This is hands down the best Thai restaurant I have been to in the U.S., and I make it a point to eat at Thai restaurants in every city I visit. The food here takes me back to the kind of food me and my family would get at hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Thailand. Their simple, no frills dining space is comfortable and charming, almost anti-hipster.
I moved back down to Austin a few months ago and have been unable to find food as good down here. Any kind of food. Unable to go to Thai Charm at least once a week, I’ve become sad, bitter, and angry. My wife gets upset with me when we go out to eat, because I always complain about how the food isn’t as good as Thai Charm- both the taste and the care that seems to go into making the food.
Most Thai restaurants don’t offer boat noodles, and when they do, it’s not as good (Thai Kun and Titaya in Austin is the only other place I found that does offer some form of boat noodles). People say, go to Sap's, Thai Kun, or Titaya's- and they're right, you should. These are all good restaurants that I enjoy eating at. But they're not in the same league as Thai Charm.
The only reason I'm giving this 5 stars is because I cannot give it infinite stars. This is the Michael Jordan of Thai restaurants- the food here is so good, you'll start budgeting for Thai charm as a separate item in your monthly...
Read moreBeen going here every couple of months because its one of the few places a friend of mine and I go to as our Sunday lunch out. He can't resist the drunken noodles while I get either Khao soi or boat noodles. Now today was different because since the last time we were there, I seen at least 3 different people serving and taking orders instead of the one same lady from a couple of months ago. Not going to lie she needed help but did not see her today. Not sure if she quit but hopefully she's well. Got the boat noodles this time and this time it really seems like they added more noodles than previous times. My friend said he got more drunken noodles than previously as well. The food has always tasted excellent and if the quantity is like today going forward then they have taken the step in the right direction. Going to keep going here for as long as they're there. The food just...
Read moreWe were intending to eat at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, a few doors down, but they were closed for renovation. My sister and I decided instead to dine at Thai Charm. We shared an order of spring rolls with shrimp, served with their own warmed peanut sauce. The sauce is fantastic and worth singling out. Their peanut sauce actually tastes like peanuts, instead of the typical bland, corn starch thickened mess served in too many Thai restaurants. We also shared a hot pot of thom kha gai or coconut milk soup with chicken. We ordered a side dish of steamed white rice, because I enjoy adding it to the soup. Simple, but lovely dinnerware. The decor isn't as fabulous as many Thai restaurants where I've dined, but the delicious food more than makes up for it. We both left feeling satisfied and happy. I...
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