Ruam Mit Thai + Lao Food

Incredible Thai food experience here!

As soon as you walk in, it looks pretty no-frills. It looks kind of like a mom-and-pop shop.

Service was great, they were very busy but the food still came out at a reasonable time.

Highly HIGHLY recommend the egg rolls, so big and stuffed with meat! The sauce they gave was also unlike any other I've seen come out, overflowing with peanuts, adding tons of texture and flavor to the egg rolls. If you are allergic to nuts, please tell them (-:

We got a curry dish and pad see ew. Both were medium hot when ordered, but I didn't taste the spice in the curry. Still very delicious.

The pad see ew definitely had a kick and it was balanced perfectly with the sweetness. Not usually used to my pad see ew being as sweet as this one was, but I like the balance of it with the spice.

The flat noodles are an extra charge; but I think I'd pay the up charge again for the texture I'm used to. I wish the noodles weren't as broken up as they were though.

All in all, great experience and delicious food.

The food was quite tasty. I walked here after finding a nearby well rated place was seemingly permanently closed. It didn't disappoint. While the dining area is a little run down, it has charm. The server was seemingly pretty overloaded with dealing with hosting, ordering and serving and taking payment for both in dining and people getting take out. So at times a little waving arm for attention was required. But the food made that more than worth that little bit of trouble. Very fresh and tasty.

Was very surprised at how different the place looks now in a good way. It changed its asthmatic from like a dive bar to a bit more fancy looking. It through me off as I had sweatpants on me was regretting not putting some jeans or something but regardless it have a casual vibe. We were are able to get a table right away given it was around 6ish but as soon as it hit 7 the place was packed with pick up orders which caused a bigger wait on our food.

I ordered some spring rolls with were around $8 but the good thing was that they were pretty big and substantive. Love their peanut sauce and used my spoon to pour over the crunchy bits as when I dip it none of the peanuts stay on. I had the pad Thai and ordered level 1 of spice which ended up feeling like level 4. That through me off as Ive kept my order the same for the past 2 years but I suppose maybe they changed that. I also tried the fried rice which was a level 4 and felt like level 8. It was a bit hard to enjoy the food because of the spicy level.

FYI On the receipt it say that they don't do refunds if we order a certain level of spice and you can't handle it they can't be held responsible as it's what you ordered.

The pad Thai was okay but it did not remind me of the pad Thai I used to love. Over all service was okay and there was a wait for the food but I think it's a place you have to time it properly to avoid a long wait.

I attempted calling 2 times to place an order but no one answered so I just ordered as a walk in. My order did take 30+ minutes a bit longer than he said it would take. The egg rolls and pad Thai were freaking delicious! The egg rolls were flaky and crisp filled with deliciousness & the pad Thai was packed with crisp veggies and peanuts, mm it was so good. I asked what the spice meter was they said 1-5 5 being the hottest so I played it safe and asked for 3 - it was hot!

The restaurant smelled really unpleasant walking in, it was definitely not a food smell either, but kind of like a bathroom. The egg rolls were good, very crunchy. The massaman curry was also really good! Fried rice was kinda meh. I would not order it again.

I really like this place! The green curry is amazing. It's a little different than other green curry's, in that it's served more like a stir fry than a soup. The curry is really flavorful and needs the white rice to balance the dish (it's provided).

The fried rice has great color. Sometimes fried rice is a light brown, without any sign that it was actually fried. Not this dish! You can see that it was fried and has a great Thai flavor!

All around, the spice level isn't crazy. It's 0-5, I ordered 3, and it wasn't very spiced at all. Tasted less than a jalapeño.

The Mango Sticky Rice is must buy!

The execution of this place was kind of lacking. We waited over 50 minutes for our pad Thai and we eventually cancelled the order because we ate everything else and couldn't wait any longer (3 kids under 5 also doesn't help).

We stayed in a hotel nearby and bumped into this humble restaurant. We really enjoy the laotian food on the menu and service is quick and great! Would highly recommend it!

Salty. All the dishes were oversalted.

Starting with the chicken curry, the sauce was so salty it needed way more rice than the amount provided.

The best dish of the night was the Pad See Lew. I was not accustomed to having this dish with thin pho style noodles but the flavor was delicious! Savory and sweet. Both flavors perfectly balanced.

The Tum Mak Hoong (Lao Style Papaya Salad) was SPICY! The flavor was very similar the Thai or Hmong style papaya salad. It had a yummy fishy flavor that is balanced out with sweetness, crunch, and spice.

The Pad Thai was too sweet for my taste. Even though we got mild for all the dishes, it seemed like this one was extra spiced. It was such a shame because when this came out it had plenty of sauce. It had a nice char from the wok, but the flavor let me down.

The service on the other had wasn't the best. I usually don't nitpick service and yet this experience was quite poor. Know that this is a family run business (it seemed like the kids of the owners were waiting on tables) and it could have been our location in the corner but our table was often forgotten when they were asking how the food was or if we needed water so we had to flag down servers often.

The food came out slowly too. In total we ordered 6 dishes (2 appetizers and 4 entrees) and 1 drink and we were at the restaurant for about 2 hours.

Overall, the food was so-so for the amount of time we waited. I likely won't be returning as there are plenty of Thai places in the cities.

We've been getting take out from Ruam Mit Thai for about 9 months based on a recommendation from a friend. It never, ever disappoints. I'm so sad it's closed (temporarily) but am excited to see the new location!

I had a three-stars-at-best experience here just now, but I'm giving it four stars based on other visits. I came in with three friends on a Saturday night; I think there were events downtown at the time so it really was peak time for them, and they had trouble keeping up. I had made a reservation, which it turns out was DEFINITELY needed, but it took a long time for food to come and my water never got refilled. By the time the food came I was too hungry to remember to take pictures like I usually do. I ordered something called Nua Pad Nam Manh Hoi, which was beef, broccoli, and peppers in a tasty sauce. More than 50% of that was peppers, though. Good flavor, though. Two of my friends got pho which they thought was pretty good, and another friend got Laab Gai which he really liked (he's gotten it before and happily came back to it). Worth noting that I ordered a 3/5 spice level and my friend ordered 2/5, and the 2/5 was spicier than the 3/5. I think they messed one or both of those up. Again, it was busy.

Very extensive menu with plenty of options for those familiar with Thai food, but also some Laos-specific selections that might interest you. I will come back again for sure, but I will avoid this busy time. I strongly recommend doing the same, but if this kind of food is your thing, or you think it might be, you definitely won't regret trying them out.