Thai Star in Merced

My husband and I love the foods here. We have Papaya Salad (Somtum Thai), Satay chicken and the Pad Chicken with Thai basil leaves (Pad Krapraw Chicken) with rice; they are delicious. If you like good foods, great services and value for money, I recommend to come here at Thai Star restaurant. There is only Thai Star this restaurant in Merced, CA.

Doesnt look like much from the outside and isnt quite a high end restaurant, but the food is excellent, the place is clean, the staff are friendly and helpful, the portions are generous, and there are plenty of menu items. If you enjoy Thai food, this is a great option to try out! The Taro Ice Cream is well worth the visit. Some Thai restaurants tend to be skimpy with portions. That is not a problem here, so youll want to probably not want to order extra, like I did.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 3/5 - very different ratings on the dishes. We got both at spiciness level 3 but it was odd that the spiciness comes from chili pepper flakes (more like pizza topping than Asian spices).1/5 - Pad Thai with Pork was overly sweet and the protein extremely dry. The noodles were really stuck together even while it was still hot. Couldnt finish this dish based on texture and flavor5/5 - Pineapple fried rice with beef has great flavors with sweetness from the pineapple and saltiness and earthiness from the seasoning.Ambience: N/A - got food to go. Some nice paintings and Asian decorService: 5/5 - cashier was really nice and allowed us to sit indoors while waiting for the foodValue for price: 3/5 - dependent on dish. Would definitely recommend the fried rice which tastes great and can almost feed two people

Always a wonderful experience - great customer service and some of the best Thai food in town. I had the butternut squash, spinach, chicken and sliced almond salad - absolutely delicious!! Of course, washed it down with a Thai iced coffee.

Everything was Amazing tastes really good.

The prices are cheap, big helpings, super nice and attentive staff. We tried the shrimp rolls and garden rolls and their coconut ice cream. They were yummy! Cute little place to dine.

Best Thai food since visiting Thailand last year. We had the fried rice, pad gra pow and pad see ew. Definitely the place to eat at if you want the taste of authentic Thai food.

The food was fast and fresh. The server was attentive. The prices were great compared to most the places around.

I’m so sad to leave this review but The Chicken Pad Thai I got was not good at all, the egg rolls were decent and the Thai tea was really good. The chicken pad Thai lacked flavor, although the owner was very nice I may try another plate later on

Came to use a free dessert coupon. Service is so-so like the other Thai restaurants in the area, but food tastes on the mild side--not as flavorful as the others Ive been.