Food was delicious. The owner is the nicest person alive. Making this a regular spot for pick up. Cannot recommend
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cherie Porter
Delicious and affordable. Spicy! Larb was amazing as was the panang curry.
A W
Delicious and affordable. Spicy! Larb was amazing as was the panang curry. Everything we ordered was delicious and beautifully decked out with extras.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles
Jason Kashyap
This place is great! Small family owned spot with excellent food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Rosen
The food is outrageously good and the man at the counter (guessing he is the owner) is wonderful. He’s helpful and welcoming and just a pleasure to deal with. I’m so glad I took a chance. I’ve got lots of decent Thai around me and the menu is a bit different here. Everything I’ve had has been so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Krol
Everytime I dine in at Thai Aree House, I always get their Pad Thai. Each bite is an explosion of flavors. It's so satisfying that I always order extra to enjoy later at home.
Tina M.
I want to start off with the service of this place. It is honestlyamazing. The man who picked up the phone to take orders is so sweet and welcoming. I have a pretty weak stomach so I don't usually order from random places but this is my go-to Thai place. I never ever get sick from here. He also gave me extra white rice, condiments and some watermelon. Amazing place.
Isabel Beeman
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO EAT HERE!!! I just got takeout for the first time and wow. The basil fried rice is my favorite I’ve had in the city. Not to mention the owner is one of the sweetest men on the planet, and walked us through the menu, spiciness levels, and all the different sauces with so much patience and kindness. He even gave us a slice of watermelon to take home with our takeout? will be back and highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice
Steve A.
Great longtime favorite of Thai cuisine in Chicago, one of the city's best. It doesn't look like much of a restaurant, but the food makes up for it. Thai Aree is about as authentic for flavor and spice as you can get, and it gets really spicy. Has a pretty well rounded menu of classic items to choose from. Prices are pretty okay for the portions and quality. After hearing such great things about it, we made our way here. It's kind of a small place. This is in a pretty boring area on Milwaukee Avenue with not much around it but garages and that kind of stuff. Also the building looked crappy. Of course we are skeptical. Anyway, we ordered because we were already here. It's about $11 for an entree, and we each got noodles. Also you have a protein choice. We each got these with tofu. As for the spice, we got medium. She had the Pad Thai. It looked pretty good, but the spice was the key. This was medium but still pretty spicy. I got the Pad See Ewe. This was a choice of stir fried thin or wide rice noodles. Got it with the wide ones which were good. This had broccoli, Chinese broccoli, eggs which I left out, and choice of protein, and I got the tofu. Creamy and hot. The very spicy level would have just overwhelmed the flavor it seems. Has to be a consideration if looking for authentic Thai food. It recently had a renovation. The menu has plenty for meat eaters as well as vegans and vegetarians.
Gary Dayan
Take out or delivery only but the best Thai food in Chicagoland. Been going here for over 20 years.
Great spot for Thai food. We got the pad kee mao and chicken larb salad, medium spice. Nice amount of kick and super flavorful, not bland at all. Gave us extra dry spices just in case but we didn't need it. Lots of other options on the menu as well. Just a heads up, it's take-out only from 4-8pm. Owner is a super cute and friendly dude. Be nice to him and he'll be nice to you (we got a complimentary piece of watermelon and extra rice without asking because they had extra at the time; not guaranteed though). Quick service and free street parking in front of restaurant too. Across the street for la michoacana ice cream if you're looking for dessert.
James Bretz
Some of our favorite food for takeout! We always order extra for leftovers. The owners are so sweet and remember you and make you feel like family. Amazing curry, beef lar nar, pad see yew, and pad Thai. Our favorite though are the perfectly spiced shrimp in a blanket. E
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Marriam Shah
Wonderful owner and great drunken noodles!! We will be back!!
Nan E.
I love this restaurant! I don't treat myself often when it comes to take-out orders; but when I do, this restaurant is always my top choice. The owner ALWAYS gives the best customer service, the food is very flavorful and reasonably priced, and there are many options to select from. Hope they stay open for a long time!
Natalie Domchenko
Delicious food and friendly service. This place is all things wonderful.
Food was delicious. The owner is the nicest person alive. Making this a regular spot for pick up. Cannot recommend
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious and affordable. Spicy! Larb was amazing as was the panang curry.
Delicious and affordable. Spicy! Larb was amazing as was the panang curry. Everything we ordered was delicious and beautifully decked out with extras.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles
This place is great! Small family owned spot with excellent food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is outrageously good and the man at the counter (guessing he is the owner) is wonderful. He’s helpful and welcoming and just a pleasure to deal with. I’m so glad I took a chance. I’ve got lots of decent Thai around me and the menu is a bit different here. Everything I’ve had has been so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everytime I dine in at Thai Aree House, I always get their Pad Thai. Each bite is an explosion of flavors. It's so satisfying that I always order extra to enjoy later at home.
I want to start off with the service of this place. It is honestlyamazing. The man who picked up the phone to take orders is so sweet and welcoming. I have a pretty weak stomach so I don't usually order from random places but this is my go-to Thai place. I never ever get sick from here. He also gave me extra white rice, condiments and some watermelon. Amazing place.
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO EAT HERE!!! I just got takeout for the first time and wow. The basil fried rice is my favorite I’ve had in the city. Not to mention the owner is one of the sweetest men on the planet, and walked us through the menu, spiciness levels, and all the different sauces with so much patience and kindness. He even gave us a slice of watermelon to take home with our takeout? will be back and highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice
Great longtime favorite of Thai cuisine in Chicago, one of the city's best. It doesn't look like much of a restaurant, but the food makes up for it. Thai Aree is about as authentic for flavor and spice as you can get, and it gets really spicy. Has a pretty well rounded menu of classic items to choose from. Prices are pretty okay for the portions and quality. After hearing such great things about it, we made our way here. It's kind of a small place. This is in a pretty boring area on Milwaukee Avenue with not much around it but garages and that kind of stuff. Also the building looked crappy. Of course we are skeptical. Anyway, we ordered because we were already here. It's about $11 for an entree, and we each got noodles. Also you have a protein choice. We each got these with tofu. As for the spice, we got medium. She had the Pad Thai. It looked pretty good, but the spice was the key. This was medium but still pretty spicy. I got the Pad See Ewe. This was a choice of stir fried thin or wide rice noodles. Got it with the wide ones which were good. This had broccoli, Chinese broccoli, eggs which I left out, and choice of protein, and I got the tofu. Creamy and hot. The very spicy level would have just overwhelmed the flavor it seems. Has to be a consideration if looking for authentic Thai food. It recently had a renovation. The menu has plenty for meat eaters as well as vegans and vegetarians.
Take out or delivery only but the best Thai food in Chicagoland. Been going here for over 20 years.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great spot for Thai food. We got the pad kee mao and chicken larb salad, medium spice. Nice amount of kick and super flavorful, not bland at all. Gave us extra dry spices just in case but we didn't need it. Lots of other options on the menu as well. Just a heads up, it's take-out only from 4-8pm. Owner is a super cute and friendly dude. Be nice to him and he'll be nice to you (we got a complimentary piece of watermelon and extra rice without asking because they had extra at the time; not guaranteed though). Quick service and free street parking in front of restaurant too. Across the street for la michoacana ice cream if you're looking for dessert.
Some of our favorite food for takeout! We always order extra for leftovers. The owners are so sweet and remember you and make you feel like family. Amazing curry, beef lar nar, pad see yew, and pad Thai. Our favorite though are the perfectly spiced shrimp in a blanket. E
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Wonderful owner and great drunken noodles!! We will be back!!
I love this restaurant! I don't treat myself often when it comes to take-out orders; but when I do, this restaurant is always my top choice. The owner ALWAYS gives the best customer service, the food is very flavorful and reasonably priced, and there are many options to select from. Hope they stay open for a long time!
Delicious food and friendly service. This place is all things wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5