Sukhothai Bistro

Sukhothai is one of many Thai restaurants in Squirrel Hill. It’s consistently a good option as a student because they offer delivery.
The food is good, always delivered hot and they are true to their spice scale. A favorite is the Pad See Ew noodles w/​chicken, I do think that Noodlehead in Shadyside/​East Liberty has a better version of this dish, but they don’t deliver. I also have tried the Tom Kha soup, the Pad Thai, and Penang Curry. All of these are typical Thai dishes and Sukhothai does a good job of being a typical Thai restaurant.

We’d eaten in the restaurant and had a good experience, which is why they are getting two stars. The delivery service we had was HORRIBLE. Food was ordered at 6:30 on a Saturday. Estimated time of delivery was 7:30 — 7:45. Food arrived at 8:45 and was a best tepid, so by the time everything was reheated it was 9 pm. Unacceptable and calls to the restaurant got only the vaguest of apologies. The yellow curry was swimming in sauce, which would have been okay if there was plenty of solids in there too, but that lacking. It was SO bad an experience overall, we won’t be re-​ordering or returning.

Pleasant environment. Good service with active take-​out business. Mango Tango Curry is a specialty entrée which is excellent. Appetizers are good esp Sukhothai roll. Sweet sticky rice with mango is a winner! Worth multiple visits to try their other entrees.

I’ve only ever had takeout from this place, so I’m not sure about the in dining experience.
Everytime I order for delivery the food is prompt, piping hot, and perfectly seasoned. I think the delivery minimum is steep, but given that most curry dishes are between $ 10 – 15 a piece you can easily get there.
I’ve tried the mango curry, the Thai fried wings, Thai samosas, and Tom kha soup. All but the soup were delicious. The soup felt thrown together at the last minute for someone who doesn’t know what soup is supposed to taste like.
One con is that they serve their curry in containers that are prone to dripping all over the place. If they were in tall round cylindrical containers it would be world’s better for a saucy dish than a wide rectangle.

The food is good but what makes the five stars is the owner! Very friendly man who treats his customers well. Service is quick. If you wanted to modify something from the menu, there is also that option.

Really great food! A little bit pricy, but definitely worth it! We ordered a cashew duck stir-​fry and the roti scallop green curry. They were both delicious and we got good portions. Definitely the best Thai restaurant in squirrel hill!
The cook originally forgot the eggplant in the green curry but after telling the waitress, we got the eggplant quickly and the service was nice and polite!

Dishes are delicious and served like pieces of art! Worth the higher-​than-​average prices.

I love Thai food, and don’t have much patience for watered down versions.
My visit to sukothai encouraged me to warn others. Food was bland and uninspired, the waitstaff was absent and when they forgot to bring us a dish, we rejoiced and went to grab some dumplings down the street.

We’ve being here twice and really enjoyed the food. Their fried rice are awesome and see-​yew is pretty good too. The service is a bit slow-​but that does not irritate me that much. Last Saturday when we dined there we asked about if they offer any birthday special since it was my hubby’s 30^th birthday, and the owner and the chef are kind enough to customize a off-​menu dessert for us! What a surprise! It is mango covered sticky rice roll with banana in the middle. Will come back in the future!

My boyfriend and I stopped in for dinner later on a Saturday night. This is a small, cozy restaurant, dimly lit and prettily decorated inside. They seemed short on staff so the wait times were longer than I would have liked overall, which is the main reason I am not rating them as 5 stars. (Also, the bathroom is located in the basement and wasn’t the cleanest.)
We ordered the Sukhothai Roll and Noodle Delight with chicken to share. Everything was delicious. The rolls were served piping hot, and the skins were delightfully crispy. The sauce was pretty good as well. And it was presented so beautifully! The Noodle Delight, which we ordered as «baby hot,» was pretty hot by my standards. Thank goodness I had a glass of water, or else I may not have been able to get through much. It was the best Thai food I have ever had – so many flavors in one bite! Sweet, sour, salty, tangy… it was delicious. I only wish there was a higher vegetable/​chicken-​to-​noodle ratio.
Overall, a wonderful experience. The owner was very friendly. I would return in a heartbeat if I wasn’t so concerned about my wallet!

It is so difficult to find a good Thai restaurant. Most of them water down the flavor in the food to cater to the American palate; I despise when that happens. I LOVE the pungency present in Thai food. While this establishment has diluted the flavors I love, they have not diluted them so much that I do not enjoy them. Our usual dinner options:
Chicken Panang Curry (Thai Hot)
Beef Basil (Medium)
I love the flavors of both of these dishes. The crushed peanut and coconut milk flavors present in the panang curry are really good. Add in the earthiness of the chili and I am sating primal desires. Then the beef basil comes into play and I am taken to another realm. They use real Thai basil. I don’t care for Italian basil; I just don’t like the flavor. Thai basil, on the other hand, has this wonderful licorice flavor that melds so wonderfully with the beef in its brown sauce.
I return routinely to quell my cravings.

Best Thai in Sq Hill. Better than Bangkok balcony and silk elephant. Lately my favorite is the mango curry but really everything I’ve had here has been delicious. I’d also recommend green curry (really any curry), pad Thai, and the fresh rolls. I do think they could improve the texture of the tofu, a little too soft for my taste, but overall the best Thai in the area.

After trying this place again I realized why it has been 8 months between visits. Never have I had such over priced terrible Thai food. This place shouldn’t be in business. I don’t understand how you can make pad Thai dry and flavorless. The spicy eggplant just tasted like «fried» anything. Shame on this place for its overpriced garbage. There are places on the same street, let alone squirrel hill, that are much better.
Oh, and if I’m paying $ 50 for food, I shouldn’t have to ask for chop sticks or napkins. Thanks for the Asian cheapness.

The food here is closer to 4 stars; I’ve eaten there twice and the first was a little more impressive than the second, though that’s likely partially due to dish choice (the second dish was a red curry, which tasted good but unremarkable). The reason I m docking them a star is that the service, while friendly, was excessively slow on the second visit – it took me 10 minutes of being very obviously finished and ready for the check to get the check.

Fresh Ingredients, No MSG! Every one should try Vegetarian Gluten free Options Available Good price Good deal on lunch specials. Recommend Mango tango!!! Yum…:)) Wild Sukhothai also.

We’ve never eaten in the restaurant; we always order it as take-​out or delivery. The atmosphere is cute although a bit cramped. The dining room is somewhat small.
The food is good. I’d like to give it a 3.5 because it’s just not a 4. It’s not my favorite Thai place in Pittsburgh, but it is consistent acceptable. They are able to make things gluten-​free, which as you know, is a requirement for me!
Beware: they are not kidding on the spices. For Thai restaurants, I usually order about halfway up the scale. However, I once ordered a «2», and it painful.
We like pad thai, the curries, the fried tofu, and the beef salad. We pass on the pad see ewe although pad see ewe is often meh when made gluten-​free.
The prices are very reasonable.
TL; TD: Give Sukhothai a try for solid food, but don’t expect to be wowed.

I ordered takeout from here using Grubhub, and it went generally fine. Took about an hour to get my food, but that was fine with me. I got a Pad See Ew and a Pineapple Fried Rice — both of which came nicely presented for take-​out (the fried rice came with a spear thing of pineapple on the side that was pretty cool). So no complaints there. Nothing revolutionary and I was a little disappointed that they didn’t offer a Massaman curry variant.
But then I’d also ordered a Thai Iced Coffee with tapioca. Normally, Thai restaurants can do no wrong with my and Thai Iced Coffee — I love the stuff. But this one — it didn’t have the touch of sweetness that most do, it was really just a generic iced coffee. And then there was the tapioca — rock solid crumbly balls that were just plain unpleasant to eat. It was truly awful. Maybe I just got one bad batch of tapioca, but it was still just plain unacceptably bad.
So long story short — their food is just fine, but whatever you don’t don’t order a thai iced coffee with tapioca.

I’ve been twice now and was impressed both times. It’s clearly the best Thai food in Squirrel Hill and definitely the best that I’ve tried in Pittsburgh.
The both times I went, I had «drunken noodles» /​pad kee mao with «American spicy» level. The presentation was great, the food looked wonderful and was really delicious. I liked that the veggies were cooked just enough but still a bit crisp and the chicken was flavorful.
My girlfriend had pad thai one time and «House Noodle Soup» the other. Both were delicious. The soup was well seasoned with some subtle flavors mixing in. (I mention this because of the other reviews saying everything is spicy here, which is clearly not true.)
We haven’t had the curry but will try that next time.

FOOD:
We started with the dumplings as appetizers, and they were very flavorful. We continued onto sharing a small bowl of Tom Yum — we asked for Thai spicy, and the kitchen didn’t disappoint.
I had the Panang Curry, which was excellent and a pretty big portion for the price. My better half had the Eggplant dish, which he gave two big thumbs up.
Only downside: they serve tap water, which in Pittsburgh tastes like your local swimming pool.
SERVICE
Service was great. Server was pleasant and quick. No complaints.
VERDICT
Bill came to 37 for two meat entrees, one app and one soup. Would definitely come back — great taste and value.

I’m in love!
We were looking for a close and quick dining option before heading to a movie at the Manor Theater when we spotted this venue with the word «Bistro» in it. It’s a non-​assuming façade and from across the street we didn’t know what awaited us but thought it would be worth crossing the street to find out.
Oh my! Are we glad we did! It’s a small quaint setting very tastefully decorated with white tablecloths and the décor is soothing. The menu was excellent with the usual great Thai selections including fried rice and curry dishes. I opted for the pineapple fried rice and my husband ordered a duck curry dish. We shared the dishes and they were both scrumptious. Prices were very fair, also.
John, the owner, came over and greeted us. In fact, as we left, he ran out the door after us with our boxed leftovers we had mistakenly left on the table. He seems to be a very proud owner, enthusiastic about this rather new establishment. As well he should be.
I love walking into an establishment with no preconceived notion of what to expect and then being so pleasantly rewarded.