Thai Bamboo

Ordered a takeaway of chicken and shrimp Pad Thai, and while the flavour was good, the chicken was too chewy. Also, the Papaya Salad was not appetizing because of the potent fish-​sauce smell and taste.

This restaurant is the absolute best thai restaurant in Vaughan. The service is quick and the taste is consistent every time I visit. I always usually get the spring rolls and chicken pad thai which both taste amazing and flavorful and the servings are always generously sized. Staff as well is very friendly, but the restaurant can get crowded at times which makes it hard to be seated. I definitely will continue to visit this restaurant on a regular basis and highly recommend it!

Thai Bamboo is where I go when I’m salivating for some Thai salads (this place has the best!). It’s close enough and good enough that I keep coming back (and I’ve been coming here for years!).
There are dishes that are unique to Thai Bamboo that I can’t get anywhere else (that I know of). The first is the Laos style green papaya salad. Oh my lord it is some spicy, pungent, and crunchy goodness that always hits the spot. It’s grated green papaya, tomatoes, and lime wedges that are mixed in a Thai sauce that contains fermented fish paste and fish sauce, with lots of thai bird peppers. It’s definitely NOT for the faint of heart! The dish comes with some vermicelli and cabbage to cut the spicyness as well but I like to dip everything in the delicious sauce before taking a bite. When you order this salad and the warm meat salad the server should ask you how many chili peppers you want. For me, 3 is pretty spicy already, and I can handle my spice. If you want something more mild I would go with 1 or 2 peppers.
The second dish I love from here is the warm meat salad with beef. It comes with lime juices, fish sauce, coriander, green onions, chilli peppers and Thai seasonings. The beef is cooked medium so it’s never too chewy. It also comes with tripe as well, which isn’t mentioned on the menu. This salad has a similar taste palette to the Laos style papaya salad so if you love that one you’ll love this too. I should also mention that I ordered something similar (I thought!!!) to this at Khao San Road and the beef was SUPER overcooked and disgustingly chewy.
In addition to the salads I always get the shrimp spring rolls (they sell out all the time!!!) and the shrimp and chicken pad thai. These 4 things are my staples here.
Parking is accessible right outside and they do take out as well as dine in. I usually call ahead when I take out as it takes about 20 minutes for them to prepare your order.

I had lunch at Thai Bamboo Restaurant today. I’d had lunch there last year and it was good!
I ordered Green Curry Chicken and it was delicious! Yum!
The servers were friendly and quick. It’s a busy spot and I could have been in and out within a half hour.

Very nice atmosphere & ambiance. Food was nicely presented, received good & welcoming service.

Dropped by for dinner last night and was thoroughly impressed with all the dishes we ordered. I used to work at a Thai restaurant and am very picky about my pad thai but it was on point. Curry, tamarind chicken, and nam khao were all up to standard. Just moved into the York university area and am very happy this restaurant is here. Pricing and staff were great too! This place is like the Khao San Road of the area; honestly, I think I might even prefer Thai Bamboo.

This is a small thai place near York University. Beware, this place is usually very full during the lunch hour. The food was good and served promptly. The offerings are thai foods. I would recommend the red curry or the chicken panang. The taste was good, but as you can see from my picture, the presentation could use a little bit of work. Price range is around $ 10/​main dish.

Love this place for the food.
Great lunch spot. Always packed.
I’ve had almost everything on the menu.
Mango chicken is amazing.
Though they haven’t updated the place in 30 years. Needs a refresh.

I wanted authentic thai food like how my mom makes it so I decided to try this spot out after checking out their menu options. I had their laap (chicken salad) and papaya salad — it definitely was worth it. I would go back again to try out more.

Had the vegetarian Thai curry soup with vermicelli noodles, delicious! Loved how everything was fresh and hot. Although it was really busy, the service was prompt.

This is one of the best places for Pad Thai in the city. I’ve been to Suko Thai, Pai, and Khao San Rd. And I can say that Thai Bamboo does give those guys a run for their money. It’s not downtown like the rest of the popular Thai places and parking is free.
The pad thai here is unstoppable! Sometimes I switch it up and order the Nam Khao which is a crispy fried coconut rice with pork, lime, and coriander. It’s more of acquired taste because it’s salty, and sour at the same time, but SOO good! The crispy spring rolls are phenomenal as well. I’ve also tried their curries, they’re pretty good. My close friend says that this place has the best Tom Yum Soup she’s ever had in Toronto. I’d say if you’re a fan of Tom Yum Soup, you definitely have to try it here.
The service here alternates between average and great all the time. Depending on how busy the restaurant is and how many waitresses they have. They’re always really friendly and helpful.

This place was good! Prices are reasonable and the food is tasty. I’ve only ever had the pad thai, pad sew or wonton soup. Would definitely order from here again. I’ve only done take out and it’s unfortunate it’s far from my house or I’d be there all the time (so maybe it’s a good thing after all…)

I’ve been here a few times and have left happy each time. Their food is beyond tasty. Each dish is prepared with care. I recommend the pad Thai, coconut rice and cashew chicken. Their prices are a bit high. It’s a small restaurant and can get cramped, especially during lunch hour.

The food was excellent! If you like spring rolls you will LOVE theirs! I ordered the green curry beef and would do it again.

The whole restaurant interior was mostly made out of bamboo as it makes perfect sense they called themselves Thai bamboo.
I got myself spicy chicken red curry, chicken and shrimps pad Thai, coconut soup, and free veggie fresh rolls (even tho I requested the crispy spring rolls).
The food was good. But I found the spicy curry was way too spicy for my taste.
The service was okay, a bit slow, and they seemed to forget what I ordered a couple times.

Went here first time today and ordered Ginger chicken. The place was packed and the service was a bit slow. The food is okay. Portions were okay. I’ll come back and try some other dishes and post my review again.

Decided to give this place a shot as I was craving some Thai food and the reviews appeared to be decent. As a huge fan of Pai (Chef Nuit rocks!) which is very much an authentic representation of Thai food, my expectations for Thai Bamboo were modest at best.
The wife and I ordered a green curry chicken dish and a jungle chicken dish. The chicken itself tasted fairly bland and had a dry rubbery texture — I could tell that the chicken had probably been left sitting for awhile before it was tossed into the curry. The green curry seemed a little diluted but the flavors were mildly intact. The jungle chicken curry was dry and had an interesting blend of spices.
All in all, the food was just «ok» and I may pop in again to give it another go. However, Pai, Sabai Sabai and Khao San Road still hold top honors for Thai food in the GTA.

We went to Thai Bamboo after a failed visit to Phở Lin around the corner. I wasn’t expecting much from the outside just another strip mall Thai joint — but wow — dont judge a book from the cover!
The restaurant is small, and its not up scale — or even mid scale — its just looks like any other gresy spoon joint.
But the service shines like a diamond, with attentive friendly wait staff that smile big, and help along with the menu if you have any questions at all.
When we (my daughter, who is vegetarian) and I first looked at the menu, the waiter described the vegetarian options for her right away.
The dining room only had two other tables occupied, but by the time we were done the place was packed and bustling!
We went traditional and safe — deep fried spring rolls with fish sauce — — vegetarian Pad Sew Ew for my daughter and Green Chicken Curry for myself. Rice is a side extra which is standard practice in Thai restaurants) and was fragrant soft and flavorful.
The food was hot and excellent — all the flavors punched through, wasn’t too spicy but had an awesome kick that you want— and the flavors linger on your palate just long enough. i am drooling as i remember this ;)
For dessert we shared a Mango ice cream and a black sticky rice with mango — and i will go back there JUST for the desserts — omg — awesome awesome awesome.
Thai Bamboo is a little out of the way, and it’s in an industrial plaza — but go there — support this business. with some investment they could compete with any other Thai chain — the staff are awesome the food is delicious and amazing and i can’t wait to get back to the neighborhood and eat there again!
Out total bill averaged about $ 20 per person including drinks. I think i tipped at 33% though — :)

My wife and I randomly pulled in one evening just to avoid the heavy after-​work traffic, thinking «yeah, Thai wouldn’t be so bad right about now». We’ve never been here before but we’re glad we did.
First off let me get the bad written down. The service is a little on the lax side. We walked in and stood there waiting for someone to seat is (trying not to be rude and seat ourselves). A waitress was processing a card transaction at a table near the door, and she obviously heard us walk in because of the numerous door chimes that jingled as we entered. She didn’t even look up at us. All it would take is a quick smile and say «Hi and welcome! Please allow me to finish here and I’ll be right with you» or «Hi, please just have a seat anywhere you like and I’ll be with you shortly». Rather, we stood there for an awkward minute until another server came out to greet us.
Aside from that, food service was fast, appetizers came out first as expected and piping hot, fantastic! The place is clean and smelled great, though décor is a bit dated, however comfortable. I prefer comfortable over prissy any day.
We had veggie Tom Yum soup which was quite good, very hot and sour, with veggies and tofu bits, nice. Spring rolls were very oily but that’s the nature of spring rolls, quite tasty shrimp filling, and the peanut sauce dip is different but good. The mains were spicy basil chicken (not very spicy compared to the Tom Yum soup) but it wasn’t greasy, very clean tasting and went deliciously well with white rice, plenty of sauce. The beef pad Thai was clean, tasted good, not mind blowing spectacular but good. Overall a decent meal fully stuffing two people for under $ 35 prior to tip.

Now I’m beginning to understand why Khao San in downtown is so popular… Thai food in Toronto just isn’t very good. I had always thought that Kao San was very overrated (quality is basically average compared to what you’d get in Cali), but it’s a lot better than this place.
We ordered a few dishes:
–pad thai wasn’t very good. Didn’t like the texture of the noodles. Also, it wasn’t very flavorful
–green curry was VERY salty, to the extent that it was difficult to eat
–fried rice (can’t remember which type) also was one of the poorer quality fried rice dishes that I’ve had at a Thai place. I thought that the dish taste «burnt» (although I was the only one at my table who felt that way)
–soup was decent… different to every other Thai place I’ve been, but decent.
Dishes average about $ 10 each (at lunch)
Very busy (at lunch)… maybe this place is decent for Toronto standards (hence the 3 stars. In Cali this would be an easy 2)
Ample parking available.
I won’t be back