Mr. Papaya Kitchen

Be careful when you order the sugarcane juice from here. There were grains of sand on the bottom of our two drinks. They did not the wash the stalks before putting it in the pressing machine.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Simple food, I had green curry with shrimp over rice. The curry had a nice kick, lots of veggies very tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved how the raw larb tastes; and it has been consistent so far. Kapoon has its own unique taste. Wife says the cooked beef larb is also good (never as good raw though! Lol) Pork belly is as good as always as well but wished the person who cut it would had made better even slices. Chowmein for me was average, but the coconut and honey dew boba were great too! Can't wait to be back for the 'once' Fresno's best Thai Boat now, since the change in ownership.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I only ordered one thing the Pork Belly it was the BEST! tender & crispy & flavorful, & fresh came with sauce side and I got to pick my own piece they chopped it up for me - feeds 2-4 people

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Man I really wanted to give 5star for this restaurant, unfortunately I cannot since the old owners sold it the pho YUCK 🤦, and the raw laab 👎 it was not good as the meat was sticky and the meat was grounded, I only took a few bites and NOPE not for me. The pho was like water with not much nor much flavor. This is the 2nd time and last for me.

Decided to take family out before heading back home. So, we decided to give it a try. Food was good, but I feel like I have been over charged on some of the dish we ordered. I have no idea what the 18.99 was for. On the menu for a large thai boat was 16.99 so I’m assuming she charged me for 18.99 x 2 ? Some of the dish on the receipt did not even match the prices on the menu. Sadly, I’m one of those people who don’t normally asked why my bill is so high. I guess I learned my lesson to double check before paying. Besides, the lady who charged me was constantly on the phone and was probably distracted. Sucks that this will be my first and last.

Food: 3

Best service, amazing, delicious food. My family comes here every week because we never have and never will be disappointed by the food and service. Highly recommended!

This place has the best pad-tai I have ever had. I've been to a few here in town and I eat there often.

Great tasty food. Friendly service. Have to try the cucumber salad.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Thai Boat Noodle Soup, Pho, Papaya Salad

The boat noodle here is good. Better than 3 other restaurants I’ve tried in Fresno. It wasn’t super busy when I came in so service was fast and food came out fast as well.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Thai Boat Noodle Soup

Way overpriced for a hot plastic bag full of unseasoned gravy, no chili or oyster sauce on the side, no utensils. So bad, dogs wouldn’t want it. 0/10

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

If you are looking for a “hole in the wall” restaurant that serves good food, you found it. You know when it’s authentic food when service is not what you expect from a popular Americanized chain restaurant. The server was impatient with us when we were not ready to place our order. He seemed annoyed. He probably assumed that I knew what I wanted. The AC was broken so we had our meal in the warm humid atmosphere. The bathrooms were dingy and old. That’s all the negatives with this restaurant. But, FOOD IS AMAZING. Most authentic food I have had in a long time. See pictures. Pepper is standard. You don’t get to pick how spicy you want it. If it’s too spicy, scoop some pepper off before incorporating. It’s CASH ONLY! While waiting in line to pay for our meals, a large group came and picked up 5 large trays of laab and fried rice for catering. That’s when you know it’s good. I will go again when I am back in town.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Long Cheng City Rice Noodles Soup

Not the same anymore, the taste is changed. The previous owners made one of the best Lao style papaya salad, in my opinion.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pho, Papaya Salad

The waiter has no customer service skills. Poor service. Food was terrible as well.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Our to go dining place when we’re in Fresno.
I think this place has one of the best raw beef larb. The servers are always nice and attentive.

If you’re ordering to go, I suggest you always check your food before leaving.
We had ordered a few dishes to go and one of those dish ordered was raw beef larb.
I even heard the order taker yelled to the back it was “raw beef laab, medium spice & bitter)
When we arrived at our hotel to only discovered it was the cooked beef larb. Then it was too late because this place closes down around 7pm.
Anyways, lesson learned for next time if we’re not dining in.
Overall i recommend this place. Will continue to be our dining spot until I’m disappointed. Lol