Pattaya Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Mount Pleasant

We've only tried the noodle soups at Pattaya, but boy are they good! They are basically pho, but with a different take on the broth. Both the chicken (with a chicken broth) and the beef (with a beef broth) are packed with flavor and delicious. They are both a hint on the salty side, but if you squeeze the lime in that they give you, it balances that out very nicely. The bowl is chock full of meat and noodles, with a generous portion of bean sprouts, cilantro and jalapeño on the side. We're so happy to have found this restaurant! We've searched in vain for good pho. While what they serve is not exact (mostly because the broth is missing the key ingredient of star anise), if you're looking for the best version of pho in the area, it's here. And if you have no idea what pho is, you won't miss a thing.

Update : We tried the Panang chicken curry - delicious with just the right amount of spice, the fresh spring rolls - which are exactly Vietnamese summer rolls and very good, and the Chicken Tom Kah soup - very good flavor. Pad Thai is also just right! It is strange that a Thai restaurant has Vietnamese and Vietnamese-inspired food, but we are not complaining because it's better than any of the Vietnamese restaurants we've tried here...

The duck curry was good. I really try to find the best in places but other than the duck curry, there wasn't much possitive. My coworkers and i have Thai Tuesdays every Tuesday, and I have been to more Thai restaurants than i can remember and i must say, the Tom yum soup was the worst I have ever had. It was so incredibly salty it was uneditable. The server didn't know that we didn't like it because she never checked on us until the main course. We told her it was not good and she just left it there. There was only one other table, but yet we had to call her over to fill our drinks 2x and to get our check and she never took the soup away. We had to find her 2 of the four times we needed her... Which we would never do if she ever touched the table. We are both in the service industry and would have lost our jobs if we were any where near that disconnected. And they actually made us pay for the soup that we couldn't eat. Seldomly will we never give a place a 2nd chance, but this is one of those times. Tasty Thai is so much better in the food and service. Infact, almost any place we have been to has...

I came across this place last minute and I was pleasantly surprised. They offered a small happy hour menu but I did not indulge in any alcohol that day lol! My server came over right away and I told her I was in a rush so she took my order quickly. Fresh spring rolls - 4/5 I did enjoy these, I may be critical but I just wish the sauce had more of a peanut flavor and not just hoisin. And the pieces of pork I got was very lean and a bit dry. But when I ate it with the sauce everything tasted good together. The pad Thai I got level 3 spice. I thought this spice was moderate and I actually added a bit more of their house chili flakes and sriracha for an extra kick but I think anyone who likes a bit of spice would enjoy that level. It was a massive portion and I thought the flavors were on point! I had mine with extra bean sprouts bc I love the crunchy texture, the eggs and beef were so good. I would’ve liked the noodles to be a touch more al dente but overall it was a solid pad Thai! I am looking forward to...