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| - So far, this is the best Thai delivery I've had in Toronto, and I've tried all of them that deliver to my area (just north of Danforth).
What seems to set them apart is a certain level of authenticity and a wider variety of menu options. I've ordered twice already and based on my experiences, Satay On The Road is my new default for ordering Thai delivery.
I'm not, by any means, an expert in Thai food, but I've tried many places and it seems that many of them taste very similar. The exact same menus, and the same western-friendly flavours. There are a few exceptions (Pi Thom, Salad King/Linda), and this may be worthy of going on that list. Take, for example, the mango salad. It was crunchy, the mango still a bit green and under-ripe, the way you see it in Thailand, in travel shows, not yellow, sweet and ripe like most places in Toronto serve. It was a small touch, but every item in both meals I've had so far seemed to be full of those small details that when summed up, made a huge difference.
The menu variety is impressive, as, for example it has two different eggplant dishes in the vegetable section. It has the same old Thai Style Eggplant that all Thai restaurants are serving, but it also has the Makuer Yaow Siam: Eggplant Siam Style, which is made with minced pork and whole shrimp. It was so good, I had to have it the second time, and I think it's become one of those dishes I'll order every time I get food from here.
I also loved the grilled, marinated chicken, which came with a sweet sauce to drizzle over.
The Sambal Shrimp was very tasty as well.
I really love the pork dishes on the menu. Many Toronto Thai restaurants don't have good pork dishes, but these guys do it right. Both the spicy noodle with pork and the basil pork that I had were moist and delicious.
We also tried the satay combination, which was an impressive amount of food - great if you can't make up your mind. I wasn't crazy about every single one of the many satays that I tried, but I was glad I had it so now I'll know which ones to order a la carte (chicken, squid, lamb).
The Pad Thai was good, though pretty standard (not overly bright in colour/food colouring). I appreciate that the default choice is shrimp and chicken - I hate when restaurants split up that classic Pad Thai combination.
The ginger chicken was spicy and comforting - brought me back to the glory days of Green Mango at Yonge and Bloor.
Of the appetizers, the calamari is very tender and crispy - worth getting. All of the spring rolls are very good, as expected. The soft shell crab was good, but not great, though in fairness, the soft shell crab season had just ended, so in my mind, they got a pass.
The one thing we didn't like was the Golden Baskets, which were like palm-sized phyllo dough-like thin baskets, filled with chicken, carrots, nuts, bamboo shoots and herbs, but ended up tasting like a fistful of greasy, deep-fried peanuts. Sadly, these are included in the appetizer "House Platter", which I usually like to order at other places, but these Golden Baskets are displeasing enough for me to just order other apps a la carte.
I've never eaten in, or even passed by Satay On The Road on Bayview, so I really can't speak to the atmosphere, cleanliness or level of service. Though, I went to the Avenue and Eglinton location about a decade ago and remember it being charming and full of regular customers.
As far as delivery goes, they've done a very good job so far. If you want to phone, you can find a monthly special offer on their website, or if you're like me and you'd rather order online, they're on just-eat.ca!
One time, we ordered the Chicken Wing appetizer and they called right away to say that they'd run out and that they were very sorry. They gave us a complimentary order of spring rolls!
Delivery time was very good. The first order came in about 45 minutes, and the second order arrived in less than 30 (despite the chicken wing snafu)!
The take-out containers they use are good quality, and they're good at separating the hot and cold items, and keeping the fried foods crispy.
If you live in the area and you're thinking of ordering Thai delivery, I would highly recommend Satay On The Road.
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