Tuk Tuk

I like Tuk Tuk’s modern-​street food vibe, and this is a reliable, tasty option if you’re in the area. I probably wouldn’t trek to LIC specifically to come here, as I think there are many Thai restaurants in NYC with similarly competent, delicious food, but it’s still better than some of the restaurants around the Vernon-​Jackson 7 train stop that haven’t quite figured out their direction/​identity yet.
You can get all the reliable Thai restaurant staples at Tuk Tuk; the execution is solid, the flavors are balanced, and the ingredients are fresh. I like the street food menu items as they’re a little less conventional. The one thing you should definitely order? The Pineapple Duck Curry is a great bet, because the duck is tender, with a crispy skin and not too much toughness.
Service is attentive and polite, and the prices are in line with the neighborhood. Overall, I don’t crave the food from here as I do from places like SriPraPhai or the Zabbs, but it’s solid.

I’m sorry but I had to give this restaurant 5 stars regardless of going back and forth looking for the restaurant like crazy. When people say it’s a hidden gem, this is really a «hidden gem» because it hides right in the middle of the busy street (Vernon Boulevard). It’s hard to find the place because the Tuk Tuk sign was so small hanging sideways and the front banner didn’t have the name Tuk Tuk. I told the waiter to make sure they can be easily seen. Anyway, a lunch with my friend went very well. She and I ordered the same green curry with tofu and vegetable. Woohoo! It was so green that I started to envy the color of green. It’s the color of the lottery winners of 1.6 billion from the 3 states! So the curry came with soup and rice. The soup was unbelievably tasteful and unbelievably excellent! I forgot to ask what type of soup that is because I was busy talking, of course. They serve us a lunch portion just the right size to hold the tummy till dinner time. The curry they served was truly rich with a pure coconut taste and spicy as per our instructions. I’m not sure what else went into that bowl but I was astounded. I’d definitely recommend the place and hopefully readers can find the restaurant easily, it’s next to the bike shop right after you get off the train on Vernon Boulevard. If you’re in Manhattan, coming to LIC is not a problem at all, it’s the first stop in Queens via the 7 train if you take 7 at Grand Central that’s even better because it’s only 1 stop, which is less than 5 minutes. You want the best green curry Thai style? This is it! We asked for spicy and that’s what we got. A very good listener! I plan to come back here with hubby!

Tuk tuk’s shrimp panang curry is the first delivery order I ate my first night after moving to LIC… That was 6+ years ago. Since then I have regularly ordered delivery and dined in and have never been disappointed. Beyond the great and reasonably priced food the delivery is very reliable and fast!

Such a delicious, quick, super friendly spot! Love their pad thai and tofu green curry:-P

Went here last night while visiting family. Food is delicious. Every thing was so good. Everyone was really nice and attentive. Any thing you order you won’t be disappointed. Will definitely come back here to eat again. Price was right, atmosphere was great and dishes came out hot and fresh.

Extended review of Tuk Tuk
Don’t be fooled by the outside. The restaurant does not have the greatest curb side appeal, but they sure make up for it in the inside. The décor is contemporary and clean. The staff are friendly and attentive.
The breakdown of the food.
Soup of the day– They all are cream based soup. Soup is on a rotation and they claim they have no idea what is being served the next day. They might, but they won’t tell me. Example of soup: Corn, Broccoli, and etc.
Fried Chicken Wontons– It comes with a sauce that taste like duck sauce with chili peppers. It’s a nice contrast in flavor.
Roti pancakes with Massaman curry– Very flavorful and aromatic. The curry is a little spicy but also sweat. You can eat the potato, peanuts and other ingredients in the dipping curry sauce.
Pad Thai– Pretty standard
Pad See Ew– Solid choice. IMO, It has more flavor than the pad thai.
I broke this down by how many glasses of water you will need. Everybody is just curious how hot curry is anyways.
Green Curry– You will need to have your glass refilled at least once.
Red Curry– Still brings the heat, but you will be taking a sip every couple of bites.
Panang Curry– 3 or 4 sips total at most during the meal.
Massaman Curry– A sip or two throughout the meal. It’s a sweet curry.
Warm Chocolate Cake– It is the most balance of the dessert. Nothing too cold, sweet or overwhelming in taste.
Fried Ice Cream — Big portion for dessert. Can’t go wrong with fried ice cream.
Apple banana roll with coconut ice cream– This is big enough portion for 2. The apple and banana is minimal in terms of fillings in the roll

Utter disappoint after many recommendations on how this place is amazing. None of the dishes were memorable and given NYC just has so many options for amazing Thai places that this place just is not at par.
Service was good though.

The food was great and the ambience was nice, quiet, and lovely for a date.
I love Thai restaurants because they have great vegetarian options. I got the pineapple fried rice with veggies and tofu and the different variety of Veggies made the dish very hearty. My boyfriend got the green curry. On the menu, it was listed as «very spicy» and he enjoys spicy foods. However the curry barely tickled his tongue. And rice portion was also substantially less than the curry portion but I think the restaurant does that on purpose to make you buy another order of rice.
The service was attentive and fast. We were never left waiting for a waiter to come around to get our order, refill our water and we didn’t even wait long to get our food served. This place would have gotten 5 stars but one of the waiters mocked me in a very rude way. I guess he wanted us to order extra drinks so when I said, «no thank you, water is fine», with a smile, he walks away, mocks my exact words in a whiny voice to his coworker, they start laughing and talking in another language. I thought that was rude and could’ve done it privately where I couldn’t hear him loud and clear.

I love Thai food but this place was such a disappointment. I could have paid less for much better food elsewhere.
The restaurant itself is really cute, but the only thing I liked was the spring rolls. We ordered dumplings and the wrapper was rice paper. My friends liked it, but I didn’t. If I order dumplings, I don’t think they should be in rice paper…
My udon chicken dish was also not good. Presentation wise, it looked delicious but the chicken was a bit fishy and the noodles weren’t udon! It was a soggy pile of some other noodle I couldn’t identify. My friend’s tofu dish was bland and not impressive either. Seemed like just the dish I would make at home if I had leftover vegetables lying around the fridge. The pork belly in the explore section of the menu wasn’t that good either! It was just a few pieces of meat with rice. I just don’t think I should be paying $ 12-​$ 15 for a dish that I could probably cook up really fast.
All in all, a huge disappointment in all aspects.
They only take max 3 cards btw.

In love with this place! Came by for lunch and tried the carrot soup, veggie spring rolls, curry fried rice, and drunken noodles (pad kee mao) with tofu and literally loved every single bite. And it was unbelievably cheap! We got all of that for $ 20 and the service was superb as well. HIGHLY recommend!

It’s aight. It’s aight people. DOn’t go all ga-​ga over this spot. Geez… it’s aight.
Here’s the problem; it’s in LIC. The no-​taste bud having dopes, who think they are foodies, who think they know about eating, who think they are getting authentic food, rave about it, «OMG. I’m at Tuk-​Tuk, come meet me, it’s sooo good here. OMG.»
NO!
This place caters to the pretentious idiots who are inhabiting LIC and are too entitled to leave their sheltered neighborhood to get real food elsewhere.
The BBQ chicken is ok. Listen, I know chicken. I know how to pull out with no rubbers. I know watermelon. I know avoiding child support. I know chicken. It was well over cooked, dry and they gilded the lilly with sauces to compensate for the dryness. Both my chicken, and one of my skinny waisted, big bottomed Asian companion’s chicken were the same way.
The fried rice was ok. But lets be real, any chimp can make good fried rice.
Best thing they had… a clean bathroom. The roti SUCKED BALLS. If you want good roti…
You know what, why I’m I even bothering. SAVAGES!

3.5 but bumped up for fast and friendly service
A ifrend and I had wanted to check out LIC and deiced to hve dinner at Tuk Tuk. We started with their papaya salad and roti. The salad was very good and the roti was pretty decent. We split an order of pad see ew with chicken. Overall the the food and service didn’t disappoint. I would come here again if I was in the area but wouldn’t go out of my way to have Thai here.

I’ve been to this place twice already and it’s so consistently good!
We usually get Pad Thai /​Pad See-​Ew, and it’s always fantastic. Not too wet or dry, but just the right level of moist, and the spices are on point. Service is also reliable and the restaurant is huge and spacious so even if you come during the dinner rush, you’ll be okay.

Came here on two separate occasions and both times were great! Great for groups, modern and peaceful atmosphere. Comfortable seating and friendly staff.
Both times I ordered the BBQ Chicken for $ 12, and boy was this worth it. It involved half a chicken, spicy sweet chili sauce, cole slaw, and white rice.
The first time I came here, our table ordered the vegetarian spring rolls with spicy sweet chili sauce, and my two friends ordered chicken pad thai, and tofu/​vegetarian pad kee mao. Both were served in huge portions, that costs $ 8 each. The pad thai was on the sour side, and the pad kee mao was spicy as advertised. Our total was around $ 30– $ 40.
The second time I came here, my group ordered the chicken satay with peanut sauce (2 orders), stuffed curry puffs (2 orders) and shrimp summer rolls for the table. The chicken satay was flavorful and the sauce was delicious, the stuffed curry puff was a tad bland, but aromatic. The shrimp summer roll was great, but tasted amazing with the sauce that came with the curry puff. The prices of the appetizers varied from $ 4 — $ 6. Our total came to around $ 50– $ 60 for 7 people.
Cost: $$ (moderate pricing but worth it for the portion)
Atmosphere: really calming, modernized thai atmosphere meets calm nature, not at all crowded
Service: tentative waiters, very friendly, and no waiting time upon entering.
Food wait: about 10– 15 minutes depending on business (I came both days during a weekend)
If you are in the LIC– Hunter’s Point area with your group of friends and in the mood for thai food, I would suggest coming to this place.

Delicious and very friendly staff. Great for groups!
Came here for dinner and mostly ordered off of the «Explore» section of the menu. I had the Gang Luang Pla (sour fish) $ 14, which is not a flavor combination I would typically go for (sour with pineapple, very spicy), but I loved it. Be sure to let the dish cool and the flavors to settle in to the fish. Thought it was tastier at the end of the meal.
I also had the ice cream, which was surprisingly awesome – green tea was really pronounced & delicious.

They have an amazing lunch special. The prices are reasonable and the portions are big too. Everything I have ever tried from Tuk Tuk was flavorful and I have never left without a to go container.

Been ordering here for over a year now and it’s consistently solid with a quick delivery. My favorite dish is the BBQ chicken — great portion, well prepared with the sweet chili sauce and cole slaw, and a good price.
Pad thai is a bit different here, a bit more vinegary.

I say this much thought and consideration: This is quite possibly the best Thai Food I’ve had. Maybe with the exception of SriPraPhai in Woodside, but these two come close to best in my books. I wasn’t even expecting much when I came into this place, but everything was excellent. There wasn’t a single dish I didn’t love.
3 things we tried:
1. Mango Cashew Chicken. This was served with rice. It was excellent.
2. Grilled Chicken Breast Kanom & Jeen. I think this is what it was, except that there was salmon instead of the chicken breast. So good.
3. Charred Beef Salad. This wasn’t even the main course, but probably my favorite of the three. The flavors are like burst of flavor kicking you in the mouth.
Prices for each of these were around $ 12, and $ 8 for the salad. I wasn’t expecting much, but everything was so good. And these WEREN’T even the recommended items from Unilocal!I will definitely be coming back.

Stopped by here with a Unilocaler after the LIC flea event, upon recommendation from another (different) Unilocaler.
The inside of the restaurant is pretty modern. We were seated immediately after entering. After looking through the menu, which had standard pricing, we decided to order and share the beef drunken noodles and the chicken masssaman curry. Both dishes came out pretty fast and were both excellent.
Service was somewhat standard, water was refilled pretty quickly. I did feel, that we were slightly rushed, even though the restaurant wasn’t that busy. Idk if that feeling was based on the fact that we were in fact rushed or that the servers were simply checking on us. Nevertheless, the service really didn’t affect my rating here, because the food was simply delish.

TUK TUK is the best THAI in LIC. With so many different options on the menu including mainstream Thai & authentic Thai dishes this place has got it all, The atmosphere inside TUK TUK’s is awesome as its got that total neighborhood local vibe inside with a hipster twist!
i love the shirts they sell as it showcases the well known LIC trademark of the inverted Pepsi sign font with the «Long Island City» name showcased. Their portions are also very huge as the Pad Thai fed me for 3 days ! If your in the mood for some authentic Thai food give this place a shot and dont look back !