Be Thai Restaurant

Be Thai is a casual restaurant located at the Boise Spectrum with table seating and take out.
The staff is warm and friendly.
Be Thai offers a variety of lunch specials, but I chose to order the Pad Thai with shrimp off the regular menu.
I also tried the Lychee Iced Tea which I found sweet for my taste, but at the same time it was very refreshing.
Halfway through the meal I realized I was missing the spice that gives Pad Thai the heat which I really enjoy.
I didn’t even miss the spice at first because the Pad Thai was delicious.
I asked the server about it for future reference and upon request they will bring a tray of spices to the table.
I can’t wait to try them! Be Thai offers homemade coconut ice cream among their desserts that I really wanted to try but unfortunately I was too full! The menu is available on their website.
I definitely recommend Be Thai.

Owner response

Service here was our favorite part.
The chicken satay was cooked well and the peanut sauce that came with it was really good.
The Pad Thai wasn't as good as some of the other nearby restaurants but we enjoyed the Red Curry with Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice.
They have Thai tea and Lychee Iced Tea here.
I would come back to try other menu items.

Owner response

The restaurant is quite clean, the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the quantities are probably sufficient for two people.
I’m probably a bit critical on the food as I lived in Thailand for a few years.
My first dish was the chicken larb.
It had way too much liquid.
Normally you scoop larb into lettuce cups.
Well the lettuce was soaked and limp.
I’d pass on the larb.
Then I had green chicken curry.
It was good and the quantity was quite large.
It’s served with Jasmine rice.
I found rice a bit too sticky and it didn’t have the mouth feel you expect from perfectly cooked Jasmine rice.
it was good, but it could’ve been quite a bit better.
There little things that are somewhat irritating, no napkins at the table, no fish sauce or peppers sauce.
It may well be that you could ask for it and get it, but I didn’t and it wasn’t offered.
The drink selections quite limited, iced teas and hot tea and the usual selection of sodas.
If you want beer with your dinner, this isn’t the place for you.
They don’t serve it. To go to the restroom, you exit the restaurant and cross an open patio area and go down a long hall in another building.
Not ideal, but probably nothing they have control over. All in all, it was a pleasant experience, but I doubt I’ll go back there.

Owner response