Excellent venue, excellent food, excellent service! All our expectations were exceeded here. Very clean, feels new and fresh, yet the flavors were authentic. All the staff were friendly toward us. Spice levels are as you’d expect for their 1-5 levels. Portions were generous. We will be back next time we’re in OKC!
Vegan Restaurant
Panang 9 Thai Restaurant
· $$$$ · yukon · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 9 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Excellent venue, excellent food, excellent service! All our expectations were exceeded here. Very clean, feels new and fresh, yet the flavors were authentic. All the staff were friendly toward us. Spice levels are as you’d expect for their 1-5 levels. Portions were generous. We will be back next time we’re in OKC!
We snagged takeout from this spot on our way home from a long day of errands and OMG were we pleasantly surprised! We both ordered the Pad See Ew, his spicy with pork and mine mild with tofu, and we shared an order of the Veggie Spring Rolls. Everything was to die for. Tasted like I was back in college in LA eating Thai food at 2am on our way back to the dorms - THAT GOOD. We ordered medium spice for the pork dish and it was perfection. A solid slow burn that builds on the back of your palette, but still somehow gives your whole mouth a warm hug that makes you want to keep diving in for more. The ultimate balance of umami, sweet, and spicy, its comfort food to the core. Our egg rolls were crisp and light but totally satisfying with the balance of veg to noodle and wrapping. I don’t normally like Thai style egg rolls because of the texture of the glass noodle, most places put too much, but this place got it just right! Finally, the tofu was respected, which I so appreciated. It wasn’t dried out, overfried creating a weird ‘crust’, or sopping like big soy sponges ready to explode like gushers throughout the dish. The pieces were a little large, but broke up easily and were still moist, so that’s probably why they keep them bigger when cooking - and I’m not complaining at all cuz it WORKS. We’ll definitely be back to try this place on person and to explore the menu more, but in the meantime we’ll be recommending everyone!
We snagged takeout from this spot on our way home from a long day of errands and OMG were we pleasantly surprised! We both ordered the Pad See Ew, his spicy with pork and mine mild with tofu, and we shared an order of the Veggie Spring Rolls. Everything was to die for. Tasted like I was back in college in LA eating Thai food at 2am on our way back to the dorms - THAT GOOD. We ordered medium spice for the pork dish and it was perfection. A solid slow burn that builds on the back of your palette, but still somehow gives your whole mouth a warm hug that makes you want to keep diving in for more. The ultimate balance of umami, sweet, and spicy, its comfort food to the core. Our egg rolls were crisp and light but totally satisfying with the balance of veg to noodle and wrapping. I don’t normally like Thai style egg rolls because of the texture of the glass noodle, most places put too much, but this place got it just right! Finally, the tofu was respected, which I so appreciated. It wasn’t dried out, overfried creating a weird ‘crust’, or sopping like big soy sponges ready to explode like gushers throughout the dish. The pieces were a little large, but broke up easily and were still moist, so that’s probably why they keep them bigger when cooking - and I’m not complaining at all cuz it WORKS. We’ll definitely be back to try this place on person and to explore the menu more, but in the meantime we’ll be recommending everyone!
So i have never had this problems with panangs mango sticky rice but my fiance decided to surprise with it after i got home from work. I open to find this portion of rice that’s so tiny i don’t even think i’ll be able to eat half of my mango with it. Very disappointing because the portion of rice is usually not this small at all:/