Thai Square

If I’ve had a bad experience at a restaurant, I give them the benefit of the doubt, knowing that everyone has a bad day. But this was so bad, I probably won’t be back. We ordered two dishes for take out: Pad Thai and Orange Chicken. The Pad Thai was bland — very little flavor — and the noodles tasted burned. The Orange Chicken looked like they took chicken nuggets from Sam’s Club and threw a little sauce on them. It was awful. There are too many good Asian restaurants in the NW Suburbs — Thai included — to revisit this one.

We visited Thai Square last week. Since many in the previous reviews raved about the Crab Rangoon we ordered it. This appetizer was OK. Dinner: my dish was the Golf of Thai; simply delicious, great variety of seafood and so, many different flavors in one dish! I would definitely recommend it for seafood lovers. This dish deserves five stars. My friends got Teriyaki Chicken and Mongolian Beef both were good.

Great food and fast service. Super fresh ingredients…

Great authentic Thai food with real NATURAL ingredients. Many gluten free ingredient alternatives for Pad Thai, Pad See Ew and a few other dishes, just ask they are more than happy to accommodate a GF diet. The employees are always gracious and welcoming. The prices are reasonable for the quality of food. Order spicy if you like a little kick to your dishes. Delivery is quick in case the weather causes you to hibernate and not leave the house!

The good:
The curry puffs were super delicious. And the crab rangoons were okay too — more cheese than crab but some people like it that way. Also, the service was great. I called in my order ahead of time and everything was made just like I wanted to.
The bad:
I had the spicy basil chicken as my entrée. I cannot complain about the portion they gave me, for the price — really great value. But the food itself was not very good. The ground chicken was really dry and crumbly even though there was an oily sauce at the bottom of the dish. And there also seemed to be chunks of chicken with sinew and fat still attached to it. I thought was strange to find medium sized chicken pieces in a ground chicken dish. I’m hoping they were just having an off day.
Probably will not be going back, but if I do and if I have a better experience, will try to update my review!

My kids love the Pad Woon Sen with chicken. My wife loves the pepper steak dish or a curry. I will try anything but love pad thai. It has a very clean and comfortable dining area. We also get food to go from here and they’ve never messed up our order.

My kind of place. Why?
First of all NO MSG!
Good fresh food, Good Service. I like coming here between lunch and diner.
Des Plaines train station directly across the street. Nice train ride from Chicago or if you live in Chicago. Spring rolls with peanut sauce with fresh jalapeños,
Chicken Satay awesome. Try the spicy Chicken soup with basil cilantro and dumplings its my favorite.
Vegan and vegetarian friendly.
I’m picky lived in Chicago 35years use to my favorite places, moved to burbs cause of work. Did a lot of research found a lot of good places.
The waiter: Peter was very attentive.
For the $$$
And good CUSINE come here.

Had a carry out, ordered the red curry, ended up going to the bathroom, maybe this doesn’t happen often, but never going there again!

Just ordered chicken pad thai and a thai iced tea! Probably the most blandest food I have ever had and the tea was so horrible I took 2 sips and threw it away! What a waste of $ 9. Although the owner was so sweet and nice food sucks!

Bland. Red and green curries tasted like spicy water. Meat was dry and flavorless. Portion was small even for lunch.

I had drunken noodles with chicken. Food was really good, quick service. The place was pretty cute, but we were a little sketched out because the restaurant was empty on the Wednesday we were in there. Several groups came in for pick up orders though. Definitely a good amount of food for the price!

Thai food fanatic and I must say food was ok. Service was the worst part of the experience. Waitress was unattentive and rude when I told her the Thai Tea she brought me didn’t even have tea in it. I said it just tasted like sugar and milk and some aftertaste of premade syrup. She said just put water in it. After I told her I didn’t want it she still never took it or removed from bill. Then one of my other guest at our table never received their meal and after several attempts to get the waitress to come over… she never really cared to fix the issue other than saying we must of had bad communication. Bad service, and worst Thai tea ever.

Thai Square has been around since ’08 in downtown Des Plaines. The restaurant offers appetizers, soup, salads, noodles, fried rice, curries, entrees, lunch specials, and desserts. Some friends and I came here for an early dinner and were seated right away. I had the Pad See Ewe with the chicken, but was disappointed with the dish — the noodles were terribly overcooked, doubling its size due to the engorgement of water; while the chicken was plentiful and the flavor was pretty good, the undercooked broccoli and the overcooked noodles made it more on the unappetizing end. My friends had the Pad Thai, and even that dish contained overcooked noodles. I really liked the plate of complimentary persimmons you receive with your check, which gives you a nice little ending to your meal. The place itself is not too big, and it seems to be a local favorite for lunch. I’m glad I was able to check this place out, but not sure if I’d go back!
+overcooked noodles T_​_​_​T
+complimentary persimmons with the check
+friendly staff
+street parking available

The Drunken Noodles are great. Plus, the service is always very friendly. Great place!

Flavorless food.
Poor service.
Waitresses stand around chatting instead of filling waters or clearing plates or checking on customers.
Our table still had dirty dishes on it when we left. We had to get up and ask for our check.
Chicken in the dishes appeared to have been boiled earlier in the day then added to previously cooked vegetables and then some sauce dumped on top. It’s clear the food is not freshly prepared. They didn’t even bother to toss the sauce in with the food.
Chicken and vegetables were not seasoned at all and sauces were bland bland bland.
This place ranks as one of our worst dining experiences ever!

Came here last night for a quick bite to eat. Strangely, the restaurant smelled a bit like a fish tank, although I did not notice any fish tanks around. I ordered panang curry, which is my standard Thai dish. I asked for vegetables only, but received chicken instead, so it is a good thing I am not a strict vegetarian. Very few vegetables were in the bowl, and no tofu at all, which made me realize just how important the tofu is to this dish, as it is necessary to soak up the juices for consumption in a solid form. My husband got some orange chicken and crab rangoon. Both were pretty good, although the crab rangoon «shell» was different from the norm, more like a very smooth fried wonton. My brother-​in-​law got the pad thai, which I didn’t try, but he ate it all so it must have been okay. Overall, this was not my favorite Thai food experience.

Best Thai place in the burbs. When I lived in Des Plaines, I ordered takeout from here at least once a week. I never shied away from my standard chicken pad thai and chicken satay because they are just that good. I heart the mini cucumber salad that comes with the chicken satay. I love the way they cut the edges of the cucumbers and the dressing is unexpected and light. I just wish the portion was bigger! That satay is great as well. Perfectly cooked and seasoned chicken on a skewer and bomba$$ peanut sauce. Again, only complaint is that the dipping portion is too small so I usually end up just slathering the sauce on the chicken with a knife (or my finger…).
The chicken pad thai is only $ 8 a serving. Seriously. That’s it. And it is enough for 2 – 3 meals. I consider this dish an investment for that reason. Bonus: this stuff makes for great cold morning after leftovers. Or maybe I’m weird and just love eating cold leftovers.
I’ve never eaten in, but it looks like a nice place for a quiet BYOB meal where you can catch up with friends. I’ve also noticed they have an area of items that will keep kids occupied during their meal. Super friendly cashier/​staff. My takeout orders are always ready within 10 minutes of ordering. Love this place.

This place is easy to find — right in the heart of downtown Des Plaines next to the theater.
I came here for lunch on a Friday with some co-​workers. The place feels cozy and had adequate seating for the lunch rush.
They have lunch specials for $ 6.95, which includes the dish and appetizer of the day (which in our case was an eggroll). I ordered the standard for me when I try new thai places — pad see ewe. I enjoyed my dish and there was plenty of it. The noodles were cooked well and weren’t too heavy, greasy, or mushy. The one star was knocked off only for the amount of chicken I had on my plate — there could have been more. My coworkers ordered the spicy basil and pad kee mao and both liked their meals.
Overall a solid place for lunch, take out, or dinner. I noticed dinner-​sized noodle dishes are around $ 7.95 or so, depending on the dish, which seems pretty reasonable.

Haven’t found a good Thai Place in the Rosemont area where I work and this place isn’t that far away, just about a 10 minute drive to downtown Des Plaines. Easy to Find Parking, Free at that! They have great lunch specials that come with an Egg Roll, very light crispy and delicous. I ordered the Chicken Pad Thai Spicy and it was hot and full of flavor and fresh! I dined with my sister and she ordered the brown rice, fried tofu and peanut sauce. She loved it! Service is ok, nothing special, but nothing bad. Can’t complain.
We will be back!

Went with my sister for lunch. We ordered the egg rolls as an appetizer. delcious!
I ordered the brown rice, fried tofu and peanut sauce.
She ordered the chicken pad thai.
We both enjoyed our meals and will definately go again.