Reviews Pata Cafe

4
goyourownway
+4
Thai food in an inconspicuous place and neighbourhood 40.732623 -73.876791 this 10-seat Thai restaurant in a residential area of Elmhurst, Queens became world-famous for its Michelin 2019-2022 Bib Gourmand and a good review in the New York Times. It is not a fancy place but a very practical one-room café and kitchen. No alcohol and no napkins. Restroom is the staff’s restroom. Only cash and Venmo are accepted. In June 2023, we ordered Ga Prao Kai Dow: spicy beef with bird’s eye chili, holy basil topped with a fried egg and served over jasmine rice. While we were waiting briefly, a man and woman at the next table were telling each other their life stories. Fortunately, the service was quick. The beef with chili was not too hot and tasted excellent. Staff did a good job with limited command of the English language. Pata Café serves excellent Thai food in an inconspicuous place and neighbourhood. Recommended.
5
Leonardo Espín
+5
Really delicious Thai food. Even the Thai tea is excellent. Pity that they only have 3 tables and that is cash only
5
Vicki Lam
+5
I had the drunken noodles and a large Thai iced tea to share. The noodles were perfectly spiced and delicious! I like that the Thai iced tea wasn't too sweet. The portion sizes were just right and the service was very fast. Totally recommend coming here for a visit, it's not that far of a stroll from the busy Queens Boulevard.
5
Nischinth Sadhak
+5
This cafe is located at the end of a residential block, and I could never think it's a restaurant there. This place looks like a convenience store with rustic art installation. In fact, they do sell lottery tickets here!! The store has a mosaic wall of scrap wood, an array of objects like you find in a museum that includes buckets, silverware, books, statues of the Buddhas, and some plants. The food doesn't look like it includes a ton of ingredients but is packed with a punch of flavor. We asked for spicy and we didreceived it, one person at the table wasn't able to handle it, and that one person wasn't me. This michelin guide restaurant was run by an older lady by herself. We tried 2 entrees, 2 appetizers, and a cold coffee, all of which were amazing. If you are in Queens and want to get some great Thai food in a NYC residential neighborhood, look no further. It's much easier to find street parking here!
5
Chloe Liu
+5
Chanced upon this little store while strolling around and absolutely fell in love. Such fresh ingredients and scrumptious traditional food! We loved everything about the dishes we ordered and especially recommend the shrimp noodles that comes with plump fresh shrimp! 🦐✨
5
Blue NY
+5
I got shrimp Pad Thai and beef Ga Prao Kai Dow. Both of nice. Good smell. Comfortable food. I really love it.
4
Amelia L
+4
This café is a tiny space of about four tables with fun, quirky décor. There’s a definite relaxed, casual vibe here. On the walls are lots of reclaimed wood, everyday Thai objects and twinkling lights. The tables aren’t quite level but who cares! All this along with the very personable staff adds to the overall warmth of the place. The food is great; best of what Thai home cooking is like. It’s amazing to me that all the yummy food comes out of this tiny kitchen behind the counter. During our visit here we ordered the Basil Fried Rice, Thai Chicken Wings, Beef Pad Thai and the Chicken Sate appetizers. The Pad Thai was lighter in color, less sweet and less oily than what I’m used to. Nevertheless, this was quite tasty. The Basil Fried Rice was another delicious dish. It was more on the mild side and had only a tiny bit of a kick. And the Chicken Sate was delicious!! I only wished I ordered two! It had a nice grilled meat aroma and was very tender. This was by far my favorite dish during this visit. The Thai chicken wings were okay. They were really just fried chicken wings with the sweet and sour dipping sauce. For drinks, we got a mango slush and a strawberry slush. Both were a little too sugary for me but was okay. For dessert, we got the mango sticky rice. This was a nice way to end the meal with. The mangoes were perfectly ripe, and I liked that they give you the full mango (minus the pit). At some restaurants I’ve been to, they only give you half of the mango. They paired this with purple sticky rice. The rice was soaked in coconut milk. And the color contrast with the very ripe mangoes was very pleasing to the eyes. I would definitely come back again to try more of their menu. Tip: Cash only but order through Yelp for pick up and pay with credit card.
5
Urban Sweet Treats
+5
I can eat 20 dumplings all at once from this place ❤️ Best Thai Place in the neigborhood, very authentic!! Served by two amazing Thai Grandma and probably her daughter. Place is not that big, but you come here for the food and its always worth it!
4
Jorgji Dhima
+4
Food is great. Dropping a star until they fix their phone number on Google. I feel bad for the guy that got their old number. Poor dude got my calls. I’ll update the rating once the phone number is correct on their site and google.
5
A D
+5
Everything is very delicious! Must try 😻
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