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Green Papaya
Category: Restaurants Asian Fusion Asian Fusion [Edit]
2401 Yonge StToronto, ON M4P 3H1
Neighbourhoods: Mount Pleasant and Davisville, Yonge and Eglinton
(416) 932-8891
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
23 reviews for Green Papaya
Review Highlights
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"This is a stylish little Thai restaurant that offers up..." In 13 reviews -
"...lunch combo, wonton soup, spring roll, curry fried rice." In 1 review -
"Try the gluten free fried spring rolls." In 5 reviews
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23 reviews in English
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Review from Pete S.
4/10/2012
This is one of our favorite weekend lunch spots.
The food is always tasty and the lunch specials make the food seem even better! Recommend trying out one of their combos, but I know a lot of people enjoy a big bowl of noodles too!
The restaurant can be a little noisy - but wouldn't let that keep you away!
Check it out! -
Review from Natalie T.
East York, ON
3/17/2012
VIBE
I was craving a big meal and I hadn't been here for years, so I thought I'd give their pad thai a try again. It's very minimalistic looking in here. It's light and airy and if you sit near the front, you can people watch through the windows.
Service is okay. It's not bad but it's not exceptional.
I ATE
The lunch special: $.799 for a vegetarian spring roll and chicken pad thai. Not a bad deal! But this is the thing: Khao San Road set the standard for Pad Thai and it has now ruined every other thai resto in the city for me.
The thai spring roll tasted like this: get some cabbage and wrap it up in a fried phyllo. Ugh.
The pad thai was goopy, glunky and egg, chicken, and onions slopped together with some peanuts on a plate. The noodles had some red colouring on them. It just tasted ...ugh. I won't go back for this, that is for sure.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
I think I felt green from it all. Again, Khao San Road is downtown and worth the wait. That said, I'll still look for something a bit better in the Thai department in this neighbourhood. I would like to hear your suggestions. -
Review from Mina S.
Toronto, ON
11/13/2011
I had 'dinner for 2' delivered and it was the worst food ever. It was suppose to come with general tao chicken, pad thai, 2 shrimp rolls, and 2 bowls of steamed rice.
Pad Thai was ok. Portion was ok.
2 Shrimp rolls did not exist. Instead I got burnt spring rolls instead.
General tao chicken was soggy fried chicken in a non-flavourful watery sauce.
Food was terrible. Delivery took almost an hour and I live pretty close to the place. It was a waste of my money and my time waiting for dinner to arrive. I will never waste my time and money on this place again.
The person who took my order also hung up on me while I was asking her a question. -
Review from jocelyn l.
3/30/2011
Pretty good, solid Thai food.
Weird service from a terribly contrary server
Food:
- Vege Spring Rolls: Eh. Have definitely tasted better. But at $3.99 for 4 pieces, passable
- Seafood Red Curry: I wanted it extra spicy but the rude server basicaly said "it's Already Spicy". Well, Mister, it WASN'T, so there. When a customer politely asks for it to be extra spicy, just make it extra spicy and don't be rude. The shrimps were plenty and quite large and otherwise tasty.
The server was rude to my friend too...i don't know what his deal was, but whatever. Not coming back even i wanted to like it, since it's 2.5 blocks from my apt -
Review from Sarah Y.
Vancouver, BC
1/27/2011 4 photos
Love this place - I found this place while craving a big break from Springrolls' Tom Yum Goong soup.
What really lured me was their set dinner for $14.99 - soup, springroll and entree. They definitely don't skimp on the meat - I ordered a coconut chicken and it was all white meat.
But what really sold me on this place was their lemongrass soup - it's like a lighter twist of the tom yum, and if you order the veggie version they load it up with tons of veggie (and believe it or not, theres some bits of pineapple in it).
You MUST go try it! Especially if you're feeling like detoxing and going light, order this soup and you're good to go. You'll feel clean the next day. And it makes you sweat while you're enjoying it. That alone is worth the price. -
Review from Shanley W.
Toronto, ON
3/21/2011
I had really high hopes for this place, but was pretty let down. We ordered:
- Veg Shanghai Noodles
- Veg Black Pearl Pad Thai
- Veg Vietnamese Taro Spring Rolls
- Veg Dumplings
Everything was just so plain! The Taro Spring Rolls tasted like KFC to me (which is not at all appetizing!) and everything else was just boring. Even slathered with a bunch of Siriachi and some Hoisin sauce to spice it up it was only just okay.
Will probably not order from here again, though we had such high hopes we may give it another shot, the menu seemed good. -
Review from Imran N.
3/27/2011
Best lunch deal in the yonge and eglinton area hands down. So cheap and so much food and nice place to eat in.
their dinner, which i've never been to, seems the same. Good good value.Listed in: Yonge and Egl
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Review from Genevieve R.
Toronto, ON
11/6/2011
The food was good and so was the service. This place is ok priced (10-15$ per person for an entree), which is maybe a little more expansive than other Thai restaurants, but you pay for the ambiance and the location. The decor is nice too. I would definitively go back there.
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Review from Shari M.
Toronto, ON
3/14/2010 1 photo
Through http://orderit.ca I had Green Papaya delivered for dinner
Worst pad thai I have ever had. I think I would find more flavour licking a lamp shade. Really?! Really?! This isn't pad thai. It is bbbllllaaaahhhhh thai noodles with poor quality shrimp and chicken. There was hardly any sauce to speak of. No lime, no peanuts. Wow...shameful.
Along with my lame pad thai, I also ordered prawn rolls. The presentation was the best part (see attached). There was no seasoning and the quality was really missing.
If you are looking for good, flavourful thai - skip this place.Listed in: Mid Town
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Review from Terry P.
6/6/2010
I have to be honest - I find most Thai restaurants to be very similar to each other. (If anyone knows a place for a truly unique Thai experience, please share). This one though I think is a slight cut above many of the others. Very large menu and I always find the food to be nice and tasty. They have a patio on Yonge Street where I recently thoroughly enjoyed a nice glass of white wine with my meal on a warm evening.
They also have a great dinner special where for $15 or so you get a soup, mango salad, choice of one of about 6-8 entrees, and rice.
I've also had mango and sticky rice for dessert - the rice is awesome (it's black rice) although the mango they served with it was not ripe enough.Listed in: Yonge and Eglinton Highlights
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Review from Mel D.
Toronto, ON
1/21/2010
From the outside, I never really found Green Papaya that interesting. I've past it a million times, and never gave it a second thought.
The only reason why I came here was because of Yelp (thank you Yelp!). I searched for Thai places in this area, and figured a bunch of 4 star ratings don't suck.
I went there, and it was very good. They had a great prix fixe menu that was both affordable and kept you satisfied.
I feel like I can't give this place 5 stars since I've only had one meal there. I guess I have to go back! Anyone want to come with?? -
Review from Melissa G.
North York, ON
1/20/2010
I have only been to Green Papaya a handful of times but I have to say that it has become one of my favourite thai places.
The menu itself offers a large array of choices, so if you are looking for a light meal, a huge dinner or a specific chicken, beef, seafood or veggie dish, they probably have it!
Here is my full meal description for you...
The starters range from $3 to $10, depending on the item. My personal faves are the fresh mango or chicken salad roll or the veggie Vietnamese spring rolls.
For the main event, I would recommend the following for everyone, which includes all meat eaters and veggie people:
- Shrimp and veggies with the blackbean sauce ($15)
- Mango Chicken with veggies, topped with ginger and basil ($14)
- Thai Spicy Blackbean Veggies, mixed with garlic ($12)
- Pad Thai... the traditional kind! It comes with chicken, shrimps, eggs and tons of veggies ($11)
- Classic Wok Beef with tons of ginger garlic and teriyaki sauce ($12)
As you can see, I am a bit of an expert when it comes to Green Papaya.
And for the backdrop of your meal, you will be in a very blank canvas, with a sterile atmosphere (that my boyfriend loves!).
If you love Thai or are looking to try it for the first time, go midtown to Green Papaya or go home! -
Review from Heather B.
Scarborough, ON
7/11/2010
I haven't been on here in ages sorry yelpers..where have I been!?! :)
Anyways moving on ..
I ended up here for lunch on day, it's close to my work.
I found it very reasonably priced and the service was very quick. Which is good because if you have a short lunch break like some people do, it's nice to know you have an option of having a nice thai meal instead of quickly grabbing a sandwich or street meat.
I had the classic pad thai which came with an option of spring roll or won ton (I had the spring roll). It was good good and a decent side, I ended up taking some wrapped up to go.
It's very busy in there so you end up sitting close to one another, so if you don't like crowds, dont have lunch here lol
I would definetely come back here! -
Review from Scott D.
Toronto, ON
2/15/2011
I might change my rating after I taste their food but at the moment I'm pretty annoyed. Is it just me or is it kind of funny when a restaurant puts an ad in your home mailbox offering free delivery, takes your order, then tells you when they get to your door that you are outside their delivery area. Boo.
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Review from Ron D.
Scarborough, ON
I've been to a lot of Asian Restaurant, and this one is on my top five! (Trust me, I know. I only rate, if I'm impress with Foods and Services.) The space of the restaurant is a little bit small but it's welcoming and it's just right once you start drinking your soft-drink, cocktail or whatever maybe. The only downside is that they have small space.
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Review from Shaz S.
Toronto, ON
one of my fave places for lunch :) they have a good variety of lunch combo's all under $6.99-$10.99, salad, wonton/veggie soup/ and spring roll plus a main (noodle/curry) - so flavorful and made fresh. the service is fast, plus their lunch is till 4pm which is pretty good in my books (cos not everyone can make it to lunch between 12 and 2!) the restaurant itself is clean and very chic. the staff is friendly. but mainly i'm in love with the lunch combo's cos they're such a good deal, and its not like servings are small, they're a decent size (i always have a doggy bag). i haven't really been here for dinner though cos i find its a bit pricey and there's a less expensive (and equally good) thai place across the street (mai thai), but green papaya's lunch def ROCKS!!!
around $8-10 per person.
must try: lunch combo, wonton soup, spring roll, curry fried rice. and green curry........actually u can't go wrong with anything on the menu! i've pretty much tried it all :)) -
Review from Casey A.
Toronto, ON
3/3/2011
Pretty yummy, so cheap! Staff very friendly 3.5
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Review from cdngrl n.
Toronto, ON
8/10/2011
Great gluten free menu. Try the gluten free fried spring rolls. Simply delish! The chicken satay was just ok, but the mango salad was fantastic.
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Review from Elaine Y.
11/8/2009
Stylish, fast, clean, speedy service. Lunch specials are a good deal. Spring roll + small salad + pho/ fried rice/ pad thai combo is under $8 after tax. Pad thai was a little too moist for me and the beef pho was very plain (no basil leaves, lime, hot sauce, seafood sauce, etc). My roommate is obsessed with their sticky rice. Would not go out of the way but it's right around the corner from my condo so I go there from time to time anyway.
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Review from Mitch S.
Toronto, ON
7/22/2009
This is a stylish little Thai restaurant that offers up some great cuisine. I've had a few different dishes now and have been very much impressed. As an added addition, they have some great dinner specials; for $14 you get a soup, salad, entree and rice! Great deal, try it out!
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Review from Shaun H.
Scarborough, ON
9/27/2009
The food is excellent. The service is usually not too bad, but we always have a hard time getting the bill when we're done.
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Review from Ella B.
Toronto, ON
2/7/2010
Conveniently located on Yonge street just above Eglinton, Green Papaya is a great eat if you live in the area. They have fast service, and a good selection of Thai food reasonably priced. Their dinner deal is wonderful, and if you do take out and pay cash you even get 10% off. I typically have the Pad Thai but most of their dishes are standard Thai .
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Review from rob d.
Toronto, ON
9/19/2009
Excellent good...very "white, sterile" decor...I thought it was much nicer before their renovation....but still great.
