Leela Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Fargo

The second to last time we went here, we waited at the front door on that tiny bench for 15 minutes without so much as acknowledgment, which was fine no biggie, they looked busy so we left and went somewhere else determined to come back another time. We’ve been here many times before without that happening.

Fast forward about a month and we go back for a date night. Once again, we sit on the bench and are never approached even though they’ve seen us. They are not packed this time, many empty tables, so we decide to wait patiently. Waited quietly for 18 minutes before someone else waiting for a pickup order approached the staff on our behalf, so it was long enough for someone else to notice. Keep in mind, there was not a single other person waiting to be seated this entire time. The wife is not happy, I persist because I’ve loved the food here in the past. And I was craving some spice. (My mistake)

We both order, I haven’t been here in a while but I remember some controversy about the spice level and the signs they posted about people being refunded when they couldn’t handle it. I don’t have that issue, so I remember laughing about it. I love the spice, it’s a main reason I returned. Sometimes I want my mouth to hurt a bit. Bring it on.

I order LEVEL 5 spice, which is just under maximum “Thai” spice level, for both my dishes. Wife orders a cocktail with her meal. Food comes out about 30minutes later so now we’ve already been here for nearly an hour.

To my absolute sadness I am brought food that is not spicy at all, and believe me when I say that’s not me being tough, it’s objectively not spicy at all, 0/5 spice my dude. At this point I’m left to assume they either purposely didn’t make it spicy as to pander to what they believe is another “Midwest, black pepper is spicy” palette, or they completely forgot to even add the spice. Because, in previous visits I had ordered dishes-to-go with near max spice and had my mouth completely torched, sweat dripping from my face kind of spicy, and I loved it, so I know they have the capability.

Either way, I’m thoroughly disappointed at this point and just want to eat my food and leave, not bother the server about the food not being right so I can wait another 20-30 minutes. My wife’s cocktail never comes. We bring it up, server leaves, comes back, informs us they don’t have a specific ingredient for it. Cool, she orders a different drink. 5 minutes later he comes back to tell us they actually don’t have the ingredients to make any of the cocktails at the moment and that we’re out of luck.

OOF my guy, could this night get any worse? No, because we got our check, abandoned our nearly finished plates and quietly left and went home, deciding we probably would not return again. What an utterly disappointing experience. I don’t write google reviews man, I’m not that guy. But this experience just sucked.

3/5 for the food as it was still good for what it was, even without any of the spice I asked for.

1/5 experience in general.

If we ever buy food here again to give it another chance, it will be for takeout so we never have to sit on that lonely bench for an...

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We catered Leela Thai for our wedding of 350 people. Maya, the owner, was amazing to work with. She helped plan out exactly what we would need to feed that many people, how much extra to have on hand, and went through all the food allergies/restrictions with us to make sure we had everything we needed. The menu is extensive and works for all food allergies/restrictions. She made sure everything was exactly how we wanted it. They delivered our order to our venue and helped with setup for dinner. Everything went so smoothly. I would 100% recommend using them for all your catering needs. My family has gone to Leela Thai for years, it’s our go to spot in Fargo. The food was phenomenal. Everyone at the wedding raved about how delicious every dish was. It was at hit. Lastly, the price was unbeatable. It came out to about $10-12/person which you cannot beat especially in Fargo. We are so happy with every aspect with our catering...