Thai Noodle Etc.
Austin, TX 78705
Phone: (512) 494-1011
Fax: (512) 472-2562
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-10pm
Editorial Review for Thai Noodle Etc. – by James Scott Bankston
In Short
This place is always crowded with students, slackers and families. The building is utilitarian, with a noisy front door, folding metal chairs, a comfortable front deck and requisite Asian artwork on the concrete block walls. There's a solid group of regulars, and you'll often see the manager kneeling next to them. True to its name, the majority of dishes feature noodles, including pad thai and shrimp and flat rice noodles with shrimp, chicken and mushrooms.
Editorial content is independent of paid advertisers. Any expenses are paid for by Citysearch.
Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThis locale is still technically on "The Drag," but it's set back from the street behind 7-Eleven.
User Reviews for Thai Noodle Etc.
06/10/2008 Posted by garkin1
I have been several times with my big family....some members like it ....I do not care for the manager's/owner's rudeness (the food ain't nearly worth the meanness). In reading the other reviews, we had experienced many of the same things others have (overt rudeness, sneering, no extra plate for sharing, etc). My parents went today....they actually left no tip due to the staff's rudeness....the manager/owner (I don't know which) chases after them and tells them to never come back....as she opens the door to yell at my parents, a dog (clearly her pet) bolts out of the kitchen, to yelp at my parents, too . The staff is rude and un-accomodating. And my mother got the STRONG impression that the owner/manager did not like my parents speaking Spanish to her kitchen help. My parents were punished for speaking Spanish in school in Texas in the 40's and 50's. We gladly accept the fact that the owner/manager can speak Thai to her other customers and staff. We expect the same courtesy in 2008 and might suggest that she hire people who don't speak Spanish if the language is so offensive to her. If she is like this with her customers, I can only imagine being her employee.
Pros: none
Cons: BAD SERVICE
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
06/05/2008 Posted by tngo1206
So, we went to Thai Noodle House today because our first choice was closed. BIG MISTAKE. We waited stood in the middle of the restaurant for 10 minutes waiting to be seated. After we were seated, we had to wait 20 minutes before being able to get drinks. The place wasn't even that packed. The manager sat there scratching her nose-- it was so disgusting, before even giving us our menus. When our food came, the server pretty much rudely tossed the plates onto the table making a big slamming noise. The spinach dumplings tasted like they were made from clay, and the pad thai tasted like a week old. I found a fly in my pad thai and my friend found a huge insect leg in her noodle soup. There were flies flying around us we ate. We decided to be gracious and left $2 tip, but as we walked out to the car, the ugly nasty manager came running to us with our check demanding to be tipped an extra dollar to make it 15%, screaming non-sense about how this is America and criticizing us-- Like we didn't know where we are already. She obviously did not deserve any tip whatsoever, so I refused to give her any more tip. When I got home and checked my online banking, I found that she added more tip! F*#*KING OUTRAGEOUS! I have never seen such terrible service and illegal activity. I hope this place closes down soon. We would have gone to Madam Maam's if they had parking- their food and service is much much better. Their plates aren't pathetic and small and food taste fresh! If I could I would have given this place a ZERO rating but I have to give some sort of rating for this review to go through...so 1
Pros: has a parking lot
Cons: ugly manager will yell at you for not tipping enough, and food is crappy, dirty
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Users Like You Also Viewed
Thai Tara
601 W Sixth St
Austin, TX 78701
Thai Passion
620 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
