Thai Chef

I love Thai food, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone the food was over cooked, I can taste the burnt chicken, Medium spicy isn’t as spicy so if you love spicy Thai food I recommend you let them know to make it extra spicy. Love the Thai tea though

First time visiting this place.
I had pad Thai and spring rolls last night and 3 hours later, severe nausea and I started throwing up. Was up all night puking in the toilet. Diarrhea today.
The pad Thai didn’t taste like a normal pad Thai. Didn’t taste bad but not the usual pad Thai flavor i expect.

BEWARE: THIS IS A BAD REVIEW/​RANT! I visited this restaurant once and I will never return. My friend and I who enjoy Thai food wanted to try it out, and as soon as we walked in the door we had a weird vibe. It’s not very cleanly but we also realize that it’s sort of common for little hole in the wall Asian diners/​take outs to look dingey, so we proceeded with our visit. We started with the crab wontons, and we wanted to split the cost of them on the bill (which is hand written out and added up on a calculator), and the server said she couldn’t do that. Fine. Then we ordered our food and my pad Thai came out before my friends meal. So, I let it sit for a while thinking hers was just taking a little while longer. 5 minutes pass and we both just figured okay well obviously they don’t realize we came here to eat TOGETHER, so I just ate my dish. There was a piece of TAPE on my plate for one thing. Not sure if that was there on purpose or was stuck there from the dish washer. And I have ordered pad Thai from other places before, and this dish wasn’t like the rest. It will literally all bean sprouts, as opposed to being mainly noodles. I am not a picky eater nor do I complain at restaurants hardly EVER, because I myself am a server and understand that how the food turns out isn’t the servers fault, but this time I felt it wasn’t fair that I was paying for literally a plate full of bean sprouts as opposed to noodles and shrimp. So I bring this to the servers attention and I nicely ask if I could just have a little side of noodles just to add to my dish. She talked to the cook who also happens to be the owner and he said no. My friend and I were a little confused as to why he was refusing, and thought maybe there was a misunderstanding. After a while of babbling on about why I don’t like my dish, I finally asked to just speak to the owner himself. He came out of
The kitchen, and was raising his voice at me, saying he has never had this issue before and that I would have to pay for an entire new dish if I wanted it to be corrected. This was about a half hour process, not kidding. Finally I said I wasn’t interested in the dish even being corrected due to how rude he was. Horrible customer service and needless to say I will not be returning.

Huge portions! The beef they used in my vegetable stir fry was delicious and not the cheap fatty kind. Good brown sauce, not too salty at all. Good variety of vegetables; I love that it included but not limited to water chestnuts and mushrooms! Very quick, great customer service! I’ll be coming back weekly!

This was my first time visiting this restaurant, it doesn’t look like much from the outside, nor on the inside. But the food tasted great and the presentation of the food was great as well. I ordered the Pad Thai Vegetable & the fried rice vegetable because I couldn’t decide which to have. I got them at a medium level and they were both delicious. There was enough food on either to more than fill me up. I saved the leftovers and plan to enjoy them later (I don’t usually save leftovers).
My friend had the gang massaman cury, he enjoyed it as well.
I think most people use this as a takeout, and for that it would be perfect.
I also noticed that they sold trays of food for about $ 30 – 60 if you wanted it for catering. The trays said they were for 6 – 12 people ($ 5.50 per person was on the menu for the trays).
All in all a good restaurant with great food.

Thai chef is amazing! Get their chicken fried rice! I’ve also had their cashew chicken and spring rolls! Soooo yummy!

Some of the best Thai food in the area!
Chicken pad Thai was the best I’ve had in a while. Perfect amount of spice and flavor.

They would get a 5 if the shrimp came without the tail. Before I started eating my shrimp pad thai, I peeled off all the tails and then re-​mixed it just to make sure I didn’t have to stop and spit any of that out. I got extra shrimp and it was a decent meal. I feel like Sy Thai on Big Beaver has a slight edge though based on ingredients.

Love the noodle I picked, it was the one with chicken and spicy just the way I want it, but the service is really a downer

Hands down the best Thai food in town! This restaurant is very clean. The food is phenomenal and the owners are absolutely fantastic and personable. I have been ordering from Thai Chef for years now. They remember that my son has a nut allergy and take extra precautions to ensure that his food is safe. I love this place!

I am still in love with you Thai Chef and you certainly still make the best Thai food in all of Macomb County. However, I have a little bit of a «beef» with you and here it is… When I get home with my takeout order and find that 80% of the delectable sauce from my Eggplant Special with shrimp has spilled into the plastic bag I get very sad & annoyed.
PLEASE take more care in packaging & placing the take-​out order bags in the cardboard boxes. OR better yet use plastic sealed containers for extra saucy dishes… (Damn you BPA…)
Anyway, that’s it for now. Hope to see you again soon w/​non-​spillable containers!

I had the pa nang curry and it had no flavor at all. Way too many green peppers. No coconut flavor at all. Need to find another option.

It was just okay… got the phó and curry. The phó soup was good but the noodles were kind of rough and not up to par of the phó restaurants in Sterling Heights. The green curry tasted like there was a tad too much fish sauce. Also when asked for chili oil to go was told that «they didn’t have it to go» didn’t know if that meant it was not available or she didn’t want to serve it because they closed right after we put in our order. Regardless it’s okay for a to quick go meal but I wouldn’t especially go out of my way to eat there.

Great food. I tried Sarm Sahai (#31 on the menu), which is the chicken, beef, shrimp combo with bamboo shoots carrots and pea-pods…and it was delicious… just the right amount of sweet, nicely and lightly seasoned… called it in, and it was ready in less than 10 minutes… served with soup which was light and yummy as well. I don’t have much experience with thai food and always order Pad Thai, which my co-​worker ordered and she said it was delicious as well… we also order vegetable curry which was just as good. Will definitively go back and be more frequent customer. Worth trying… and prices are really good! Lunch portion was a good size… and more than enough!

The restaurant is small and a little dated, but there’s something quaint about it; almost like going to your grandma’s house. The workers were friendly and informative on how to properly have the food when we got home.
I ordered Phở to go, and it was pretty good. However, given that that is a vietnamese dish and I got it from a Thai restaurant I’d love to try a bunch of their regular menu items. I have the feeling this will end up being really tasty.

Friendly, fast and yummy! I’ve NEVER had anything bad or low quality. Family owned with impeccable service.
LOVE IT!

Found this spot on the way to work this morning and went back for lunch. Not a busy place but my pad Thai was delicious and the service was prompt. A nice plus was the that the tea cup was actually larger than an espresso cup and they left the pot of tea (for only $ 1) on the table. Very basic inside — about 7 – 8 tables to dine in at.

First off, I am not a big fan of Thai food, but will stumble upon a spot that has an offering I like from time to time. That’s what happened here, so they get my two thumbs up. The service for dine-​in is typical of many simple East Asian eateries (they don’t check on you much, but they are nearby at the counter to flag them for requests). The seating inside is small, and not very comfortable. Groups of 2 – 4 can snag a cramped booth, and a bigger group can maybe sit at the table and chairs in the middle of the dining room. Obviously, they have minimal space/​staff and encourage carry out. Furthermore, I found it interesting that they use the same type of Corelle dinner plates that people use at home. I didn’t mind. Felt like I was over someone’s house in a way. I was here with my parents and brother, so it was nice to try some of everyone’s food family style. Sharing helped us save by only needing about 3 dinner entrees for the 5 of us.
On to the food. The Tom Yum soup has great lemon-​sour and spicy broth. The pieces of raw tomato in it are not necessary, but not distracting either. Little excessive on the large pieces of onion in the soup too. But still good. We got chicken in it, but next time I will ask for tofu if it’s the same price. Meals — very generous portions that do not skimp on the meat. Lunch deals will be plenty for one person, and dinner portions have enough entrée and rice for two moderately hungry to share. Each person need only get your own dinner portion if you want a lunch portion to take home. Most of the red curry dishes are similar with the change of a few veggies (typical Americanized Thai offerings of course). Funny how you read through 15 things that all have the same red curry but just change a few ingredients.
I must say the curries have good flavor. Creamy, red-​orange richness — and they take spice levels seriously. I liked the hot level, but it was too much for my wife, who would have preferred medium-​plus. I like how they use baby eggplant cut in coin sized pieces. They do not overload the veggies to the point where you can not find meat. Score.
While my wife got the #37 fried catfish curry (which she enjoyed), I got the special 4-​seasons whole fried tilapia. The rest of my family got chicken pad ped. All of our dishes were ordered hot, and came HOT. My whole fried tilapia fish was very authentic, full of flavor, and garnished with so many veggies around it. The fish itself was WHOLE. Including the head, tail, eyes — all that good stuff I like. It is for the daring, and the skilled with hands (to get all the meat without cutting your gums on any bones). The side of the fish facing up was crispy and dry to the touch. While the bottom side of it was drenched in a tasty sauce. This provided a much appreciated contrast. I appreciated this meal because not every Americanized Thai place will have an option like this. It was not even in the menu, but in posters on the window and wall rather. I had some of my wife’s easier to eat meal as well. We shared both our meals and left very full with some leftovers. Our shared pint of soup and rather premium dinner portioned meals all came to around $ 27. I would imagine two could eat smaller, simpler lunches for less than $ 20 though. Overall — this is a good Thai joint for those in the area.
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T.M.I. ALERT: Re: The whole fried tilapia I ate, be warned. I thought I devoured it like a pro, sparing no flesh of the fish. Somehow a small triangular, shard-​like bone found its way to the exit point of my digestive system. Felt a mildly painful, sharp foreign body lodged in the netherworld on an otherwise calming trip to the can. Not fun. My bile tried, and failed at dulling it apparently. After a very awkward bout of spelunking with the assistance of a latex glove, I am now A-​OK. No pain, no gain. The meal was still worth it. Will use due caution next time.

Best Thai food I’ve ever had! Every time I tried Thai food prior to eating here, I never understood what the big deal was about. Then I discovered pad Thai, and I kind of got it. Thai chef has, by far, the best pad Thai! But that’s not all. I actually started branching out, and everything I’ve had here has been wonderful! The vegetable curry is amazing! I’ve tried it at other places but nothing compares. It’s a family run business, and they care about what their customers are receiving. The artwork on the walls is all done by their daughter (she’s very good!) I just tried the crab Rangoon as well, and they were, of course, excellent (and inexpensive!) I usually have enough food for 2 meals so it’s always well worth it. My only complaint would be that some days medium means Hot, and others it really means medium. But other than that I can’t say enough nice things about this place!!!

Spicy food should be spicy!
I love the spice, but my girlfriend who does not, was also able to have her food sweet and delicious the way she likes. Awesome portions, great food, and it’s right next to my house!
I would say, however, that you might as well get your food to go. It was nice sitting down, and the service was fine, but I just got the feeling that this place was made for to do orders.