Miracle Thai

On the cold days that I randomly forget my lunch and I’m craving Thai food, I can always rely on Miracle Thai to have the perfect Pad Thai and Pad See Ew. When I first started working by the Columbia campus, I was ecstatic to find out there were so many food cart options. Eventually my happiness turned to hell as I found out how terrible the lines were. One cold rainy day (I actually remember the day), I saw Miracle Thai setting up. Knowing that they would soon be swarmed I ordered the first of many Pad See Ews and have been addicted ever since. I love the fact that they give a free thai iced tea with your lunch. Easily a great deal in the food wasteland that is UWS.
The lines that form here can easily be skipped by calling your order in. Make sure you do this it’ll definitely cut down on how long you have to wait for your food!
The Chicken Pad See Ew is seasoned perfectly, offering that great balance of sweet and savory and is easily my go to pick. When I want something a bit lighter, the Pad Thai is perfect for getting that craving taken care of. I look forward to trying the different curries soon!

I knew I had to try this food cart when one of my coworkers got the Drunken Noodles from here one day, ate it in our lab, and left the entire room and hallway smelling like an authentic Thai restaurant.
Miracle Thai is as good as you can get for food cart food, and extremely affordable for the quality and quantity. For just $ 7 or $ 8 (depending on what protein you want), you get a generous portion of food plus a free Thai Iced Tea! I got the Pad See Ew with tofu, which I really enjoyed and is comparable to what you get at restaurants.
The only thing is that you should be prepared to wait if you do get food from this cart. They cook everything fresh only after you order which is awesome, but that means that the food may take a while to be cooked especially if there’s a line ahead of you. My coworkers and I waited for about 15 – 20 minutes after ordering before we all got our food because we went right smack at lunch time (~12pm) and there were many other people ahead of us. Also, take note that they only give you chopsticks if you ask specifically for it.

I can’t recommend this food cart enough. There’s always a huge line, but the guys are so friendly and accommodating. I eat there nearly every day and the food is always consistently good. I’ve never been disappointed.
Their red curry is delicious and well-​worth the $ 7…and standing in the cold. It’s chicken heavy, with crunchy veggies and is the perfect range of spice. Free Thai iced tea too!

Before I ate here, I thought almost all Thai food was about the same quality. Sadly, Miracle Thai seems to correct that assumption as it ended up tasting fairly lackluster in comparison. I’ve been twice now and neither meal did much to impress me. The first time, I ordered the red curry with chicken and the second time the chicken pad thai. The red curry barely had any chicken in it and was very vegetable heavy with broccoli and carrots (which are odd choices of vegetables for a curry). The rice, however, seemed to be fried rice or at the very least slightly flavored, which was a nice touch. The pad thai is too one dimensional, only tasting lightly sweet. The noodles are mostly springy, but seem a tad tough — a usual indication in rice noodles that they’re a day old (not too bad, but not the optimal texture).
The best part of the meal every time has been the Thai iced tea which comes free with lunch. It’s a fairly strong tasting brew and the sweetness of the condensed milk really shines through.
Overall, this truck serves for a fairly quick lunch if you don’t have time to stand in line for the others along Broadway bear campus, but there’s a reason why Miracle Thai’s line is noticeably shorter. On days where I have more flexible lunch breaks, I prefer to order seamless from Tum & Yum instead (for about the same price).

This place is great. I stopped here for the first time today and got Drunken Noodles, which were delicious. Awesome that you get a free Thai iced tea with your lunch too! I hope to see Miracle Thai up in Morningside Heights more often.

I was about to go to the usual line of food carts outside the Columbia campus for a quick lunch until I saw Miracle Thai. Seeing that I just came back from living in Southeast Asia for 5 years, I of course gravitated toward this cart and got basil chili chicken with rice and am writing this Unilocal review as I eat. The rice is a nice firm Thai rice and the Thai fish sauce and flavored are all there – maybe just a little salty than what I’m used to but otherwise it’s great. Love that there’s free Thai iced tea with launch order! Please stay around campus!

Went to try the Asian food carts at Columbia today for lunch. Miracle Thai had the longest line so naturally I went there.
For only $ 7.50, I was able to get chicken pad Thai and a free Thai iced tea. It was so yummy! Not spicy which I like and it had lots of flavor. Hopefully this cart will be out a little longer until it gets too cold!