Silk Elephant

Had good experience after a while with thai food. Tried iced tea, crispy cauliflower, devil wings, elephant fried rice and basil fried rice. Their vegetable samosas were really delicious. Disappointed with their dynamite shrimp. It is just deep fried coated shrimp with no flavor. Overall good and will definitely visit again soon.

Had good experience after a while with thai food. Tried iced tea, crispy cauliflower, devil wings, elephant fried rice and basil fried rice. Their vegetable samosas were really delicious. Disappointed with their dynamite shrimp. It is just deep fried coated shrimp with no flavor. Overall good and will definitely visit again soon.

Sorry, I got sick from having padthai here! A decent looking place. Quite fresh looking actually. It’s spacious and nice. So we hope the food and service were decent also. Sadly it was not the case. Our padthai was a watered down version with super sweet sauce and just plain with noodle, crushed peanut and some tiny bit of beansprouts. No sign of egg, tofu and veggies. If you want those included, you gotta pay extra. What kind of padthai is that? We have had padthai in countless places, both stateside and overseas, Thailand included and have not seen a padthai like this one. My son complained he had stomachache 10 minutes into having his padthai. I thought he was just making an excuse so he could be done with his dinner and dive into the milktea. Yet Milk tea was a failure, my son barely touched it. For desert, our sticky rice mango had a big piece of plastic in it. (And the mango was super sour.) We notified the waitress and she was like ‘sorry about that’. And took the plastic piece away. That was the end of the conversation. No further action or apology happened. Service was very slow and inattentive. We had to keep looking for our waitress. Or went looking for them coz they were not around or not waiting their table. I thought ok we had a bad experience. Then when i got home, the diarrhea came. My daughter also complained her tummy hurt. You gotta seriously look into your recipe, hygiene and service again. Thank you!

Sorry, I got sick from having padthai here! A decent looking place. Quite fresh looking actually. It’s spacious and nice. So we hope the food and service were decent also. Sadly it was not the case. Our padthai was a watered down version with super sweet sauce and just plain with noodle, crushed peanut and some tiny bit of beansprouts. No sign of egg, tofu and veggies. If you want those included, you gotta pay extra. What kind of padthai is that? We have had padthai in countless places, both stateside and overseas, Thailand included and have not seen a padthai like this one. My son complained he had stomachache 10 minutes into having his padthai. I thought he was just making an excuse so he could be done with his dinner and dive into the milktea. Yet Milk tea was a failure, my son barely touched it. For desert, our sticky rice mango had a big piece of plastic in it. (And the mango was super sour.) We notified the waitress and she was like ‘sorry about that’. And took the plastic piece away. That was the end of the conversation. No further action or apology happened. Service was very slow and inattentive. We had to keep looking for our waitress. Or went looking for them coz they were not around or not waiting their table. I thought ok we had a bad experience. Then when i got home, the diarrhea came. My daughter also complained her tummy hurt. You gotta seriously look into your recipe, hygiene and service again. Thank you!

I have long looked for a wonderful Thai cuisine place in Des Moines Metro that I felt comfortable to dine in and the food was wonderful. I went clear across town but found it in the Silk Elephant. We started we vegetable samosas, one of my favorite appetizers and often had to find. Haven eaten homemade ones, I can say these were pretty spot on. I was impressed. My pad Thai may seem bland in the pics but that is due to allergies. It was however, very tasty. My husband got the lemon chicken and I have to say I was very impressed with the batter on the balls. My Thai tea was also on point and my husband, never having tried one, loved it. Bathrooms were clean but they had only opened an hour prior. Parking was free street parking. But there are tons of shops near by so you could make an evening of it. I would highly recommend and will be returning. Lucky I don't live closer or I'd be broke!