Taste of Thai
Tara Schy · 294 Google reviewsTaste of Thai — Hoffman Estates thai that sets the standard. Traditional preparation with honest flavors. Friendly team that sets the tone, and good for vegetarians. Pallavi Aggarwal: "The choices are quite extensive and all the food was very fresh and flavorful" [$$]
What 388 diners keep saying
What 388 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“A small restaurant with a few tables. Clean and staff is polite and friendly. They recommended a variety of dishes. We ordered the Tum Yum Chicken soup, orange chicken w/ jasmine rice, crazy noodle beef, and green curry beef w/ jasmine rice. All the dishes were delicious and flavorful. The staff will accommodate your spice level. Light medium, high or extra. All meat and chicken is Halal.”
“Place is excellent and food was amazing and spicy like we like but can make less spicy they said. We were so hungry that I don’t get a chance to take photos but I took pic a of the bill in the end of the food as you can see what we ordered. We are vegetarian and they were super accommodating. And kudos to Nae our server. Super nice and helpful person. Gave us great recommendations. June 13 Another wonderful meal. Ordered the same dishes from before and enjoyed it! My fave place in Hoffman Estates area! When we visit family we come here to eat!”
“Excellent Thai food. Really loved everything, best crab Rangoon ever. The mussaman lamb shank and Lad Nar with those tasty wide rice noodles, yum!!!! We’ll be back”
“Closest to authentic Thailand cuisine you can find besides taking a 13 hour flight to Bangkok. Highly recommended trying it out.”
“Food is soooo good. I told them to recommend the best dish that’s the “most Thai” and got this plate of deliciousness. I normally get Panang curry. So glad I ventured out - my new favorite is Spicy Basil Chicken with Rice!!!”
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“I’m never disappointed every time I eat here. If I want to eat good food, this is my first go-to in my list. I strongly believe that the sincerity of the people who manages and works here makes the food and the overall experience, a GREAT ONE.”
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“Such a good thai place. Me and my sister drove 35 minutes to come to eat here again. I also got the coconut smoothie with tapioca and it was deliciouso. Great place and great food. The service was amazing. We have our meals in the picture but we already dug into it because it was that good.”
“I liked this place a lot! the noodles had a good amount of sauce and were really tasty. the apps (specifically the crab rangoons and curry puffs) also slapped; the chicken satay was decent, chicken was okay but the peanut sauce helped a lot. what made the experience great was that our server was so incredibly nice and helpful. overall, while some of the food items were only okay, the noodles, apps, drinks, and service were great, so I'd recommend this place.”
“Staff are all very friendly and accommodating. Appetizers were very good and the meal was great. Egg roll with peanut butter was unique and excellent!”
“Went for a family dinner. Located in a strip center - clean but small interior, wonderful service. We arrived around 8 and were rushed into ordering hurried out toward the end as the restaurant closes at 9 PM - just factor that into your plans. The menu was extensive - food arrived promptly and seemed freshly made. Ordered Taste of Thai platter as appetizer (spring rolls, fried rolls, crab meat fritters, shrimp, etc.) - good start to the entrees age easily fed the 7 of us. Mains/Entrees easily accommodated the vegetarians/vegans among us and consisted of Thai Tofu Panang and Red Curries, Thai Basil and Chicken Fried Rice orders, Vegan Spicy Noodles, Chicken Pad Thai, etc. Portions were plentiful, however the Curries lacked depth and flavor. Spice levels were customized from mild to fresh chopped Thai chilis on the side. Dessert was Mango Sticky Rice - nice and not too sweet. Overall, a satisfactory experience, although not something to be amazed about. Again, flavors were too muted - a pity, really. Staff were very friendly and solicitous. The entire meal for 7 persons (no drinks, but with taxes and generous tip) cost approximately $170 - quite reasonable in this day and age.”
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