J’s Noodles & New Thai

If you are in A town make a stop; hands down the best Thai in Denver. We often travel from HR to eat here, if we don’t want to drive so far we don’t have Thai food. I won’t go anywhere else.

Had lunch with some friends. I ordered the pad see yew and tried the special fried chicken. The chicken was really good and special. Also got the fried rice and papaya salad. They were good as well.

Just had J’s for the first time — it was great! We ordered takeout and it was ready and hot when we arrived. We had the curry noodles with red curry and shrimp which was delicious — I’ve had red curry numerous times and this was one of the most flavorful. We also had pad thai with chicken which was also delicious. Both dishes were ordered medium and they were quite spicy, but I’ve found this to be true with most thai places. The two dishes and a thai iced tea was $ 22! Definitely reasonable prices considering we have left overs.
We will definitely be back — wish there was a little more veggies in the curry but for the price you really can’t complain!

We used to go to J’s back in the 90’s when they were on Sheridan. Back then the food was authentic, hearty, and the best in the Denver metro area. Today I cannot say the same. With a hankering for Thai tonight and both Thai Garden and Pearl of Siam being closed on Monday, we ordered the Pad Thai, Panang Curry, and Papaya Salad for take out from J’s.
First, they served standard rice where real Thai serves jasmine rice, and the portions were extremely small compared to the others (see my picture of our $ 26 dinner). I would go for the portion sizes at Thai Garden. As for the picture, I had placed a small amount of food on a plate already. But bottom line is that the portions were smaller than received at other Thai places.
The Papaya salad consisted of about a cup and a half of shredded papaya, carrots and too large chunks of tomato. Real authentic papaya salad mashes the tomato in a mortar and pestle along with fish sauce, lime, tamarind and chiles. These were simply big hunks of tomato. This wasn’t even close. No dried shrimp, no taste of tamarind, no peanuts. I had to add my own lime and peanuts at home to make it acceptable. While the Country Pad Thai was flavorful, it severely lacked in the advertised shrimp and tofu. I’ve had much better at Pearl of Siam. The Panang Curry was tasty, but had the consistency of soup instead of curry. It also had very large chunks of green pepper. Another unacceptable ingredient. Again, I have had much better at the Pearl.
Bottom line: Having spent 7 years in Thailand, I know Thai food. We may try J’s again, simply because we know what they used to be. Today’s experience made me feel like they have become just another Thai place catering to the «Thai food craze», skimping on the authenticity only to make an extra buck. I would happily pay more for the J’s of old…

The Thai tea is amazing. Curry pad thai, love it! Beef larb = yum, meaning the best I’ve ever had. I’ve also had the chicken panang, green curry, crab rangoon, tom yum… Needless to say, I’ve frequented the place quite a few times! Excellent taste at affordable prices. Quiet atmosphere, can also take out. Service is really good; it’s a family-​run place and they are all really friendly. Only drawbacks are the location is a little out of the way and it’s sometimes been closed on holidays and pseudo holidays. The ethnic market next door is also very interesting if you have some time to kill.

My go to place for Thai food 10min walk from home. Neighborhood gem tucked in a busy South Parker Rd. Couple of favorites are the combo Pad Thai and Chicken Yellow curry and for dessert Sticky black rice with mango. Friendly small family own restaurant.

So GOOD! Coconut Lemongrass Soup is amazing! I wish it had more veggie and chicken but I will be ordering again!

This place used to be good but is very questionable now.
Maybe the owners think they are smarter than their customers, or something in that category. Firstly, gradually their portion size began to shrink and now is the smallest serving of any similar restaurant in this area. Secondly, no matter which meat you pay for you’ll be eating vegetarian. There is hardly any meat in the meat dishes.
So if you’re a vegan and a tiny portion is good then this is a great place. If you’re looking to actually taste some meat and get your money’s worth keep looking elsewhere.

Awesome thai food that will burn your face off if you are not careful… great food for sure!

Best country PAD THAI!!! Thai fried rice is also amazing. When you order hot that means really spicy and they are not joking. They also have the best sweet lips. It’s basically mango sticky rice with coconut ice cream yummm!!!

First time I ordered mild and it had hardly any spice. Second time I ordered medium and this is the hottest Pad Thai I’ve ever had. Their range is not accurate. I’m kind of bummed because the food generally tastes good but they aren’t willing to remake it so I have to go get dinner elsewhere. Won’t be making this gamble again.

The pad thai and eggrolls were tasty, and more authentic than I am used to. While the food was good, the restaurant became packed very quickly and the server seemed to be a bit overwhelmed as he was the only server for the place. We did go at 6 p.m. on a Friday night, so maybe try an off hour if you’d like quicker service. Overall great food, and can’t wait to try another dish.

I’ve recently gotten on a green curry kick and have been hitting up as many Thai places as possible on my lunch breaks. I haven’t been disappointed until I came here. The chicken was chewy and the curry sauce tasted fishy. It was almost as if they boiled the chicken and used the water to make the curry. Very watered down and again, a faint fish flavor. I can’t speak to any of the other dishes and the man who took my order was very nice. Unfortunately, I will not be returning.

So I stopped in here today to get some pad thai to go .I have been coming here for many many years and the dish that I order is here is pad Thai, it is their number one dish and it is the only dish that I do get from here, it is absolutely scrumptious !!! And it never goes wrong it is consistent .The Spice scale is Thai hot so when she tells you order mild or medium you should listen to her. In regards to her daughter .The daughter is very shy and young it is a family business. I spoke to the Mother about customer service skills it will be handled in due time. Now back to the food if something is not cooked properly they will re cook it for you or just order another dish if there is a problem with the dish that you ordered just take a few bites and then return it so they can correct it for you if there is a problem with the bill they will definitely take care of that for you also communication is the key to any situation. I hope this helps … ;-)

We went tonight for a quick Thai meal. Seeing how this restaurant had a solid 4 stars out of 193 reviews, who could be wrong? Well, downhill from the very beginning. This is a family owned restaurant. The mom runs the front counter and the daughter waits on the tables. Food came out super quick. I couldn’t believe my eyes. That was about the only good part.
Each time we thanked our waitress for food and/​or refilling our drinks, she replied «mmm hmmm.» First couple times was alright. This happened OUR WHOLE MEAL. She couldn’t even say «How’s it going» or anything close to that. When she took our order, she just walked up to our table and stood there looking at us. So awkward. If she wasn’t doing that, she was either watching a movie on her tablet or behind the counter playing on her phone while the dining hall was filling up.
My fiancée ordered the Pad Thai (medium spice) and I ordered the Pad Se Eyw (as they spell it/​medium spice). Her Pad Thai rocked! I took and bite and thought «this is awesome!» Solid presentation and great texture/​taste. I bit into mine and wondered where the flavor was. So I had to play tarmac operator, stand up in the booth and flag them down. Our waitress gingerly waddled over and I told her there was no taste and no spice. She took the dish to the kitchen and the chef recooked it and added bean sprouts to make it look fresh. Now the noodles seemed mushy from being twice cooked. I ended up ordering drunken noodles instead and sending these back. I was hungry by then and accepted whatever somewhat better taste came my way.
If that wasn’t bad enough, at the end of the meal, I found a hair in my dish. (refer to pictures) They even tried to charge us for the dish I sent back. The mom said «Next time you come back, ask for more sauce.» Seriously!!! After you tried to charge us for a meal that was so tasteless that chopping up cardboard would have more flavor?!
I noticed another table that looked like regulars. The chef/​dad came out with a small dish and said «Oh have you guys had this before?» Looked like he wanted them to sample some food. So waitress says «Mmm hmm» and mom says «ooooook» as she sighs. I wonder what farm animal sound the dad makes. This could make for a funny Old McDonald had a farm song! Not going back and definitely NOT recommending this place. Believe the negative reviews when you read them and check out the pictures I post. You have been warned!

Thai food ranks high on my favorite foods list and I now have a new favorite Thai restaurant in Aurora, Colorado. I had the Pad Thai (medium) and a homemade wonton soup. The Pad Thai was excellent but the soup really stood out. It was possibly the most flavorful clear broth I’ve ever had. It was crisp, and flavorful from its homemade chicken broth base, with overtones of garlic, onions and cilantro and a surprising sweetness that wasn’t overpowering at all.
This restaurant is worth your time to try!

I decided to try J’s Noodles for Thai, as it’s near my house and obviously, perhaps, I was hungry. After perusing the menu online, I called and placed my order for crab Rangoon, pad thai with tofu and massamun curry with chicken w/​brown rice. I drove up to the restaurant and it’s pretty tiny inside. I walked up to the counter and gave them my name and the person rang me up and I took home my food.
The crab Rangoon was fine. The man liked his pad thai. My massamun curry was okay, but it wasn’t the best. It felt like something was missing. Might try it again, but might try other places instead. It was fine, just didn’t wow me.

I’ve lived in Thailand and am particular about my Thai food, and J’s is the best Thai place I’ve found in Denver metro. Their dishes are cooked homemade and you can tell they are doing justice to authentic Thai dishes. The spices they use are perfectly and delicately balanced.
I started with Thai Tea… which was the most authentic Thai Tea I’ve tasted since Thailand! I had curry for a main dish and mango with black sticky rice for dessert… all incredible. Great, friendly service as well. The location isn’t great, but it’s worth the drive!!!

The best tom yum soup! The dishes are well made, with fresh ingredients. It’s a little pricey for Thai food but very satisfying.

What I tried for dinner:
1. Crab cream cheese rangoons
2. Pineapple fried rice with tofu (mild)
3. New Thai vegetable mix with seafood (medium spice) — had shrimp, imitation crab & mussels
4. Custard and black bean sticky rice with coconut ice cream (called sweet lips)
5. Thai tea $ 2.50
The prices for entrée are around $ 7 – 8 and dishes are smaller than I expected compared to other Thai places I’ve tried (though the cheap prices are proportional to its size). If you ask for mild spice it’s not spicy at all. Medium has a good kick. The Thai tea was too sweet for me and they told me that they didn’t have any «good mangos» for the mango sticky rice dish I wanted. Instead I got the Thai custard which was really pleasant. The coconut ice cream wasn’t good because it was made with coconut cream rather than real coconut. The flavor tasted a lot like canned coconut cream. I thought the crab rangoons were tasty and crunchy and weren’t too greasy. The pineapple fried rice was also very good but was much more moist than typical pineapple fried rice I’m used to. The vegetable seafood dish had good flavor and wasn’t too salty or bland.
The interior is carpeted so it absorbs the sound in the restaurant so it feels quiet and a little awkward inside. It had a very un-​restaurant feel to it that I cannot really explain. The owners daughters (?) work there as well and it threw me off that the older daughter carried her purse on her while serving people. It looked unprofessional and was unnecessary for her to carry her purse around while working. Also, her and her mom would openly talk across the room about the orders and business which was awkward because everyone sitting in between, which was everyone…, could hear. So I heard her asking her mom about a customer’s tea order across the room. Our waitress was much friendlier with us after we paid than during the order-​taking process.
You seat yourself and tables are empty with no place settings and plates. I think they could improve by adding paper place settings and plates or by offering to seat you.
I’ve definitely had better Thai food but I think because the prices here are cheap, it’d be a good lunch option (lunch meals typically below $ 7).