Eat Thai, Thai Eatery

Thai restaurant right off of 22nd and University. Nice little place. Family owned with a traditional menu. Wife got Spicy Basil chicken with excellent flavors and a heat scale of 4. Gotta sày i expected it to be hotter. It was delicious though.
I got Red Curry chicken heat scale of 3, and it wasn't spicy enough either, but it was also excellent with plenty of Thai flavors. I have had coconut based Thai food In the past, this was the tastiest by far. We both got hot chai tea which was not a house blend but was a higher end tea company that was also excellent. We enjoyed the meal so much we ordered spicy Thai noodles to take home. Food portions were more than enough and with dumplings as an appetizer (tasty also) and two teas, we spent $70. I usually complain about prices this high at restaurants , but I'm not because the food was that good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Red Curry, Pad Thai LM, Chicken Pad Thai, Sticky Rice

I should have stopped at two stars... But so good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad See EW, Crab Rangoons, Chicken Pad Thai, Massaman Curry

Best Thai in town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If ratings were based on percentages, rather than stars, I would give Eat Thai a 99%. Certainly worth any kind of distance you need to travel to get here, I was just taken aback by one tiny detail.

Thai food is one of my top two favorite cuisines, so I am quite finicky about how it's done. I worked in a Thai restaurant (in Ohio) for a year and had my expectations raised quite high on what good Thai food looks and tastes like.

Eat Thai is absolutely authentic, and the only one in the Des Moines area I have found to reach that very high bar! I ordered the Spicy Thai Fried Rice, level 4 heat, and it was perfect! Subtle yet wildly dynamic flavors that left me wanting even more ^,^

So much so, I took home some Tom Yum, which hit the spot!

The only thing that was slightly disappointing was the gyoza, but that would not keep me from returning. I found my Thai place in Des Moines! Guaranteed I will be back! Sooooo good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We love Eat Thai. Great food. Great staff. Always a friendly face. We love their spice levels (likely slightly different than other Thai restaurants in the area).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent Pad Thai!!

Food: 5

Eat Thai is probably my new favorite restaurant. Their crabrangoons (crab delights) are the absolute best! If you're looking for curry, this is the most delicious curry you can get! 5 stars will eat here again...and again and again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoons, Crab Delight

Thai food is probably our favorite cuisine (we’ve spent 2 months traveling in Thailand) but our recent experience having lunch here was disappointing. The pad thai was red in color and had a different flavor than normal- also the noodles were a bit mushy. The green curry was not very good - and the tom kha soup was not the best either (it was too thick and brownish in color). Pretty much everything was off somehow - either taste or smell or texture or appearance. The server was very kind and the bathrooms were clean though. Your mileage may vary. Just bummed out because I really wanted to love this place

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Our waitress Brenda makes our dining experience the best! She’s always so kind and helpful to my husband and I. Thankyou so much Brenda. The food is amazing and so is the space!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

THE BEST THAI FOODS IN TOWN!
REAL!! authentic teste of thai foods.
The service is always great♡ love the owner, always have smile on her face !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad See EW, Crab Rangoons, Pad Thai LM, Chicken Pad Thai, Sticky Rice

Food was excellent and staff was attentive and friendly with prompt service. Clean and pleasant atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoons, Pineapple Fried Rice

They think that drivers shouldn't stand up for themselves against their cheapskate customers. I also tried eating here once. It was supposed to be lobster sauce but was more like snot. I was so glad when they banned me because the wait for food here was always 20 plus minutes. Drivers don't have time to wait like that. We don't get paid by the hour.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I just ordered appetizers and they were the best summer rolls and chicken satay I have ever had… and the peanut sauce was five-star!
True hospitality. Thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 6 Spring Roll, Pineapple Fried Rice

Best pad thai ever. The food is excellent and the people are wonderful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this place! Their orange chicken is the best I’ve ever had and their summer rolls are amazing! We usually order take out and have never had an issue with an order. The employees are always great! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5