More Thai Kitchen (Cooksville) — Restaurant in Mississauga

We were at Hurontario & Dundas for a haircut and noticed Mo Thai. The take out window caught my eye. After the haircut we decided to try a dish as a possible new fav Thai restaurant. I've been to Thailand many times and my last visit was over a month diving. I know the food well enough to know if it's good authentic. I have to say from a marketing point of view I was impressed. Web Menu was good, and packaging was modern and reflects responsible restaurants trying to reduce carbon footprint. NO plastic or foam containers… nice!

We ordered Pad See Ew and Green Mango Salad. Ordering the Pad See Ew had options of protein (nice) so we chose chicken but disappointed to add egg was additional two-fifty, so we opted out as the total was already over thirty dollars. On the way home we also noticed the weight of the bag was a bit light... for thirty bucks... hmmm... Upon opening the paper bag, inside we knew this was not going to be good.

First I could tell the chicken were discs of dry breast meat, the vegetable was off colour. The mango was long julienne strips done with a machine (not hand cut), very ripe looking and was swimming in syrup.

Tasting the Pad See Ew we both agreed the flavour was wrong, missing proper seasoning. If their was a plus side the ingredients were fresh, but very much not reflecting the skill of a cook who knows Thai food. The egg would have helped but would not have fixed the flavour. Adding the two-fifty in my opinion is a money grab when the cost of an egg is about twenty-five cents.

The dressing for the salad I think was some kind of pre-made syrup, flavour was ‘ok’ but because the mango was ripe, limp long strips sitting in syrup it was not enjoyable at all .

I know these are tough times, the Covid-19 Pandemic has crushed many restaurants and has made it hard to find trained cooks, and even ingredients can be hard to get but these two dishes are not hard and ingredients are easy to find.

Even so, I rate the meal a 3/10 and very disappointing for the price. Even if one has never been to Thailand they will see in the pictures it’s not green mango (green mango is not sweet, sour, and firm. It’s also very easy to cut off the mango for a salad). The ingredients for the noodle dish is a fraction of the cost which means the higher price should be because of the skill of a cook, but that is...

I’ll start off my saying I really wanted to give this place 5 stars. I love supporting local businesses and this one is woman owned. I was drawn in through the creative and funny social media marketing. Whoever handles the social media, props to you. I love that chef Mo connects with her customers and it’s very apparent that she is passionate about Thai food! The food here is terrific. I’ve ordered take out here twice now. The Thai milk tea is amazing 5/5. Order it. The khao soi is hands down my favourite dish 5/5. The pickled veggies on top is a welcomed addition to cut through the richness of the broth. I think if there was a fried egg on top with a runny yolk instead of the boiled egg, this dish would be next level. The green curry is such a very close second 4.9/5. There’s a ton of basil in the green curry and I love how aromatic it is. The other reviews aren’t kidding about how good this one is. The pad thai is surprisingly bland 3.5/5. There’s something missing in the pad Thai sauce and I can’t put my finger on exactly what. It’s missing a tangy, umami-ness to it. Typically when I go to a Thai restaurant, the pad Thai is my go-to so it’s unusual that it’s my least favourite of the dishes that I’ve tried. I also noticed that a lime wedge is not included with the pad thai. Those citrusy notes with my noodles are missed. The crispy noodles were also missing from my khao soi order which was disappointing. The online ordering platform would be better if additional ordering options could be added. For example: customizing spice levels for dishes, making notes about allergies, or extra green onions on the khao soi. I’m wary about ordering certain dishes because the online ordering system doesn’t allow me to customize for my allergies. I really hope they take this feedback (especially about the online ordering system) and make some changes. Otherwise, Mo Thai is an awesome addition to the Mississauga food scene and definitely the best Thai restaurant in the city.

I also wanted to add that while this is a take-out business. They do have 1 small table that could seat 4 people. There’s no table service so just make sure to clean up...

I was quite excited to try this place. Have heard a lot about them and follow them on Instagram as well. However, I was really disappointed. My husband and I like spicy food and Thai cuisine is one of our favourites. The lady who took our order said there is “medium “ and then “super spicy”. We asked if there was no in between as the food loses its flavour when made too spicy. She kept saying “extra spicy” and “super super spicy”. May be that was our hint to not order spicy. We asked to make it slightly spicier than medium. The lady said it depends on the chef (HUH?!). We have never had to discuss so much about spice levels with any of the Thai restaurants in GTA and outside, and have had some top notch Thai food.

Finally, when we tried the food back home, we found everything SPICY! We found chilli flakes just thrown into pad Thai and the Panang curry had a layer of oil in red colour (read chilli powder) floating at the top. We were extremely disappointed. They could’ve advised us that the food won’t taste good if made spicier, or even better, just know how to make it just over medium spice and still retain the flavour. We have had some of the downtown restaurants advice us to stick with medium at times as the food loses its flavour.

Extremely disappointed! Your place is popular and people seem to love the good. But you need to get your consistency and spice levels together if you want to cater to a diverse set of customers with varied spice preference. Throwing in chilli powder or chilli flakes to make something spicy and yet delicious is not a Mark for a good chef. Also, I understand that each chef has their unique style, that’s what makes them who they are, but throwing in extra chilli powder to their preference should not be a part of it. Get your act together and have some spice levels well defined and taste...