1st of Thai

The only benefit 2 this place is that it’s next 2 a liquor store and it’s far from our school. The servers were nice but moved like turtles and the place was virtually empty… The food was subpar and overpriced for how subpar the food is.

Wow, just saw it driving by. Food was really good and authentic (for small town mn) and spicy (wow was I pleasantly surprised… but be careful minnesotans!).

Love this place. Food is consistently excellent and the service is great. They can also make the food spicy enough where it can make me sweat which is awesome.

This place was terrible. I ordered the spring rolls and chicken pad thai. It came out WAY to fast. Like, instantly. I think the server took my order, went into the kitchen, was handed a dish and came back out to my table all without stopping. That’s how fast it was. There’s no way it was «made fresh» just for me. The pad thai presentation was horrendous. Sauce all over the side of the bowl. I could tell how they poured the food into the dish. Super sloppy looking. Let’s be real, plate presentation matters. It doesn’t need to be super fancy, but just tossed into a bowl without a care, looking like another table’s leftovers, makes me think you don’t care about what you do in the kitchen. (And that makes me worried about cleanliness.)
Now, looks aside, this pad thai was still absolutely revolting. It smelled horrible. I can’t even explain the smell. Very BAD to put it politely. The noodles were different than typical pad thai noodles. They were very, very thin. I get pad thai because I love noodles, but these sad, thin strings were not given the love pad thai needs, so they were nasty. I did try to eat some, but I was seriously concerned for my health so my bites were of noodles only and small. It tasted like something that was kicked around a dirty floor and then pull off the bottom of someone’s shoe.
This pad thai was the most atrocious thing I’ve ever been given at a restaurant. When I told the server that I couldn’t eat it and didn’t want to pay for it she was rude, tried to tell me the sloppy sauce on the side of the dish was supposed to be there, and never once apologized.
When you check in on Unilocal you get a free fountain soda — which I showed her and received. I feel like it’s important to mention that.

Great place for vegans and vegetarians. Most items can be made vegan or vegetarian by adding tofu instead of the meat options. Also you can request they remove the egg. Not most authentic thai, but at least it exists and provides a refreshing change to all the italian and american restaurants. Be warned, the spiciness can be choose on a scale from 1 – 5. But for some dishes (like the curry), a 3 is pretty spicy!
Each main dish is around $ 10

This unassuming little place really blew us away! All 5 of us in our group loved what we ordered, and service was very attentive. Great find!

I had Pad Thai, my husband had Special Lo Mein, and we shared Spring Rolls. Everything was very tasty. Food presentation was very nice.

The flavors are good, the service is good, the execution needs help. An ingredient was forgotten in each of our dishes and mine was very dry. I asked where my mushrooms were, the waitress took it back to the kitchen (which I am always leery of) and she returned with a whopping 3 pieces of mushrooms (not 3 mushrooms but 3 PIECES) added to my dish. We have had similar experiences on the past and keep hoping it gets better, but it never does. Would it kill you to make the dish as it is explained in your menu?

This is my favorite restaurant. I have never had anything that wasn’t fabulous, and the service is great too! Can’t say enough good things.

Having spend over a month in Thailand I would not say this is tradition food, it is what most Americans think Thai food should taste like. I would not eat here again

Great food, great wait staff, nice family run restaurant with a good varied menu. Easy access from Interstate 35. My go to order is the coconut soup. I have it with rice instead of noodles. Probably the best egg rolls I’ve had. Good spring rolls. I’ve had other items on their menu and have not been disappointed. They offer a no MSG option.

Delicious food, large menu, and awesome service. Everyone there was so polite. That was refreshing after a bad day of traveling. 1^st of Thai is awesome I can’t wait to go back. Seriously get the Egg Rolls!

Absolutely delicious! Tom kha gai was amazing. Chicken satay was great. Nice service. What else needs to be said?

Good food. We occasional go for lunch and always leave full. Relatively inexpensive, but always satisfying.

So close to a five but the interior is stuck in an 80’s rut. My mom and I had spring rolls, green curry with chicken and hot &spicy chicken. The spring rolls were fresh and crunchy with delicious peanut dipping sauce. The entrees were well seasoned and came with plenty of vegetables and rice. The staff was very attentive at refilling hot tea and water. Great spot to eat!

A good Thai place, however its level of spicing is a bit lacking. It is more of an American version of flavor and spice level than authentic Thai that you would expect somewhere else.
Overall a good restaurant, has Unilocal checkin specials (free fountain drink upon checkin). The wait staff were quick and courteous and kept our drinks topped up and checked in frequently enough not to be annoying.

When I lived in Owatonna, I would drive 20 minutes to Faribault for their Thai cuisine.
It’s not the best Thai food I’ve had, but it was good enough for me to come back time and time again, especially since the takeout selection is scarce where I lived.
I typically ordered the pad see ew and tom yum soup. The food was pretty flavorful and can be made very spicy as well. I would also order Thai iced tea to wash down the food, which also tasted pretty good.
This place is worth a try, you may like it…

Lunch combos! I’m a fan of this joint, seriously. I realize that it is a Thai place in Faribault, MN. And the name is sorta funny. And it is in a strip mall. But the food is legit and delicious.
They have these great lunch combos that come with one of the best egg rolls I have ever enjoyed. There are only like five lunch combo options and they’re primarily Chinese fare, but still pretty darn tasty.
Additionally, we have tried many of their dinner entrees to go. All have good although I can’t say that their seafood (shrimp or squid) dishes are that fantastic.
Would I still give this place 4 stars if it were located on Lake Street? Nope. But for Faribault, it is a 4 – 4.5. Check it out.

1^st of Thai has an enormous menu and even includes some Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Reasonably priced, their dishes packed a lot of flavor and were a great deal. I had one of their 5 combination plates, Chicken Pad Puk, and it was cooked perfectly.
Recommend if…
A) You’re looking for a great deal with just the right amount of food.
B) You want to expand your Thai repertoire than just curries and Pad Thai, 1^st of Thai offers a lot of dishes.
C) You want to feel alive… ask for extra spicy. Bring plenty of milk!

Back visiting my parents for a while and my brother was the first one to point out this restaurant. My mother commented that she did not like their egg rolls but my brother was insistent that the food was great. A couple days later when driving home from Burnsville my mother offered to stop and let me run in an order some take-​out. I jumped at the chance as I had been craving green curry and knew there was no where else in the local area that would offer it.
During my visit it was the evening and I did not really go anywhere other than the register area so I can’t really comment on the décor.
What I did notice was that my green curry chicken was ready in less than 10 minutes!
Got home ate the curry and was happily surprised. The curry was spicier than expected (because on the menu its called sweet green curry) but it was good. Even my mother enjoyed it.
Overall: Good parking, fast take-​out service, reasonable prices, wide variety on the menu. Still afraid to try the spring rolls.