9 Bangkok Restaurant — Restaurant in Saint Petersburg

Bangkok Thai on Central Ave is a full sensory experience. First, let’s address the ambiance—it might smell like Fabuloso when you walk in, but that just means this place is clean enough to eat off the floor (not that I tried, but it’s good to know). The decor is a delightful mix of Thai and Japanese influences, leaving me wonderfully confused about where I was. Is it Thai? Is it Japanese? Who cares? It’s delicious.

Now, the food. The Hawaiian Fried Rice absolutely slaps. Pineapple chunks, shrimp, and that magical blend of flavors that had me thinking I was on a tropical vacation—this dish is straight fire. Pair it with a side of Duck Panang, and you’ll be wondering why you ever wasted calories on boring takeout.

And don’t sleep on the Mango Sticky Rice. It’s the kind of dessert that makes you want to write poetry. The mango is perfectly ripe, the sticky rice is sweet and creamy, and together, they’re like a culinary hug for your soul.

The service? Spot on. The staff is friendly and happy to answer all your questions, like “Is this Thai or Japanese?” (Answer: yes). The vibe? Casual but classy enough for a date night. My only regret is not ordering the Volcano Shrimp—guess I’ll just have to go back.

If you’re looking for a place that’s got flavor, personality, and a faint whiff of Fabuloso, Bangkok Thai is your spot. 10/10 would recommend (and probably will smell like pineapple and curry...

Fusion American Thai and Japanese...not authentic Thai. If you're okay with that. No spice at all. Lacked the authentic flavors we are used to. Best dish we tried was not on the menu...the basil sauce with crispy duck was a little salty but had flavor that we enjoyed.

We were not impressed by their (sad) sashimi dinner, dumplings, imitation crab fried rice, tofu pad prik & beef drunken noodle. The chicken panang curry was decent but the chicken lacked flavor. The chicken satay wasn't seasoned well prior to cooking...it seemed as if they cooked it first and then dusted it with turmeric. The sushi dinner was roughly cut and didn't have the full 20 pieces as advertised. But the dish didn't come out till so late in the dinner that I didn't argue as we boxed up left overs and I had to find my own chopsticks and wipe down the dumpling sauce dish for my soy sauce.

I know it's been tough due to covid-19 omnicron but some of their ingredient choices were questionable including imitation crab...so close to the shore. Canned crab claw meat would have been better than the imitation crab...they even left the wrapper on the crab stick...which I had to pull out of my mouth after eating it. sigh

I wanted to like their food. To the restaurant and restaurant goers, I hope this review helps to guide your choices...

So we decided to go to 9 Bangkok Restaurant, It’s not all that hyped for a 4.5 star , the food was just ok , spring rolls were good , Chicken satay was just ok had better Tom yum gai soup was watery , Server was polite , did forget to give us menus had to ask for it , took about 6 -7 minutes before we were greeted, orders green tofu curry and beef with ginger sauce it was again just ok , the curry and the ginger sauce were diluted with water , so when the bill came there was a 18% gratuity added for party of three total , which is not a problem ,but the menu says parties of 5 or more gratuity is included, so I ask host or another server , there response was we add gratuity to the parties who they believe doesn’t tip , “Wow “ ! Had discrimination written all over that response, really no BS !! Betty or whoever the owner is please pay attention to your employees ! But Menu says different Attention all guests please pay attention to your receipts when paying , they add gratuity to parties of 2 or more , also look at your to go or carry out receipts! Not sure if you all need to visit that place “ please stay away “...