Thai Catering Richardson, TX
Banana Leaf Thai serves authentic Thai food to Richardson from its North Dallas restaurant on Preston Rd. Family-owned since 2000 with gluten-free and vegan options, BYOB dining, and DFW catering, it's rated 4.7 stars from 2,154+ Google reviews. Dine in, order delivery, or book catering for your Richardson event. Call (972) 713-0123.
★★★★★ 4.7/5 · 2154+ Google Reviews
🏆 A Dallas Family's Thai Tradition Since 2000
📍 Preston Trail Plaza, Dallas TX
📞 (972) 713-0123

Banana Leaf Thai · 15 minutes from CityLine

Thai Food & Thai Catering for Richardson, TX

Richardson knows Asian food better than any suburb in Texas. Which is exactly why Richardson keeps driving fifteen minutes west for this Thai kitchen.

The suburb with the best Asian food scene in Texas has one Thai gap

Let’s give Richardson its due: between the Chinatown center on Greenville, the pho corridors, and one of the most internationally diverse dining scenes in the state, Richardson eats better than cities five times its size. Its residents are the hardest crowd in DFW to impress with Asian cooking — they grew up on the real thing.

Which is what makes the pattern in our dining room so telling. Week after week, tables of Richardson regulars — Canyon Creek families, UT Dallas faculty, CityLine badge-wearers on a long lunch — make the fifteen-minute drive down the Bush Turnpike to Preston Road. Not because Richardson lacks options, but because a specific kind of Thai cooking is hard to find anywhere: family recipes run by the same family since 2000, curry pastes built from scratch, and a kitchen that treats “mild” and “Thai hot” with equal respect.

If your Thai benchmark was set somewhere serious, good — ours was too. That’s the standard behind every plate, and it’s why the best Thai restaurant in Dallas conversation keeps including a kitchen your neighbors already found.

Catering the Telecom Corridor: CityLine, campuses & team lunches

Richardson practically invented the North Texas tech campus — the Telecom Corridor name is on the historical markers — and today the CityLine development anchors one of the largest office populations in DFW. All those sprint reviews, all-hands, training days, and client visits share one logistical question: what are we feeding everyone?

Thai catering is the answer that makes the meeting better. Curries and stir-fries hold heat and texture through a long buffet line. One order covers the whole team — gluten-free, vegan, halal-conscious choices, and spice from 1 to 5 so nobody is punished or bored. And it reads as an upgrade: “they got us Thai” lands very differently than another sandwich platter.

Buffets start at approximately $18–$22 per person for 25+; full-service packages staff and set up larger events. Menus at the catering hub — or call (972) 713-0123 with a headcount and we’ll do the rest.

What the Richardson regulars order

Pad Woon Sen

Glass-noodle connoisseurs, this one’s yours — and it’s a dish Richardson’s noodle scene respects. Our Pad Woon Sen.

Tom Yum & Tom Kha

Broth people know broth. The Thai soup guide maps both bowls.

The curries

Four styles, four personalities — the curry guide is the shortcut.

Pad Thai vs Pad See Ew

The eternal debate, settled honestly in our comparison. (Answer: order both.)

Full menu · weekday lunch menu · and yes, we’re BYOB.

From your part of Richardson to our door

The George Bush Turnpike makes us closer than you think — it runs almost door to door. Approximate drives:

Richardson areaApprox. driveEasiest route
Canyon Creek / Prairie Creek~12–15 minPGBT west to Preston Rd
CityLine / Telecom Corridor~15 minPGBT west, exit Preston, south to Frankford
UT Dallas campus~15 minPGBT west to Preston Rd
Downtown Richardson / Main St~18 minUS-75 to PGBT west
Breckinridge Park area~20 minPGBT west the whole way

Also nearby: Dallas · Plano · Addison · Carrollton · Frisco

Gluten-free, vegan & every diet at the table

A diverse dining city expects a kitchen that can adapt, and Thai cuisine was built for it. Most of our menu prepares gluten-free without losing anything (rice noodles are the original, not the substitute), and our vegan Thai guide walks the full plant-based path — tofu Pad Thai through mango sticky rice.

Reading labels and macros? Is Thai food healthy? gives you the dish-by-dish truth.

Thai food near Richardson — FAQ

How far is Banana Leaf Thai from Richardson?

About 12–20 minutes depending on your neighborhood — the George Bush Turnpike runs almost directly from Richardson to our corner at Preston & Frankford (17370 Preston Rd, Dallas 75252).

Do you deliver catering to Richardson offices?

Yes — CityLine, the Telecom Corridor, and all of Richardson are in our regular catering range. Buffets from ~$18–$22/person for 25+. Corporate catering details.

Richardson has great Asian food. Why drive to you?

Fair question — and our favorite one. Come for the thing Richardson’s scene doesn’t duplicate: one family’s Thai recipes, cooked by that family, for 25 years. The 4.7★ from 2,000+ reviewers includes a lot of your neighbors.

Do you have gluten-free Thai options?

Yes — one of the deepest GF Thai menus in the area. The full GF guide covers every safe path.

Good for UTD students?

Fifteen minutes from campus, generous portions, and a rewards program that pays you back for loyalty. Study fuel, solved.

Can I order pickup from Richardson?

Yes — order online before you leave and the Bush Turnpike does the rest.

Richardson, take the Turnpike west

Fifteen minutes to the Thai kitchen your neighbors kept quiet about.

🍽 Order Online 📞 (972) 713-0123