text: Just do not waste your time or money on this restaurant Their website is much more impressive than their establishment We tried this restaurant because they touted their lunch specials in their mailer My friend and I went in but guess what The lunch specials are not even on the menu nnWe waited ten minutes after being seated before we were asked for our order at which time we asked about the lunch specials and were told Chicken Fried Rice or Sweet Sour ChickennnAfter asking for one minute to look back over the menu because the options for the lunch menu were pretty slim we waited another ten minutes until we were asked for our orders again even though our menus were clearly closed and stacked on the edge of the tablennMy friends water glass had lipstick stains on it The water tasted like lemonflavored dish soap The table was sticky My overall impression of this restaurant was heading downhill super fastnnThen our food came out My friends fried rice was mushy and her veggies were burnt My sweet and sour chicken tasted like stir fry covered with Manwich I have never had tomatobased sweet and sour in my life NastynnThen we were ready to go and had to go to the register because no one would bring us our check The service was horrible and we felt like we were treated poorly because we ordered the lunch specials nnWe will not be returning to Papaya Thai and will tell anyone who will listen to avoid it This was my friends first Thai experience and she says she is unlikely to ever try Thai cuisine again because of it Yeah it was that bad and the indigestion that followed for both of us was extremely unpleasant And it is not family friendly eithernnHead down to Mint Thai on Gilbert Road between Baseline and Guadalupe or drive to Malees on Main or A Touch of Thai in Old Town Scottsdale These restaurants are superior to Papaya Thai in every respect