Papaya Sammamish

I used to frequent the Renton Landing location when I lived further south, but now that I'm on the East side, I can walk to this one! It is a favorite that I will randomly get a craving for; specifically their avocado or mango boba smoothies. They make the best boba in the area! Love their curries and chicken fried rice too.

Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Vegetarian Pho, Tofu Curry Rice Vermicelli Soup, Shrimp Fresh Rolls with Peanut Sauce

They charge $1 more if they DONT put ice in their Vietnamese coffee…

You read it well. They charge more if they DONT put ice. If they put ice in they don’t charge you more.

MAKE.IT.MAKE.SENSE.

Food: 1

The food is okay. And service is almost non existent (they are responsive at least)

My main complain is the price. $18 for classic beef pho is high compared to the volume they serve. I ordered a drink during dinner. Before I left I also ordered a Vietnamese coffee for tomorrow and I asked for no ice in the drink. They told me it will charge one more dollar for the drink which I am okay with. However when the coffee arrived it was filled half way to the bottle. Why charge customers more money if you are not serving more drink?

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Went to dinner with a friend. Staff was very friendly, the food we ordered was pretty good. They had a separate vegan menu as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Papaya has always been our favorite place to dine for every season. It has an authentic & elegant ambiance. They have a great menu to choose from with the freshest ingredients and a beautiful presentation on elegant chinaware. Service has also been friendly & pleasant.
Tonight we ordered 2 buns (bbq pork on skews rice noodles plate that includes Vietnamese egg roll) and we shared a green papaya salad with skews of beautiful delicious with shell on shrimps.
The prices was reasonable with a very satisfied Sunday evening!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my favorite restaurant in all of Sammamish. Their pho has truly saved my stomach in this local food desert. The milk tea is also pretty good — definitely worth a try!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Cute stop before a hike!

Food was delicious, good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Walked in at 8:33 by myself, so 1 person, restaurant closes at 9pm and they could not seat me. Why keep your open light on then?? 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

Love the food. The restaurant is clean and well maintained. Great hang out for a casual lunch with friends or dinner with the family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our first order here was only take out, but based on my quick time inside the vibe is awesome. My priority? The crab rangoons. My most favorite Chinese restaurant growing up went out of business recently and not being able to have the crab rangoons that built me into the person I am today when I was home visiting… was devastating. These healed a piece of my soul. LOVED them! 2 didn’t make it out of the parking lot. The Luc Lac was a close second. Holy flavor bomb. The most delicious meal! Reminded us of Peruvian Lomo Saltado, but Vietnamese. Delicious. Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place slaps

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Don’t have tendons, meatballs

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Classic Beef Pho

Servers had to be called over because they were sitting looking at their phones.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Classic Beef Pho

Good food and decent service. No complaints.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Garlic Fries

A cosy little place with excellent food. Just perfect for the Seattle weather. Can’t recommend it enough.

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Pho