Thai Essence

My friend has hyped this location up for many days prior to my visit so I was very excited to go. The first thing we noticed was the 19% menu price increase to match the tariffs, which would make this a $20-30 place now as opposed to a $10-20 per mentioned on here. We got an appetizer of shellfish and veggie roll as shown in the picture, for $10 a piece. Portion size was ok, and it tasted very well. The sauces that came with the food were very delicious. For the entree, I had red curry with beef. This was excellent. It is on the spicier side, but my indian friend says he can eat it without a sweat, so take that as you will. Everything in the dish was made very good. The beef had the perfect texture and had soaked in the curry well to give it a nice juiciness. No complaints there. Us 4 had a good time and the waitress took a picture for us. They were very friendly. Will come back again for lunch, as my friend said that lunch and dinner options and pricing were different. Portion size was big. I eat a lot but they give you rice on the side, and you can get free refills so if you portion out the curry well you can definitely make it the size of 2 to 2.5 meals. Thanks!

My friend has hyped this location up for many days prior to my visit so I was very excited to go. The first thing we noticed was the 19% menu price increase to match the tariffs, which would make this a $20-30 place now as opposed to a $10-20 per mentioned on here. We got an appetizer of shellfish and veggie roll as shown in the picture, for $10 a piece. Portion size was ok, and it tasted very well. The sauces that came with the food were very delicious. For the entree, I had red curry with beef. This was excellent. It is on the spicier side, but my indian friend says he can eat it without a sweat, so take that as you will. Everything in the dish was made very good. The beef had the perfect texture and had soaked in the curry well to give it a nice juiciness. No complaints there. Us 4 had a good time and the waitress took a picture for us. They were very friendly. Will come back again for lunch, as my friend said that lunch and dinner options and pricing were different. Portion size was big. I eat a lot but they give you rice on the side, and you can get free refills so if you portion out the curry well you can definitely make it the size of 2 to 2.5 meals. Thanks!

A true hidden gem! My Purdue Alumni friend couldn't wait to introduce this place to us and she lives on the East Coast now! Every dish tasted fresh and thoughtfully prepared— the Curry Pineapple Fried Rice was bright and flavorful, the Hot & Sour Noodle Soup had the perfect balance of spice and tang with so much beef and both the Moo Ping Pork Skewers and Gai Yang BBQ Chicken were tender, smoky, and perfectly grilled. The homemade ice cream sampler—especially the black sesame, ginger flavors, Melon, and Mango—was the perfect finish. Easily one of the best Thai restaurants in Indiana and worth the drive from Indianapolis!

A true hidden gem! My Purdue Alumni friend couldn't wait to introduce this place to us and she lives on the East Coast now! Every dish tasted fresh and thoughtfully prepared— the Curry Pineapple Fried Rice was bright and flavorful, the Hot & Sour Noodle Soup had the perfect balance of spice and tang with so much beef and both the Moo Ping Pork Skewers and Gai Yang BBQ Chicken were tender, smoky, and perfectly grilled. The homemade ice cream sampler—especially the black sesame, ginger flavors, Melon, and Mango—was the perfect finish. Easily one of the best Thai restaurants in Indiana and worth the drive from Indianapolis!

Food and service was very good & fast! We were craving Thai food and found this place, and the staff were obliging with using vegan sauce (instead of fish sauce). The food was hot, flavorful, and filling; and staff were very kind.