Lyeh Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Akron

Real gem of a Thai restaurant, with some great, unexpected offerings. I've eaten Thai around the country, this is probably the best I've had in Ohio at the price point. Atmosphere and service were fine, but the food was the star. The husband and wife cook team do magic in the back. Easy to find and park. Clean, spacious, and quiet atmosphere. The menu is pretty traditional, but the food has such strong, well-balanced flavors! They will also make things "thai hot" spicy. I have a high heat tolerance, usually order spicy/ extra spicy. Medium here is hot. Ingredients were fresh and cooked properly. Portions are generous. I ordered: dumplings (7.5/10, i love gyoza/dumplings, these were hot, fresh, no surprises), tea leaf salad (8.7/10, excited to see this super flavorful Burmese dish offered, well executed, never had with tomatoes), chicken larb (8.5/10, again amazing flavor, great citrus savory balance), beef pho (7.4/10, not a pho place, but was happy to see it), green curry (9.2/10, everything Thai curry should be, so good), Pad Woo Sen (9.1/10, rich, complex, savory, really satisfying, didn't expect this to be a good as it was), Pad Thai (8/10, well executed, traditional). Thai tea and bubble tea were delicious. My date and I ordered way too much, but I am coming back to try the rest...

I've tried everything on a standard asian menu in this part of the country, and while I love some of the classics like Pad See Ew and Kung Pao Chicken I don't get to do much exploring around northern Ohio. Most menus read the same, to be honest.

Until I found this place!! We had a Burmese pea salad that I have never heard of before, crunchy and extremely satisfying. Definitely try it. I also had the whole steamed fish. Now, I know this is not for everyone. You will actually have to greet what you eat. If you can't take that, or if you think fish come breaded in patties or little stick form, do not do this. But if you want a real Thai experience it is to die for! Fabulous flavors like ginger, lemon grass, and just enough heat to make you pay attention. I can picture a street vendor selling these in a Bangkok back alley. Try it!! I will...

I loved the new building but since the move the food is trash.. I've had there curry before and it was great.. this time I was craving pho so I go to the new location to sit down by myself and enjoy a bowl 🍜. The gentleman server was very nice but the language barrier made it hard to order, I wanted steak and meatball pho. When I did get my food it was meatball only (not a big issue) but the pho itself was very bland and the noodles were so soggy it was almost paste. I grabbed another waitress as she was passing by and explained to her how the noodles were soggy. She took the food back to the kitchen and I walked out. I've never felt the urge to walk out so badly but I was severely disappointed in the lack of communication and quality of food. I learned my lesson and will never again be buying Vietnamese pho at a...