Bangkok Thai Deli - Thai restaurant in St Paul - 333 University Ave W, USA

It has been awhile since I had my last meal here at Bangkok Thai Deli. I have moved around Cali, DC, Chicago area, I still find this place as the most authentic Thai food I ever had in United States. It is the closest to the one I had in Thailand. Definitely recommend this place to people who love authentic food. The papaya salad, tom yum soup and basil ground pork are must have.

Solid place for dinner! Food came quick and good sized servings. I ordered the beef pho - very flavorful. Not the best broth, and a bit heavy on the green onion/garlic. The fried pork strips were delicious. Staff were efficient and helpful.

I spent a few months in Thailand, and have been looking for Tom Yum soup and Mango Sticky rice that tastes like it was made in Bangkok. Today, I found it! The food and service are great. A good lunch place. They do not serve alcohol. The atmosphere is meh..

Awesome food paired with excellent service! Definitely coming here again! We got Egg Rolls, Spicy Noodles, Pad Thai, and Mango Pudding

If you want great service, and really good food this is the place to go. The restaurant decor is very much inline with what I have experienced overseas. The owner has high guidelines for staff, the two that were on Sunday night didn't let her down. Myself and companions were not let down by the food, we all thoroughly enjoyed every morsel. If we are ever back in Milwaukee, this will be our first port of call.

Ordered stuffed wings, chicken larb, & grilled beef salad. The first time I've had breaded stuffed wings. Tasty, but I prefer non-breaded. The chicken larb, medium spice was exactly what I was craving. The grilled beef salad medium was okay but was missing.... something... tasted better with some pickled jalapeños thrown in. Overall, a delicious birthday lunch for roughly $40. Will definitely return.

Amazing food, terrible service, come here once a month at least This place is literally Thailand on University Avenue. The food is super authentic as is the experience. My family and I go here at least once a month due to the quality of the food, it is outstanding. They are also really good at spicing food correctly, mild really is mild and spicy spicy is Bangkok spicy. The wait staff is just there to take your order (and you usually have to flag them down) and deliver your food, that is it. If you want more water, flag someone down. Need a to go container? Go get it yourself, this isn't Red Cow.

Maybe I have ordered the wrong items, or maybe the spice level that I have chosen was too low, but I was not impressed by the food quality here. Overall I thought the food was not bad at all, but a lot of times it was bland. I understand that me ordering the lowest level of spiciness doesn't help, but good food shouldn't need spiciness as its only or even dominant seasoning, as that would defeat the purpose of enhancing the food's own flavor profile. I have been here twice, once for dine in and once for takeout. The time for dining in, we got crab fried rice, pad thai, thick curry, stuffed chicken wing, and the red curry. The red curry was the best among them all, as it had the most flavor. I ordered those items because I have gotten these exact same items from other Thai restaurants and unfortunately this place falls relatively short. The second time, we got Thai fried rice, Chinese broccoli fried rice, crab fried rice, and pad-see-ew, for a celebration event. The pad-see-ew was very good. But the three types of rice genuinely tasted very similar, so similar to the point that I could not tell them apart if it was not because of the main differing ingredient (Chinese broccoli, crab meat, etc.). I don't feel disappointed by the place, and I am open to returning, but Bangkok Thai Deli is most likely not my first choice if I recommend Thai food in the Twin Cities. However, I do want to acknowledge that they have strengths as well. They are very affordable, and seem very popular with the local Frogtown community, which is a huge plus for me. They have a large menu with lots of pictures that aid people with choices. They also seem to be very receptive to feedback, according to Google reviews, so I sincerely hope this business will continue to succeed and prosper (assuming it is right now)!