Thai Orchid - Salem

07/07/10

Was worth taking a try

by Sakina at Citysearch

We were roaming around in down town in search of a restaurnat. We looked at this place and thought of trying Thai for once. The place is huge huge and the best part are the windows makes the place look bright and sunny. The waitress was very polite and couteous. We ordered Thai ice tea, veg rice and some yellow curry. It was delicious and the service was quick as well.

Overall I would say it was totally worth your buck. Must try.

05/06/07

Good food, great atmosphere

by shopfool at Citysearch

I love this place. The food is really good. It is probably the best thai in salem. I like their pad thai, pad phet (stir fried with egg plant), and green curry. The decor is beautiful. The view is great.

• Pros: Good food, beautiful place, plenty of parking

05/06/07

Good food and beautiful atmosphere

by cho435 at Citysearch

Any time I go to downtown, I go to Thai Orchid. Their baby egg roll, pad thai, pad khing (stir fried w/ginger) are great. The restaurant decor is beautoful; the view is great.

• Pros: Good food, plenty of parking, great atmosphere

01/14/07

h!t and miss

by easl at Citysearch

a colleague challenged me to find a great ethnic restaurant in the state capitol of oregon. basically, i am still looking. i tried to go to a little vietnamese place right downtown, but a woman literally turned the closed sign to face me as i approached the door at 7:30 pm. the next one i found was a thai restaurant in a big mall. it was pretty busy so i thought it would be a good bet. it took 20 minutes to get seated with water and then i had to ask for silverware. i ordered the tom ka gai soup with tofu, which was quite good. the entree of garlic shrimp -- allegedly a specialty - was, first, cold, so i had to send it back to be heated. then, so salty, i couldn't eat it. service was terrible. when i explained the problem to the very young waitress, she asked if i wanted a box to take it home. good lord.

• Pros: tom ka gai soup with tofu
• Cons: service and garlic shrimp specialty

12/04/05

Thai Blah

by b00pi3flak3s at Citysearch

Its Americanized Thai fare, with a killer view of downtown Salem, and a fabulous decor to boot. Beware as the prices are a little high but downtown restaurants are liable to overcharge in such cases. Thai Orchid could be so much more but for some reason doesn't satisfy the growing need of better Thai places in the Salem area.

• Pros: Location, Decor
• Cons: Expensive, Service, Food