Reviews for Archa Nine in Lexington, KY
The food was very yummy. The ambience was very nice and the servers were super nice. Ordered the basil fried rice, satay tofu,... Kway Tiaw gang and golden cashew curry , all vegetarian. Everything was great! Read more
Food was great and would come again for this. Wasn’t busy and was seated right away. Took a while for waitress to get to me,... 15 mins. And no one came back to check up or refill water. Other than that food like I said was great. 4/7 Returned to try adifferent dish. Enjoyed the golden cashew with chicken, side of steamed veg and side of jasmine rice. Flavorful but would haveliked a little more of the jelly sauce in the dish. The Thai tea is good. Desert was good. No change in service from first visitand was the same waitress. Not military appreciative. Nice to come back for second meal, however this remains a 4 star rating. Read more
This past weekend, Fat Man Reviews stopped at Archa Nine Thai Kitchen in Lexington, KY. Archa is an easygoing spot offering Thai... street food. I ordered a Sake Sunrise. This is made with Sake, orange juice and sparkling wine. All I could taste wascarbonation, the Sake came through at the bottom of the glass with a sweet plum taste. We tried the Taro Rolls, Chicken Satayand Pot Stickers. The Taro is fried spring roll stuffed with prawns and sweet taro. These were crispy fried, the filling wassweet with a slight spice, it reminded me of an under cooked pancake and the taste of a funnel cake. The Satay is made withturmeric-marinated chicken, coconut milk, cumin, Thai aromatic spices with a spicy peanut sauce. The chicken was fragrant, sweetbut a little dry. The peanut sauce has a nice heat finish. The Pot stickers were Pan-fried dumplings filled pork and a soy andvinegar sauce. They had a good fry, but the pork was under seasoned. The sauce was tangy. I tried the Tom Yum soup made withlemongrass, galangal, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, lime leaves, lime juice, and cilantro( chicken with medium spice). The soupsmelled amazing, and the broth was devine, great sour taste with lime and ginger. Vegetables were all cooked well, but there issliced bay leaf and galangal in the soup, they are bitter and hard to chew. My fiancé tried the Cashew Chicken made withchoice meat(chicken, mild spice), bell peppers, onions, roasted cashew nuts, and Thai sweet chili jam. The chicken was breadedand fried perfect it was very sweet and tasty. The vegetables were cooked well and plentiful. I had the Duck Curry made withroast duck, red curry(served medium with rice) pineapples, carrots, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and fresh basil leaves. Theduck was roasted well and flavorful. The vegetables had a slight crunch adding texture. The curry is very sweet, the rice was alittle over, slightly mushy. Archa serves several Thai dishes with various meat or vegan with tofu. The ser Read more
Good food. Spring rolls were good, Garlic lover was good. Thai tea reminds me of my childhood when I used to drink coffee... creamer. Waitress was very kind, offered her opinions when I asked and I was not disappointed. Read more
Excellent food and friendly staff. I met my aunt here for lunch on a Friday and was seated immediately. Waters, an appetizer,... and our food came out quickly. We got the spring rolls and I ordered the chicken Pad Thai, they were delicious. Highly recommendthis place for a cute date and great service. Read more
My daughter found this for her birthday. It was fabulous!! Very friendly and clean. There were 7 of us and from appetizers; pot... stickers and chicken satay to our entrees. So glad she saw this on another's FB page! Read more
I have a new favorite restaurant. This place was immaculate, our server was very nice and attentive, and the food was amazing.... My Red Pumpkin Curry with Chicken ("American hot" heat level) was one one the most flavorful things I have ever eaten in my 58years. My daughter got the Pad See-Ew, which our server said she eats every day, and I may have to get it next. My husband hadthe Pad Thai with Chicken (medium heat). Also very good. Read more
Great atmosphere and the food was served hit and was delicious. Had the Pad Se-Ew 3*. Noodles were cooked perfectly and sweet... soy sauce was not overwhelming. Compliments to the chef. Read more