Looking for Iowa’s Best Thai Restaurant? It’s Here in Eastern Iowa

There's a popular Thai restaurant in the Corridor that's getting some love! Love Food has put together a list of the best Thai restaurants in all 50 states, and the pick for Iowa is in Johnson County.

Who Has the Best Thai Food in Iowa?

Love Food has recognized Thai Spice in Iowa City for having the best Thai food in the entire STATE! The article reads:

"The vibe at Iowa City's Thai Spice is wonderfully charming – there's friendly service and a dining room decorated with patterned drapes, deep red paint, and bamboo. When it comes to food, it's just as traditional. You'll dine on curries packed with juicy prawns, creamy satay dishes, and zingy papaya salads."

Located at 1210 S Gilbert Street, Thai Spice has a wide variety of Thai cuisine including spicy salads, soups, curry, appetizers, and stir-fried dishes. There's also a "Chef Special Menu with items like crab rangoon, curry pineapple with duck, Thai BBQ beef, pra ram, and dim sum shrimp. You can check out the take out menu HERE.

The owners of Thai Spice also run Thai Spice Express, another Johnson County restaurant! It's located over at 101 Windflower Lane in Solon and has a 4.7-star rating on Google (54 reviews).

What Should I Order at Thai Spice?

Here are some of the recommended dishes from positive Google Reviews of the restaurant:

• Seafood Hot Plate
• Papaya Salad
• Pad See-iew
• Green Curry Pasta
• Chicken Pad Thai
• Red Curry
• Tom Yum Soup
• Masaman

Where Else Can I Get Great Thai Food in Iowa?

Here are some of the other Thai restaurants across the state that have high ratings (4.6-stars or higher with 50+ reviews) on Google:

• Soi 5 Thai - 217 5th Ave S, Clinton
  • 4.8-star rating on Google (78 reviews)
• Miss Phay Cafe - 512 N Brady St, Davenport
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (636 reviews)
  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
• Oolong Asian Cuisine - 145 W 11th St, Dubuque
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (505 reviews)
  • Eastern Asia cuisine
• Lucky Lotus - 2721 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (482 reviews)
  • Southeast Asian cuisine
• Soi 3 - Thai Noodle Shop - 102 E 3rd St, Davenport
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (305 reviews)
• Viet-Thai Taste - 208 S 2nd Ave W, Newton
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (252 reviews)
  •  Vietnamese and Thai cuisines
• Pookie's Thai Cuisine - 803 Jefferson St, Burlington
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (222 reviews)
• Mercy Thai Restaurant - 4104 Rivers Edge Pkwy, Council Bluffs
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (209 reviews)
• Siam Thai Cafe - 905 State St, Bettendorf
  • 4.7-star rating on Google (79 reviews)
• Siam Table - 757 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny
  • 4.6-star rating on Google (643 reviews)
• Nara Thai - 1725 Blairs Ferry Rd, Marion
  • 4.6-star rating on Google (615 reviews)
• Eat Thai, Thai Eatery - 1821 22nd St, West Des Moines
  • 4.6-star rating on Google (609 reviews)
• Rolling Wok Cafe - 1534 E Grand Ave E, Des Moines
  • 4.6-star rating on Google (382 reviews)
  • Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, and other Asian cuisines
• Thai 1 On - 202 N Washington St, Edgewood
  • 4.6-star rating on Google (60 reviews)

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