Thai Ocha

[5/16/2022][$12] My awful beef dish was served on a broken plate. How lazy and cheap does the restaurant has to be to serve food like that. This restaurant probably cuts a lot of corners. My dish had that off putting bland frozen flavor in beef and vegetable ingredients. It had zero Thai flavor or any flavor. This food was below Chinese buffet or cheap hole-in-the-wall Chinese joint level. It is as if something bad is happening at the kitchen. I didn’t and couldn’t finish my food. What a disappointment and embarrassment. How can they serve Thai food like that? No wonder I saw no Asians in this restaurant. My companion who brought us here told me that his previous experience was decent but not on this day. His food wasn’t good either. The previous reviewers gave glowing review like they never had better Thai food before this one. I must came here on its worst day. This restaurant has 100 items on its menu. This is down right bad sign. Don’t even go to a restaurant of this size that has 100 items on its menu. It is a bad sign. How can they keep all that inventory without them going bad or taste very frozen. Just awful. Just don’t.

Delicious Thai food at reasonable prices. I had the shrimp fried rice, which was delicious. Well seasoned as well. I like that you are able to pick your spice level. The only thing I will note is they are going through staffing changes, so be patient with them. The new manager Tracy was really nice warm. Be sure to note if you go for lunch you want the lunch special vs the dinner portion. This is a nice hidden gem in Denton. You can tell there are a lot of regulars who come here often to patronize the restaurant. There are options to call ahead and order off you like and the servers were wearing mask.

I've lived in Denton over 25 yrs and l have heard that Thia Ocho was really good but decided that l wanted to give it a try on my BD w/ my daughter. It was very clean and the employees were quick to wait on us. The food was delicious! I had Tom Kan coconut based soup w chicken. It was so creamy and the little mushrooms were perfect. For my entree l had orange chicken w white rice l gave the broccoli to my daughter. My daughter had a pineapple curry with salmon and it was a huge portion perfectly grilled along w/ a bowl of veggies. We'll definitely be back once a week!

Thai Ocha is consistently delicious! My husband has Pad Thai every time and I have had most of the menu we are NEVER disappointed. (Try the fresh rolls...so yummy!!) Staff is always very accommodating and nice. The only reason I give 4 stars is because it is a bit outdated, a/c intake could be cleaned of dust, and it tends to be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Despite those things, which can easily be dismissed with good company, Thai Ocha is definitely a gem of Denton!