Banana Leaf Thai · 15 minutes from Carrollton
Thai Food & Thai Catering for Carrollton, TX
A city that lines up for hand-pulled noodles and Korean barbecue knows real cooking when it tastes it. Carrollton, meet the Thai kitchen fifteen minutes east.
Carrollton’s food scene earned its reputation. So did we.
Carrollton might be the most underrated food city in DFW. The Koreatown corridor along Old Denton Road draws eaters from three counties; the H Mart food hall alone has minted a generation of adventurous palates. When your city’s baseline is that high, you don’t drive fifteen minutes for “pretty good” anything.
So here’s our pitch, Carrollton: one family, one kitchen, twenty-five years. Banana Leaf Thai has cooked the Jong family’s recipes on Preston Road since 2000 — curry pastes with real depth, tamarind sauce that actually tastes of tamarind, Tom Kha that starts with fresh galangal and lemongrass, not a tub. It’s the Thai equivalent of the thing you already love about Old Denton Road: food made by people whose grandmother would recognize it.
The drive is easy — Frankford Road runs practically door to door — and the payoff is the reason the best Thai restaurant in Dallas debate keeps citing our address. Your city taught you the standard. Come test us against it.
The plates worth the drive
Pad Thai
The reference version: thin rice noodles, real tamarind, peanuts, lime. Reviewers call it the best Pad Thai in Dallas.
Drunken Noodles
For the heat-seekers Koreatown trained — wide noodles, Thai basil, real fire. Compare styles in our noodle guide.
Massaman curry
Slow, rich, peanut-deep. The curry guide explains all four styles.
Tom Kha
Coconut-galangal soup that ends arguments. Full lineup in the Thai soup guide.
Spice levels 1–5, everything made to order. Browse the full menu or the weekday lunch menu. And we’re BYOB — date night math just improved.
Thai catering for Carrollton: from family tables to company floors
Carrollton celebrates at scale — quinceañeras, graduation parties, church gatherings, multi-generation birthday dinners, and the office lunches of one of DFW’s busiest business and logistics corridors along I-35E and Trinity Mills. Thai food was practically designed for these tables:
- Family-style is the native format. Thai meals are shared meals — curries, rice, noodles, and appetizer platters built for passing, not portioning.
- Every relative is covered. The vegan cousin, the gluten-free aunt, the uncle who wants it Thai-hot, the kids who want mild noodles — one order, everyone fed.
- It scales up happily. Buffet packages from approximately $18–$22 per person (25+ guests); full-service packages with staff and setup for the big ones. The larger the party, the better we look.
Explore party catering, corporate catering, and wedding catering — or start at the catering hub and call (972) 713-0123.
Getting here from Carrollton
Frankford Road is the secret: it runs from Carrollton straight to our corner. Approximate drives:
| Carrollton area | Approx. drive | Easiest route |
|---|---|---|
| Koreatown / Old Denton corridor | ~12–15 min | Frankford Rd east to Preston |
| Hebron & Josey | ~15 min | Hebron east, south on Preston — or PGBT |
| Trinity Mills / Midway | ~12 min | Trinity Mills east to Preston, north to Frankford |
| Downtown Carrollton Square | ~18 min | PGBT east to Preston Rd |
Nearby guides: Dallas · Plano · Addison · Richardson · Frisco
Gluten-free & vegan without the eye-roll
Big family tables mean big dietary variety, and Thai cooking absorbs it gracefully. Rice noodles are the original article, so gluten-free Thai here isn’t a workaround — it’s the menu with one sauce swap. The vegan path runs from spring rolls to mango sticky rice with zero sad substitutions.
Health-curious? Is Thai food healthy? answers it dish by dish, honestly.
Thai food near Carrollton — FAQ
How far is Banana Leaf Thai from Carrollton?
About 12–18 minutes depending on where you start — Frankford Rd runs almost directly from Carrollton to our door at 17370 Preston Rd, Dallas 75252.
Do you cater parties in Carrollton?
Yes — family celebrations, graduations, church events, and office lunches across Carrollton. Buffets from ~$18–$22/person for 25+ guests, full-service available. Party catering details.
Is your Thai food authentic?
It’s one family’s real recipes, cooked since 2000 — scratch curry pastes, fresh aromatics, spice levels that respect the original. Carrollton knows the difference; that’s why you’re our favorite critics.
Can the whole family eat — allergies and all?
Yes: gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and kid-mild all come from the same made-to-order kitchen. Tell your server every allergy — the wok adjusts.
Do you do takeout for Carrollton?
Order online, hop on Frankford, and dinner’s ready when you arrive.
Are you BYOB?
Yes — BYOB details. Bring the bottle, we bring the feast.
Carrollton, Frankford Road ends in curry
Fifteen minutes east — dinner tonight or catering for the whole crew.
🍽 Order Online 📞 (972) 713-0123