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Siam Thai — neighborhood thai in Hyde Park. The cooking is rooted in real tradition.
Tee Ponsukcharoen
804 reviews
“Siam might not be the most authentic Thai restaurant in Chicago, but it is the warmest place for Thai students around University of Chicago”
1639 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60637
“Very homey vibes suitable for lunch or dinner.”
Very homey vibes suitable for lunch or dinner. Good service/attitude and amazing food. Highly recommend Khao Soi.
CJ
Nov 2025
“This is the real deal.”
This is the real deal. Quickly seated and served on a Friday evening. The dinner special is great value, and the green curry delicious (protip: the breakfast/lunch/dinner distinction barely exists in Thailand, enjoy the inevitable leftovers for breakfast the next day)
Ernest Lee
Sep 2025
“Food was good little spicy but enough for me to handle and I don’t like spicy.”
Food was good little spicy but enough for me to handle and I don’t like spicy. I actually was going to check out the other thai place a min away but no one greeted me so I came here and got served right away. Such a good experience! Might be a little short staffed but wait was worth it!
Angela Cesar
Sep 2025
“Mamma Mia!! Cute little spot for some Thai food!”
Toeknee “The Italian Stallion” Castillo
Aug 2025
“Stopped by to grab the mango 🥭 sticky rice and I’m in heaven.”
Stopped by to grab the mango 🥭 sticky rice and I’m in heaven. Perfectly made and just so delicious 😋. The perfect treat. Thank you to the kind man that took my order it was quick & the customer service was great. Thank you!
Shatira Tankson
May 2025
“Very happy with this place.”
Very happy with this place. We got takeout for dinner and the prices were very reasonable. The dinner special is $16 and is a great value; you get a nice portion of soup, a normal-sized entrée, an egg roll , and a cucumber salad. We got two curries (mussaman and panang) and drunken noodles and we thought everything was delicious. Only gripe is I wasn't able to order through their website, but that's not a big deal. We'll happily come back here next time we want Thai food!
Ryan Kent
May 2025
“Amazing experience.”
Amazing experience. The fish was fresh (not frozen), which you don’t see in a lot of restaurants. The pad kee mao had incredible wok hay, which provided a charred & nuttiness, an essence to an authentic thai stir fries. The manager Heidi provided really good service to us too. 5/5
Monke
Mar 2025
“We had a great dinner here.”
We had a great dinner here. We ordered curry fried rice w/ beef and pad thai w/ chicken. The dinner set comes with salad, soup and spring roll. We enjoy the soup the best.
KY Thomas Yau
Sep 2024
“I got the basil chicken & eg rolls it was great.”
I got the basil chicken & eg rolls it was great! highly recommend it I will definitely be coming back to try more!
david
Mar 2024
“Siam might not be the most authentic Thai restaurant in Chicago, but it is the warmest place for...”
Siam might not be the most authentic Thai restaurant in Chicago, but it is the warmest place for Thai students around University of Chicago. They serve students here generation after generation. The food tastes home to me. Catfish basil was the dish that we always fought for the last piece. The fried tilapia topped with special sauce is another dish we always ordered in the time of celebration. When I visited the restaurant last time, my friend who was there for the first time ordered the simple soup and it was amazingly good! I will definitely come back for food here when I visited U of Chicago again.
Tee Ponsukcharoen
Jul 2023
“Tonight: the perfect ambience the perfect service the perfect food for the perfect date.”
Tonight: the perfect ambience the perfect service the perfect food for the perfect date! 7 months ago: Awesome family run, super delicious, large portions, beautiful ambiance, wowsa!!!
Keith Evans
Aug 2022
“Best pad thai I've had in a long time.”
Best pad thai I've had in a long time! I feel like other places just make their pad thai sauce out of ketchup or something.
Letty Ho
Dec 2021
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