Tom Yum Knook Thai Restaurant (Papillion)

[ChadJK]

Tom Yum Knook Thai Restaurant
1401 E Gold Coast Rd Ste 200
Papillion, NE 68046
(402) 331-5525
https://www.tom-yum-knook.com
https://www.facebook.com/people/Tom-Yum-Knook-Thai-Restaurant/61561076190538/

This place has opened where Hunan Palace used to be near 84th & Hwy 370 in Papillion.

[FishFighter92]

Clicked the Facebook link. I see a Vietnamese dish being advertised and a few pics of Lao dishes. Oh well.

[nativeomahan]

It is not unusual (at least in Omaha) for Thai restaurants to also have Vietnamese dishes on the menu.

[ChadJK]

Clicked the Facebook link. I see a Vietnamese dish being advertised and a few pics of Lao dishes. Oh well.

It is not unusual (at least in Omaha) for Thai restaurants to also have Vietnamese dishes on the menu.

Also, I would imagine many people just lump all cuisine from the Indochinese Peninsula into one category. So, from their persepective, saying it's not Thai but is Laotion or Vietnamese is akin to saying, "that's not Nebraska cuisine it's Iowa cuisine." You're splitting hairs as far as they're concerned.

[FishFighter92]

Clicked the Facebook link. I see a Vietnamese dish being advertised and a few pics of Lao dishes. Oh well.

It is not unusual (at least in Omaha) for Thai restaurants to also have Vietnamese dishes on the menu.

Also, I would imagine many people just lump all cuisine from the Indochinese Peninsula into one category. So, from their persepective, saying it's not Thai but is Laotion or Vietnamese is akin to saying, "that's not Nebraska cuisine it's Iowa cuisine." You're splitting hairs as far as they're concerned.

Then don't call it a Thai restaurant. "Hair Splitting Asian Cuisine" would be more acceptable.

Your comparison is off though. It's more like comparing Creole to Nebraskan cuisine, very different foods.

[nativeomahan]

Honestly I think the reason that some local Asian restaurants feature both Thai and Vietnamese food (the two “Vietnamese” restaurants come to mind) is that for the time being not enough Omahans are familiar with either particular cuisine, so the restaurants need to cast their culinary net wider in order to snag more customers. Some Japanese restaurants here also have at least a small number of Americanized Chinese dishes on their menus.
I’ve been eating both Thai and Vietnamese food since the 1970s, and I absolutely love both cuisines. It’s nice to be able to order Thai spring rolls to accompany your Banh Mi sandwich. Or have your dining companion feast on a Thai curry dish while you opt for the pho.

[ChadJK]

This place has new owners. I stopped in for lunch today and didn't recognize anyone (not that I was an expert on everyone who works there) and saw it has been redecorated. So, I asked my waitress about it and she said it changed ownership in January 2026.