Address: 5545 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760
Phone:(727) 330-7788
Hours: M-Sa Lunch: 11 am- 3 pm Dinner: 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Extras: Some wines and Thai beers.
Website: www.wungthai.com (web page broken at the time of this post)
(Scroll to the bottom for a quick rating/review)
Sawa-Dee-Ka … Greetings in Thai!
Once in a while I get a hankering for Pad Thai. It’s usually on a Wednesday night when Greg and I are too tired to cook dinner after a long day. Just so happens we’ve found a great Thai place near our neighborhood, it’s called Wung Thai.
We’ve eaten there about 3-4 times in the past year and there has never been more than a half dozen people in the restaurant at one time. I’m guessing because we are early eaters and usually there around 5pm in the middle of the week. At first we thought that was a bad sign until we got our first meal. Wung makes superior Pad Thai!
I didn’t discover Thai food until I moved to Florida in 2005. I feel kinda ignorant because of that, but looking back, I don’t recall the opportunity to be exposed to Thai food until I moved here. I’ve have Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese…. but not Thai.
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| the menu options |
The owner, Saisunee Rungfar, comes from a farms in NE Thailand. There she learned about the richness of Thai food. All the employees we’ve encountered at Wung are Thai. Our waiter said he was there because of the owner, he held her in high admiration. All the servers are all very knowledgable about the menu and offer great suggestions for meals. Saisunee is always present, you’re sure to see her there, working her butt off as well. You can tell everyone takes pride in what they do.
While we wait for your meal, we watch Thai music videos on the satellite TV. Greg’s enjoys a couple of the Thai beers. The wine selection is limited, but I have no complaints about the selection, I have found them quite decent. Greg wanted and app so I let him pick. He picks Crab Rangoon. I rolled my eyes. Even the waiter snickered a bit under his breath. Crab Rangoon is A-typical Chinese fare… I was thinking fish cake for fresh roll, but I kept my mouth shut as I told him he could pick and I wasn’t going to go back on my promise.
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| awesome crab rangoon |
When the app arrived, I have to admit I was impressed. It didn’t look like the typical Chinese restaurant rangoon I’ve had all my life. And the taste was surprising good as well! I think it’s the first time I’ve had crab rangoon where I actually tasted crab! If you go, I would say it’s a must order!
On our most recent visit, I ordered the typical pad thai with shrimp, with mild to medium spice. Greg got the same with chicken, however he ordered his med-hot spicy. The great thing about Wung is you can order the level of spice you want in your meal and customize it - the even put real crushed peanuts on their pad thai!!
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| Curry seafood special |
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| seafood combo |
I also wanted to share a couple other meals we’ve tried that are worth trying, the Curry Seafood Special with Shrimp, scallops, green mussels and squid fried in yellow currey and sweet thai chili sauce with bell peppers, onions, celery and scallions. Also the I love the seafood combo pad thai.
The times we went we were not interested in dessert as they seemed pretty basic. I think we’re so conditioned to have elaborate desserts, that the basic stuff doesn’t appeal to us. However, on our most recent visit, our waiter brought us each a couple Lychees to try. They were very tasty! They are seasonal - so you may not get them when you go in, but if they have them, give them a try!
From my limited internet research, the best I can tell Wung Thai has been around for several years, however new ownership/management took over in early 2014. They get great ratings on Trip Advisor and Google. As for me, I have to agree, its my favorite ‘go to’ thai restaurant!
Kap-Kun-Ka! (Thank you!)
RATING: 5 best / 1 worst
Food *****
Excellent Thai, even with my limited knowledge of Thai food, I believe it’s the best in the area.
Vibe ***
The look: the small restaurant is up to have Thai flair. A bit garish but you’d expect that from most Asian restaurants.
The crowd: The times we’ve seen people in there - they range from late 30s - 60s. The place approx. seats 60 max. as it’s fairly small. They don’t do delivery, but you can pick up.
The bathroom: clean, well kept.
And: centrally located about two miles east of 19 on Roosevelt and about 1 mile from PIE.
Service ****
Attentive, knowledgeable and kind. However we were there during ‘off hours’ so I’m not sure how they’d handle a rush.
Moola $$
It is quality food, fairly priced. Our most recent visit, we had an app, two dinners and one wine for just under $46.
Again, I think the best Thai food in the Tampa area. Friendly people, delicious food and a convenient location. We’ll continue to go back. You should go and let me know what YOU think!
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