Vulcan Thai Cafe — Restaurant in Oakland

It is Oakland - There are many other better options.

Ordering experience: Made my order over the phone and was told food will be ready in ten minutes and be there by then. Even though he takes credit card, the owner of a one man shop insisted I pay in cash once he saw a few bills in my wallet. I said I need the cash and he kept insisting I give him some cash and pay some on my card - LOL - I called in the order to support local biz by not using the menu app. Right after signing the reciept, he says, okay, give me 10 minutes to cook your food. Ha - so I guess he didn't trust my phone order which he got wrong and over charged me for anyways.

Quality Summary: -WASTE OF MY TIME -PAD SEE-EW - very very meh (it is not my fav dish anyways) -CRAB FRIED RICE: very meh - not the worst but close to one of the worst -GREEN AND PANANG CURRY was watery - Both Curry Dishes were funny colored, meat was rubber, and not creamy at all -SHRIMP ROLLS - Never even made it into my bag even though I asked multiple times if everyting was in there. -SICK FACTOR - Hopefully I don't...

~I was hoping 2 find a decent late-night Thai Restaurant this side of the Bay, & unfortunately, this ain't it. I probably should have called, yet miscommunications seem 2/Ɓ the standard in these situations. I placed my order directly thrū their website, & was told it would Ɓ/40min Ɓ/4 it was ready. Which is absurd 4 what I ordered; A Fresh Roll, Cucumber Salad, & Salmon Panang Curry. They bagged all 3 together, & let it sit. The recommended time was completely off. The fact that they lock the gate so you cannot approach & communicate really is a detriment all around. I understand why, the neighborhood & all. It's just not that great of a set'⬆️. Maybe it's better 4 dining in🤷 Ordering pick'⬆️, @ least in my experience, was a complete disappointment. If they cannot comprehend keeping cold items away from hot items 4 pick'⬆️, I do not imagine delivery would Ɓ...

I ordered Vulcan Thai Cafe via DoorDash on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. I ordered their pineapple fried rice dish which contained spoiled and smelly shrimp. I also ordered their mango and sticky rice dish, which was completely spoiled and rancid. The food in that dish had clearly been sitting in it's container for a very long time. I immediately reported the issue to DoorDash and noticed that other customers had recently submitted comments reporting similar issues after receiving spoiled food, also. Unfortunately, I consumed a small portion of the fried rice before I realized that the shrimp it contained was spoiled. However, that was enough to make me sick for the next day and a half. Vulcan Thai Cafe has issues with food safety that need to be addressed...