The Friendly Thai

Friendly Thai just delivered the best Thai takeout in Toronto to me door. This place is always consistently good, but this time was amazing!

Came here on a Tuesday night with a party of four. It was pretty empty inside so the service was quite quick. I ordered the Classic Phad Thai that has chicken, shrimp and tofu pieces while the other three ordered dishes with sides of rice. The taste was good, not mind-​blowing but no complaints. The serving size is quite large for the price (12.99) and the service was fantastic. Our waitress was very personable and attentive.

Service was friendly and quick, the place was nicely decorated and well-​lit (am I the only one who finds dim lighting in restaurants super annoying?), and the price was right.
So why only three stars, you ask? The food was blander than a Celine Dion song.
I ordered the Chicken Satay meal, and when the food came out, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I got for $ 12 — a full plate of stir-​fried vegetables, four large chicken skewers with a bowl of peanut sauce, and a bowl of rice. The chicken and peanut sauce were good, but I resorted to swallowing the vegetables whole so I wouldn’t have to deal with the bland sauce that covered them. My date ordered the Chicken Pad Thai, and it was similarly thoroughly unexciting. Really guys? If your Pad Thai isn’t good, I haven’t much hope for you :(

I went there a month ago to get a beef pad thai take-​out. The waitress was very cute and friendly but the food wasn’t that great. It was my first time there and I was pretty surprised at how bad the food turned out. I mean, it wasn’t horrible, but it was okay either. The beef slices were really chewy and thick. The noodles was okay I guess, ketchupy as usual. But overall I think it was kind of bland. I had been wanting to give it a second try… but I’m kind of afraid that it’ll turn out badly again. On the upside, they have all day delivery starting at 15 $.

Went here because of a Dealicious promotion and was surprised at just how bad it was. I know my Thai Food, since I used to work at a Thai Restaurant and I’ve been to Thailand. The Tom Yum soup had the most bitter aftertaste and after a few spoon fulls I was unable to continue with that. The vegetarian appetizer platter came out and the tofu pieces were okay, but there was no dips or sauces offered for any of the items. Then the Curry came. There was something strange about its texture, as it was way too think and not the color I usually see. We tried one more time for dessert, my wife ordered the sticky rice and it was a total disatser. It was mushy and didn’t have much flavor. The portion sizes were very large, but since we couldn’t stomach them, we got everything to go and gave it away to the homeless people that often are found at Bathurst & Queen St. Hope they enjoyed it, because I couldn’t. I dont’ see any other reviews about this place, so maybe someone can share a better experience or confirm my views. But right now, I can’t even think about going back to give it another try…