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Bangkok Alley
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Bangkok Alley
12 reviews in English
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Review from Todd M.
Collierville, TN
It always seems Bangkok Alley gets a bit of the 'meh' in the ratings. It is just not deserved! The Memphis area is just not resplendent with Thai restaurants. While Bangkok Alley may not rank with the best around the nation, for a local chain, it does fine. The Pad Thai is perfect and will light you up (both now and later) if you are not careful on the spice rating. And be careful... You will be asked for a 1 to 10 rating on spice, but depending on who is in the kitchen, your 5 could become a 10, and 10 could become lave from hell. Spice rating can be inconsistant to say the least.
I will 'ding' the alley on service, but really, good service is getting hard to come by in most mid tier restaurants. Bangkok Alley is no different from most in the area on the service aspect.
The Collierville location does have a great bar and atmosphere - the Piano player is a good add if there.
Here is the hidden gem - the Bomb sushi roll - don't miss that one. If you are looking for a nice cheap night out - with an easy eye to the alcohol - you can be out on Date Night for under $30. Of course, I am seldom easy on the alcohol... -
Review from Jill K.
9/17/2007
If I could give it a 2.5, I would. 3 seems generous, but 2 seems cruel.
My Quest for Thai has brought me to Collierville, TN, just outside of Memphis.
Their website looked promising, as did the other review on Yelp, so I figured I'd try it. Followed my typical "order a million small things" philosophy, I went with my old standards.
The verdict: A resounding "meh."
Sum Tom: Meh. Impressive that they serve it here, but the papaya isn't very crunchy, and it just doesn't have the depth of flavor I seek. It's spicy and a little salty, and not much else.
Tom ka gai: Meh. I was pleased not to find many mushrooms, but I imagine the reason most folks get this soup is for the fungus. The soup base is decent, but there's nothing else in it to inspire me. No veggies, no galangal; just a few pieces of chicken. Meh.
Larb chicken: Less than meh. Lovely presentation, but no flavor whatsoever... almost like they forgot to toss it in the dressing or something. There were mint leaves in there, but they didn't taste minty at all, even when I ate them solo... not sure what that's all about. If I licked the bottom of the take-out dish, I could taste the lime/chili goodness, but I'm not gonna work that hard, sorry.
Fresh basil rolls with shrimp: I asked for them without shrimp, and they said "No problem!" but alas, they came with shrimp. After I deconstructed the rolls, I was saddened to find a few pieces of questionable basil in there... black spots, not very fresh (or flavorful, even).
Chicken Pad Thai: The only genuinely tasty thing I've had. Can't really screw it up, though.
Sticky rice with coconut cream: Delicious by default, but again, it didn't move me.
Whatevah.
Go to Jaja's instead. -
Review from Karlee K.
Memphis, TN
3/26/2011
What thai restaurant messes up Pad Thai? Mediocre at best. That is all.
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Review from Jolynna M.
Memphis, TN
8/3/2010
I disagree with some of the reviewers below. I've been to several of the Bangkok Alley locations around town, and they are all very comparable on service. I have never had to wait long for my dinner and it's always been presented to me by an attentive waiter.
I really enjoy the food here as well. It's not the best of the best in Memphis, in my opinion, but it's very good. I especially love their Pad Thai and Green Curry.
The Collierville location has a pianist on some nights which is very nice and relaxing and the patio is nice as well. -
Review from Dewi S.
Alpharetta, GA
7/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
A regular thai food, taste good. But the calamari appetizer that i ordered didnt taste like a real one,, make a reservation before u came, it was packed when i got there, and its not a large venue..
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Review from Karen R.
Seattle, WA
7/17/2007
This is the second of the Burana family's restaurant of the same name. The first one is in Cordova. The husband is Thai and the wife, American.
The Collierville restaurant has been highly successful from the moment they started business. They have the perfect location catching both the Collierville and Germantown residents. Of course, they serve good tasting food so that helps. The dinner menu is much more extensive however I don't know if I want to go to a Thai place to have a 20 dollar catfish dish and miss out on all the good stuff they serve. I usually get my usual basil fried rice, pad kee mao / drunken noodles (yes this is a Thai dish 'coz I had it by the roadside in Bangkok and the taste is pretty darn close to it :D) and/or a crispy spring roll - which is nothing out of the ordinary but good nonetheless.
The Collierville restaurant has a nicer, more modern un-Memphis ambience :) But I feel the servers are not as well trained. Some nights they have 'live' piano and/or outdoor patio entertainment. They also have a full sushi bar but I don't know... if I want sushi, I'd go to a Japanese place. Then again, if you're not picky about sushi, I suppose here is as good as anywhere else in Memphis to get a bloody non-Japanese roll of some kind :)
note: if you like spicy, ask for the thingy of three or four different hot sauces - the sambal olek (red one) is good mixed with the sweet sauce served with the crispy roll, the fresh chilli in fish sauce is good in pad kee mao and the chilli powder is awesome in the basil fried rice. I can feel my face sweat just talking about it :D -
Review from Chris M.
1/1/2011
I am a big fan of Bangkok Alley and have been since the first location in the dirty dova. Love the fried rice (they will make it very spicy!) and curries. Usually service is good and the owner is very nice. Have had some great sushi at the Collierville location.
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Review from Gary P.
Memphis, TN
2/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
One word sums up this restaurant - "BLAND." Thai food is supposed to have bright crisp flavors, the food here had none of this. The Potstickers (not really a Thai dish) are supposed to be steamed & then browned on the bottom of the dumpling. These were dropped in hot grease and deep fried. The Chef's fried rice with beef was boring. The Pad See Yeu had very little broccoli and no ground peanut. This was a real disappointment as this restaurant is close to our home.
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Review from Harriette P.
Memphis, TN
2/11/2011
The Health Department would have a heart attack. My husband and I went out, hopefully, for some good Thai food. We decided to sit and eat at the bar. The female bartender, with the dread locks, was courteous. We ordered some summer rolls and pot stickers. The summer rolls were OK, the pot stickers, obviously, were frozen and instead of streamed, they were deep-fried. Not good and very greasy, We ordered fried rice with beef and Pad see yew. We asked for the beef to be medium rare (it was well done) and the Pad see yew had 4 pieces of broccoli and no peanut flavor what so ever. Both of those dishes lacked flavor. Here comes the Health Department part.....while sitting at the bar having dinner we watched the female bartender play with her dread locks with a pick of some kind for 4-5 minutes 3 different times, only to go mix martini's and put her hands in the ice. Did I mention that she never washed her hands? Big time Yuk! Dread Locks seem dirty enough, but play with them and then serve food and mix drinks. I was not impressed and the dread lock playing gave me the creeps and unsanitary.
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Review from Cris W.
Cordova/Appling, TN
6/7/2010
Food was good, but I wouldn't say "great". Small portions. Very pricey. For the cost, you'd expect more ambience and less nose rings/ear grommets.
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Review from David L.
Cordova/Appling, TN
8/27/2010
Excellent food and service!
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Review from Jenny C.
10/4/2009
me and my friend went there back in june...we actually wanted to go eat at Petra Cafe but found out that it's moved and now it's At's Pizza. so we settled for Bangkok Alley...i was not very enthusiastic about it since I had just came back from visiting Thailand, and there was no way a thai restaurant in COLLIERVILLE of all places would have better thai food than...well...THAILAND...
anyways. i was not about to take chances with their thai food so i had the ahi tuna salad, which was pretty good. my friend had some sort of stir fried noodle dish, he liked it. i was pretty happy because they had singha beer coz it brings back memories.
