Kaengthai Bistro

Always my first pick for authentic Thai food in Edmonton.
Owner is always away traveling back home in Thailand.
Highly recommend their curries and pistachio chicken dish. Both are very delightful.

Went here for lunch the other day, and it was a great find. The place was a little warm, but we sat by the window and let the sun shine, and it was actually nice.
I had the pad kea ma with chicken and it was a great flavorful dish. I also had the Thai iced tea which hit the spot.
My friend ordered the #16 stir fry and loved it. The broccoli and carrots were great with the tasty sauce.
Reasonable plates at $ 11.95– I will come back!

The curries are excellent! The Pad Thai… not so much.
I like the soups and spring rolls as well. My very, very favorite is the calamari starter. Surprising.
You can ask for your order to go, but I like sitting by the window. It’s pretty chill in there. You can order a Singha and relax. The food comes pretty fast. It’s priced OK. Clean.

Finally an authentic tasting Thai place in Edmonton. They have a great variety of dishes including noodles curry and soup and all dishes are very good. I had green curry, pad Thai and another curry.
The prices are very sensible and service is outstanding. The owner is a super nice person and kind. The interior is nice but nothing special but the food is more than worth it.
I will be back time and time again because no other place comes close.

If I could eat here three times a week I would. I love the Pad Thai with Chicken so I get it every time but I’m going to force myself to branch out the next time I visit. The food is so fresh and delicious and VERY well-​priced. One of my favourite restaurants in Edmonton.

Love this place! The owners are super friendly and the food is fresh with delicious flavors. They have a five step spiciness scale from ‘mild’ to ‘welcome to Thailand ‘. :) Medium for me has the right amount of heat. Love that you can get every dish vegetarian and then you decide if you want to add chicken, pork, shrimp or tofu. Very reasonable prices too. My faves so far are the curry soup and their red curry dish.

I’d give this place 6 stars if I could. Best dinner on my recent three-​night trip to Edmonton, and it was all of $ 9.50. Basil (kra-​pow) pork, 4 star hot. PERFECT complement of heat and salty goodness that kra-​pow should be. Almost no cheap veg filler other restaurants use, just a few strips of well-​cooked bell pepper. With a nice base of jasmine rice, this was absolutely, completely delicious, and cheap to boot. If I lived in Edmonton I’d be here weekly. No AC and zero ambiance, order at counter, but I’d sit on the ground and eat with my hands if I could enjoy this dish.

Defiantly some good quality Thai food, guy behind counter was super nice also. Made sure my green curry was just the way I wanted it

We had dinner here a couple days ago. I really liked my Thai iced tea and Tom Kha soup. Unfortunately, my entrée was TOO SALTY. There was all of this salty brown sauce poured on top of it and it just ruined everything. I couldn’t even finish my food. My husband said his food was SALTY too but he ate all of his because he said he was hungry. I might come here to eat again. I MIGHT. I just don’t tolerate salty food that well. Everything else at the restaurant was pretty good.

I quite like this place. Really small, maybe fits about 16 people, clean décor but I probably wouldn’t bring someone here on a first date… not much for ambiance. You order first from the menu on the wall (there’s a few extras there that aren’t on the takeout menu), choosing your protein (chicken, pork, beef, tofu, or shrimp), and then pay and sit down. Kind of like Famoso’s. Don’t forget to specify the spice level otherwise the default is mild. There are 5 levels and the third, ‘hot’, was good for me though inconsistently applied — in my noodles it was perfect, spicy on the edge of too much (I have reasonably good tolerance for spice), but the second time in a takeout stirfry, it was more like level 2.
Really amazing prices so it’s a great take-​out option. Everything I’ve tried is good but not great — it is not as good as places like Viphalay or Sukhothai but those places are also a lot more expensive. The curries and stir-​fries come with jasmine rice; don’t think there is a coconut rice option. Had the tom kha dine-​in and take out and it was delicious, fragrant from the lemongrass and creamy coconut milk, with a good amount of veggies and aromatics. However it seems like you don’t get as much when ordering it as takeout. The pad kea meo noodles were excellent — lots and lots of veggies like carrots, bamboo shoots, baby corn, and meat. My friend’s #16, pad kra thiam prik thai, which was supposed to be a stir fry with black pepper and cilantro, was completed devoid of the latter, and there was barely any of the former. She said it was good but it just wasn’t what she was expecting. Pad thai (take out) was on the dry side. The chicken they use is white meat and also a bit dried out both times. I’m a big fan of the pork — it went especially well in #12 pad cashew nut.
Dine-​in service was weird in that two of us got our meals (in a slightly longer-​than-​average wait) and the third had to wait another 10 minutes or so.

My friends recently moved to the Bonnie Doon area, and we decided to go out on Whyte for some Thai food. They’ve ordered from this place before, and it was pretty good, so we decided to try and dine-​in. Kaengthai Bistro is located on Whyte ave, around 101 street. The outside of it is typical for what you’d expect to see from any place on Whyte. The inside is fairly small, with only a few tables. It’s nice and casual here, and not as formal and nice as the other Thai restaurants in Edmonton.
They have a giant menu displayed, and you can customize the spiciness of your dish. The protocol is to order at the front and pay, and you can sit down and they’ll bring you your food. The service was friendly and prompt. The prices of this place is really good compared to the other Thai places in Edmonton! Definitely a plus.
I decided to order a beverage this time around. Usually I don’t order a beverage and just opt to drink water, but my friend from Red Deer insisted that I try some Thai iced tea. It comes with a nice layer of milk on top that you mix, and it creates a nice a smooth drink. It was actually quite refreshing, and it was one of those pseudo-​hot spring days in Edmonton so it was really nice to drink on warm day.
We decided to start off with the spring rolls and the Calamari. The spring rolls were okay, not great. I’ve definitely had better spring rolls. They are pretty thick, and though vegetarian, there didn’t seem to be that many flavours going on. I usually like vegetarian options for spring rolls, samosas and things alike because the meat alternatives are often single-​noted. There was a lack of flavour. The calamari, however, was probably one of the best that I’ve ever had. Calamari is one of those dishes where it can either be really well done, or just completely overcooked and rubbery. These were seasoned well, and cooked perfectly. The squid was very tender and soft, and the accompanied sauce was amazing. The sauce was light and garlic-​ey with a hint of sweetness. Definitely one of the highlights of the meal…

Loved, loved this freaking place!
I was with a friend shopping and she suggested we eat here, I have never been but I do love spicy food!
Wow, was I pleasantly amazed! The owner subbed my rice for vermicelli noodles as he heard me say I was craving noodles… ah, I love people like that. Noodles and spice and everything nice… Mmmm, it was divine!
My friend had the coconut soup which smelt as good as it tasted, she let me sneak a taste. I honestly can’t wait to go back here with my husband as I know he will adore it as much as I did. Plus, they gauge your spice… which is nice for people that prefer milder spice.
Keep being fabulous Kaengthai Bistro, it suits you just fine!

Nice little Thai place on Whyte, had the Red Curry and the Cashew Chicken to share. Both dishes had good flavor and decent portion size wrapped into a good price point. Would definitely return.

Tucked away past the hustle and bustle of Whyte Ave, Kaengthai Bistro is worth the walk east, just past the Strathcona tracks. The décor and menu is straightforward and simple, but the food more than makes up for it. It’s a bit of a mix between a take out and sit down restaurant. You order at the counter (menus plastered on the wall with pictures!) but the waitress/​owner will bring out a pot of tea and your dishes so pick a table/​booth to sit at while you wait.
The sign outside advertised a few of their dishes. Their prices are pretty reasonable, ranging from $ 5.95 to $ 12.95 for a dish. I was actually impressed by the presentation of their dishes — clean, minimalist look but with an attention to detail you don’t normally see in Thai eateries.
— Tom kha with shrimp ($ 7.95) — spicy and sour coconut soup with mushrooms, tomatoes, galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, cilantro and dry chilies. Fresh, lacking spice but you really get the sour element in this tom kha. A nice alternative to the typical tom yum soup you always seem to see.
— Pad kea mao with chicken ($ 10.95) — rice noodles fried with fresh peppers, bamboo shoots, baby corn, onion, bell peppers, lime leaves, Kra Chai and basil leaves. This one is level 2 on the spice chart and it actually had a good kick to it. My friend was drinking, no more like guzzling water down. Tasty but there could have been more noodles.
— Pad num prik pow with pork ($ 10.95) — stir fried sweet chili paste with mushroom, bell peppers, baby corn, carrots and onion. Comes with a bowl of steamed jasmine rice. The chili paste sauce was sweet, everything tasted fresh and the rice was nice and fluffy.
Here’s a tip: make sure you tell them what spice level you want (from 1 (mild) to 5 (welcome to Thailand)). I will have to try level 5 next time, just for research purposes. Quaint, homey little Thai place. Why not check it out if you’re in the area? Even easier if you’re there to play some board games at The Hex Café. Just pop across the street to Kaenthai Bistro to get some good eats.

Delicious! Husband and I felt like we were in Thailand again. :) The prices are great as well. I think this place is better for takeout than eat-​in but the best takeout you can get in the city, very likely!

Great food and an extremely nice family who run the restaurant. Wasn’t impressed with the spring rolls though, I’ve had better.

Very authentic flavors, very well priced. Name your level of spicy. This place is a gem!

Wow — I’ve now been to Kaengthai Bistro three times, and every single time, I am impressed. The panang curry is so delicious. I would highly recommend it. Both types of soup are also amazing! The prices are extremely reasonable, and service is fantastic! Please go and try this place if you love Thai! Yummy!