Mr. Papaya Kitchen

Wanted to give this place a second try! But it's always the older lady who hates to see my husband coming for some reason . First disappointment was putting our noodle plate sideways . Now no pork belly whatsoever! $20 and something change just to not get our order correctly!! Super mad . We love this place but ever since they took over it has been a nightmare with that lady up at front!!

Kopiak tastes sweet. Noodles are all different shapes and broken. The broth taste like beef pho instead.

This is #1 go to spot in Fresno . Number 12 with a side of fresh crispy pork belly . Always serves with a smile and very quick to get our order to us . The service is amazing .

This restaurant is located in a plaza so there are ample parking. The inside of the restaurant is small so if they do get busy I can see it being very crowded. We ordered the pork belly with purple sticky rice, Thai boat noodle, and papaya salad. I love pork belly, but I didn't like the texture of their pork belly. The skin was super dry (like a staleness texture). It was very hard to chew. I did like the pepper sauce that came with it. It was spicy but also a bit sweet. My friend didn't like the sweetness but it's all a preference.The Thai boat noodle was not flavorful and a bit disappointing. I liked that they added pork belly in the noodle, but the broth was not rich. The broth lacked some seasoning. The papaya salad was probably the best that I had here. It wasn't the best that I've had, but I do like the freshness of it. I think if you're just super craving Southeast Asian food and have no other option then it's a decent restaurant.

8/22/23 Getting lunch! Two small chicken pho and shrimp spring rolls. The worker said it would be ready in 15 min. I went in to get it! Pretty congested restaurant. The order was ready. The worker wasn't kind. Oh well! Hopefully the food isPaid for the order and left. Lunchtime! Chickens pho was really good! Really like how they make it easy to put it all together and enjoy! Fresh veggies including lots of hot peppers to spice it up and make it better! Tasty noodles! They include a spicy hot mix to add and thst was really good too! Tasty chicken as well! Shrimp spring roll was really fresh and tasty! It had a different kind of sauce than the peanut sauce and it was a nice change! Mother said hers was good and everything tastes fresh! Good amount of food! Lots of leftovers. Good lunch! Wish the service was good.

Decided to give this place a try since I've heard so many good things about their papaya- and it's in their name! I'll let y'all know fr, it's the kind of Asian place where you're not going to get the best service. You can walk up and order for take out or there's a seating area for you to sit and have them take your order. There was a kind younger fella who took our order and was very sweet to ensure we had everything we needed (extra bowls, food and etc). The restaurant itself is small and crowded. Seems to be very popular as people were constantly coming and going. We ordered the pork belly which was CRISPY and dry... wasn't very juicy imo. Seems to have been sitting for quite a while. Tried the purple rice which was ok, could've been softer. The ka Poon came out quick but wasn't hot at all. Temperature was similar to the kind that are prepackaged. AND it's on the sweeter side! NOW FOR THE PAPAYA. I just realized we weren't given any cabbage lol but that's probably why the portion was huge. It was so much papaya! The flavor was there and it hit so good. Get the Lao style y'all!! I did knock down 2 stars because the food didn't taste fresh except for the papaya. The service was typical Asian service in exception for our younger server who took care of us. The service is a bit slow since we basically finished everything and then the papaya came out last. Overall, if you're craving Hmong food then this will def hit the spot. I'd come back but just wouldn't have high expectations on service since it's always busy!

Needed to have some pho while in Cali and was recommended to come by Mr. Papaya's. We were greeted and seated promptly. Needed a minute to look at the menu since it was our first time in a veryyyy long time. Our waiter was probably an owner or manager because he was super attentive and cared about our service. Though slow, and we had to remind him of some dishes, he didn't hesitate to apologize and run back into the kitchen to make things right. He also stated that, that day for some reason was an off day for the kitchen and they're usually on point. We ordered the house special pho, crispy roasted pork, very fresh rice rolls, and papaya salad. The pho is more Lao style than Vietnamese. The broth isn't as flavorful as I'd like but all the toppings and condiments were a huge plus. They also had a jar of shrimp paste at every table too! If you know, you know shrimp paste has gone up in price so that was amazing for me to see. The rice rolls, or banh coun, were so fresh they actually came out fluffy. The wrap was delicate and had a great bite. Though the filling was a little lacking. To be fair I don't care for much filling in my banh coun but I care when the wrap thick. Roast pork was definitely a favorite. Went great with the pepper sauce that came with. Sticky rice does not come with the pork so you will have to order that separately. We know how sticky rice tastes so we didn't order any. LOL Papaya was a little disappointing imo. It just didn't hit the mark for me. I ordered lao style. Portion was generous and came with a side of cabbage as well. Overall we left full and happy. Had to pack some leftovers to go. Ate the leftovers the next day and they were still very yummy!

I've been here a couple times and the food is really good. I loved both of my orders, the Thai boat as well as the ginger chicken. The customer service is ok, the lady can be rude especially since there is a language barrier. The food is always out fast and good quality ingredients.

Came for lunch with a big party five of us total they gave us the big table which was kind big enough to seat 9. It was empty inside. The utensil container was dirty. All the spoons were dirty. you can see the grime/residue on the soup spoons. Our food came out a long while after the two pho bowls ordered.. almost expected so I'm not mad about that. What gave me the cringe was everything was dirty from the serving spoon in our soup to finding hair in our fried food platter food. Containers were dirty, Completely ruined our appetite. They cooked a new order of egg rolls since the first one had hair on the serving platter.The feedback I got from the pho was that it tasted fine. What we ordered was a curry and what traditionally comes with curry is potatoes so again I was very disappointed.. red curry came out like yellow curry. There was flavor but just not the traditional type we wanted. Once it was time to pay, I walked up to the cashier and then had to walk to the side swinging doors where the servers come in and out of to say I'm ready to pay. It was just totally ridiculous for it being an empty restaurant. & cash only I won't recommend, very disappointed!

Delicious!! Highly highly highly recommend the Laos style papaya salad!! One of the best I've ever had. A wonderful mom-and-pop type of shop. Forewarning: they take cash only. Solid service and very quick :) wish I could have gotten more