Pad Thai Express — Restaurant in Olympia

The food was exquisite! My husband and I are absolute newbies when it comes to Thai food but this was definitely tasty. The food was fresh and hot, made to order. I felt the prices were high per dish (about $8.99) but once we received our food that notion went out the window. My husband and I had leftovers for three days which we ate happily.

We ordered Beef Pad Thai and Sweet and Sour Chicken with egg rolls for an appetizer. The plum sauce (with the egg rolls) is incredible and you will definitely want more even though they give you a generous amount. The egg rolls seemed fresh and the ingredients were spot on in texture and flavor. The sweet and sour chicken is unlike anything I’ve had before in its unique flavors and has completely spoiled me from ever ordering American Chinese sweet and sour chicken ever again. The rice that’s served with it, I think is Jasmine, is so soft and fluffy it melts in your mouth. The Beef Pad Thai was out of the world with flavor. I’d even say you don’t even need the ‘beef’ you won’t miss it, the Pad Thai shines so brightly.

When you order, it seems most options come with your choice of meat: chicken, beef or pork. I believe you can also do tofu. This made the price seem more reasonable once I understood this, as I didn’t notice anything about this on the menu. The waitress was very nice.

When we came in there were two families eating in. Due to all the dirty dishes around we got ours to go. This may not be typical but I don’t know, perhaps their cleaning person was out. I only know it was off putting for my party. While we waited, which felt like eternity with all the dirty dishes around us but was really probably only ten minutes, like five more families came in to order - mostly to go. The place was hopping with business and it made my husband I more confident in our choice of restaurant. I’m always worried about trying new places cause we don’t eat out much.

The atmosphere needs improvement. It looks like a converted Taco Del Mar which is fun and festive but it needs some deep cleaning on the customer side.

All in all, I highly recommend this restaurant. Cleanliness can be fixed easily and I hope it is. Their food needs no improvement however as it was...

I had a horrible experience here. I grew up eating thai food in Oregon and Washington. I live in vancouver, wa but came up to olympia to go visit my brother at the college. I ordered pad kee mao with tofu and extra veggies medium heat. My family was eating nearby at herfys. I sat with them there and tried to eat the food. It had an overly sweet sauce. Since I've had it numerous times, that was unexpected. So I went back asking for soy sauce to cut the sweetness. It didn't help. I had eaten 1/4 of the food after trying my best to cut the sweetness.

I returned the food, bag And all and asked if the sweetness was normal. They said yes. Strange considering the sauce I get at other places is chili based, saucy and spicy.

I ordered a curry dish instead. When I returned to pick it up I was met with glares and was told I ate too much of the original dish to get a replacement. They held the curry and my dish side by side saying if there's an issue eat less and return it. I said did you want to keep the curry? I'm visiting, it's my first time here and I don't have plans to come back after this discussion. They said today you can have the curry, next time no. I said I won't be back then.

Incredibly rude and disgraceful experience. I eat thai food 2x a week at home. I know what it usually tastes like. I also know what respectful customer service is. This was not it.

Could have been discriminatory, or maybe they thought I was a poor student. I'm not! I'm a business professional who loves supporting family owned ethnic restaurants. Though this one is...

I love Thai food, so I’m always game to try a “new to me” spot. Pad Thai Express was right next door to where I was having a blood draw. So, after 16 hours of fasting, I arrived with a hearty appetite. The place has tables for inside dining. You either order at a self serve kiosk (debit or credit orders) or at the counter (cash orders). The restaurant itself is ok. Nothing to “wow” you, but it seemed clean, albeit a bit cluttered in the front with some boxes off to the side. The order process was easy. I went with a fresh shrimp salad roll with peanut sauce and their garlic lover’s plate with chicken and white rice. The salad roll was fresh and crispy. Paired with their peanut sauce, which was delish, i give them a solid 5 stars. I would definitely order those again. The garlic chicken was very flavorful, and with a heat level of 3, good enough to make my upper lip get a little sweaty. Just the way I like it. The veggies were plentiful, but a bit on the mushy side for me. I think a few minutes less on the heat would have been perfect. I give that dish a 3, just for the mushy veggies. The flavor was good, but overcooked carrots, broccoli and cabbage made me sad. The portion size was good. I had leftovers for later on! Not sure I’d order the garlic chicken again, though. The young man who brought my order was pleasant, polite and quiet. The cook offered me a kind smile, and seemed nice. Overall a solid 4. I will try them again and order something different to see if i can change my review to a 5 all around. Till then, a solid 4 for...