Sao Thai

725 N Gloster St, Tupelo
(662) 840-1771

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Tyler Borgognoni

Order to-go, dont dine in. Spent an hour watching them box up to-go orders before we were served, and waiter did not come back with water for 50 minutes. Interesting interior decor, and decent food

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Eric Hampton

Food here is always so flavorful & fantastic!
Its a must try with multiple dishes!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Kim Arnold

Such wonderful Thai food, and beautiful presentation. You won't be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joel Urban

This was our first visit. The atmosphere is unexpected. It feels like time warp back to the 40s or 50s inside, but not in a bad way. There was old 40s jazz and ballads playing quietly in the background. It made me feel like I was experiencing an immigrants journey through American culture in the early-to-mid 29th century.

The food was fantastic! Recognizable Thai dishes but many with subtle twists to make them unique. My wife got the Panang Chicken Curry. She said the flavor was awesome and the fried noodles (tempura style) were interesting. She said the texture was almost like a tempura vegetable, so it took her brain a bit to adjust to what it was. My Drunken Noodles with Scallops were fantastic, down to the clever garnish of a cucumber carved into a flower! It had the perfect balance of spice and umami, complimenting the functions texture and delicate flavor of the scallops. Our appetizers were also great: quality potstickers and chicken satay. We also shared a Spicy Thai Beef Salad... this was even better than the appetizers! It was the perfect balance of herbs, greens, and the tangy, spicy vinaigrette.

The only downside of the experience was our server. She seemed very distracted by the bartender and didn't know how to talk about the specials. She had to bring the manager over to answer our questions. Everything else made up for the average service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Pad Thai, Potsticker

Vanessa Hay

After seating and being given menus and water, we waited nearly 20 minutes in an unbusy restaurant to have our orders taken. We asked they split the checks into 2 parties right up front. There were three people hanging around behind the bar, so they weren’t short staffed. The food was good and came out in a timely manner. Whoever was in the kitchen, was on the ball. No one came by to check on us. They seemed to be in a hurry to take our dishes away and sweep and mop. When I asked what time do you close? —worried we had stayed past closing time—they said 9 pm. It was 8:15. We waited and waited for our checks. Finally one of the servers came with an hand held device and we had to request the checks be split again, but the amounts seemed off by several dollars on my check. The items seemed correct, so after discussion with the server, I paid and was then given the printed copy of the receipt after I inserted my credit card. I told someone behind the bar before I left that I felt I was overcharged after seeing the print out of the receipt and they said they add a fee for credit cards and apologized. - As an example, peanut sauce was $3 instead of $2.50 and tea $2.59 instead of $2.50. I didn’t see a notice of that credit card fee on the menu. Perhaps it was there, but I missed it. We could have paid cash if we had known. In retrospect, it may have been better to have had delivery done to our hotel. The food was good. The servers didn’t seem to want to be there or maybe they were new and need further training. I usually tip closer to 30%, but only tipped 18%. This was our first trip to Tupelo.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Michael Barndt

Wonderful Thai restaurant worth visiting!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jerry barnes

Good food reasonable price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Warren

The most delicious Thai food, many choices of dishes. Superb service and the quaint atmosphere is relaxing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tupelo Native

A hidden gem for authentic Thai food. Love this place and the atmosphere. Food is delicious.

Marie Schlagel

Amazing! Their regular lunch menu was fantastic, and they had wonderful specials - it was hard to choose what to order.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lynn Boruchowitz

OMG what a great restaurant! All 4 of us couldn’t stop raving about our food! BEST Thai food I’ve EVER had! Gorgeous antique store decor too! I couldn’t recommend it more highly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anna Mom

Sorely disappointed on green curry. Watered down (not creamy), only two small slices of eggplant, four pieces of green beans, and level three spicy was not hot. I paid extra for brown rice and the container was only half full. Chicken was tough. Meal was not great. The restaurant was full before 6 p.m. and so I opted for takeout. Paying $17.99, plus tip, for meager portions was not good. Will not return. Nice vibe for atmosphere, though, playing Ella Fitzgerald.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

Selena Parrish

We’ve been here so many times and it never disappoints. The atmosphere is like dining with family super cozy like a family friends house!
Papaya salad is so so good but spicy
Curries are excellent
Must try

Jennifer Cain

This place is a gem. The food is fabulous and the staff is attentive and polite. The ground chicken noodle soup is the best, but there are many other great dishes as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

psullivan904

For three out of six of us, the food was inedible after it took over 45 minutes for all of us to get our orders, which came out sporadically. No attempt was made to ask us why most of our food was left uneaten. After the unsuccessful pleading to get all of our food sooner, I gave up thinking they were interested in making this right. Adding insult to injury is the process of our neglectful server standing in front of me waiting for me to pick a tip on her card reader. This was the worst dining experience I've had for almost $200.

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