I have been coming here for several years, so I wish I could give Wild Ginger a better review. Unfortunately, there are just too many negatives about this restaurant.
First of all, on a positive note, the vegetarian egg rolls are AWESOME. Definitely the best I have ever had. They are always hot, perfectly crispy, and have great flavor. They are the reason I keep coming back!
The pad thai is OK, but there is usually too much egg for my liking. The drunken noodles are decent. I love the flavor of their panang curry (it is heavier on the coconut than most Thai restaurants' panang) but unfortunately, their chicken is gross and the vegetables are sub-par (consist of broccoli, cauliflower, snow peas, and carrots -- boring!). Basically, there just isn't a main dish on the menu that I ever truly look forward to ordering.
Finally, the service is very hit or miss. Sometimes it's great, but more often it is just OK or even rude.
definitely a must if you like great Thai food, especially the curries and pad thai. The panang was wonderfully seasoned, adictively spicy and flavorful. The sweetness of the coconut, and chiles that were perfectly frsh and hot, along with the delicious balance in the basil leaves were wonderful. Teh steamed rice was firm and the beef was nearly as tender as the fresh basil.
My order on this, one of many visits, was unfortunately take out. It is unfortunate, because I love to sit at the bar and study the wonderful wood carving behind it. My meal was perfectly prepared, and was hot and ready by the time I arrived. The service was prompt, pleasant, and friendly.
Pricing is a great value for the ample serving size and quality.
Wild Ginger has earned on of my rare "restaurant for life" badges, and my next mission will be to get into the  kitchen with the chef. I have to trade recipes!
One of Colorado's best for Thai!
Authentic service and rich flavor that permeates every bite.
Coconut chicken soup, Panang curry, papaya salad were all nop-notch. Â Presentation above average too.
Only complaint: lunch portions are rather small. Â 1 1/2 cups of curry isn't much for a hungry man. Â Order the dinner size for $2 more.
Always a crowd, but hardly a wait.
RUDE RUDE RUDE! I shall leave a rude review too! While the food was good, the whole experience was ruined by such rude server and bus boy. There were 8 of us having dinner, We practically had to beg for attention, 30 min between the appetizers and dinners. When it comes to pay the final tab, the server muttered a smartass comment about how glad she was that we are done.
I understand that during busy hours, things can be overwhelmed and service can be lack behind -- Nevertheless, the interruptions by the server whenever one of party was asking her a question, the rude final comment are not acceptable.
We always avoided this place because from the street, it looks so empty that we assumed it couldn't be any good.
We read up on Yelp reviews and decided to try it anyways, although we weren't sure when all the patrons actually went there. Â When we walked inside, they veered us to the right instead of the left (near the busy street) and we saw where every had been hiding. Â This reminds me of a certain book and cover lesson I learned a long time ago.
As a starter, we ordered delicious spring rolls, and I ordered pad thai for a lack of knowing what else I should get. for dinner. Â It was really good, but a little too much fish sauce for my taste. Â I am sure true connaisseurs of Pad Thai appreciate that more- but not me.
We had pretty good service and it wasn't too expensive. Â I am glad that we learned our lesson and tried it out!
I had never had pad thai before when the boyfriend suggested that I try it. Wild Ginger was in the area and we decided to stop by. We only did carry out so this review will not speak to the decor or the service (although the lady on the phone was fantastic).
The food was awesome! I am in love with pad thai now, everything tasted so great! I ordered the tofu pad thai and although I usually don't like tofu this place left me craving it for weeks.
**Thai hot is HOT! I would recommend the medium level of spiciness for the average heat lover, hot if you're adventurous, and thai hot if you are a masochist.
Can't wait to go back.
This was my first taste of Thai food, and I must say well worth it! The place is nice, clean and spacious. The staff are always friendly and understanding of us less fortunate than others in the low spicy foods category. This is a frequent spot for us, and we plan on that for years to come!
Review Source:I had been here a few times before and had really everything I ordered. Â However, this time around, I was a little bit disappointed.
I ordered the Drunken noodles and was looking forward to it since I'd had their pad see ew before and loved it. Â Well, the drunken noodles didn't have enough sauce. Â I think if there was more sauce it probably wouldn't had tasted as bland.
For dessert, I got the coconut ice cream and sweet rice. It only had a trickle of sauce so I had to ask for more.
Based on past dining experiences, it gets 4 stars. Â If I were rating solely on my last meal here, it would get 3 stars. Â Oh and the service was just so-so. Â The servers didn't check on us all that much and when I'd try to flag them down they gave me stares of annoyance.
This place is not even close to my neighborhood but since a group of ladies I knew were coming here to meet and obviously one of them recommended the place, I thought "well it is Thai food, it can't be bad". Â Well I was right in that regard! Â It's not bad but it wasn't anything I would write home about and trust me, I have some really good Thai to write home about. Â I had Pad See Wa, mild and I should have also said light on the sodium... the noodles were drenched in fish sauce to the point of it being overwhelming.
The other ladies liked their food so maybe I was the picky one but considering it is not near my home, not likely I would come back, even if they wanted to meet there again. Â After all, there are soooooo many Thai restaurants to try and so little time, who wants to waste time and money on a mediocre place?
I've only been here once so maybe I'm not being fair, but I don't think I'll go back again so I figure I'll write a review anyway. Take it for what you will.
Went here with my friend for lunch about a week ago. The service was mediocre at best. We had about 3 different servers help us over the course of the meal which, while not necessarily a bad thing, was kind of jarring.
I think my biggest problem are the high prices for mediocre food. I got Pad Thai and while it wasn't bad, it certainly wasn't the best. The portion was small for what I paid (almost $10) and I actually left a little hungry which, to me, is unacceptable when I pay for a meal.
My friend got soup. I'm not sure what it was, nothing I'd seen before. It didn't taste bad, but I also haven't tried anything similar to compare it to.
What annoyed me the most, however was that if you way the $2.50 for a soda, you only get two refills. I mean, jeeze. How cheap can you get?
All of that on top of a $30 bill. $30 for pad thai, a (rather large) bowl of soup and an iced tea. Certainly not my idea of a good experience.
Ummm, I mean, I'll come back, sure but I've been trying to think a few minutes now on what the best thing about this restaurant is and all I can come up with is... My friends like it?
I had Hot Pad Thai and for once, it was legit hot! So, good. My friend who raves her love for Thai has been here multiple times already, even bringing her family when they came to visit as she's just moved to Denver. She had a delicious Pad Se Yew. And another friend had delicious fish cakes and another friend had some sort of roast chicken. It was all good. But... I walked away wanting more taste. Does that make sense? The food wasn't bland or plain but I was expecting an extra little kick that unfortunately did not show up at this night's dinner.
Maybe all these hyped reviews made me expect too much. I will definitely be back since it's decent Thai food (and my friend is obsessed) but honestly, I actually like Swing Thai way better (I am told that's a little shameful to admit). I have nothing amazing to report so guess I'll just try again??
Oh...this is just NOT my week for eating out.
After all the positive reviews I was excited to dine here. Â I ordered the Thai Curry medium even after the warnings on the menu that this dish is Thai Hot! Â It came in a beautiful ceramic bowl with a pretty blue pattern. Â First, it was just barely mild in heat. Â Second, it was more soup than curry. Â Chicken was a bit tough and most it was bamboo shoots. Â After asking my server to kick it up a notch she presented me chile flakes to add to my soup. Â Ooops... I mean curry.
Pad See Ew was lukewarm and the noodles were not fresh and tasted like it was cooked several days ago and reheated. Â It certainly did not my pass my Pad See Ew test.
This place is kind of cool and I was reluctant to try it at first! Â Thai food and I have a weird relationship. Â I technically love it, but am more or less NEVER in the mood for it. Â However, my friend Greg helped me move the last of my shiz last time I moved in exchange for dinner and he recommended this place. Â Even though I never feel like Thai, I didn't put up a fight as he helped me move so he could pick. Â
The place itself feels super fancy, but everything is relatively cheap. Â I'm a lady who likes my spice and surprisingly their drunken noodles were super spicy (I can handle 'Thai Hot' in a lot of places and have been known to complain that it's not spicy enough). Â Any place that actually is as spicy as they promise is good in my book!
Been here many times. Some of the best Thai in Denver. Staff is very nice. I ask for Prik Nam Pla as I like things hot. If I ask for Thai hot thank god I get thai hot. Some of the best Pad Kee Mao in the city. I occasionally see a less than 4 star review but after dozens of meals never had anything that was sub par. Staff even has made me mee grob even though its not on the dinner menu and its an unusal Thai dish in the states. Royal Chicken is excellent with home made spice paste.
After several years of going here they get 4 stars easily
This is a sure thing for some good thai
I have been going here for years. Â I love the staff and the little lady that is always at the front. Â Everything there is great but my personal favorite is the Pad Thai! Â Now I can't get Thai Food anywhere else. Â The standard has been set too high by Wild Ginger! Â I now live in Denver and still try to make my way down for their lunch special at least once every other week.
One of my favorite restaurants of all time hands down! Â A must experience for everyone (warning: don't ask for their food "hot" if you can't handle hot food. Â Go with mild if you have a sensitive stomach.)
In general, I'm not a big fan of Thai food (it's usually too sweet) but the Chicken Pad Kee Mao at Wild Ginger was delicious!
As soon as I took my first bite, I could tell that the owners knew their stuff. In particular, both the chicken and the broad rice noodles were cooked perfectly - they were tender but still had some chew. On top of this, the seasoning of the dish was spot on. Not only I could taste the sugar and chili but I could also make out the fish sauce and lime. Best of all, my noodles even had that wok-char taste you can only get from woks being heated at a extremely high open-gas temperature.
So, if you're looking for authentic Thai with tasty ingredients and complex flavors, Wild Ginger is definitely a place for you to try.
Yuhe's Suggestions:
- Not many places have fresh rice noodles like Wild Ginger. Make the most out of your meal and get a dish that utilizes this ingredient.
- If you find yourself overwhelmed by the spiciness of your dish, get a creamy Thai iced tea to cool you down.
After going to Wild Ginger several times, I'm ready to write a fair review.
Inconsistent with the food esp if you go during busy times. Â Not to mention terrible service esp during weekend dinner times. Â
I think they are getting to comfortable from being a popular Thai restaurant in the area. Â
Tom Kha Gai - one time it came out too sour. Â
Papaya Salad  - had bad fish sauce taste. Spicy mild was too hot but that you just need to know and order mild instead of med.
Pad Se Yew - was great first time then it was very inconsistent with how it came out on our other trips there. Â
If you are in the area for lunch, price is good for the food; but I wouldn't go out of your way to visit this place again.
Terrible service and even more terrible food.
We arrived at 2:50 p.m., not knowing that they close 3-5. The woman at the front says, "we're closed" so we start walking back to our car. We're at our car when another person runs out and says, "no we are open - it's not 3 yet", and practically begs us to come back inside. We sit down at a table and the server does not hesitate to tell us the kitchen is closing soon. Â She stands over us while we look over the menu and rushes us by saying things like, "have you decided on an entree?". No ma'am... I haven't even turned to the first page in the menu.
We ordered the drunken noodles which were seriously bland. The papaya salad was good because the papaya was really sweet. Â We had ordered it at a simple "hot" and it came out at a "thai hot", which burned our palates immediately. On the flip side, we ordered the the tom yum goong which was supposed to be "thai hot" but it had an overly earthy-type sour kind of taste without any heat at all. In other words, the hot and sour soup was just plain sour. We also got the garlic pepper chicken which was burnt.
Definitely not worth $45. Never again!
Holy cow! Wow. How have I lived next to this place and never had food here? I am unsure. And deeply sad it took 4 years to get here.
This place doesn't look too shady form the outside but that being said it doesn't look like a class act. Then you walk in and are like " whhaaaa???? IT'S SO NICE IN HERE!"
I got to sit on the floor table setting and it was very cozy. The staff was on top of things and the menu has a nice list of dishes that are all very cheap.
The food here was amazing. It was huge servings of noodles and rich and wonderful flavors. The spices are great and the meat was well cooked. I had mild pad thai with shrimp and chicken and it ended up being some of the best pad thai I've had. Though as a warning if you get the thai spicy be ready to feel like you poured gasoline all over you and set yourself on fire.
Over all if you happen to be in LIttleton or you just want some killer noodles this is the place to go. The staff is friendly, the atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the food is some of the best in the area.
This is one of the best Thai restaurants that I have eaten at (only second to a little place in of all places, Fort Wayne, IN).
This is the first time that I had tried any Tom Kha Gai soup and found this to be full a flavor and not too heavy, very nice.
There were six of us so we all ordered something and put it out family style. Â The drunken noodles were very tasty along with the Pad Thai. Â My least favorite was the stirred fried rice and BBQ chicken dish were two of my least favorite. Â The chicken satay had far too much curry for me, but then again any curry is too much for my taste. Â The dumplings in the appetizer were nice as well.
The tom kha gai soup here is one of the best in the Denver Metro area. Â I have it almost every time I visit Wild Ginger. Â I will even call ahead and get it for take out if I know I will be driving by Littleton. Â In fact, with the exception of some relatively flavorless spring rolls, everything I have had here has been quite good.
UPDATE: Â I dropped by again in early September with a group of people. Â We went "family style" on 8 different entrees and appetizers. Â The tom kha gai soup is still my favorite thing on the menu, but the "drunken noodles" (pad kea mow) would be my second favorite. They were flavorful, dark, and delicious. Â I thought the pad thai was a solid offering, but it had a bit more fish sauce than I care for. Â The tidbits for 2 appetizer was pretty decent. Â Most of the other dishes were had were good, but not especially memorable to me.
Growing up down the street from Wild Ginger, I passed it almost every day and never once thought to stop. Then, in a glorious moment of spontaneity a few years ago, I wandered inside and have since been converted into a lifelong fan.
Let me put it this way: sometimes I lie awake at night salivating over their peanut sauce. Given the opportunity, I would probably eat it by the spoonful. Hopefully, an opportunity like this will surface in the foreseeable future.
ANYways! I've worked my way around the menu, sampling the noodles, stir-fry choices, and soups, and it has all been WONDERFUL. Throw in the simple fact that you can eat it whilst sitting shoeless on the floor in a semi-private and ridiculously cozy alcove, and it's hard to beat.
The atmosphere is comforting and warm, the servers are friendly and happy to accommodate, (though will size up your sanity and physical strength if you order your dish Thai Hot), and the food is absolutely delicious.
A word to the wise: avoid the Wild Ginger void between lunch and dinner serving times. There are few things worse than getting your hopes set on spicy bowl of delectable goodness only to find they're closed between meals.
I encourage ordering the massive bowl of Pad Thai, medium-hot, with both chicken and shrimp, washed down with a sweet and tangy Thai iced tea.
Wild Ginger makes me want to shout things like "YUMMO!"
Enough said.
Looking for that authentic Thai restaurant? Â Bingo, look no futher!!. Â I have searched far and wide and have only had the usual half-ass attempt, up until now! Â
My experience began tasting the Pad Thai and Wonton soup and each had great flavors and the authentic feel that I have been looking for.
As for my main dish, the Pad Bai Ga-Prow...Woah!!! that was what I'm talking bout...Incredible! Â Besides that the ambiance was fantastic and the food was delicious. Â I will definitely be back and I reccomend you go ASAP!
Everything I've had here is good - a group of us usually heads down this way for lunch every couple weeks. Â Never had a dish here I didn't enjoy except the green papaya salad, which just wasn't something I personally enjoyed.
Their $1.50 surcharge for brown rice is ridiculous to me.
I once had a squid dish (no longer on the menu) that was just one level of hotness - hot. I was warned by the wait staff, and my buddy had a pretty good time watching me sweat so much it looked like I had just dunked my head in a bucket of water.
You will be asked what spice level you want, and last time we went the medium was quite enough for our party. My gut usually reminds me around 630-7p that I ate there for lunch. If you are someone who likes it hot, go for Thai Hot.
After reading other reviews and thinking about it, I guess the lunch portions are a little small. To me this place has always delivered great quality to the table. Another reviewer mentioned things tasting burnt - to me they taste smoky, almost like their spices are smoked.
Anyhow, yeah, I guess if I think about it, the portion size of the lunch curry sometimes is a little disappointing. Especially when the ingredients are relatively inexpensive vegetables. You end up with a boat full of coconut curry sauce and not enough food.
We always get the crab rangoons -
HA, not authentically Asian, but these are the best I've had in my life. Crispy with a homemade filling that tastes like... crab. Real crab, not with a 'K'.
Most of us get one of the sweetened iced coffee or tea or the ginger drink too, and combine all this with the small cup of soup provided with lunch and I leave satisfied.
The noodle portions are fine to me, especially if you get veggies + tofu or just veggies.
I recommend trying this place if you're in the area.
Cheers!
Yummy place! My friends kept telling me that I had to go try this place out with them. I was looking forward to it for a long time! I was not disappointed at all!
The appropriately named Wild Ginger has a Wild Ginger drink which I enjoyed very much!
I really enjoyed the noodle dish I had! Simply delicious! I was honored to sample some of my friend's Phad Thai and it too was awesome! Let me see... what else did I try? Oh yeah, the Crab Rangoons were great!
For dessert I had the Thai custard which did not fall short on anything! My friends also had fried banana which was surprisingly good! Normally I am not a huge banana person but how can you turn it away when it is a dessert? Definitely recommend this place!
I have been frequenting this restaurant since it was a struggling little place with a pretty good lunch buffet. If I recall correctly, it was called Thai Orchid, and the owner then was also the chef, an immigrant who opened a restaurant when he couldn't find a job as an engineer. That was more than a decade ago. It improved dramatically when it was purchased by the current owners, and re-named Wild Ginger.
My family, friends and I have had some good meals, and some mediocre meals at Wild Ginger. Yesterday, I had a very poor dining experience, and won't be going back.
I graduated from high school in Bangkok, and my friends here in metro Denver include several classmates from my high school days. Wild Ginger seems to have lost touch with authentic Thai dining. They have adapted themselves to the suburban residents around their location, creating an American Thai restaurant, instead of a true Thai restaurant.
We visited for lunch, in a group of five. We sat down at our table, and I immediately stepped on some gross, sticky mess on the floor directly at my feet. I showed the problem to the manager, who sent over a busboy/waiter with a mop. Nice recovery, but unfortunately things went downhill from there.
The shrimp fried rice tasted burnt, as did the Pad See Iew. The Gai Yang, grilled chicken with sweet chili sauce, one of my favorite Thai dishes, was dry and baked, not grilled. The Larb Gai, which they call Wild Ginger Salad, was seasoned with flakes of dried red chillies and served with lettuce leaves instead of cabbage leaves.
To their credit, the Pad Thai, Yam Pla Muek (Calamari Salad), mango sticky rice and Thai iced tea were pretty good.
Adding to our general disappointment over the food, we had a snotty waiter who copped an attitude when I asked about the automatic addition of an 18% tip. I normally tip 20% for an acceptable experience, 25% for an exceptional experience, and either 10% or 15% for a sub-standard experience. This was a sub-standard experience.
I didn't want to make a scene in front of my family members, so I paid the bill as presented (and it was rudely presented after my question about the tip, the waiter rang up my credit card and practically threw the check tray on the table when he returned).
This experience was very disappointing, and completely contrary to Thai values in customer service and hospitality. My wife and I had a lovely week in Bangkok in July. It seems to me the staff at Wild Ginger need a trip back to their homeland. I'll be telling my friends, and we will have our meals at Thai Flavor in Aurora and various other restaurants, but not Wild Ginger, for the foreseeable future.
Wild Ginger, my only regret is that I didn't come with a completely empty stomach so I could experience you in all your greatness! I've heard a lot about this Thai restaurant and was happy to have a reason to finally try it out. Ms. Katie R and I had some end-of-summer biz to talk about and I thought it would be the perfect place to have a quick lunch. I was right!
I started with a Thai Iced Tea and went with a papaya salad, medium spiciness. A little confusing as I thought the salad automatically came with shrimp, of which I didn't find on my plate - but it was delicious nonetheless. I sampled a bite of Katie's chicken pad thai, and almost wished I had ordered it for myself! Service was prompt and attentive, without being intrusive (as we were covering a lot of business while we were there.)
I love the raised booths in the main room where you can kick off your shoes and enjoy a meal. There's a bar right off the main room that looks to be equipped with all the basics, and the restroom is nothing fancy but gets the job done.
Next time I'm craving Thai, this will be my first choice!
Ten years ago I went here for my first taste of Thai food during a very uncomfortable dinner with my high school boyfriend and his parents.
In spite of this awkward experience of sharing chicken satay with his overbearing mother, I returned, and returned.
During those past ten years I've lived in different states and different countries, but whenever I returned to Colorado I came to Wild Ginger. Â
It's true what they say, you never forget your first. Â No, I'm not talking about the boy; we broke up a month later. Â But I will always remember my first taste of Thai food, and to me it will forever define how I evaluate all other dishes, be they more or less authentic than this tiny place in Littleton.
Try the curries, try the pad thai, try their amazing soups and their unusual rolls. Â Sit with your legs crossed in a "booth" and fall in love a little, if not with your companion, than with the food.
When the owner of your favorite restaurant suggests another restaurant to you, you listen. Â I did, and am very glad that I did. Â
This was some of the best Thai food I have ever had, perhaps my favorite tom kha gai (Coconut soup, with chicken) of anywhere I have been. Â I will return just for this.
We ordered our own dishes, but ate family style, sharing everything. Â My dish was the massaman curry with chicken and I would have been more than content to eat only that, but I was brought up to share...though, begrudgingly. Â We had some other curries, Pad Thai, etc. Â All were top notch. Â
Service wise, we never were left wanting for anything. Â
Wild Ginger is worth your time and money, as one of the best or the best Thai in the Denver area.
This place has a very nice interior, few booths where its possible to eat on the floor on cushions, wooden tables have no table cloths, which showcases the natural color of the wood, overall it's a clean restaurant, the most important to me when it comes to an Asian restaurant is the smell you leave with, and here you leave with no smell; regardless of the décor, I was accompanied by great friends, so, really no matter where and how this place looked, I was in good shape!
-- Appetizers
Mussels: plain bland steamed mussels served on broken shells, sauce of something like Italian dressing came on the side.
Siu Mai: this probably came from a frozen box (Ajinomoto brand).
Papaya salad: not bad, but missing some acid.
Tom Kha Gai: strong flavors of coconut milk and chicken, missing coriander, but no taste of kha...
Tom Yum Goong: missing shrimp brain aroma in the broth and missing acid.
-- Entrees
Panaang curry: too much coconut milk, missing Kaffir leaves taste.
Pad thai: good, well balanced flavors.
Cat fish curry: not bad, a tad dry.
Fried Rice: overcooked rice, too much fish sauce.
Pineapple curry: good, nice chunks of firm tofu, very complementing to the texture experience.
Massaman Curry: missing cardamom and a hint of cinnamon.
Overall, all curries had too much coconut milk and palm sugar.
-- Dessert
Fried bananas: this was good, nice mixture of flours making it light, crispy, and not drenched in oil.
Service was super polite, quite attentive but no smile.
Food is very Americanized, far from authentic, too much coconut milk, too sweet, missing flavors that aren't commonly used in American culinary, like Kaffir leaves, kha, cinnamon (in savory dishes).
Oh Wild Ginger, how I've missed you so. Oh how you remind me of what Tommy's used to be yet keep your consistency and amazing food quality up.
Wild Ginger is a very good thai restaurant that I needed a friend and fellow yelper Moni L. To help me re-realize how good it was. After yelping my own gripes about Tommy's it may come as a surprise to you that I'm giving their sister restaurant a full 5 stars but I will state why.
As you all may no, siblings might be more attractive than the other, this is completely the case here. Wild Ginger has a more inviting feel and it's in the little things that the differences between the two stand out the most. The atmosphere is a LOT more cozy at Wild Ginger. The hosts and servers all wear more traditional looking clothing and don't have a headset in like they are managing a McDonald's (sorry girl from Tommy's you've been busted). I say more traditional looking because I'm not Thai, I can't make the call on if they are wearing traditional garments or not. I digress, onto what is important.
The food is phenominal. I've never really been disappointed here and tried food all over the menu, for you those that like it hot, make sure to get yours Thai hot, you can either curse me or thank me later. I would say that when you visit, give everything a try once... especially the dessert. If you happen to visit when mangoes are ripe and in season, get the mangoes with sticky rice, superb!
For those in Denver, Wild Ginger is a bit out of the way - but it is always worth the trek. Â I can't speak to the authenticity of the Thai food, but everything I've had has been absolutely delicious. Â
The atmosphere is great, it's comfortable and pleasant, and the service is prompt and helpful. Â I would definitely err on the side of caution when it comes to ordering spicy dishes. Â I only made the mistake of ordering my favorite plate "hot" once, and my lips were still burning hours after the meal ended. Â
The menu is full of vegetarian and vegan options as well as carnivore delights. Â I've brought many friends here, even those who typically aren't too adventurous when it comes to dining, and it's received rave reviews all around.
My husband took me here as he heard it was the best Thai in the area. Â We recently moved here from CA and I've been disappointed with the Thai food I've had. Â This place was wonderful. Â Definitely on par with some of the amazing Thai I have had in CA. Â I would recommend it as the best Thai in the Denver area. Â It's affordable too. Â
If you are vegetarian or vegan, there are lots of options on the menu too. Â Try the Thai iced coffee - yum!
Also the alcohol was reasonably priced. Â They had many choices for glasses of wine between $4.50 - $6.00.
If you've ever lived in Long Beach (California), than you are no stranger to Thai food. You wouldn't have to go far to find a Thai restaurant. Being a lover of  many forms of Asian cuisine, I have ate a a number of Thai restaurants. Well when the time came to finding one and a good one at that, I needed to spend some time reading reviews. Although the places with a larger review count and decent average rating looked appealing, I had to take into account all the low rating reviews and that's what I decided to try Wild Ginger. I trust the names I see writing these reviews.
We got there a little after 11am and so the parking lot was empty and when we walked in there were already 3 other couples seated and in the beginning stages of ordering. So we weren't too early it seemed. The waitress was prompt in asking for our drink orders and they didn't rush us to place our order, which I liked. Too many places in too much of a hurry these days. So far I haven't experienced that in Denver... oh wait... there was one place, but that is still four reviews away.
It didn't take long at all for the place to fill up. I would have to say that within 15 minutes or less, of us being in there. All seats were pretty much taken and this was on a Friday morning. That in and of itself tells you that this place is good. A place doesn't fill up that quickly if it wasn't.
The menu had a lot of familiar items and some not so. We started off with Chicken Satay and Crab Wantons. The woman that took our order had a very strong accent and she had to repeat the order a few times. She in the end ended up mistaking Crab Wantons with Chicken Dumplings. Not too much a big deal as we were both hungry and love Thai. Â Before that came they served us a small bowl of soup, which I believe was an egg drop soup. A nice little surprise. The dumplings came with two dipping sauces, both separate and together really didn't add much, so I ended up not using them. They were a little doughy, but tasted good. The chicken satay was great. Their peanut sauce was like liquid peanut butter. Very good.
Next came the Chicken Pad Thai and Gai Yang. I had read about the spicy scale and completely forgot to mention it to my girlfriend. She ordered in Medium and it turned out to be a a little too hot for her, but it was just too good not to keep eating. One of the better pad thai's that I've ever eaten. Will order it again, but Mild next time around. The Gai Yang (Charbroiled/BBQed Chicken) came with on bed of veggies, white rice and a dipping sauce. I left the veggies alone (as I so often do.) and went right for the chicken. It didn't say in on the menu, but the taste was so familiar to me that it brought back great memories. The chicken had a tea-smoked taste to it. I've encountered it a few places with duck done in a similar fashion. The best of course I wrote about here: <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/chinese-village-minden#hrid:4F3oYXnfU2Bb0RWWLFp4qw">http://www.yelp.com/biz/…</a>
That is what I was hoping for here. Duck. Sadly I did not find any on the menu. That will be my next search in the Denver area. Continuing with the chicken, it had a nice crispy skin and very flavorful. A hit in my opinion.
I must say that I had a really good experience here. Even with that small mistake, the wait staff was very attentive and in a good way and the food was good enough to keep me coming back. We both had a great meal and it all came to under $30. Not bad at all.
Easily a 5 star.
This restaurant was favorably reviewed on Yelp so I was happy to try the place out when invited by a friend. Â I have had some experience disagreeing with the reviews in the Littleton area in the past, so I went to the restaurant with cautious optimist. Â I'm happy to say that the restaurant lived up to the high ratings.
The restaurant is fairly easy to find on Littleton Boulevard and has plenty of parking in the lot outside the building. Â The decor is decent and the wait staff was diligent and not over friendly.
We ordered a panang curry with veggies and chicken as well as a lemongrass/chicken/vegetable dish. Â The food was very flavorful and had the interesting layering of spices and textures that I so enjoy about Thai food. Â I ordered the curry "hot" and was pleased to find that it was indeed spicy. Â I also ordered some Sake which was an interesting if slightly peculiar find on a Thai restaurant menu, but complemented the food rather well. Â
We went on a Monday night so the restaurant was only about half full. Â This was welcomed as we ended up staying a long time after our food had been finished and there was no pressure for us to leave sooner. Â Overall I think this is a good Thai restaurant and one I would recommend to others.
This was the first good ethnic restaurant in Littleton, which is now thankfully NEARLY lousy with them.
It used to be called Orchid, and Orchid smelled like an armpit, then the new owners took over and it has been perfection ever since.
The decor is awesome, and the ability to sit on the floor is a NICE touch for a date, it's very intimate to take your shoes off on the first date. Assuming that you dont have bunions or some sort of foot fetish that makes it impossible to concentrate on the amazing food.
The service is fantastic, the prices are reasonable, and the portion size is decent if not generous. There is plenty of parking, and plus its in Littleton, which means your car is safe in the lot.
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