Flavor

Mm. I think the name should be changed to no flavor.

The thai food here was really solid. We arrived for lunch on a Friday a little before noon, and no one was in the restaurant. However, it quickly filled up with, what I consider, a pretty solid lunch crowd.
I ordered the green curry with just vegetables. It was a great spicy-​ness level. My friends got basil chicken and the chiang mai noodle with chicken. I tried both, and they were delicious!
The service was good. Food came out super fast (great for lunch!).
They also have sushi, but I can’t attest to that.

I only order takeout during my lunch break. The portions are small, but there is definitely flavor. I like the spicy noodle (dinner portion if you are very hungry) with a side of white rice. Can’t go wrong, check it out sometime. Better than Wawas.

This was at one time one of my favorite restaurants. I still like it but the prices have just gone up ridiculously high! not worth the money anymore. good bye!

Simply the best byob Asian style restaurant in the area.

Good Thai food!:-)

Interesting Thai restaurant that looks like was converted from a Japanese restaurant (which is still next door). The menu actually still have a lot of Japanese items (I’m guessing that both restaurants are owned by the same people and they share a kitchen.)
The food is pricey. $ 22 for the early bird special which includes the entrée and soup, appetizer, and drink. Other entrees are from $ 14 to $ 18.
The food was actually very good. The Tom Ka Kai soup was fantastic, lots of big mushrooms. The basil fried rice was also very good and spicy. The green curry with «beef» was very tasty. The odd thing about this place is that instead of ordinary «beef», they serve Rib Eye Steak. Let me tell ya, it was really a beautifully grilled piece of Rib Eye steak that came on top of the curry. Delicious!

Good Thai food for a great price. I only had lunch, but it was inexpensive, and the staff was very attentive. I had the basil fried rice with chicken, which was just spicy enough, and the portion was good. A friend had the panang duck, which he enjoyed and it looked delicious.

Nice place. Good service. I opted for the «Sushi box» lunch. Miso & salad were standard. I chose a spicy tuna roll and Spider roll. Both were decent rolls. If I get up that way again, I would certainly go back.

For a good price, you get a lot of Thai that is mighty tasty.
The atmosphere is very moody and calm, which compliments the zen quality of the food. I would compare this place to Fellini Café– very tasty food, decent service, BYOB all for maybe $ 15 a head.
Check it out. The sushi menu is limited, but for what they offer, it’s pretty good.

I LOVE coming here. This is definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in the area. The staff is always very friendly and if you mention that you’re a vegetarian they’re happy to point out new dishes you may want to try.
The atmosphere is somewhere between fancy and casual (possibly leaning more towards the fancy side). I usually try to dress up a little when I go, but you won’t be out of place in jeans either.
I usually get the Pad Thai with Tofu, but I know that I’ve also had the Massaman Curry which was delicious. The appetizers are also very good. I’ve tried the Leek Dumplings, Crispy Tofu, and Avocado Sushi all of which were delicious. I’m also a huge fan of both the Thai Iced Tea and the Thai Iced Coffee although if you’re vegan you’ll have to pass since they both have cream in them.
Flavor used to serve alcohol but the last time I went (early September 2009) they had turned into a BYOB. That’s not that big of a deal to me, but they did used to have some good asian beers. Oh well, it’s not a deal breaker for me and I’ll still continue to eat here (usually about once a month).

We had eaten here before when it was Thai Pepper. but after reading recent reviews we thought we’d give it another try.
Well we will not be going back.
It just does NOT rate.
The chicken pad thai does not taste like any other pad thai I have had before.
I’m not sure just what part of the country they come from, but not any other restaurant makes it this way.
The corn fritters were okay, as was the seaweed salad. The only highlight in my opinion were the Golden Bags. Fried wrapped duck meat with mushrooms. But they were greasy for those of you who are particular about that.
All in all there are better Thai restaurants to choose from.
Sorry about the rating.
Just telling it like I find it.

Flavor (used to be Thai Pepper) was my first introduction to Thai food many years ago. Obviously, as a newbie, I started simple with pad thai. I was blown away! So flavorful, fresh, and tasty… I wanted more. My wife and I have partaken in the good food offerings of Flavor for quite a few years, and have always been satisfied. They even accommodated our son at age 3+ with plain rice, cucumbers… whatever he asked for.
I hadn’t been back in a while, so yesterday I went with 3 of my friends and had the Spicy Noodle w/​chicken. Everything was as good as remembered. Got the lunch special and had 2 spring rolls as an app — still terrific as well!
Get a side of the spicy sauce… mix it in… you’ll be happy!

Don’t get their phở. Seriously.
It’s $ 8.50 for a bowl, and not even a good bowl. (Not $ 8.50 good, anyway.) Going to Flavor for phở is like going to a hardware store for ice cream.
Everything else about the place rocks as usual — their bar, their Thai dishes, and their illustrations of topless women in the men’s room.

I’ve been going to Flavor at least twice a year for the past 8 years. Over that time, I have seen it blossom from generic kitschy (think TONS of gold carved wood) Thai place to hipster Asian fusion joint.
I haven’t tried the «new» sushi options, as of yet, but am a fan of the curries and pad thai. I recommend the Chicken Massaman Curry, the golden bag duck appetizer, the spring rolls, and the chicken satay (I like their peanut sauce). For soup, I am in love with their Tom Ka Gai, a beautiful balance of chicken, coconut milk, mushrooms, and lemongrass.
The price range is spendy, which some may object to, and there might be better Thai in the area. The caveat here is when you live and work in the Wayne area, it is the best place to go without having to travel further down the Main Line.

Went here with a really big party. They did a great job serving us and the atmosphere was really lovely. The food we got was OK, but for thai food I thought it might have been a little bland.

I’m not a thai food expert, but I do know what good food tastes like, and this was just «eh.» I thought it would be more of a decent quiet restaurant. I was surprised that it was pretty loud and bustling with overly loud children. The food is definitely more Asian Fusion than it is thai. They have a decent drink menu, although, I don’t think they’re aware of what half of it is, because when I asked for one of their signature drinks, the server looked at me as if I had 6 heads.
I ordered the crispy duck and I’ll sentiment Christina C’s shock. It was KFC Asian style. I normally love duck, but this was just so heavy and greasy.
My husband was disappointed as he hasn’t been able to find a decent Thai restaurant (that isn’t in the city) since moving to the east coast.
I can’t say that I’ll go back.

I have been on the search for some great Thai food. Flavors was recommended, so popped in and was sadly disappointed.
I ordered the crisy duck thinking it would be tender duck meat beneath a crispy skin (typically served in Asia). When it came out it was presented as sliced duck breast individually dipped in batter and deep fried!!! Shock, horror… This is almost blasphemy!!! ugh. Not only did it look like a pale shade of KFC, the deep fryer had scared off all the tender juices and flavors of the duck meat!
battered duck… not for this little black duck!

I don’t live or work near Wayne, but I’ve been here twice and wouldn’t mind stopping by a third time.
The menu is a Thai-​fusion selection that suited me quite well. We ordered a selection of tasty (but not particularly memorable) appetizers.
I was honestly surprised that when I ordered my entrée ‘extra hot’ that they believed me, and actually prepared it with a nice amount of spice. They didn’t water it down for the white boy.
They have a full bar, though it seems that they aren’t quite sure what to do with it. They managed to get our drinks out alright, but the waitress thought that mojitos were made with tequila, which was a bit worrying.
It was an inexpensive, but tasty meal, served by staff who never rushed us or made us feel uncomfortable, even though we were there for a really long time.

Coming home late one night from Center City, we decided to pull over at Flavor and check it out. I had never ventured out for Thai in the area before, but after years away, I was craving a little Thai.
The atmosphere within Flavor is elegantly casual with all sorts of design hints at the Thai nature of the restaurant. Dark woods, red-​shaded lamps, and a few sparse flood lights kept the mood comfortable, while dried bamboo stalks and paper white bulbs lended more natural touches. The layout of Flavor is interesting as well, primarily a triangle with an off-​shoot at one end. This provides both a larger space where large groups can gather, as well as more cozy booths for a date or more quiet conversation. A nicely done bar with a large plasma TV stretches along the hypotenuse of the triangle. Unfortunately, the TV seems a little out of place given the feel of the restaurant.
The menu is nicely varied, with some basic Thai stand-​bys, but also full of less common dishes. I ended up ordering a Kai Yang, Thai barbeque chicken served with sticky rice, pickled radish, and a sweet-​hot sauce, while my dining partner ordered mixed Sate and the Chef’s special Jumbo Lump Crabcake.
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect with Kai Yang, having never ordered it before, much less seen it on other menus, but I wasn’t feeling my first-​time-​at-​a-​Thai-​place standard of Pad Thai. So imagine my surprise and delight when I was presented with a large dish with a split whole (small) chicken. Immediately upon being placed on the table, the aroma drifted up and I could tell I was in for something good. Unlike the usual idea of barbeque, this was a dry rub and roasted. The flavor crossed between soy sauce and something sweet with hints of curry and other aromas. The rub/​marinade had permeated the skin and dark meat portions, while as usual, the finicky white meat refused to pick up extra flavor. However, both portions were tender, and didn’t leave me grasping for water the way many white meat portions do. The sticky rice was a little hard and dry, even for sticky rice, but provided a good base for the chicken, especially when paired with the sweet/​hot sauce that brought a new level of complexity. The pickled shredded radish with peanuts was another interesting delight, providing tangy contrast with just the slightest hint of heat.
The sate was as good as I’ve ever had, flavorful and tender, while the accompanying peanut sauce was just enough to not be overwhelming. An interesting touch with buttered toast lended a flavorful fill to the dish. The crab cakes, on the other hand, were nothing to write home about, and if Unilocal allowed for half stars, this would knock them down to 4.5. While plenty of crab and almost no random fillers, it was less of a «cake» and more of a «salad» piled atop fried bananas. While good, it didn’t seem particularly special, and some of the dressing flavors, and even the banana itself, had a tendency to overwhelm the flavor of crab.
Service from the wait staff was attentive, though with only a handful of tables in the restaurant during dinner, anything less than that would have been a major mystery.
Though I’m not in the area often anymore, Flavor definitely makes its way into my restaurant repertoire. It seems that there are few ethnic restaurants available on the Main Line, and so Flavor provides some extra kick and a little exoticism. For those who know Thai, the food is good, and for those who are new to Thai or have always ordered Pad Thai, this is the place to expand horizons.