Papaya Salad Thai Food Restaurant — Restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls

Love the flavor of the foods that I tried so far. I have eaten at many different Thai places and not just here in the US. I have eaten Thai in Japan and Guam USA where I was born and raised. In Guam there are many authentic restaurants. So I know what the tastes are like and sometimes varies. This place at the moment holds the closest to what I have tried that would be considered authentic but this also is a question of which version or area of Thai food I tried that would be considered authentic in there own rightful way.

From my visits there here are a few reasons why I choose this place to be the most authentic to me at the moment.

This is a family run Thai restaurant with the mom in the back who cooks and probably doesn’t speak a lot of English. I’m just assuming now. With the daughter being the hosts/waitress. The menu is only thai food and not a mixture of different Asian foods. Which to me is a great sign because the lesser of amount of menu items and variety of foods means quality of the food. I prefer quality over quantity. I have come to enjoy places that do specialty foods and not just a lot of different foods with mediocre to bland type of food. That Thai tea is the FASHIZEL MYNIZEL type deal. I guess I just gave away my age. Lol! That was on point.

So anyone who is feeling to breakout of the comfort zone. This is one place that is a must. Just a quick note for those who want to try something different. Sometimes to enjoy other tastes and to truly appreciate it. You must reset your mind and your tastes buds. So it might take more than a few tries to fully taste and enjoy different...

Incredible and authentic Thai food. They always have the order ready super fast, and most items have generous portions.

We order here on average at least once per week. Their Thai Basil Fried Rice has practically become a staple in our home - it is so full of spices and flavor that the rice turns red! Other favorites include the steamed Thai dumplings, the spring rolls (both varieties), the drunken noodles, all of their curry dishes, and of course Thai Iced Tea when we're treating ourselves for a special occasion. I also like to get the Siamese Chow Mein or the Roasted Garlic when I'm in the mood for a dish without spiciness. They are both incredibly flavorful.

One thing to note - many of the dishes are listed as spicy hot, but they all start at different levels of heat. They ask "how spicy would you like it, on a scale of 1-10?" but it should be understood that this scale means "how much EXTRA spiciness do you want us to add on top of the normal spice level for the dish?" It took me a couple of times to realize that the spiciness scale is relative, not absolute. So for example, I can comfortably order the Phuket Stir Fried noodles with spice level 3 because that dish has a low base level of spice. But if I order, say, the drunken noodles then I cannot eat them with extra spice added - that dish is super spicy already!

The only way this place could be better would be if they added Mee Ka Tee...

Quaint little spot hidden in Northampton Shopping center. Somewhat of a challenge to find as we’ve been visiting another restaurant in this plaza for years and never knew this place existed. Came for the Pho and lowered our expectations as this was not a Vietnamese restaurant and they served it “Thai style”. The first batch they brought out was pretty much a brine as it was EXTREMELY too salty. We asked for hot water to calm our “brine soup” down. They did the appropriate thing however, and remade it. When it came back, it was better, but still lacking the boldness and intense flavors of traditional Vietnamese Pho. I think our curiosity was satisfied enough and we probably wouldn’t come back here for Pho.

The service was decent and the appetizers were good. They do have mojitos on the menu, but fail to explain they are non alcoholic. That was a huge disappointment and somewhat deceitful. I mentioned it to the waitress that it should state on the menu the drinks do not contain alcohol. She mentioned something about the online menu not containing these drinks. I wasn’t sure how relevant the comment...