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Royal Orchid

2401 Fairview Ave N, St Paul, MN | Map it  

55113 45.014401 -93.177200

(651) 639-9999

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Cuisine:
Thai

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Restaurant Special Features:
Lunch Spot

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JulesAndersen

Member since May, 2012 View Profile
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Joined 10 days ago
1.0
May 17, 2012

Closed for 2 years now. Need to update reviewed places sometime!

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ccski007

Member since Feb, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
5.0
February 25, 2009

Superb food, friendly staff & chef = best Thai in Twin Cities!. Excellent food and the warm and friendly staff and chef make this the best Thai food in the Twin Cities! I think the Pad Thai is delicious, but I also love the green curry. And don't forget the sticky rice and mango for dessert!

I have eaten here since the early 1990s when Pat was cooking at the old location near Uptown, and I still go back even though I now live in Washington, DC. I've had Thai food all over the country, but have never enjoyed eating Thai for dinner more than at Royal Orchid!

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Pyrocarp

Member since Nov, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
November 08, 2008

I can't believe this place got high ratings. My girlfriend and I have eaten at the Royal Orchid a couple of times and each time it's been awful. And to add insult to injury, the food is quite expensive. It really hurts when you leave with that unsatisfied feeling, and you had to shell it out as well. I'm new to this site (citysearch) and I was getting excited that we could find some great restaurants without kissing a bunch of frogs. But with the ratings on the Royal Orchid so high, I think now that some of the restaurants are getting pumped up by people who have another reason to rate them highly....and it's not for good food.

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JoeHolub

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
September 23, 2008

Leftovers anyone?. Took some colleagues here for a business lunch and it was seriously the worst Thai food and lunch experience I've ever had. We should have known when we walked in and there was no one in the place at 12:30. Everything tasted like it had been saved from the night before and just reheated. Noodles were soggy, the little lunch egg rolls were completely sogged out and mushy. Just as if you put it in the microwave! Seriously, it was very embarassing and it was so obvious that nothing was prepared fresh at all. If you want good Thai, visit Chang Mai Tai in Calhoun Square and you will see the difference. Stay away from this place no matter how nice the owners are.

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stackofquarters

Member since Mar, 2007 View Profile
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Joined 5 years ago
5.0
March 28, 2007

Delicious food, wonderful servers and chef. I love this restaurant! They prepare fantastic Thai food. The servers are so nice and the chef is the most friendly and happy guy. He often comes out to visit with customers and smiles so big when he sees a regular. You can tell that they really want you to enjoy your food.

The listing says that it's a lunch spot, but I have only been there for dinner. I've eaten here often with friends and family, and none of us has been disappointed. It's a little place across the road from the Rosedale mall.

It might actually be the best Thai food in the metro area.

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