Kapow Thai Street Food

I thought I had written a review of this place when I visited last summer with my husband , but when I went there with two friends the other day and did my check-in here on Yelp, I realized I hadn't.

My friend and I were warmly greeted when we arrived. The place was pretty much empty except for a couple of people.

This is a small place that seats around 26-28 people (just a quick estimate, as I didn't count the seats) .

This is a great little place for some wonderful Thai food. They have a lunch special (11am to 3pm) with lots of good choices.

While my friend and I waited for another friend to show up, we were served a small bowl of their soup of the day to start. I did wish the waitress had waited for our friend to show up. When she arrived only a few minutes later (we waited to eat our soup), she looked a little perplexed thinking we had already ordered our food and started without her. That wasn't the case.

I ordered Drunken Noodles with pork. My friends ordered Green Curry with chicken; and Cashew Nuts with chicken. The vegetables in my dish were fresh and the pork was tender. My friends enjoyed their food too. Good portions for lunch and I had some leftovers to take home.

Hot green tea for me in a very large mug, which warmed me up.

If you're looked for some tasty Thai food with friendly service, I highly recommended this place.

This is really a place that makes me wish I could do half-stars so I could go up a smidge.

A friend brought us take-out from here several months ago and it was tasty. I can't quite remember what I got, but I was pleased with it.

A few days ago I ordered take-out - I'm rarely at that end of town but happened to be and was excited. I was quoted a 35 minute wait. I arrived at around 33 minutes and was told it was "just being packed". 20 minutes later (so over 15 minutes later than quoted), I was finally handed my bag of food. It's a small space so if it's cold out, waiting for takeout is a bit awkward. They were clearly very, very busy - almost every table was seated, and at least 5 takeout orders were picked up while I was there - but the lack of communication was a bummer. I actually did have a time-constraint so the lack of knowing when I'd get my order made what should have been an enjoyable treat pretty stressful, to the point that I almost told them I wanted to cancel and just get a refund.

The food was good. We got drunken noodles, green curry, summer rolls, and tom kha soup (all vegetarian/made with tofu). The green curry had amazing flavor but was so spicy-hot to the point of being nearly inedible to me. I LIKE spice, had ordered this with 0 spice added on their heat scale so I could order my own...but it literally had me sweating. As an aside, I had asked for a spice packet with my order which they forgot; that ended up being fine since I sure didn't need any. The rest of the items I'd happily eat again.

Altogether, they seem to do great business and their food is solid. But their customer service (lack of communication, over promising and underdelivering, forgetting an item...their voicemail isn't set up, so if you call and they're busy you get a generic message and are not sure you called the right number) was disappointing.

Ultimate gem of Wilmington! Everything my family and I have eaten here has been delicious!

Staff are great at acknowledging every customer that walks in (letting them know to have a seat wherever they choose and will be right with them no matter how busy they are) and great service!

Restaurant is a tad small, but cozy. Servers immediately bring out complimentary egg drop soup to keep people from getting Hangry while waiting to order and getting main dish. Treat yourself and dine in with them!

I had a delivery from DoorDash of the Thai beef jerky and chicken pho. The Thai beef jerky was really tender and the fatty pieces were so delicious. I could eat this all of the time. Great flavor and the sauce with it was a nice accompaniment. The pho was not my favorite, but the chicken was good. Pricing was very high for chicken pho.

Hands down the best Thai food in Wilmington. Haven't had this quality of Thai in a long time...

Too bad I ate everything before remembering to take a photo. The pad Thai was delicious! I wish this spot was in Raleigh, but I'll have to settle for when I visit friends in the area. The spring rolls were average, nothing special.

It took 30 minutes to make our order, but it was worth it. Would definitely stop by again to try more menu items.

This was a very new restaurant when we visited (only opened a week). The staff was still training but our food came out fairly quickly and very fresh!

The tom kha soup took me right back to Bangkok. It smelled and tasted so authentic. The spring rolls were very average, so it did not disappoint. The beef jerky was meh. I wouldn't order it again, it was very dry and chewy. The flavors were interesting. The Black Magic Salmon was insane. It was a huge portion and had a huge amount of eggplant, which was right up my alley. Super savory and perfect amount of spice. The white rice was a perfect way to soak up the sauce. The massaman curry was very delicious and authentic as well. We were too full to have dessert, but highly recommend this Thai restaurant!

It's a little small inside, and there is no outdoor seating.

I ordered to-go Thai Beef Jerky, Thai/Laos style papaya salad, Pad See-ew with tofu, Kapow with tofu, and house special Prik Khing Chicken.
My favorite was the Thai beef jerky, Kapow with tofu, and Prik Khing Chicken. The beef jerky was so flavorful and crispy. The Kapow and prik khing were also flavorful. The curry paste on the prik khing tasted fresh, housemade.

The pad see ew noodles could have been cooked just a little bit more, but I did like the wok flavor.

The Thai/Laos style papaya salad isn't for everyone since it has a fishy taste. It came with whole pieces of crab in there so you'll want to watch out for that while eating it.

Also received some pork rinds. Not sure which dish that came with.
Too bad they didn't have desserts available.

This is a worthy Thai restaurant to try.

Great food at great prices! The gyoza and Thai chicken wings were some of the best in town. The drunken noodle bowl tasted great, the veggies were chopped a little large though for my liking. Definitely more of a takeout spot, but we will definitely be going again!

We tried out Kapow for lunch today and the service was friendly and knowledgeable, the food was full of fresh veggies and tasted so delicious! Cozy clean atmosphere so be sure to get there early before they fill up! Outdoor seating available and beer and wine. Definitely recommend!