Bleh. I happened to have stopped by for a dinner with my friends on the way to Chicago. The service was super slow. We've asked for tea, and never got it, but were charged for it. The ambiance is just okay. Sticky poorly washed forks. Upon request they brought slim useless chopsticks. The food is unimpressive to say the least. Like some had mentioned, for me it too was greasy. I've had a tom-kha, and the fat from the coconut was overpowering, and super bland; I've had to add chilly sauce to make it more appealing, but couldn't finish even a half. The duck curry my friend had was too sweet, fatty, and lacked flavor. The rice dessert was very sweet, and the coconut custard was just gross (first time that I didn't like a coconut custard). I don't recommend this place.
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Ji Hye K.
Trust the Yelp reviews. I didn't... BIG mistake. What could go wrong with Thai food? Anywhere you go, food tends to turn out alright. Edible, at least. Haven't reviewed for Yelp in years, and this place is compelling me to return. My husband warned me - "Yelp reviews are not so good here. Better avoid this place." Yet, I, overly optimistic - which is quite unusual for my temperament - ignored his warning and said we should check it out. How bad could it be?? Well... We ordered Pad Thai and Pad Kee Mao - dishes that are staples at any Thai restaurants. Pad Kee Mao was blah, with soy sauce being the only flavor I could taste in my mouth. But Pad Thai??? It was so bad we had to return it - it had the rotten, fishy egg stink that overpowered everything else. I couldn't even swallow one bite. My husband tried to eat but stopped after 2 bites. So we told the waitress about it and she said they use a special sauce that they make it for all Pad Thais throughout the day - was she hinting that we were the looney ones for complaining? I told her that the culprit to the dish seemed like stale eggs - which she did not believe. She was reluctant to change the dish for us, but I asked her to so anyway - this time, without any eggs added onto it. She returned with Pad Thai without the eggs and sort of dropped it onto the table. We tasted it - the rotten, eggy smell was gone, but it was still not tasty. No flavor. So the lesson for this entire episode? We will trust the Yelp reviews and avoid places with low ratings. Too bad the restaurant is in good location with good parking space. UGH.
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Jimbo B.
It's delicious and authentic. what else could you ask for? The service is very fast and polite, the prices are reasonable. The food is really what makes this place stand out. Everything is very well done. I have been 6+ times. Not usually a bumpin or very popular spot. but i like that it's nice and quiet and the food is always delicious.
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Jen P.
This was my first time trying thai food. This place was not very good. Others seem to like it, but I did not. Their appetizers were okay though.
(2)
steve m.
Have been going here for years and everything is consistently great....try the chicken or beef basil as well as the chicken salad (plai gai) not sure if spelling is correct :). Staff is always so friendly as well!
(5)
SnapdragonI g.
I would give Siam a fourth star if I thought it was okay to (sucessfully ) play directly into the capitalist habit to give customers what they ask for, even if it means a Thai restaurant serves Chinese beer, Chinese pot stickers, Japanese beer, Japanese saki, and other assrted non Thai dishes. I heard all these things unabashadly requested and delivered to other tables during my 1 hour dining experience. They sell...so we'll serve 'em. If none of that would bother you then Siam is Ok...dont get the thai fried rice or the sum tom soup, they are on the bland side. The Pad Siew was good, good. The service was good. The ingredients were all fresh. It was affordable. It was not purely Thai, but I guess Park RIdge does not demand that...so after dinner I got back in my car and headed back into Chicago...
(3)
N P.
I had a taste for thai food so we decided to check this place out, based on a neighbor's recommendation. I had the tofu pad thai and it was just OK. I was fasting that week, so I was avoiding meat. Maybe with meant it would have been better. Other tables had delicious looking meals, piled high with vegetables, so maybe i just ordered the wrong thing. The spring rolls were very very bland, almost not worth consuming the calories! I did like the fact that my noodles were not swimming in oil. I will go back and try something different.
(3)
Norajean N.
Great place for Thai. My favorites are the curry dishes. Always fresh and ere ice very good great neighborhood spot
(4)
Paul V.
Four words... Tom Yum Chicken Soup WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!! This soup of theirs could raise the dead, it is so good. I have had it at other Thai places and those cannot even compare. The soup alone is worth the trip.
(4)
Sara P.
I've been coming to this place for over a decade with my family or alone and it never disappoints. I've never had problems with service there; it's always prompt. It has a great lunch menu, you get a lot for the value. Me and my family love the pad thai, pas see ew (?), panang curry, beef and chicken with broccoli, and the fried rice is particularly good. The ambiance of the restaurant is great, very pretty.
(5)
Pete K.
Siam Thai has some of the best thai food in the area. Try the Pad See-Ew, it's some of the best I've ever had. Their curry is delicious as well.
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Petrina S.
Since I was new to the community figured on Thai for lunch. Staff was warm and friendly considering my 1st time there....love the ambiance. So had nice sized shrimp, ample pineapple, for the fried rice still kinda bland but found it very eggy tasting as well. Possibly because my lunch was room temperature and not hot by the time I made it back to my office. Those who know me know I do not like to reheat takeout in the microwave....so I ate the feast like that. I would have liked a bit more of the cultural seasonings I have had at other Thai restaurants. But hey still very good. Pot stickers loved them alot and couldn't help myself they are so yummy! And so for ambiance, portions and location a huge convenience 4 stars. $20.03 price a bit pricey but for Thai well worth it :)
(4)
Kat L.
Definitely nothing to write home about. Don't let the beautiful uptown park ridge scenery fool you. Flavors? Bland. Anything Thai, you should expect a complex/colorful blend of sauce/spice. I mean how could you mess up something as simple as pad thai? the peanut sauce was nonexistent. got shrimp. uhhh.... borderline undercooked. (and on the dinner menu, $3 additional? kinda crazy) Once my bf and I got our orders, waitress never came back until I waved her down for a check. "finished already?" uhh... yeah. so nice to know you acknowledge the existence of diners around here. don't even bother.
(2)
Leang E.
I have been here a few times, and it seems pretty consistent. The chicken pad thai and the pad see ew is decent. It's a little more saucier than I like, but still flavorful. The service is pretty quick and they have reasonable lunch specials. There's not a lot of Thai options in Park Ridge, but this spot will do the job.
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Jake M.
Thai food is my favorite style of Asian cuisine, and Siam Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants I've been to. Siam is pretty small, but the decor is made up of very cool Thai art and statues. Service here is fair, but the food is phenomenal. The Thai egg rolls are delicious, crispy on the outside with a meaty filling. Chicken satay is also a good choice with a great peanut sauce. The Tom yum soup is very aromatic and the wonton soup has a tasty broth with fresh cilantro and veggies and yummy pork wontons. I had tried curry for the first time, I had the Gang Dang curry, a mildly spicy red curry made with coconut milk, eggplant, bell peppers, and herbs and spices. When served over rice, I was in love. I'm already planning my next visit.
(4)
TS S.
Ate lunch here for the first time this week. My friend turned me on to the Kow Soi which was so good, and a really big portion as well. I will definitely be back.
(3)
Gregory H.
With 2 kids we don't get to go out much and life is too short to be wasting our time at this place. Noodles & co has better food & atmosphere. Pad Thai was ok but no lime garnish. I don't know authentic Thai, but I know good Thai & this place isn't it. The "chief's special" Rama noodles where over cooked, swimming in a bland peanut sauce, & had sad microwaved broccoli on the side. Wife couldn't even finish her beef dish. Oh, Park Ridge, where are your restaurants?
(1)
Anna H.
Location is great for those of us that work in downtown Park Ridge. The lunch specials here are also fantastic. Large portions, great egg roll and good price. I recommend the Pad See Ew, extra spicy, with Chicken. One of the best Pad See Ew I have had. I do not recommend the Panang Curry, a lot thicker than my favorite Panang Curry and too much peanut paste.
(3)
Marissa B.
This place was surprisingly busy for a random Tuesday night. The prices were reasonable and the server was willing to substitute Tofu for Chicken in my dish, which I appreciated. I had the Basil Tofu entree which was pretty good. Nice sauce and not too spicy. I was glad they had carafes of water on the table because the service wasn't outstanding by any means and I fear I would have become dehydrated had there not been water readily available. While the server was nice, we had to request things like plates and silverware... she was a little out of it, I'd say. BOTTOM LINE: Decent food, nice atmosphere, not the best service. Nothing outstanding; stop by if you're nearby but I wouldn't go out of my way.
(3)
Elizabeth T.
Cleanliness - A Ambiance - B+ Service - B+ Food - D Been here 5 times. Each time, my mates and I would order chicken pad thai as one of the dishes. Inconsistent food taste. One time, it tasted like fish sauce was just poured all over the noodles. At other times the noodles were either too hard, too over cooked, or the seasoning was just bland. Eh.You can do better. Skip this place.
(1)
AK S.
I was not impressed. I had Basil Fried Rice with chicken and it was eh. I could barely tolerate the chicken and even got a litte sick afterwards. If I had not gotten sick, I would have given two stars.
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Connie B.
Went for the first time for my sons birthday because he wanted thai food. Thought we would try this place. The food was very good, very good menu with alot to choose from but the service was awful. By the time I left, I was so frustrated. The waitress took forever to ask us what we want to drink, never asked us if we wanted appetizers, never brought us extra napkins after I asked twice. Never asked if we wanted our food wrapped to go, never asked if we wanted dessert, if we wanted a bill and never even acknowledged my son's birthday that we were celebrating not that I expect that but most places they do. I give the service a negative one and for that reason even though the food was very good, I would not go back! !
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Gino W.
Years ago when I worked on the Northwest end of Chicago, several colleagues and I would go to Siam Thai for lunch on Fridays. This was my first exposure to Thai food in the Chicago metropolitan area. And I was so enthralled with the kow soy with shrimp at Siam Thai that it became the barometer for which I measured other Thai restaurants' kow soy. Siam Thai was and still is the best in the Chicago area. I recently returned for kow soy with shrimp and requested it hot-hot. Now that my palate has become accustomed to very spicy food, it was still spicy enough that I could feel heat rising from my scalp. Yes, the kow soy had not been compromised. I shall have to return for some of their curry dishes or some panang. I know they never failed with the kow soy and I have played it safe accordingly. However, the perfection they pour into the kow soy may also be a part of the recipe for their other dishes. I shall find out.
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Jenni S.
Pad Wun Sen. 'Nuff said. Try it. Seriously, go...now!!!!
(4)
Christina G.
A solid place for Thai food in the Park Ridge area. I've ordered from here about 3 times now, all take out situations. I've tried the pad se ewe, woon sen, and pad thai, and all were tasty and most importantly, not dripping in oil. You get a huge portion of food (often, my meal turns into 3 separate meals), and a good amount of protein/veggies with your noodles. Timing is pretty quick as well. I'm usually told it can be ready in 20 minutes, whether it's just two dishes (one for me and one for my husband) or my friends and I ordering together. I especially liked how well they know then menu. I ordered one night on a no-meat Friday during Lent, and was quite pleased they told me that even the shrimp eggrolls have some meat in them. I went with tofu pad thai and veggie eggrolls that night and I was pleased. The only knock is that they don't have any coupons on their menus. I wish they would have a free tiem with a certain dollar purchase, as other thai/chinese places do. Even so, I'll definitely be heading back soon.
(4)
Jacob J.
Located in downtown Park Ridge and with suitable parking in front. Siam Thai seems like a gem and when entering it feels and looks the part of a decent sit down Thai restaurant. However the anticipated excitement falls short when food hits the table. Snooze alert. Just missed the lunch time special so I ordered a la carte. No banter or conversation with the waitress, so she hadn't much to recommend only to receive my order. I saw a dish I've enjoyed at many other Thai restaurants, so I ordered it. There is almost always some kind of seafood soup type of dish and Siam Thai calls theirs Pad Talay. If you Google image the dish, sometimes its seafood and soup and other times it's that plus some noodles. Siam's version had succulent offerings of seafood, so fresh that it was sweet to taste but it also had a shit load of filler that was grossly unnecessary. Bamboo shoots..I could have dried these out and had toothpicks for the rest of the year and some of 2014. When you need a filler add a vegetable people will enjoy eating. The soup base which should tie the entree together was watery and meager. For $12.95 it was a let down, I could have ordered a plain lard nar, paid less and been just as happy. Another filler that was used, imitation crab. Which I didn't mind much because in this dish you could count the number of each type of seafood used (minimal) and the imitation crab which was plenty soaked up the soup and was tastier. I've enjoyed this same dish with more seafood at a lessor cost at other places but can understand that seafood pricing can change and so would their abilities on offering. More about imitation crab, it's the crab that was put into their version of crab Rangoon aka crab won ton. A peel of the imitation crab cut lengthwise and stuffed with cheese into a wrap. It needed a lot more in the taste department, this was savory. A simple mixture of hot chili sauce and sweet and sour sauce helped it a lot. Their food is a solid three stars for minimal excitement and the range of bland. Total bill $23.60. Entree, appetizer and an extra rice to go. $1.50 for a tiny cup and why is it that Thai restaurants serve the tiniest cups of rice? I always inquire and never receive a proper answer. If someone told me it's because in Thailand rice is scarce and they want to show that on the table here, fine. But explain it. Most recently at a Thai place in Chicago the chick had the audacity to say that rice is expensive. No it is certainly not.
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Douglas B.
Wife and I usually just order take out. The food is decent, its nothing to go crazy over. Simple noodle dishes, decent flavor. The Tam Yum soup is very aromatic and flavorful. I do however really enjoy their crispy tofu. It's a good place for last minute dinner or if you don't feel like cooking :D They have a wide variety of choices.
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Rob G.
Cashew chicken is really good.
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Kaushik G.
The place is average....the food is not bad....but won't call it good either. There aren't many Thai options in Park Ridge hence I probably come back once or twice a year. What really annoys me about this place is that for their lunch menu they don't have any curry specials. You have to order a dinner portion of the curry for lunch. Food....ok at best Service...indifferent Ambience...it's a clean premises better than most neighborhood thai places.
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Elizabeth W.
I've been here a few times, almost always with a small group (3+ people), and I have had good service each time. The bathrooms are very clean, and the prices are reasonable, especially the lunch specials. With generous portions on the main menu, you can eat until you're full and go home with some leftovers for lunch the next day. Compared to other Thai restaurants, this is not a very vegetarian-friendly place. The vegetarian items they do offer are tasty, though, and there's plenty to choose from. I'd say the food is pretty good, but not great in the way my meals are at Alt Thai in Arlington Heights. A big plus for me is that you can get lunch here on Mondays, when many other restaurants in this part of Park Ridge are closed. If you're in the area and looking for lunch, spare yourself the work of looking in doorways and windows for "open" signs and just head here.
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Marty K.
Started with Papaya Salad (very tasty,) and Spring Roll. Sweet and Sour sauce was red, which I prefer over Amber-it just looks more appetizing. I then had Panang Curry with Tofu. It was outstanding. Request spicy if you like as it was quite mild. Nice dining experience overall and good service.
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Steven M.
The place was pretty empty so the service was great. We started with spring rolls and they were very tasty and well presented. The orange chicken was large fried strips in an actual orange tasting sauce with broccoli. Not greasy or overly sweet. The mongolian beef has scallions and asian greens that were cooked, but still crispy. My friend had the pea pod beef and he cleaned his plate, so there. Pleasent experience and good food at a resonable price.
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Abe A.
A good Thai experience. Service as usual at a Thai restaurant has no interactions with its Patrons. Several family members recommended it. I made the mistake of ordering an entree that is usually found in Chinese restaurants. Cucumber salad is very good. If you want a quick Thai fix give it a try.
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Taylor D.
I have been to Siam Thai twice now, and the food has been pretty good. We ordered the spring rolls and chicken satay for appetizers and both were very good. My mom ordered the chicken pad thai and she loved it! I had the sesame chicken which was very good as well. The sauce was sweet, and I really liked that the chicken was not deep fried. I will be back for more!
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Aleanna F.
I had vegetable pad thai here and it was ok, nothing special. My friend tried two appetizers, and one was ok (I can't remember what it was) but the other - chive dumplings - was not good at all. It was a nice place, but too expensive for the quality of the food.
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Liz S.
What a disappointment!!! We were so excited to try out a closeby Thai restaurant & not one dish was good! We had a number of chicken dishes & one shrimp dish- out of the 5 dishes, none had any distinguished flavors, spices & for the amount of money- what a waste! The chicken was beyond overly battered, rubbery in texture & none of the sauces or dishes had any depth of flavors (which is a huge surprise for thai food)! We are so bummed-- we are at the point of actually throwing out all of the food, rather than eating it & deciding on what to actually eat for dinner! Even my grandma who is not very discerning, asked "how do they stay in business??"!!!!!!
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Ben W.
Their menu has a section called "vegetarian selections". Most of those items have fish sauce. They think that omitting chicken makes the dish vegetarian and when you point it out, they get hostile and rude. There is a good reason that they have so many negative reviews.
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes
Reina L.
Bleh. I happened to have stopped by for a dinner with my friends on the way to Chicago. The service was super slow. We've asked for tea, and never got it, but were charged for it. The ambiance is just okay. Sticky poorly washed forks. Upon request they brought slim useless chopsticks. The food is unimpressive to say the least. Like some had mentioned, for me it too was greasy. I've had a tom-kha, and the fat from the coconut was overpowering, and super bland; I've had to add chilly sauce to make it more appealing, but couldn't finish even a half. The duck curry my friend had was too sweet, fatty, and lacked flavor. The rice dessert was very sweet, and the coconut custard was just gross (first time that I didn't like a coconut custard). I don't recommend this place.
(1)Ji Hye K.
Trust the Yelp reviews. I didn't... BIG mistake. What could go wrong with Thai food? Anywhere you go, food tends to turn out alright. Edible, at least. Haven't reviewed for Yelp in years, and this place is compelling me to return. My husband warned me - "Yelp reviews are not so good here. Better avoid this place." Yet, I, overly optimistic - which is quite unusual for my temperament - ignored his warning and said we should check it out. How bad could it be?? Well... We ordered Pad Thai and Pad Kee Mao - dishes that are staples at any Thai restaurants. Pad Kee Mao was blah, with soy sauce being the only flavor I could taste in my mouth. But Pad Thai??? It was so bad we had to return it - it had the rotten, fishy egg stink that overpowered everything else. I couldn't even swallow one bite. My husband tried to eat but stopped after 2 bites. So we told the waitress about it and she said they use a special sauce that they make it for all Pad Thais throughout the day - was she hinting that we were the looney ones for complaining? I told her that the culprit to the dish seemed like stale eggs - which she did not believe. She was reluctant to change the dish for us, but I asked her to so anyway - this time, without any eggs added onto it. She returned with Pad Thai without the eggs and sort of dropped it onto the table. We tasted it - the rotten, eggy smell was gone, but it was still not tasty. No flavor. So the lesson for this entire episode? We will trust the Yelp reviews and avoid places with low ratings. Too bad the restaurant is in good location with good parking space. UGH.
(1)Jimbo B.
It's delicious and authentic. what else could you ask for? The service is very fast and polite, the prices are reasonable. The food is really what makes this place stand out. Everything is very well done. I have been 6+ times. Not usually a bumpin or very popular spot. but i like that it's nice and quiet and the food is always delicious.
(5)Jen P.
This was my first time trying thai food. This place was not very good. Others seem to like it, but I did not. Their appetizers were okay though.
(2)steve m.
Have been going here for years and everything is consistently great....try the chicken or beef basil as well as the chicken salad (plai gai) not sure if spelling is correct :). Staff is always so friendly as well!
(5)SnapdragonI g.
I would give Siam a fourth star if I thought it was okay to (sucessfully ) play directly into the capitalist habit to give customers what they ask for, even if it means a Thai restaurant serves Chinese beer, Chinese pot stickers, Japanese beer, Japanese saki, and other assrted non Thai dishes. I heard all these things unabashadly requested and delivered to other tables during my 1 hour dining experience. They sell...so we'll serve 'em. If none of that would bother you then Siam is Ok...dont get the thai fried rice or the sum tom soup, they are on the bland side. The Pad Siew was good, good. The service was good. The ingredients were all fresh. It was affordable. It was not purely Thai, but I guess Park RIdge does not demand that...so after dinner I got back in my car and headed back into Chicago...
(3)N P.
I had a taste for thai food so we decided to check this place out, based on a neighbor's recommendation. I had the tofu pad thai and it was just OK. I was fasting that week, so I was avoiding meat. Maybe with meant it would have been better. Other tables had delicious looking meals, piled high with vegetables, so maybe i just ordered the wrong thing. The spring rolls were very very bland, almost not worth consuming the calories! I did like the fact that my noodles were not swimming in oil. I will go back and try something different.
(3)Norajean N.
Great place for Thai. My favorites are the curry dishes. Always fresh and ere ice very good great neighborhood spot
(4)Paul V.
Four words... Tom Yum Chicken Soup WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!! This soup of theirs could raise the dead, it is so good. I have had it at other Thai places and those cannot even compare. The soup alone is worth the trip.
(4)Sara P.
I've been coming to this place for over a decade with my family or alone and it never disappoints. I've never had problems with service there; it's always prompt. It has a great lunch menu, you get a lot for the value. Me and my family love the pad thai, pas see ew (?), panang curry, beef and chicken with broccoli, and the fried rice is particularly good. The ambiance of the restaurant is great, very pretty.
(5)Pete K.
Siam Thai has some of the best thai food in the area. Try the Pad See-Ew, it's some of the best I've ever had. Their curry is delicious as well.
(5)Petrina S.
Since I was new to the community figured on Thai for lunch. Staff was warm and friendly considering my 1st time there....love the ambiance. So had nice sized shrimp, ample pineapple, for the fried rice still kinda bland but found it very eggy tasting as well. Possibly because my lunch was room temperature and not hot by the time I made it back to my office. Those who know me know I do not like to reheat takeout in the microwave....so I ate the feast like that. I would have liked a bit more of the cultural seasonings I have had at other Thai restaurants. But hey still very good. Pot stickers loved them alot and couldn't help myself they are so yummy! And so for ambiance, portions and location a huge convenience 4 stars. $20.03 price a bit pricey but for Thai well worth it :)
(4)Kat L.
Definitely nothing to write home about. Don't let the beautiful uptown park ridge scenery fool you. Flavors? Bland. Anything Thai, you should expect a complex/colorful blend of sauce/spice. I mean how could you mess up something as simple as pad thai? the peanut sauce was nonexistent. got shrimp. uhhh.... borderline undercooked. (and on the dinner menu, $3 additional? kinda crazy) Once my bf and I got our orders, waitress never came back until I waved her down for a check. "finished already?" uhh... yeah. so nice to know you acknowledge the existence of diners around here. don't even bother.
(2)Leang E.
I have been here a few times, and it seems pretty consistent. The chicken pad thai and the pad see ew is decent. It's a little more saucier than I like, but still flavorful. The service is pretty quick and they have reasonable lunch specials. There's not a lot of Thai options in Park Ridge, but this spot will do the job.
(3)Jake M.
Thai food is my favorite style of Asian cuisine, and Siam Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants I've been to. Siam is pretty small, but the decor is made up of very cool Thai art and statues. Service here is fair, but the food is phenomenal. The Thai egg rolls are delicious, crispy on the outside with a meaty filling. Chicken satay is also a good choice with a great peanut sauce. The Tom yum soup is very aromatic and the wonton soup has a tasty broth with fresh cilantro and veggies and yummy pork wontons. I had tried curry for the first time, I had the Gang Dang curry, a mildly spicy red curry made with coconut milk, eggplant, bell peppers, and herbs and spices. When served over rice, I was in love. I'm already planning my next visit.
(4)TS S.
Ate lunch here for the first time this week. My friend turned me on to the Kow Soi which was so good, and a really big portion as well. I will definitely be back.
(3)Gregory H.
With 2 kids we don't get to go out much and life is too short to be wasting our time at this place. Noodles & co has better food & atmosphere. Pad Thai was ok but no lime garnish. I don't know authentic Thai, but I know good Thai & this place isn't it. The "chief's special" Rama noodles where over cooked, swimming in a bland peanut sauce, & had sad microwaved broccoli on the side. Wife couldn't even finish her beef dish. Oh, Park Ridge, where are your restaurants?
(1)Anna H.
Location is great for those of us that work in downtown Park Ridge. The lunch specials here are also fantastic. Large portions, great egg roll and good price. I recommend the Pad See Ew, extra spicy, with Chicken. One of the best Pad See Ew I have had. I do not recommend the Panang Curry, a lot thicker than my favorite Panang Curry and too much peanut paste.
(3)Marissa B.
This place was surprisingly busy for a random Tuesday night. The prices were reasonable and the server was willing to substitute Tofu for Chicken in my dish, which I appreciated. I had the Basil Tofu entree which was pretty good. Nice sauce and not too spicy. I was glad they had carafes of water on the table because the service wasn't outstanding by any means and I fear I would have become dehydrated had there not been water readily available. While the server was nice, we had to request things like plates and silverware... she was a little out of it, I'd say. BOTTOM LINE: Decent food, nice atmosphere, not the best service. Nothing outstanding; stop by if you're nearby but I wouldn't go out of my way.
(3)Elizabeth T.
Cleanliness - A Ambiance - B+ Service - B+ Food - D Been here 5 times. Each time, my mates and I would order chicken pad thai as one of the dishes. Inconsistent food taste. One time, it tasted like fish sauce was just poured all over the noodles. At other times the noodles were either too hard, too over cooked, or the seasoning was just bland. Eh.You can do better. Skip this place.
(1)AK S.
I was not impressed. I had Basil Fried Rice with chicken and it was eh. I could barely tolerate the chicken and even got a litte sick afterwards. If I had not gotten sick, I would have given two stars.
(1)Connie B.
Went for the first time for my sons birthday because he wanted thai food. Thought we would try this place. The food was very good, very good menu with alot to choose from but the service was awful. By the time I left, I was so frustrated. The waitress took forever to ask us what we want to drink, never asked us if we wanted appetizers, never brought us extra napkins after I asked twice. Never asked if we wanted our food wrapped to go, never asked if we wanted dessert, if we wanted a bill and never even acknowledged my son's birthday that we were celebrating not that I expect that but most places they do. I give the service a negative one and for that reason even though the food was very good, I would not go back! !
(3)Gino W.
Years ago when I worked on the Northwest end of Chicago, several colleagues and I would go to Siam Thai for lunch on Fridays. This was my first exposure to Thai food in the Chicago metropolitan area. And I was so enthralled with the kow soy with shrimp at Siam Thai that it became the barometer for which I measured other Thai restaurants' kow soy. Siam Thai was and still is the best in the Chicago area. I recently returned for kow soy with shrimp and requested it hot-hot. Now that my palate has become accustomed to very spicy food, it was still spicy enough that I could feel heat rising from my scalp. Yes, the kow soy had not been compromised. I shall have to return for some of their curry dishes or some panang. I know they never failed with the kow soy and I have played it safe accordingly. However, the perfection they pour into the kow soy may also be a part of the recipe for their other dishes. I shall find out.
(5)Jenni S.
Pad Wun Sen. 'Nuff said. Try it. Seriously, go...now!!!!
(4)Christina G.
A solid place for Thai food in the Park Ridge area. I've ordered from here about 3 times now, all take out situations. I've tried the pad se ewe, woon sen, and pad thai, and all were tasty and most importantly, not dripping in oil. You get a huge portion of food (often, my meal turns into 3 separate meals), and a good amount of protein/veggies with your noodles. Timing is pretty quick as well. I'm usually told it can be ready in 20 minutes, whether it's just two dishes (one for me and one for my husband) or my friends and I ordering together. I especially liked how well they know then menu. I ordered one night on a no-meat Friday during Lent, and was quite pleased they told me that even the shrimp eggrolls have some meat in them. I went with tofu pad thai and veggie eggrolls that night and I was pleased. The only knock is that they don't have any coupons on their menus. I wish they would have a free tiem with a certain dollar purchase, as other thai/chinese places do. Even so, I'll definitely be heading back soon.
(4)Jacob J.
Located in downtown Park Ridge and with suitable parking in front. Siam Thai seems like a gem and when entering it feels and looks the part of a decent sit down Thai restaurant. However the anticipated excitement falls short when food hits the table. Snooze alert. Just missed the lunch time special so I ordered a la carte. No banter or conversation with the waitress, so she hadn't much to recommend only to receive my order. I saw a dish I've enjoyed at many other Thai restaurants, so I ordered it. There is almost always some kind of seafood soup type of dish and Siam Thai calls theirs Pad Talay. If you Google image the dish, sometimes its seafood and soup and other times it's that plus some noodles. Siam's version had succulent offerings of seafood, so fresh that it was sweet to taste but it also had a shit load of filler that was grossly unnecessary. Bamboo shoots..I could have dried these out and had toothpicks for the rest of the year and some of 2014. When you need a filler add a vegetable people will enjoy eating. The soup base which should tie the entree together was watery and meager. For $12.95 it was a let down, I could have ordered a plain lard nar, paid less and been just as happy. Another filler that was used, imitation crab. Which I didn't mind much because in this dish you could count the number of each type of seafood used (minimal) and the imitation crab which was plenty soaked up the soup and was tastier. I've enjoyed this same dish with more seafood at a lessor cost at other places but can understand that seafood pricing can change and so would their abilities on offering. More about imitation crab, it's the crab that was put into their version of crab Rangoon aka crab won ton. A peel of the imitation crab cut lengthwise and stuffed with cheese into a wrap. It needed a lot more in the taste department, this was savory. A simple mixture of hot chili sauce and sweet and sour sauce helped it a lot. Their food is a solid three stars for minimal excitement and the range of bland. Total bill $23.60. Entree, appetizer and an extra rice to go. $1.50 for a tiny cup and why is it that Thai restaurants serve the tiniest cups of rice? I always inquire and never receive a proper answer. If someone told me it's because in Thailand rice is scarce and they want to show that on the table here, fine. But explain it. Most recently at a Thai place in Chicago the chick had the audacity to say that rice is expensive. No it is certainly not.
(3)Douglas B.
Wife and I usually just order take out. The food is decent, its nothing to go crazy over. Simple noodle dishes, decent flavor. The Tam Yum soup is very aromatic and flavorful. I do however really enjoy their crispy tofu. It's a good place for last minute dinner or if you don't feel like cooking :D They have a wide variety of choices.
(3)Rob G.
Cashew chicken is really good.
(3)Kaushik G.
The place is average....the food is not bad....but won't call it good either. There aren't many Thai options in Park Ridge hence I probably come back once or twice a year. What really annoys me about this place is that for their lunch menu they don't have any curry specials. You have to order a dinner portion of the curry for lunch. Food....ok at best Service...indifferent Ambience...it's a clean premises better than most neighborhood thai places.
(2)Elizabeth W.
I've been here a few times, almost always with a small group (3+ people), and I have had good service each time. The bathrooms are very clean, and the prices are reasonable, especially the lunch specials. With generous portions on the main menu, you can eat until you're full and go home with some leftovers for lunch the next day. Compared to other Thai restaurants, this is not a very vegetarian-friendly place. The vegetarian items they do offer are tasty, though, and there's plenty to choose from. I'd say the food is pretty good, but not great in the way my meals are at Alt Thai in Arlington Heights. A big plus for me is that you can get lunch here on Mondays, when many other restaurants in this part of Park Ridge are closed. If you're in the area and looking for lunch, spare yourself the work of looking in doorways and windows for "open" signs and just head here.
(3)Marty K.
Started with Papaya Salad (very tasty,) and Spring Roll. Sweet and Sour sauce was red, which I prefer over Amber-it just looks more appetizing. I then had Panang Curry with Tofu. It was outstanding. Request spicy if you like as it was quite mild. Nice dining experience overall and good service.
(4)Steven M.
The place was pretty empty so the service was great. We started with spring rolls and they were very tasty and well presented. The orange chicken was large fried strips in an actual orange tasting sauce with broccoli. Not greasy or overly sweet. The mongolian beef has scallions and asian greens that were cooked, but still crispy. My friend had the pea pod beef and he cleaned his plate, so there. Pleasent experience and good food at a resonable price.
(4)Abe A.
A good Thai experience. Service as usual at a Thai restaurant has no interactions with its Patrons. Several family members recommended it. I made the mistake of ordering an entree that is usually found in Chinese restaurants. Cucumber salad is very good. If you want a quick Thai fix give it a try.
(3)Taylor D.
I have been to Siam Thai twice now, and the food has been pretty good. We ordered the spring rolls and chicken satay for appetizers and both were very good. My mom ordered the chicken pad thai and she loved it! I had the sesame chicken which was very good as well. The sauce was sweet, and I really liked that the chicken was not deep fried. I will be back for more!
(4)Aleanna F.
I had vegetable pad thai here and it was ok, nothing special. My friend tried two appetizers, and one was ok (I can't remember what it was) but the other - chive dumplings - was not good at all. It was a nice place, but too expensive for the quality of the food.
(3)Liz S.
What a disappointment!!! We were so excited to try out a closeby Thai restaurant & not one dish was good! We had a number of chicken dishes & one shrimp dish- out of the 5 dishes, none had any distinguished flavors, spices & for the amount of money- what a waste! The chicken was beyond overly battered, rubbery in texture & none of the sauces or dishes had any depth of flavors (which is a huge surprise for thai food)! We are so bummed-- we are at the point of actually throwing out all of the food, rather than eating it & deciding on what to actually eat for dinner! Even my grandma who is not very discerning, asked "how do they stay in business??"!!!!!!
(1)Ben W.
Their menu has a section called "vegetarian selections". Most of those items have fish sauce. They think that omitting chicken makes the dish vegetarian and when you point it out, they get hostile and rude. There is a good reason that they have so many negative reviews.
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