Thai Me Up

Thai Me Up is a Thai restaurant that has a creative name! Its menu lists appetizers (e.g., spring rolls), salads, soups, fried rices, noodles, curries, entrees (e.g., chicken, beef, pork, tofu, and shrimp), ice creams, teas, and much more. My husband and I ate one lunch here. The employees promptly and courteously seated us, took our orders, brought our beverages and foods, and took our payment. Here are my ratings for what we ordered:Crab rangoon - 4.5 stars - A wonton skin contained cream cheese and some real crab meat and was accompanied with a tasty tamarind sauce.Thai-style wontons - 4.5 stars - Wontons contained chicken and tasted a little like fried chicken. On the side was a flavorful plum sauce.Green curry - 5 stars - This green curry was some of the best that I have ever tasted in my life. It had a perfect balance of sweet coconut milk and spicy green-chili paste. It contained broccoli, green beans, and my choice of protein of shrimp. On the side was fluffy rice.Pad Thai - 3 stars - Pad Thai is my husband's go-to entree at Thai restaurants, and unfortunately this one did not meet his expectations. He said that it tasted too sweet. The ingredients were stir-fried rice noodles, egg, ground peanuts, bean sprouts, and his choice of protein of beef.Mango bubble tea with tapioca - 5 stars - This beverage tasted sweet and delicious.Milk bubble tea - 4 stars - My husband drank this beverage, and it tasted good.

This was our favorite Thai spot when we lived in Pittsburgh so when visiting this week we had to stop back in- still greatQuick service, tasty foodIt is relatively small inside (~10 tables) I feel like it was bigger last time we were here) there is a small market next to it.Street parking$6 BYOB corking feeWhat we ate:Pad Thai TofuGarlic ChickenMy rating rationale +1 Service+1 Food~Taste/flavor/quality+1 Presentation+1 Atmosphere/vibe+1 Value

There weren't that many people there and service was quick. You can sit wherever you want. The place is nicely decorated and there's a little store inside but it was closed while we were there. The pad mee was good and a nice portion. However the moo Deng was a lot smaller for the same price and super salty. The special sauce is like a thin broth at the bottom. I also asked for no cilantro and they still added it but no big deal, I just took it off. Some of the pork belly in the moo dang was kind of dry but in the pad mee it was very tender.

We came here for lunch on the weekend. It felt like a neighborhood favorite. There was only one waitstaff, but the service was friendly prompt. I had the Ba Mee Moo Dang for the first time and it was really good. The pork belly was very tender. The noodles had a light sauce on it. It was the perfect thing on a hot day. I also really liked their interior design. Connected to the restaurant is an Asian grocery store that sells spices and sauces. It was neat to walk through the store after lunch. Overall we had a great time here and would come again!

Tried this place for the first time after receiving multiple recommendations to come by. I love the brightness inside the restaurant along with all the warm wood tones and the plants. The music was very low and relaxing. The staff were friendly and our server was prompt and courteous. Our table ordered the spring roll appetizers, pad thai and pho (both with chicken). The spring rolls came out quickly and were perfectly crisp and delicious. The pad thai, on the other hand, was not my favorite. We requested a 6/10 on the spicy scale and the dish was definitely on the sweeter side. There was a slight tinge of heat, but hardly there. Maybe I should've requested a 7 or 8. The other issue I had was that there were 0 vegetables. Typically, I see at least baby bokchoi for some greenery on the plate. This was all brown and lost some points for being not very visually appealing. My brother said his pho was good. He had no complaints. Was hoping to love the place, but I think it was just alright!

I was debating between 2 and 3 stars. And hugest reason is because of the waiter. She was very rude. It kind of ruined the experience from there. But the restaurant itself was nice in the inside, the food was good but quite in the pricey side. The sweet sticky rice was not that great, I think the leaf part overpowered the actual sticky rice. My question is always would I come back, and I'm very torn about that. So people can give it a try but don't expect nice people to serve you (my friend had gone one time beforehand and it was the same).

My new and updated review actually hurts my heart a bit to have to downgrade. Thai Me Up was one of my all time favorite Thai places, and if my most recent visit would have been my first, I would probably never go back.We went for our normal things, which are our favorite things to get here: Thai Iced Teas, Veggie spring rolls, Thai me Up rolls, Thai wontons, and Spicy Basil Noodles with Chicken.I know it's been a while since we've been here, since we live so far away, and only periodically make it downtown; however, something has definitely changed. There were new people here who we've never seen before, and the quality of our experience definitely went down hill. There was something different with our Thai teas-- and it wasn't for the better. There was a completely different taste to them, and it didn't even taste anywhere near the way it used to. They tasted almost "fake", like they were made from a mix or something. The same "being different, and not for the better" thing went for our Thai Wontons, as well. They were super thin, and the stuff inside actually tasted a bit sour. My wife, who the wonton's are the true "favorite" for, actually wouldn't even eat more than one. My daughter actually spit hers out. As for our Spicy Basil Noodles, the thing my wife and I both CRAVE--the portion size was definitely a lot smaller, and our noodles were actually hard! Normally, they are soft and so very delicious. Not this time. At $17 a dinner (x2), there is no reason for them to be so mediocre, small, and unsatisfying because of no love or care being put into them that would allow them to come out hard like that. To say that we were disappointed in our visit is an understatement. This was my wife and my usual go-to place that we would look forward to, and use any excuse to go into Pittsburgh that would allow us the opportunity to go here. As I stated earlier, if this was my first visit, I would never go back again. There are so many other places that are super great in Pittsburgh that would hold someone back from returning after a bad experience. Having said that, as for our future thoughts of going again--we're a bit unsure. I am hoping this was just a fluke and things are better if we go back again some time in the future.

Great service, there servers were great and friendly.... The inside was nicely decorated and comfortable. I thought the wall art and decorative pieces were great and it had a nice rustic look with plenty of great greenery. But I had to bump it down to 3 stars (probably more like a 3.7), because I was disappointed in the food. The Phon that my partner got was a "not impressive". The pork was a too unflavorful. The BBQ pork belly over egg noodles was good but nothing I'd look forward to getting again. That being said they are worth another chance, but my initial take on them left a little to be desired.

two lunch bowls 1. cashew chicken pretty good just general cashew chicken nothing special 2 . phad thai chicken white or clear sauce not the typical tamarind sauce very tangy had this a few times before its the cheap version of phad thai didnt care for it. out of town so thought we would stop by ps took way too long to cook and no one around or picking up.

Fun place to go in Pittsburgh's Southside. We had a great server who helped us with our food selections. Food was delicious!! We had the Sweet Purple Potatoes Fries as an appetizer, delicious!! Definitely a 5/5 on the fries chart. Our entrees were the Z-U Noodles and Noodle on Fire, delicious. Great atmosphere. Went back for a second visit did not disappoint, tried pumpkin curry this time - excellent!!