Pho Queen

Really good Thai food! I know...the name implies Vietnamese, but there's actually a really nice Thai menu.

Located on the corner of Jay street, it's a casual spot for dining in (and they do a ton of take out). Food is excellent; we shared steamed vegetable dumplings and chicken satay.

Main courses were Kuai Tiao Nam Soup and salmon panang. Soup got great reviews and I really liked my salmon. Curry was delicious and the veggies were cooked just right. The salmon was breaded and fried-but the menu said that it was grilled. Regardless, it was delicious.

Had a blueberry bubble tea and enjoyed trying something different (i usually go for a Thai or green tea option).

Service was super friendly and the kitchen did well keeping up with demand....it was busy with a lot of take out orders.

Will definitely visit again.

This little place has been on my radar since it opened years ago. My favorite dish was always the Ginger with Mushrooms entree. But with the restaurant moving across from Schenectady City Hall and its odd pandemic hours, its been a while since I've eaten there. But all that changed last night when my friend and I checked it out.

We started with the Crab Rangoons, Vegetable Spring Rolls, and Thai Ice Tea. It's been a while, but the Rangoons tasted like they were made with real crab (don't quote me though), and were really good. The Vegetable Spring Rolls have always been a classic, but the Thai Ice Tea may have been the best we've ever had. No joke, order one here and check it out!

For dinner, my friend ordered the Pad See Eww, which was fantastic. Perfectly cooked noodles with chicken, chunks of broccoli, carrots, garlic and kale in a yummy slightly sweet gravy.

I ordered the Kao Aob Sabparod after my friend pointed it out on the menu and it's also my new favorite dish in the Capital Region. It's an amazing yellow curry fried rice dish with chicken, pineapple, raisins, onions, garlic, broccoli, cilantro, scrambled egg, peas, carrots, and cashews. The curry was perfectly mild, with those little pops of sweetness in your mouth from pineapple and the occasional raisin. The various flavors and textures created a very enjoyable savory-sweet experience. So much so, that I caught myself wanting to protect my dish like a wild animal wherever my friend reached over for ANOTHER taste. Fortunately for our friendship, I bit my lip and didn't say anything rude.

Pho Queen was an overwhelmingly positive experience for the two of us. I'm so happy that they've maintained the quality and flavors that I remembered before the pandemic, and we'll definitely be coming back here on a regular basis.

Amazing food here. Absolutely amazing. Phad Preaw Wan if you like pineapple. It's a wonderful mix of sweetness that's just awesome.

The fried dumplings were very small but extremely good. I got some the other day that were quite large but bland and I think in this case the juice is worth the squeeze.

Overall would get food here again. It's a few extra bucks than the average place to a degree but boy is it tasty.

Zero stars. I ordered delivery thru Grubhub an hour ago 4:53 p.m. I live 2 minutes away by car and was told my one simple entree ( green curry chicken) would be delivered by 5:10 p.m. I ended up driving to this empty restaurant to pick up my food myself at 5:45 p.m. I paid a delivery fee and a tip of 15%.

One and done, Pho Queen. I'll be sure to make my abysmal experience with your restaurant known

Finally was able to take my mom to this great place. The server accommodated her request for limited ingredients in her meal due to food intolerances. Google maps indicated it was "busier than usual" but when we arrived there was just two tables with customers, and then during our stay another couple came in. So we all got our own corners of the dining area and enjoyed the subdued ambience of hushed conversations. Mom and I ordered the "Soup of the Day," which was a fabulous coconut milk chicken soup appetizer. Clatter and cooking smells emanating from the kitchen served as appetite stimulants as well so it felt so cozy and relaxed.

Restaurant is in an old but clean building and space is decorated with your typical gold Thai tapestries and statues. Chairs have been updated using fabric covers but are solid and sturdy. Most tables are set up to seat two, but those tables can be moved to accommodate larger groups.

Mom ordered the ginger and mushrooms with chicken, and I had the Kao phad Kee-Mao. Her dish was colorful and zippy with ginger but in a mellow way. My dish was a fancy fried rice dish, with a variety of veggies, chicken (my meat selection), basil, chiles, and garlic sauce. I enjoyed the flavors initially but there was a subtle burnt aftertaste that I couldn't shake. Still I gobbled it up-- and took some leftovers home too.

We also liked the after-meal candies sitting in a big bowl on the counter--my mom got greedy and took two (one coffee and one peppermint), and I took a coffee candy.

Next to the counter is a lovely display of fancy candles and soaps for sell. Nice gift ideas for someone special.

Exiting the restaurant on a warm autumn night, we strolled around Jay Street to walk off the meal. Free evening parking in front of the post office and then convenient walking to pedestrian-only Jay Street wrapped up the nice evening. Pho Queen is in a very good location for a nice meal adjacent to local shopping and other events in downtown Schenectady.

I will recommend this place to friends and will also return!

Despite the name, it isn't just pho. Friend and I got two appetizers and two pho (noodle soup) both seafood. Mine yellow noodles, hers rice glass noodles. The soup flavor was delicous, however, it had a single shrimp, mussel, calmari and scallop in the bowl. Sparse seafood was the most disappointing part of the food we got. Summer spring roll was fresh and delicous. Shrimp satay was lightly grilled also really good. Had enough pho broth for a second meal. (More seafood added from home larder.)

Location, you need to pay for parking. Not their fault parking machines are broken or a bit of a distance from their establishment. Wait staff was good although it appeared to be a single person waiting tables, serving food, cashing out and clearing tables. (Hope he's paid well.) Chef graced the dining room once the crowd left to chat with patrons.

Worth a return visit if I find myself in the neighborhood.

Just talked to friend who was dining companion. She took a pic of receipt. They charged us a fee to use credit card. Problem is, we paid cash. Obviously, we should have noticed it earlier. Review receipts closely.

If you like spicy then this is the place for you! I ordered the mango curry and it was super spicy! It's not byob anymore though.

This place has great food but they don't answer the phone for takeout orders and the online ordering system is terrible. When you place an order and show up during the time that is listed online the food is never ready.

This is 98% delicious Thai and 2% Vietnamese pho. So not so much pho, but a ton of food fit for royalty! I had a lovely rich curry with the perfect amount of heat. If I lived in this city I would make it my goal to eat everything on this menu. My kids had the pho, and it was also very good. There is a lot of construction on the street, and no parking on Sundays because of the open air market, but don't let this stop you.

They seem to have a very active take out business.

Oh! And the Thai ice tea is phenomenal!!! And get the coconut custard dessert. It is warm and rich, perfect for sharing after a massive meal.

Very tasty good Vietnamese food. Nice clean joint with nice friendly staff. Recommend 100%