Pop Thai Restaurant

Service was great! Almost too great 😅 The soup salad + dumplings add on to the lunch combo was amazing. I was slightly disappointed in my pad Thai, but it’s been so long since I’ve had it in general. They have nice portions though! The sauce just wasn’t for me, but my man scarfed down his Thai chili jam. We went in there Friday lunch & it was very chill.

I tried this place for the first time today and it didn’t disappoint. We had the Pop Thai fried rice, fried cream cheese wonton, Thai crackle shrimp, tofu panang curry, pad se-ew, tamago nigiri, and unagi nigiri. All of the food was good, except I don’t think the fried cream cheese wonton actually had shrimp in it although it’s supposed to. The Pop Thai fried rice had a lot of lump crab meat, and shrimp. I got it medium, so it had a nice kick to it. It was delicious! The Thai crackle shrimp was crispy and good. Unfortunately the shrimp did have tails on them. The fried cream cheese wonton was good, except for the lack of shrimp. The tofu panang curry was good and had a nice kick to it, although it wasn’t very hot for how Thai hot should be, but honestly I haven’t been to a place where Thai hot is too hot for me, and I don’t have much spice tolerance. The pad se-ew, and both nigiris were good. I definitely want to come back and try some other dishes.

I went to Pop Thai for Sunday lunch, and the experience was really enjoyable. They have a really nice hot ginger tea, as well as other hot teas and the standard sodas. We tried the spring rolls and the ebi roll- spring rolls were really hot and crunchy like they'd just come out of the frier, and the ebi roll was really tasty and fresh, with a nice crunch from all the veggies. We ordered some sushi rolls, a red shrimp curry, a Thai paradise (fried fish with green curry), and a salmon and avocado salad. The presentation on all of the dishes was beautiful, and everything was fresh and well prepared. The shrimp were great because they weren't over cooked, and were quite juicy. I would definitely come back here, although if you're looking for really authentically spicy Thai food, you'll have to specify that you want the heat - otherwise I would say the dishes are definitely adapted for western tastes/palates. They do have different heat levels, so you can ask for something spicier, so it's a great option if you're going with a group of people of varied taste buds since you should be able to ask them to adapt the dishes accordingly. The staff were really kind, and they checked up on us and cleared plates we left to the corner of the table. We didn't try any desserts this time, but their list looked interesting, and I would like to try their mango sticky rice next time (although that is seasonal, so it's not always available).

It had been on my to try list in the Mills area and since I was close I decided to stop by. I was excited since I like Thai food but it feel short :( The girl that took me to the table was nice and attentive, but my server not so much. It seems that she was annoyed that she had to take my table for 1. I ordered the drunken noodles and unfortunately these were salty, did not tasty like basil and it did not have enough chicken for a basic portion. I don't think I will come back, since the flavor was not there for me.