Sadly I went to try for the first time and sign on door notes Take out only and closing Nov 19! Tried to order and it was an hour wait
Steve B
They announced permanent closing effective November 19, 2022After 16 years, Tangerine Cafe will be closing its doors for the last time on Saturday, November 19, 2022. It's been a great run and we're grateful to all of the wonderful staff that have worked with us through the years, as well as you, our loyal customers. We appreciate your business and all of your support through the years. Your continued support helped us survive through the challenge times of the pandemic and, again, we are grateful.Faced with the decision to sign a long-term lease to continue in this space, we decided...it's time to take a break. Tangerine has always been a small, family-run business, and keeping our doors open in recent years has been a challenge. Again, we have nothing but gratitude for the staff and customers that have keep us going, but again...time for a break.THANK YOU AGAIN and we hope you'll come by for a final meal (or two, or three) before we go.
Prajitha Hariharan
Love this place for the food and customer experience. Sadly it's no dine in but food is yummilicious . We love the Mei goreng and pad Thai in particular. We like it spicy and they just hit the right nodes on the spice levels. It's our go to place for any Thai food from years and they haven't disappointed us even once.
Daniel M.
Best drunken noodles ever. I don't even need to say anything else so I'm out. Ok, help said my review was too short. Um...ok, that's long enough now I think.
Robert B.
We go every week for lunch. The servings at lunch are a better size for older people. They have similar offerings in the evening with larger portions. And the evening menu has some different offerings which you can get at lunch but in the larger serving. I order Laksa sometimes and just pay the evening price. I most often get the lemongrass tofu but the Mee Goreng, Singapore Noodles and Indian curry chicken/fish attract us often. Never had a bad meal. The Vegan Rice Pudding is something we get every time.
Nydia A.
DELICIOUS. That's the word that summarize every single plate in this place. Everything is recommended
John Eakes
I got the Lunch Nasi Goreng (Chicken) with Indian lentil soup and the Crispy Calamari. Some of the best food I have had in a while! Really good stuff!
michelle
No dine in currently.Went here for dinner and was told that food would take 1 hour to cook unless I ordered something ready made like soup or some appetizers. Walked out without ordering.I understand that they are understaffed from the sign on the door, but it's hard to support a restaurant that isn't equipped to make food within a reasonable time. If you plan on ordering from here keep in mind you would need to order ahead of time!
Yeah Dude
First time trying this place and let me say it’s absolutely great. Give this place a try if you haven’t already. Best quality Thai for the price in the area. ??
P J
They got some good tasting Asian food in town. We order Singapore rice noodles almost all the time.Big drawback: Hard to order by phone for pick up, always busy I guess! Small place to dine in!
A M A Z I N GSome of the best chicken satay I've ever had!!Every dish here was really good. great music, nice vibes, great portions and will definitely come back.best Thai I have had in North Carolina
David Abbott
Excellent dishes from a variety of Asian cultures. Very convenient take out. Pleasant dining area and wait staff as covid permits.
Scotty DNC
Got the pad Thai. Ordered medium spicy there was no spice and no flavor. When they put the egg in the put the egg in with the shell. Bits of egg Shell throughout. Worst pad Thai I have ever had.
Jackie Hedges
Everything I've tried here has been great. As a vegan, I very much appreciate all of the tasty, eclectic, vegan versions of dishes. We've tried a lot of the Chinese, Thai, Indian, etc.. take-out places in the area, and this is our favorite. Plus, the staff are lovely and helpful. You really can't go wrong here. The tofu tikka masala, honey walnut tofu, vegan chili chicken, and pakoras are some of my favorites.
Juan Morales Patino
This is not Traditional Thai food. Hear me out...I recently moved from Seattle,WA. A city well known for having strong Asian cuisine. [Thai, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Chinese, etc...]. Having lived there for 5+ years I grew accustomed to eating these foods regularly and so having moved here I came with very different expectations.Sadly, the reasoning for the high reviews is simply because the majority of people who eat here have never experienced traditional Thai cuisine.Here is what I ate:Tom Kha [coconut soup]: This dish wasn't half bad, but the truth is that this simply isn't Tom Kha. It's lacking flavor in lemongrass, ginger, and consistency. Also, the soup is stingy on vegetables and protein. Most of the Tom Khas are generous on Carrots, onions, ginger, and chicken/tofu/protein of choice.Chicken Panang Curry [chicken macadamia curry in their menu]: The curry was weird for starters. It was watery, lacked depth, and for a level 3 spicy it was really dull. The chicken was basically Katsu.Pineapple Fried Rice: Their recipe is not bad. Very close to what I'm used to, however, over the phone I was told that spicy level 4 was "asian" spicy and it turns out it's not. This is mainly "American" spicy since the majority of people can't handle Asian spice levels. disappointing to be honest, but if you want spicy.. this is not your dish.Chicken Satay: Out of all the dishes this one was the most accurate. The chicken was well seasoned and grilled properly. The peanut sauce was on the thicker side but it was yummy. 4/5 stars on this one.Dumplings: I ordered the fried dumplings and they weren't half bad. The filling was disproportionate however. needs a little more. Not too shabby however.Overall Score: 2/5I'd you're looking for a place that is more on the Asian American side, then this is fine. If however you're looking for real Thai food, this is not the place.
Sadly I went to try for the first time and sign on door notes Take out only and closing Nov 19! Tried to order and it was an hour wait
They announced permanent closing effective November 19, 2022After 16 years, Tangerine Cafe will be closing its doors for the last time on Saturday, November 19, 2022. It's been a great run and we're grateful to all of the wonderful staff that have worked with us through the years, as well as you, our loyal customers. We appreciate your business and all of your support through the years. Your continued support helped us survive through the challenge times of the pandemic and, again, we are grateful.Faced with the decision to sign a long-term lease to continue in this space, we decided...it's time to take a break. Tangerine has always been a small, family-run business, and keeping our doors open in recent years has been a challenge. Again, we have nothing but gratitude for the staff and customers that have keep us going, but again...time for a break.THANK YOU AGAIN and we hope you'll come by for a final meal (or two, or three) before we go.
Love this place for the food and customer experience. Sadly it's no dine in but food is yummilicious . We love the Mei goreng and pad Thai in particular. We like it spicy and they just hit the right nodes on the spice levels. It's our go to place for any Thai food from years and they haven't disappointed us even once.
Best drunken noodles ever. I don't even need to say anything else so I'm out. Ok, help said my review was too short. Um...ok, that's long enough now I think.
We go every week for lunch. The servings at lunch are a better size for older people. They have similar offerings in the evening with larger portions. And the evening menu has some different offerings which you can get at lunch but in the larger serving. I order Laksa sometimes and just pay the evening price. I most often get the lemongrass tofu but the Mee Goreng, Singapore Noodles and Indian curry chicken/fish attract us often. Never had a bad meal. The Vegan Rice Pudding is something we get every time.
DELICIOUS. That's the word that summarize every single plate in this place. Everything is recommended
I got the Lunch Nasi Goreng (Chicken) with Indian lentil soup and the Crispy Calamari. Some of the best food I have had in a while! Really good stuff!
No dine in currently.Went here for dinner and was told that food would take 1 hour to cook unless I ordered something ready made like soup or some appetizers. Walked out without ordering.I understand that they are understaffed from the sign on the door, but it's hard to support a restaurant that isn't equipped to make food within a reasonable time. If you plan on ordering from here keep in mind you would need to order ahead of time!
First time trying this place and let me say it’s absolutely great. Give this place a try if you haven’t already. Best quality Thai for the price in the area. ??
They got some good tasting Asian food in town. We order Singapore rice noodles almost all the time.Big drawback: Hard to order by phone for pick up, always busy I guess! Small place to dine in!
Restaurantji Recommends
A M A Z I N GSome of the best chicken satay I've ever had!!Every dish here was really good. great music, nice vibes, great portions and will definitely come back.best Thai I have had in North Carolina
Excellent dishes from a variety of Asian cultures. Very convenient take out. Pleasant dining area and wait staff as covid permits.
Got the pad Thai. Ordered medium spicy there was no spice and no flavor. When they put the egg in the put the egg in with the shell. Bits of egg Shell throughout. Worst pad Thai I have ever had.
Everything I've tried here has been great. As a vegan, I very much appreciate all of the tasty, eclectic, vegan versions of dishes. We've tried a lot of the Chinese, Thai, Indian, etc.. take-out places in the area, and this is our favorite. Plus, the staff are lovely and helpful. You really can't go wrong here. The tofu tikka masala, honey walnut tofu, vegan chili chicken, and pakoras are some of my favorites.
This is not Traditional Thai food. Hear me out...I recently moved from Seattle,WA. A city well known for having strong Asian cuisine. [Thai, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Chinese, etc...]. Having lived there for 5+ years I grew accustomed to eating these foods regularly and so having moved here I came with very different expectations.Sadly, the reasoning for the high reviews is simply because the majority of people who eat here have never experienced traditional Thai cuisine.Here is what I ate:Tom Kha [coconut soup]: This dish wasn't half bad, but the truth is that this simply isn't Tom Kha. It's lacking flavor in lemongrass, ginger, and consistency. Also, the soup is stingy on vegetables and protein. Most of the Tom Khas are generous on Carrots, onions, ginger, and chicken/tofu/protein of choice.Chicken Panang Curry [chicken macadamia curry in their menu]: The curry was weird for starters. It was watery, lacked depth, and for a level 3 spicy it was really dull. The chicken was basically Katsu.Pineapple Fried Rice: Their recipe is not bad. Very close to what I'm used to, however, over the phone I was told that spicy level 4 was "asian" spicy and it turns out it's not. This is mainly "American" spicy since the majority of people can't handle Asian spice levels. disappointing to be honest, but if you want spicy.. this is not your dish.Chicken Satay: Out of all the dishes this one was the most accurate. The chicken was well seasoned and grilled properly. The peanut sauce was on the thicker side but it was yummy. 4/5 stars on this one.Dumplings: I ordered the fried dumplings and they weren't half bad. The filling was disproportionate however. needs a little more. Not too shabby however.Overall Score: 2/5I'd you're looking for a place that is more on the Asian American side, then this is fine. If however you're looking for real Thai food, this is not the place.