Thai Bistro Mill Creek — Restaurant in Mill Creek

For starters, this is not an authentic style Thai place.

Limited popularized menu items appealing to the American pallet. No Whole fish items. No fresh menu items except the green papaya salad was quite good but lacking in items to add at table except the slab of cabbage which you have to cut yourself with a steak knife of all things.

I searched for literately 40 min for something on the menu to order because I wanted authentic style cooking. They bring you a house clear soup when you sit down and is ice cold by the time you get to eat it. Should be brought to you after you order. I told them to take it away I did not order it.

No traditional condiments available, nothing at the table, only served flatware which was a red flag from the start.

Pad Thai is the tomato ketchup style not the authentic tamarind paste, vinegar, sugar, and fish sauce mixture. They actually said it is ketchup. I know there is authentic tomato base pad thai, but not made with ketchup. When I asked about this 1st thing when I sat down was the next red flag.

The Wide flat noodle dishes, noodles were overly greasy and gummy and not pleasurable as they are when cooked correctly. I would say it rates lie the Panda Express of Thai food as a good analogy.

The third red flag is they had no paper towels in the restrooms and was not very clean.

The person waiting the table was not helpful as to make accommodations for things people wanted. I also over heard the people two tables over complaining everything was too sweet and having to order and reorder 3 times saying don't use the sweet. Like me I guess they wanted the sour more than overwhelming sweet.

Other people have rated the place had way too much fish sauce and could smell it walking in. There were maybe 6 tables with people eating and with that much food on tables when I walked in did not smell fish sauce. Also the amount of fish sauce on the green papaya salad, was the correct mix. Lots of sauce but balanced with vinegar. Mild refreshing and fish saucy but not overwhelming.

I would not recommend this place if you are looking for anything remotely close to what you would find at the sit down lunch places on the streets of Thailand. But then I have not found any place in the Mill Creek or 3 mile area around this place...

Just moved to the area and I love Thai. The place was empty when I arrived to order a carry out around dinner time. That usually sends me running but I read so many positive reviews, I decided to go for it. So I placed an order of fried rice and a veggie dish with a side of noodles. The total order cost $38.62 with tip, which I paid and left to run a couple errands.

When I arrived to pick up the order it was still totally empty. The woman behind the counter looked very concerned as I walked up. She said I need to talk to you about the what you ordered. She opened the bag and took out one of the food cartons. She opened the carton and put her hands (she had dirt behind her finger nails :-) on the noodles cradling them in her hands. She said is this what you want? I was so disgusted, and shocked. I said ah no I think I'll skip those. She looked very upset and ran back to another lady and started speaking fast in another language. The other lady looked at me with this scary enraged face, and I grabbed my bag (sans the noodles) and started running for the door. I heard the lady yelling hey hey no, no! When I arrived home I tried both dishes and they had a strange aftertaste, but the really revolting aspect was the greasy texture and slimy filmy residue in my mouth. I threw the whole thing away. I've never been so grossed out in my life. Very bizarre experience, definitely would...

I almost wanted to give them 5 stars... This place is a hidden gem tucked away in a Mill Creek strip mall next to a QFC. Thanks to Yelp for helping us discover it. The food was tasty, price was good, decor was done well and service was fair. We can late on a weeknight and the place was about half full. They seated everyone near the windows which showed me their restaurant savvy. The place was clean but dimly lit. We were greeted and seated promptly. They had an expansive menu which included a modern twist to traditional thai. Prices are in the lower to mid teens but you get your money's worth as the dishes are slightly larger than standard. We had the massaman curry, pineapple fried rice and pad thai. Their food has clean taste and cooked just right. It is easy to over cook thai food. The fried rice was a little on the oily side but still tasted good. I would recommend all. Service seemed to be good but we were not checked on very much so we had to ask for water refills. It seemed like the regulars had more attention. Overall, I would recommend giving this place a try. You might even end up being a regular and give them 5 stars. Oh...and remember to print out the $3 off coupon from Valu-pak...