I think what sets this restaurant apart from the other Thai restaurants is that they serve brunch, and the food is a little more "home style" than the other Thai restaurants in Pittsburgh.The restaurant is a little less curry-forward than the others. That means they have a bunch of stir fry options that are quite good. They have plenty protein and veggie-balanced options that the others don't have.The biggest standout on the menu is their milo drink. Milo is a popular Southeast Asian chocolate drink that the kids will drink to fulfill nutrient requirements, but it tastes good (unlike Ovaltine). Tooktook uses the powder and makes a giant drink in-house. The drink brings many positive childhood memories.Parking: Parallel parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Abigail Shaw
My girlfriend and I ADORE this place. One of the best Thai restaurants in Pittsburgh hands down. I’ve never had a dish there that I didn’t dream about enjoying again that night. Their curry and their fried rice are some of our favs. I love the small intimate feel and the service has always been prompt, attentive, and correct. Love this place, can’t wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charles Dickens
The food suddenly became much worse a few months ago. I think they switched chefs or recipes. They've served us stale & cold appetizers multiple times now. It's really disappointing because they were really good.
Food: 2
Michelle Janco
My partner and I dropped in on a quiet afternoon and tried the khao soi and pad thai. Both were SO good and some of the best meals I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to come back for both when it’s snowy and cold outside
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacob Neil
This is my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in the city. The first time I ate here years ago I was very unfamiliar with Thai food and this place did an amazing job of exposing me to how wonderful it can be. I have seriously never gotten a bad meal here. A few of my favorites are the massaman curry, the red curry, and any of the stir fried noodle dishes. I dined in with a friend for the first time recently and the staff were super polite and available. 100% would recommend to anyone who likes Thai food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad See EW, Salad Rolls, Pumpkin Curry
LB Mahan
I order from Took Took 98 a lot and have tried almost everything on the menu. They have beautiful spice profiles, good heat levels (level 4 and 5 have genuine chili presence), and some really nice dishes I haven’t seen elsewhere. All of their signature dishes are fantastic: well balanced and thoughtfully put together. I also love their green curry with winter melon and the sour curry, which has a thinner broth (no coconut milk) and a great earthy balance of bitter greens and dried fish. The chive dumplings (which they don’t always have) are probably my favorite appetizer ever!
Recommended dishes: Pineapple Fried Rice, Roti, Pad Kee Mao
Matthew Tang
Delicious food, best service, cozy environment. Actually one of the best places I’ve been as a pitt student. The spice is real tho. A spice level 3 is so so
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Milagros Arrieta
I am a fan of Thai food, and I came for the first time to "Took took 98", since I was close to the place, WHAT A DELICIOUS FOOD!!!!, my husband and I ordered soups, to taste, rice with pineapple, oh my God!! Everything is really very tasty and the prices are very reasonable. Congratulations to the cook!!!, the waiters are very nice and friendly. IT WILL BE MY FAVORITE PLACE. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bao Tran V.
I've had Pad Thai at so many places in NYC and I guarantee Took Took's Pad Thai is one of the best ones I've had. I loved how they moderately used fish sauce that gave a very nice, fragrant smell and umami flavor to it. If I leave Pittsburgh this dish would be the thing I miss most! Other dishes are also amazing. A Thai hidden gem in Pittsburgh!
Doris Milder Valfon
I am a fan of Thai food, and I came for the first time to "Took took 98", since I was close to the place, WHAT A DELICIOUS FOOD!!!!, my husband and I ordered soups, to taste, rice with pineapple, oh my God!! Everything is really very tasty and the prices are very reasonable. Congratulations to the cook!!!, the waiters are very nice and friendly. IT WILL BE MY FAVORITE PLACE. ❤️
Bathroom looks like a scene from zombie apocalypse movie, food taste just meh. Won't go back there again
bekah koshir
I was looking forward to trying this after all the good reviews. So disappointing!!! If you’re going to charge $17 for fried rice and are preparing a vegetarian order, then you shouldn't prepare it with another dish that is so pungent. I couldn’t even eat this the fish taste was so over powering. If you’re going to charge that high of a price then provide a quality dish. Not going back.
Food: 1
Jessica Bruyer
Both our curries were very watery. I’ve had massaman curry many places, it is my favorite. It’s never been so thin and watery before. They put us at a high top with is fine, but the chairs were incredibly uncomfortable cutting off the circulation in my legs.Waitress was nice but not very attentive. The bubble tea was huge.Water tastes terrible, but not sure if it’s the water of the steel cups.Also 70% sure the “beef” they gave me is pork. I am a farmer and raise beef, and this is either veal or pork.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
James K.
Noodle Head finally has competition. Very complex flavors with many layers. Fair prices. The playlist of Drake, pop and hip-hop songs really adds some unnecessary, albeit delightful, depth.
Alexander Mirth
The level 4 larb w/sticky rice, and level 5 tom kha were both bangin! Not many veggies/chicken in the soup, but flavor and spicyness was fire. Larb portion is pretty large, and they give you a good amount of sticky rice with the side. Not a bad way to spend 20$!
I think what sets this restaurant apart from the other Thai restaurants is that they serve brunch, and the food is a little more "home style" than the other Thai restaurants in Pittsburgh.The restaurant is a little less curry-forward than the others. That means they have a bunch of stir fry options that are quite good. They have plenty protein and veggie-balanced options that the others don't have.The biggest standout on the menu is their milo drink. Milo is a popular Southeast Asian chocolate drink that the kids will drink to fulfill nutrient requirements, but it tastes good (unlike Ovaltine). Tooktook uses the powder and makes a giant drink in-house. The drink brings many positive childhood memories.Parking: Parallel parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
My girlfriend and I ADORE this place. One of the best Thai restaurants in Pittsburgh hands down. I’ve never had a dish there that I didn’t dream about enjoying again that night. Their curry and their fried rice are some of our favs. I love the small intimate feel and the service has always been prompt, attentive, and correct. Love this place, can’t wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food suddenly became much worse a few months ago. I think they switched chefs or recipes. They've served us stale & cold appetizers multiple times now. It's really disappointing because they were really good.
Food: 2
My partner and I dropped in on a quiet afternoon and tried the khao soi and pad thai. Both were SO good and some of the best meals I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to come back for both when it’s snowy and cold outside
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in the city. The first time I ate here years ago I was very unfamiliar with Thai food and this place did an amazing job of exposing me to how wonderful it can be. I have seriously never gotten a bad meal here. A few of my favorites are the massaman curry, the red curry, and any of the stir fried noodle dishes. I dined in with a friend for the first time recently and the staff were super polite and available. 100% would recommend to anyone who likes Thai food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad See EW, Salad Rolls, Pumpkin Curry
I order from Took Took 98 a lot and have tried almost everything on the menu. They have beautiful spice profiles, good heat levels (level 4 and 5 have genuine chili presence), and some really nice dishes I haven’t seen elsewhere. All of their signature dishes are fantastic: well balanced and thoughtfully put together. I also love their green curry with winter melon and the sour curry, which has a thinner broth (no coconut milk) and a great earthy balance of bitter greens and dried fish. The chive dumplings (which they don’t always have) are probably my favorite appetizer ever!
Recommended dishes: Pineapple Fried Rice, Roti, Pad Kee Mao
Delicious food, best service, cozy environment. Actually one of the best places I’ve been as a pitt student. The spice is real tho. A spice level 3 is so so
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am a fan of Thai food, and I came for the first time to "Took took 98", since I was close to the place, WHAT A DELICIOUS FOOD!!!!, my husband and I ordered soups, to taste, rice with pineapple, oh my God!! Everything is really very tasty and the prices are very reasonable. Congratulations to the cook!!!, the waiters are very nice and friendly. IT WILL BE MY FAVORITE PLACE. ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've had Pad Thai at so many places in NYC and I guarantee Took Took's Pad Thai is one of the best ones I've had. I loved how they moderately used fish sauce that gave a very nice, fragrant smell and umami flavor to it. If I leave Pittsburgh this dish would be the thing I miss most! Other dishes are also amazing. A Thai hidden gem in Pittsburgh!
I am a fan of Thai food, and I came for the first time to "Took took 98", since I was close to the place, WHAT A DELICIOUS FOOD!!!!, my husband and I ordered soups, to taste, rice with pineapple, oh my God!! Everything is really very tasty and the prices are very reasonable. Congratulations to the cook!!!, the waiters are very nice and friendly. IT WILL BE MY FAVORITE PLACE. ❤️
Restaurantji Recommends
Bathroom looks like a scene from zombie apocalypse movie, food taste just meh. Won't go back there again
I was looking forward to trying this after all the good reviews. So disappointing!!! If you’re going to charge $17 for fried rice and are preparing a vegetarian order, then you shouldn't prepare it with another dish that is so pungent. I couldn’t even eat this the fish taste was so over powering. If you’re going to charge that high of a price then provide a quality dish. Not going back.
Food: 1
Both our curries were very watery. I’ve had massaman curry many places, it is my favorite. It’s never been so thin and watery before. They put us at a high top with is fine, but the chairs were incredibly uncomfortable cutting off the circulation in my legs.Waitress was nice but not very attentive. The bubble tea was huge.Water tastes terrible, but not sure if it’s the water of the steel cups.Also 70% sure the “beef” they gave me is pork. I am a farmer and raise beef, and this is either veal or pork.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Noodle Head finally has competition. Very complex flavors with many layers. Fair prices. The playlist of Drake, pop and hip-hop songs really adds some unnecessary, albeit delightful, depth.
The level 4 larb w/sticky rice, and level 5 tom kha were both bangin! Not many veggies/chicken in the soup, but flavor and spicyness was fire. Larb portion is pretty large, and they give you a good amount of sticky rice with the side. Not a bad way to spend 20$!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Kha Soup