Thai Villa

Everything is good... never had a bad meal. And the service is wonderful. Feels like having dinner in someone's home in Thailand. more

I have going there for years. It is has been always good food and great services. It is my favorite tai resturant in the triangle area. Their chicken pad thai is the best. They are more than happy to custumize it for me and make it as spicy as i wish more

I was very happy with my experience at Thai Villa! I've been to dozens of Asian restaurants, and Thai Villa had the highest health score of all of them (a 97.5). We ordered the basil roll first. The first few bites are somewhat bland (carrot and iceberg lettuce only) until getting down to the wrap and the large leaf of thai basil. I ordered the green curry, my husband ordered the red, and my mother-in-law ordered the Lad Na. I was slightly disappointed they didn't have yellow curry, but was very happy with my green curry! It had more depth of flavor than the red and the spice stood out, but wasn't overpowering. The Lad Na was outstanding! I was kind of jealous I hadn't ordered it myself. For dessert, we had the mango sticky rice which was the best I've had. I was already so full but couldn't stop eating it. All in all, service was great and helpful, the place was clean, and the food was great. more

This place has been great every time I've eaten there. The red and green curry dishes are incredible. more

Great Thai food and very authentic. I tried all the noodle dishes and they are "" AWESOME! "". I love Thai Villa Noodle and Pad Thai, they are the best in town..\r more

Great menu selection. Attentive staff. Excellent food! There are vegetarian options and they were happy to be flexible enough to make our meals vegan! I just finished my leftover ""spicy fried rice"" for lunch today and I can't wait to go back again. This was my 3rd Thai dining experience in the Triangle and Thai Villa is my favorite so far! more

This is the best Thai's food in the Triangle. Services are great and price are very reasonable. more

The new managers have really stepped up the service and quality of ingredients. I love the Thai Villa Steak and Tom Ka soup. more

Consistently great food and friendly staff. I always look forward to eating there! more

This restaurant serves food most like what I had when travelling in Thailand. My favorite dishes are the Kapow and Ginger Perfect, also one of the best Pad Thais around. The staff is always very attentive and friendly. Only wish this restaurant was closer to home. Pros: Most authentic Thai food Cons: Location more

I heard that this restaurant changed hands and that the food is outstanding. It's true. Everything I tasted was delicious. If you went, previously, and had a negative experience, give it another shot. Pros: fabulous food, quaint atmosphere, nice staff Cons: a little pricey more

This place is truely an authentic Thai restaurant. It is hard to find authentic food prepared correctly in the triangle and for the price, this place is hard to beat. They dont serve sushi so they dont feel the need to charge you twice as much. I have been to Thailand many times since my wife is from there and grew up there. Even her family asks to eat there when they visit. The decor is not fancy and the waitresses are a little shy since English isnt there first language which can be construed as impolite. But the price and the food cannot be beat. If you want real Thai food, look no further. Pros: Authenticity, price Cons: Service more

My husband and I love thai food and have eaten in several restaurants from NYC to Texas. I almost walked out once I saw the sanitation score of 96. We decided to take a chance so we proceeded to go inside and eat. The first strike was the service...I really don't need a friendly waitress, but an attentive on would of been nice. The rice I ordered was horrible. The vegetables were canned (mushrooms) (There is an Asian Market across from them)They really charge enough for there plates to buy fresh. Once I asked the waitress hoping I was wrong.....she was upset that I even asked her if they vegetables were fresh. I don't think it's wrong with asking questions about the food I am being served. She answered yes there canned with an attitude. I am not writing this review as a wealthy person who can eat anywhere they want and have high expectations.......I am an average wife with 2 boys.....I just think you can get better and should expect better than this....... Pros: Parking Cons: Overpriced for the quality of food offered more

I was taken here by a co-worker back when I first moved to the Triangle and have been going back there ever since. I've lived in California (San Francisco and the South Bay) for over 25 years and this little gem is better than most Thai restaurants out there and is by far the best I've found in the Triangle. When I first started going there I just ordered straight down the menu, moving down an item each visit, until I got to the Thai Villa Noodles and I haven't been able to get myself to move on since. :) I've found that most of their noodle dishes are excellent...and both their soups (Tom Yum Goong and Tom Ka) are awesome...but again, Thai Villa Noodles would have to be my recommendation hands down. One bit of warning, their pepper rating (how spicy the dish is based on 1, 2, or 3 peppers) is not mean for folks used to the level of spiciness you find in most American restaurants. If you are not used to eating extremely spicy foods stick to 1 or 2 peppers. I had a friend try 3 peppers and he was sweating out of his eyelids. If you are used to extremely spicy foods though I would still only recommend 2 peppers on the noodle based dishes as I found that is hot enough to give it a bit of a kick but not so much that you drown out the flavor. 3 peppers is the way to go for most of the non-noodle based dishes for spicy lovers like me. The fresh roll (in the white rice paper) appetizers are good too but I prefer spring rolls from Vietnamese restaurants. Everyone I've introduced to this place has become addicted to it. Oh, also give the mango and sticky rice a try...it's awesome...but you have to catch it during the right time as they only serve it when mangos are in season. Pros: The food is to die for Cons: Price, Ambience (but well worth it for the food) more

My husband and I love Thai Villa. We find ourselves craving their ""Thai Villa Noodles"" dish all the time. I'd also recommend their Thai Iced Coffee....yum! We usually get take out. This is the best food in the Cary Crossroads area in my opinion. Pros: The ambiance is average so I usually get take out and relax at home Cons: If this were cheaper I'd probably eat it every day, so I guess that's a pro! more

I've had dinner from there probably 100+ times over the past three years. Only one time was it not good. \r \r One of my favorites is Pad Thai with chicken and extra ground peanuts served ""Thai Hot."" Simply excellent. This is much better than Tom Yum over by Maynard and Cary Town Center Blvd. \r \r Staff is OK\r Facility is basic.\r \r Sometimes when very busy they don't answer the phone so you have to go down there to place a take-out order. more

This is my first time reviewing a restaurant, but I had to do it after reading the reviews about Thai Villa. My daughter and I are visiting from out of town and came to this site to find a Thai restaurant close by. After reading the reviews - even though they were mostly positive - the negative ones left us a little leery. But being adventurous and in the mood for some Thai food, we decided we would try Thai Villa. We are soooo\r glad that we did. The restaurant was nice and cozy; quiet atmosphere (you can actually have a conversation); friendly and great service, and on top of that the food was absolutely delicious! If we lived here, we would definitely go back - again and again. The panang curry was yummy. (Be sure you like spicy food if you order it! It definitely has a kick - just the right amount.) Have the sticky rice with mango for dessert - not too sweet and the perfect ending for a great meal. Highly recommend. Pros: EVERYTHING! If you like Thai food - try Thai Villa Cons: I'm not from the area, but we didn't have a very hard time finding it. The shopping center it is in isn't very appealing. more

Coming from someone who is somewhat picky about Thai food, I'm ranking Thai Villa as pretty good for this area. No it doesn't compare to New York Thai, but I've had some pretty terrible Thai in the Triangle. Until I found Thai Villa, Sushi Thai in Raleigh was my top pick but it unfortunately has suffered low sanitation ratings so I had to find another place. This restaurant is very small, and is tucked away in a very old and rundown looking strip mall off Buck Jones. Had a friend not told me about it I wouldn't have known it existed. Since it is so small, it gets filled up fast at lunch time. Since they typically only have two people running the entire front of the restaurant, seating, waiting the tables and getting people checked out, the service can suffer. It can take more than an hour to eat here. The restaurant isn't much to look at and the booths are uncomfortable, but the shrimp and pineapple red curry is close to what I used to eat in NYC. It has just the right amount of heat, and a good amount of shrimp and vegetables. I've had dishes here that I didn't care for as much, tofu that was chewy and dry on the outside and some dishes use canned vegetables. But I've been able to find a few dishes that I like enough to order time and time again. more

If you are interested in a ""southernized"" version of an ethnic restaurant, then this is a perfect example. I give a place 3 tries before I decide not to go back, and all 3 tries were not good. There is nothing authentic about this thai food, it is a very watered down version of what is available in San Francisco or New Yorks authentic thai restaurants. Even the Thai iced tea was more like sweet tea with a little cream thrown in. We won't be back. Cons: Not authentic Thai Food more

I don't understand the most recent couple of reviews I've seen here at CitySearch for Thai Villa. I've never had a bad meal at this restaurant, the prices are very reasonable and in line with similar restaurants in the area and the service is usually adequate. I'll allow that the service can slip a little on occasion but in my experience this usually only happens when they are extremely busy (eg, an unexpected large group shows up at the same time as another large group). In this regard they are simply victims of their own success... Thai Villa is very popular and can get a little hectic in the day-time during the ""lunch rush."" If you go for lunch, I'd suggest going a little early or a little late to beat the rush. The restaurant isn't very large physically, so it's nice to go when the crowd size is down a little anyway.\r \r All in all, I'd rate Thai Villa as the best Thai in the Triangle, unless there's some gem of a Thai place hidden away somewhere that I haven't heard of and tried yet. Pros: Delicious Food Cons: Average Service more