Affordable Las Vegas! - Archi's Thai Kitchen
6360 W Flamingo, Suite A
Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-880-5550
This restaurant has a fun twist. They have a drive thru! You don't see many Asian restaurants with a drive thru (I do not count Panda Express!) All their food is cooked to order, so don't get to excited. Their drive thru is more in line with Olive Garden, BW3 and other restaurants where you order in advance and when you get there they bring it to your car. Still it isn't a concept you see a lot at the mom and pop places.
Archi's is definitely a mom and pop joint. All the available floor space is taken up by tables and cramped it can probably accommodate 30 people. If there are more than two people in line you have to wait outside. The days I have been there I have seen as many as 10 people waiting in line.
All this said, the food is definitely worth it! The lunch specials are $5.95 for chicken, pork, beef, or tofu and $6.95 for shrimp. For this price you get the soup of the day, an egg roll and your meat cooked in one of 10 styles with rice. My favorites have been the Spicy Basil and the Red Curry. Like many Thai restaurants in the Valley they cook this to order asking you on a scale of 1-10 how spicy you like it.
They have three dinner specials that serve a family of 4. The least expensive is $21.95 and the most expensive is $30.95.
Their menu, is more extensive than most of the Thai restaurants I have visited with 16 entrees, 7 curries, 9 salads, 7 soups and 16 choices in the noodles and rice category. The inside is clean and homey. The plates and silverware don't all match and either do the chairs but everything is well kept and the restaurant smells like food. A wonderful step up from some restaurants that fall in the affordable category.
Downside. $15 minimum credit card charge. Don't they know that this is against their Visa/Mastercard charter! Also they are a bit out of the way on Flamingo at Torrey Pines, a good 15 minutes from the Strip.
Archi's is definitely worth the drive and the wait. So pick a time that isn't too busy (or call ahead and get an idea of the wait time) and head to a wonderful Thai experience.
