Mai Thai Restaurant in Minneapolis is a welcoming Thai dining destination that brings the bold flavors and comforting traditions of Thailand to the neighborhood in a warm, family-run setting.
Built around made-to-order curries, stir-fries, and Thai classics, the restaurant offers food that feels both familiar and fresh, with each dish prepared with care and seasoned to suit your taste.
Whether you are stopping in for a relaxed lunch, planning a cozy dinner, or simply craving a quick bite with real character, Mai Thai Restaurant delivers the kind of meal that leaves guests feeling satisfied and eager to return.
What makes Mai Thai Restaurant especially appealing is the balance it strikes between convenience, quality, and comfort. Guests can enjoy dine-in service, takeaway, kerbside pickup, delivery, and on-site service, making it easy to fit a great Thai meal into any schedule.
The restaurant is known for its fast service and excellent tea selection, and its menu goes beyond the basics with comfort food, healthy options, organic dishes, vegan choices, coffee, beer, alcohol, dessert, and more.
With table service, catering options, Wi‑Fi, free Wi‑Fi, and a clean restroom available, it creates a dining experience that feels thoughtful and complete. The atmosphere is casual, cozy, and quiet, making it a great place for solo dining, catching up with friends, or enjoying a peaceful meal away from the rush of the day.
Mai Thai Restaurant is also designed to be accessible and welcoming to a wide range of guests, with wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and toilet facilities. It accepts reservations and offers flexible payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments for added convenience.
With a strong customer rating of 4.30 out of 5 from 556 reviews, it has earned the trust of diners who value dependable service, flavorful food, and a comfortable experience.
Located at 3839 Lakeland Ave N in Minneapolis, and easy to reach by phone at +1 763-533-1877, Mai Thai Restaurant stands out as a reliable place to enjoy authentic Thai cuisine in a setting that feels inviting, practical, and genuinely cared for.
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Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Mai Thai Restaurant
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
2 pieces. Crispy spring rolls filled with pork, carrots, and clear noodles. Served with a sweet fish sauce and crushed peanuts.
Marinated chicken skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce.
Served with green sauce.
5 pieces. Stuffed with chicken and veggies. Served with a sweet peanut sauce.
Fried tofu served with peanut curry sauce.
2 pieces. Thin rice paper, vermicelli noodles, and fresh vegetables. Served with peanut sauce.
4 pieces. Fried wontons filled with cream cheese.
2 pieces. Crunchy spring rolls filled with chicken, cabbage, carrots, and clear noodles. Served with sweet sauce with crush peanuts.
4 pieces. Crispy spring rolls with cabbage, carrots, and clear noodles. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
Steamed dumplings stuffed with chicken and veggies, smothered in red curry sauce.
Marinated beef served with sticky rice and green sauce.
Crispy fried puffs filled with octopus, topped with savory sauce, mayo, and bonito flakes.
French Fries
Coconut milk soup with tomato, mushroom, onion, cilantro, and scallion. Served with Jasmine rice.
Hot and Sour Soup with tomato, mushroom, onions, cilantro, and scallions. Served with Jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Creamy coconut noodle soup served over egg noodles. Topped with scallions, cilantro, and crispy noodles on top.
Veggie fried spring rolls, fried tofu, and mock duck. Chopped lettuce, herbs over vermicelli noodles, and sweet fish sauce topped with peanuts.
Red curry over vermicelli noodles, chopped lettuce and herbs. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Stir fry rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, green onions, and peanuts. Gluten-free upon request. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Stir fry wide noodles, egg, bell pepper, mushroom, tomato, onion, and basil. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Stir-fry egg noodles, bell peppers, peas, and peanut sauce. Topped with red onions and cilantro. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Stir fry wide rice noodles, egg, Broccoli, and carrots. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, tomato, and onions. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, onion, bell pepper, and basil. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, onions, peas, bell pepper, and basil. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, onion, carrots, and peas. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, pineapple, peas, onions, cashew nuts, and raisins. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Egg, onions, and fried egg on top. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Green curry paste, coconut milk, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, peas, and basil. All curries are served with jasmine rice Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Massaman curry paste, coconut milk, potato, carrots, onions, and peanuts. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Fresh pineapple, red curry, coconut milk, broccoli, onion, and basil. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Peanut curry with coconut milk and steamed veggies. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Stir fry coconut curry with bell pepper, and basil. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Red curry paste, coconut milk, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, peas, and basil. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free, spicy. Red curry paste, coconut milk, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, peas, cranberries, and basil. All curries are served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Bell peppers, onions, and basil. Your choice of protein. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Mixed veggies in a savory light sauce. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free. Bell pepper, onion, cashews, and mango in a sweet and sour sauce. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Mixed veggies in a savory tangy sauce. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Spicy curry stir fry with tilapia and mixed veggies. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Battered chicken sprinkled with sesame seeds. Served with steamed broccoli and Jasmine rice. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Gluten-free. Mussels, squid, shrimp, onion, bell pepper, broccoli, and basil. All stir-fry served with jasmine rice. Dishes made to your requested spice level cannot be returned or remade.
Stir fry rice noodles, eggs, bean sprouts green onion and peanuts.
Egg, tomato, and onion.
Stir fry wide noodles, egg, bell pepper, mushroom, tomato, onion, and basil.
Stir-fry egg noodles and bell peppers in peanut sauce.
Green curry paste, coconut milk, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, peas, and basil. Comes with jasmine rice.
Red curry paste, coconut milk, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, peas, and basil. Comes with Jasmine rice.
Massaman curry paste, coconut milk, potato, carrots, onions, and peanuts.
Sweet fish sauce with peanuts.
Red/green/massaman
Mango with sweet coconut sticky rice and creamy coconut sauce.
Thai banana with sweet coconut sticky rice and creamy coconut sauce.
Fried cheesecake roll served with raspberry marmalade.
Coconut ice cream with chocolate covered almonds.
Hear from our valued guests
We ordered for delivery. Ive driven past this place for my whole life. we would make up stories about this place when i was kid because there were NEVER any cars in the parking lot. yet it stayed open all these years.....I never went in. 10 years....20 years....its still there, still no cars. WHY?! this food was amazing! this is one of the best Thai places in minneapolis! Everything we had was awesome. Pad thai was great, the drunken noodles were spicy and flavorful with fresh bright veggies! The veggie fried rice had broccoli and bok choy all cooked perfectly and seasoned to blend right in with the fried rice. I was blown away and super mad i wasted my life not eating here. This is our new go-to spot. It should have been my forever go-to. i really dropped the ball. I apologize to the owners and vow to make up for it.
I loved this place, it was amazing. The food was very flavorful and tasty. I 10/10 recommend coming here for Thai food because it was very nice. Worth the visit and I wish more people would come here.
My partner and I come here at least twice a month. The food is always consistent and always super yummy. Good gluten free options too. The staff always make sure to mention that the fortune cookies have gluten in them since we order gluten free. I highly recommend them!! Do yourself a favor and try their Thai tea it’s the best I’ve ever had.
We love Mai Thai! What a wonderful local treasure. The food is also so fresh and flavorful, with so many options for appetizers and different types of noodles and curries. We like to try new things every time. It’s always a real treat!
Great place and quick too. I am extremely picky about pad Thai and their's is amazing. Service is also great. When I ordered pad Thai with no cilantro for take out I heard them send it back to the kitchen because they put it on. They actually remade it which is fantastic and greatly appreciated. They don't cut corners trying to save time and just scrape it off. It's our go to take out place.
Mai Thai is hands-down one of the best Thai restaurants in the Twin Cities area. Whether it is dine-in or take-out, the food is always steaming hot and very flavorful. Peanut egg noodles, pad thai, crispy tofu & pot stickers, and the thai iced coffee are staple choices. Staff is very friendly and always makes sure that everything comes out quickly and correctly.
First I have to say finding good vegetarian food is not always easy but this place was amazing. I had the wontons which were light and crispy and delicious. I also ordered the veggies which were also very good and fresh. The main course was the egg noodles with peanut sauce and it was mouth watering. I enjoyed it all. I did take out but I liked the atmosphere and was greeted with kindness. I enjoyed looking at the pictures on the board and seeing some of your culture…beautiful. Thank you for everything.
I’ve been coming to Mai Thai for a while now, and the food is always incredible and super fresh. This is a great small business that really cares about their customers. I recommend going to Mai Thai if you want to eat Thai food. But I noticed a ridiculous 1-star review on here recently and felt compelled to say something because it’s just completely unfair. This person was complaining about a $150 DoorDash order on Mother's Day, throwing a fit because their food arrived cold and a dish was missing, AND also because "not enough food portion." They admitted the restaurant told them the DoorDash driver probably took it which is completely out of the restaurant's control! If a third-party delivery driver messes up your food, you complain to DoorDash, you don't try to ruin a local business's reputation. Then they went on a whole rant comparing the portion sizes to their personal "leftover containers" from other spots, basically threatening the restaurant that if they didn't get a full refund or free food, they were going to leave a bad review. It’s total blackmail. Not everything in life is going to go exactly your way. If you're that worried about portions, order another dish or go somewhere else next time instead of trying to extort a small business over a delivery issue. It is truly not that serious. Ignore the Karens and the fake drama. Mai Thai is amazing, the staff is wonderful, and the food is worth every penny!
Great location to get curry and pad tai. The right amount and the price is reasonable. Flavor of the curry reminded ne of my time i was working in Kuwait and working with my team members from India and the curry they would share with me reminded me of that great time I spent there. If you are into curry and wanting some good comfort food, I would highly recommend this establishment.
We've driven past this place more times than I can count — and I'm genuinely annoyed it took us this long to finally walk in. Brought my wife and mother-in-law for a late lunch, and the savory side of the menu absolutely delivered. The pad see ew, red curry, khao soi, wings, and tom yum were all delicious — the kind of food that makes you want to plan your next visit before you've even finished eating. Then came dessert, and things got a little rocky. The coconut ice cream was rock-hard and didn't quite live up to the meal. The mango sticky rice was decent, but the sticky rice needed to be softer and the mangoes — both in the dish and the side order — leaned more sour than sweet. For a dessert that lives and dies by the quality of the fruit, it fell a bit short. Overall, a really solid find with a few dessert kinks to iron out. The savory menu alone earns a return visit — next time we'll just skip straight to the mango sticky rice only if the mangoes are in season! 😄
Common questions about Mai Thai Restaurant
Mai Thai Restaurant is located at 3839 Lakeland Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55422, United States, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
You can reach Mai Thai Restaurant by calling +1 763-533-1877.
Mai Thai Restaurant has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on 556 customer reviews.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following service options: Kerbside pickup, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following highlights: Fast service, Great tea selection.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Organic dishes, Quick bite, Vegan options, Vegetarian options.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following amenities: Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs.
Mai Thai Restaurant features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
Business Features
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