Jo's Modern Thai

Thai restaurant
Accommodating gluten-free
Lunch
Dinner
Asian
Delivery
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This spot offers a cozy ambiance with charming decor perfect for casual dates or meals with friends. The attentive staff is knowledgeable about gluten sensitivities, ensuring a safe and accommodating dining experience with plenty of gluten-free options available.
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Accommodating

Some risk of cross-contamination

Trained staff
Checked by Atly
Always inquire directly about health and safety.

Good to know

1

They offer several gluten-free options on the menu.

2

Call ahead to confirm hours; they close at 9:30 PM.

3

Parking may be unsafe in the surrounding neighborhood.

3725 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619, USA
2.4km

People are saying

J
To start, give "The Truth Behind Jo’s Modern Thai Reddit" a quick search. Here's our experience: Our waiter forgot to sub out the noodles in the Drunken Noodles for the gluten free option. My wife discussed this with him very clearly. This is a very routine beginning of the meal as my wife is deathly allergic to gluten. I think you can see where this is going... The noodles arrived, we ate them. They were fine. And then you remember they were $27. Ouch. The waiter, who was hard to flag down to order, and then later to get the check, was oddly chatty with us as we were gathering our things. All of this made sense 15 minutes later when my wife starting to get very sick. We looked at the photos online and realized he forgot to sub the noodles. We called when they re-opened and my wife was completely gaslit. "I need to talk to the waiter before I refund anything". "He says you never discussed your allergy". "I can only refund the noodles, not the Massaman Curry". "We can't refund the tip". My wife was sick for two weeks. She threw up, she lay in bed for 24 hours. We 100% would have forgiven everything had they just owned up to the mistake!! Who cares about $70!! That wasn't even the point. This place is silly. The vibes stink, the service is distant and and incompetent (your one job is to not poison the guests, right?). The prices are cuckoo. ($6 for a Topo Chico) The food in fine. We can do better. As this poor country is getting kneecapped by psychopaths and grifters, you search out sane, empathetic communities who are trying to take care of each other. Unfortunately, this place is extractive and predatory. AVOID.
K
What a phenomenal experience! We had heard great things about this place, but even with high expectations, Jo’s Modern Thai blew us away. Adela was so helpful navigating us around the menu with my son’s gluten sensitivity. We were able to have most things on the menu with a few modifications. We had the tuna tartare, coconut cakes (at the insistence of the table next to us), crunchy catfish salad, drunken noodles with Smokin Woods brisket, and corn sundae (coconut ice cream with corn three ways). Every single dish was a winner, and we couldn’t stop raving about the combination of flavors and textures in each bite. We’ll definitely be back!

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