Pon Ocha Soup

Checked out the lunch buffet based on the all the positive reviews and I was not disappointed. We arrived at about 12:30 and most items were very fresh except for the pad thai which was probably sitting out for too long and was quite dry. Otherwise, the place was clean and most of the food I tried were very tasty and satisfying. My favorite dishes were the basil beef and the sweet chili wings. But my absolute favorite was the penang chicken curry sauce served on the drained rice noodles… Add some bean spouts + shredded cabbage on the rice noodle then top it with this curry sauce; it was simply out-​of-​bound delicious!
Ordered a small thai tea ($ 2) for the road; it came in a 20 oz styrofoam cup which is a good size for me, or you can opt for the large if you are in the mood for $ 4 which looks at least double in size. I had a hard time finishing it though as I found their Thai tea too sweet.
Overall the buffet has very good foods & varieties, and at $ 10 per person the value simply cannot be beat. If you find yourself in the neighborhood, I highly recommend you to give this place a try!

Prices are average and so is the food. I ordered the chicken pad thai and coconut mushroom soup. The chicken pad Thai was nothing to rave about, but not bad either. The soup though was unusual. Usually lemongrass stalks, peppers, and coconut bark are removed from the soup before serving. These were all still in my soup so it was awkward pulling them all out each time I took a bite. Also, the mushrooms used in the soup were long, slender, white mushrooms still clumped together. I find it a strange choice for soup, as it does not make it easy to eat. If the mushrooms had been broken up or were the traditionally-​used shiitake or maitake mushroom caps this would have been a better choice.

This place my look like a hole in the wall, but it’s actually a hidden treasure. The food is amazing. So much flavor. I ordered the spicy beef salad. Can you say Delicious and it was huge. Had plenty to take home for later. Also, ordered coconut soup and beef fried rice (best I’ve ever tasted). I’ll be back to try the mango with sticky rice!

Great food, and they deliver. They changed names awhile back, but the menu items are the same.

Excellent service and food. They use a spice scale from 1 – 10 so you can tailor any dish to your taste. To give a reference I got the yellow curry with a spice level of 5. This seems the equivalent of the «hot» wings at Buffalo wild wings.
Tai tea is great too (I always get with cream of course) and is good if you overestimated you spice tolerance and need something to cool your mouth.

Surprisingly wonderful! I’ve found myself on a strange side of town, hungry; I took a chance that put a smile on my face and filled my belly! Pad Thai, egg drop soup and yellow curry are all highly recommended! The vegetables from potatoes to cabbage were all cooked perfectly al dente, and the flavors are on point! This joint has far surpassed my previously favorite more expensive Thai spot here in Vegas.

I love the fried bananas as soon as you sit down. The place is definitely a little run down. However, the amount and quality of food is amazing for such a cheap price! I’ll definitely be back for more … Yummm

Alright this is my 3^rd updated review of this place. I really wanted to love the food with the new owners and I kept going back hoping it was going to be better. Unfortunately, to my utter disappointment I will not be back again. I always get the same thing the Tom Kha Gai and everytime except for once it’s been so bad I’ve just thrown it out. I really wish the old owners didn’t sell it because I ate there all the time with my friends and family. The soup tasted exceptional bad this last time. I don’t believe the mushrooms were washed because my food had this weird dirt taste to it. The chicken was so overlooked I couldn’t chew it. When I ordered it with shrimp it tasted old and bad and I had a horrible stomach ache about 30 minutes just after a couple bites for the rest of my day. I do not recommend eating here at all anymore.

I don’t really write review but I feel like I need to get my feelings out about this place. I am Lao and Thai and I am always so excited to try places that have authentic foods from there. This place is a little ghetto, especially the area it is located in, and the place is really small. I only give this place 3 stars because of the service and environment. we go in and sit and wait for someone to bring a menu. There is an old Asian man there but he is taking an order on the phone, shortly after another group of 3 people came in and sat waiting to be asked what they want just like us. I am a very patient person so we waited another 10 minutes, but he brought our complimentary fried bananas which were delicious. At this point he still hasn’t taken our order let alone ask us if we would like something to drink. I go up to the counter to take matters into my own hands and ask the man if I could have a menu and he pointed to where they were at. Once again, I wasn’t even upset because I know he was super busy with the regular waiter out delivering food. When we were ready to order I went up the counter once more and he apologized relentlessly about the waiting time because the group of people that came in after us were not patient at all and left, so the man thanks us for staying, he is really such a sweet old man. My boyfriend and I ordered egg rolls, pad see ew, fried rice, Mongolian beef, and their spicy seafood salad. All the food was AMAZING! So worth the wait! It reminded me of my mom’s homemade dishes. We ordered a spice level five on a scale of 1 – 10 for everything except for the fried rice of course. And boy it tasted around a 9! So be careful if you don’t like too much spice in your food. The old man kept coming over and thanking us for staying and that alone made up for the wait!

Just ordered delivery and HAD to write a review. First off, the meat portions are generous. My boyfriend ordered Pad Prig Khing with beef, couldn’t believe how much beef they gave him. My «bowl» of Tom Kha was enough for 2 meals and was stuffed with chicken, instead of a few pieces here and there. I highly recommend the young coconut with sticky rice & ice cream! Everything was wrapped meticulously, including the ice cream, and the delivery guy was so nice. Finally found a place as yummy as Le Thai that delivers. I’ll definitely order from here again.

Great curry! Wanted to try this place because it’s close to our house and I’m glad we did. It was ready in 20min and they even threw in a free order of fried bananas! I’ll be ordering those next time. Definitely going back. Update: On our second visit we found out they have a Thai buffet here everyday for $ 9! Going to have to try that one day for lunch as everything looked delicious. We also got free egg rolls in our to-​go order, we loved them. Very sweet people working here and it’s quickly becoming our favorite. Word of warning though: the curry is HOT. Even a 1 is very spicy, so non-​spicy lovers beware!

i can only comment on the lunch buffet, as today was my first trip there. If the comment about it not being as good as the dinner items, the dinner menu must be out of this world, because the lunch buffet is world class. I bet they have the same cooks, tho. I didn’t take pix, but the buffet must have 30 items plus a good selection of sauces and
Curry to add, also noodles, chilis, sprouts, etc to add to their soups, they had 3 or. 4 soups, and a chicken curry I had my second helping of in a soup bowl. Sticky chicken, prik king, lob (larb?) were all excellent. Everything was excellent, world class food. This is my new favorite go to lunch spot in Las Vegas. Seriously, I cannot praise this restaurant high enough. The dishes are spicy enough to suit most people, but there are plenty of sauces available to adjust the heat level if you desire more. My SO loved the egg foo young„ the fried plantains, and all the dishes she tried, most of which were different than mine. I have no relationship with this place, but I can’t recommend it enough. Go, you won’t be disappointed. The buffet is an excellent way to try a lot different Thai food at once. Outstanding!

The curry is out of control. Excellent. The lunch buffet is good, especially for the price and speed at which you can get in and out. The options are nice, but as with any buffet, it isn’t up to par with their menu items.
My recommendation is to go for dinner or a long lunch, hunker in, order off the menu, and be prepared to be amazed.

They have the best yellow curry out of all the places I’ve been to and they’re staff are great. I highly recommend this place.

Besides the best free bananas they give you I found a hair in my coconut soup was disgusted! I ordered on line they didn’t have my order ready. Had to wait 15 Extra mins. After the hair I lost appetite, can’t eat here again.

I’ve been coming to this little restaurant for lunch for several years and have watched it go through some ups and downs, but I never hesitate to return. The lunch buffet has a consistent set of dishes, including several starters, soups, and main courses. The food is always hot and fresh and there’s an assortment of Thai spices and seasonings sitting at the end of the buffet so that you can modify the various flavors (and heat) based on your preferences.
The staff is always very friendly, keeps your drink filled and takes away any plate or bowl that sits too long on the table. Don’t worry though, as it should be with a buffet, there’s always a stack of clean plates waiting for your second (or third?) pass through the food.
Note, the older man who works there is very kind and if given the chance will thank you repeatedly for dining there. Even so, he can be forgetful. If he’s working the register, don’t pay until you’re ready to go, then don’t delay leaving. He’s so kind, but can confuse you with other guests, forget which table you sat at or if you’ve already paid. Most recently, as we were leaving, he thought we had just arrived and tried to have someone seat us. It’s okay though, his friendliness somehow adds to the charm and makes you feel like you’ve joined him in his home rather than sitting at a restaurant. Be sure to say hello to him. You’ll get to see the warmest of smiles as you enjoy your food.
The storefront is not usually busy and there’s never a problem with parking. Depending on the time of day, the restaurant may be busy, but I’ve never had a problem getting a seat. The staff is willing to move tables around if necessary, to ensure you can get in and enjoy lunch.
If you’re north of downtown and south of Nellis AFB, consider giving Pon Ocha a try. The food is good, and the consistently friendly staff makes it easy to give them four stars.

We ordered from here for lunch today and had it delivered. I was incredibly surprised! (In a good way!)
We ordered Egg Drop Soup, an order of Crab Rangoons, and one order of Pineapple Fried Rice.
It took about an hour to get here which is pretty standard whenever we get food delivered to the dealership, but as the time ticked by I got more and more worried about ordering a hot soup. I thought for sure my soup was going to be ice cold upon delivery.
Not only was my soup piping hot, but the amount of soup they brought for one order was borderline ridiculous, (again, in a good way)! It was more like ten servings of Egg Drop Soup! For the price it was definitely worth it! I could probably feed half the dealership with this one cup of soup and these boys can eat so that’s saying something!
The Crab Rangoons were nice and plump! There is nothing worse than a half-​assed Rangoon! These were packed full and made with love! Very very tatsy I would defnitely recommend!
My coworker said that the Pineapple Fried Rice was delicious as well so all in all we had a great meal!
But then, to top it off, they added 8 Spring Rolls for free with our order! We had no idea until we opened up our delivery order and saw them right on top!
This place really went the extra mile for us and we will defnintely continue to order from here!

I loved it, the portions are huge and priced well, it’s quite and the staff is very friendly

Ordered delivery through eat 24, it took 1 hour and 20 minutes.
You know how takeout rice is in the box and its a perfect square, I opened my rice and a lot was missing, I had half of the square. It literally seemed like someone had scooped out a portion to eat.
I had pad see ewe and beef ka pow. I’ve had better. Won’t be ordering again.

I’ve been here twice now. Once tonight and once they originally changed owners and names.
Today started off well. They brought some complimentary fried bananas and some other root veggie. I thought they were really good. Reminded me of being a kid.
Tonight we tried a medium yellow chicken curry with white rice, beef pad se ewe, Issan sausage, and their combination rice bowl.
Aside from the free fried bananas the only thing I actually liked was the curry. The only complaint was the onions and carrots weren’t cooked enough. The carrots were in huge chunks so they weren’t soft. The flavor was really good and I would come back for this. Super flavorful!
The noodles I thought didn’t have much flavor and the beef was kind of tough/​chewy.
The worst part of dinner were the sausages. They had way too much rice in them. There was barely any actually discernible meat. I was really disappointed.
After the first visit and the eh service both times I don’t know if I’d ever rush to go back. I only did because my friend said the curry and Tom kha gai was still good. I’m not sure if their server had any experience in other establishments but they need to fix that.

We were really sad to see Lao Thai go and were even sadder to read negative reviews when Pon Ocha Soup first opened. But, boy, are we the happiest campers in the Wild Wide East now!
After reading a couple good reviews recently, we decided to try Pon Ocha Soup. Upon arriving, the décor is almost the same as when it was previously Lao Thai. The buffet station is still there, and the same elephant tablecloths are still there.
The menu looks a bit smaller and different, but they were actually able to make the dishes on the menu. (Lao Thai had a bigger menu, but they weren’t always able to make certain dishes.)
We had the sausages (appetizer page; I don’t know the name), the pork skin with Chinese broccoli, the tom yum noodle soup and the raw shrimp salad (on the a la cart page of the menu).
The plate of sausages were plenty of food for the two of us. They were actually better and juicier than before. The pork skin w/​Chinese broccoli was not salty and the pork skin was perfect. The noodle in the noodle soup was a bit soggy, but it was still very good. Last but not least, the raw shrimp salad! Oh my gawd, I could not believe it when the fiancé pointed it out on the menu. Not long after we ordered, I heard the food processor in the kitchen and I knew the wonderful ladies in the kitchen were making the deliciously spicy green sauce for my raw shrimp salad.
It was the last dish to arrive, and it was everything I could hope for! After eating my fair share of raw shrimp salad in Bangkok (Thailand, that is), I know what it is supposed to taste like, and this is no joke! Aside from the freshness and the deliciousness of the shrimps and the sauce, they gave us at least a dozen shrimps in that one order!
The service was wonderful albeit the server who seems to have problem with hearing us. We are definitely going to come back regularly to Pon Ocha Soup and we are happy to have probably the best Thai restaurant in town so close to our home!
One last last thing is their lack of a liquor license, but that’s not their fault. The chef tells us they are waiting for its approval. Five stars!