Thai 55 Restaurant — Restaurant in Durham

DON"T GET SCAMMED: Sub par food, rude customer service. I placed an order for takeout and asked for my order to be well done. The owner starts ranting about how all their food is well done and they do not serve raw meat. When I arrived at the restaurant 40 minutes after placing the order, I was told by the owner they did not have half of my order (ironically the same dish he was ranting about).

He then told me to find something else to eat on the menu, attempting to upsell me the more expensive dishes. He will be obnoxiously loud and animated intentionally drawing attention to the interaction with you as though he is trying to embarrass/shame you into ordering something. It was like some kind of social bullying. I saw him pull this same scam on a young woman 1 month ago and I was in line behind her. I doubt he pulls this scam on men. I remember thinking I have never seen a restaurant wait until the customer arrives to tell them they are missing the entire order or a significant portion of the order and then try and bully them into ordering something else.

This shows a lack of honesty, integrity and issues with greed. Most restaurants will call you soon after the order is placed and notify you so you have the opportunity to cancel the order, substitute, etc. But he intentionally waits until you arrive and then pigeon holes you into ordering a dish you had no intention of buying that day. If I had been informed in a timely manner I would have placed the order at another thai restaurant (close by) that would have successfully filled the order.

This is a scheme to keep customers from taking their money and business elsewhere. But this shows a lack of respect for the customers time and money. After experiencing this myself I will never order from or patronize Thai 55 again as I believe these are dishonest, low integrity and...

Thai 55 has had consistently good food and service ever since my co-workers and I have been going there (which was pretty much since day 1 of their opening). We have been with them through the stages of figuring their service and menu out, and have nothing but good things to say about them. We had one experience where I called to speak with the owner and have not had a negative experience in terms of service since.

By consistently good food I can tell you that on multiple occasions we have went 4 and sometimes 5 times a week to get food from here. I have personally eaten about 60-70% of their lunch menu and have not had anything less than delicious.

Usually this place you can get in and out of in 30-45 minutes if you know what you want when you get there, and beat the major lunch rush.

I don't usually leave reviews, but felt obligated having seen some of these obviously ridiculous ratings of 1s and 2s. Not because the food was bad, not because the place was unclean, not because the actual service was bad, but because of gratuity. The people leaving reviews because of an automatic 18% tip (mind you most of their lunches are $9.00 or less, i.e. $1.62 of tip) are the type of people who will order a $100 worth of food with a group of friends and leave a $7.00 tip for a waiter who has serviced them for an hour and a half and feel good about themselves for it.

If you enjoy quality Thai food definitely give this place a try.

Lunch recommendations for anyone looking to branch out would be: Chicken or Salmon Noodle bowl (large lunch portion) Crispy catfish (lighter portion/very high flavor/ excellent texture on the fish) and the Chicken Red Curry (get the spice rack if you...

I do not have enough words on how incredible Thai 55 is! Recommended by an incredible friend, we came here together and you can tell how great the people are the moment you walked in. The absolute kindest and most intentional people work here, they really make the entire experience elevate to another level. HUGE shoutout to Tommy- he is so warm and welcoming, also very fun and funny! He greets everyone with a smile and warmth, truly incredible. The inside is also very cute, spacious, and very clean.

The menu is filled with incredible dishes, I found it hard to narrow what I wanted down cause everything looks so good. I found myself thinking of wanting to come here every week so I could have a little bit of everything. I’m also a huge fan of eggplant, Tommy recommended I get the lunch special (which usually range between $10-$13 per plate, huge portions and comes with rice- incredible deal). Worry not about the spice levels- you can choose!

You MUST get their Thai tea! I’m a fan of it coming in a mason jar with a handle, looks very pretty (aesthetic, you can mix the cream into the tea- sadly my photo is too blurry to do it Justice). Super delicious!

For dessert- you have to get the mango sticky rice. A top tier dessert, not too sweet, tastes really creamy and refreshing. Always a beautiful balance of flavors.

Be sure to come here to check them out! 10/10 would...