Mali thai

Great experience eating here last night. I had Green Curry spicy level 3 (scale from 0 - 4) with shrimp. The shrimp were very large, plump, and delicious. The sauce was a creamy coconut with the right amount of spices. The service was very nice with our smiling young lady.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Yellow Curry

Nhi was polite and kind. Conversed with us. Food was delicious. Clean and peaceful environment. Definitely recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

*****This review is ONLY for the service I experienced with my mother on 10/15****

Want to preface this by saying, we love Mali Thai, we get take out all the time and have turned many of my parents' friends onto the restaurant as well i.e. we've sent them A LOT of business over the last three years.the service has always been stellar as well.

So I hate to write this review, but I gave it time and I'm still angry about our recent dine in experience. Long story short, my parents are both snowbirds and this particular evening, I had just picked my mom up from the airport, she was starving after traveling all day from New York. Mind you I hadn't seen her in six months so we were looking forward to spending time and eating some good food.

So we walk in at 7:25 pm, the waitress immediately gives us the stink eye and says she needs to check with the kitchen to see if they're still serving, despite closing at 8 PM. Now I'm aware that 35 minutes before closing is an iffy grey area, but my poor mother was starving, there were other customers still seated and everything in Oro Valley closes early with the exception of Rosati's and TGI Fridays. So finally, the waitress says 'OK' just dripping with attitude, and I knew we were in for it then.

And sure enough, have never had such rude service in my life. She made us feel completely unwelcome and uncomfortable, kept looking at her phone and was going in and out of the front door for some reason while glaring at us.

My mom even gave her a cash 30% tip to try to appease her, she didn't say a word to us and we left by 8pm on the dot, as I would've anyway before her obvious temper tantrum (worked in fine dining for 10 yrs, am aware of these things).

Totally ruined both our moods and am unsure my husband and I will be back for a dine-in experience. And my elderly mom said she won't be bringing her lunch club there anymore either sadly, too risky. Yes it was that bad. This young woman should NOT be working in customer service in any capacity.

But again, the food is awesome, but if the service sucks, not going to risk wasting a rare night out to be treated with contempt.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 2

My first visit and I loved it! My Pad Thai was delicious. The best I have had in Tucson.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

i love visiting mali thai. incredible food, the yellow curry with steamed tofu is my favorite. they always treat me well here. lunch or dinner, its always excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tried theor Pineapple Feied Rice and it is generously portioned, Thai Tea was so-so and Mango Sticky Rice was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yes! Super delicious! We will definitely return. The peanut sauce for the salad was better than any dressing I've ever had! And the Thai vegetables on rice entree was simply scrumptious. Selma, our waitress, was attentive, personable, and most helpful. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can't believe we hadn't dined at Mali Thai before now - it was outstanding! Didn't realize what we were missing! Delicious flavors, warm, friendly, accommodating service, nice quiet ambiance, easy parking.

The pad Thai was excellent. Plump, tasty shrimp, great perfectly cooked noodles, good portion size, and they put the peanuts on the outer edge of the plate so you can control the peanut level. Sauce was really flavorful, and not too sweet. Woke up the taste buds.

Classic fried rice may have been even better! Apparently we've been settling for subpar fried rice lo these many years at Asian restaurants. That stops now. Mali Thai has nailed it.

And we stuck with spice level zero which was fine for us. We might kick it up to the one level next time, but we saw nothing wrong with level zero. Managed to be extremely flavorful without being too spicy. Plus, we got chili oil and Sriracha on the side so you could add to it. And by the way, the chili oil is great.

The wonton soup was full of wontons and protein, and maybe even a little light on the broth and that might be the one place I might kick up the spice level - the broth wasn't all that flavorful like the pad Thai and fried rice were.

And as I mentioned, the service was really great. Plus they had Pinot Grigio, which not every Asian restaurant does.

We'll definitely return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I tried out Mali Thai in Oro Valley, AZ today from a friend’s recommendation. I don’t eat at a lot of Thai restaurants but I was very impressed with Mali Thai. Staff were friendly and responsive. The restaurant was clean and quiet and not crowded for a Saturday noon. It’s located in a shopping center so there’s plenty of parking available. I liked that you can choose your heat level from 0 to 4. I did the #1 and wasn’t too spicy at all. I tried a special item called Khao Soi, a kind of noodle soup, and it was very tasty with a sweet creamy broth. My companion had the Green Curry with chicken. I sampled and it was also excellent. We had a large party and it did take a bit of time to get our food but I felt it was reasonable as everything was made fresh and came very hot to our table.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would recommend Mali Thai. I plan to return to try out their Pad Thai soon.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I got the yellow curry with chicken and extra rice. It was so delicious and it was ready quickly (only 10-15 mins). I’ll definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

wonderful service and food. inside typical store front but clean and pleasant

Excellent!

Very patient and attentive staff will be back!

Yummy. Go lower heat than you usually do. Mild is quite spicy.

Great atmosphere, service, and delicious food. They customize and everything is fresh.