Pho Delight Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Windham

My wife and I set out to run some errands in Willi and then get some fast food, but as we approached those familiar arches the sense of impending dread in our souls welled up like an overflowing sewer. "Let's drive down main street and see what's open," my wife chimed, so off we went. A few minutes later we quickly spotted Pho Delight, circled around to park, and headed on in. The friendly staff greeted and seated up immediately. Their dining room and bar areas were tidy and comfortable with about a dozen tables, and they were doing a pretty decent business for a cold and rainy Wednesday night. The menu had a familiar mix of Thai dishes, along with a section of soups and various kinds of pho. We decided to keep things familiar for a first visit, ordering appetizers of spring rolls and coconut shrimp, and for entrees a bowl of beef pho and yellow chicken curry, all to share.

The appetizers came out quickly and piping hot straight from the fryer. Spring rolls were crunchy with a fresh veggie filling, accompanied by the usual sweet-and-fishy dipping sauce. Coconut shrimp really smelled and tasted like fresh coconut and were also perfectly cooked with a clean shrimpiness; their dipping sauce was a sriracha-infused mayo. The pho was a generous bowl of broth, noodles, scallions, cilantro, and beef slices, with the customary accompaniments of basil, bean sprouts, sliced hot peppers, and a lime wedge. The yellow curry was a rich coconut-milk based sauce swimming with slices of chicken, onions, carrots, and potatoes, along with a side of jasmine rice. Both entrees were simply terrific, executed and seasoned perfectly with a clean, clear mouth feel.

Chatting with our server we learned that the restaurant had been here for a few years, but very recently was sold to a new owner who redecorated the dining room and redesigned the menu. That owner, a young man named Sitta, introduced himself and told us of his upbringing in southern Thailand and subsequent graduate studies in China (he speaks English well, along with Mandarin and his native Thai). When I mentioned that it seemed out of place for a Thai restaurant to serve pho, he reassured us that pho is common street food in Thailand, and that their Thai version is generally simpler and has fewer ingredients than Vietnamese pho. I guess you learn something new every day -- in any case, the pho here is delicious and can compete with any similar soup I've ever had.

All in all a great experience and we're going to have to dine here again and explore the menu more deeply. Highly recommended... I just hope that success doesn't overwhelm and spoil...

For a smaller place , it’s comfortable and decorated to be more modern . Was easy to find , easy to park and clean inside . Now for food : The best calamari I’ve ever had in my life - light , airy , not greasy- tender and not rubber and paired with the sauce , it was my favorite food item we’ve ordered (if you are a calamari fan , just try it ) . I love how you can choose the level of spice on everything . I have had the pad Thai and the drunken noodle . Both were amazing except I prefer to ask for added veggies to beef it up . The spring rolls are light and a great start to any meal , and the crab rangoons taste like they have crab in them and aren’t just a spoonful of super sweet cream cheese mush. The food is flavorful ,and good portions . the mango milk was awesome , it was like dessert in a cup and the service was wonderful , really great passionate people . All were super friendly and informative and smiling the whole time trying to make sure you had a pleasant experience. It was the perfect balance of attentive but not overbearing to make you uncomfortable. I highly recommend this sweet little spot . By far the best Thai I’ve had in at least 8...

Everything about this place I'd absolutely S-tier, with the exception that their appetizers are in very small portions, which is stark contrast to the rather hefty dinner dish portions, especially, of course, the massive bowl of pho you can get for under 20 bucks. The small portions on the appetizers is the only reason this place didn't receive all 5 stars across the board, from me. Staff is very friendly and helpful, patient, considerate... they don't bother you every twenty seconds like at chain restaurants, which is a big plus. They're typically clean and neat. It is rarely loud, unless it's busy. They have picnic tables to eat outside when it's nice out, which is quaint in a good way. Prices are reasonable. They have a honeydew melon Boba tea, I highly recommend it - it's very good. Their lychee juice is good, too. Definitely recommend this place but if you need an appetizer, try ordering a side dish in place of it, as the appetizers are far too small to even...