My son and I had such a relaxing lunch here. I was moved to post about the family friendly atmosphere and especially the staff! The two women working there were so engaging and delightful with my six year old. I loved my stir fried sole rice bowl and they accommodated my gluten sensitivity by using only fish sauce. My son devoured his shrimp potstickers which was amazing since he normally will only eat chicken potstickers. Something about the vibe there. Just lovely!Dietary restrictions: Gluten sensitivity optionsKid-friendliness: So kind and engaging and delighted to interact with my 6yo son.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah T.
Food is amazing. Every dish I have had here is bursting with flavor. Service is good and it is BYOB! Last time I went I let my friend have the leftovers. That was a big mistake! I was thinking about the food all day the next day.
Mark Thomas
The most authentic Thai Food In Chicago . They seem to use the best ingredients and it is a dollar or two more but it is an explosion of flavor. Stunning decor my favorite outside of my trips to Bangkok. Always seem to catch parking in front on Western. Tom Ka soup to die over and Adrian did the duck salad LOVE ITParking: Always seem to catch parking within the block
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
Moose M.
All the food is great here. The servers are kind and helpful. Big menu, some dishes not seen at most US Thai restaurants. Laid back, good prices. Have gone many times. Definitely recommend.
Jessica D.
1/3 of the order was made incorrectly and what was correct was mediocre at best. Service was slow and unhelpful.
MC Young
My 9 year old and I thoroughly enjoyed our meals. We ordered the Pad Thai w/shrimp and Lard Nar/Chicken and my absolute favorite mango sticky rice!! My new go to spot for Thai!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad nor My Phew, Mango Sticky Rice
Guy Serious
The Panang Curry is what you want here. It's amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Megan Moon
The Curry is great. The lunch specials don't seem as good. Maybe a different chef?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
rashel lynn
Food was outstanding. I went at lunch time and bought the lunch special. I had Pad See Ewe and a cup of Tom Yum soup, it tasted so fresh. As you can see my plate was more than enough for two people, I had leftovers. My drink was a jasmine green tea with passion fruit. Waitress was very nice and didn’t rush me even when I came at 2 and they closed at 3. I would 100 percent come back as the food was so delicious and the staff were so kind. They even hand drew a little character on the to go bag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad See Ewe, Soup
Darcie Young Tashey
We love love love this place! Consistently good for take out or dine in. The Panang curry is my absolute favorite, though everything I’ve had is delicious. Very friendly staff and you can always get a seat in there. Lunch specials til 3 for combo meals, very affordable and perfectly portioned.Vegetarian options: All dishes come with option to order tofu or vegetables
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Northern Thai Sausage, Crab Rangoon, Green Curry
It used to be great, I just don't think it's like it was a few year's back.
Food: 2
Brian Craven
Great no frills northern Thai spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Guillermo “William” Ortega
The food is great and the service was fast. The staff is very attentive and friendly. The atmosphere is very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Northern Thai Combo Set, Pad Thai, Soup
Yu Sakai
The food and service were both excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
Hannah E.
Good Northern Thai/Laotian has been hard for me to find in Chicago and this is the first place to come close to being what I'm looking for. This is going to be my go-to for when I need to be hit over the head with herbs and spices. The Northern sausage tastes like inhaling a pack of galangal straight from the herb section of the supermarket, and is respectably spicy, too. If your tongue is somehow still bored, you can take a big bite out of the sticks of straight ginger they give you to go along with it. For the main course I got the ap pla, something I actually have not had before, but sounded like the perfect entree. First of all, anything steamed in a banana leaf is an automatic yes, because it holds all the flavors in perfectly. But also, it's fish and eggplant and lime leaf and spices, many of my favorite things. It's maybe not as explosively flavorful as similar dishes (either Laotian mok pa or Cambodian amok trey), but it had a nice mellow savory profile and was a nice foil to the kick of the sausage.
My son and I had such a relaxing lunch here. I was moved to post about the family friendly atmosphere and especially the staff! The two women working there were so engaging and delightful with my six year old. I loved my stir fried sole rice bowl and they accommodated my gluten sensitivity by using only fish sauce. My son devoured his shrimp potstickers which was amazing since he normally will only eat chicken potstickers. Something about the vibe there. Just lovely!Dietary restrictions: Gluten sensitivity optionsKid-friendliness: So kind and engaging and delighted to interact with my 6yo son.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is amazing. Every dish I have had here is bursting with flavor. Service is good and it is BYOB! Last time I went I let my friend have the leftovers. That was a big mistake! I was thinking about the food all day the next day.
The most authentic Thai Food In Chicago . They seem to use the best ingredients and it is a dollar or two more but it is an explosion of flavor. Stunning decor my favorite outside of my trips to Bangkok. Always seem to catch parking in front on Western. Tom Ka soup to die over and Adrian did the duck salad LOVE ITParking: Always seem to catch parking within the block
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
All the food is great here. The servers are kind and helpful. Big menu, some dishes not seen at most US Thai restaurants. Laid back, good prices. Have gone many times. Definitely recommend.
1/3 of the order was made incorrectly and what was correct was mediocre at best. Service was slow and unhelpful.
My 9 year old and I thoroughly enjoyed our meals. We ordered the Pad Thai w/shrimp and Lard Nar/Chicken and my absolute favorite mango sticky rice!! My new go to spot for Thai!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad nor My Phew, Mango Sticky Rice
The Panang Curry is what you want here. It's amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Curry is great. The lunch specials don't seem as good. Maybe a different chef?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was outstanding. I went at lunch time and bought the lunch special. I had Pad See Ewe and a cup of Tom Yum soup, it tasted so fresh. As you can see my plate was more than enough for two people, I had leftovers. My drink was a jasmine green tea with passion fruit. Waitress was very nice and didn’t rush me even when I came at 2 and they closed at 3. I would 100 percent come back as the food was so delicious and the staff were so kind. They even hand drew a little character on the to go bag.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad See Ewe, Soup
We love love love this place! Consistently good for take out or dine in. The Panang curry is my absolute favorite, though everything I’ve had is delicious. Very friendly staff and you can always get a seat in there. Lunch specials til 3 for combo meals, very affordable and perfectly portioned.Vegetarian options: All dishes come with option to order tofu or vegetables
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Northern Thai Sausage, Crab Rangoon, Green Curry
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It used to be great, I just don't think it's like it was a few year's back.
Food: 2
Great no frills northern Thai spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is great and the service was fast. The staff is very attentive and friendly. The atmosphere is very nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Northern Thai Combo Set, Pad Thai, Soup
The food and service were both excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
Good Northern Thai/Laotian has been hard for me to find in Chicago and this is the first place to come close to being what I'm looking for. This is going to be my go-to for when I need to be hit over the head with herbs and spices. The Northern sausage tastes like inhaling a pack of galangal straight from the herb section of the supermarket, and is respectably spicy, too. If your tongue is somehow still bored, you can take a big bite out of the sticks of straight ginger they give you to go along with it. For the main course I got the ap pla, something I actually have not had before, but sounded like the perfect entree. First of all, anything steamed in a banana leaf is an automatic yes, because it holds all the flavors in perfectly. But also, it's fish and eggplant and lime leaf and spices, many of my favorite things. It's maybe not as explosively flavorful as similar dishes (either Laotian mok pa or Cambodian amok trey), but it had a nice mellow savory profile and was a nice foil to the kick of the sausage.