KhaoSan Thai Street Food — Restaurant in East Providence

A few things: I am very picky when it comes to Thai food, I have had authentic Thai when I was young (my best friend in 9th and 10th grade was from Thailand and her family owned a restaurant), there are no great Thai places where I live now.

I came in very near to close and the staff on duty was very friendly. I believe her name is Aisha and I don't know what the guy's name was, but he said he's the brother of the owner...? Anyway, I ordered kra pow moo grab (Thai basil with crispy pork belly), papaya salad, tom kar/kha (coconut coup), and Thai iced tea. My total was about $39, which is a really good price for how much food I got. I was able to eat 3 meals from this (with extra rice I had gotten from somewhere during lunch while at work).

The food was delicious! The salad was spicier than I expected, but not intolerable. (I think I ate a pepper without realizing it, cause my first bite was too intense, but after that, I picked out the chili peppers and everything was within my heat preference). Also, papaya salad is my favorite! I haven't had it since I was a teen and they make theirs the traditional way!

The tom kha wasn't my favorite, but it was still really good! I guess I am just used to it and prefer it being a simple light soup similar to tom yum, with mushrooms, sliced white onions, scallions, tomatoes, and a little bit of coconut milk. I also prefer mine with tofu, but they were out so I got just veggies. It had broccoli, carrots, onion, cabbage, tomato, and zucchini. Not what I thought was gonna be in it, but I wasn't disappointed.

As I mentioned, it was near to close and when I opened my food back at the hotel, I could tell it had been made fresh when I ordered it. Nothing looked or tasted like it had been sitting for any extended amount of time. The pork belly was crispy and delicious and the sauce was amazing! Also, how you can tell everything was fresh when it was made; leftovers sat in my fridge for 3 days, I've reheated it 2 times and it still tasted the same as when I first ordered it, plus the papaya salad didn't start to wilt until today (the 3rd day).

I will definitely be going back again a few times while I'm in the area and hopefully get to also try food from the restaurant called Pakarang in Providence. I hear that place is...

This place is an absolute gem - one of the Best Food joints in all of East Providence. Locals and Doordashers alike know the Shrimp Pad Thai (ผัดไทย) and Pad Kee Mao (ผัดขี้เมา) are S Tier here, you would be hard-pressed to find better - ANYWHERE.

Although Crab Rangoon is not authentic Thai at all, and is often this second-rate standard affair menu item at every other asian food establishment, KhaoSan has mastered it and makes the best I have ever had. I can never not include it in my orders here.

To shout out some other dishes: the Pad See Ew (ผัดซีอิ๊ว), 'Rad Na Noodle' (ราดหน้า), and Pad Woon Sen (ผัดวุ้นเส้น) are all ELITE here as well.

As much as I absolutely LOVE this business the restaurant's Interior Decoration really struggles hard. It is clear the owners have tried their best and the place currently gives a sort of Mom and Pop's family kitchen and dining room vibe, but this place really could use some professional designers to come in, take a page out of Ebisu's book just down the street, and improve the atmosphere.

As things currently stand it just undersells how good this place truly is - a rough but wonderful gem. You would not necessarily want to take someone out on a date here even though KhaoSan is one of the best represntations of Thai food staples I've run into. The owners have my many thanks for the many delcious meals I've enjoyed, and I wish them every bit of continued success in life and...

This review for Khaosan is long overdue but it's never too late to rave about it! I came across this restaurant while searching for a place for dinner in Rhode Island and was thrilled to see that Khaosan served so many Thai street food dishes. I've never seen some of these dishes served in the US before. In fact, I didn't think the meal could possibly live up to the expectation that I'd created for myself, but it somehow exceeded them!

My husband and I shared a delicious spread - Gui Chai (Chive dumpling), Moo Ping (grilled pork skewers), Som Tum (papaya salad), and sticky rice. If we hadn't been so full from a previous meal, we would've ordered 10 more things!

The chive dumplings were incredible and the sauce was perfect. It was JUST like I would have back home. The grilled pork skewers had my husband raving as well. The sticky rice was also perfect.

They did seem to be more of a takeout restaurant, but when we dined in, service was super friendly and attentive.

If you're looking for good Thai food in Rhode Island, please don't hesitate to check out Khaosan! Order the traditional Thai dishes and you...