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Luscious Thai in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
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Phone: +1 212-813-1188
Opening hours
- Monday:11:30AM–4PM
- Tuesday:11:30AM–4PM
- Wednesday:11:30AM–4PM
- Thursday:11:30AM–4PM
- Friday:11AM–10:45PM
- Saturday:12:30–10:45PM
- Sunday:12–10PM
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Their Pad Kee Moa (spicy noodles) and Pad See Ew (drunken noodles) are among the best Ive had in the city. The lunch specials are a bang for the buck and if you order them as takeout/delivery they throw in a free soda as well which is sweet. The peanut sauce deserves a special mention and pairs well with most dishes.
Great small Thai place food was fresh and great. Parking was hard but that should not take away from this small great restaurant.
I thoroughly enjoyed my vegitarian duck Pad Thai. We also added hot tea and an appetizer otherwise it would have been under $20. Wish this place was in my neighborhood!
Excellent lunch specials and the soup tastes as good as it looks. A work of culinary art!
When ordering lunch delivery for an office of several co-workers from any OTHER restaurant, there is always a risk that the restaurant will mess up some little aspect of the order or at least one person may dislike the food. My coworkers and I have ordered from Luscious Thai a few times. The food is always excellent and we ALL think so, even the people who had never had curry before. Service is exceptional. Food is always properly labeled and packed. Prices are reasonable. Luscious Thai has proven itself to be of CONSISTENTLY high quality in both food and service. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting delicious Thai food.
Ive never been to the physical location, but these guys have the best pad thai takeout in the city so far as I have tasted. Really great stuff. Depth of flavor, quality ingredients, and well cooked.
Really tasty food!We Try the masaman curry and the padthai.
Go-to Thai place for delivery or pick up. Don’t be dissuaded by their storefront — You can count on them for the flavors, consistency and quick delivery. The pad see ew, pad thai, drunken noodles are all great — and not as oily as these dishes can get. The tom yum soup is really filling and a great portion for a lighter dinner. Among the rice dishes, Basil Fried Rice is our go-to favorite: it’s really, really soul satisfying.
I never write reviews, and I just had to leave one for the meal Im having RIGHT NOW. As in, Im pausing my lunch just to write this.I ordered the Calamari Spice appetizer and the Crispy Duck Kra Prow Chefs Special (spicy).The duck dish is EXQUISITE. Perfect balance of spicy and sweet. The sauce/oil it sits in is very flavorful and goes very well with the rice. Th veggies are crisp and crunch, but not dry.The calamari was cut in generously sized rings. The batter is thick, but not overwhelming. The Thai sweet chili sauce is amazing as well.I ordered online and even though I was quoted 50 minutes, it arrived in 30! They get extra points for putting my cold soda in a separate bag from my hot food. No one does that. Everyone should.Will definitely be ordering from here again! :)
Amazing food, great service, attentive staff. I had tom yom soup noodle, and my friend had green curry. We shared papaya salad. All of it was DELICIOUS and plentiful. Clean restaurant. I would definitely go back!!
Would give 4.5 stars if i could, but this was a great experience. We stumbled upon it late on Saturday and it was almost empty, so we got great service. The dumplings were OK but not great. The Duck Red Curry was INCREDIBLE with an excellent balance between spicy and savory. The Chicken Massaman Curry was sweet and spicy which tasted great over the rice. Each Curry dish came with enough rice for the dish and was good value. Would definitely go back.
Ive ordered takeout and dined in many times over the last couple of years. Their staff is always friendly and attentive. Im not really one to pay attention to ambiance, but its kind of an intimate setting, not what Id consider a work-lunch place. That said, their lunch specials as others have mentioned come at a great price with solid options for appetizers. Now, I have a monstrous appetite, but even their lunch portions are easily filling. Im not exactly an authority on authentic Thai cuisine; however, while their local competition seems to cater to American tastes, Luscious Thai doesnt shy away from spice, particularly in their Tom Kha soup. Noodles and curry are always solid choices here.And as I mentioned, Ive patronized this place for quite some time. So, I can say with a fair amount of confidence that theyve been consistent in their quality.
I got the Drunken noodles and basil fried rice.Basil fried rice wasnt excellent nor was it spicy. It wasnt horrible either but definitely made me think about why I ever liked this dish in the first place. The drunken noodles dish was great. So great I ate this 2 meals in a row.
EDIT: Returned for the 3rd time and gobsmacked at how much has changed, for the WORSE! Price increases on almost everything, new server with horrible attitude, missing menu items, smaller portions. Worst part, we were 2 people and they automatically charged us gratuity! When I questioned this, they said because tourists dont tip. I was offended, having lived in New York for 5 years, and visited the restaurant when pregnant and with my newborn baby. I would also have been offended if I had been a tourist, thats terrible! Then he said, havent you been anywhere where they automatically charge you tip? I answered yes, for parties of 6 or more and its always written on the menu. He had no response, eventually returned the tip in cash and grumbled when I didnt tip after that disgusting, rude experience. Dont waste your time here, there are 10s of thousands of Thai restaurants in the city with better service, where youre not discriminated against. Sick.Delicious, luscious and authentic Thai, with a very interesting street food section on the menu Ive never seen. Not bad value for money, good portion sizes. We had pad kee mao (drunken noodles), shrimp green curry & the combo appetizer. Highly recommend the shrimp rolls, curry puffs & satay, as well as our super tasty mains. Fabulous service, very sweet and nice server and good ambience with comfortable seating. No complaints whatsoever, will definitely be returning for another hearty, enjoyable meal. Thank you!
This was our second try in 2013 to find a good Thai restaurant in New York. It wasnt bad. Service was friendly. It had big portions American style. But compared to other Thai restaurants all over the world, it wasnt special. No delicate spices, just the usual. Good, but not special.
Ive had tasty Thai food outside of Thailand but this is definitely my new number one. I had the Spicy basil fried rice with duck which was the right amount of spicy and the Rad nah beef which was a nice addition to the fried rice by being an explosion of taste. Highly recommend, next time I will try their Khao Soi which was my favorite dish while living in Thailand.
I usually order takeout and have been to the location a few times with friends. The food is not the best but has been good so far. However, this past Saturday I ordered a pad see ew to go and while I was eating it at home, I bit into what I thought was a piece of pepper then realized that they had poured a chunk of black pepper and didn’t mix it well with the noodles. It was stuck to the noodles and my mouth felt like it was on fire. I didn’t call back to inform the restaurant but I have decided I will not come back or order from here again.
I popped in here for a late lunch while running errands one Sunday and was pleasantly surprised. Food is fresh, flavorful, and tasty. The tom kha (chicken soup with coconut milk broth) is especially delicious. Green curry came heaping with tons of veggies. The $10 lunch special cannot be beat — especially as it is offered every day of the week. Service is friendly and accommodating. Great little place for a cheap and tasty bite.
I had a good lunch over there even if I wished the curry had more favours. The AC makes a ton of noise and their swiping machine was down when I went: definitely a problem with a foreign credit card! Friendly service
Don’t order from here - you’ll receive the complete wrong order.
First time here and the service was wonderful. The waitress was attentive, the food came out fast, everything was delicious. I even got a complimentary Thai Tea! I would recommend for sure, even the prices are great here! :]
Food was great. service was fast and nice. Got the Massum and Drunken noodle. The Drunken noodle was very spicy for me, but my spice tolerance is low. it was very tasty though.
For $10, I had the lunch special. Amazing! Chicken Pad Thai is served with all the essentials and comes hot. The apps are decent (great for being free). I would rec. this place for a cas date night with your boo (according to their posters). Try it!
This is a tiny little restaurant, that may only be 20 feet wide. Not much room, a bit hard to find, but oh my goodness, the food was awesome! Had a plate of amazing drunken noodles. If I lived nearby, I would be trying everything on the menu.
Perfect Thai flavors, big variety on the menu (and things actually taste different), great ambiance (cool especially when back of restaurant is open-air). staff friendly. Consistently great. Not overcrowded- but I hope they survive!
I got a mealpal chicken padthai that cost me approximately $13 and it was saying that the regular price is $15.It was a small box, not enough food. Had to go out again for lunch.Very expensive, restaurant looks old and dirty.
Great stuff, very friendly and accommodative. Food is good, not the best thai in town but because of the service Im a regular customer.
The staff is so friendly! The food is delicious; havent had a dish I didnt like. Definitely make it a point to stop in for good Thai food!
Comprehensive menu with varieties you won’t see at other Thai restaurants in NYC. I spent 3 weeks in Thailand and I would say this is just as good— if not better!
The Thai green salad was quite fresh but peanut sauce is not my idea of a salad dressing. The chicken gra prow was quite good. If I was in the area I would eat here again but it is somewhat of a pedestrian Thai destination.
Lovely restaurant. All of the staff were incredibly friendly and the service was great. Both the red curry and shrimp pad Thai were tasty and well priced. Would go again.
I have tried many Thai places in the City and still find myself returning to this spot. Amazing food.
Absolutely delicious food at affordable prices and with exceptional service, Luscious Thai is a must try place for Thai food.
HORRIBLE TERRIBLE SERVICE FROM KITTI OUR experience with kitti is on going unprofessional. First day we order a fried calamari and kitti FAILED to return to the table to inform us that fried calamari wasnt available, and kitti took it upon herself to serve us steamed calmari! What waitress does this? DISSAPOINTING service from LUSCIOUS THAI.and from there when the bill comes and i choose to withhold tip BECAUSE KITTI CHOOSE TO WITHHOLD UPDATE OR ORDER TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO FRIED CALAMARI, I FELT SHE DIDNT DESERVE TIP FROM THERE KITTI LOUDLY TOLD ME I NEED TO TIP!! I NEED TO TIP! I EXPLAINED TO HER NO I DONT UNLESS IM HAPPY WITH SERVICE AND ESPECIALLY IF KITTI ASK FOR TIP. OWNER OF LUCIOUS THAI SHOULD educate kitti that sit down party of 6 maybe 4 then gratuity is included that brings us to today service 9/5/2018We tried LUCIOUS THAI for lunch and Kitti was our server once againWe gave her an opportunity to improve her customer service. My friend who had the ordeal with Kitti witheld ordering because of her last experince but myself and my other colleague ordered. Our orders came out correct and food was ok. We are big tippers naturally so we ask for check and dont you know, low and behold Kitti brings our checks and notifies us that gratuity is included.....to our shock we ask why if we are not a table of 6 maybe even 4? Kitti replies, because last time she was here (pointed to my freind) she didnt leave tip. To our SHOCK of how Kitti tried to embarass her we were taken aback. We then ask for new bills without gratuity for that reason and other reasons of adding tip without asking. Kitti blammed her owner LYN that she made gratutity a must. We educated Kitti what she fail to realize is you dont take it upon yourself to add tip. New York state law is a party of 6. And we tip based on your customer service experience. We asked for the manager. Kitti told us she isnt available. Because now Lucoius Thai lost our business... due to the following reasons:1 Kitti never realised to inform us of menu change and bought us steamed calamari becsuse she felt so.2. Kitti told the entire restaurant that I didnt leave a tip.3. Kitti failed to realize that she should not include gratuity for a table of 3.
Friendly service. Quick to bring out. Very reasonably priced food. Be sure to check into yelp to get a free Thai iced tea.
I order from here all the time. Love their food. Hands down. Their pad Thai and Curry’s are all amazing.
Food is amazing! Great service.
Small Thai restaurant. I think it will be full just with 20 people. We ordered fried snapper. It was really nice and crispy.
So good! Reasonable pricing. Definitely recommend
Great tasting food and excellent value. Best Thai food ever!
Quaint little spot with good food and a friendly staff. If you are looking for a good Pad Thai to throw back with a nice bottle of wine at an affordable price... this place is great.
Eggplant and tofu - eggplant not cook well, tofu was tough. Pad Thai upset our bowels. Soups were delicious!
Consistently good and reasonable prices. Usually order it for delivery on Seated. It’s prompt.
HORRIBLE SERVICE. ORDERED DELIVERY AND IT SAID IT WOULD ARRIVE WITHIN 30-45MINS. I TRIED CALLING THE RESTAURANT ABOUT 30 TIMES AND NO ANSWER.... I FINALLY REACH THEM AND THEY SAID THE FOOD WAS OUT FOR DELIVERY (THIS WAS 30 MINS AFTER THE DELIVERY WINDOW) I GIVE THEM 15 MORE MINS... NOTHING.. SO I CALL AND CANCEL BUT NO ANSWER AGAIN... ANOTHER 45 MINS PASSES BY I GET A CALL THAT MY FOOD IS HERE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?LEARN TO ANSWER YOUR PHONES AND GIVE THE CUSTOMER AN UPDATE.
Best pad Thai Ive ever had!
Live close by and I get the pad Thai lunch with the Thai dumplings. Very good.
Good food, prices are high and there is no heat in this place. Dont go during the winter time, you will have to eat with your coat on.
Oh the clay pot dish was amazing. Deceptively really good food, great for a casual dinner out on a weeknight.
Ordered kee Mao beef and found a rock in my food. Chipped my tooth on it. It is ridiculous to even find something like that in your food. Do not recommend this place.
Great food. Dunno why there are neg reps on here.... it was good as expected for the price (which was reasonable. 10$ lunch)
Really great Thai food. A bit sweeter than the food in Thailand, but in a good way.
The $30 preset dinner is delicious and a great value. Its got a cozy atmosphere.
This place used to be my favorite when they had the massaman roti. Then they got rid of it. I would still give it a 5 but the roti is a deal breaker for me.
Good service. Food presentation and restaurant atmosphere were very pleasing. I recommed anyone trying good thai food
Good service and food. Price is excellent, had spring rolls and curry for $12.00.
I love the Currys and the Tom Yum soup is great. Also really nice intimate ambience.
Curry puff was AWESOME!!! Waitress made me feel so comfortable.
We go there regularly for lunch. Tom Yum, Tom Kha soups, papaya salad, Pad kee Mao are my favorites there.
My favorite Thai place in NYC. The food is great, no lines, nice staff
If youre never tried thai food this is the perfect place to I guarantee you will relish the experience, and even if you have, youll want to go back to this place!😃😃😃
UNEDIBLE.Every dish is so SWEET! i think they pour a gallon white sugar on each dish🤮
Mediocre Thai food. The ambiance could improve a lot! The food was okay.
Good food for a reasonable price. The lunch specials are a great deal.
Nice restaurant, but the food is hit or miss. Massaman Curry is good.
Excellent service, food came out fast, great taste.
Very nice food. Friendly staff and the service is fast.
Delicious Thai food! Wonderful service.
Great food , lovely service..enjoyable atmosphere.
Got the spicy basil fried rice and it was delicious!
My favorit thai place in the city small but good
Great Thai food with generous portions
No lines quick service good food cheap price
Get the Crazy Noodles! Excellent flavors and chill environment
Gave them multiple too many chances and finally gave up. sadly bad. nice people though.
Great food, atmosphere and scenery!
The food is DELICIOUS! I highly recommend the place!
Amazing Thai on the UES. great lunch specials
The food was good and the sangria was amazing.
100% favorite Thai on UES/ Midtown.
Fast clean wuite. Good food
Food here is always amazing.
Great lunch spot.
Great in and out to go service!
The broth with coconut is really good
Delicious vegan and traditional choices.
Clean food good taste
Multiple hairs in my food....terrible
Good food and service.
Great dessert menu.
Excellent service and food.
Is always great when empty...
Good food
Always good food!
Best thai food in the area.
Curry Puffs are a must have
Really nice duck
Great food.
Pretty good
Great food
Great food
Solid food.
Simply The Best
Ehh, descent
Hits the spot.
Excellent dinner! The taste is amazing, large portions, very good price and the service is also very good. Highly recommended.
It is a small place, that will simply surprise you, the delicious food, the abundant portions, definitely a place that you must try.
The potty throat Krispy Rumpu and Beef Rice were really strange, but the shrimp rolls I ate as a starter were worth eating.
Variety of dishes, good friendly service, good taste.
Excellent fish -pla prik
Good
Total reviews rating 4.3
120 Reviews for Luscious Thai 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-25This place tastes great! I go there so often its like my personal cafeteria. The portions are huge so definitely worth the prices.
Review №2
2021-12-01Amazing service! My go to is the fried calamari, fried to perfection with jalepeno. The crispy pork belly with chinese broccoli is by far the BEST i had in NYC.I dont usually repeat restaurants but I visit this place almost once every week.
Review №3
2022-07-26Two stars instead of one for prompt delivery. The food unfortunately has no redeeming qualities to warrant another star. I had the luscious sea and chive dumplings. Both items were very greasy. The luscious sea (so named for the featured seafood) had very little seafood and was 90% stringbeans. Their idea of spice seems to be to add red chili pepper without anything else to actually create a balanced dish. Tried it because its close, but would not order from here again.
Review №4
2022-07-01DO NOT COME HERE IF YOU HAVE A GLUTEN ALLERGY. I ordered drunken noodles to go and was told they could made be gluten free and then the next day I went back to order again and they said it wasn’t gluten free this time. Asked to see the bottles and only 1 sauce out of the 3 they used was gluten free! They didn’t even seem to really know what gluten was. Don’t advertise to people things can be made gluten free if you don’t even know what it is yourself!
Review №5
2020-09-17LOVE their chicken pad thai!! The price was reasonable for Manhattan and this was probably the most generous portion I’ve ever gotten in NYC. I ordered for takeout and picked it up myself since COVID and all. And this one pad Thai lasted me a dinner and next day’s lunch. I’m usually never full from a portion of pad thai, let alone have leftovers. It’s so flavorful too. I highly recommend!!
Review №6
2020-10-06I went here to just to get some quick Thai food because my usual spot was not open and boy was I surprised at how delicious the food was. I had the vegetarian pad Thai, green curry and spring rolls and everything was outstanding!!They also have a great lunch and dinner special. Its only around $16 for green curry, rice and spring rolls. They quality is really good and the service was excellent!!Instagram-@traveleen_gurl
Review №7
2019-04-22We come here almost every week for its lunch specials. My favorites are the fried rice - Thai, pineapple and Basil. The tomyum soup and the Thai salad are also very good. I also love the Thai iced tea here. We have also tried catering here, everyone loves it.
Review №8
2019-09-07I would strongly recommend NOT using the bathroom here due to the filthy underground toilet paperless maze you will find yourself in... BUT aside from this small detail, the food is absolutely delicious, portions are huge and very generously priced. Cocktails are not bad, staff is friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back.
Review №9
2019-12-24Food was great, all of my family members from Puerto Rico loved every dish and Puertoricans are picky eaters. Bathroom seems a little sketchy but overall nice. Food came out extremely fast, very please with the service.
Review №10
2021-11-24I thought this is a friendly and affordable spot near my job I can go to for lunch regularly but after going here almost every day for a month, I have realized I am being racially profiled. I’ve never had an issue with the young gentleman that is upfront but the issue is with the young woman. She picks and chooses which days she allows customers to sit in, or maybe it’s just me. Today was the tipping point. She watched me and waited until I put my card into the payment brochure, proceeded to take it,charged me, and waited around again until I signed it. Then she follows me halfway out the store and loudly complains about her tip. As a regular customer I say my tips have added up to about 50+ dollars now and her complaint made me not want to leave a tip at all. You just don’t treat people that way and she admitted she has been watching me the past three times she served me. It is hurtful to know I cannot support a small business and get the same support back. I understand that tipping is her salary but once again I always tip. I find it very unprofessional that she followed me out the store to say that and I will no longer eat here again.