Papaya Thai Street Food

★★★★★

“We’re from Southeast Asia and this was hands down the best pad thai we’ve had outside of Thailand! The tom kha gai (my favorite Thai dish) was AMAZING! This is our new favorite place! We ate in, and were the only people who did (there’s space for about 6 dine-in customers), but lots of takeaway orders throughout the night. The service was really great too, and everyone was warm and friendly. Lots of great vegan options too, and as people said in other reviews, good sized portions. Will definitely be back!”

★★★★★

“Good food, authentic and do it very proper. We ordered two dishes tonight, pork belly rice and jungle curry prawn + coconut rice. Pork belly rice: It is hard to make proper pork belly because you need to deep fry then cook it through. Some thai restaurant not even deep fried it, but here doing it not only right but more than that. Deep fried, then cook through, the skin have some texture but not tough. Veg, especially onion is not overcooked, and the rice stay together. Jungle prawn curry: The staff ask me twice that "it is a bit watery, it that ok?" And i know they do it in a proper way. Prawns are in good size, and crunchy. Believe it or not some restaurants' prawns are mushy. Aubergine cooked precisely, not as hard as raw and not as overcooked like a slug. Watery curry may not your first choice but just give it a go, you will be amazed especially in a heatwave. And the hint of lemongrass (not the precooked ones, the are fresh and fried) Coconut rice: Not the thick creamy rice like rice pudding, it is light and fluffy with toasted coconut ground. Again, fresh and delish. The portion is big, even if they downsized one third of it I am still satisfied. Staff are friendly, they even give us a separate bowl for the watery jungle curry to prevent from leaking. The chef knows exactly what timing is the best to cook and serve. When we go there at 8:45pm, they are very busy for the takeaway order so we wait a for 15 minutes, but that's the most worthwhile for such a good food. Ps. We are very picky Asian food critics, yet we are more than happy to go again. Thank you for your food.”

★★★★★

“Fantastic food, generous portions, friendly and passionate staff. My fiancée is absolutely obsessed with their pineapple rice, I’d highly recommend a curry and getting a side of the coconut rice. Also the best satay chicken I’ve ever had!”