King & I Thai
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: (612) 332-6928
Fax: (612) 338-4293
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- West Grant Street
- Hours:
- Restaurant: Mon-Thu 4:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 4:30pm-11pm, Lounge: Mon-Sat 4:30pm-2am
Editorial Review for King & I Thai – by Jennifer Undis
In Short
The dining room is a large, open space painted in pastel hues, adorned with stunningly beautiful carved statues of elephants, Buddhist figures and museum-quality Thai crafts. It's perfect for large groups, and is just steps away from the convention center. The lengthy menu includes traditional dishes, all made in generous portions that can be customized with meats, seafood, tofu or mock duck. The fried whole soft-shell crab is a favorite, but might not be available.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitUmbrella-topped tables in the outdoor courtyard have a nice garden-hidden-in-the-urban-landscape feel.
User Reviews for King & I Thai
06/11/2008 Posted by Shalisha
This is absolutely the worst place ever!! The wait staff is awful and so unhelpful. For such a pricey meal, I would expect much better service. I was there with a large party of people and our waiter only took half of our orders and then walked away. Our food came out inconsistently and the pad thai was the worst I have ever had. The restaurant was mostly empty and yet we could barely wave down our waiter. He seemed to disappear for hours. I would not recommend this place at all. If you want good Thai food head to Tum Rup Thai in Uptown, because you won't get it here!
Pros: decor is nice and ambience is pretty. Fancy drinks are novel
Cons: food is overpriced and not very tasty. Staff is not well trained nor knowledgable
02/27/2008 Posted by mgs316
I've been eating here since it was still located on Nicollet Mall (until Target tore it down.) People who just order noodles and rice, as noted in other reviews, might be disappointed. If you don't play it "safe" you will be rewarded: (I always order the shrimp where available, they are huge, plump, and tender) 1. Holy Basil Sauce with beef, ask for no mushroom, just onion, the mushrooms wash out the flavor. Very hot and one of the best meals I've ever had. Beef is tender and semi shredded. 2. Roasted Hot Pepper Sauce with cashews, peanuts, and shrimp. Sweet and hot, the shrimp are great. 3. Thai-Style Sweet and Sour with batter-fried shrimp. A smokey sweet sauce, probably the best sweet and sour I've ever had. 4. Tom Yum - clear tangy soup with shrimp, the best Tom Yum in town. Very spicy, very crisp and clean flavor. Most Thai restaurants don't push the flavors enough when making a Tom Yum, they make it weak for Minnesota tastes. 5. The curries are great, can't remember which i had last time but very solid. I prefer to eat in the bar area, though dining room is a tad more formal. Make reservations normally, it gets busy. Trust me on those dishes, I don't think you will be disappointed.
Pros: If you know what to order, best Thai in Minneapolis
Cons: A little more expensive then it used to be, but after I'm done eating, I have no regrets.
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