Paula was our server today and she was amazing. The food is always fresh, hot and very tasteful. It’s paid parking, nice small outdoor space where I ate. Try the Thai noodle soup medium spicy, help me feel better from a cold. Thanks for the wonderful service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Astoria Ernst
Overall great experience! First time coming in, amazing service, extremely kind staff, DELICIOUS food! The atmosphere was super comfortable- came in on a slower quiet night but still! Highly Recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karl Meyer
The waitstaff was very kind and friendly, the food was amazing, and damn...the music was perfect.
My favorite place in Chicago, by far.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Victoria Burton
Paula is truly a gem. She cooked for my elderly seniors . Welcome to our Taste of Chicago
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vung Lun
Food was delicious, I ordered the shrimp pad see ew but i recommend getting it with beef instead. Thai milk tea and passion fruit soda were delicious. Service was great but the inside of the store was very hot so I opted to sit outside which had a glass roof and a fence around it which was nice but didn’t allow that much airflow so it was very hot and sunny. Besides that I would definitely come again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lexi Davis
Amazing neighborhood gem! I have to believe the bad reviews are either used to more Americanized-Thai (pad thai/whatever) or maybe hit off hours? We had a fantastic experience eating at Paula's last night.
Our wonderful, friendly server helped recommend local Thai favorites, cute/cozy setting (not fancy Mich-star vibes, more homey, family cooking), delicious and flavorful dishes. We had the papaya salad, beef boat noodles, panang curry, and mango sticky rice and all of them were excellent.
We will definitely be back :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LaDamion Vang
We came from out of town and revisited Paula Thai Kitchen after a fantastic experience on our first trip. Back then it felt like the owner was in the kitchen and every dish was bursting with authentic Thai flavor and made with care.
Unfortunately this recent visit during a late evening was a complete letdown. The food seemed to come from a completely different place. The chicken wings were burnt and nearly inedible. The crab fried rice was bland and flavorless with the soft shell pieces left whole and unappetizing. The spicy pork belly basil lacked any real Thai flavor. It resembled a sloppy stir fry with sauce haphazardly splashed on. The papaya salad with pork belly was overly sour and the pork belly seemed thrown on as a last minute garnish. The crispy curry duck was a tiny portion not crispy and had no flavor at all.
It was not just that the food was overpriced. It was that the quality was far below what we expected. That is what truly upset us. It is a shame that the current cooks do not seem to have the same passion or skill as before. This visit felt like we were served a watered down imitation of what this restaurant once was.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
David Madison
Had an incredible meal at Paula’s. They were accommodating of us bringing our small dog on the patio when we called ahead and were overall very friendly. The food was phenomenal, we had the chicken satay, dumplings, and nutty lamb curry. All of them blew us away. Highly recommend, especially for gluten free options!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nessa Rose
This place has great Thai food in Lincoln Park. The staff are sweet. The food was so delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Laha
It was very good at the Chicago Thai Festival! Their fried tofu with peanut sauce was incredible. Can’t wait to visit in person!!
The food here is excellent— one of the best Thai food I’ve ever had. They have a lot more variety in dishes than most Thai restaurants.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot Tom Yum Gluten Free, Mango Sticky Rice Dairy Free-Gluten Free, Num Tok Grilled Pork Shoulder
Randy Lee
Food was amazing but the portion size for the price was way too much. My papaya salad was 20% papaya and 80% tomato. Sticky was also very expensive for about 4 oz. Thai Tea was very good, tastes very authentic. Overall if you’re looking to try good thai food this place very good. If you’re just looking for a place to eat casually thats good and worth the price to portion size, I would recommend another place.
Food: 5
Edwin Eisenstaedt
The creamy chicken soup was full of many types of flavor. I enjoyed shrimp appetizer. Also , the chicken curry hit the spot and helped warm up a cold night. Nice friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crunchy Pad Thai, Sauce, Panang Curry with Vegetable, Drunken Noodle
John Willis
i love the $10 lunch special and the outdoor patio!
Paula was our server today and she was amazing. The food is always fresh, hot and very tasteful. It’s paid parking, nice small outdoor space where I ate. Try the Thai noodle soup medium spicy, help me feel better from a cold. Thanks for the wonderful service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall great experience! First time coming in, amazing service, extremely kind staff, DELICIOUS food! The atmosphere was super comfortable- came in on a slower quiet night but still! Highly Recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The waitstaff was very kind and friendly, the food was amazing, and damn...the music was perfect.
My favorite place in Chicago, by far.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Paula is truly a gem. She cooked for my elderly seniors . Welcome to our Taste of Chicago
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious, I ordered the shrimp pad see ew but i recommend getting it with beef instead. Thai milk tea and passion fruit soda were delicious. Service was great but the inside of the store was very hot so I opted to sit outside which had a glass roof and a fence around it which was nice but didn’t allow that much airflow so it was very hot and sunny. Besides that I would definitely come again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing neighborhood gem! I have to believe the bad reviews are either used to more Americanized-Thai (pad thai/whatever) or maybe hit off hours? We had a fantastic experience eating at Paula's last night.
Our wonderful, friendly server helped recommend local Thai favorites, cute/cozy setting (not fancy Mich-star vibes, more homey, family cooking), delicious and flavorful dishes. We had the papaya salad, beef boat noodles, panang curry, and mango sticky rice and all of them were excellent.
We will definitely be back :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came from out of town and revisited Paula Thai Kitchen after a fantastic experience on our first trip. Back then it felt like the owner was in the kitchen and every dish was bursting with authentic Thai flavor and made with care.
Unfortunately this recent visit during a late evening was a complete letdown. The food seemed to come from a completely different place. The chicken wings were burnt and nearly inedible. The crab fried rice was bland and flavorless with the soft shell pieces left whole and unappetizing. The spicy pork belly basil lacked any real Thai flavor. It resembled a sloppy stir fry with sauce haphazardly splashed on. The papaya salad with pork belly was overly sour and the pork belly seemed thrown on as a last minute garnish. The crispy curry duck was a tiny portion not crispy and had no flavor at all.
It was not just that the food was overpriced. It was that the quality was far below what we expected. That is what truly upset us. It is a shame that the current cooks do not seem to have the same passion or skill as before. This visit felt like we were served a watered down imitation of what this restaurant once was.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Had an incredible meal at Paula’s. They were accommodating of us bringing our small dog on the patio when we called ahead and were overall very friendly. The food was phenomenal, we had the chicken satay, dumplings, and nutty lamb curry. All of them blew us away. Highly recommend, especially for gluten free options!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has great Thai food in Lincoln Park. The staff are sweet. The food was so delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
It was very good at the Chicago Thai Festival! Their fried tofu with peanut sauce was incredible. Can’t wait to visit in person!!
Restaurantji Recommends
Delicious Thai food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is excellent— one of the best Thai food I’ve ever had. They have a lot more variety in dishes than most Thai restaurants.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot Tom Yum Gluten Free, Mango Sticky Rice Dairy Free-Gluten Free, Num Tok Grilled Pork Shoulder
Food was amazing but the portion size for the price was way too much. My papaya salad was 20% papaya and 80% tomato. Sticky was also very expensive for about 4 oz.
Thai Tea was very good, tastes very authentic.
Overall if you’re looking to try good thai food this place very good. If you’re just looking for a place to eat casually thats good and worth the price to portion size, I would recommend another place.
Food: 5
The creamy chicken soup was full of many types of flavor. I enjoyed shrimp appetizer. Also , the chicken curry hit the spot and helped warm up a cold night. Nice friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crunchy Pad Thai, Sauce, Panang Curry with Vegetable, Drunken Noodle
i love the $10 lunch special and the outdoor patio!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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