Ginger Cafe

I liked it slightly better when it first opened but it is still a great place to get Thai food. The food was great and I love basil. My wife regrets getting Thai style egg foo young rather than Chinese but I knew she would. I regret not buying a 2nd order to take home.I don't like this new thing of encouraging paying with your phone. In this case using a QR code on the bill. There was no way to leave a tip but maybe that is a good thing. We left a cash tip but that wouldn't always be an option.

I went to visit some friends at this Thai restaurant in the suburbs. Located in a shopping strip off the main road. Abundance of parking spots to choose from. Good size restaurant, they can accommodate large parties and they offer party trays for catering as well. Family own business, the servers were related to the owners and you might see their other little kiddo playing on her tablet in the back. We ordered eggrolls, chicken pad thai, and basil wings. I was surprised the wings were stir fried like a basil stir fry, different and delicious. Definitely recommend if you're in the north metro.

Ginger Cafe has a lot of variety when it comes to their dishes, but after trying a fairly wide range, it seems that most leave you in fairly mediocre territory relative to its peers.The wontons are just OK, nothing special but perfectly edible. The spring rolls are solid (and actually one dish I'd recommend)! When it comes to entrees, the fried rice dishes are a little subpar - they do a good job with proportions for the vegetables and meats, but the overall taste is on the wrong side of average. The Oudon noodles are a contrast falling on the slightly above average side of things. They're a nice thick noodle coated with a peanut base and a nice flavor profile. With several items a bit below average, and a few that are right there to maybe slightly above... this is a definitive 3-star across the board. It might give you a quick fix, but certainly won't leave you counting down the days until you come back!

Incredible improvement - 5 stars!Wow, Ginger Café is so much better than my last visit a couple of years ago! (And it's light years above the older version when the previous owners ran things.) Not only is the food awesome, the place is clean and spotless with a fresh remodel. Nice!The food was good before but it's a step up now. It comes out fresh and lightning fast. They also have options to add spicy heat on a 1 to 5 scale. I really appreciate this because I love heat. Awesome!Do you see the bright colors of the vegetables in my photos? That's a sign of fresh made Asian food...not overcooked junk...like the crap that was served up at the China Dragon in Elk River yesterday.This isn't a fancy restaurant. It's nice but simple, basic, humble, and clean. The prices are reasonable too.This isn't a place where I'd necessarily drive way out of my way to visit. But if you're in the area and craving Asian cuisine, this should be on the top of your list.Thumbs up!-Daddy Maxx Retro

I'm typically the last person to post a negative review, but I was Extremely disappointed in our pickup order experience tonight. We just moved to the Ramsey/Anoka area and are looking for Good take out Chinese food. We ordered off the menu listed online. None of the prices are what we expected. Some things were $5-$7 increases. Ok, prices increase, we will over look that if the food is good. Get home and lift the bag to find curry all over my front seat....ugh! Ok, maybe at least the food will taste good. Nope. Singapore noodles (known for very specific flavor) are completely bland. Noodles are mush. Shrimp has no flavor. Husbands curry rice was just "ok". The egg drop soup had NO flavor. Tasted like hot water with eggs. Bright side was that my daughter liked her plain fried rice and steamed dumplings Reviews seemed decent. Not impressed. We will have to try the other local place and cross our fingers.

They refunded me $16.07 of the $30.00 so I guess that's good, but I still won't go back there. The food is just terrible.

Don't get me wrong the food is okay but charging $2 for a half ounce of sauce is crazy

The Ginger Cafe used to be our goto Asian restaurant. We were there this week and were very disappointed. The service was good until about the time we were finishing our meal and then the 2 servers disappeared for 10-15 minutes.There was spoiled broccoli (See photo) in the Cashew Chicken and the fried rice was white rice with a soy sauce and a couple pieces of egg. The Spring Rolls were 85% old lettuce that was brown around the edges.One thing I was happy with: The vegs were cooked perfectly. But what kind of chef would use obviously inferior vegs?

This Asian cafe has a great food selection from China and Southeast Asia. The ambience is nice and prices are also quite good.

Asian food for the initiated.The lettuce wraps were tasted like chun king from a can served on rusty, crispy lettuce you to roll yourself. Not easy to do with large, steaming hot chunks in a watery sauce. Not recommended.My wife had the Massaman curry which was supposed to be extra spicy, but it was more Minnesota nice... Mild. But with extra, extra salt (she could only eat half of it). I ordered the lemongrass stir fry which was better by comparison... But the lemongrass was not the heart of the stalk but the dry end pieces which weren't edible.The server was decent and to her credit checked in on us often.Fianally, the ambiance was a bit confusing. It was new looking and nice wood, with a handful of appropriate Thai hangings on the wall-- but it came off as a little contrived or staged rather than the homey collection of statues, figurines and tapestry you normally see in a Thai or Asian restaurant.Oh-- and I can't forget the plain, utilitarian silverware we were given which had water spots all over them...ugh.We used to eat here several years ago and loved it... Not so much anymore.