Krung Thai Street Grill — Restaurant in Hampton

I took my two children there at 2:10 p.m. on 2/ 5 /2019. I do concierge work and I get a lot of orders for my client so I am at this restaurant at least three to four times a week picking up orders. My children and I were celebrating and I decided to treat them to lunch at krung Thai. This is the same restaurant where my family had their dinner when my cousin came back from Korea to visit. When we walked into the restaurant it was generally empty ,as usual, only the kitchen staff and a few members of their family sitting down having lunch at a big table and then there were two additional people in the restaurant. No one bothered to even greet us when we came in the door they just turned and looked at us like we were martians from outer space ...finally someone stood up at the table and motioned for us to sit anywhere we wanted though they never walked over to us. When walking over to a table I spoke to the kitchen/ family member at the large table THREE times and no one cracked their lips ...just staring at us like we were aliens on display. FINALLY one of the waitresses came over to our table greeted us with a mouth full of food ,still chewing, and asked me if I would like to start off with something to drink I told her we would start with start with Thai tea.. when she got to the prep area and begin making the Thai tea ...all I heard was ice ice ice being filled into a glass scoop after scoop.... this for anyone that drinks thai tea a No-No because the ice completely waters down the drink which is usually about five to six dollars per glass AND cheats the customer out of what they paid for. so I walked over to the prep area to get her attention before she started pouring and ask her to only give me light ice. To which she looked annoyed and replied I will have to charge you extraice. This instantly insulted me because I was paying for a glass of thai tea not glass of ice and it's not like I didn't ask her for any ice I just simply said I don't want a cup of ice in so many words. if you look at the other ratings on here they do practices like this all the time where they cheat their customers By tampering with portions sizes I told her I did i not want the tea....I made an about-face walked over to the table collected my children and walk directly out of the restaurant Every time I have been in this place on business or otherwise it is empty and now I know why... I have dealt with the owner/staff many times and they are always unfriendly, seemingly disgruntled and downright rude. This restaurant is on its way to bankruptcy obvious. And to me anytime you have to serve a cup of Thai tea filled to the brim with ice to... cheating your customer to cut your costs. then they do not deserve my business. This place has major signs of financial problems from serving half-rotten chicken to cutting portion sizes to charging extra after purposely serving too little rice for the meal. Needless to say we went to a different restaurant ....we chose Juan's at Hampton. Town center where we were treated like royalty as soon as we walked in the door and doted on the entire time had great customer service and went home with enough food to eat for two extra meals. I spent $60 for all the food that we bought plus an $11 tip for the waiter. I hope it was worth it krungthai grill you missed out and I will definitely not be coming back there for my personal use. I would like to say that the only person at that restaurant that has any manners or a sense of business is the tall African-American man that is working in there sporadically he is married to one of the women They should take a lesson from him on how to treat their customers because they are on their way out of business. if you are interested in trying Thai food in the area I would suggest Thai kitchen on briarfield road or Thai Papaya on armistead avenue avoid this krungthai...

Krung Thai Street Grill is a dream come true for lovers of Thai food. The standards are so exacting—and so scrupulously maintained—that I believe it is safe to say that if the owner’s grandmother showed up for lunch or dinner, she could find nothing that would not remind her of her childhood!

As Krung Thai Street Grill is far from my house, it had been too long since my own last visit. But today I put myself in the neighborhood, knowing I would never be disappointed. In my book it has always deserved five stars. And today I decided to photograph everything, and planned to write this review.

The main highway running east and west in Hampton is Mercury Boulevard. Sadly you cannot SEE Krung Thai Street Grill from Mercury Boulevard—I checked that today from both directions. So you must exit Mercury Boulevard onto N. King Street, heading north. Krung Thai Street Grill will then be in the small shopping center at the first left turn at the traffic light.

Today’s lunch was “back to basics” for me, starting with the heavenly aroma of a generous bowl of the lemon grass soup with three fresh shrimp and many straw mushrooms known as Tom Yum Goong. You can eat everything in the bowl except the slices of lemon grass and a couple of bay leaves—and you will be glad you did! The same soup with chicken rather than shrimp is known as Tom Yum Gai, and it is equally delicious!

But today I chose to have the chicken as a salad known as Larb Gai, which has always been a very popular Thai dish of ground chicken breast, onions and lettuce. Unless you specify otherwise, it will be prepared very mild—but you may quickly adjust it to your own taste by requesting a pepper tray, which has several preparations of Thai hot peppers in various media—fish sauce, usually the darker of the offerings, adds aroma and flavor as well as heat.

As usual, the meal was accompanied with the excellent Thai lager beer Sing Ha.

Although the menu does not include desserts, I was delighted to find that Krung Thai Street Grill was still able to offer the wonderful confection called Mango Sticky Rice, the fresh ripe mango served chilled with the steaming hot sticky rice coated with sweet coconut sauce beside it. Yes, I managed to photograph that, too, before I greedily consumed it!

I feel I should mention that although there are crab dishes available on the menu, backfin crabmeat has recently exceeded $42 a pound, and it would not be wise to expect a lot of crab in any dish. Beef, too, has risen dramatically in recent days, and Krung Thai Street Grill adds a $3 surcharge when beef is substituted for chicken or pork on menu items (there is a warming of the surcharge displayed prominently on the menu). Also, credit cards are accepted for orders of $7 or more, as credit card processing prices have shot up.

If the King of Siam ever flies from Germany to Virginia for a State Visit, I think perhaps the greatest honor we could pay him would be dinner at the Krung Thai Street Grill! In the meantime, I recommend you treat yourself like a king or queen: visit Krung Thai Street Grill and DON’T LET THESE DISHES...

Authentic Thai flavors! The dishes are always served fresh with delicate broths and delicious spices. Homemade and authentic is what keeps us coming back. More than a little pricey and small portions. But after trying many, many local thai restaurants, we continue to return to Krungthai for the truly authentic, simple thai flavors. The thai iced tea is one of my favorites around, too. That, too, is not for a small price tag. It's really a big splurge when we go! The friendly service and family recipes keep us wanting more. May I suggest mango and sticky rice 🥭 🍚 for every visit 😋 When mangos are not in season, they're not available but always go for the fried bananas in lieu of. My favorite dish is the prik king with the perfect balance of heat and flavor. For a comfort dish, I always turn to drunken noodles or any of the delicious curry dishes. The red curry is an all-time favorite in comparison to anywhere I have ever had it. The pad thai is hit or miss. Though that's really only what I suggest for those who don't enjoy any heat as Parr of their meal. I would suggest trying each menu item at least once. Nothing disappoints. Family owned and operated. I wish whoever is responsible (restaurant owners or the owners of the building) would address whatever issue is causing the standing water smell. That is the...