@BANGKOK THAI EXPRESS
326 W Main St, Carpentersville
(224) 802-8785
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We tried a couple of dishes we hadn't tried before- Lao sausage and Lad Na. Also spring rolls, Pad See Yew, and Garlic stir fry with beef.
My husband and I are Thai afficionado, and love decently spicy food. Our mediums had definite bite!
Sister- and brother-in-law enjoyed their mild dishes. Definite go to!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our go-to Thai spot for takeout. Food is consistently flavorful and the service is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve given this place enough chances, often there was a problem with my order. Just like on the picture, I requested a fried tofu and clearly it is not fried. On top of that they charged me over $18 for a soup! The menu they give away says $13 for large size tofu soup so if you’re going to raise the prices so much, menus need to be updated for transparency.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food was very good and Fresh. Real Thai food served here!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My boba tasted like a completely different flavor then it was supposed to be
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Yesterday, I ordered the Basil Chicken and a Thai Tea. Unfortunately, the Basil Chicken was very overcooked, had far more peppers than chicken, and absolutely no sauce, resulting in a dry, flavorless dish. Adding soy sauce didn’t help—in fact, it further diminished the flavor.
The Thai Tea, however, was wonderful and something I’d happily order again.
Additionally, the crab rangoon was disappointingly priced at $10 for just five pieces. I’ve never seen such a high price for so little in return.
Overall, this place seems priced as a high-quality takeout restaurant but delivers food more akin to Panda Express. Unfortunately, the quality doesn’t justify the cost. Based on this experience, I wouldn’t recommend ordering from here.
Food: 1
Service: 3
We ordered food for pick up and they were closed. No answer via their website or phone. Likely out almost $80.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great new place. We enjoyed the fresh new food.... update .... they are still great and leave never had a problem ordering here which we do regularly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was my 1st experience trying Thai food and it was delicious! I started with the Crab Rangoon, the pastry was so flaky and the filling so meaty. The Sweet & Sour Chicken was so tender and the sauce was so flavorful! The dessert was out of this world, sticky rice with mango slices and a sweet cream sauce. You wouldn't think that the two go together but they do! I highly recommend this place for amazing food and a quiet atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Phenomenal food and staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is my go-to when I want some comfort food. The pad see ewe has such a good flavor. Everything is always so fresh here and it’s reasonable. Such a good spot!
One of the worst to-go orders I’ve EVER had.
I ordered a papaya salad, medium spicy for $17. It was SO spicy my whole mouth and stomach was on fire. When they have spice levels, “mild, medium, spicy, very spicy, and thai spicy,” there is absolutely no reason a “medium” should have been THAT spicy. I had to trash the whole $17 dish because the spice levels made it inedible. To charge significantly more for a papaya salad than other thai restaurants AND make it so bad… wow. I’ve been sick since last night for the small amount of this I did eat. This was supposed to be my dinner.
Next, I ordered a mango sticky rice. The mango was clearly UNDER-RIPE. It was SO sour and had zero sweetness. Bits of the mango’s skin were on the mango pieces. One piece of mango was clearly brown and spoiled too. A second piece was slightly spoiled with a corner of brown. The white, slightly sweet sauce that goes over the sticky rice was on the side and I could see it was severely WATERED down. It’s supposed to have at least a little thickness to it. It literally had the consistency of water.
By far the WORST food quality of any Thai food I’ve ever had. I’m stunned because of all the great reviews. And shame on this restaurant for overpricing all their food on UberEats to then give THIS very low type of quality. Save your money and go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Usually love this place and order a lot. But we got the pineapple fried rice and it came smelling like cigarettes and tasting like it. I won’t order that again till it’s fixed :/
A little disappointed with my recent visit tonight. I have been here previously and never had an issue. Tonight, I ordered the Bangkok spicy fried rice with chicken. Pick up my order and when I get home I had regular chicken fried rice. It had a good flavor, but was not what I ordered and was looking forward too.
Just discovered Bankok Thai Express two weeks ago and can’t get enough of this wonderful Thai food. We are trying something new every other day. Impress with the freshness of the vegetables. The thin sliced pork tenderloin used in the dishes is lovely.
There is only 3 booths for in house seating. We usually dine in although we have ordered takeout on two occasions when we had houseguests
Virginia and Dennis September 2024
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