Thai 5 -Thai Food Express

Thai food is one of my favorites. When I moved to Mill Creek area, this is the first place I noticed. Nearby my house and easily accessible. Picked up food from here a few times already. Ambience of this place is so cool. Gives that authentic feel when you walk it. Small but spacious with a few number of tables. I wants to dine it here, haven't done that yet. Mostly ordered Thai curries - Panang & Yellow, Fried Rice, Pad Thai and entrees. Food was always good, a little oily though. But the flavors are so good that I keep going back for more orders. Noticed that Basil dominates their food, in a good way. Some won't like that excessive flavor of basil, but for me, I love it. And I must say, the service is exceptional. The owner is very friendly. She always take the order and customize the food however we like. I always request for extra hot sauces - try it, their in house sauce is really good, she always a few with the food. It's always packed well and never seen any spilling. Located in Seattle Hill road. Parking is never an issue at all. Food and Service - very good. Recommend it.

I ate here 3 times. I like to order 4 or 5 things each time. Absolutely delicious every time. I would eat here every day if I could. My problem is my body is allergic to any kind of red pepper spice. My system goes crazy. Same with Mexican food. I love it, but I can't do it. My point is this... if your system can tolerate red pepper spice, this is a great restaurant. I know that I will try to visit here again. It is just too good!

Very pricey for subpar Thai food. The curry dishes do not come with rice. You have to order separately. The portion was small; essentially $12 for two cups of curry. Other dishes are not as good as the Thai I've had from other places nearby. I will not be ordering from this restaurant again.

I feel bad writing this and giving one star because the following are all great: service, speed, presentation, and getting orders correct. I have ordered from here twice now and I just can't do it again. If you do not know what Thai food is supposed to taste like then you might be able to eat here no problem.The problem is the taste. It is pretty awful. I will eat some pretty average stuff no complaints but this is ... not good. I do like Noppakao although there is a place in Issaquah that really can't be beat for Phad Thai. The closest thing I can liken this to is if I tried to make Thai food from scratch in my kitchen myself. The spices, texture, etc all off. Tonight we ordered the garlic chicken fried rice and Phad Thai with chicken. The garlic chicken fried rice consistency and texture was off and the taste on both dishes was completely off. This was my experience last time too and I was hoping it had been an isolated incident. The reason we ordered from here tonight instead of Noppakao was because we wanted food fast and we wanted it delivered! This is close and it really was fast! We could not really enjoy it and really can't order again from here. It might be kind of like Thai fast food? It does seem fairly fresh, including fresh lime wedge, but the taste is very unappealing. Some may like it so if you're in a hurry and don't require authentic Thai spice you could still give it a try. It is in a great location and walking distance to many homes, condos, and apartments. I am not purposely trying to be passive aggressive in this post, but just honest about the pros and cons!

Positives: Nice young man working at the front. Negatives: Noodles were way over cooked and the beef was tough. Fountain soda machine has not been cleaned in long time and it tasted horrible. I informed the young man and he said oh yeah we haven't used that machine in a while. Go elsewhere especially for the price.

I ordered from here for the first time tonight. I got chicken phad Thai and it was awful. Not awful enough to toss, though. It was very ketchup-y, and usually I can handle ketchup-y Thai, but this was just....not good.

Delivery reviewIn short:Don't hesitate over the punny name, like I did. Huge flavors, amazing spices, and if you mess with the spicy stars, they're legit.In long:For quite a while I assumed the silly name meant this was just some random chain or ghost kitchen. We've ordered from them a couple times this spring and the food is legit, and now I wonder why I was so quick to write them off. Spicy Gai GrobOne of the better crispy fried chicken dishes around up here, and we have every kind of chicken imaginable, I think. Crunchy even through a generous pour of spicy, savory sauce. Lots of dark greens underneath. Steamed VegetableNot much to yell about here--it's carrots, broc, cabbage, onions. But only $3.50, and plenty of it. You can easily turn a dish with no rice into a hearty portion by adding the veg. Spicy BasilSpeaking of entrees with no rice, I appreciate the choices here. A couple bucks more for jasmine or brown, or you can just click No Rice and not have to worry about it. I ordered this with tofu at a full five stars. It had me coughing, sweating, and weeping. I love it so much. Flavors were great, kind of a dark caramelized mildly sweet sauce with tons of spicy notes. Crunchy veg. Very decorative carrot "flowers" in this and the Gai Grob.Marinate Grilled BeefYes, it's slightly misspelled on the menu. I'm not commenting, just copying and pasting the name of the dish. This is basically When Tigers Cry with a little less fruity tang and a little less peppery heat. You can ratchet up the spice as much as you like, though--and get it back to the fiery level that usually comes with this dish under other names. Random bonusThey ship food in sturdy plastic to-go bins instead of styrofoam clamshells or paper boxes. If you're an incurably cheap son of a gun like me, ya wash these and use 'em later when you send leftovers home with people. Big bonusThese folks are consistently what seems like $5-per-entree cheaper than similar restaurants around here. I still haven't been to the place, but based on the good experiences on delivery, I would not hesitate (again) for a second to go check 'em out.

Chuck and Keke (spelling?) are warm, welcoming owners. With both owners coming from restaurant and hotel backgrounds, they serve food a notch above other Thai restaurants I've been to. My first dish here was the massaman curry. The broth/sauce was rich, thick, and great tasting with peanuts mixed in. Once I complimented on how much I loved their recipe for curry, we ended up chatting about Thai food and culture. I will definitely be coming back to this place.

This is our go to Thai place when we are craving delicious, comfort food. Food is tasty and consistent. The owners are super sweet, warm and welcoming! We love Thai 5!

Excellent food and friendly owners. Have been to this place few time and we absolutely love this place. My son like this place too