Paula's Thai Kitchen

2441 N Halsted St, Chicago
(773) 687-8961

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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!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Liam Downing

I ordered delivery, they forgot my coke in the order - I let them know and I was refunded. I ordered the same exact order a week later and, there was a 2nd cola in the bag at no charge! Along with a smiley face on my receipt next to the "1 Coke" circled in sharpie.

I never even complained about the missing coke, I was content with the refund (mistakes happen, and it;s not like my food was missing). This made my day.

Also the food is good!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justine C

2.5/5 stars. The raw shrimp appetizer was good and so was the papaya salad with crispy pork although this was the first place where we got more meat than papaya (not necessarily a good thing). The tiger cry was overcooked even though we specifically asked for med rare. The sauce also tasted more like bbq sauce. The yentafo was just awful. Couldn't taste the bean curd sauce at all, the soup was bland, seafood was fishy, and rice noodles were all broken.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 5

Gannon Sauvage

Far too expensive for what it is. $90 for satay, Larb, and pork belly

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Abhijay Vuyyuuru

Absolute waste of money. This was literally the worst Thai green curry I had in my life. It was burnt and had a weird smell. I highly recommend not ordering from Paula’s Thai place. Avoid at all costs.

Please don’t order from here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Merari Diorio

The mango sticky rice slapsss! It’s the perfect variation of salty and sweet! We come here for that and the drinks! Service is amazing and she’s so sweet!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sakshi Khurana

We placed an order using MenuStar and 45 mins later when the food didn’t arrive and so I called them. I was passed from person to person and was asked my info multiple times and finally someone told me they ‘see my order now but didn’t before because your order went to spam.’ It took another half hour for the food to arrive and it’s so unacceptable that this happened, if I hadn’t called they would have left me hanging. I highly recommend you call them after ordering to make sure your order goes through.

Food: 5

Service: 1

Piengnapa Pakuthai

As a Thai, I think this place is underrated. I kind of understand that their food can be too strange of you never try local Thai dishes besides pad thai before.

I brought korean and dutch friends there. We ordered papaya salad with crispy pork, tom yam hotpot seafood, grilled squid, and blue crab spicy salad. The korean was very happy because our cuisines are similar. The dutch was confused even he was in thailand before because he was only at tourist spots and ordered only padthai. So no wonders why the score is lower than it supposed to be.

I love every dishes we ordered. The blue crab spicy salad is difficult to find in Europe ( I moved to the Netherlands), so I was so happy when I saw it in the menu and they nailed it 5/5. Papaya salad was delicious; my dutch friend loved it 5/5. Tom yam seafood is more like poh tak(โป๊ะแตก) that put holy basil in it, good for cold days 5/5. The squid is a bit chewy tho, perhaps we should have eat it right away when served 4/5. Btw, it can be very spicy that you need to specify the level of your spicy tolerant. I asked two chillies for papaya salad and normal level for tom yam and blue crab salad. It turned out spiciness of papaya salad was right for me and the rest were a bit too spicy (I’m weak in this as a Thai, lol).

The ambience was also awesome. It reminded me of Thai street food that its charm is from little details in decorations and lights. It was not as perfect as 5-stars hotel but it gave a homy atmosphere in which I love it very much 5/5.

Service is very friendly and helpful. The staff kept checking on us. They gave us only forks as well even though they knew I’m thai. So, don’t get offended if they give you only fork. If you want chopsticks or spoon, you can ask them.

I would recommend this place if you love authentic thai food, especially thai or asian people who miss their home. We commuted from the city center, it was like 15 min driving, and it was so worth it.

Thank you very much for your food and service! ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hot Pot Tom Yum Gluten Free, Papaya Salad with Blue Crab Poo MA-E-Sarn Style

Fanny Mendoza

I came here for lunch, and I felt like I was transported into a family home. I ordered the spicy basil beef lunch special with crab rangoon. The service was quick, the staff was friendly, and the food was so good. It truly tasted like a homemade dish, and even their plates remind me a lot of my own family plates. I am coming back here and highly recommend it to all. The entire vibe of the restaurant felt so familial. It was very lovely. They also have outdoor patio seating!

11/10 bring everyone !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Basil Chicken

Melvin Mathew

Best mango sticky rice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eli Smith-Cohen

Slightly smaller portions but it’s very tasty, and great service

Garret S

Very filling, good price. Iced coffee was good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sahara Shrestha

Excellent food and service!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Altay Atik

Could be the weirdest dining experience I had. We decided to stop by for a quick dinner because it was nearby and had decent reviews but quickly came to realize thats not the case. Starting with the walk of shame through the kitchen to use the bathroom which is extremely unsanitary. Next the part that upset me was getting the "white treatment". I ordered a pad thai and specifically told them to make it spicy. They gave my asian girlfriend a decent meal and chopsticks while i received the most bland pad thai i ever had with no spice (not just heat) whatsoever served with a FORK. When they realized im unhappy with the food, they gave me some red pepper flakes in a very questionable plastic container. Outside of that the occasional weed smoke coming from the kitchen for sure gave it a weird vibe. On the plus side the portions was pretty big and i didnt hate it. Two stars. Wont return

Parking: $2.5/hr paid street parking

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

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