Kapow Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Boston

From 2-5pm everyday, Kapow offers a discount on all items (up to a certain amount). It’s a great deal if you’re looking for a cheap, filling meal. However, I will say that the food here can be a hit or miss.

Kapow Noodle (Drunken Noodle) ($16): The noodles were soft and had the distinctive, yummy wok flavor. The salt level was good, but I found the spice level to be mild (just a subtle kick despite the two chili symbols on the menu). The chicken was also dry. Other than that, pretty good. Crispy Chicken Pad Thai ($17.50): One of the worst I’ve ever had. The sauce was extremely sweet and did not taste authentic, and the chicken was dry as a bone. I was surprised at the low reviews for this place because the Kapow Noodle that I had the first time was pretty good. However, now I understand after trying the Pad Thai since it’s arguably what most people...

I got the Kua Kai, which I LOVED as it is flavorful but felt very light on the stomach. My husband got the Chicken Pad Thai which he hated, as it was sweet and had a very strong smoky flavor—tasted nothing like any Pad Thai either of us have ever had.

The restaurant is small but cozy, and well lit & maintained. There's minimal seating, and most people just get it carry-out, but because of that it was a lovely quiet place for my husband & I to eat dinner together. The seating is by the window at the storefront and around the corner from the door--so we weren't getting heavily blasted by cold air every time someone came in.

I came back for the Kua Kai not too long after taking this photo (this time as Takeaway) and my husband got the Kapow Fried Rice, which was good but spicy in a way that builds quicker than you think it would. Very...

They got rid of my favorite dish 6 months after I started ordering the Crispy Pad Thai. I am so frustrated and upset. I have no idea why Thai places are removing such a popular dish. This is the 2nd place that's done it to me. Also, what kind of Thai place doesn't add spice to your food in different levels? The woman at the counter gave me two tiny thumb sized cups of spice and warned me they are "very spicy" it wasn't even close to authentic spice levels after using all of it and the flavor was weak. The Pad Thai had too much burnt flavor and too much oil. Decent wok hei but somewhat overpoweringly burnt. With only one type of Pad Thai and this quality and portion size for $14... I don't think I'll be...