Kapow Thai Cuisine

2257 Dorchester Ave, Boston
(617) 296-7505

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Angela Zorrilla

Best Thai! Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

たまご。

The best Thai food in town, food was so delicious and the server so friendly!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyra Martin

Very nice staff. Good food with big portions

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vicki S (V1ck1)

I just walked in for a late lunch-- pad see ew with beef. It was excellent, with a nice char on the meat. Besides great flavor, I like that they used mustard greens as the vegetable. Some other restaurants will put broccoli or other greens in the dish, but the mustard greens to me are the best contrast to the sweet/savory sauce.

Kook (one of the owners) was absolutely lovely and it was fun to talk to her. I'm going to encourage all my friends to go to Kapow!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mekenzie Santana

Horrible !

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Luna Carol

I got the Kua Kai, which I LOVED as it is flavorful but felt very light on the stomach. My husband got the Chicken Pad Thai which he hated, as it was sweet and had a very strong smoky flavor—tasted nothing like any Pad Thai either of us have ever had.

The restaurant is small but cozy, and well lit & maintained. There's minimal seating, and most people just get it carry-out, but because of that it was a lovely quiet place for my husband & I to eat dinner together. The seating is by the window at the storefront and around the corner from the door--so we weren't getting heavily blasted by cold air every time someone came in.

I came back for the Kua Kai not too long after taking this photo (this time as Takeaway) and my husband got the Kapow Fried Rice, which was good but spicy in a way that builds quicker than you think it would. Very yummy though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

John Hitt

Multiple times ordering Pod Kra Pow. Ridiculously good. Next level. Super fresh chicken & vegetables. Spicy. I’ve eaten a lot of this dish around Boston and this is now the best I’ve had. Hands down.

Food: 5

J Hitt

Multiple times ordering Pod Kra Pow. Ridiculously good. Next level. Super fresh chicken & vegetables. Spicy. I’ve eaten a lot of this dish around Boston and this is now the best I’ve had. Hands down.

Food: 5

Matthew Trapp

Ordered the Kapow Gai Sup several times over the past few months and it was consistently tasty. I made the unfortunate mistake of deviating from it and ordered the Pad Sew Ew - it was revolting to the point where I can’t ever see myself ordering from this place again. Truly one of the worst things I have ever tasted.

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From 2-5pm everyday, Kapow offers a discount on all items (up to a certain amount). It’s a great deal if you’re looking for a cheap, filling meal. However, I will say that the food here can be a hit or miss.

- Kapow Noodle (Drunken Noodle) ($16): The noodles were soft and had the distinctive, yummy wok flavor. The salt level was good, but I found the spice level to be mild (just a subtle kick despite the two chili symbols on the menu). The chicken was also dry. Other than that, pretty good.
- Crispy Chicken Pad Thai ($17.50): One of the worst I’ve ever had. The sauce was extremely sweet and did not taste authentic, and the chicken was dry as a bone. I was surprised at the low reviews for this place because the Kapow Noodle that I had the first time was pretty good. However, now I understand after trying the Pad Thai since it’s arguably what most people would order.

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles

Jeffrey Barranco

The TexMex of Thai food. Consistently disappointing.

Kimberly

From 2-5pm everyday, Kapow offers a discount on all items (up to a certain amount). It’s a great deal if you’re looking for a cheap, filling meal. However, I will say that the food here can be a hit or miss.

- Kapow Noodle (Drunken Noodle) ($16): The noodles were soft and had the distinctive, yummy wok flavor. The salt level was good, but I found the spice level to be mild (just a subtle kick despite the two chili symbols on the menu). The chicken was also dry. Other than that, pretty good.
- Crispy Chicken Pad Thai ($17.50): One of the worst I’ve ever had. The sauce was extremely sweet and did not taste authentic, and the chicken was dry as a bone. I was surprised at the low reviews for this place because the Kapow Noodle that I had the first time was pretty good. However, now I understand after trying the Pad Thai since it’s arguably what most people would order.

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles

Christopher Brooks

Food is great. Staff is very friendly and attentive.

Parking: Street parking

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Basil Fried Rice

Benjamin S

Everyone is so nice! And the food is amazing. Couldn’t recommend more

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

nathan nguyen

Very authentic Thai food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles

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