Bangkok Republik - Johnston

This place is trash, apparently ownership has changed hands from the owners of Green Basil. Food was cold, customer service poor, cook was combative could have been the owner) and refused to switch out dish and instead abruptly brought over the bill despite the fact that my husband was still eating! Honestly don't waste your . This restaurant was once amazing. Go to Green Basil!

My ultimate go too for Asian cuisine. The flavor is always wonderful! Quality and portion size is 10/10 and they always give me spicy when I request :

Despite getting the food delivered from Grubhub which was a tad late, that’s not the restaurants fault. The food was amazing though. I ordered the crab rangoon, sticky spicy wings, and the spicy calamari to start. The crab Rangoon was so crispy, and so flavorful, very rich and slightly sweet creamy filling, which I prefer. Sticky spicy wings were just as described, very spicy ans I ordered them, sweet, and sticky overall finger licking good. Fried calamari was my least favorite, flavor was good the sauce I was not a fan of, but of course with take out the quality of the food isn’t the same was very soggy upon arrival. I also ordered pork pad krapow, I ordered it very spicy but was still to me more on the mild side I can take the heat. Even though it was not my preferred level of spice, the flavor from all the basil, the peppers, the onions, green beans danced in my mouth. It came with a side of white rice with pairs perfectly. I ordered the fiery beef pad Thai although I did not get to indulge in it because I was so full I took a taste and the flavor of the noodles, meat, and veggies were on point. Lastly I got the mango sticky rice which was my favorite of all the dishes. Mango paired perfectly with the sweet coconut rice, with the toasted flavor of the sesame seeds on top next time I’ll be ordering 2-3 of those because I finished the whole thing by myself. Overall I enjoyed my dinner and I will definitely order again and again. Unfortunately I did not take photos because I was too anxious to dive into the food.

Where do I start? I called my order in knowing that I may wait on Friday at 5:30pm. It was painful to place my order. I waited on hold for a heck of a long time. Once I was able to place my order I struggled to get straight as I was put on hold two more times. My shrimp Pad Thai with extra scallions and bean sprouts was cold and devoid of both. It was cold and crusty with extra shrimp tails just the tail). Their main concern was doordash, Uber eats and other delivery services. The bartender was pretty awful as well. He was disinterested in the carryout patrons waiting and was really into his vape. Last chance guys not going back.

Best Thai food I’ve had in RI. Staff is very friendly, portions are perfect, and everything is full of flavor without being too salty or sweet. Highly recommend the massaman curry and pad woo sen.