Nori Thai and Sushi — Restaurant in Birmingham

Cahaba River Road Sunday , November 7, 2021

Greeted by Friendly Staff

Establishment Clean / Customers NOT Required to Wear Face Masks

No Line but had a 5 minute wait at this time. There's outdoor seating but we chose to eat inside today.

This is our first visit to this restaurant and we weren't disappointed. The establishment is on the small side as far as seating goes but definitely worth the wait.

Arrived/Checked In: 1:30pm Seated: 1:35pm

Placed Drink Order: 1:36pm Received Drinks: 1:37pm

Placed Appetizer Order: 1:40pm Received Appetizer: 1:44pm

Placed Entrée Order: 1:40pm Received Entrée Order: 1:50pm

Our server, Wayan, was friendly, helpful & knowledgeable about food being offered.

Our appetizer was (6) Pot Stickers with Panang Curry ($8.95). Delicate vegetables, crunchy onions, and pork dumplings served with a drizzle of a curry type sauce. Delicious. We also ordered (2) Bao Buns ($9). Delicious buns loaded with tender pork belly and marinated cucumber served with an Asian hot sauce. Will definitely be ordering it again.

Husband ordered the the Masaman Chicken Curry extra hot ($10.50) and he was pleasantly surprised that it came extra hot - usually it's never spicy enough for him. Tender sliced chicken and crunchy carrots in a creamy Masaman sauce topped with cashews and sliced avocado with a side of rice. Yum. This Lunch Special also came with a small cup of Coconut Soup of tofu pieces, sliced mushrooms, and scallions in a rich coconut broth with just the slightest hint of spicy heat.

I ordered the Masaman Chicken Curry ($10.50) also but mine was mild. Every bite was amazing. I highly recommend this dish.

Food arrived hot & delicious and drinks kept filled.

This restaurant is definitely going on our return to...

Service impeccable!! 🤩 Very clean This place is poppin’! Great experience from parking to leaving! Sushi view right when you walk in.Smiling, friendly faces… professional & personable. Met Ms. Bonnie again for lunch…. She always pics the best places!

So, I was in a rush and ordered basic of the lunch selections… for me that’s the Hibachi Salmon 🍣 . It was served with the sesame soy sauce, some other really yummy sauce on the side, and fresh vegetables including mushrooms 🍄 carrots 🥕 zucchini onions 🧅 and broccoli 🥦 They were all fresh and chopped to bite size…. I really LOVE that part!! 😍 I chose fried rice (optional white rice), this is the very best basic side fried rice I’ve had since I’ve been here. For starters I chose ginger salad (optional coconut tofu soup) It was just some iceberg lettuce and shredded carrots with this creamy ginger dressing. So refreshing and light! I wanted more of this salad! That’s a BIG LUNCH! generous portions on the entree and less than $12. For salmon that’s great!

Ms. Bonnie selected from the lunch menu and choose the duck, white rice, and the coconut tofu soup. Y’all gotta try that soup too! I’d never tried it before and it was really yummy… I’m going to get that next time and there will definitely be a next time! I’d never had duck from a Thai restaurant before but it was great! Like a dark meat chicken in this reddish orange sauce with a little tiny kick of spice to it. Fantastic!

Deanra the waitress was very attentive, knowledgeable about the menu and friendly the entire time! Other servers helped to make sure we had plenty of water and bussed the table without interrupting our conversation. Idk about y’all but as a previous server myself, that’s a major pet...

We chose this place for our family lunch day. We've never tried it, and I was hankering for some good Thai food! I saw this place on the map and that way we went! When my husband and I go to a new place, we usually go all out, wanting to try everything. So we got the crab ragoons (crab angels). My husband LOVED these, especially with the sauce it came in. Our son surprised us by trying some too, and he liked them! My husband then ordered a sushi roll. I don't know the name of it because he requested one to his preferences and our waiter was very accommodating and helped him get one that he would really like. He loved it and it was delicious. Afterward, he ordered an Indonesian dish that was very much like a roast, and he loved that too. To go, he ordered the duck with red curry, and that was a quick favorite. Now, I feel i must say this, my husband does not like going to Thai food restaurants. It's always hard to get him to go. So I was truly surprised by how much he liked this place. I ordered the pad thai noodles, and it was good. The best? Not quite. But, I really did enjoy the sauce. My plate came with a coconut soup, and that was very good. To go, I ordered the massuman curry, and that definitely became a new favorite! I devoured it for dinner. It was so delectable. My son had the chicken tempura with fries on the kids' menu. He liked it. Lastly, we ordered mango sticky rice for dessert, and this one was just OK for me. It could have been sweeter and more wet. But it was still yummy. Overall, this was a great place. And my husband said he would definitely...