Jan 28 2008
Thai Pasta
Location: SW 4th and Hall Parking Lot (near PSU)
Description: “Special Variety Better Choice” or so says the menu at Thai Pasta, located at the popular “PSU Cart Pod” on SW 4th. Not much pasta here, but some noodle dishes like the ubiquitous (but tasty) pad thai, hearty Pad Kee Mao noodles (also known as drunken noodles), and the stir fried wide rice noodles called Pad See Ew. ($5.00).
Thai soups like Tom Yum, Tom Kai, and a soothing vegetable soup are only $3.00 for a generous “small” portions, $5.00 for a large carton that can easily feed two.
Other options include curries, fried rice dishes, and several aromatic stir fries such as the “Lovely Ginger” or a nice version of Cashew Chicken (which can also be ordered with tofu instead). Appetizers include satay chicken skewers with peanut sauce ($1.50 each), spring rolls ($1.00 each), salad rolls (2 for $3.00), or something called, “Oh My God” ( I have no idea what exactly it is – something fried with cream cheese and crab and served with plum sauce). Thai iced tea or coffee is only $1.50.
Everything on the menu is $5.00 or less. Open until 5PM. Lots of vegetarian options.
Sample Menu: Coming Soon!
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30 Am to 5:00 Pm
Phone: 503-548-3096
Website: None
not sure if this is THEIR idea or Sweet Basil’s or if it’s a Thai-Mexican fusion creation that everyone but me knows about, but I’ve seen OhMyGod on other menus (http://www.sweetbasilor.com/).
Poor name choice I think, and also, since it’s basically crab rangoon rolled in a tortilla shell, not very good according to me. my girlfriend loves it, but I think it’s too greasy and prefer my wonton based rangoons.
Thai Pasta’s pad seeu and pad keemao are soooo good. Their other dishes are very tasty too but the above ones are my favorites!
Yummy! I like Thai Pasta’s Drunken Noodles and also the Tom Kah soup. Be prepared for a wait between 11:00 am and 2:00 PM. But there’s a reason!
I highly recommend the House Special. It’s a mix of peanut sauce and curry. Fantastic!
The wait is worth it! Excellent pad kee mao (drunken noodles) in particular. Generous portions.
Incredible portion sizes for a low price, fairly fast service, and people who take you seriously when you ask for an “extra spicy” dish.
In addition, their Tom Yum Fried Rice is among the most incredible things I have experienced throughout the course of my life. This includes birth, the election of Barack Obama, and sex.
I really liked their version of Hawaiian pad thai. It was basically pad thai with pineapple and red bell pepper. It was the best pad thai I’ve ever gotten from a food cart. Everything was fresh and tasty, including the bean sprouts and real ground peanuts in the peanut sauce. The noodles were a little wider than most versions I’ve had and cooked perfectly. The portion size was huge for 6 bucks. I’ll be back for more.
Long one of my favorite stand-bys for solid Thai food, I love the green curry and cashew chicken. The portions are huge, the veggies are fresh and the people who run it are nice and accommodating. There is a reason this place always has a line despite being one of many Thai carts on the row.