Silk

Silk is rated as the best thai restaurant in The Junction, and after visiting last night for dinner (dine-​in) it did not disappoint. My friend and I started with two cups of green tea to warm up from the frosty night and they were served in these beautiful cups and saucers with beautiful artwork. We wanted to take them home with us!
Then for an appetizer we had an order of their spring rolls. For $ 6 you get four long spring rolls with a delicious sauce. A lot of places you are charged that much and only get two, so very impressed by that.
We both got the Silk Pad Thai for or meal, and both were super impressed. Very flavourful, a great proportion of mean (chicken), noddles, vegetables and topped with a generous helping of shredded peanuts. Probably the best pad thai I have had in this city so far.
Definitely will be going here or ordering from here many times in the future!

Long waiting time on Sunday and we were the only table dine-​in so a bit disappointed. The plus are the waitress/​host was really friendly and helpful and their papaya salad + Silk pad Thai + green curry are good.

Always respect this place. Not much to say other then the reason I come back is a semi distinct quality to their dishes, at reasonable prices. A strong 4

Pretty much ditto what the review below me said. Food is pretty good. Delivery time is HORRIBLE consistently… this time waited 1.5 hours for Chicken pad Thai… Brutal…won’t be ordering from them anymore… ridiculous!

We waited 1.5 hours for delivery, nobody called us to tell us they were going to be late. When you have kids and you say 35 minutes, it’s important your honest, and give people a heads up when your going to be an hour late. The sad part was the food was not bad, I guess customer service is not important to big restaurants like this, but it matters to families.

Found Silk while reading reviews of other Thai restaurants on Unilocal which suggested this place instead. Called to order pickup after looking at the website; the website kind of sucks because it’s a bit difficult to navigate. Also, maybe I missed it but it didn’t appear to advertise the fact that if your order totals $ 40 before taxes you get a free pad thai. We called in the order half an hour before close and got there just at closing time; our order was waiting for us, and the hostess soon appeared to cash me out. Seeing as this place was a little out of our way I asked if there was a discount for pick-​up (there isn’t), and then asked about the sign outside the restaurant that mentioned something about a free pad thai. She confirmed that orders over $ 40 do get that; she blushed when I pointed out that my order was $ 39.50 before taxes and I wish I had known that when I ordered cause I would have taken advantage of that deal. So she responded by basically knocking the tax off my order and told me to just pay her $ 40. Pretty decent adjustment in my book, and I got back in the car with a smile.
Once at home I opened the bag and was immediately pleased at two things: the clear-​lidded, small plastic containers on top revealed a bright, fresh peanut sauce composed of chopped peanuts and red onion, and a not-​out-​of-​an-​industrial-​tub sweet sour sauce, and beneath the sauces the appetizer order was packed in a cardboard– not styrofoam– container. I really dislike styrofoam as food packaging so this was encouraging. And indeed, both sauces were good, especially the peanut.
We ordered the seafood appetizer platter: the fried calamari was pretty standard but tasty; my husband immediately noted that the shrimp cakes had visible shrimp in them, and although a tad on the salty side, they were very good; the shrimp spring rolls were THE BEST spring rolls I’ve had– there was a single, large GRILLED (or was it roasted?) shrimp in the middle of each, rolled up with typical spring roll veggies; and the Thai fresh rolls were stuffed with bright, fresh Thai basil, cilantro, carrot, lettuce, mint (?), and egg. Despite this appetizer containing several deep-​fried items, nothing was greasy or heavy, and you could tell they used fresh, quality ingredients (I keep using the word «fresh» but it’s just so accurate!) Oh, and the quantity was just right for two hungry people with big appetites to complement their main dishes.
Husband had wanted regular old chicken pad thai, but we noticed the golden chicken pad thai and he decided to try that. Did not regret it– instead of the typical orange-​y tamarind based sauce, it was tossed in a mild but yummy golden curry sauce. The portion was decent, the chicken was of the highest quality, tender, all white meat, and plentiful. Sprouts were fresh, noodles good– not greasy, not too starchy. Only (small) complaint was they only threw in one slice of lime for squeezing over it. You could gobble down a whole order of this (which he did) and afterwards feel contented, not bloated.
I ordered the mango chicken off the «Wok» section of the menu, with a side of steamed jasmine rice. The portion was generous, the chicken again of the highest quality and also plentiful; it was mixed with tender-​crisp stir fry carrots, onion, peppers, and lots of match-​stick cut, just-​ripe mango. Delicious, healthy, and satisfying. These three words pretty much sum up our entire order. We have found our new, go-​to Thai place in Toronto. Go to Silk; keep them in business. They charge the same prices as so many other Thai restaurants in this city but their food is several orders of magnitude better than the other places. Go to Silk :)

Arguably the best thai in the city for take away, I’ve never eaten in the actual restaurant and have rarely seen others eating there, it’s kind of dark but the décor is nice and obviously Thai themed.
The shrimp chips, green chicken curry and papaya salad are staples when we order, I’ve tried some other things too and they’re ok. We usually order enough to get a free pad thai which is good (not made with ketchup like Spring Rolls) and I think you have to order like $ 40 worth of food. We usually get it «thai hot» which means really hot, lots of peppers.
As others have noted the ordering system is a bit chaotic, we always order over the phone and I always review my order with them when I pick it up to make sure everything is in there correctly, so far no issues.
Delivery is limited though, I live in Bloor West village and they don’t deliver that far.

Get your butt over here.

Terrible customer service. I ordered online, received a confirmation email with order number and then waited over an hour. When I called the restaurant to inquire the woman who answered just kept saying it didnt go through, she cant see it on her computer. So of course I asked why i received a confirmation email if the order didnt go through, she just kept saying she couldnt see anything on her computer, and it didnt show up on her iphone. No apology, no mention of looking into the problem, she just kept repeating she couldnt see it. Then she says well do you still want the food? Like the whole conversation was an inconvenience to her.

The food is good (not great) and the people are so sweet but… This is the third time that they have gotten my order wrong (both delivery and takeout). Tonight, I cashed out and they handed me my bags. One of them had too many items in it so I had them open it and remove a green curry that I had not ordered. The other item looked to be a pad Thai but when I got home, it was not. Sorry Silk, three strikes and you’re out. It’s a constant issue.
For everyone that orders from here. Make sure you check the contents closely before you leave.

Newly moved into the neighbourhood and was looking for a good Thai place. Saw this place had great ratings so decided to give it a go. We ordered takeout and the food arrived promptly but everything after that was extremely disappointing. The pad thai was not flavorful at all and the red curry was also extremely bland. A few days later the leftovers are still sitting in I our fridge… We won’t be touching them. This may be the best Thai in the neighbourhood… But that doesn’t mean it is good. I will not be giving this place a second chance. I will either wait to eat at khao san road or sukhothai when I am downtown.

Everything we had was very tasty and well prepared. Had the satay chicken, calamari and panang beef with golden curry. Mmmmmm delicious! This is my new Thai place! Service is a bit slow but perhaps its just because I was hungry and everything was so good I inhaled my food.

This place is beautifully decorated and the food matches! Excellent mango chicken, Thai curry noodles, and pineapple fried rice. best Thai food I’ve had in a long time and the service is wonderful as well. Highly recommend this place and will definitely return.

Wow! Everything delicious. Very friendly owners. I was impressed when they said No MSG on any dish! Bravo! The place needs to work on the interior decoration tho.

This is a review of delivery only. We have been burned by many many delivery places and only order in every couple months now. Thai food has been notoriously underwhelming in Toronto. I was pleasantly surprised by Silk.
We ordered ginger beef, shrimp curry stir fry, green papaya salad, and chicken satay.
The satay was actually authentic Thai satay, similar to what I’ve had abroad. The peanut sauce was savory, not sweet and the chicken was perfectly marinated & grilled. I was only given one small (delicious) bite of the ginger beef because my partner had bogarted the whole dish to himself. It had a significant ginger kick. My tiger shrimp curry was well balanced with a variety of veggies: bok choy, red & green pepper, onion. The tiger shrimp were amazing — grilled to slightly crispy and then mixed in with the sauce & veggies.
Neither of the dishes had that flavor of mall-​food (is it grease? sugar? MSG?) that so many thai places seem to have in Toronto.
The green papaya salad was crisp and pungent with a good smattering of chili — not for the faint-​hearted.
Of course it wasn’t totally perfect: none of the dishes came with rice and the person who took my order didn’t suggest ordering rice. I guess I am so accustomed to rice coming with entrees that it really bothers me when they don’t.
Delivery took a bit over an hour on a Sunday night. Not terrible, but also something to consider.
And lastly, the website links to the menu only worked in Safari, not Chrome, on Mac.
Overall, we will definitely order again.

Food was great.
My friend kept complaining that they need more than an open door in the hot muggy days of summer. Perhaps now they have A/​C, and if so the rating would change to a five star rating.

We got takeout. I ordered the shrimp pad thai, and others ordered veg pad thai, thai spicy noodles and drunk noodles.
The pad was just ok for me. Now when I received it the noodles were a little dry and they had conformed to the shape of the container, so it was hard to separate them. The shrimp was cooked nicely but it seemed a little fishy to me. I tried the other dishes and they were ok too but they didn’t blow my mind or anything.
The best part was that the price was good for the portion-​size and we have lots left over, also, they sent us some complimentary fried bananas!
I may try this place eating in instead of out if we go again.

Fantastic food! The best Thai food I’ve had in Toronto. It tastes authentic.
When you walk into the restaurant, the kitchen is near the front and you can see them cooking. I’ve always gotten takeout, but when I’ve been inside, the seating area is nice looking with dark lighting.
The lemongrass soup is incredibly flavorful. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. I’ve had it three times.
The tiger shrimp spring rolls are fantastic. So are the shrimp chips. Before Silk, I felt shrimp chips were a waste of money because they had a barely-​there taste and not much substance. Not at Silk! You can tell it was made with real shrimp, not some sort of ‘from the sea’ flavoring.
My boyfriend had Panang Beef and really enjoyed it. We’ve also ordered a few curry dishes and whenever we open the lid, we always inhale deeply and say to the other ‘You have to smell this!!!‘
So good. Keep these people in business. Go eat there tonight!!!

*update 2^nd Visit/​Take Out
Ordered a Beef Cantonese Chow Mein (yes it’s Chinese at a Thai joint).
All the ingredients were good and fresh. Noodles fried crispy proper on the edges of the dish.
Sadly they stopped serving sushi due to lack of interest but may bring it back in the future.
Updated to 4-​star. Will be back to try more!

There are only three options for Thai food in the Junction and Silk is one of them.
We were lured in on a Friday night by a $ 20 dinner special on a sandwich board outside — dinner for 2 that included hot & sour sour soup, orange chicken cashew with rice and spicy Thai noodles. We decided to give it a go.
Silk is a pretty big space. There’s seating at the front of the restaurant and as you head towards the back, it opens up into a large dining room. We decided to sit in the back area.
Service was quick and food arrived soon after ordering. Unfortunately, the dishes weren’t that great. We’ve eaten at Silk previously and remember the food being much, much better. Perhaps it was just the dishes we had that night or maybe it was an off night?
I’m not a fan of hot & sour soup anyway but it was a nice starter on a rainy night as it came piping hot. The orange cashew chicken was decent with chunks of fresh orange in it but the Thai spicy noodles were just a tasteless pile of hot mess.
We’ll be sure to avoid those specific dishes in the future but will be back to try something else.