Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Gang Gai, Hot and Sour Soup
Doug R.
Many "Thai" restaurants in SE Michigan are owned or staffed by Hmong/Lao ... and the recipes sometimes vary. Then there is the additional matter of altering the recipes for a broader American audience (by adding sugar). Thai Star serves authentic Thai food. It is not the fanciest restaurant, but it is plenty nice enough and certainly clean. My favorite server is named Pink. She is both knowledgeable and attentive. I really like their Angry (spicy) Catfish. It is available in spice levels for all patrons.
Melissa G.
The food was sub par. My husband and I both ordered the pad Thai and it was dry. The flavor was off and it overall just didn't taste good. The crab Rangoon were not fresh, they tasted as if they had been sitting for a while. This was our first time trying them and will be our last.
Jim Cook
First time here. Big portions very good food. I had some questions and she was very helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jake Johnson
Great Thai restaurant with great flavor and a friendly staff. Ordered in a pinch in night really close to closing and they still happily made my order when I told them I was just a block away. Foods always great, fresh and hot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Chicken Pad Thai
Lynn White
Lady up front is very rude. I eat there often and when ever I go she is rude. Purposely no answering the phone. Not sure if it's because I'm black but I am highly upset. I understand you are short staffed but I am a paying customer like everyone else
Lily Dillon
Pineapple curry is very good.
Tony Leja
The food is great and the staff is friendly and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Pad See EW, Hot and Sour Soup
Sarah Huthwaite
So friendly, great food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pete A
Healthy portions, great, friendly wait staff. If you are going for lunch, they open at 11:00, get there early they can get real busy real fast.
Very different and delicious meals. Just not your typical Thai taste. I love the spicy soup and the rice noodle dishes that you usually do not encounter at other resturants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin J.
I don't see what the fuss about this place is. In my opinion nearby Aaroyd Thai is much better. As is increasingly the case with many Thai places this restaurant seems to mainly traffic in carry out orders, which is just as well in the case of Thai Star as the dining room has a distinctly depressing, downtrodden vibe. It's usually nearly empty and on my last visit was so cold I left my coat on. Even my waitress remarked on how chilly it was in there. It was also so quiet I could hear the hum of the neon in the window that I sat by cause I love neon and hey, I had my pick of the dining room. Sure, it was likely colder by the window but it was frigid everywhere in there. Anyway, it took me five minutes to realize there was no music playing and as they have no television either there was no soundtrack to dinner in a restaurant with exactly one other patron. I ended up punching up a Thai restaurant playlist on my Spotify just to allay the uneasy near silence. Portions are huge and meals come with a small soup and an egg roll. Sounds great, right? Well, it would be but unlike most reviewers here I'm not much of a fan of the food here. I'm no Thai expert but it doesn't seem like real Thai. It's maybe a Chinese/Thai hybrid in my opinion. (The dining area also looks more like a classic Chinese restaurant than a Thai joint to me as well.) The rice always has this slimy, sticky consistency I just don't like either. I actually find the food here better as refrigerated leftovers than served piping hot and fresh. I've eaten here maybe four times with long intervals between each visit. Long enough for me to forget what I might say about my meal in a potential review and to convince myself I might like it better the next time. This time I don't think there's going to be a next time as I'm hooked on Aaroyd Thai now. Service here is good. They're very nice to the point where on my last visit I actually felt bad knowing I was going to stab em in the back on Yelp but hey, I have to keep it real. Has anyone else out there ever gotten pangs of guilt for giving a tepid to bad review of a seemingly struggling mom and pop who are earnest and kind? God, I can't get away from the depressing vibes even when I'm not there. If you like Thai Star good for you but it's got no sparkle in my eyes.
Robert Rovinsky CPL
Strip mall basic. Tasty and reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cheyenne Rissane
Hot sour soup is so delicious ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron Boronkay
My first time there, but the curry fried rice was amazing. Open later than my usual place that's a plus.
Best Thai food in the Warren Area!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Gang Gai, Hot and Sour Soup
Many "Thai" restaurants in SE Michigan are owned or staffed by Hmong/Lao ... and the recipes sometimes vary. Then there is the additional matter of altering the recipes for a broader American audience (by adding sugar). Thai Star serves authentic Thai food. It is not the fanciest restaurant, but it is plenty nice enough and certainly clean. My favorite server is named Pink. She is both knowledgeable and attentive. I really like their Angry (spicy) Catfish. It is available in spice levels for all patrons.
The food was sub par. My husband and I both ordered the pad Thai and it was dry. The flavor was off and it overall just didn't taste good. The crab Rangoon were not fresh, they tasted as if they had been sitting for a while. This was our first time trying them and will be our last.
First time here. Big portions very good food. I had some questions and she was very helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Thai restaurant with great flavor and a friendly staff. Ordered in a pinch in night really close to closing and they still happily made my order when I told them I was just a block away. Foods always great, fresh and hot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Chicken Pad Thai
Lady up front is very rude. I eat there often and when ever I go she is rude. Purposely no answering the phone. Not sure if it's because I'm black but I am highly upset. I understand you are short staffed but I am a paying customer like everyone else
Pineapple curry is very good.
The food is great and the staff is friendly and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Pad See EW, Hot and Sour Soup
So friendly, great food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Healthy portions, great, friendly wait staff. If you are going for lunch, they open at 11:00, get there early they can get real busy real fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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Very different and delicious meals. Just not your typical Thai taste. I love the spicy soup and the rice noodle dishes that you usually do not encounter at other resturants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don't see what the fuss about this place is. In my opinion nearby Aaroyd Thai is much better. As is increasingly the case with many Thai places this restaurant seems to mainly traffic in carry out orders, which is just as well in the case of Thai Star as the dining room has a distinctly depressing, downtrodden vibe. It's usually nearly empty and on my last visit was so cold I left my coat on. Even my waitress remarked on how chilly it was in there. It was also so quiet I could hear the hum of the neon in the window that I sat by cause I love neon and hey, I had my pick of the dining room. Sure, it was likely colder by the window but it was frigid everywhere in there. Anyway, it took me five minutes to realize there was no music playing and as they have no television either there was no soundtrack to dinner in a restaurant with exactly one other patron. I ended up punching up a Thai restaurant playlist on my Spotify just to allay the uneasy near silence. Portions are huge and meals come with a small soup and an egg roll. Sounds great, right? Well, it would be but unlike most reviewers here I'm not much of a fan of the food here. I'm no Thai expert but it doesn't seem like real Thai. It's maybe a Chinese/Thai hybrid in my opinion. (The dining area also looks more like a classic Chinese restaurant than a Thai joint to me as well.) The rice always has this slimy, sticky consistency I just don't like either. I actually find the food here better as refrigerated leftovers than served piping hot and fresh. I've eaten here maybe four times with long intervals between each visit. Long enough for me to forget what I might say about my meal in a potential review and to convince myself I might like it better the next time. This time I don't think there's going to be a next time as I'm hooked on Aaroyd Thai now. Service here is good. They're very nice to the point where on my last visit I actually felt bad knowing I was going to stab em in the back on Yelp but hey, I have to keep it real. Has anyone else out there ever gotten pangs of guilt for giving a tepid to bad review of a seemingly struggling mom and pop who are earnest and kind? God, I can't get away from the depressing vibes even when I'm not there. If you like Thai Star good for you but it's got no sparkle in my eyes.
Strip mall basic. Tasty and reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Hot sour soup is so delicious ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My first time there, but the curry fried rice was amazing. Open later than my usual place that's a plus.