Restaurants : Thai Food : Thai food with an upscale atmosphere and takeout is also available. Offers a large number of vegetarian options. Most of the dishes border on a Thai & Americanized Asian influence, so expect saucy (sometimes sugared sauce) style. I get take-out here about once a week, and the food is always good.
I especially like that they are *fast*, even though the food never seems like it's been sitting around being warmed for hours. — The fish options are delicious and a nice change from typical take-out Thai fare. I just wish the decor was bit more inviting, I usually feel like I'm sitting in a huge banquet room. — Very good food with excellent service. They moved one building over to a larger space and it didn't affect their quality or speed.
Always a good choice. — Extremely fast service, I often get my food in less than 5 minutes. Their spicy chicken soup that's (occasionally) served during lunch is to die for. Be warned the food is very saucy for food. — The food is good but it is a far cry from Thai. If you want real food...this shouldn't be your top choice. — the website doesn't work, any other links, I need a menu for takeout orders! — The food is great, but their website (kingandionline.com) is gone. — Never disappoints!
I always find something good here. — The new website is . Love, love, love the veggie options (but they still have Thai fish sauce in them). — Ok OneLove, what would you choose for *real* Thai food? — The employees at The King and I are magic. You order and they go in the kitchen door and right back out with your food. Great stuff. — Americanized Thai food, but still tasty, and the service is always exceptional. — RichardSarkis: Tasty food with friendly and efficient service.
A standout dish is the sesame beef - it's nothing like the fried chunks of meat that fast-food Chinese places call sesame beef. Also, they make exceptional fruit smoothies. — Really great restaurant. Great food and service. Best when weather is nice when you can sit outside on park ave. — Joseph: Park Ave?
Are you confusing King and I with Esan? — The food here is amazing. The staff is always friendly and the service is really quick. I especially love the chicken satay and the pad thai never disappoints. — Decent Americanized Thai food, served quickly. I've have unfortunately observed some instances of the owner rudely demanding bigger tips from some customers....
I haven't been back since. — Great food with an incredible number of options and a decent pricetag. Especially good for large groups (using the little back-room). Service varies from mildly grumpy to exceedingly nice, though usually very pleasant and helpful. — big fan of their pad thai and seafood soup. Oh, and the sweet rice dessert?
nectar of the gods! — I don't care how authentic it is, it's great food. My favorite is the Chicken Phat Phet. The service is what makes it truly outstanding - this is one of the only high-quality sit-down restaurants that consistently brings the meal in five minutes, no matter how busy they are. — I second OneLove's endorsement of Buffalo's Saigon Bangkok (on Elmwood Ave.); outstanding restaurant that had food so good, the drive home to Rochester in the pouring rain was worth it back in November last year.
As for King and I, I love Tiger, the woman who owns the place, and the man who works with her (don't know his name). They both remember customers and just make the whole experience of walking in the restaurant a welcoming comfort. The food is very dependable, and you can get peppers in fish sauce (nuc mam?) and the little dried stars to zip up the heat in your dishes.
Just remember to ask for them. I think their hot and spicy lemongrass noodle soup is great, but I wish it weren't quite so pricey at lunchtime (something about paying $8 instead of $7, the old price....). A standby in our household. — Always come here once a week, if I could, and I am always back at work in time. Speedy service, and reasonable prices.
I am gladdened at the variety of vegetarian options for lunch *and* dinner! Be sure to tell the server "how many stars" as to how spicy you like your food. 2 is fine for me. — I can't understand how the author wrote "upscale atmosphere". As EllenKelsey pointed out, the restaurant reminds me of a college dining room: not exactly upscale. Even on a busy night the service was incredibly quick, maybe even a bit too quick.
They turn tables over fast which is nice if you are waiting for one. once seated our waiter was attentive and very pleasant. Our fresh spring rolls were good but the wrapper was a little tough meaning they had probably been pre-made and sat prior to serving. We had the spicy basil rice which was very tasty, and masumaun chicken which was much sweeter than we've ever tasted anywhere else. My wife did not care for it as much but I thought it was pretty good that way.
Not sure if that's how they make it all the time or maybe the chef was just a little off this one night. Overall it was a nice dinner and we will venture back again. — I bit the bullet and gave them another try. The tom yum soup tasted horribly premade - a suspicion confirmed by the waiter. The meals were alright - we tried the spicy chicken, lemongrass chicken and the (translated by the waiter) "drunken chef noodles".
The first two were excessively spiced and there was way too much sauce. The noodles were alright. Very Americanized Thai food.I probably won't be going back there since there are better(in more ways than one) alternatives in a 5 minute radius. —