Thai On Yonge

Came here for lunch and I ordered the beef Pad Woon Sen (stir fry glass noodle). The lunch combo came with lemongrass soup and fried spring roll. Everything was yummy. I came here a few times now and they’ve been very consistent with their food unlike Salad King. Even their service was fantastic!

I love this really unassuming Thai place that’s a contrast to the Salad King next door. This new place seems to use a lot more fresh and healthy ingredient like veggies and have a more subtle, not over the top seasoning. I’ve ordered take-​out and delivery from this place twice together and look forward to trying more items on their menu in the future. My favorite so far is their glass noodle salad, which is fresh, healthy, and filling.

Just ok. I had the street padthai. It looks totally different from the picture. Giving it a three star considering the price.

Been here several times. We ordered coconut soup every time. if you are into creamy coconut flavor, this soup is a must-​have! The street pad Thai is also the best I have ever had!

It might just be a personal preference but I don’t like their street phad thai. Of all the other dishes I tried, I liked them all. I tried the curries and eggplant.
Prices are very reasonable. This place delivers great quality at reasonable prices.
It’s located very close to Salad King which is a tough competitor. Salad King is owned by Chinese. Thai On Yonge is owned by Thai. In terms of value, Salad King wins since they have the stamp card system. But if you want a nicer place to sit, it has to be Thai On Yonge. I can’t stand the cafeteria setting on Salad King.

Being just down the street from Salad King (being known for big portions of edible faux-​Thai food and not much else) and being close to Ryerson, we weren’t sure what to expect from Thai on Yonge. But it’s now my go-​to for Thai food in the area (not much competition, but still…).
The prices are about the same as Salad King and the portions are smaller — but the everything we’ve had actually TASTES LIKE THAI FOOD.
It replaced a crappy Chinese restaurant which probably replaced a crappy diner (which had a long bar for some reason), so the décor sucks. And it’s definitely not a trendy spot like Salad King — but the food is good and you don’t have to rub elbows with strangers in the cafeteria-​esque dining room at Salad King.
But ya, excellent flavouring on everything we’ve had. Brought a miserly friend here who is all about food portion over price and even he felt Thai on Yonge was a better bang for the dollar.

Definitely try the Khao Soi and Street Pad Thai! One of the best I’ve had! The service could have been better though.

Golden Curry was amazing. One of the best curry i ever ate.
However everything else especially the pad thai was the worst dish i ever ate. It was so bad i couldn’t give the place a two star, which is unfortunate because the golden curry was pretty good. We got other food too but it was also really bad. i don’t remember what we got because it was about a year ago. I just remembered and came back to write a review because I was really unhappy I paid a relatively high cost for such low tier food. Dont fall for places just because they have a lot of stars. This is the first time i was deceived by Unilocal.Very disappointed.

Upon the peanut allergy incident (which I am still not that happy about), Thai On Yonge sent me some complimentary Pad Thai and Spring Rolls a week later. This time there were no peanuts, surprise surprise.
The Pad Thai is not bad given the price and I am starting to think that it really might have been an honest mistake.
I would say try this restaurant out, but no guarantees for its quality.
As for myself, probably not dining here again because I feel kind of scarred from the experience.

When I am in this area, I’m usually eating at either Kaiju or Banh Mi Boys, but since I was with a rather picky friend this specific day who wanted soup, we came here.
It was about 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, the place was basically empty except for one other table. This worked in our favour though, as we were given the chance to sit anywhere. They suggested the window table for the four of us. You see, Thai On Yonge is located one floor above ground level, so a window seat along Yonge Street is pretty cool. Imagine my surprise when those weren’t the tables they had in mind for us, there’s one more table, tucked in the corner, with two sets of windows, one facing Yonge Street and the other facing Walton Street. Nothing much goes on on Walton Street, but if you enjoy your people-​watching while you enjoy your meal (like me), then this is the table to you want.
They were still offering their lunch special at 2:30pm, so we each ordered one. The lunch special comes with a soup, a spring roll and a main dish, all for $ 7.99, pretty good deal, right? One of the people at the table was a vegetarian and we wanted to ensure that while he may have ordered a vegetarian main dish, that his soup would also be vegetarian, but our server didn’t seem to comprehend English very well, she got very defensive immediately, telling us there is only one soup available for the lunch special and you can’t change anything for the special. Ordering became extremely stressful as it was almost like an argument. Were we hangry? Possibly, but I don’t think that was an unreasonable request.
The vegetarian meal did come with a vegetarian soup, but food wasn’t anything spectacular, it was pretty standard, yet you can’t really argue with how much this meal cost. I don’t believe it would get a return visit out of me though.

We decided to check this place out before I went to work since it was 5 min from our apartment. Also I saw it had decent reviews from Unilocal so why not. It’s upstairs and has a decent amount of room. This was 6pm on a Friday evening and no oher customers. The décor is dated but looks Thai-​ish. FYI I am no expert in interior design so I could be totally wrong! There were the gods statues, mostly the colours red and gold. We sat near the window to see Yonge St.
We ordered Islamic curry noodles and Chicken Pineapple Red Curry. We LOVE Islamic noodles at Salad King so we wanted to see how this restaurant would hold up. Unfortunately, this restaurant’s version of Islamic noodles was eh at best. It tasted like Chinese curry noodles. Nothing special about these noodles. However, the Chicken pineapple red curry was delicious! Deep coconut and red curry flavours. The chicken was also cooked juicy and the pineapple added a nice sweet citrusy punch to the curry with rice.
Looks like the dishes here are a hit or a miss. I think I’ll try the pad Thai the next time. The service also was lacking. We were the only customers in the entire restaurant and we had to actually get up ourselves to go to the bar and get a server to take our order. The food came fast though.

Been here a few times already. my favorite dishes are the green mango salad, pad Thai and the very delicious mango sticky rice! Huge portions, delicious, fresh, good price. Thumb up

I have ordered a Pineapple Chicken Curry, because red curry is my favourite dish in Thai cuisine, and that is why I would order the same thing whenever I go to a Thai restaurant.
The dish has one pepper sign on the menu, but when I ate it myself, it tasted pretty mild… I was expecting at least a little bit burning on my lips.

Very flavourful and very affordable, pretty much as good as it gets for a Thai place. Portions are large and there is a liberal use of spices. Service is a little sterile but nothing out of the ordinary for a Thai restaurant. Have to recommend the green curry chicken and pad si ew. Their spring rolls are also really good.

Having a major thai craving, we came here since it was right near our hotel.
On a Monday night there was only one other party there, sort of strange for downtown, but we continued to sit down.
Our server was very sterile, and kind of grumpy. No small talk, no smiles, no friendly banter. She was cold. Thus only 4 stars.
Good thing the food was amazing, because she would have ruined the entire experience with her attitude. We ordered spring rolls, green curry, and pad si ew. All the food was amazing! The flavours were perfect, and the spice level was perfect.

Authentic Thai + closed to my place + cheap = 5-​star quick meal place.
The flavor might not be as impressive as KSR, but if you add some chili sauce in it, you can pretty much get a similar meal that you had in KSR.
Student 10% off discount, another bonus lol

Around the College area and wanted to try something new. Although Salad King is literally half a minute walk from Thai on Yonge, this place is another good Thai option.
Friend and I went there late on a weekday around 9pm, so it was super quiet. We were pretty much the only table until some girl came into the restaurant to eat while reading. The atmosphere is authentic. They have all the Thai décor and ornaments near the entrance and bar area. Service was decent too.
I ordered Khao Soi with chicken while my friend got the Street Pad Thai. Hers was not the usual pad thai with ketchup but cooked with a different sauce. My khao soi was quite good indeed. For those who don’t know what this dish is, it’s like crispy egg noodles in curry sauce. Their soup base was well cooked with the right amount of coconut milk, herbs, and other ingredients. The crispy noodles on top were dipped deliciously into the soup/​sauce. Just beware that this dish is a little bit spicy if you can’t eat spice. Also, I personally think its on par with Khao San Road’s khao soi!

I chose to go here around the Christmas season to avoid the line at Salad King (since the last time i went there, their pad thai was sloppy and mushy). We were greeted and since not many tables were taken, we sat by the window to people watch. The server and cook were definitely thai.
We got a pitcher of Sapporo to start and ordered pad thai and green curry. Both had good spice, and an authentic thai taste of specific spices (ie. no ketchup lol) I asked for medium spice on the green curry and it came out nice and hot. My friend said he really enjoyed the pad thai and it was one of the better ones he’s had. Definitely no Khao San Rd but it was pretty good for dt thai.
The portions were huge and full of ingredients, we couldn’t finish the curry and rice.
All in all I would go back when I’m downtown and craving some coconut milk and fish sauce :)

Given the excellent reviews from other Unilocalers, we decided to go to Thai On Yonge for dinner last weekend to see what the fuss was about.
We walked in to find a number of patrons at the bar who had obviously been drinking for quite a while. As we sat at our table, a few of these patrons paced back and forwards between the bar and the window overlooking Yonge Street for some reason, which made for a very awkward dining experience.
My friend and I both ordered Khao Soi and we shared the spring rolls. The rolls were pretty good, but the Khao Soi lacked flavour and the sauce was not hot enough. Definitely not the quality and freshness I expected from a $ 30 meal for two.
The service was fast and the waitress was very friendly, Overall three stars, not helped by the «interesting» clientele.

The Thai Street Pad Thai for $ 10 was decent. It comes with chicken, shrimp and tofu. The noodles were done well, but the dish could use more flavor. The shrimp could also use a little more stove top time since it was cold in the middle. Putting a little bit of the chili sauce on it does make it taste better. There was plenty of seating in this restaurant and they were not that busy during weekday lunch time. I’m giving it 4 stars since I would come back here for lunch.
–Located upstairs above a massage place.
–They take credit card — MC or Visa.