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Urban Thai
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
638 College StToronto, ON M6G 1B4
Neighbourhood: Bickford Park
(416) 535-8424
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for Urban Thai
14 reviews in English
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Review from Erin C.
Mississauga, ON
9/22/2011
Since moving to residence, I have been craving a some flavour in my life. That and a need to stop wearing yoga pants.
With six friends in tow we trekked downtown for thai food, lured here by their Sapporo promo.
Here is the low down: yummy pad thai! While I opted for the semi-safe curried pad thai, everything on our table looked delicious and free. Portions were amazing, and we had more than enough to bring home for leftovers. But cmon, who wants to be rolling up to the bar with doggie bags?
Excellent food, good prices, nice atmosphere. Service was so-so, but that isn't stopping me from drool-worthy dreams of pad thai. -
Review from Monica S.
1/19/2012
Wow! That was alll bad.. I'd been craving Thai for a few days so I weathered the storm to find Thai. Came across this place and was soo happy. Scrammed home and much to my disappointment, this food was yuck!
The salad rolls are ridiculous.. Sooo huge you can't even eat AND they have NO flavor.. The Pad Thai, WTF - smothered in sauce..
Never coming back! -
Review from Laz C.
Toronto, ON
1/14/2012
Surprisingly pretty solid, I'd give Urban Thai a 3.5 if I could but I'm not yet ready to assign four stars. We ordered take-out, specifically the veggie dinner for two which comes with: tofu pad thai; basil tofu with rice; and two spring rolls. I also added a lemongrass mushroom soup to the order because, well, who wouldn't?
The only thing better than not having to go outside (or cook) to obtain a steaming, delicious dinner is when it comes in half the expected time. I've grown accustomed to waiting over an hour for delivery so my grumbling stomach was easy to quell when the food came in about 35 minutes.
The food itself was good, not 'this is amazing' kind of good, but good enough to reorder when feeling lazy and hungry. The spring rolls were probably the best part, sweetly spicy, great texture and a nice crisp wrapping. The pad thai? Pretty much the standard tasty somewhat ketchup-y fried noodles that you'll find all over the city. The soup was a bit scant and both it and the basil tofu were super, super greasy -you know when your hands and face feel slippery for hours even after washing and wringing your serviette? Despite that, everything still tasted delicious and portions were large enough to have a mini lunch serving for one the next day.
I think I'll try them again to see if they can prove worthy of another star. -
Review from Sharky L.
Toronto, ON
12/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
We had the shrimp pad Thai and the famous avocado chicken with peanut sauce and a Thai ice thai.
The pad Thai was really salty but decent and I was expecting more from the famous avocado peanut chicken. Overall the food was good but nothing to write home about. More authentic thai food elsewhere. -
Review from Elizabeth R.
Oshawa, ON
9/28/2011
A girlfriend and I chose to eat here when we were in the area this week. She ordered the chicken pad thai, and I had the chicken Urban Thai spicy noodles.
I'm glad to be able to say that the food was excellent, the portion size was great, prices were reasonable, the interior was cozy and our server was very polite and helpful.
I would say the biggest downfall of Urban Thai is that their washroom facilities aren't accessible, which is so important in this day and age. The stairwell going down to the washrooms is quite steep and narrow - wouldn't be easy with any mobility device. -
Review from Rachel L.
Toronto, ON
12/26/2009
The reason I went in was because they have avocado and peanut stir fry. Not that I ordered it. It just sounded delicious.
So the waitstaff was efficient and friendly enough but I can't say particularly warm. She seem primarily disgruntled and indirectly emphasized that she was working, at work, and not having fun. She did play some great music, though.
For starters, my friend and I split the lemongrass mushroom soup. Full disclosure: this soup is my favourite in the whole world and I assume every bowl will be spicy. This is not the case at Urban Thai. Good, not spicy. OK.
My friend got orange chicken, loved it, and I'll take his word because I am a vegetarian.
I got the vegetarian Malay supercombo, 100% because it had tofu skewers. They were great! (Pretend I added a bajillion exclamation points to that.) And the veggies were amazing, too.
I wouldn't go out of my way to hit up Urban Thai because I have two staple places right where I live, but should I wonder through Little Italy and decide that I don't really feel like Italian (which is normally the case), Urban Thai is for sure on my shortlist. I also think the place has a great decor and lived up to its name.
Plus it's next to Souz Dal, yesssssssss!
For two people, no drinks, tax and tip, I want to say the meal came out to about $40. -
Review from Andrea W.
Toronto, ON
6/16/2009
I guess some folks have had bad experiences with the dine-in service. I only get take-out, so I don't have any comments on that. The take-out is always ready when they say it will be, and there are various discounts and offers, depending on the order size.
My standard order from Urban Thai is red curry beef with a side of sticky rice and the seasonal vegetables. 'Seasonal vegetables' sounds like the dullest dish ever, but they put a really delicious sweet and spicy sauce on those crisp veggies and they become very interesting indeed. The red curry is rich and creamy and the slices of beef are tender. I don't bother with the appetizer items because they're nothing special. I do love the free warm shrimp crackers with take-out, though.
My favourite part of picking up a fresh order from Urban Thai is when I get to enjoy two or three lunches of leftovers afterwards.Listed in: Little Italy, My Neighborhood
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Review from Ella R.
Toronto, ON
2/4/2011
Cute spot ever too busy! Delicious!!!! Finished off with a scoop of ice cream!
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Review from Danielle F.
Toronto, ON
4/1/2010
Nice, modern, glassy venue with a somewhat tropical feel too. Wish I wasn't seated so close to the door but it's ok.
Yummy food! Vegetable green curry with a perfect little portion of rice on the side. Water with a lemon wedge, always a nice touch. I love a little bit of lemon.
Meh service. The food came fast. Noted: the waitress seemed to be working every other table with her charm, except for mine. I know you can probably tell that I'm a student, but come on! -
Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
1/14/2009
I know two stars is a little harsh, but I'd like to think that after my longstanding history with Urban Thai, I'm entitled to take away their stars.
I literally used to order delivery from them about once a week. Their Pad Thai is really good! Green curry, delicious. Mango Chicken? I love you. If you spent more than $20, you got free spring rolls, and if you spent more than $25 (I think), you got a free Pad Thai as well! Amazing.
Occasionally I'd go into the restaurant for a sit down meal, and I had so many good experiences! Love the food, love the atmosphere, the location, everything.
And then it all changed. One day, a friend and I went to Urban Thai. We sat down, ordered our food, and waited. And waited. And waited, and waited and waited some more. We were the only people in the restaurant. Two people. All they had to do was cook for two people.
Finally our "waiter" (who looked about 15) came over and informed us that he had FORGOTTEN TO PUT OUR ORDER IN. So essentially our lovely waiter had been sitting on his butt for the past 45 minutes, forgetting that the ONLY TWO PEOPLE HE HAD TO SERVE WERE NOT GOING TO RECEIVE THEIR FOOD.
Then he told us we'd have to wait another half an hour. This happened at least a year and a half ago and the memories are still vivid in my mind.
If I start to crave their Pad Thai again, I'll get delivery. -
Review from Andy A.
Toronto, ON
12/13/2010
Meh. Some of the sauces were thick like snot. In a bad way.
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Review from Joe T.
York, ON
11/4/2011
average food at best.
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Review from Scott C.
Toronto, ON
2/5/2010
Fantastic food, inexpensive family meals on the go.
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Review from Hassan A.
Toronto, ON
12/1/2008
They've got the best pa thai I've ever had. Its not the immitation stuff either. They make it just the way I like it and they cater to their regular customers needs (which is a major plus now eh?)
