yum Goong (Shrimp Tom Yum) - The dish has generous amount of shrimp and mushroom in it with the right amount of saltiness and sourness. It's a great pairing with any other rice dish like shrimp fried rice or crab fried rice 5. Larb - Minced pork with lots of veggies. It is a great pairing with any somtum (papaya salad) dish. I believe it has some peanuts in it, so you should ask the waitress to make sure if you're allergic to nuts. Also - all parkings are street parking.

I ordered food to be delivered just recently . The food came with in 30 min. The driver was pleasant. Now the food. It was great. I have been searching for the best tom yum soup and i think i found it at Thai place. Layers of flavor lots of shrimp. It made me very happy. I also got crab Rangoon's (it is a weakness) they were well made and more crabby flavor then most. I also got the fried rice it was very good I will eat her again . my new go to place for thai food

Checking into Thai place and ordered the following: Moo dad deaw (fried marinated pork) Tom yum koong na kon (tom yum soup with milk) Tum tard (plate with papaya salad and other pork options)

The best cripy pork belly basil in Allston Area. Highly recomended. So Yummyyy. recommend for those who are looking for authentic thai dishes .

The delivery never came. It took forever. No custom service. There is no one I can talk to.

After browsing GrubHub for about an hour, my boyfriend and I decided we couldn't go wrong with thai for our night in. We were luckier than most, as our order came within 45 mins- 1 hr, which was quicker than they said it would take. The food wasn't awful, but I was disappointed because whatever I received was NOT what I ordered. I ordered the garlic entree with tofu. This was supposed to come with baby corn, mushroom, broccoli, snow peas (and maybe a couple other vegetables) in addition to the garlic sauce. What I got was chicken, with carrots, broccolli and pineapple. And the brown rice I had ordered as a side. There wasn't even an entree that included these things! I don't know if it was the end of the night and they just threw a bunch of stuff in. As for the chicken vs. tofu. Good thing I am not an actual vegetarian or I would've been having spring rolls for dinner. It tasted good enough, not a lot of sauce, but plenty of garlic- but again I was disappointed as this was not what I wanted. The other item we ordered was correct and the spring rolls were good- and all the food arrived hot (and in one piece) but with over 220 places that will deliver to our apartment in Allston, this one will not go to the top of the list...

I discovered this little hole in the wall just recently. There are only 4 or 5 tables for eating in. Mostly a take-out joint. Everything I've tried so far has been good: Spicy Beef Salad, Chicken Curry, and Basil Fried Rice. Damn that Basil Fried Rice was super spicy! The staff is friendly and the service is fast. I'll be back again for more!

I knew this was a good place as soon as I saw the Yelp sticker on the door. I was sure it was a good place when I walked in and 3/4 people who worked there all stopped what they were doing to make eye contact with me and say hello. Even if the food were bad, I'd probably come back. I had the tofu tamarind the first time and it was very fresh and tasty--if a little sweet for me. Today I had the pad thai--just right. They do accept credit cards but it costs them money so they prefer if you pay in cash. They are up the block from Urban Renewals, so you can hit them both on the same trip. update: I still like this place, but so far most of the things I've ordered have been too sweet for me.

Great hole in the wall Thai shop. Very small... only seating for about 12 total... but the food is very good and the prices are on the less expensive side. Try the coconut chicken soup (one of the best I have had of late - lots of fresh mushrooms) and the Country Pad Thai... both were excellent.

Lovely little place. ive been getting food here for years. Authentic, amazing and its a bunch of older asian women making delicious traditional meals. Even my friends from thailand love it, especially when they miss home. Curry is dairy allergy friendly as is most thai foods. Food is always hot and fresh and ive never had a problem with my order even tho i get it at least once a week (sometimes more). Support this small business. I am one happy customer who lives nearby. Super affordable, fresh and consistent amazing service. Ive lived in boston for several years in many locations and this is THE best place to go. Never takes more than 15 minutes, 20-25 at MOST which has never happened except maybe once. I dont even bother prdering anywhere else half the time, because this place is so good.

Came here on sunday for dinner and were seated right away! the space for togo but it small. We order padthai,kra-pow. super good!

I have been a customer for several years and they NEVER disappoint me. Thai Place dishes are extremely delicious. My favorite appetizer is the vegetable tempura, pad see you, and pineapple fried rice.