"Roanoke's Thai food scene has thankfully grown in the past 10 years. I remember coming to the city in 2011 with only one option, and it was horrible. Of the current options today, Oriental House is the first one I tried because it was the only one I saw during my research with a vegetarian menu. I had the pad thai, and it wasn't bad. It was more orange than normal but it tasted fine enough for me to order delivery from here in the future. My sister's pra ram jae tofu was also really good, so I was sold. However, when we ordered it for delivery, it didn't taste the same. The pad thai was also not that great the second time around. However, I did try the drunken noodles, and it was good so I kept ordering it. Unfortunately the last time I ordered it, I received barely seasoned noodles (see attached photo where I have separated the noodles from the vegetables). I can forgive them for using different noodles than the ones traditionally used for drunken noodles, but I can't forgive them for this. I have also tried other Thai restaurants in the area that have better food, and for that reason, I have demoted Oriental House to #3 on my list of best Thai Restaurants in Roanoke. It remains on the list because it is still a vegan-friendly option. My meat-eating mom also thinks their fried rice remains undefeated. It also remains a nice place to go downtown-my cousin walked in and used their bathroom once-maybe just don't order delivery from here. It was so empty when we went for Saturday lunch though."
