Vieng Thai

Serving authentic Thai dishes that brought me back to Udon Thani. Loved the boat noodle soup and Nam Tok. Definitely will be back.

Solid Thai food with Thai natives waiting tables. Went here for lunch today. Tried several dishes & thought most were solid. The green curry was ok. The Tom Kha & fresh spring rolls were excellent. Thai tea was too sugary, but perfect once I diluted it a bit.

Ambiance is not fancy. Very much a local place.

Bad service. They Didn't want to take my card insisted on cash.
I waited on carry out (and tipped), then asked for a refill and they said it $4.00 for a small sweet tea!! I get that drinks don't have to be free but how's some hospitality?
Food also not great
Egg rolls seemed frozen

I had been craving Thai food. And I had heard from a guy who had done Peace Corp in Thailand that this is the most authentic Thai spot in Houston.

So my husband and I went last weekend. There was no one there when we walked in around 2pm but one group came in for dine in and another two guys for takeout while we were there.

The service isn't gushingly warm but fine. We got the fried fish cakes, green curry, and drunken noodles:

Fish cakes, 2/5: Interesting herb flavors but $7 for 4 little pieces. I think pricing them lower would encourage turnover. Took a star off for the portion compared to price.

Drunken noodle, 4/5: Tiny portion but really great wok flavors. Took a star off for the portion compared to price.

Green curry, 2/5: This rendition was salty, not creamy, no sweetness whatsoever, overall underwhelming. And the rice was really watery and not fresh.

The peppers in the fish sauce are bomb though, and I picked them out of the sauce - I am certain my body temp was at least a degree higher than normal eating them, but that was so good.

Keep in mind the recommendation came literally a decade ago through a guy on a dating app. Maybe this is authentic and I don't like authentic Thai food - doubtful, since I had winter break in Bangkok and Pataya one year and loved the food. Maybe the guy wanted a cheap date when dishes here were $6.95/plate - more likely. Would I come again - not super likely but not a definitive no. I see on reviews that the red curry is good here. So maybe that next!

Love this little place! Been eating here for years, can't honestly remember how we found this place but the shrimp pad Thai is always my go to choice! The service is very friendly and they are extremely attentive! The chef has been the same from the first time we came here and I will continue to come here as I haven't found a place as good as this for my pad Thai!

This place looks so run down outside in the little strip mall it inhabits but in my experience that's usually a sign of good food. The interior was very 1997, simple and quaint. Definitely a very casual spot.

The service from out waitress was very friendly and fast, everything was on our table in a matter of minutes. We got the soft spring rolls and they were really good and the sweet peanut sauce they were served with was so yummy. I got the hot basil fried rice for my entree. The presentation of the food wasn't the best, it kind of just looked slopped on the plate but it was really good and flavorful. It was literally the greasiest fried rice I've ever had but luckily I'm a pig and I'm into that type of thing. My brother said his food was pretty good but very very sweet. It was pretty good all around, I'd be back but it wouldn't be my first choice.

Yummy cheeserolls and tord-mun-pla...(fish cake)
Thai tea was perfect.
2nd time coming...will come again.

One of the most memorable part of this restaurant experience was their soft spring rolls and their spicy Thai curry! This restaurant is truly a hidden gem. I've gone to many Thai restaurants but this one has got to be the best so far. The spring roll was fresh, but it was the sweet peanut dipping sauce. It tasted incredible, almost like a caramel peanut butter sauce. It was to sweet but just perfect. I could taste the caramel and I loved the nutty flavor. The red Thai curry was fully bodied and rich with those traditional curry flavors. Loved the subtle taste of coconut milk. They added spicy oil for that additional kick. I didn't eat the rice. There was honestly no need to eat the rice as I gobbled the veggies up and drank the curry broth!

I've been visiting Vai for the better part of the last 15 years and today was the worst experience I've ever had there. The service, although it has never been very good was terrible and I'm not sure why. Me, and my party of three arrived at the restaurant Were seated and watched at least three other tables around us arrive get seated and have their orders taken and their food served to them before our order was ever taken. Once the food arrived it was bad too. Like I said, I've been coming here for many years and have explored the menu enough to know how almost every dish taste. Today the dishes did not taste like they normally do they were not as flavorful and did not seem to be prepared with much care. The boat noodle soup had one big giant chunk of noodles in it that when we picked it up, caused all the broth to fall out of the soup. The pads are tour, which has historically been my favorite dish on the menu, not good at all today. Although it was an overall bad experience, today, the service was by far the worst part. The waitresses seemed to not want to serve me. They didn't want to listen to my questions or answer them. They didn't take time to ask if we were finished with dishes and wait for a response they just picked stuff up even though I was planning on taking that morsel to go with me.I hope they can do better or if they can't I hope they close down and stop wasting peoples time and money.

Dear foodie readers...you know I am fair when it comes to my reviews...but I can't stand it when walking into a restaurant within business hours, and they tell you they are closing...if you don't want people walking in, close earlier then time posted. They said if you order now, then they would take us. We ordered right away, which is fine, but it's only because we get the same things wherever we go. There were others that walked in right after, and were turned away. I ordered fried rice, and stir fried veggies....Hubs got the green curry... my veggies were good, but the rice was a tad on the greasy side...he loved his curry...it's considered a hole in the wall...I think due to the location...but that area is changing...I would have given it a 4 if not for the service.