Iyara Thai Cuisine
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About Iyara Thai Cuisine
Iyara Thai Cuisine is a Thai restaurant in Houston, TX. Rated 4.5 out of 5 by guests. Discover the menu, photos, and reviews.
What Customers Say About Iyara Thai Cuisine
Iyara Thai Cuisine is a popular spot in Houston's Energy Corridor, known for its authentic and flavorful Thai dishes. Customers rave about the friendly staff, clean environment, and generous lunch menu with an appetizer buffet. Some find the spice levels inconsistent.
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Iyara Thai Cuisine Houston Reviews
Iyara is my local Thai restaurant here in the Energy Corridor that never disappoints! Good food along with equally good and attentive service. Nice atmosphere makes for a pleasant dining experience. Reasonable prices, recommend! The photo is the Yellow Curry plus a tofu appetizer.
While visiting Houston, we stopped at this Thai restaurant and had such a great experience! The food was absolutely delicious and served piping hot — every dish was full of flavor. The customer service was outstanding, with friendly and attentive staff who made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. The quiet, relaxed atmosphere was perfect for catching up with family we hadn’t seen in a while. It made our meal not just tasty, but truly memorable. Highly recommend for anyone looking for amazing Thai cuisine in a peaceful setting!
The lunch buffet was pretty good , get one entree for $14.95 or more and complimentary appetizer buffet or you can just go in for the appetizer buffet for like $12. The shrimp tempura was delicious and the fried items weren’t too bad . The entree I ordered was drunken noodles. I would come again .
This hidden gem has a great atmosphere and even better service. The food was fresh, hot and very hearty. I don’t live here but will definitely visit again when I return to Houston!
This place is delicious! The flavors are bright, fresh, and the place is clean. The servers are helpful and nice. We got the wonton pad Thai and panang for lunch. If you dine-in, they lso have a delicious buffet with various offerings. We will be back!
Ordered the pad Thai, it also came with an appetizer buffet and surprisingly the appetizer buffet is really good. It cost me $16.18 and tipped 18%. For it's price it's serving size is huge, variety is good, and flavor is solid Server is really good like way better then average. Hot pad Thai: noodle seems tough to chew and has 0 spice. Flavor is like a pleasent sweet (like a lime). Appetizer buffet Veggie egg roll, a bit too mushy inside Chicken egg roll, exactly what you want Shrimp tempura, batter is lacking spices but it's light and crispy Onion rings: solid onion rings just like Whataburger Crinkle fries: better then canes so pretty good Crab puff: not very good Edamame: not very good and not pre salted. Seaweed: not very good Little square brownie: very dry so not good.
Showed up close to closing time and they still seated me. The food was amazing and so was the service. Pad see EW and spring rolls were excellent!! I will be back many times!!
Love this place! Their food is so great! My family and I had a lovely dinner here tonight and everything was great! The food isn’t overly spicy for a mild and I like that! Still has a kick but eatable! Feel like sometimes it’s just so spicy you can’t even enjoy it! They are so nice as well.
Casual atmosphere but seriously good Thai food! I had several dishes with medium spice, and it was still reasonably spicy, which means more pepper icons added to your meal would make it legitimately, painfully hot. Great flavor, great food quality, good portions, and the button on the table means they can give you great service even without a large number of staffers. Give Iyara a shot, you’ll like it.
the environment is clean and nice and the foods are delicious. The server was so nice and polite.
I absolutely love the food here! It's beyond amazing. Whenever I find myself missing Thailand, this is my go-to place. The taste is so reminiscent of the delicious dishes I had back in Thailand. I'm so grateful to Iyara for providing me with this comforting food. My recommend dish are steam chicken dumplings, chicken pad prik khing and shrimp pad thai.
One of the best Thai restaurants in Houston. Located in the energy corridor. Their flavors are authentic and unmatched by many. PadThai (A+) Kao Sai (A+). Highly recommended!
While visiting Houston, we stopped at this Thai restaurant and had such a great experience! The food was absolutely delicious and served piping hot — every dish was full of flavor. The customer service was outstanding, with friendly and attentive staff who made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. The quiet, relaxed atmosphere was perfect for catching up with family we hadn’t seen in a while. It made our meal not just tasty, but truly memorable. Highly recommend for anyone looking for amazing Thai cuisine in a peaceful setting!
The lunch buffet was pretty good , get one entree for $14.95 or more and complimentary appetizer buffet or you can just go in for the appetizer buffet for like $12. The shrimp tempura was delicious and the fried items weren’t too bad . The entree I ordered was drunken noodles. I would come again .
Iyara is my local Thai restaurant here in the Energy Corridor that never disappoints! Good food along with equally good and attentive service. Nice atmosphere makes for a pleasant dining experience. Reasonable prices, recommend! The photo is the Yellow Curry plus a tofu appetizer.
This hidden gem has a great atmosphere and even better service. The food was fresh, hot and very hearty. I don’t live here but will definitely visit again when I return to Houston!
This place is delicious! The flavors are bright, fresh, and the place is clean. The servers are helpful and nice. We got the wonton pad Thai and panang for lunch. If you dine-in, they lso have a delicious buffet with various offerings. We will be back!
Ordered the pad Thai, it also came with an appetizer buffet and surprisingly the appetizer buffet is really good. It cost me $16.18 and tipped 18%. For it's price it's serving size is huge, variety is good, and flavor is solid Server is really good like way better then average. Hot pad Thai: noodle seems tough to chew and has 0 spice. Flavor is like a pleasent sweet (like a lime). Appetizer buffet Veggie egg roll, a bit too mushy inside Chicken egg roll, exactly what you want Shrimp tempura, batter is lacking spices but it's light and crispy Onion rings: solid onion rings just like Whataburger Crinkle fries: better then canes so pretty good Crab puff: not very good Edamame: not very good and not pre salted. Seaweed: not very good Little square brownie: very dry so not good.
Showed up close to closing time and they still seated me. The food was amazing and so was the service. Pad see EW and spring rolls were excellent!! I will be back many times!!
the environment is clean and nice and the foods are delicious. The server was so nice and polite.
Love this place! Their food is so great! My family and I had a lovely dinner here tonight and everything was great! The food isn’t overly spicy for a mild and I like that! Still has a kick but eatable! Feel like sometimes it’s just so spicy you can’t even enjoy it! They are so nice as well.
Casual atmosphere but seriously good Thai food! I had several dishes with medium spice, and it was still reasonably spicy, which means more pepper icons added to your meal would make it legitimately, painfully hot. Great flavor, great food quality, good portions, and the button on the table means they can give you great service even without a large number of staffers. Give Iyara a shot, you’ll like it.
I absolutely love the food here! It's beyond amazing. Whenever I find myself missing Thailand, this is my go-to place. The taste is so reminiscent of the delicious dishes I had back in Thailand. I'm so grateful to Iyara for providing me with this comforting food. My recommend dish are steam chicken dumplings, chicken pad prik khing and shrimp pad thai.
One of the best Thai restaurants in Houston. Located in the energy corridor. Their flavors are authentic and unmatched by many. PadThai (A+) Kao Sai (A+). Highly recommended!
First time here and the food was really good! So glad we found another Thai/Lao place close to the house. Staff was very friendly. We will be coming back.
First time trying their food and it was the best 1st impression ever!!! And to my surprise it's a small business. They deserve all of the business. The food was soo fresh and perfectly cooked. This was also my 1st time eating Thai food. I will try more Thai food because of this place. Bless you all.
This place is incredible. The staff is super helpful and attentive. My favorite is their very generous lunch menu! Definitely a great deal and the food is amazing.
I adore this establishment! The food is fantastic and healthy. I've enjoyed everything I've tried. The buffet is an added benefit!
This place is incredible. The staff is super helpful and attentive. My favorite is their very generous lunch menu! Definitely a great deal and the food is amazing.
Yummy spot and happy hour until 7:00 pm. Definitely will be back! The mango sticky rice desert was fun and totally different.
I definitely recommend this place. Really nice and effecient staff and a nice atmosphere. The food was also good, but I really have to take out one star for the pad thai with crispy chicken. It was super sweet (suffocating any other flavors including the spiciness) and the noodles were too hard. The crispy chicken were also not the best. The Tom Kha soup was amazing though. I will go back to this place, but will try a different dish next time.
I definitely recommend this place. Really nice and effecient staff and a nice atmosphere. The food was also good, but I really have to take out one star for the pad thai with crispy chicken. It was super sweet (suffocating any other flavors including the spiciness) and the noodles were too hard. The crispy chicken were also not the best. The Tom Kha soup was amazing though. I will go back to this place, but will try a different dish next time.
Very fresh Thai food. It tastes great. There is an appetizer buffet style with a beer selection of items, from egg rolls, dumplings and soup to salad, desserts and ice cream. The lunch menu has about 25 dishes to choose from, with different proteins: chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu. The staff is very friendly and attentive.
Very fresh Thai food. It tastes great. There is an appetizer buffet style with a beer selection of items, from egg rolls, dumplings and soup to salad, desserts and ice cream. The lunch menu has about 25 dishes to choose from, with different proteins: chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu. The staff is very friendly and attentive.
Certainly not bad. Customer service was just perfect. I do wish the food had more heat, despite ordering extra spicy or 10/10 there was next to no spice. And the chicken was under seasoned when cooked and a little bland and chewy. Ordered a green curry lunch special that was okay (a touch on the small size) and a special coconut curry noodle chicken that certainly looked okay and tasted fairly good. Well worth a visit, I’m sure overtime, they can fix your spice level wants.
Certainly not bad. Customer service was just perfect. I do wish the food had more heat, despite ordering extra spicy or 10/10 there was next to no spice. And the chicken was under seasoned when cooked and a little bland and chewy. Ordered a green curry lunch special that was okay (a touch on the small size) and a special coconut curry noodle chicken that certainly looked okay and tasted fairly good. Well worth a visit, I’m sure overtime, they can fix your spice level wants.
First time trying this place and I was kinda disappointed. We arrived and the restaurant was completely empty so we assumed we would get good service but not so much. Both of our dishes were brought out cold. Like ice cold. I ordered spicy drunk noodles but they had absolutely no hint of spice. The steak had zero seasoning,Flavor or sauce. The only plus was they have a happy hour special buy one beer get one free.
First time trying this place and I was kinda disappointed. We arrived and the restaurant was completely empty so we assumed we would get good service but not so much. Both of our dishes were brought out cold. Like ice cold. I ordered spicy drunk noodles but they had absolutely no hint of spice. The steak had zero seasoning,Flavor or sauce. The only plus was they have a happy hour special buy one beer get one free.
The quality has declined rapidly. It used to be good, but now they overcharge and serve cold food. Recently, I even had a stomach ache after eating here. I won’t be coming back. Eat at your own risk!
The quality has declined rapidly. It used to be good, but now they overcharge and serve cold food. Recently, I even had a stomach ache after eating here. I won’t be coming back. Eat at your own risk!
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1531 Eldridge Pkwy Suite 100, Houston, TX 77077
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