Colorful, low-key space serving simple Thai dishes such as pineapple curry, stir-fries & fried rice.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1512 Wyoming Blvd NE e, Albuquerque, NM 87112
Phone: (505) 323-7447
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Thai-Tip-Restaurant-275627372522829/
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Reviews
I came in I ordered the assorted Thai appetizer. It took 45 minutes to get to me and the food was room temperature. The chicken was dry and tasted almost chemical-ly and oddly greasy for looking like it was grilled. The pot stickers, and egg rolls were ok. The mini rolls have either crab or imitation crab in them but it doesn’t mention that on the menu. The appetizer was mainly bland and greasy. The sauces were way too sweet. It was so sweet in fact that the cola I was drinking didn’t taste sweet anymore. I’d say the best thing was the wontons.
The main course was the ginger stir fry. I ordered it without onions and my proteins were half beef half tofu. It came with jasmine rice. The stir fry looks and tastes more like a stir steam. There is very little to no color on the food. Nothing looks fried. They warned me that the ginger stir fry was had a very strong ginger flavor. However, I hardly taste the ginger. There’s far more mixed veggies then there is protein. Maybe 3 or 4 small pieces of beef and 3 medium sized tofu.
All in all it took far to long to get my food and it didn’t taste very good. But the wait staff were amazing, and the cola tasted good. So there’s that.
Also, seems like most of the reviews that aren’t positive are from delivery. I can say my shrimp Thai noodles were really good.
Their fried rice selection is very large – there are seven different fried rice options to choose from!
I chose the eggplant curry (khang kheaw whan nua) which I haven’t seen on many Thai menus. It came with a choice of protein, green curry, eggplant, coconut milk, and is topped with bell peppers. I ordered mine mild with tofu as the protein.
The curry was delicious! The tofu came fried in the dish. It had a hint of heat that complimented the flavor. My only critique would be that I wished I had more rice.
My husband got the Thai Tip Famous Teriyaki Fried Rice, which is also something I haven’t seen on other Thai menus (teriyaki fried rice). The rice consisted of a choice of protein, egg, bacon, bacon grease, onions, peas, carrots, and teriyaki sauce. It was flavorful, and interesting, as Thai cuisine doesn’t usually use bacon. I’m not sure I’d get it again if it was an option between that and, say, a staple like pineapple fried rice.
The service was friendly and attentive. The restaurant has both booths and open seating. Customers using wheelchairs and large bodied customers will not have an issue at this place as there are no steps and the chairs are a sturdy metal with no sides/arm rests.
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**UPDATE **
What a disappointing experience. This was our second visit here. Our last time was over a half year ago, and either they’ve gotten a new chef overall or they had a new chef for this evening.
We came in on a Wednesday evening at 4:30pm, so there wasn’t a dinner rush. There were two servers and at least one cook, yet the wait was very, very long for the food. There was only one other couple in the restaurant, so why there was such a delay was confusing.
I had the pineapple fried rice with tofu, medium spice. I ordered cilantro to be added, but they forgot it. The entree came out hot instead of medium, and for some reason tasted incredibly metallic. I’m not sure what caused it, but it was not appetizing in any way.
The service was slow and non-attentive, which again was odd given there were two servers and just two two-tops (so four patrons overall).
Previously I had given Thai Tip a 4/5, but this time my dining companion and I agreed on a 2/5. I think that’s generous given the food was unappetizing, the wait time slow, and the service inattentive. It’s too bad their chef changed over or the quality has declined in the past half year. We won’t return.