Thai Bistro

The only place I order Thai food from in the area!!! You won’t be disappointed. There was only once that the food order wasn’t spot on (pineapple chicken curry wasn’t that at all and forgot a whole order of rice), but they’re humble, fast and will accommodate you every time.
Love this spot!

Definitely my go-​to thai place in the area. The core dishes I always get (pad thai and panang curry) are great, and my standards for these are high. Parking kind of sucks and seating is essentially non-​existent, so don’t come here for the ambience — but come for the food! Seriously wish this place delivered, but then again I’d be ordering it every other night if it did. I don’t know of many other thai places close by but that’s because I never looked again after my friend brought me Thai bistro takeout the first week I moved in!

This is our go-​to Thai place. Only downsides is that it’s closed on Sundays and doesn’t deliver (as far as I’m aware).
Delicious food, quick, friendly service; I haven’t had any bad experiences with the staff as mentioned in other reviews.
I’m also a fan of their recent addition — a framed picture of Justin Trudeau enjoying some Thai food at the restaurant.

I planned on writing a review to warn people about the owner guy, but it seems I am not the only one to be subjected to his craziness.
Wanting to try something new, I headed out there with one of my coworkers who has been there a few times and vouched for the food. We decide to do take out since it was really stuffy in there and there was only one table available. The owner guy was not friendly and was on the phone when we first went in (which is fine), so we take a look at the menus and after he is done on the phone, we place our orders.
Due to a peanut allergy, I ask that they not use peanuts and he says «we don’t use peanuts». That’s great, but I want to also double check they don’t use peanut oil and mention I have an allergy. He then makes a comment about how if they used peanut oil they would be out of business and seems really annoyed that I even mentioned my allergy; his tone was very condescending. I was pretty surprised by his attitude at this point, because most people in the restaurant business take allergies quite seriously and are understanding about people’s obvious concerns.
I probably should have left him alone, but I saw them preparing a take out order (me and my coworker were the only ones there waiting for food), and it wasn’t what either of us had ordered, so I asked to confirm while there was still time for them to fix it (chicken pad thai could sound like chicken fried rice…). He glare/​scowled at me and looked around waving his arms saying «where do you see your food? what are you looking at? we are busy.». At that point I just wanted to get the heck out of there and turned my back to him and had a conversation with my coworker until our order was ready.
During our wait, I heard him barking at people and he had a very unpleasant expression on his face the entire time.
Okay, so how was the food? It was very tasty although there was hardly any chicken in the dish and the portion was small (apparently ¹⁄₃ less than what my coworker would have normally received) and I still felt hungry after finishing.
I won’t go back because the value just isn’t there, but moreso because even if the owner was having a bad day, he cannot treat people like he does. (plus after reading some of the other reviews, it doesn’t seem like he even cares if someone calls him out on his poor attitude).

3.5−4 stars rating
After reading reviews for this place, I was wary of the «moody», «crazy» guy that a lot of people keep mentioning. So I knew immediately who he was when we entered. He wasn’t like the most friendliest person but he was nice enough to not go cray cray on us.
The menu is small and offers your typical curries and noodles amongst other dishes. We ordered the Tom yum goong soup, shrimp pad Thai and chicken red curry. Curry and other dishes does not come with rice so you have to order that separately. The Tom yum goong came first and was served in a very small bowl. which I don’t think it’s worth the price. It was a bit too sour and spicy for me. The curry and the pad Thai arrived at the same time and I noticed it came in the same small sized bowl as the soup. I mean, we’re paying roughly about $ 10 each dish so we were expecting it to be a little bit more. But nonetheless the food was actually really tasty and it did fill us up, the pad Thai had just the right amount of sweetness to it and it isn’t saucy. The chicken red curry was great as well.
Service was actually ok, the guy would come by occasionally asking us if everything’s okay and refilling our water. This is a nice Thai place in the area. and it’s authentic (the people who work there are Thai), not the nicest restaurant I’ve been to but sometimes you’re just coming for the food!

One of the best Thai food I’ve ever had. We did take out for pad Thai and red curry chicken and it was amazing. We went after the fun comments around service and didn’t know what to expect. Was glad we went!

My wife and I ordered out from here over the weekend. Had the Tom Yum chicken soup, veggie green curry, and ginger tofu. I thought the soup was pretty tasty and the portion size was generous. My wife and I both enjoyed the curry quite a bit. It was flavourful and creamy. The ginger tofu dish had a good sauce and was tasty too but they cut up large slivers of ginger into it and we both felt that was a bit much.
Will definitely order from them again but I wouldn’t order the ginger tofu again.

I came here with 2 friends for dinner. The food was very good and worth five stars, but everything else about the experience was just okay. We came here because one of my friends had heard good things about the Thai food here, and I’m always up for trying new restaurants! This restaurant is a hole in the wall kind of place, and I realized that it’s one of the places I’ve walked by so many times and never really noticed. The restaurant is very small, there are two tables for groups of 4, and around four other tables for groups of 2. And the place looks like the owners probably haven’t renovated since they first opened it many years ago. It seemed like there were only two people working in the restaurant, one person taking orders and working the cashier, and one person that was cooking all the food, which was done right behind the counters.
The first thing I noticed when I got the menu was that it stated for dine-​ins, each person had to order a minimum of $ 10 (before tax), something that I rarely in restaurants, and kind of unreasonable as most of their main dishes were actually only $ 9.99. Once my friend and I sat down, we received a text from our other friend saying that it would probably be another 15 – 20 mins before she arrived. Since we were both really hungry, we decided to order an appetizer first. However, we were told that we can’t order just the appetizer, because each table could only place one order, so we have to order all the food at the same time. I’ve definitely never heard this at any restaurant before! I mean it’s very normal for people to order appetizers first! Especially considering the restaurant wasn’t even that busy, I don’t understand why they couldn’t just take our appetizer order first. I thought this was a very strange rule. Since basically they were implying that if I ordered something I really liked, I wouldn’t have been allowed to place a second order. Weird!
Anyways, we waited until our friend arrived and then placed our order. We ordered 1 appetizer and 3 mains. The portions for all the mains were pretty small, so we definitely needed that appetizer. Maybe that’s why they have the $ 10 minimum, because they know customers wouldn’t be full with just one dish. The food came pretty fast. I have to say everything tasted very good! Definitely one of the better Thai food I’ve had. However, if I ever want food from here again, I would get take out.

Takeout Experience:
Phone order process was brief but efficient (Don’t ask too many questions!). Food was ready exactly when I was told it would be. Guy behind the counter was very nice to me. Asked if I lived nearby and thanked me for phoning in the order.
Green chicken curry might be the best I’ve ever had. Very spicy but nice balance of sweet as well. Wife’s Mango chicken was excellent and the Chicken Basil fried rice was AMAZING. Also chicken spring rolls were excellent and freshly made.
100% recommend the food here!

What a class A asshole. I called and asked if he delivers — hung up without answering. I called back and asked the same question. This time he said «no» and then hung up before I could order for takeout. Intrigued and shocked I called a third time and asked if they have a dish called chewchee goong. He said no and I asked if he always hangs up on people. He yelled the fbomb and hung up again. What a jackass.

Our go to Thai take out spot. Food is authentic and flavorful. We first started to dine in but the seating is not that comfortable being a small greasy spoon. Also the sit in portion is smaller. So we call for take out a few times per month. Pad Thai, pineapple fried rice, curry (red or green), spring roll and Tom yum soup are our regular go to dish. Very yummy. I know the gentlemen there can be quite a bit of a character but he loves my hubby, so for us it always been great service

Would have given it a five star if the restaurant was nice. But food never disappoints!

Normal Thai food restaurant in north york area. Minimum ten dollars food purchase to dine in. That’s disappointing because some dishes are around nine ish. Food is okay though not a large restaurant but if u are looking for a small lunch or dinner Thai bistro can be a choice

Went out here for lunch with some friends. The menu will give you a bit of sticker shock considering the décor and the amount.
Ignoring the price and décor the food I had which is the chicken cashew. I was impressed. The flavour was pretty complex to sum it up. It had some sweet from the sauce and citrus fruit, some bulk from the chicken and cashew. Just the right amount of savoury flavour from the sauce. There’s some bitter zest from the citrus skins.
The meal at the end was well balanced and I was satisfied at the end. Not too full though because it is a bit oily.
Overall the food was over a four star rating but the décor and price sort of dragged it down. But I am feeling generous and giving it a four star rating.

I don’t like giving one star reviews to establishments as I always give the place a benefit if the doubt, but for this place I wouldn’t think twice. This review is based solely on my experience for takeout/​pick up.
Our boss (a doctor) asked if we can order takeout from Thai Bistro for a party of 5. One of the girls at work called and she was trying to place an order. The man on the other end of the line was abrupt and borderline rude to her, when she asked how many pieces of spring rolls in each order. He hang up the phone on her. So I called, and again introduced myself, saying that I’m calling from a doctors office and would like to order for pick up. He then asked me,‘ were you the one who called earlier’? I said, ’ it was my office mate and apparently you hung up on her.’ he said ‘she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.’ so I let it pass and proceeded to order, then he interrupted me by saying, ‘you know I’m just taking this order because he’s a doctor (referring to my boss). I though I misheard him, or must be difficulty with the language. So I asked him to repeat what he said. He said’ I’m taking this order only because he’s a doctor. ’ to which I replied, ’ so if I call to order, and I’m not a doctor, just a regular person, wouldn’t you take my order? His reply was a flat ’ No.’ so I told him, ’ that’s blatant discrimination, and I refuse to give you business from now on. I’d rather give the business to someone who knows the meaning of customer service’, and I hang up on him this time.

Went to this place for my birthday. At first, we were skeptical, minimum charge of $ 10 per person for dine in threw us off. But if you look at the menu, any main you order should hit that.
The place is like a family restaurant so it was a little slow at first but the server is super nice and knows the authentic Thai cuisine well. When asked if they have saucy pad thai, he explained that the authentic dish is not meant to be saucy and should have a sweet tangy flavour. Coming from a Thai background and having traveled to Thailand, I definitely vouch for that.
The server is actually super nice as well! Funny guy. When he announces for food, he uses an epic voice like a game show host.
The food was AMAZING! Not just authentic, but full of flavour! I must say it’s better than some other well know Thai restaurants around town.
They’ve been around for over 20 years and there’s a good reason why!

We got take out here. My friend who lives in the area said the guy working the front to take your order is the most unhelpful person, but the food is worth the lack of care in service. We tried about 6 dishes but i don’t remember all the names. Definitely a ginger chicken, pineapple chicken curry, golden beef, some vegetables and another curry and all of it was really good.

Zero stars if I could. This place is a waste of space.
I went here on a random Tuesday evening with my wife as we live in the area and craved some Thai style Hot and Sour soup. The place is small and family managed, which would normally mean good service, or at least attempted good service. However, this place is far from normal, in fact, its as abnormal as it gets for a restaurant.
It has it’s own communist set of rules as soon as you walk in, starting with «No strollers allowed», which doesn’t really apply to me, but just found the tone of the note rude and unwelcoming. The man who works there, has asshole splashed all over his face, greets us with «ya? what?» instead of… shit, anything else that doesn’t imply «what do you want?».
Anyway, got past that and was seated. The restaurant was totally empty, except for 1 other person finishing up in the table ahead of us. We get the menu and order 2 thai soups as that’s what we came for, and the man says, «you need to order more», and points aggressively to the menu’s fine print which says, and get this… «Minimum $ 10 per person before taxes»…wtf?
I told him nicely, «we just want to try your thai soup, its not dinner time, and plus your place is empty :)». He replies, «I dont care, you need to order more or leave». Totally f’in shocked by this experience, I have nothing to say but, «you know, your service is really lousy», to which he replies, «my service no lousy, your service lousy» and walks away. wtf?
My wife and I left.
I never experienced such nonsense at a restaurant in my life. Judging by some of the other comments (minus the fake 5 star ones, which they clearly put up lol), seems this asshole owner has an attitude problem and makes every ones experience horrible.
AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST.
We walked few steps over to Owl of Minerva. Great restaurant with awesome food and service. Actually, anything is better service than thai bistro. I give them 1 more year till they go out of business if they continue to treat customers like this.
0 STARS.

Home-​cooked Goodness.
I ordered a classic chicken pad thai. From the moment I took that first bite I was in Thailand. I had to ask the cashier where they were from and they are originally from Thailand, the cooks were the cashier’s mom and aunt. It was great. The only thing I would improve would to be open on Sundays.
I enjoyed it.

Yah, things just got really weird here fast.
The food quality has been declining and it’s not what it used to be.
And soup nazi himself is going crazier over the years. It’s gotten to the uncomfortable point of literally fearing for my wellbeing when i walk into that place now.
There’s no love left in the food and there’s no life left in the soup nazi.
I’m done with this place.