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Sukho Thai
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:30 am - 9 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 10 pm
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
91 reviews for Sukho Thai
Review Highlights
"I always get the Khao Soi which is made to perfection."
(in 13 reviews)
"The tom kha gai was wonderful."
(in 7 reviews)
"The Red Curry with squash seemed to be another crowd..."
(in 5 reviews)
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91 reviews in English
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Review from Juliana H.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 2/11/2012
I still love the food, but the wait has increased. Delivery used to be around an hour. The last two times we've ordered, we've been given a delivery "window". This window is generally two or more hours after the time of your order.
I had a guest coming over around 7:30, so I knew to be proactive and order early. I started calling around 5:15. After 15 minutes of unsuccessful, unanswered calls, I finally got through to something other than voice mail. I was told the next delivery window was 7:45.
The food actually arrived around 8:15. SOOOOO... if you're in a rush to eat, don't call Sukho Thai.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/27/2011
This review is based solely on take-out. Although I've been in the restaurant to pick up food, I've… Read more »
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Review from Tara A.
2/3/2012
At a friend's house for movie night last week, he introduced me to this Thai joint. We decided on delivery so we looked online at what they had to offer. The menu itself if a real gem. There are many visuals and the website is clean and concise (not the usual overwhelming feeling I often get from delivery menus)
I would normally order Chicken with my pad thai but I decided to venture outside my comfort zone and tried the beef with medium spice.
Let's just say that It was a definite treat for my taste sensations.
I would definitely recommend giving this place a go. I highly doubt you will be disappointed -
Review from Rachna C.
Toronto, ON
1/28/2012
Best Thai food I've had since Thailand!
I went on a bit of a Thai food tour in Toronto this fall and this was definitely my favourite. Before I start, it's not a fancy place - just a small restaurant on Parliament street - so if you're looking for a classy dinner for a first date, it may not be ideal, but the food is amazing.
We had the shrimp chips with the tamarind dip to start, as well as some spring rolls, both of which were quite tasty. I had the Beef Khao Soi for my main, and it was probably the best and most authentic Thai food I've had since I was in Thailand; it was the perfect mix of spices in the curry and reminded me of Chiang Mai. I obviously loved it (so much so that I cannot even remember what my friend had) and highly recommend trying it.
Sukho Thai - incredibly delicious food at a very reasonable price. You should go. Maybe even right now. -
Review from Gracie C.
Maple, ON
1/9/2012
I LOVE SUKHO THAI =D it is my favourite thai place so far.
we had 2 starters, 2 main dishes, 2 desserts.
2 starters:
- Shrimp Chips with tamarind dip ($2.50) - the portion is pretty big. It taste pretty good!
- Garlic Chicken ($8) - I LOVE it! it's so crispy! however, not much garlic flavour in it.
2 main dishes:
- Pad thai ($10.25) - It's authentic! the most yummy yummy pad thai I have tried so far in Canada. It's not another "tomato sauce" pad thai at other thai places.. It's a bit spicy and sour.. it's just soo good! =D
- Panang Curry with basil leaves (with chicken) and rice ($8.75) - it's also pretty good, but i prefer the pad thai. nothing "REALLY" special about the curry.
2 desserts:
- Cassava Cake ($2.50) - made from cassava, coconut milk, and coconut strips. It has a strong coconut taste, it's pretty good!! I like it!!
- Tapiocca with coconut milk ($3) - I LOVE tapiocca so I ordered it. It's nothing special but it's yummy yummy!
The place is pretty small and packed. I went there at 5ish PM and around 6ish, there is already A LOT of people waiting outside for a table. So better get there early!
The service is really good, the waitress is friendly! They would explain and recommend dishes to you.
And the prices are pretty fair! Fair price & good food! You just gotta go there & try it out!!!Listed in: Food: Thai
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Review from Ayesha A.
12/20/2011
I could literally walk by this place a million times without taking any real notice of it.
I was brought there for a lunch date by a colleague and boy am I glad he took me there!
It's small but adorable, and yummmy!!
I like thai a lot, but I've never had an incredible Thai experience.
I didn't have one at this place either but it was really solid, and there were appetizers I hadn't ever seen or tried at other Thai places.
It's slightly more expensive than other Thai places I have been to, but I wasn't paying so it's okay! :)
I wouldn't say it's the best Thai I've ever had, but I'd say it's definitely worth checking out if you're in the neighbourhood. -
Review from Linda M.
12/13/2011
Sometimes I feel that my Yelp addiction works against me. Sometimes when I hear so many good things about something, it builds my expectations up to an impossible level of deliciousness. Or at least that's what I tell myself when I'm slightly let down by a dish that's received raves. Not because it's bad, but because it wasn't as amazing as I was expecting. This has happened many times over, and I've noticed that the people I bring with me to these restaurants usually enjoy the food more than me - because of those darned unrealistic expectations.
Sukho Thai's Khao Soi was my latest victim. Delivery probably wasn't the best option. But we were just far enough from the restaurant on a frigid evening that I didn't want to make the trek. We were told it would be an hour wait, which was fine. I started to worry though when my boyfriend had to spell Front St for the person taking our order. Luckily, it (along with the house Pad Thai and three spring rolls) arrived in just over an hour.
It was good, it was tasty, it was flavourful. But it didn't knock my socks off, and after reading so many reviewers comment that this particular dish is one of the best things they've eaten all year - I was a little disappointed. Maybe it's because I had it delivered - maybe I put it together wrong. I did add the crunchy bits before I poured on the curry which made them a bit soggy. I think it would have been better with that crunchy texture.
The pad thai was good, as were the spring rolls, but again weren't exceptional. All in all, it was a very tasty Thai meal, but unfortunately my expectations were set a little too high so I'm going to definitely try it again with more realistic expectations.
I feel like I'm going to have to keep watch over my shoulder at the next Elite event...I'm nervous of the repercussions of this review. -
Review from Steph L.
11/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
I feel like if there is a required eating list for Yelp Elites, Sukho Thai would definitely be near the top!
This tiny place serves up some of the best Thai food I've had in the city.
I'm completely addicted to the Khao Soi.
I think you are supposed to split it between two people, but I end up eating it on my own. Then I swirl my chopsticks around the curry sauce...aromatic and thick, hunting for any noodles trying to escape..
I debated whether to pack sauce.
Just the sauce.
...But I figured, I'll just order more curry to-go and have it for dinner.
Gaeng Masaman isn't as popular as some of the other curries, but I really like the peanuts. It's a nice sweet curry with potato and it's freaking good. Even when you reheat it hours later.
I think the food here is fabulous, but admittedly, I'm a fan of their sister restaurant KSR.
I'm just not a huge fan of the location of Sukho Thai.
I wouldn't really want to park my car there.
While waiting for the bus, I had scary teenagers asking me how to get to Regent Park. I told them I didn't know and then I stood next to hipsters with dogs who looked more robbable than myself. I'm just a girl with a take-out bag of curry, I don't want any trouble. -
Review from David M.
Toronto, ON
11/10/2011
Like Starbucks, there seems to be a Thai restaurant on every corner. Many are mediocre. Sukho Thai stands out...it is excellent.
85 previous Yelpers can't be wrong! ;-)
Try the Garlic Tofu...delish! -
Review from Mitch S.
Toronto, ON
11/10/2011
As everybody else has confirmed with many words, Sukho Thai is absolutely fantastic and is easily the best Thai in the city for the money.
Tips:
1) If you're trying to get take-out and no one picks up the phone, no fear they're there, just busy. Still go, don't worry they cook it quickly!
2) Try out the basics, the Pad Thai is fantastic.
3) The mango salad is good, if you eat in, get the combo!
Enjoy! -
Review from Chris P.
10/27/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I love me some Sukho Thai.
My biggest complaint is that everyone else loves them too! You can never get through when you call and the place is always packed. They have a ton of staff working too in that tiny little place.
My default dish is the green curry. YUMMAY!Listed in: 30 days of Yelpness
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Review from Jessie W.
Toronto, ON
12/30/2011
I really don't think Sukho Thai needs me to write another complimentary review since it's pretty obvious that this place is super awesome, but my dinner was so awesome that I can't help to write something really nice here.
I had the spicy Thai noodles, the one with basil, sorry I can't remember the name, it's the one that's below phad thai on the menu, seriously, it's the best thai basil noodles i had in Toronto. I once told my friends that I don't know how I can survive without Salad king's thai basil noodles, but I know how! Sukho's thai basil noodles is a lot more flavorful than Salad king's.
Phad Thai is great, best Phad thai ever, most Phad Thai i had at other places were too sweet and too sour, Sukho's sweet and sour flavour is just right amount, and the noodles were soft but still chewy enough.
Panang curry, oh gosh, where do I start with this one, I only had one bite (was my friend's dish), but this totally changed my opinion about curry, I think I like curry now, I never liked curry before.
They only had the coconut tapioca today, and it's good as usual, very rich but not too sweet. I also liked the shrimp chips, $2.50 for a whole plate, you can't go wrong with that.
Service was good, our waitress was very busy but she did a good job handling the whole basement area. The washroom floor was sticky, and this is the only thing that annoyed me a little, but really, with the amazing taste of the food, I really don't care about anything else.
I'm so grateful that my best friend just moved to Parliament and Dundas, so I can visit Sukho all the time! -
Review from Jenny M.
Toronto, ON
10/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
So, my initial experience with Sukho Thai was somewhat dampened by the wait process to get a table. You wait at the small entryway with no hostess assuming that you just go by the honour system and wait your turn, however not the case. There is a list at the back by the kitchen, where you're supposed to leave your name and they seat you in that order. For newcomers, or anyone who's never been there during a rush, there is no way of knowing this!
After waiting 15-20 minutes, watching a few tables being seated with people who appeared to have strolled in after us, another couple in line asked, and discovered the list. So people had already come in behind us, and put their name on the list, and thus were seated before a handful of people who had been waiting much longer.
Even a sign at the front to let customers know about leaving your name on a list when the place is busy would have sufficed. That being said, the food was authentic and extremely tasty.
After finally being seated, we quickly ordered as we were now late for another event, and ordered the Garlic Chicken to start, which was phenomenal and full of flavour, without being too overpowered by garlic. We then shared the Gaeng Kiaw Wan (Green Curry) and Pad Kee Mao (hot and spicy stir-fried rice noodles with chicken), both were equally flavourful and satisfying! -
Review from David T.
Scarborough, ON
10/20/2011
I started frequenting this place when it just opened almost 3 years ago under the ownership of Jeff and Nuit who now run Khao San Road. They took a lot of pride in the food that they put out, they wanted Toronto to experience what real Thai food was all about. Jeff is filipino and Nuit is Thai and from what I remember, Jeff said he met Nuit in Thailand.
I think about 1 year ago they sold the place to Jeff's father, who now runs the place and employs ppl he knows.
The food is more or less the same because Nuit passed on all the recipes to the cooks that are currently at Sukothai but the reason why I only gave it a 3 star rating is because even though the food is fantastic they consistently have service issues whether it's take out or dining in.
People cannot say the service issue is a Thai thing because the employees are not Thai.
The way I see it is because it's super busy because of the cheap prices and fantastic food particularly the Khao Soi, the current owner is not overly concerned with providing good service because people will still frequent this establishment even if their service isn't good, just as long as it's not downright atrocious and I'm sure he knows this. If Jeff and Nuit still ran Sukothai you wouldn't have as many service issues because for them it wasn't only a business but something they created with their own hands. Hence the difference in service you receive at Khao San Road and Sukothai -
Review from Matt T.
Toronto, ON
1/24/2012
Not much can be said that hasn't already been said. The food is always great. The only downside is you can wait a long time trying to get through on the phone calling in for pickup. Their Sukothai Pad Thai and spring rolls are a must.
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Review from Sharky L.
Toronto, ON
9/14/2011 4 Check-ins Here
This is officially the best Thai food place in Toronto. This is sooo good. I always get the Khao Soi which is made to perfection. Crispy fried noodles on top of creamy coconut beef stew.. mmm..... I prefer to go when they are not busy because when they are busy, they are really busy!
I also get the Thai ice tea too. It's extra good because I rarely have sugar in my diet. yummy!
It's small with few tables that gets really cold during the winter time. But they have a downstairs. Not great but the food more than compensates for it. What really good is the price. Nothing beats it.Listed in: Fast Eats
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Review from Huntting B.
8/9/2011
So, it's been a little while, but this much I remember.
The menu is a bit sparse. The Pad Thai was really good. Actually this place would get 4 stars except that their "fancy fried rice" which was just about awful. Whatever you do, don't subject your stomach to this unfancy fair of rice! -
Review from Madelaine D.
Toronto, ON
7/3/2011 4 photos
Tucked away in what use to be a house, this is the best Thai Food I have ever eaten. Ever.
Sukho Thai prides themselves in their authenticity (which I can't comment on never having been to Thailand) but what I can comment on is their food is phenomenal.
MUST ORDER:
Khao Soi - This is the most delicious dish I've had in months, no seriously, it was just divine. Creamy, rich, full of flavour, a little spicy, everything cooked to absolute perfection. I'm trying to figure out when I can get back to this place to order more. It's also a big portion so I have left overs in my fridge. Yeah! (Check out the pictures, it's the one in the tear drop shaped dish.)
ALSO GREAT:
Pad Kee Mao - This is a variation on Pad Thai (noodles, sauces, veggies) and it's absolutely delicious. The texture of everything was just right and unlike some Thai noodle dishes at other restaurants this was just packed full of flavour.
A note about the spiciness. Your options are Mild, Medium, Western Spicy, Thai Spicy. We nervously ordered the Pad Kee Mao 'Thai Spicy'. If you're a spice lover, don't shy away from this option, it was a nice kick without killing you.
No music, completely normal lighting, no windows in the basement, very standard service, nothing interesting on the walls...sometimes a great dining experience just comes down to great conversation paired with exceptional food. This is one of those places. No doubt in my mind, I will be back. -
Review from Mel L.
York, ON
10/7/2011
I had only heard of this place after learning about Khao San Road, and so I was pleasantly surprised to find the food is pretty much the same and just as good. The main differences between the two places are in decor, and I believe the different types of pad thai are at least named differently, but most of the other dishes are the exact same. This place is more of a "take out" place: smaller and more run down, and with far less seating. Although, any time I go to Khao San Road I can't even get in the door, so effectively, this place has more seating.
The place was pretty empty at the time we arrived for a late lunch, so we sat down instead of taking out, and the one lady serving the place was very nice and could practically read our minds; she even brought us our take-out container for leftovers just as we turned to ask her for it.
As I mentioned, food was fantastic; as good as my five-star review of Khao San Road. The reason for one less star? The price was the same as Khao San Road (at least for lunch, not for dinner). If I'm eating at a "take out" place, then I expect the prices to reflect that. Other than that, it would have been five stars. -
Review from Vincent D.
Toronto, ON
9/1/2011
When a chef who worked for 9 years at Scaramouche, my favourite restaurant in the city, I listen. And when he wrote about this place in the Globe & Mail, I had to check it out.
The Gaeng Masaman is by far the best I have ever tasted and my wife had the Red Curry. Not as creamy as uptown at Joy Thai, but exceptional none the less. The warmed tapioca and coconut dessert dish was delicious and the spring rolls, although fried, were anything but greasy and positively perfect.
After years of flat, uninspiring chain food like Spring Rolls, this place makes flavours jump to life.
The service can be a little bit erratic, but it's pure Thai in its serving culture and style. Don't even think about waiting. Go. -
Review from Laura T.
Toronto, ON
8/28/2011
I've only ever had take out or delivery. Because take out can take forever and is frustrating I often pick up my dinner. Can't really comment on the service other than they are friendly.
The food. Wow! Best pad Thai and panang I've had since I left Thailand last year. Everything I've had from this place has been outstanding. I love the coconut tapioca - it tastes much like the coconut sticky rice that is popular over there. I also adore that they make their own tamarind sauce and the pad Thai doesn't taste like ketchup. -
Review from Yvonne T.
****1/2 stars
Ever since Laura C. and Tony F. have been questioning the validity of my Elite status due to the fact that there are so many Yelp namesakes that I haven't visited - I've been trying to knock names off my "how-dare-you-trudge-around-as-an-elite-if-you-hav en't-eaten-here" list like an overly eager Speed Dater!
The icky weather made me want to eat something that would stoke my internal oven. Sukho Thai was just a hop, skip and jump away from where I was - and why not kill two birds with one stone? Warm up AND get bragging rights so the next time I encounter my 2 disciplinarian teachers (ahem Laura, Tony) that I could score at least an A on my report card.
I arrived a little earlier than their 5PM dinner service time. I was about to seek shelter elsewhere from the rain while waiting when one of the staff nicely gestured for me to enter and came to open the door for me. Thank you for having pity on me!
They ARE closed between 2:30-5PM.
The decor of the restaurant is pretty bare bones - more functional than decorative but who cares? You aren't coming here for their decor - you're coming here for the Khao Soi and the Tom Kha Gai!
As a child growing up I used to LOVE noshing on shrimp chips... From the store-bought bags, to the ones that accompanied the Fried Chicken dishes at Chinese restaurants - I just adored them! So for the sake of taking a trip down memory lane I just had to order these. They were served with a side of Tamarind Sauce. I have to warn you that these are quite filling and although its hard, just try to put them aside and save some room in your tummy. They were not as "styrofoam"-y nor oily - I would say a little more dehydrated than most shrimp chips I've encountered - but I'm definitely not saying that like its a bad thing! The Tamarind Sauce was more like a thick paste, which meant a little more effort required to get it onto your chip.
I also ordered the Tom Kha Gai (appetizer size). This was a silky smooth broth-like soup served with chicken and mushrooms. The mushrooms were served slightly raw, which I am not a fan of - but that was easily ignored when I consumed my first spoonful of soup. It was citrus-y, creamy and spicy all at the same time. I definitely recommend it! The chicken was also very tender.
It seemed I was following the "Silk Road" today with my menu selections as the Khao Soi was also velvety smooth. I have a proclamation to make... are you ready for it? Sukho Thai makes the best curry I have tasted in Toronto! I was a little adventurous and ordered this dish spicy. Being spicy-sensitive my initial spoonfuls had me grabbing for water - but it was a pleasant kind of spicy that left me wanting more. Being unfamiliar with Thai cuisine, I thought that there was no starch to soak up all the wonderful sauce and proceeded to order a bowl of rice - alas, I would later learn that underneath the crispy fried noodles would rest a bed of noodles. The rice was not a waste for there was lots of sauce left-over and made for great leftovers the day after. You do not want to waste this flavourful curry - you won't even need the "there are famine problems in other parts of the world" adage to convince you to doggy-bag it! This is a more broth-y curry, and not thick and dense which is great as it won't leave you feeling 10 lbs. heavier.
I believe Sukho Thai is a family-run business, and mom came over to briefly chat with us - asked us what we ordered, chatted a bit about their dishes.
It did take a little bit of perseverance to get our water glasses refilled and one of the staff kept coming out with squared-foam trays that would ensure that I would have only a few drops of Khao Soi sauce left from spillage to finally get a round plastic container... so that's why I deducted a half star.
This is a place that serves high quality food. My bill was around $21 before tax and tip. If you haven't been to Sukho Thai - you better bookmark it! -
Review from KL M.
Toronto, ON
11/20/2011
Sukho Thai is the sister restaurant of Khao San Road, which came after and has a similar menu. Sukho then is equally as good as Khao, and the portion sizes are even larger it seems - it's just the setting is not nearly as nice. First of all, the resto is located in a pretty shady hood and the building itself is what could be described as a 'hole in the wall'. Quite a contrast to the modern, clean setting of Khao.
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Review from Anabel L.
Toronto, ON
8/31/2011
I've never been a fan of Thai food, save and except two dishes: Tom Yum Kung and Green Curry. Even then, I never thought anyone did justice to these dishes.
Enter SukhoThai. Two people, in love, with one goal: to "make real Thai food". Halleluiah.
I heard the buzz (and there's a lot of it) a while ago, but forgot about it - life's been busy. Course destiny had it that I went this past weekend. A random phone call from one of my favourite friends led to a happy gathering of hungry faces at this downtown joint. The place is small, but cute, and although it was busy, service was attentive.
Sukho Thai lived up to its reputation and then some. This family-run restaurant is friendly, and the food is outrageously good.
We sat, we ordered and we gorged...a lot. Six mouths ate two orders of shrimp chips with tamarind dip (greaseless shrimp chips...chomp chomp), two orders of spring rolls with sweet and sour garlic sauce, three curries, one noodle, one special, and of course, my absolute FAVOURITE, Tom Yum Kung.
Tom YUMMMMY Kang
This soup is a winner.
Gone are the days I say "I hate Thai food", so long as it's Sukho Thai. -
Review from Nicole M.
Vancouver, BC
3/24/2011 ROTD 11/4/2011
Really really ridiculously good thai take-out.
My bf brought home the special pad thai and green curry with chicken for dinner this week. Scored a few brownie points with that one.
Curry was not at all greasy and had a great amount of spice. The 'special' pad thai was quite special - nothing ketchupy about it (I like ketchup but not in my thai food). So flavourful. Hearty portion - more than enough for 2.
I will be back!Listed in: Worth the trip to the east end
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Review from elise s.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 7/15/2011
I have to write an update because me and my fiance keep going back for the food. The Service is still really bad, and the mains keep coming out while we are eating our appetizers, but the food here just can't be beat.
What really is weird, is that I sent a friend here for the food recently. They all gave it a huge thumbs down, because the food was bad and the service was great!!! Odd. Anyway.
We've been back here 10 times and the food is always spot on.
We've since tried almost everything on the menu and none of it is bad. Ask for more extra sauce with your shrimp chips and don't risk it by asking for the food medium hot unless you can normally stand extra hot in any other restaurant. That's all I would say.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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3/7/2011
Ah Sukho Thai...for all its fab reviews on Takeout service I'm afraid this is all the place is good… Read more »
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Review from A U.
Toronto, ON
11/1/2011
I know. Sukho Thai doesn't need yet another rave review. But it certainly deserves it.
The food is excellent. I've been there several times, and earlier in the evening, you can actually get a table without waiting in the cramped ground-floor area - they do have tables downstairs. Every dish I've ordered has been delicious - I'm slowly working my way through the menu.
Did a take-out from here when I had some friends over - large portion sizes meant we had plenty of food, enough to satisfy three hungry people and still have left-overs. -
Review from Michelle A.
Toronto, ON
Back again.. this time I tried the tofu green curry, and it was delicious, but I didn't find it as memorable as the red curry with squash.
The green curry has fewer vegetables - mostly just bamboo shoots and peppers, but lots of tofu. I'd recommend kicking it up a few notches on their spicy scale (the owner will definitely review the spicy scale with you) - I got medium and it was pretty mild!
We also shared an order of spring rolls. They were deep friend and packed with mushrooms.
If you can, eat early! When we arrived at about 5:15 p.m., every table was empty, and it remained fairly quiet until after 6 p.m. Takeout did seem pretty hectic though.Listed in: Best meals in T.O., To Thai For
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11/20/2010
This place is review central, so I'll make this quick:
1. I loved the red curry with tofu and squash.… Read more »
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Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
1/12/2011 ROTD 2/5/2011
That's the power of Yelp. 52 reviews, and it brings in more customers than ever, including me, who would have never heard about this amazing little place if it wasn't for Yelp
And I'm sure glad I did.
It's small. But you can make reservations. For Wednesday night at 6pm we didn't need it. By the time we left at 7pm, it was packed up stairs. The downstairs room seems to fit a few more tables.
The food was delicious. The Khao Soi , yellow curry with noodles was heaven. We got it in medium spicy, which for a sensitive to spice person, was at my threshold. It was good, but would have liked it another notch down. It was like Dan Dan Noodles but exponentially better. We got it with beef, it was so tender.
Mix the sauce with rice! Or take it home, don't waste it!
The Coconut soup was very flavourful without being pungent. I really liked it surprisingly.
We also got a phad thai, very tasty, but doesn't compare to the Yellow Curry.
They deliver and they offer takeout. I'm definitely back again!
For 4 people, spring rolls, dinner portion of soup+rice, Khao Soi, Pad Thai = $42.00 about, NOT BAD!!!
I love restaurants with a good value for the quality and quantity.
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Review from Sandra T.
Toronto, ON
2/15/2011
Thanks Yelp!
I would have never known of this place had it not been for yelp.
This is possibly my favourite thai restaurant in Toronto - so far ...
We ordered the Tom Kha Gai - get the full entree size - totally worth the extra few dollars. Extremely delicious. The coconut balances out the tartness of the tamirind (i think) soup base. Trust me, its yummy!
Pad Kee Mao - my absolute favourite!!!! the kind of dish you just want to wear sweat pants for and gorge on. hmmm .... the chewy texture of the noodles, the spicy, the basil ... sooooo yummy!!!! I would eat this every week if I could.
Khao Soi - quite tasty but I do not think I will be ordering this again. The sauce was little too oily and rich tasting.
There is the option to upgrade your dish to include mango salad and a drink for an additional $2. We did this with two of our dishes and I personally do not think its worth it. The mango salad was just a little dish of pickled mango and other pickled veggies.
The restaurant is quite small. I would make reservations. We did not and had to wait about 20 minutes.
I do not think this place is handicap accessible. There are a few steps leading into the restaurant - I do not remember seeing a ramp ...
Left the restaurant with our coats infused with the food smells from the restaurant. My husband complained that his coat still smelled 2 days after - even though he walks to work!
Great restaurant! We will probably be back but will be ordering take out :) -
Review from Brian Y.
Finally got a chance to meet up with a good friend of mine back from HK for some nice Thai food. From what I was told, there's not a great selection in HK, so I had to bring her to a good place in Toronto.
I decided to pick a nice little place called, Sukho Thai that's cozy'd up in a slowly up and coming area. If you didn't know about it, it would have been easy to miss. The decor is simple and the minute you walk in, you'll be able to smell the good cooking that's taking place. As a heads up, this place does get busy so definitely call ahead and get a reservation if possible. Especially with the recent cold winter, it would suck to wait too long out in the cold on a busy night.
We decided to order 3 dishes and share them together (Khao Soi - $10.25, Sukhothai Pad Thai - $11.25 and Gaeng Kiaw Wan - $8.75 aka., green curry). The wait wasn't too bad at about 10mins which is quick for what appears to be a small kitchen. The food had a great aroma and looked nice and fresh. We both LOVED and I mean LOVED the Khao Soi. It was sweet, creamy and had a great texture to it. I like the fried noodles on top and I recommend going with the beef. The beef used was actually more like beef brisket. It was tender and mann, just thinking about it now makes me wanna go to Sukho Thai again REAL soon.
The other dishes were also good but after eating the Khao Soi, it just didn't compare. The Sukhothai Pad Thai was cooked quite well and unlike the other "authentic" pad thai's I've had, there's certain spices that were infused in theirs. I recommend going light on the spiciness to try and taste the food rather than the kick of the chilli. The green curry was definitely the weakest dish of the night. I felt it was a little watery and gave me more of a spicy kick than flavour. Though I have to give it to them, the ingredients used were really fresh. So maybe it was just a one off.
Khao Soi - 5 Stars, everything else 4. So go get the Khao Soi, it's definitely recommended.Listed in: the asian connection
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Review from Kim P.
Toronto, ON
1/9/2011
What great food! After coming back from a month in Thailand, I have been sorely disappointed with Toronto Thai restaurants. Pad thai with Ketchup, and nothing interesting on the menu.
Sukho thai had great Pad Thai that is the real thing. The Khao Soy is amazing (a regional favourite in Chiang Mai)...and I have been dying to have it since I got home.
I'll be back again and again to make sure I try the entire menu. If you want real thai food come here.
At the advice of the other reviewers we got a reservation, made for a good meal with no waiting in line...the wait came in waiting for the food to arrive ...but well worth it when it did. -
Review from Kent P.
11/16/2010 1 photo
Comforting spot in a shitty neighborhood.
Had the Sukhothai Pad Thai combo (with the smallest mango salad in the world...possibly 2.5 oz) and drink for ~$11. Got it Spicy (but not Thai spicy). It wasn't very spicy (or I'm that much of a man).
It easily stands out as being more memorable compared to other places' Pad Thai...wasn't ketchupy/saucy - noodles weren't heavy....there was a delightful amount of fresh cilantro used. Large portion...only a big fatso would want more on their plate.
Good spot- service was slow but friendly.
Four pats.
pitterpatpitterpatpitterpatpitterpat (it's raining)
ttyn,
-PAT.Listed in: VEG that's more than risotto., aZN food ^__^ kekekek
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Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
9/27/2010 3 Check-ins Here
Sukho Thai is a tiny restaurant, in a questionable neighbourhood, that always has a lineup spilling onto the street. It serves authentic, delicious Northern Thai Cuisine. The owners are a husband and wife couple. He is Canadian, and met and married a Thai women who ran a Curry restaurant with her family in the sleepy town of Pai, in North Thailand. (North of Chang Mai.)
Having lived briefly in Thailand, there are a number of things that bring me back in an instant. Gaeng Masaman and Gaeng Penang are two of them. These are the less popular curry styles, that are just not to be found on menus in Toronto. Penang has bite provided by Kaffir Lime Leaves, and Masaman has a Tamarind, Peanut and Potato Sauce. Both make me terrifically happy. My favorite part is that if you order spicy, you get spicy. Ka! Spicy Ka!
The spring rolls here are ridiculously flavourful, and handmade.
I have never found a time where there is not a huge lineup. They have recently opened the downstairs with a limited amount of seating, but no windows, to help with the overflow. Go to the cash to pay, they take all methods of payment.
The service tends to be authentically Thai as well at times. Food comes out when it is ready, not when your order is all complete. Sometimes you have to wave your servers over, sometimes they forget things. Be Patient. Its Thai Time.
I would dock them a half a star for not having reusable chopsticks, but I noticed most people around me were using cutlery anyways. And the food is so authentically Thai it warms my heart.
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Review from Mariko M.
9/5/2010 ROTD 11/18/2010
I was the first to arrive from our party at 6 on a Saturday night. At this time, I was the only patron sitting in this very small establishment. Looking at the 'Reserved' card on our table, I thought that making a reservation was completely unnecessary ... boy was I wrong. As my dinner companions started to arrive, so did other patrons of Sukho. Within a half hour, the restaurant was completely filled and there were no empty tables. The weather wasn't too nice with sporadic rainfalls along with strong winds, but something must have been a hook for all these people to come thought I.
I was quite impressed with the food selection and found everything to be delicious (and reasonable).
The spring rolls were crispy with heaps of meat-less fillings. I especially liked the accompanying dipping sauce as it added a little 'kick' to the spring rolls. We also ordered the deep-fried, breaded garlic chicken as an appetizer. These dishes went well with our Thai Iced Teas that we ordered.
As my main, I ordered the Gaeng Masaman, which was so, so, so good. I have had Thai curries where the ratio between the coconut milk and curry sauce was completely out of proportion. Fortunately, the different flavors within the curry was well-balanced to result in a delicious meal.
We were completely stuffed that ordering dessert was not possible... next time, though.
The food is fabulous at Sukho Thai and I have nothing, but praise for it. Sukho isn't situated in the best of neighborhoods so hopefully when they expand, there will be locations that don't have me sketched out.
The service was on the slower side. Having to ask for a couple of things twice or thrice was also somewhat annoying. In addition, I ordered the Shrimp Chips and it never managed to arrive.
Change the location and speed up the service so that Sukho Thai will be a five star in my books ~Listed in: My ROTD's
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Review from Patti P.
Toronto, ON
1/13/2011
It's EXCELLENT! Well worth getting over the location and small frontage - plus there's free parking on a side street right across from it - bonus!.
The recommended Pad Thai and Khao Soa were both amazing. So lusciously and fragrantly aromatic...... with a touch of heat. But just fresh tasting and lots of it - leftovers yeah!
We had reserved at lunch and they were full upstairs but opened up our own private dining room downstairs so don't be daunted by a full house, there's more space downstairs which is nice.
I'll be back with more friends. Thanks YELP! I wouldn't have found this without you! -
Review from Downtown D.
Toronto, ON
2/6/2011
This is the real deal! No ketchup! Owners who trained or are from Thailand. I'm thinking how can this tiny joint do so well in this neighbourhood?!
Small seating area but there is a downstairs area too. Walls are decorated with photos from Thailand.
I had their signature Northern thai noodle dish - Sukhothai Pad Thai.
Generous portion size, perfectly seasoned and I will be back to try something different. -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
8/19/2010 7 photos
Is it worth walking from Yonge to Parliament? Through the scrappy loud angry Ladies J-walking? Through the Hobos sleeping at the Church doorways? Through the Cop cars zooming by? YES!
Opened the door to see a table of LADY customers hiding behind the wall at 4 pm, otherwise it was simply ME and other walk-in pick-ups from time to time. As the lady patrons went on their way, I was left with 6 other ladies. The 6 ladies in the kitchen laughing it up enjoying themselves in their workplace and singing to Avril Lavigne on the radio.
Tom Kha Gai(Starter Size $5.00) came first and was absolutely INCREDIBLE with Coconut Milk, Lemon Grass, Button Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Cilantro, Kaffir Lime Leave and pieces of succulent White Meat Chicken. At this time I saw the other table got a refill of Water while I was without any, so I asked for it.
Khao Soi ($10.25) as the MAIN, yellow Noodles in Curry Gravy with Beef. The Noodles were plenty and had just the right bite which is nice with the Curry which was a whole boat full. The Beef was probably the Shank parts and was cooked as needed. The crispy Egg Noodles on top gave texture contrast. Comes with a Lime wedge, although this item is not my favourite it still was A-OK as I was probably just taken back by the price for an individual Noodle item.
At this time I still don't have my Water and it's a good thing I didn't listen to "SOMEBODY'S" advice to get everything spicy as I only had mild because even the mild gave me a bead of sweat. It was a good thing that the whole place has 3 fans going that targeted the middle of the dining area which is where I sat.
Got my water once asked again, however I was the only customer so missing this service was not really an excuse. The staff did apologize but it was too late as my 1 bead of SWEAT could not be recovered.
Tapioca w/Coconut Milk ($3.00) was typical of what I've had as a Chinese DESSERT with Coconut Strips. It was kind of room temperature, while I was thinking it might be better as a cold item.
Overall I was HAPPY to get this chance to try something this good. Sukho Thai was actually the reason I found and started using Yelp, so in a way I gave them 0.5 *Stars* while taking 0.5 *Stars* away for the lack of Water service.Listed in: 4+ ****Stars****, Sing Ma Thai, Pull My Noodles - Southeast…
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Review from Tara K.
Corktown, Toronto, ON
9/19/2011
best Thai I've had in Toronto. The Gaeng Masamam curry is delicious.
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Review from Tony F.
9/15/2010
After hearing about this place for a while now, I finally got the opportunity to pay this place a visit. As you can see it's highly touted by yelpers and "the elites" alike, but when a good foodie friend (a writer, who'd be a great contributor to Yelp! *wink wink*) of mine suggested coming here I bit at the chance.
I am truly happy that an establishment like this is located across the street from the infamous Toronto project, Regent Park. It's one block away from my old stomping grounds where I spent the first 10 years of my life and never would I have imagined voluntarily coming around here to eat, more or less get some terrific authentic and unique Thai food. My family spent most of those years working hard to try and get out of this place, and now I was back.
That's like going to Compton or south side Chicago to grab a bite. For better or worse (much better in my opinion), the Park is changing and gone are the days of the awful run down red bricked low rises. The gentrification process has officially begun.
Although brand spanking new high rises are in it's place, the neighbourhood is still gritty and very obviously working class. So what does this have to do with the food?
The fact that this place is pulling in Yelpers and patrons who obviously don't live in this neck of the woods to "da hood" says it all. Not only are they coming here, they're willing to line up and wait outside where back in the day, this stretch of street was notorious for a car jacking (an incident about 10 years ago right in front of this place), gun shots and drug deals. Those days now seem long gone, and the only drug here is a bang on my palette, and at the risk of causing even greater line ups, I'd recommend you take a shot here.Listed in: Omnomeriffic Yum! (TM), Date night
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Review from Maggie E.
Toronto, ON
2/26/2011
Omnomnom.
Order the Pad Thai and Tom Kha Gai.
They taste like happiness.
