Satay Thai

Ive been here about a half dozen times, and get the chicken satay. The chicken is always cooked correctly (e.g. not overcooked and dry … and not undercooked and dangerous) and the peanut sauce is rich, peanutty, and has a bit of spice. The sauce is one of my favorites around here. The rice is often a bit dry, but not too bad. The soup/​salad/​spring roll sides are ok, but very basic. The spring roll in particular is one of those tiny ones.
The service is very friendly and although you order at the counter they bring your food to you once you sit down and make a point of bringing you water if you want it (so, a tip is definitely in line when you order). They do seem to want to avoid having extra staff, and so if they are busy things can get slowed down. I always get there before noon and never have to wait long.

Satay is THE BEST for cheap college Thai. I literally come here multiple days in a row sometimes. You’re not here for the atmosphere; you’re here for cheap, tasty food. Another plus is that it has never seemed unclean or gross – which is definitely more common in cheap Asian fare than one would like. So in all Satay is great and addictive with no obvious downsides!

Cheap college food, do not recommend it. Food was cold and noodles were hard by time I got my takeout.

Love this place. Recommend pad Thai, drunken noodle, beef foe, red curry and crispy basil chicken.

A decent place. Service was slow even though they didn’t have many customers. I haven’t tried other Thai restaurants in Nashville but hope I can find a better place.

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Pretty decent Thai food. I ordered the Pad See Eew, and honestly I wasn’t sure what to expect since getting the flat rice noodles can be difficult to get in Texas and I wasn’t sure what the noodle situation would be out on Nashville. To my surprise everything tasted pretty good and the prices were super reasonable (20oz soda, entrée, and app for under 15 bucks).
Definitely a good value, I can’t say it was the best Thai food I’ve ever had, but it’s definitely a solid choice if you are looking for it. The family that runs the place is Thai so there is for sure some authenticity associated with the food you’re getting.

I give this place a five because it’s one of my favorite restaurants for food. There can totally be improvements on the consistency of the shakes (flavor), but that’s about it. And they will actually give you spicy if that is what you want!!!

This place smells exactly like a tonsil stone. The good is alright, but they bring it out on paper plates and give you weak plastic utensils. A little pricey for the mediocre quality.

I would love to review their food but I’ve been waiting an hour for a delivery that was promised in 30 minutes!
After one hour, I called and they said the driver had left with my food and he would be here in 5 minutes. (They are a mile from my house.) They lied. It is now 90 minutes since I ordered. I called and the girl who answered the phone said they were very busy and the driver would be here in 15 minutes. Evidently, they do not care about delivery customers and walk-​ins come first!
Still waiting. My family is hungry and the kids should have been in bed by now. The order was placed at 6:40 pm and it was almost 8:30 when we finally sat down for dinner.
Soup: cold.
Rolls: cold.
Curry, brown rice, vegetables barely warm but tasted all right.
Spring rolls are supposed to be cold. Good thing.
Not a good experience!

Since joining Unilocal approximately one year ago, I have been trying to conquer my food neophobia (the fear of eating new or unfamiliar foods) so it led me to try Satay Thai Grill & I am so happy I did.
Satay is a small strip mall counter served restaurant with an extensive menu and reasonable prices. The staff was helpful, patient, and assisted with my many menu pertaining questions as needed. I decided to order the Satay Shrimp Skewer served with fried rice, a salad, and served with this delicious peanut sauce on the side. I sampled from my co-worker’s plate 1 spring roll, ½ cream cheese wonton, & 1 pan fried dumpling. It was delicious as well. Our orders were ready in less than 10 minutes. The food was hot, fresh, well seasoned, & satisfying to my palate.
Satay may not be as authentic as the other reviewers mentioned but for a Thai novice such as myself it was perfect & I had good experience.

I rarely review but had to post how awful this meal was. Totally dry and gross. Avoid.

A decent, fast food style Thai establishment with minimal seating near Vanderbilt. The service is quick and friendly. While eating in the restaurant with my father and roommate, we saw families, students, and regulars walk in constantly. You order at the counter, and the hostess will speed by with plasticware and paper plates a few minutes later. While popular and near-​lightning speed, the food left one a bit wanting. My chicken pad thai tasted a bit ketchup-​laden, but still quite tasty with a generous heaping of peanut sauce and spicy goodness. The chicken was a tad too stringy and dry for me. They offer some Vietnamese food as well, though my dad claims the phở is far from authentic (albeit quite delicious).
I would say this place is a great deal, but lacks some freshness (ie: lime in the pad thai, variety of veggies in the salad, etc). Otherwise, the speed and seasonings more than make up for some minor issues.

Solid Thai Food. I eat it about once every two weeks sometimes more sometimes less. The food always tastes great and is hot and made fresh. I wish there was more of a variety but the options they offer are good. Their spice rating it 1 – 5 they also offer Thai spicy if your into that sort of thing. So I say you should try Satay you will not be disappointed.

Let’s be clear, Satay Grill is neither the most authentic or mindblowing Thai place Nashville has to offer; however, when I’m looking for a quick-​thai fix, it definitely delivers.
I ordered a small Tom Kha soup and the chicken satay (comes with steamed or fried rice and side salad or spring roll). Both were delicious. The soup was the perfect mix of sweet and sour, and the chicken was moist and seasoned well. The peanut sauce that comes with the chicken was great, as well.
I left feeling satisfied with both food and service, with my wallet only $ 10 lighter. Would come again!

Not bad. Not great. Would eat there again. Got the pad Thai and cream cheese wontons.
Price was Ok but I will checking out other Thai options around town.

There are much better Thai places in Nashville, so we only have Satay when we want it delivered (which is often). The quality of the food has greatly improved in the last year. I like the panang curry, green curry and the fresh rolls the best.
Their delivery times have been way too long lately. It’s been nearly 2 hours the last two times.

Not really worth it thai food. The chicken was terrible. Had a nasty flavor and texture. The ordering at the front and then sitting down thing was awkward. I guess they don’t have servers?! But it looked like a place that would have servers. It’s a shame cause other things weren’t too too bad.
I went here for lunch with a friend. We both ordered pad Thai which came with a spring roll or salad. The spring roll was tiny and didn’t seem too fresh. I say it’s a shame cause the rice noodles were good! And I ordered a ⁵⁄₅ for spiciness and the spice was there! Yum. But the dish was just kinda blah. And that nasty chicken.
The place was very small. Nothing special there. Tiny two person tables. The girl at the front was nice and funny laughing at me eating the spicy noodles. It has a lot of potential, but I wouldn’t go back.

A big Vanderbilt student spot since it is on the student dining card, decent prices too, so it sure beats the hell out of Best Wok. This place has some solid Panang curry, although the chicken is a little on the off side. I’m not sure exactly what it was with the taste, maybe just a slight aversion to dark meat on my part. Also, the preponderance of paper plates and cutlery makes me wonder how their prices are so reasonable, literally everything is paper plates and plastic forks. You would think a restaurant would naturally just use dishes, but it does look like a small kitchen.
The egg roll is sinfully delicious, in that deep fried crispy kind of way. So go ahead and splurge calorically on it, you’ll enjoy it. I’ll be back here again, if not for the Panang, then maybe to try the Black Pepper crab.

A Thai place in Nashville that delivers and is close to my house? Yes please!
I decided to call in an order for pick up to give them a try, and ordered the vegetable stir fry, green curry, and tom kha soup. They told me it would be ready when I arrived, so I waited about 15 minutes and made my way over.
The girl at the front counter could not place my order once I got there and while trying to figure out what happened she was on the phone with a delivery order who got the wrong food (I’m thinking mine).
Confusion ensued, and after waiting another 15 minutes I had my take out order. Someone (I think the manager) gave me a free bottled drink for my trouble. So I get the food home and the portions are small. Granted, these would be good for me eating alone, but I’m accustomed to a Thai feast with plenty of leftovers. However, it was only $ 21.00 for 2 entrees and a soup, so at least it was cheap!
My green curry was spicy and had a good flavor, and so did the tom kha soup. However, the veggie stir fry was rather bland, but overall it was a decent meal. I would order from here again if it was delivery and I am feeling lazy, but if I’m going to make the effort to drive for Thai food, I’ll go somewhere else.