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Just Thai
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
534 Church StToronto, ON M4Y 2E1
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
(416) 928-9100
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
13 reviews for Just Thai
13 reviews in English
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Review from Beril O.
Toronto, ON
11/7/2011
u la la! I found calamari!
I ordered Pad Thai & calamari to go and I am a fan. Pad Thai was OK but Calamari was delicious!
I really liked their calamari and I want to eat it everyday! for 8.99 they give you a box full of calamari. what can it be better than that?
oops. a little bit too excited about calamari.
Their pad thai is mmph-Okay kind of pad thai - not authentic, not quite there yet either. -
Review from Kevin D.
1/5/2012
Great food. Watched our waiter eat while we ate. He was more concerned with filling his belly than us :) The Hot & Spicy Coconut soup was to die for.
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Review from Zoe R.
7/31/2011
Woof, woof. Maybe I ordered the one and only thing that I should have never had here, but it was memorably gross.
I had a hankering for Pad Thai. So sorry that my stop for it had to be here. What is with this dual version of Pad Thai, where one version is made "authentically", aka Thai style, with tamarind sauce, and the other one has a tomato or ketchup (shudder!)-base.
I won't go on and on, since I would just continue to share sad details about this one dish. I had to return it and request for them to make it less saucy. It just had a fakeness about it. I obviously got the tomato-y version. Seemed like a joke that this place, without Thai music in the background or anyone Thai in sight, would be called "Just Thai".
I'd suggest either "Pi Tom" (nearby!) or "Real Thailand" (on Bloor X Bathurst). Even Thai Country Kitchen (Kensington Mkt) offers better tasting Thai food.
Would I ever dine here again? Perhaps if there were a hypnotist handy, s/he could remove my memory of the Pad Thai, and at that point, I'd consider giving this place another try. In the interim, I truly wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. At all.
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I went with my partner, and just asked what he ate that day. He said he couldn't remember his dish, only my "bad Pad Thai".Listed in: 1-2 star busts (don't say I…
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Review from Jenny H.
Toronto, ON
12/5/2011
I walk by this place often and thought why don't I try it. Big mistake.
The fact that it was empty at dinner time should have been a clue.
I can't remember the name of what I ordered (and am thankful that it is fading from my memory). The rice was hard, uncooked! The waiter did not seem surprised at this, but informed me that there was no more rice available, without offering a substitute of any kind. The stir-fried veg were tiny and unrecognizable, as was the mystery meat which was supposed to be beef.
Looking around later while waiting for my bill, I realized that the restaurant was dusty and dirty, especially the window sills and carpet, table and chair legs. Grimy and disgusting.
Service was okay but apathetic - nothing was noticed unless brought to the attention of the server.
It is very clear that nobody cares about anything in Just Thai, therefore my first visit will have to be my last.
After wasting nearly $20 in this place, I left to go and eat somewhere else.
Jenny -
Review from Luis H.
Toronto, ON
11/4/2011
Best Thai restaurant located on Church Street. Usually busy on weekends, this restaurant offers great Thai fare in a casual, comfortable setting. Outdoor seating is great, especially summer months when Church Street is bustling with residents and tourists.
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Review from Janet S.
Toronto, ON
5/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
The signage makes it pretty clear that this is not an authentic Thai place, but what do we care? We want americanized pseudo-thai food.
When I stepped into the restaurant, I waited to be seated, as per the norm in most restaurants. Another party followed us into the restaurant, and asked if we were waiting for something....
uh...yeah, we were waiting to be seated.
I still haven't figured out what the expected behaviour is. Whether the people behind me were being impatient and rude, or I was supposed to seat myself, it shouldn't have been ambiguous. If patrons are to seat themselves, there ought to be signage that indicates this!
We picked a seat at the back of the restaurant, which warranted lots of privacy, but no service. Parties that arrived after us received their food way before we did.
The food was okay. Generous portions, decent prices, reasonable presentation. I ordered green curry with beef. Is it normal that a bowl of rice is priced separately? I'm not quite sure what anyone would do with just a bowl of curry. The beef was tender, and there were lots of veggies in the curry. Although I certainly don't know the nuances of authentic thai food, it was tasty, flavourful and enough for two meals. -
Review from Angela L.
7/9/2009
The decor on the inside looks really nice, but beautiful warm weather makes the little patio of Just Thai another great place to people watch. The service was sincere and the use of fancy dishes made for great presentation.
The spicy shrimp salad ($8.99) was delightfully colourful, with thick strips of red and green peppers, cucumbers, and red onions covered in a satisfyingly sweet and spicy red chili sauce. The glass noodles ($11.99) were a little bit too greasy, but also very well balanced with fresh vibrant vegetables, large juicy shrimp, and lots of strips of crunchy black fungus. -
Review from Vanessa B.
Toronto, ON
5/14/2010
Average at best.
You'd think that a restaurant called Just Thai would pride itself on attempting to maintain the integrity of classic Thai cuisine. I was wrong.
The restaurant itself is modern and pleasant, the staff friendly. The food, pretty bad. Pad Thai is something you don't mess with. It seems that every item on the menu has been modified because they were low on ingredients and thought the customers wouldn't notice.
This place is only passable if you're drunk and need sustenance. -
Review from Colby C.
5/27/2009
I was attracted to this restaurant because of the location - great area (Church Street).
Menu was interesting - a step up from your typical thai restaurant. I wanted panang curry and deep fried tofu (my two staples) but they had neither.
Instead, I had Avocado Spring Roll appetizer which was different but tasty. For entree, I had gold curry chicken which was spicy - my favorite!
Nice staff and great ambiance.
Bottom line - I'll try it again when I'm back in town! -
Review from Kevin John M.
Toronto, ON
9/2/2010
This place is just around the corner from us and we've been planning on trying it out. One night when we were both starved but didn't feel like going out (too hot), we placed a delivery order through the http://just-eat.ca website (which they encourage with large signs their storefront) for two simple Pad Thai dishes. We waited over an hour and called Just Thai directly to see if they had the order and what the hold up was. They insisted the order had been sent out for delivery and should be there any second. 20 minutes later there was still no sign of the food (we are maybe a 4 minute walk away, literally just around the corner). We called again the person that we spoke to said she had just started her shift and had no information on our order at all so she couldn't help. We contacted just-eat and the rep couldn't get through to Just Thai o find out what was going on as no one was picking up the phone. We called Just Thai back and canceled the order (it was now over an hour and a half after we placed it). They didn't seem concerned or offer any sort of customer service to make up for this or an explanation.
Although the customer service rep for http://just-eat.ca was polite and did to to resolve the issue, in the end they could not provide us with an answer or any resolution. I am wary of using this service again.
We made it clear to Just Thai that we wouldn't be patronizing their establishment via take out, delivery or in person and we'd make sure our friends and neighbors thought twice about it too based on their terrible service. -
Review from Michael B.
9/16/2008
So this place had the standard things that bring me into a Thai restaurant: dim lighting, white modern-looking furniture, ultra-lounge type music, and what I consider "authentic thai cuisine," which I'm sure is not in the least bit authentic (or maybe it is, I don't know!), but I like it.
So, one issue I had, and this might just be my own ignorance on origin of food, but for a place called "Just Thai", I thought it was odd that they would have Hot and Sour soup. I usually only see that on Chinese menus. Very strange. Also, the food was just "so so". Now, my friends enjoyed their "just thai" spicy noodle and their thai beef. I thought my curry was "meh". I could eat it, but I've had better. Also, I don't think what they gave us is "jasmine" rice (but maybe I'm wrong). The food also took awhile to reach our table.
Again, I don't claim to know much about thai food, but I've been to many a thai restaurant (authentic or not). But I know what I usually get at those places, and although they had most of the same stuff, the rest of it was just a little off.
Wait staff was very friendly though. -
Review from Shan C.
6/28/2009
I like the flair to the dishes and the customer service is amazingly great here. It is not authentic, but it doesn't mean it isn't tasty. I had classic Pad Thai, but it was not that classic, it had added sauces which was great at first, but then seemed to be too rich by the end. I switch with my boyfriend at the end to the glass noddles dish and I liked that better.
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Review from Tina H.
Toronto, ON
6/3/2010
I went in because of their decor. The place is very nicely decorated, which isn't the case for many non-mainstream restaurants (like indian, thai, etcetc.) The staffs were nice, the location very easy to find, but omg the food. It was okay, but my boyfriend can cook better (that's not dissing cus he's a good cook.) I didn't think the food was bad but it wasn't the level I was expecting. It LOOKS good, but the actual flavor lacks. The rice was soggy one side and very grainy on the other. I don't know how that can happen. The CHICKEN SATAY OMG it was horrible. The chicken was dry and the sauce was pretty bland. This place needs more quality control. Probably won't go there again.
