Topaz

While Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cuisines seem to grab most of the Asian culinary spotlight in the US, don’t sell Thai food short. It is more than curries and papaya salad. The cuisine takes the perfect blend of spicy, acidic, sweet, and aromatic to form bold and dynamic flavors. Located right between Belleville Park and the Passaic River on a busy Washington Avenue, Topaz Thai is a beloved family-owned/family-run BYOB establishment known for its Thai cuisine. Upon entering as a first-timer, I was greeted by the owner’s wife, Bankie, and led to a table by the window inside a cozy, warm, and welcoming dining area with minimal traditional Thai decor. I decided on the Pad Thai (ผัดไทย) with fried tofu accompanied by Thai iced tea (ชาเย็น). The food was incredibly flavorful and fresh, us

The See Ew with beef was delicious. Thai Fried rice with beef and shrimp was good too. My only note is that the shrimp tasted unseasoned and I wish that it did have some seasoning on there. The rice itself was very flavorful. The curry puffs were delicious. Solid thai spot 💯

As Thai people, I would recommend “Kra Pao Nua” (Stir fried Basil with Minced Beef) and Yum Woon Sen (Spicy Vermicelli Salad). The taste like from Thailand my hometown. All portions are worth to pay. Staff are friendly and polite. Atmosphere is very cozy. If you want to fulfill real Thai Authentic taste, I recommend Topaz❤️

Had a nice dinner on a Sunday evening. It was not crowded. For came pretty quickly. Everything we had tasted great. There seemed to quite a bit of takeout from here as I saw a few uber-eats people come for pickups. For an appetizer, I had green papaya salad, which had excellent flavor and was refreshing. I had the red curry with tofu for the dinner. The curry had nice flavor and was pretty mild in terms of spiciness. The tofu was perfect. Trying to eat more healthy, so that's why I went with tofu as opposed to one of the meat options. So I was happy I went with the tofu. Definitely will go hear again, next time I will try the Crispy Whole Fish with the chili sauce.

The food was delicious and authentic also the service was very fast. Server was super nice and welcoming as well! Love it