
Standard Thai entrees & desserts are served in a colorful venue with Asian decor & wall paintings.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4300 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: (505) 265-4047
Website: https://www.selflane.com/bizs/orchid-thai-cuisine_albuquerque_nm
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However, we arrived before their crowd started coming in and were told it would be 25 to 30 minutes. We ordered to go due to needing to drive home. We ended up waiting for more like an hour with no communication from staff. We ended up asking for a refund and went somewhere else. We were pretty disappointed because we were really looking forward to some food that we dont have great access to in our own town. Most likely won’t try here again.
Owner seems to be fairly knowledgeable of what is and isn’t gluten free (the staff not so much).
She explained how they can use gluten free soy sauce to make most dishes.
**GLUTEN NOTE: She didn’t seem to know that the wide rice noodles that they use in the drunken noodles are never actually gluten free. We ordered that to-go so I didn’t notice until much later.
**SPICE TIP: The food is EXTREMELY SPICY, even when you order it mild/no-spice, as we did. If you are sensitive to cumin, chili powder, cayenne, etc you might want to stick to the fried rice and egg rolls. I can vouch the pineapple and peanut butter curry’s we got were both SUPER spicy, and also the drunken noodles which was milder but still had spice.
My husband who loves spicy food couldn’t handle the spice of the food we ordered as mild.
It was completely empty at around lunchtime to 3pm, so definitely worth checking out if you are craving spicy Thai.
Inside, seating is at tables with chairs instead of booths, so wheelchair users will have no issues here.
Orchid Thai serves a variety of alcoholic drinks along with the standard sodas and teas. The entree menu is large, and they had an item I’ve not seen in my years of Thai dining: a Green Tea Curry. Unfortunately I’m not a fan of green tea flavors, so I skipped this dish.
I got the Pud Thai (usually spelled “pad”), which consisted of a protein choice, rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, peanut sauce, crushed peanuts, broccoli, steamed squash strips, and a lime garnish. I ordered the dish medium, but they forgot the spice and it came mild without a hint of added heat.
While the portion sizes were quite large, the food itself was mostly just fine. I’d describe it as “doing the job” since I was hungry, but I wouldn’t crave what they served. There are other Thai places around that are much better and are less expensive. It seems the focus here is on quantity over quality.