King and I Thai
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$$$ - expensive
Thai
Popular hip thai with valet parking
This upscale Thai restaurant in the Downtown/Loring Park area opened in 1981. Features a standard array of Thai dishes which can be made vegan, such as curries and stir-frys. Also features cocktails at the bar and valet parking.
Note: while the dining portion closes at 10 or 11 p.m., the bar/lounge stays open until 2 a.m. each day.
- Outdoor Seating
Added by Missy on Jun 4 04 (updated Aug 1)
Reviews
They are very willing to accommodate vegans by adjusting nearly anything on the menu - but as with many Thai places, I felt like my food was lacking in flavor. I suspect this has to do with the chef omitting certain ingredients to veganize a dish and not replacing those ingredients with any other flavors. The pad Thai I ordered was fine, but not worth $18. I've had better pad thai from a box, honestly. My husband's dish was better - his was already vegan and didn't require any adjusting. The atmosphere is very nice and it was great to go out and feel fancy, our server was friendly and the food came really fast even though they were busy.
I helped someone organize a conference and she wanted to have a family style prepaid dinner at the King & I (she wanted to be sure that we only spend a certain amount per person). For large groups, they have set menus on their web site and none of them are vegan or even vegetarian. But when I called them to talk about changing these menus to meet our needs, they seemed very very willing to change any set menu to make it vegan-friendly. I was pretty impressed by how willing they were to accommodate me and I would recommend them to people who want a family style dinner that has a fixed price. I think you need to call in advance though to make arrangements.
Definitely not my favorite as far as local thai places go, but they do have quite a few dishes that can easily be made vegan. Half the appeal of this resturant is that it has a nice atmosphere. The majority of vegetarian entrees run $11-15, but the seafood & meat dishes are $14-25.
Fancy atmosphere, expensive, and too bland for what Thai food usually is. The soups are really good and tasty, but their pad thai is pretty tasteless compared to most every other Thai restaurant in the Twin Cities. I'll go if I have a coupon, but wouldn't pay full price there as it is simply not worth it.