Red Orchid, Pittsburgh PA

Tonight was my second time ordering Drunken Noodles with chicken for takeout. And WOW these noodles are incredible! The first time I also got the sticky rice with custard and I'm not usually someone who likes sweet rice deserts but it was amazing! Same with the tulip dumplings, I love that they are loaded with pepper!

My only thing that bothered me was the way that people park in the parking lot! I could barely find a spot that I could fit in because so many people were on/over the lines. But that's not the restaurants fault so FIVE STARS!

Definitely a decent place to get Thai food, especially in this area (North Hills). They have all of the usual Thai entrees and appetizers, as well as a few desserts you may not find in other places (like oreo mousse cakes as well as boba tea). I tried the pad see ew with tofu and Thai custard for my meal.

Overall, the food is solid. I've had better pad see ew, but this was still a flavorful meal. The portion was decent, but being a bit more expensive than in other places, I thought it would also be a little larger. They are generous with their addition of vegetables. There are pieces of broccoli, cabbage, and carrots included. Decent amount of tasty sauce. Nicely sized tofu chunks which were flavorful (note that beef, seafood, and shrimp all come at an up charge for proteins).

Thai custard is my go-to Thai dessert, and this one was pretty good (again, not the best I've had but good for the North Hills). Some parts of the rice were hardened and difficult to chew. But overall, they made a tasty and balanced custard (a bit on the eggy side) with a fair portion of rice. Once again, though, it's more expensive than at nearly any other Thai place.

All in all, this is a good choice for Thai food near Ross or the North Hills. Their prices are moderately more expensive than at other locations around Pittsburgh, though, and the food is just pretty standard but satisfying when you're craving Thai.

My first time here. Loved the vibe. The menu was fantastic with a wide variety of Thai food. The food was amazing, authentic and delicious. I'll definitely be back sooner than later.

We were a group of friends sitting together, the server refused to split the checks in order to add the service surcharge! However, the service was bad, she mixed up the food with different spice level that some of us couldn't eat the spicy food!

This is probably my favorite Thai food in the Pittsburgh area. I used to be a regular at Nicki's until I found this place. Their curries are very good and I also like their drunken noodle a lot. Definitely recommend.

You have to ask the price of each item you want to order because after you see your bill you will be surprised and they easily say the menus on the table are old and not updated!
When you go there with your friends, you have to sit on separate tables if you want separate bills!
Quality is 3 of 5.

Once a small hole in the wall (some eight tables or so, located in the same space as a very noisy kitchen) Red Orchid had expanded, with much more seating in a very comfortable and attractive space. Service is always attentive and generous, and the food's not bad, either. There is a brown rice option, of note.

Red orchid is consistently good.the basil chicken and green curry are definitely some of the best around. Tom yum soup is also very good.

The best Thai food in Pittsburgh! Everything that you get here is so delicious. This place is so addictive. My fiancé Rob and I crave it every week. They definitely take pride in their cooking. You will not be disappointed. Trust me!

I must tell you I have always loved the food at Red Orchid. This evenings experience ruined every good one I had before this. At 8pm we ordered 2 Beef and broccoli and a crab Rangoon plus a pad ti #5. We picked it up and paid. Opened the bag up when we got home and ont 1 beef and broccoli. I hurried up and called the restaurant to explain they had made a mistake and we would come down and pick up the 2nd Beef and Broccoli. I was told it was to late they were closed. It was 845pm. They close at 9pm. She said. You come tomorrow and we fix. I said what's that going to do foe me? I have 3 people here to eat 3 meals. She again said. You come back tomorrow. I was appalled at this treatment. I then decided we would just split the two meals into 3. That's when I discovered the real problem. The Pad Ti was stuffed to the brim like always. The Beef and Broccoli was half way full with literally water colored brown. So obviously this was the problem in the 1st place. They didn't have enough from jump street. Instead of calling me back and asking us to order somthing else, this is how they played it. Very dissatisfied and disappointing. I'm a local person that tried to rat and shop local.

Currently on a 50 restaurant tour encompassing Nassau, Suffolk County, NYC, Massachusetts and Atlanta. Some places I may not review because they 're tinkering on the brink of a food critique. Restaurant number 43 is a candidate. The 30 minute wait time isn't an abnormal wait time if you back it up with flavorful dishes. That was not the case. The calamari was a bit too greasy, the papaya salad was not memorable and the pineapple fried rice and I use that desciptiin litely, wasn't reminiscent of any of the one's that I've sampled which is not a bad thing if it was tasty. Overall, it wasn't the worse place I've eaten at but it's in the conversation.

Love Thai food but this wasn’t for me. Only thing I enjoyed was the Sampler #1 appetizer. Thought the Pad Thai (Which I ordinarily love) had a strange tangy flavor. Also got a Boba Tea and the majority of the boba was hard. Staff was friendly.

Great food! I have been looking for a place with good Pad Thai, tea and coffee. This place has it all. I'm very happy with their food and drink. Took my uncle the other day and he agrees that this is one of the tastiest Thai restaurant.

Great spot, glad we stopped in. Delicious food, friendly staff, nice clean relaxing atmosphere. $38 for 2 people with an appetizer was really not bad. Would definitely stop in again if we were in the area again.

Red Orchid is a restaurant that serves traditional Thai foods. So far, I have eaten inside the restaurant one time, and I plan to visit again in the future. My husband and I enjoyed our samosas, dumplings, and green curry entree, but my husband felt so-so about his fried rice. The employees’ service was prompt and polite. Prices were reasonable.

We found this restaurant on a Google search looking for a BYOB restaurant. We arrived with a very nice bottle of wine but were told that they are no longer BYOB. I looked at their wine list and it consisted of very pedestrian low budget wines. I tried to explain that they on many sites online they still come up as a BYOB and I offered to pay them $20 to be able to open our wine and was refused. We did not order any of their wines. In my experience most places would have been accommodating but unfortunately they were not willing.
The food was pretty good. I gave them 3 stars for the lack of understanding from the owner. They would have made more money accepting my offer and since we did not order any wine they actually lost money. Oh well.

I was expecting better with the reviews but…… very disappointed! First the service was fast, but the food was horrible ordered chicken teriyaki and every piece of chicken was not edible, there was more gristle in the chicken than meat. Threw the whole thing in the trash. The only thing (edible) was the crab Ragoon even the rice seemed like it was hard and dried out. Waste of money