Papa Thai Chef 1 — Restaurant in Monroe Township

A hidden gem in my honest opinion. I noticed the restaurant one day driving down the Black Horse Pike and decided to stop in for some Pad Thai. After trying to find decent Pad Thai within a 50 mile radius I finally found the spot. Do not mistake the venue and location for the quality of food as all the dishes I’ve tried here have not disappointed in any way.

The Pad Thai is fresh and flavorful with a good ratio of sweet and sour, and the rice noodles are cooked thoroughly, so you know the dish hasn’t been rushed. It has the right amount of spices which can be seen in the color of the noodles. The chicken is also packed with flavor and is cooked perfectly every time. The Pad See Ew is also very good. I have yet to try other dishes.

I eat Pad Thai at every new Thai Restaurant and even just returned from Thailand where I ate it often, and this place has become my go-to spot in the Philadelphia metro area. It’s a family owned restaurant and they are very hospitable and courteous, even going so far as giving me free thai iced tea one time when I dined in.

Overall, the food is great, the staff is friendly and the quality of the food is consistent. My family have all tried this place under my recommendations and I’ve only ever heard good things. So if you are ever in the mood for thai food, specifically good Pad Thai, then I highly vouch for this spot right here. I will update as I try other dishes...

I don't like writing this kind of review. My wife and I came to this restaurant after reading these reviews, after shopping in South Jersey. We shared a played of Fried Taro. That was tasty. I had the Massman Curry. It wasn't the best, but not bad. Avocado was an odd addition to the standard recipie. My wife had Tom Yum with Tofu and Pad Thai Chicken.

Just as we started to leave, my wife said she started feeling a weird headache in the center of her forehead, dizziness, inner ear pressure and flushed face. On the way home and for the rest of the night, she has been feeling odd pain in her head, face and neck. After some research, we are concluding this is from an allergy or other reaction to MSG. They do not state if they do or don't use MSG.

Another troubling thing. As I was paying the check, the waiter (owner?) told us that we would get a free Thai Iced Tea for every five star review we leave. This is a sketchy way to gin up your review stars average! He said we can do it now. I said no, we will do it later, if at all. He said they do this because they are in a rural area. I don't think cheating reviews is cool in any area, rural or otherwise. We eat in a lot of "rural" restaurants that don't need to skew reviews.

I suggest you stay away from this restaurant. We...

I recommend you NOT going to this place. Fried taro was tasty (although everything that has been deep fried is). Food is not authentic at all (I haven't seen any Thai curry with avocado in it elsewhere, except for Asian fusion kind of food). I also had the saddest Tom Yum Soup ever here. Furthermore, there were 2 things that were really outputting:

I started to have serious MSG allergy right after finishing my food. So if you have MSG allergy or any food sensitivity, WATCH OUT! You'd have a really rough time.

The owner asked us to write a 5 star review while we were in the restaurant eating. I mean, it's up to myself to decide and judge if a restaurant deserves to get a 5 star review, not gonna do that on command. That was shady, and felt a lot like a bribe.

In short, if you have dead taste buds, do not enjoy life and have a vulture stomach hard enough to not react to the uncleanliness you'd see in the kitchen area on your way to the bathroom, go this place. You have...