Pad Thai Restaurant

I really enjoy this place for lunch. Their specials have fresh ingredients and a good portion size, so I feel full but not stuffed. Excellent Thai iced tea. Great service! They’re friendly but not cloying. Thought was put into the interior design; the colors and lighting make a nice atmosphere. It can be a little warm, they either don’t have or don’t use air conditioning. Also, when I’m on my own, I try to have cash because there is a $ 10 minimum for credit cards.

Stopped in for lunch. They have both takeout and many smaller tables to accommodate dining in. I particularly liked the menu that described all of the lunch meals and included pictures. The lunch meal came with a small eggroll and choice of cucumber salad or soup. I ordered the cucumber salad which was small but with fresh lettuce and fresh cucumbers, in the typical sweet dressing. The deep-​fried eggroll came very hot but in three bites it was gone. I ordered chicken pad Thai which was served very quickly. I made the mistake of forgetting to ask them to make it a little spicy. If you don’t designate you want it spicy, it will come to you very flat. Regardless, I ended up eating the entire thing! Will come back again and try the chicken pad Thai with a little more zip next tme. Overall service was very prompt and friendly.

Duck see ew was outstanding. Waitress was very attentive. Everything is very clean and and comfortable. Will probably be back twice a week forever.

Nice little family owned place. Came in by myself for lunch and ordered the Pad Thai.
Great Asian flavors and came with an fried veggie appetizer and soup or salad.
I would come again, and will. With tip I paid about 11 bucks. Owner/​waitress was very polite and friendly.

Lumch special portions are very generous. Service is great, food tastes authentic and close to home. Lastly, this place is BYOB.

My husband and I found this place about a month ago and we just ordered from there again tonight. Let me say, «Oh my gosh,» their food is great. We ordered chicken pod thai, green curry, egg rolls, and pineapple fried rice. Their food arrives hot and it tastes extremely fresh. Their pineapple fried rice is AMAZING, and their curry is packed with chicken and veggies in their sauce. I definitely recommend this place if you are looking for a great Thai Restaurant. Also, when ordering, the owners are very reasonable with a product you’d like to exchange or add. There are also coupons online as well which allows you to try new things. Let’s just say after their food arrives, I am one happy camper. I’m definitely a foodie and this place works out.

We’ve been looking for a good Thai place is Des Plaines and this was perfect. Great atmosphere and friendly service! I got the dinner special: soup, small salad, 2 crab Rangoon/​or 2 potstickers, and certain entrees for $ 16. All the food was delicious! Such a great deal especially if you split and just get another entrée! We will def be back!

Came here on a Thursday for lunch. Service and food took a long time even though the place was only half full. Got the drunken noodles — way too oily and not spicy at all (I had requested spicy). Mango smoothie is not really made from real mangos but rather the juice concentrate. OK place to eat, but nothing phenomenal.

I really wanted to like this place because of all the Unilocal reviews, but couldn’t. I took a guest out of town here and was excited to order. The pad Thai for 9.25 was not worth it. It was bland. I needed to ask the server for pepper and lime to put flavor in it. Fried rice was not that great. Bland. Red curry was bitter and tasted old. The duck basil was also bland. The best thing at our table was the white rice! Pathetic because we waited forever for our food even though there was only two other ppl inside the restaurant with my guest and I. Our server was nice and brought us water refills, but got warm wAter. Ugh. Go somewhere else for good thai food!

I love this place. We are a business in Elk Grove Village where restaurant options are not the best. This little spot is our favorite Chinese and Thai spot. They always remember us and they deliver. We try to dine in when we can because the décor is so inviting and colorful. Would most definitely recommend :)

Wow! What great food!
Hubs and I live in Des Plaines; the Thai restaurant we wanted to try didn’t open until 5:30 on the particular evening we were ordering dinner. So, we stumbled upon Pad Thai Restaurant in Mt. Prospect instead. So glad we did!
We ordered the crab rangoon, curry (fried) rice, pad Thai w/​veggies and a pork entrée. All of the dishes were excellent and the crab rangoons were easily in the Top 3 best I’ve ever eaten. Outstanding! Fresh and plump!
We spent a little over $ 40 (for 2 people), so more pricey than the Chinese restaurant we like to go to. Portions are very large and the ingredients are very fresh. This is likely a place we’ll only dine on special occasions, not monthly.
We got carry out, so I don’t know much about what the inside of the restaurant looks like. The woman who took our order was very friendly and the food was ready on time.
Highly recommend!

I’ve eaten here twice, both times I got the pad Thai with chicken. Delicious! It did seem a little expensive for how much food I got, though (compared to a place like Penny’s where you really get bang for your buck). However, I did order take out both times, so maybe that explains the small portions.

I recently moved away from IL and crave their Pad Se Ew and Pad Wun Sen. This place seems like a little hole in the wall in a sketchy strip mall but don’t let that deter you. Wonderful flavors here that is hard to find anywhere else. Try the yellow curry, chicken pad se ew or pad wun sen. Wash it all down with a strong Thai iced coffee and you’ll leave happy & full!

The best Thai food I have had in this area. The Panang crispy noodle is delicious. A cozy little gem of a place hidden in a mini mall. Everything is fresh and authentic. Like most Thai places, they have great lunch specials.

Reasonable prices, small portions, bland food. What a disappintment. We had not been to Pad Thai in quite some time and were terribly disappointed at lunch today. I had the Panang noodles with chicken and the noodles were dry and too tough to cut thru with my fork and the sauce was bland and lacked any flavor, even after adding their chili paste. My husband had Cashew pork and also commented on how terribly bland his lunch was. Not only was there no heat in a dish marked with a chili pepper, there was not the usual wonderful layers of flavor which is the best part of Thai cooking. Even the half cup of soup had no flavor and the Thai ice tea was watered. Won’t bother going back with all the other Thai restaurants in the NW burbs.

This place is a hidden gem. We saw the previous reviews on Unilocal and stopped on. We were greeted warmly and had great service. We started with Thai iced coffee and chose dinner «packages» that included salad, soup and potstickers. I had Drunken noodles with beef and my wife chose Banana Curry Duck. Both dishes were fresh and flavorful. We loved it and will be back soon!

My favorite Thai restaurant! I live in the city but work in Des Plaines and will eat here any chance I get. Their chicken panang curry is outstanding and so is their kao soi (coconut curry dish). Their thai iced tea is a treat. I have not been disappointed with the quality of food and the deliciousness. I’m so hooked and the owner knows it.

Stopped there on my way from Woodfield Mall. What a treat! AMAZING!
One word to say about Pad Thai Restaurant. AMAZING! Excellent staff, setting, and most important the food! Even is a small place busy and management, Perfect!!! so, take a chance to stop by everyone. Must try their bubble tea, bananas poached in coconut milk and duck is to die for! I“M FAN!

Tried this restaurant tonight for the first time and can actually say I could not find a single flaw in any dish I ordered. I own a restaurant myself and have to admit, I am a bit of a food snob. To be honest, other than eating at my own restaurant, I mostly cook the majority of my meals because I cannot justify paying for inferior to what I can make myself better. I had the yellow curry with vegtables, vegtable fried rice and lad na. All perfection! I am so happy to find a great place to get my Thai fix, one less night of cooking for this overworked chef = happiness!

Wow this place was surprisingly good! I was not expecting much from a tiny place in a strip mall. We were the only customers dining in… they seem to do mostly carry out for lunch. I ordered the Pad See Ewe with tofu… what can I say… I am addicted!
The service was kind and prompt. The lunch special is $ 8 or $ 9 depending on the meat you choose. Lunch is served on weekdays until 3 pm. The lunch special comes with a soup of the day or salad and an appetizer of the day. The soup of the day sounded boring… some clear broth veggie soup… so I opted for the salad and ordered a small Tom Yum Soup with chicken. The Tom Yum soup is top notch here! The salad was pretty good but nothing to write home about. The appetizer of the day was pot stickers which again were good but nothing too special.
Then, came the main attraction… my Pad See Ewe with tofu… this was amazing… the noodles were cooked perfectly… not too mushy like some Thai places make them.
The one thing I was not happy with was that the restaurant was a bit chill… I hate having to wear my jacket when I eat! I will still return if I am in the area though!
Does not accept Discover Card.
Does not use MSG!