Imjai Thai

we had the specials, including the tom yum ramen and the drunken trio. absolutely the best combination of flavors, textures and spice level of any Portland Thai I’ve had. every bit of seafood was perfectly cooked. the Thai hot tea was ideal on a cold day and the durian sticky rice was a delight. I’d come back again and again.

We ordered three dishes to share. Papaya salad has good flavor, chicken was moist but needed more seasoning, stick rice was cook perfectly. Tom ka with chicken was good, little bit salty, it has onion and ice berg, I never eat that before in Tom ka, mushroom would be fine. Basil beef fried rice was weakest in seasoning, tasted plain not even minor, beef was tender. I asked for Thai chilies sauce which saved the dish and eating with coconut soup even better. Service was good, u can eat inside.

Everyone here is so friendly! I highly recommend the pad Thai omelet dish - it’s so flavorful and reminds me of how they make it in Thailand! The pad Thai omelet dish is a standout and one of the best in Portland. Also I just had their beef massaman curry and it was delicious! Probably my favorite curry I’ve had in Portland - sweet, nutty, umami, creamy! And a HUGE portion. Also, if they have their curry puff pastry thing with cucumber salad - get it! A tasty appetizer that most other places don’t have!

Immaculate, unique dishes. The "medium"' spicy is no joke. Definitely try the black bean hot sauce in the condiment caddy - it's more savory than spicy - an excellent add on to any rice or noodle dish. Portions are huge so be prepared to have leftovers. We'll be back soon to try more! This time I had the pork thigh dish with soy eggs and picked mustard greens. The vinegary spicy sauce served with my dish perfectly offset the sumptuous, sweet, fall apart pork. My partner had the drunken noodles trio because he'd never her udon style noodles in a drunken noodle dish before. Both were excellent.

Great Thai food! Love their approach to spices and flavoring. Not your typical overly sweet Thai food and the sauces and spice they bring to the table are a special treat! The portions are very generous and even though we were very hungry, we could not finish. Staff was friendly and the space was comfortable and very clean. Definitely will be adding this to our repeat visit list!

Great decor, friendly service, soup very fresh, however compared to Asian Thai bistro in Gresham, it’s not as good. I usually eat everything on the plate soup and all, sometimes. I guess this is more authentic? There was stuff in the soup that tasted weird and that you couldn’t eat? Overall not bad. Update 01-09-19 This place is better than Asian Thai bistro.... Am adding an extra star....

When we sat down I was worried it would take a long time to get service because there was one person taking care of the whole room. I was wrong - she was quick, friendly and surprisingly was not rushed. The five stars are really for the food. It is excellent, the portions are generous, and they served quickly. And the prices are quite reasonable. We will go back.

I will definitely be adding this spot as one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Portland. Very delicious food (including great larb). Friendly service. Great value. They also specialize in desserts, but unfortunately we didn't try any this time. They have some Thai beer, but I also saw Japanese sake and Sapporo beer on the menu. Everything we had was great. It's a fairly small spot, maybe seats about 40 people total.