Rose's Kitchen Manchaca — Restaurant in Texas

I ordered the Pad Kee Mao at spice level 5 which was pretty good. I found the portion size to be fairly small, but I think that's usually the case for food trucks. It also wasn't as spicy as I anticipated, so if you have a fairly high spice tolerance, I wouldn't be too scared to get it.

The food took quite a long time to come out (I don't know the exact time frame but maybe 40 minutes to an hour?) Not a big deal given I imagine the truck only has so much space, but it was frustrating to have waited so long.

I was surprised when we were offered table service; the server was nice enough but noticeably hurried around which admittedly was a little distracting. They did offer us the usual drinks and provided water cups, but refills were mostly self-serve after a while which was fine since it was a mere couple of steps to refill the cups.

The interior of the place definitely needs improvements. The room that the tables are set up in is fairly echo-y which amplified a lot of the noise inside. I found the most frustrating part of my experience to be the other table seated pretty much right behind us (our tables were basically adjacent). I know other customers' behavior isn't the restaurant's responsibility, but the noise levels from their laughing and yelling definitely took away from my experience. I think it may have helped to not have been seated so close together, so maybe something to consider as the interior...

First off, as it's not super clear, be aware this is 90% outdoor seating and the kitchen is a food truck. There is a very small building with indoor seating, but it only has a restroom and a handful of small tables. I do want to give the benefit of a doubt as I was part of a fairly large group meet up, so some of the delays in service and getting food was probably due to the large number of people for a very small kitchen. I also 100% have to blame the meet up organizers for not letting us know it was outdoors! The place is BYOB although they do have a selection of bottles nonalcoholic drinks.

Even though it was outdoor seating at picnic tables, there was one girl taking orders, and another guy delivering food, we did have to wait a bit for our food, but the point of the meet up was chatting and socializing so it wasn't a huge deal. The food arrived hot and was pretty good. My main complaint is that the portion seemed a little small for the price point, I got the Tom Kha soup and $13 for a pint of soup and a scoop of rice seemed high. The flavor of the broth was good but there were definitely more onions than chicken! That being said I liked that the spice level didn't seem to be lowered- I got a 3/5 and it definitely made my nose run a bit XD

All in all I think to really get an accurate read I'd have to try again under more normal...

What a delightful find! I've read the great reviews, and Rose's Kitchen was on my radar as a spot to try. It's now on my list of places to return to.

On our visit, we ordered a couple refreshing Thai teas, and then enjoyed the Veggie Delight with tofu and the Pad See Ew with a side of rice, and then sweet sticky rice with mango and coconut milk for dessert.

We left completely satisfied and with the warm happy feeling supplied by full tummies after good meal.

The owner and his wife made us feel completely at home and readily made a few menu modifications. The service was prompt, and with just the right number of checkbacks to see how we were enjoying the meal.

Both Mike and his wife have a background in hospitality and food service and it shines through.

Indoor and outdoor seating is available. We chose seating outside to take full advantage of the lovely Spring weather.

Looking forward to returning to try more of the menu's Thai offerings. For those in your party who may lean to American food, there are good choices... something...