Review of Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine

Went here because we were hoping to find authentic gluten free Thai food. Checked it out based on other reviews on this website. The staff and service were very friendly and helpful, no complaints there, however the food wasn’t as great as we had hoped for. I definitely reacted after eating here, and haven’t been “glutened” in over a year(we rarely eat out) so I know it was something in the food I consumed on this visit. We ordered pad Thai, Tom Kha, Thai noodle soup (with rice noodles). The Tom kha and pad Thai were very sweet with no spice, not terrible just lacking the tang of an exciting dish. I started reacting within 20 minutes of consuming the soup and noodles. The service was lovely and it is a nice place, there are many delicious looking dishes available and certainly if you can have gluten you may very well enjoy it, but I just felt compelled to warn any of the severe celiacs out there to tread carefully because all the reviews here looked great. It’s umeboshi plums and homemade broth for me now, seems to help greatly after an exposure.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

Other Characteristics

• Good for takeout
• Offers online ordering