Tommy Asia — Restaurant in San Jose

UPDATED REVIEW

Unfortunately have to downgrade because our last order was disappointing. The pad thai tasted washed out, lacking the key notes of piquancy like a store-bought boxed version. Could have used more tamarind and lime. The egg seemed to be missing entirely.

Green papaya salad suffered from the same deficit. Needed a splash more fish sauce or something. As before, the base was about half lettuce (iceberg this time) which probably should be noted in the description.

The roti and my partner’s pad kee mow were average. Portion sizes still ample. I will give them another try and hope they can regain their quality

——— ORIGINAL REVIEW (5 stars)

I was skeptical about yet another restaurant in this ancient Taco Bell but happy to be wrong. Everything was super tasty, nothing too sweet like at some swankier Thai places that fail to control their flavors. Big portion sizes and all was prepared according to my specifications.

That last part is key because they have a flexible menu: not only can you choose your protein, you can add a variety of veggies to your dish. I ordered chicken pad thai with eggplant and carrots, pork green curry with broccoli and bell pepper, and green papaya salad—no protein.

Note: the salad base wasn’t all papaya. It was about half romaine which tasted fine so I was ok with it, and no icky parboiled green beans that are typically included (even better). Chopped peanuts came on the side. I hope Tommy’s Asia manages to stick around because I intend...

Order was stated to pickup at 4:50pm. Place was closed. Went around back and person doing some preparation after 15-20 minutes said owner was supposed to be there at 4:30. Place opened at close to 4:25, and received my order at near 5:30. Owner made “delayed in traffic” excuse. The food was very good, but the restaurant both inside and out was...

I loved going to pick up great, great Thai food here for a long time. Then they closed to re-do the shop for quite some time. It looks good now (as far as I can tell) but they aren't doing business yet more than a year later. Online orders are not working yet but they saved my CC #. Too bad about this as I live within walking...