Wild Orchid Thai Tacoma — Restaurant in Tacoma

Inconsistent is the word that fits this place. I haven’t been here for a couple of years, but the past 2 times were amazing. They were running on a shoestring staff this dinner service, with just the chef and server, on a slow Tuesday night but only 6 tables were seated. My first dish, the Green Curry Seafood, was amazing. Not only was the presentation good, the seafood was moist and flavorful just the way I like it (not overcooked and rubbery), the vegetables were slightly firm and flavorful, but soft enough to not feel like they were raw. And the chef hit it my target for spice perfectly for my 1 star - slight heat without it being too spicy to overpower for the delicate flavors of the seafood. The 2nd dish (Rama Noodles) was a disappointment. Way too many noodles with not enough sauce, hardly any spinach, a tiny bit of broccoli, and a few sliced carrots, all in all it felt like such a cheap dish for the $18.95 price tag. At least the chicken wasn’t too overcooked. By the way, their jasmine rice came in a sticky pyramid, it was so sticky that I had to ask if I received the right rice (they have sticky rice and jasmine rice). But I did like the Rama sauce, it wasn’t too thick, and it had a great balance of both heat...

This was a great stop! I saw some negative reviews of certain aspects, so I wanted to share how positive our experience was.

We ordered two iced Thai teas, a beef pad Thai, and a basil seafood. • The Thai iced teas where wonderful. • The beef pad Thai was great as well. Saw some reviews saying they didn’t have much meat or that the portion was small, my portion was a good size and I had plenty of meat pieces. (Other review said they only had 2, I had 6+.) • My mother had the basil seafood. She said that the seafood was cooked perfectly. I had a few bites, it was delicious!

Setting, atmosphere, and service wise, it was all fantastic too. The employees were very polite and kind, the atmosphere was nice and relaxing (we were the only people there), there was music being played but it was very quiet, the bathrooms...

I didn't get a picture of everything we tried but I had to leave a review because we came in about 15 minutes before closing time and we were going to do take out, but the lovely couple seated us down and told us to not rush and let us enjoy our meal together. They were so sweet to us and we all got to know each other a bit and overall I had such a great experience! The food was good too and I had to take a picture of the wings. I forgot to take a picture of the rest of the food because I was too focused on eating haha. However the wings were SO flavorful and juicy and delicious. The sauce was so good as well. I had a great experience and thank you so much to the kind owners who let us stay and eat there. We had an amazing experience here. I would also like to add that the presentation was...