Pad Nam Prig Pao
Thai Town

Thai Town

359 N McLean Blvd #1438, South Elgin, IL 60177, United States

Thai • Salad • Drinks • Asiatic


"I rarely will post about a bad experience in a restaurant because we worked in the business and understand it could just be a bad day... I have to share a horrible experience with Thai Town in South Elgin. We wanted to try something new and trust me we will not go that route again. Called the order in for pick up and was told it would be ready in 20 minutes, went it took another 35 minutes waiting. We ordered 2 pad Thai meals, sesame chicken meal and an order of calamari. While I was there the kids wanted the soda with the tapioca which I thought would be maybe a few dollars 5.00 a piece). I was handed a tiny bag and pulled up a screen to tip her 9.00 or more on the meal I was picking up, they would deliver for 6.00. We are all for tipping but really... I did tip 3.00 like a fool.. The drinks the kids threw out because they said it tasted like bleach. Charged 9.95 we were given literally 8 calamari. They told my son when he questioned why it was so small that calamari is expensive??? We came home and I was just so disgusted and showed my husband so he called the owner got on the phone and he explained to her that he wanted half our money back because it was so bad. She said bring it all back and we said fine we will be right there it was terrible). The son called before we left screaming "How dare you talk to my mother that way and my husband said I was very nice to your mother but I am very very dissatisfied with your service and food. The son said keep the food and fight your bank, I will not give you back your money!!! They said they have to feed their family and could not give a refund to us and my husband said he was simply trying to feed his family and it was unacceptable food and service. The 8 calamari were literately rubber bands dipped in breading served with a watered down sweet and sour sauce..... Longest post I have ever written... Wish I would have read the Yelp and Google Reviews First!!!! Pictures will not post but will upload if I can so you can decide for yourself.."

Siam Noodle And Rice

Siam Noodle And Rice

4134 North Broadway, Chicago, 60613, United States Of America

Thai • Soup • Fish • Curry


"This continues to be the best traditional Thai restaurant in the entire Chicago region. I worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Northeastern Thailand for two and a half years before moving back here for graduate school in 1992. I was introduced to this restaurant by Thai students in my graduate program who assured me it was the best place in town . They were correct and I was elated to have discovered a restaurant that had mastered both traditional Central Thai dishes e.g. Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Tom Yum, Curries, etc. and real Northeastern Thai cuisine as well . It also feels like a restaurant from Thailand in that it is a family run place, and you see the same people every time you come in year after year . For those unfamiliar with traditional Northeastern Thai dishes, I would recommend that you treat yourself and your friends to a special evening of exploration by sampling the delicious selections on their Northeastern Hot Spicy Homestyle Thai section of the menu. My favorites are: Larb made with finely chopped chicken mixed with fragrant herbs and spices, Nam Tok thinly sliced beef prepared with mint, cilantro, and spicy kii noo peppers, papaya salad which is prepared with green unripe papaya, garlic, peppers, etc., and Thai pork sausage and fried chicken. All of these dishes are to be ordered with Sticky Rice and many will come with spicy or tangy dipping sauces on the side. My wife and I have been coming here for nearly 30 years, and we 've been bringing our daughters for the past 20. We 've introduced numerous friends to Siam Noodle and Rice as well, all of whom have marveled at the flavors and the quality of the food. I could not more highly recommend this restaurant, and I hope you have the opportunity to experience their food."