Orchid Thai Cuisine

First time to this Thai place. Wife got yellow curry spice 2, I got the Thai Basil fried rice with chicken. No pictures, totally wasn't thinking snapping one, but the curry was beautiful and the rice was a lot of food!!! Oh my, both were awesome!! Service was great and cool little chill spot.

Great clean food...fresh everythingThe service is friendly and super helpful.We got the eggplant and the a chicken+ rice noodle dish...Everything is delicious

Counter service, but everything I have had here has been delicious and the orchid garnish really makes it feel special.

I've lived in the neighborhood for 23 years so I was around when Orchid opened. We went with some frequency and really liked the place, though the service was lacking in quality at the time. Something happened, I don't remember what, and we stopped going. So it's been 10+ years easily since we've been there. We love Thai Cuisine II across the street. We were heading there for dinner one night and turned out. They were closed so we decided to go across the street to Orchid. Long story, short, it was excellent!I had the green curry with seafood & vegetables add pineapple. It was exquisite. The curry was silky and everything tasted fresh and done to perfection. Friends had the Mongolian beef & the pepper steak. The Mongolian beef was a favorite of mine back in the day. My friend who had it was very excited about the food and the place and expressed a lot of gratitude for introducing him and his wife to a new place that they look forward to frequenting. She also loved her pepper steak. I tasted them both and they were excellent. It's now an order-at-the-counter place. I'm guessing that, like so many other places, it's hard to get, keep & be dependent on wait staff these days. With that said the counter ordering service is nice. The last two times I've been there. The gentleman behind the counter was knowledgeable and very helpful to me in deciding what to order and what to add to it. The food arrival was timely and the server pleasant.The dining room is crisp & clean. The tables are well spaced, looks like remnants of Covid era. The decor is simple and comfortable. For what it is, I give it a 4+ out of five.

The young man that took our oder was so nice. You pay at the counter then they bring your food and drinks to you. I got the Pud Med Ma Muang Himpapan with shrimp and it was amazing. Great prices too.

A great family runs Thai/Lao deliciousness in Alburquerque.Excellent services and delicious food to boot Passing through on the way home from California and stopped in to visit and an old friend; stopped in to have us some delicious Lard Na, chicken sate, Lao Papaya salad, and chicken wings.All were delicious and when travel in that direction, we will definitely stop in again

Cold day, time for soup - or something close. So Thai fits the bill and we're close to here so a stop is in order. Entrance is in the back so we had to drive around the block to get to parking and the entry. It's a walk up counter to order and menus are in a stand so you can decide before you get to the counter. We got Imperial rolls (4 to an order) to start, Red Curry with pork and Green Curry with chicken. Both ordered with medium heat. Plus the obligatory Thai Tea - it was smooth, not overly sweet or bitter. The Imperial Rolls arrived, followed by our entrees. The Red Curry was well spiced, loaded with pork, & flavorful. Heat was lower end of moderate. Likewise the Green Curry. I wasn't a fan, not caring for the taste. The wife liked it so... Overall decent lunch, enough to insure I didn't leave hungry and someplace we look forward to enjoying again

The FOOD? Oh my! It is outstanding. Orchid on every plate. Everything my dining companions selected was, without a doubt the perfect selection. I so wanted to ask to trade, or just have a bite or two, but I wasn't willing to give up a single morsel of mine. If you had seen and tasted it you would understand why I was being selfish. It was that good. The solution is to come back and try all their dishes. The SERVICE? Polite, professional and fast. Couldn't ask for anything more. Our server never missed a beat. The AMBIANCE? Comfortable. A little stark. Tile and metal. But clean and without a doubt their concentration is on the outstanding food - where it should be.Orchid now sits right on the top of my list for Thai cuisine in ABQ. Perhaps anywhere. It deserves at least a 5 star review. In my opinion a few more stars wouldn't hurt.

A good local "hole in the wall" that has been here forever for good reason. But don't let hole in the wall deter you. Despite the location the food service and ambiance is very nice. You order at the counter then sit where you'd like. I have been here three times now and have not tried anything I do not like. Recommend the Pupu platter for a little Instagram worth pic!

Orchid Thai is a counter-serve Thai restaurant off Central. There's ample parking in the back that's off the main road, which is nice. Inside, seating is at tables with chairs instead of booths, so wheelchair users will have no issues here. Orchid Thai serves a variety of alcoholic drinks along with the standard sodas and teas. The entree menu is large, and they had an item I've not seen in my years of Thai dining: a Green Tea Curry. Unfortunately I'm not a fan of green tea flavors, so I skipped this dish. I got the Pud Thai (usually spelled "pad"), which consisted of a protein choice, rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, peanut sauce, crushed peanuts, broccoli, steamed squash strips, and a lime garnish. I ordered the dish medium, but they forgot the spice and it came mild without a hint of added heat. While the portion sizes were quite large, the food itself was mostly just fine. I'd describe it as "doing the job" since I was hungry, but I wouldn't crave what they served. There are other Thai places around that are much better and are less expensive. It seems the focus here is on quantity over quality.