Thai Orchid - Salem

04/28/03

ick

by gorochan at Citysearch

Bad service, poor food.

Yes, I eat a fair amount of Thai food.

Vegetarian = me. Chicken in my tofu curry. Also, not mild curry as requested. A dining partner's dish incorrect, with three surprise vegetables added. STRANGE soup - not tasty, seemed almost curdled, but that couldn't be. Polite, yet slow, service. Possibly because they stuck one waiter on a party of 15.

Best dish is Pad Thai. Stick to that.

• Cons: wrong order, meat in vegetarian, slow service

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

01/26/05

llpac

by loujean at Citysearch

the chicken was so tough i couldn't even chew it! yuck!