Folsom Thai — Restaurant in Boulder

Update: The next time I visited, the owner remember me by my name, apologized and offered a gift card to make up for the experience. I love to support businesses that make it right when things go wrong. Every visit since, we’ve had no issues and we’re happy to continue this place and their yummy food.

Original 3 Star - 1/28/22 I write this as I sit here waiting for my order. I hate that this is the review I’m having to write.

First, food here is excellent. Really delicious. We love it, which is why we come back time and time again. Staff is always friendly.

The trouble now is with so many online order/delivery services available, they seem to be taking on more than they can handle.

I arrived after placing an online order with a 45 minute pickup time. I arrived to see a line of others waiting with a backed up kitchen. Obviously the kitchen and staff are working as hard and fast as they can. My problem is that, instead of turning off the 3rd party deliver service for a bit, to limit the orders coming in and allow themselves the time to catch up, they continue to take more orders than they can fill in a reasonable time, leaving customers like me waiting 30 minutes extra for their order. And this wasn’t the first time. No compensation, just an apology, albeit a sincere one.

I drive 40 minutes round trip into Boulder for their business. Can they please find a way to make me want to continue coming back? I really want to continue to support this local, family owned restaurant. They may not miss my business, but when you have a hungry family waiting at home, you have to consider who will be able to deliver on time and keep a...

If I could eat here every day, I would!

The food is authentic and some of the best I’ve had outside of Thailand. The interior is really cute and cozy with houseplants and a fish tank too! You order at the register when you’re ready and they’ll bring the food to your table.

I’m trying to order a different dish every time I go, but it’s really hard when the khao soi is amazing!!! The noodles are perfectly drenched in a rich yellow curry topped with some red onion, pickled mustard greens, and lime. Perfect dish with great textures and a balance of flavors. The green curry is also delicious and presented in a giant bowl with a side of white rice. I had the pad kee mao with tofu my first time there and it did not disappoint! The tofu was so well seasoned and the noodles were perfectly cooked without being too mushy. You can’t go wrong with any protein choice! The drinks are great too. The lemon iced tea is very sweet and refreshing for a hot day or when you’re eating a dish with some heat. The Thai iced tea and coffee are great too, but do contain dairy. The sticky rice desserts are not too sweet with delicious coconut milk.

I was so relieved and happy after I found this place because I’ve had absolutely awful Thai food in Boulder. This place is perfect.

They do have a lunch special every day from 11am-4pm. Check out their other specials. I’m waiting to...

Food is okay, bit nothing amazing.

Atmosphere is uncomfortable for me because it smells too moist, like mildew, and the volume level is way too high for me. It is a small, reflective acoustic space and there is a lot of clanking noise coming from the kitchen. They talk very loudly and they also have loud music playing. I came in with my earbuds, but I didn't bother to play anything through them, because it was way too loud to hear.

When I was choosing my table, I was alone, so I chose a smaller table. It hadn't been cleaned yet so I asked the lady to wipe it down for me. She wiped it with a very wet rag, and I had to request for her to come back and dry it. Grumbling, she said that it would dry in a few seconds in Colorado. That was a lot of water, and it would have taken 15 minutes. I don't really enjoy sticking my elbows, my menu, and my laptop in a bunch of water on the table. She did dry it at my request, though.

I would only recommend this restaurant to people who are not sensitive to loud environments, or else who plan to take it to go or get it delivered.

Menu is a modular format, where you choose your base food and then add on the protein.

We had the seasonal, limited edition pumpkin custard for dessert, but we couldn't taste any pumpkin. I could see that the shredded pumpkin was toward the top layer.

Pricing, portions, and quality...