Khon easily serves the best authentic Thai food I’ve had in Austin. The staff is exceedingly friendly, and the restaurant is very clean, comfortable, and welcoming. My table got several orders of chicken soft bones as appetizers, which were amazing and paired extremely well with alcohol, especially beer. It’s a unique menu item I haven’t seen at any other restaurant, but I wish it was more common! Definitely became one of my favorite foods to snack on. The fried tofu was also outstanding - fluffy and light. What really stood out to me was the pork jowl. It was tender, savory, and had the texture of a perfectly cooked filet mignon. My friends and I absolutely loved dining here and will certainly be coming back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Food is delicious!
Tiffany Ondracek
I got dinner to go and it was decent but nothing spectacular. I ordered the pad kee mao and the portion was small for $15. I’m used to getting two meals from takeout but this was definitely just one meal. I went with +2 spicy with +3 being the max. It did have a little heat but i should have gone higher. The dish itself lacked any real flavor and it was weirdly watery. I think it just wasn’t cooked well because I get the same kinda slimy watery texture when I cook rice noodles at home. That said, I’m not a professional and I don’t charge $15 for a small takeout portion. The restaurant itself is pretty but there are so many good options for the same dish nearby so I will probably order elsewhere next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Yi-Hsiang Lai
I ordered the crab fried rice and the portion was beyond my expectations. It was delicious so I was glad that I could have two tasty meals. I especially like the spicy sauce that came along with it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Rodrigo Lanas
Really impressed. I just popped in without expecting much either way, but my food and drinks were all delicious! Will definitely be returning, and soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rikudo
Excellent but too spicy
Angela Arnold
Really good quality ingredients, cooked with lots of flavor. They filter the table water, a nice touch! The herbal sunset tea was delicious and made from real herbs, not a teabag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul S
The food is average or can be better but the services are good and the restaurant is clean and well decorated
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Lakshmojee
I would say this is the best Thai restaurant in Austin! Tasty food, nice ambiance and best service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nico De Osso
this place was amazing! I ate beforehand, so I kept tasting my friends food and oh my!The cocktails were yummy, I tasted my friend's Lychee drink and it was so delicious!the portions were big, pretty, tasty, and shareable! The table got the Duck, roasted beef, and tofu curry noodles. (these might not be the actual names. Sorry. I didn't order!)I personally got the Earl Gray Tahitian tea, with a slice of the coconut cake. I had to get a second piece to take home to my family because it was so good!!
Recommended dishes: Satay Chicken, Spring Roll, D4 Coconut Cake
We visited this restaurant one other time a year ago and loved the food but didn’t enjoy the inside atmosphere - when we first walked in, the place had a sewage-like smell, but we decided to give it another try & this time around, we had a great experience. They opened the door and kept the place aired out - it was an easy fix but made a big difference in our dining experience. Food-wise, we enjoyed both dishes we ordered, beef panang curry and stir-fried veggies with chicken. We plan to return to try out some of their other dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Banasree Choudhury
Their service is very bad ! Waiting for appetizers more than 25 minutes. Still not here yet ! Not good at all ! Their food is alright! But worse service!
Kelly Low
Huge restaurant and our waitress was very friendly. I like the atmosphere and I think it was decorated well.We ordered the crispy pork belly which was pretty good and crispy. The pad see ew which tasted ok to me. My accomplice got crab fried rice and ga prao and they said it was excellent to them.The mango sticky rice was also ok. Mangos were kind of small must not be in season
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Hilary Sheard
Lousy, not veggie-friendly and expensive. I went in here to get food to go unaware that it was no longer Saps, the Thai restaurant that used to occupy this spot. My husband wanted a salad -- a vegetarian salad. All three salads on their menu are heavily meat-oriented I asked about substitutions. No suggestions forthcoming, so I decided to get him a salad at HEB instead. I ordered the stir-fried veggies and "purple" rice. They don't do brown rice, apparently. When I collected, the portions were tiny, the rice was tasteless, hard and dry and the veggies? Well, I could have stir-fried some veggies and slopped some soy sauce on them myself. The food was $15 plus a $2 upcharge for the nasty rice. Oh, and the decor is no longer the warm, cheerful appearance that Saps cultivated. More like a basic diner with plastic plants dangling from baskets at far too low a height. Yikes! Won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
George Noyes
Delightful, fresh, and spicy! Friendly beautiful waitstaff.
Khon easily serves the best authentic Thai food I’ve had in Austin. The staff is exceedingly friendly, and the restaurant is very clean, comfortable, and welcoming. My table got several orders of chicken soft bones as appetizers, which were amazing and paired extremely well with alcohol, especially beer. It’s a unique menu item I haven’t seen at any other restaurant, but I wish it was more common! Definitely became one of my favorite foods to snack on. The fried tofu was also outstanding - fluffy and light. What really stood out to me was the pork jowl. It was tender, savory, and had the texture of a perfectly cooked filet mignon. My friends and I absolutely loved dining here and will certainly be coming back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is delicious!
I got dinner to go and it was decent but nothing spectacular. I ordered the pad kee mao and the portion was small for $15. I’m used to getting two meals from takeout but this was definitely just one meal. I went with +2 spicy with +3 being the max. It did have a little heat but i should have gone higher. The dish itself lacked any real flavor and it was weirdly watery. I think it just wasn’t cooked well because I get the same kinda slimy watery texture when I cook rice noodles at home. That said, I’m not a professional and I don’t charge $15 for a small takeout portion. The restaurant itself is pretty but there are so many good options for the same dish nearby so I will probably order elsewhere next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I ordered the crab fried rice and the portion was beyond my expectations. It was delicious so I was glad that I could have two tasty meals. I especially like the spicy sauce that came along with it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Really impressed. I just popped in without expecting much either way, but my food and drinks were all delicious! Will definitely be returning, and soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent but too spicy
Really good quality ingredients, cooked with lots of flavor. They filter the table water, a nice touch! The herbal sunset tea was delicious and made from real herbs, not a teabag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is average or can be better but the services are good and the restaurant is clean and well decorated
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I would say this is the best Thai restaurant in Austin! Tasty food, nice ambiance and best service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
this place was amazing! I ate beforehand, so I kept tasting my friends food and oh my!The cocktails were yummy, I tasted my friend's Lychee drink and it was so delicious!the portions were big, pretty, tasty, and shareable! The table got the Duck, roasted beef, and tofu curry noodles. (these might not be the actual names. Sorry. I didn't order!)I personally got the Earl Gray Tahitian tea, with a slice of the coconut cake. I had to get a second piece to take home to my family because it was so good!!
Recommended dishes: Satay Chicken, Spring Roll, D4 Coconut Cake
Restaurantji Recommends
We visited this restaurant one other time a year ago and loved the food but didn’t enjoy the inside atmosphere - when we first walked in, the place had a sewage-like smell, but we decided to give it another try & this time around, we had a great experience. They opened the door and kept the place aired out - it was an easy fix but made a big difference in our dining experience. Food-wise, we enjoyed both dishes we ordered, beef panang curry and stir-fried veggies with chicken. We plan to return to try out some of their other dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Their service is very bad ! Waiting for appetizers more than 25 minutes. Still not here yet ! Not good at all ! Their food is alright! But worse service!
Huge restaurant and our waitress was very friendly. I like the atmosphere and I think it was decorated well.We ordered the crispy pork belly which was pretty good and crispy. The pad see ew which tasted ok to me. My accomplice got crab fried rice and ga prao and they said it was excellent to them.The mango sticky rice was also ok. Mangos were kind of small must not be in season
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Lousy, not veggie-friendly and expensive. I went in here to get food to go unaware that it was no longer Saps, the Thai restaurant that used to occupy this spot. My husband wanted a salad -- a vegetarian salad. All three salads on their menu are heavily meat-oriented I asked about substitutions. No suggestions forthcoming, so I decided to get him a salad at HEB instead. I ordered the stir-fried veggies and "purple" rice. They don't do brown rice, apparently. When I collected, the portions were tiny, the rice was tasteless, hard and dry and the veggies? Well, I could have stir-fried some veggies and slopped some soy sauce on them myself. The food was $15 plus a $2 upcharge for the nasty rice. Oh, and the decor is no longer the warm, cheerful appearance that Saps cultivated. More like a basic diner with plastic plants dangling from baskets at far too low a height. Yikes! Won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Delightful, fresh, and spicy! Friendly beautiful waitstaff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5