May’s Bangkok Express

Delicious food, large servings, great prices, fast service. I’ve had the almond chicken and the curry pineapple chicken and the spring rolls — almond chicken was decent, but the curry pineapple chicken and spring rolls were amazing. Will definitely come back soon.

This place is the best Thai ever. Everyone judging Thai should understand that prep can be different between northern Thailand vs. southern Thailand. Don’t give them a bad rap just because it is not what you expected. I drive 1 hour each way for May’s awesome food and stock up when I’m there to freeze for later. I stopped there today as I was passing through the Detroit area. Thanks May!!! Awesome awesome awesome… and they do take debit/​credit cards for anyone that is wondering.

I go here for Pad Thai. Haven’t found a better place near Royal Oak, and honestly, this place is the bomb. Cheap, quick, and very good flavor. I usually get the medium spice and it’s sufficient heat. I could handle hot without it ruining the meal.

Magical sauces that haven’t been duplicated by any of the newer Thai huts. Intricate flavors, hot and sour soup that’s both, served too hot to eat.
Been loving Thai out of this building for at least 20 years now and have almost never been disappointed.

The best Thai restaurant in southeastern Oakland County. Once you’ve been there a few times, you’ll feel like a regular.
It isn’t a stunning restaurant, but the food is great and the family that runs it knows how to make your favorite dish. Try the curry noodles — they use wide rice noodles that soak up the flavor.

Very easy carryout, pretty reasonably priced.
Ordered the pad sew and a side order of fried rice for only $ 2.
This place is clearly family run, which I always appreciate.
The pad sew was high quantity and good chicken, but too sweet for my liking.
Fried rice is a great deal that you can’t beat for $ 2. They have 4 or 5 jugs of water for free fill ups.
Order came super quickly and the two sisters who bagged up my meal were sweet.
Will return for carryout.

This is probably the best thai you can get in the ‘burbs if you ask me. Straight forward, good thai food with reasonable pricing. The food is great, the restaurant space itself isn’t great for eating in, but this is the thai takeout place to go to without a doubt. I’m withholding the 5^th star because they need to invest in plastic containers – you always end up with half of your sauce in the bag and that’s no good. Plastic locking containers would make this spot a shoe in for five stars. Also, please deliver!

Very poor Pad Thai. My wife had the tofu version, and I had the chicken. Under-​cooked noodles, hotter than what we asked for, taste wasn’t classic Pad-​Thai, and It was swimming in some kind of juice/​sauce.
If you can’t get Pad-​Thai right, I think it’s time to re-​train, or try another genre of food.

It’s the best cheap Thai I’ve ever tasted. The vegetables are fresh and the meat is always cooked to perfection. The spices are incredible and delicately balanced, and the portions are huge.
Yeah, it’s not the best décor, and the cutlery is plastic… but I’ve never felt like that takes away from the experience. I also appreciate the pitchers of water on the counter for everyone to serve themselves from – you’ll need them, as even the medium is pretty spicy. The folks behind the counter are friendly and love their repeat customers.
And they finally started taking credit cards! Woohoo!

I beg to differ that the food is authentic. In fact it could have been the worst Thai I had.
Everything tasted the same, like sodium glutamate (msg). We ordered two different chicken dishes and they were nearly identical: simply very salty.
Maybe I’m just picky, I had a lot of different Thai selections in my lifetime so my tastes are rather refined. Salty doesn’t cut it for me, I need to taste the ginger, veggies, spices.
I feel like they were scarce on meat.
Dining room smelled and was very humid.
Dining furniture wasn’t the cleanest and the front service wasn’t the nicest.
Others seem to like it, but I don’t think I will return. Sorry! :(

I tried this place a couple of times and found it to be pretty good. The food is somewhat comparable to most Thai places around Detroit, maybe not as great as higher end places, but not much worse.
I had the Cashew Chicken and Sweet/​Sour Chicken. Both were good. Spice was just right.
The best deal is the price. At $ 7, it’s the cost of McDonalds. Cheaper than most Thai places.
Only drawback is parking in Ferndale or getting a pick up. On a Friday or Saturday night, good luck. If picking up, you have to park in the back street (not legally) because there’s no where else to park w/​in 100 yards. Just be quick, in and out, and you’ll be ok.
Inside is okay for dining in.

First time having Thai food and it was great. I got the spicy sweet and sour chicken. I appreciate that the cook explained to be beforehand that the chicken was not breaded and fried like Chinese restaurant ax I honestly didn’t know. I got the dish anyway to try something new. Very good. I added Sriracha and it was very spicy! I love spice so that was even better.

Mistake made in the order, and was told I ordered «Curry Chicken». Problem was, I ordered by the meal number. Then was instructed to bemore careful.
If you can’t take the time to ensure service, then I won’t take the time to call your restaurant.

Family run authentic Thai restaurant with delicious food, large quantities and amazing spice, so why only 3 stars?
Our food was made in a quick one-​dish-​at-​time fashion so in a party of five, there was about a 20 minute lag time between when the first entrée came out and the last (and to be honest, the last dish was sort of forgotten until we reminded them of it). So we weren’t really able to eat together. Not a big fan of the styrofoam cups, plates and plastic forks (where were the chopsticks?) but that’s a side note.
If you can ignore these details, you’ll find the food is of high quality and at a low cost. My drunken noodles were nicely flavored with juicy meat and some nice veggies. My significant other got curry chicken at the same ‘medium’ spice level but his was WAY more firey! Our Thai iced-​tea was perfect.
I love the names of some of their menu items like the ‘#7 Kiss Me Beef’ which has been on the menu ever since the previous owners had it.
I’d definitely give this place another try!

Since getting thai food here I’ve been back 3 times!
This place is definitely authentic. Ive gotten the pineapple chicken dish, OH MY GOD. Also the pad thai is amazing. You can’t beat the prices. They are very quick and flavorful. I don’t know how they pack that much flavor in.
It’s very casual and unassuming, but I will definitely be getting food from here for years.

Ordered a take out of Four Season — a seafood combo. Food was prepared quickly and correct which is always a plus. It’s super cheap too — meals tend to vary between $ 7 — $ 8.50 although you get what you pay for.
While the food looked fresh and you get a great portion size (enough for two meals) the big downer was how much it lacked any kind of flavor, it was so bland.
That blandness may put me off returning in the future.

My coworkers have been talking about May’s forever, so yesterday I thought I’d give them a try for lunch yesterday. Here’s the breakdown:
The good: The food was pretty tasty, overall. I ordered chicken pad thai, medium spicy. The spice was on point — enough for a slow burn, not enough to set my mouth on fire. Portion sizes were generous, more than enough for 2 meals. The meal was ready in about 5 minutes (I dined in). The dining room was small but clean.
The bad: It was kind of done cafeteria style — you order and pick up at the counter. Your food comes out on a styrofoam plate, with plastic cutlery. No big deal, as I’m not the fussy type; but this is definitely more of a casual lunch stop, as opposed to a fancy night out sort of place. My Diet Coke came in a can, which was no biggie, but I would have preferred a fountain pop instead.
Here’s the thing that’s been bugging me since I ate there: my food smelled weird. Not bad, just… weird. I hesitantly took my first bite, and it tasted fine. But still; — what was with that smell? It was a little unnerving.
I might eat here again. The verdict is still out.

I just got May’s carry out for the first time in a few months and I didn’t like it as much as I remembered, sadly.
The dish came out fast (awesome) and sadly didn’t include everything I asked for on it (didn’t realize til I got home) it was spicier than I remember even though still ordering it mild, and overall the flavor was only OK. Strangely enough though everything was less than I remember– the chicken in the dish was better than I remember– less dry.
I’ll probably try again soon since it was so good the first few times I ate there, but this time I was not impressed.
PS– spring roll was still awesome!

My wife and I were very pleased with the quality of the Thai food here!
We enjoyed very much.
The dishes were prepared on the spot and were very good.
The wait was not long.
The negatives:
The price seemed a little high
The food was a little greasy.
Overall, I am glad this is close to my home!

This is more than just a hole in the wall– but I like this kind of stuff. So don’t be deceived by the Jersey Subway/​Hoagie shop appearance, go in and try the Pad Thai.
The food is served on cheap plastic when you eat in– so grab 2 forks, because half way through the meal it will break on you.