Soi 38

I went here for dinner. I ordered 1. Ultimate bowl (5/5) 2. Pork jowl (5/5) 3. Deep fried pork belly (4/5) 4. Deep fried chicken (4/5) One of my favorite Thai food in Melbourne. The queue might be very long during lunch or dinner time. I waited for about 30 minutes. Definitely will come back to this places. Staffs were friendly. Services were good. CONCLUSION = RECOMMENDED!!!

A good place for a classic Thai feast. We had a number of dishes on the menu and all of them were very good, classic Thai dishes. You can tell that the cooks have honed in on traditional Thai recipes and flavours over the years but I wasn’t overwhelmed by anything I ate. We liked everything on the menu that we tried. The scallops were very tender, but also fairly spicy. If you don’t like spice I would give these a miss. The calamari was a bit chewy and bland. Chicken was great and had excellent seasoning and the pork mince (larb moo) was also very tasty and had a good flavour profile (also spicy) the Angus beef was also very good, and well cooked. The atmosphere you’re either going to love or hate. The restaurant is basically in a car park.

This was our first time going to a parking garage for lunch. We arrived around 1pm and there was a small line out the door but the wait was less than 20 minutes before we could be seated. There were two dining areas and we were seated in the larger more garage like one. Decor was very minimal with a tuk tuk in one corner and a decorated cart on the other and lots of painted metal tables and stools filled with hungry diners. There were quite a lot of choices on the menu and all reasonably priced starting at $10AUD and up. After choosing the soup then we picked from one of seven noodles types to add, style (soup versus dry) and any extras like more noodles, meat,etc. When we finally got seated, our table was a bit of a tight fit for us all. Once we figured out what we wanted, I got up and went over to the register to order and pay. The vegetarian laksa was quite good with a nice curry coconut soup and fried tofu. We also liked the Tom Yum with a large won ton and sliced pork belly. The boat noodles were our least favorite as the soup tasted a bit too medicinal. Portions were good for us. When we wrapped up lunch it was around 2:30 and the place was emptying out. Coming off hours or for an early lunch or dinner recommended to avoid a line.

Would say used to be a hidden gem but not really anymore - its very well known and evident by the queue snaking out to the walk way. Solo diners dont have to wait line which is what i really liked - they take your name and details along the line so you dont feel forgotten about. Food wise def lives up to the hype and is like thailand - Thai Milk Tea is great but menu selection limited