Tom Yum Authentic Thai

I am a big fan of Phở are you at least once a week. I consider myself somewhat of a snob. By accident I stumbled into this place on Saturday night with my wife. It was queens and authentic and at first I didn’t know if I was going to be happy with my unplanned visit. The shrimp summer rolls we’re good the peanut sauce was authentic and delicious but still I was skeptical. Then they delivered the Phở. It was outstanding! The flavor was outstanding the vegetables were cooked perfectly it had the right amount of spice and I like spicy. My favorite new place. The service was a little slow food is absolutely worth it.

The service, staff, food was excellent! I had the crab fried rice and the orange chicken. Both were delicious and the portions were huge! I will be coming back :-)

Walked in, waited 5 mins.
Waitress saw me.
Waited 5 mins.
waitress saw me
waited 5 mins.
then left.

Great food — got dinner takeout and the portions were very small. I came home, there was very little chicken and veggies in my panang. I cooked some broccoli in the microwave to add to it.
Great flavor, nice service. Not the best value.

Excellent restaurant! Clean and quaint. Food was spot on. Could tell the chef took pride in his food preparation. If I lived in Surprise I would be a regular diner.

Food is here is pretty solid (about 4-​star worthy). I came in on a Saturday afternoon and ordered the chicken pad see ew, chili string beans with pork, and a Thai iced tea. Noodles in the pad see ew were cooked well and the ratio of meat to vegetables was fine. No complaints with the chili string bean either, except that it was a little bit oversauced. However, there was plenty of rice to soak up the sauce, which was a pleasant surprise considering most Thai places give way too little rice to make up for the amount of sauce in their dishes. Food portions were quite big and we had to doggy bag our meal at the end. Thai iced tea was very good, although there was too much ice (filled from top to bottom).
I do have to knock off one star for the service, however. Other than when she took our drink and food order, she never came by and asked how we were doing. She did spend some spend schmoozing with some other customers while we were ignored. Furthermore, we were ready to order food by the time she asked for drinks but for some reason, she had someone else come by to take our food order (which resulted in us waiting an additional 5 minutes or so).

This place is one of the best places for a healthy meal, servers are nice, food is always well done and hot, pricing is not to bad, I recommend this place to anyone that will listen :) sticky rice with coconut cream ice is the BEST

I have been there 3 times and ordered take out 3 times and I have not been disappointed. The food is excellent I would definitely recommend this restaurant spicy or not. it’s Tom yummy

I have been coming here for over a year, 1 – 2 times a month. In the past 2 months the service and food has gone from great to bad. The girl with the horrible tattoo on her neck is the absolute worst server! The place was dirty from not cleaning tables. Just a shame to see this go downhill. I won’t be back for a VERY long time! You lost a good, loyal paying customer.

They are a victim of their own success here.
Advice: Do not order delivery, take out or in person during peak times. The food is fantastic, but they can’t handle lots of orders. Only order during non-​peak times.
These are my actual texts during my last visit ½/​16.
Need a lot more people working.
They have 2 people handling all of the Internet and phone orders and all the tables.
They can’t keep track of all of the orders they have.
One guy has given his order 4 times and they still don’t have it.
I heard the waitresses say they aren’t answering the phone any more.
They gave my order to someone else. The cooks are cooking it again right now and refunding our money. While I was here for 75 minutes waiting for my food they refunded 5 orders.
Seems their biggest issue is matching orders with people. They can’t seem to keep it straight and are constantly asking people what they ordered.

Food was good !! Service was very bad, my water cup empty about 4o minutes and no one refill my drink !!! !!!
when I call sever bring my check. Still wait about 15min nobody take care me !!!
Never come back again !!!

I just ordered take out from here. Never again. Ever!
I bought two orders of orange chicken and pad Thai noodles. 1. It took an hour to get it to me. 2. They forgot the rice for the orange chicken. Ok no biggie. But when I called to let them know. The said they would send it out right away. I live less than a mile from them. Here it is 45 min later. I still haven’t received the rice. So kids are done eating all the chicken and waiting for the rest of the meal. Called to ask about where the delivery person was. Oh he’s on another delivery. We will give you credit for your trouble. ($ 3.00) and he should be there any minute. He never showed up. I literally could have driven there and picked it up myself. Or made my own rice…
Needless to say first time ordering from them… And never again

First of all, I was disappointed because they offered nothing for kids. I ended up walking over to Taco Bell for my grandson. So, it’s not the best place for younger children. I will say the food was great and the service, well they guy was super nice but the service was terrible. I’d eat here again, just without the little kiddos.

I am a fan. I ordered from this place through their online delivery system, which was simple and they accepted PayPal! The food was excellent. We ordered an array of appetizers, pork wontons, shrimp that was wrapped and fried with meat, crab rangoons and then for the finale a broccoli chicken dish. It was all excellent and I would recommend this place, especially considering I don’t enjoy many Asian dishes.

I haven’t tasted the food yet, but that’s because I have been waiting for the delivery for over an hour and a half.. . When I called they said their driver is busy and it should arrive soon, but they didn’t ask who I was or have any idea if my order actually went through.. . Hopefully it arrives soon, is at least decently warn, and the ice in the iced tea isn’t completely melted yet.. . Will update when the food arrives to say how it tastes, but won’t be changing the rating from 1 star.
– Update: After 2 hours of waiting I cancelled my order. Not sure if it is Tom Yum that is the problem or EatStreet that does the delivery that has the problem, but I’m leaving the 1 star review as they need to work it out. Unfortunate because I see good reviews for the food and was looking forward to trying it.

Best Thai Tea I’ve had so far in AZ, and I’ve tried it at least at 6 or 7 other places! It’s a great price for a good amount of tea, and the taste is just the best I’ve tried. If any of you read this and have a recommendation for great Thai tea, let me know!
Their food is good too. Tried several dishes, but I like the Tofu Pad Thai best because I love noodles. Medium heat is not too hot but you will taste the heat after like 4 bites and it will stick for a while. (Perfect for me) Haven’t tried the hot but Thai hot is ridiculously hot, to wear my lips swell up and I feel like my stomach will explode from all the heat. If you seriously love spicy food and can handle it… go ahead. If you love spicy food but can’t really handle it, medium is good-​plus, you can always add spice later.

Ok I now come here on a weekly basis (sometimes several times a week). I have upped my rating because I love it even more! Food is still great — Thai tea AMAZING!!! And the service and staff is great and super friendly!

if I could give negative stars I would. my family drove in from our hometown of Vegas to see my husband’s parents and we decided to grab dinner. I come from a Thai/​Lao family and my husband is Filipino we both are really culturally diverse when it comes to food.
We were not greeted at the door. the one waitress working in a busy dinner service simply pointed to a booth I understand that this is a retirement community so I didn’t expect authentic Thai food. we didn’t get any service but a table that came after us had already ordered. looked at the menu and they don’t even use actual Chinese broccoli. if you promote authentic food please use authentic ingredients… I understand you have to cater to the elderly but regardless of your changes to the menu customer service comes first. we come from a service industry city with high expectations on food and quality.
waited 15 minutes no water no assistance so we left
if you’re looking for authentic Thai food with good customer service this place doesn’t have neither

I’m spoiled just a bit. I like Thai food and my girlfriend is Thai.
So I’m down here in Surprise, AZ and praying Unilocal can help me find some tasty food for dinner during the week. I must say other reviews of Tom Yum are pretty accurate. The food here was delicious. Honestly, when you see sticky rice and mango as a dessert option at any Thai restaurant chances are the food is going to be some level of authentic. The cheap crappy places don’t take the time to prepare sticky rice desserts.
Anywhoo, I made the mistake of ordering a lemonade to drink before I actually browsed the menu. Unfortunate repercussion of leaving 0* weather for 80* weather… I was thirsty and in a hurry to consume some refreshing liquid. If I ever return I will certainly try the Thai iced tea. I enjoyed a lot of that when traveling around Thailand a couple years ago. It’s delicious.
After finally opening the menu and regretting jumping at the lemonade I noticed there was more than just Thai in the menu. There was some Vietnamese and some Chinese mixed in. Honestly I think that’s more of a good sign as there is a lot of Chinese heritage in Thailand and Vietnam is a neighbor. To get that combination you’re looking at Bangkok or a little to the northeast. Good food there.
After mulling over the menu for a bit I opted for the panang curry with pork. When confronted with the dreaded «how spicy» question I had to play it safe and go mild. There is seldom any consistency from one restaurant to the next when it comes to levels of spice. When in doubt play it safe, and occasionally you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Having been to Thailand (north, central, and south) I know that not all Thai food is hot and spicy. A lot of it is quite savory. Behold the mild panang curry! With just enough spice to know it’s there (like a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy’s) you can capture the wonderful sweet nature of panang curry. I had planned on eating half and ordering dessert. It was so delicious that I wound up finishing all of it.
Now back to the sticky rice and mango. This is quite possibly my girlfriend’s favorite dessert on the planet. She occasionally makes it at home and it’s always a treat. Don’t read «rice» and wonder how it’s a dessert. It’s cooked with sugar and coconut milk. It’s candied rice. With some toasted sesame seeds on top and fresh mango on the side it truly is amazing. And this comes from a guy with a severe sweet tooth. Let me pick a piece of cake and every time it’ll be the one with more frosting on it. Needless to say, I made room for dessert and it was fantastic. You can’t go wrong with this one.
I’m left wishing I had more time in Surprise to be further surprised. I actually like green curry more than I like panang. I was simply not in the mood for the eggplant this evening and that’s part of the green curry combination. I have to resist returning so I can give a few of the other well-​reviewed restaurants in the area a try.

Tom Yum
Location/​Parking: In the Walmart/​Home Depot strip mall on Grand and Bell.
Atmosphere: Clean, quiet, bright, and open. Small bar but with plenty of decent enough wines.
Cleanliness: Very clean and tidy. Would you expect anything less from a Thai place?
Service: Attentive without being motherly. Your glass stays full but you don’t feel like you’re being watched.
Food/​Drinks: On my first visit, we started with Spring Rolls. Very tasty and light. Always a good choice. I ordered the Red Curry Chicken with Green Beans and my husband got the Chicken and Broccoli in Peanut Sauce. Holy crap, they were so delicious!
On my second visit, we stopped in for an early dinner and a glass of wine. This time we tried the Summer Rolls. Yum! Fascinating little apps wrapped in rice paper. Good stuff. I got #5, Ginger Angel — Onions, mushrooms, fresh ginger and bell pepper sautéed in garlic ginger sauce. My husband got #8, Spicy Green Bean — Green bean in Thai’d up curry paste with a touch of green bell pepper.
On my third visit, a friend and I went in for lunch. I got Red Curry Chicken — Thai red chili pepper base, eggplant, green bean, bell pepper and basil — and my friend got Pad Thai. She said it was really good. We shared an order of the Crab Rangoon as an appetizer. That stuff was outstanding. I could seriously eat a whole plate of those all by myself.
Happy Hour: None that I’m aware of, but any hour that you’re holding a glass of wine is pretty happy.
Price: $ 8-​$ 10. Nice lunch specials. Delicious Thai food that won’t break the bank.
I can’t describe how good this food tastes. Pictures just don’t do it justice.
I definitely need to go back until I eventually try the whole menu. It’s really good and you won’t be disappointed. Try it for lunch first if you’re afraid of commitment.