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Bangkok Paradise Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
494 Queen St WToronto, ON M5V 2B3
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Queen Street West
(416) 504-3210
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 10:30 am - 11 pm
Fri 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Sat 12 pm - 11:30 pm
Sun 12 pm - 11 pm
- Parking:
- Street
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Bangkok Paradise Restaurant
11 reviews in English
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Review from David B.
Toronto, ON
11/25/2011
I ordered take out from the place. They arrived right at the expected time they told me. The pineapple fried rice was decent... but it didn't taste Thai at all. More like Chinese food. Still, it was decent. The green curry chicken is super delicious though so that bumps this place up to 4 stars. Pretty good portion sizes.
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Review from Raman B.
Toronto, ON
11/7/2011
My usual thai food order consists of Veggie Pad Thai & Red Curry.
I ordered the same last night for delivery, and it definitely didnt disappoint. The curry was nice and creamy like I like it and the pad thai was fresh and not soggy at all.
Add it to my list of acceptable take out. -
Review from Catherine L.
Toronto, ON
1/7/2011
I just had to give a low rating to offset all the other high ones to warn people away.
I should've known it was not going to be good when I couldn't find the restaurant on Queen Street W. Up and down the street I went in puzzlement until I called them to inquire as to their location. I then realized that there is no Bangkok Paradise of its own, in fact i was now part of "I Love Sushi". Hrmm... japanese and thai in one? Not off to a good start. Reminds me of all the Asian restaurants I see in small non-Asian towns, where they seem to think Japanese, Thai, Chinese food are all the same, and crammed into one restaurant for people that don't know better. That might be ok for those places, but c'mon... this is Toronto.
Anyways, this was confirmed by the food I picked up. The shrimp pad thai was bland and flavourless. It was simply noodles mixed in some orange sauce, with 4 shrimps, and no vegetables. All for $9.99. This is possibly the worst pad thai I've ever had, and I've had plenty, including in Thailand. Honestly you would be better off getting it from Thai Express - fresh, tasty and cheap.
The only redeeming feature was the red and green curry we ordered. That was passable, and it had an appropriate amount of meat and veggies. Which made the lacklustre pad thai all the more puzzling.
With so many other superior thai places in town, I seriously can not think of a single reason to give this restaurant another try. -
Review from Janelle W.
7/11/2009 2 photos
"When it's all a storybook story
When it's all so easy and nice
Here comes trouble in paradise"
-- Bruce Springsteen, "Trouble in Paradise"
My weekend in Toronto was one out of that storybook. Not a single snag cramped my style. Traffic moved for me, the subway never made me wait, I got an incredible hotel room with a view even though I didn't have a reservation, and every snack and every meal was phenomenal. But just like The Boss said, when everything is so easy and nice, I knew I'd run into trouble in paradise.
Sure enough, I found Trouble in Bangkok Paradise.
It was my last meal in Toronto. A quick lunch before picking up some New York Subway (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) for the road.
Don't get me wrong... Bangkok Paradise wasn't bad. It just fell short of the high bar everything else I ate in Toronto had set. Alas, for all its wonderful cuisines, even Toronto is not immune to the mediocre Thai food that plagues North America.
Here's how interesting the food was: watching another table fumble with their chopsticks was more captivating than my food. Quite fascinating, actually, watching someone try to pick up pad thai by stabbing it. My slightly angled Japanese eyes earned me a pair of chopsticks without needing to ask for them. But my pasty Irish husband had to request the tineless dining implements, as did the noodle stabbers.
Reasonable pricing is Bangkok Paradise's best asset. Variety of dishes is the second best asset--uncommon Thai dishes as well as a few Malay dishes.
Regretting not having enough time in Toronto to have tried a Malaysian restaurant, I opted for Bangkok Paradise's Malay noodles with tofu. This dish had to have contained an entire litre of soy sauce. Nothing else could have created the intensely dark and salty flavor that unfortunately K.O.'ed the fresh ingredients, crisp veggies, and al dente rice noodles.
Hindsight being 20-20, I probably should have saved the Malaysian food for an actual Malaysian restaurant during my next Toronto trip. But if we never took leaps of faith, never followed our tastebuds, we'd never reach the storybook ending. -
Review from Kat T.
9/27/2009
For Take-out only- as I can't stand to sit down in the brick-colored tile covered room with not much in the way of decor. If you don't have a place to take it out to, eat in if you must. I have found their green curry to be one of the more complex flavours in town. My favorite thai dish has become the glass noodles with Shrimp. The take out portions are enormous! I can hardly eat half of it. It has this flavor that is addictive. I can't speak to many other dishes. The service is super friendly and it's a real mom and pop kind of place. I recommend this over most Thai places in town. Worth a trip to taste the green curry!
$25 for 2 meals and dessert -
Review from lindsay s.
Toronto, ON
3/29/2010
While I've never had 'authentic' thai food, I *am* picky about what I eat.
This is one of those meals I CRAVE, every so often.
I always get the same thing:
Veggie pad thai, no tofu, extra veggies &
Golden Curry Chicken w/coconut rice
and 4 veggie spring rolls.
And it comes to about $34.
It's also a meal the keeps giving -
You order this, and it will keep you full for days.
I never eat in, as the find the atmosphere cold & dreary, but the tables and chairs are wobbly.
Just call ahead, and place your order for pick up.
OR, if you're lazy (or sick) they do have delivery, which is quicker than most delivery places in Toronto.
This yummy food, is total feel-good food, and you won't regret trying it. -
Review from S C.
Toronto, ON
10/18/2009
There are two broad types of Thai restaurants in Toronto. Those where the chicken is fatty and tendony, and those where the chicken is fatless and tendonless. Bangkok Paradise is one of the latter. The green curry chicken is great, and all of the dishes are quite reliably good.
The decor is not great, however, so if you can get take-out or delivery, all the better. The lunch specials are very cheap and nice; you can call ahead and pick up your lunch combo quick. -
Review from Samia M.
Toronto, ON
4/1/2011
Ok, so my husband says I should give Bangkok Paradise a three, but I refuse.
Here's the story. We went once in a big group over a year ago and the food was pretty good. Nothing to run the streets screaming about, but it was enjoyable. It came out quickly, portions were big, food was yummy. Fine.
Most recently, we got lazy, couldn't get tickets to the Blue Jays opening game (booo) and decided to order in, stay in and stay comfy. We used http://Justeat.ca, put in our orders with instructions (basic stuff like no egg, no tofu, spicy, etc.) and hoped for the best. We ordered spring rolls, they were great. Fresh, crunchy, dipping sauce was spicy. Awesome.
We both ordered variations of basil noodles (we're an exciting couple, I know) and got dry, bland noodles. His "seafood" basil noodles had three pieces of seafood. Best of all, my basil noodles were chock full of egg and tofu. That's right, exactly what I asked them not to include. Either the chef has an effed up sense of humor or they literally disregard requests. Either way, I wasn't amused. I shall continue my search for awesome Thai food in Toronto. -
Review from Dennis L.
Toronto, ON
4/22/2010
Pad Thai is perfect for my lunch take out. Never fails to be a decent bite and there are a lots of options on the menu. Service rocks. I was actually picking up my food one day and an old man at the counter who was complimenting the staff actually turned to me and said it was the best service of his life (he was pretty funny, actually).
I echo the other sentiments of the decor being a bit drab, but the food is great, so I can get past it! -
Review from William H.
Toronto, ON
4/22/2009
In a neighbourhood rife with delicious food at incredible prices, I have no problem saying Bangkok Paradise is more than just the best Thai for your dollar...it's one of the best and most affordable restaurants on Queen West.
The $7 lunch special is a godsend. With 4 options, there's something bound to tickle your Thai food fancy. I'm a big fan of the green curry. It comes with a spring roll and the most delicious vegetable soup I've ever had, and - like a lot of restaurants - it's not exclusive to dining in (so you don't have that dine-in guilt of denying the up-sell with a drink).
Being close to home, I've ventured there for dinner as well. The staff is always friendly and the food always tastes fresh and delicious.
I recommend the peanut chicken dish - a mix of sweet and savory, it's a safe bet for those who, like me, don't consider themselves Thai food experts.
By far the best Thai food restaurant between Spadina and Bathurst. -
Review from Shelly M.
Toronto, ON
6/12/2010
Used to live above the place, and ate here ALL the time...but the orginal owners moved on..I havent tried it since the 2005 when they left and the new management took over.
