C'est Bien Thai
Arianna Vranas · 252 Google reviewsC'est Bien Thai — straightforward thai in North Center. Order the Fried Rice. Flavors stay true to the source. Open late. "A lots of street parking around the restaurant which is best" — Spicy
What 315 diners keep saying
What 315 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“This has been our go to Thai spot for a good while now. Our go tos are crab fried rice and beef pad see ❤️always a great mix of flavors and the noodles are lovely!”
“Tasty and nicely priced menu. Great service and friendly staff.”
“C’est bien Thai is one of my new favorite Thai spots in the city! You can’t go wrong with the pad see ewe! The quality of the food was spot on from when I had it while I visited Thailand ages ago. And the chicken satay was perfect! Our waitress really was helpful with the menu! If you want to give Thai food a try give CBT a try!”
“Very friendly. Great Thai street noodle dishes here and they open until late night!! Recommend: Thai style crab 🦀 fried rice, pad-see-ew tofu with kales, yen-ta-fo noodles, bbq pork noodles, pork ball noodles (for dry served: broths on the side and extra sweet sauce-please ask your waitress ), fried fish 🐟 balls, 🌴 coconut ice cream. This is the closest to authentic street Thai noodle dishes in Chicago. Photos: Catfish pad prik khing that I emptied it by myself. Also, 🦀 fried rice that I forgot taking photo before taking some out. It’s so good. 😊”
“A group of 10 of us can dined in. We ordered so much food and everything was delicious. The service was great.”
“I'm very particular with Thai food I enjoy and this place was really good. First off I ordered to go and sat at a table and had a beer while I waited for my order. The servers were friendly and attentive. It was a peaceful, quiet atmosphere. For food we ordered the chicken tum yum, green curry with beef, Thai fried rice with chicken, and mango sticky rice. The tum yum was 10/10. No notes. The broth could cure most acute illnesses. A touch of spice on the lips but nothing on the throat. Amazing. The green curry left a tad to be desired. It was great but was a little light in color and I'm not sure if that impacted the flavor? It could just have been a tad more savory for my personal taste. I'm not sure if it needed a little salt or more fish paste? It was so good just needed a tad of something I'm not trained enough to put my finger on. It has a spicy emoji by it on the menu but I honestly thought the tum yum was hotter. The Thai fried rice with chicken was good. A solid fried rice but nothing special. The mango sticky rice was average. This is a restaurant I would go to specifically for the tum yum, calm atmosphere, and fast, friendly service.”
“I’ve been here twice, for dinner and for lunch. They have a killer lunch menu for an incredible price and portions are generous. Try the Pad Woonsen with Shrimp and the Ginger Chicken with vegetables. Both my visits, dishes were consistently good, made fresh. C’est Bien Thai is a solid neighborhood favorite, with comforting, authentic Thai dishes. The restaurant is quaint, waitstaff are friendly. Parking isn’t that difficult earlier in the day.”
“Great service, it's fast & friendly. The food & boba were good. I only gave it a 4 star because on an empty day, they apparently had family or friends over at the restaurant and they were a bit loud. The catfish was mostly batter, would've liked a bit more flesh even if it was a little pricier. Also, I asked for a receipt but didn't receive one, she must have forgotten seconds after I told her. Overall, no biggie..I liked it & would come again.”
“Stopped by here after walking the cemetery and glad I did! It was empty because it was between lunch and dinner but that was great because it was quiet and the food came out quick! The noodles are thin but it hit the spot, the Thai bubble tea comes blended with ice! Yum.”
“Come for Lunch at 2pm on Saturday, the restaurant was empty, We ordered a Pad Thai, Pad See Ewe, and Pork Egg roll, the food came out quick. The Egg roll was over fried and oily, the taste was average.”
“Hopefully this saves another person from ordering here. The wonton soup did not have chicken, shrimp, or much of anything besides two decrepit broken apart wontons and broth. The “signature” dish I ordered had so few noodles that I threw away half of the curry and had a puddle left on my plate. The curry itself had perhaps 5-7 small pieces of beef in total with no vegetables or anything else. For the money, you get nothing even approaching an honest value. One of the most disappointingly skimpy, tight fisted, Scrooge-like experiences I have ever had with a restaurant. Avoid at all costs. Fool me once. Notice how these pics look NOTHING like some of the glowing reviews. Hmmm…. now why is that?”
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