The Elephant Thai Cuisine

“Thai Iced Tea is 10/10 here.”

Thai Iced Tea is 10/10 here. Food was really good too.

Harrison Jozefowicz

May 2024

“Fantastic Thai food!”

Fantastic Thai food!! I give the Elephant Thai cuisine on Devon Avenue in Edgebrook, five stars!! This is a staple of the local and quaint Edgebrook area on the far Northwest side of Chicago. We have been coming to this restaurant for over 8 years. This small, and privately owned Thai restaurant has great food. I appreciate that during the week they have $10 lunch specials for carryout and the food is a healthy option for carry out food. I give the Elephant Thai restaurant five stars.

Mary Biancalana

Nov 2023

“One of my best finds in Niles yet.”

One of my best finds in Niles yet. The food was beautifully presented as it was delicious. It was a great, refreshing meal and I am glad I spent my keto cheat day here.

Zack Z

Sep 2019

“AMAZING food. Lunch special is a great deal. This has been one of my favorite restaurants for...”

AMAZING food. Lunch special is a great deal. This has been one of my favorite restaurants for years. The staff is so sweet and friendly, and I have yet to try a better pad thai.

Gretchen Faliszek

Apr 2019

“What a cute place.”

What a cute place! Clean bathrooms and good service. We started off with the crab rangoons, and they were excellent!! I ordered pad kee mao with extra vegetables and my husband got vegetable fried rice. They were both a hit and the restaurant was not greedy with the vegetables! Great place to go to if you don’t eat meat, anything can be subbed for veggie options.

Maryiam Ahmed

Dec 2018

“After reading Rajan's review I had to go try the pad thai as that is my favorite dish and even...”

After reading Rajan's review I had to go try the pad thai as that is my favorite dish and even though it was poorly mixed around looked pretty good (picture attached is pad thai before half eaten). I have to say I was pleasantly surprised once I started to eat this. Easily the best tofu I have ever had. I recommend doing chicken and tofu. It makes the dish not only very filling, but delicious. Highly recommended for all pad thai lovers out there like me.

Jason Sachs

Aug 2018

“Love this place. Great fresh food, service & price.”

Aida K

Feb 2017

“Pretty good food overall.”

Pretty good food overall. I tried the lunch special box A which came with pad thai, basil chicken, rice, 2 pot stickers, and 1 egg roll. The pad thai had a gentle sweetness that I liked. The basil chicken was somewhat salty. but had a pleasant, mild spice. I liked the egg roll as well. The pot stickers were too greasy, and the soy sauce was excessively salty. If the salt was controlled and pot stickers/egg roll weren't so greasy, I'd give a 5 star rating.

George Zakharia

Apr 2022

“It is NOT a dine in restaurant.”

It is NOT a dine in restaurant. We came in for a sit down lunch but it turned out to be a take out restaurant. The owner (I assumed) was super friendly who allowed us to sit and eat with our to go order. The food- it was not too too bad but for the price, it should be better. We had appetizer sampler and it was like from the frozen market. Tamarind was lacking in the pad thai and pad see ewe.

T. K Fam

Sep 2024

“picked up take out for being poolside all the tables and chairs were pushed aside like there’s...”

picked up take out for being poolside all the tables and chairs were pushed aside like there’s nowhere to sit and eat added utensils to the online order because I have nothing with me nothing was included, not even a napkin red curry is good but bland, needs salt- idk if that would help because i have no salt everything was cooked perfectly but there was no taste. i ordered md-spicy - it didn’t have much heat i could’ve gone spicy the tofu is partially fried, making it spongy-rubbery with some hard edges got a thai iced tea, egg rolls and a tom yum w shrimp- $40!! the amount of rice given is exact half of what you’d need to to match the amount of curry hugely disappointed also I ordered during slow hours, 2:30pm after lunch and before dinner so it was not busy

Julie Zee

Jun 2023

“Staff was very friendly here and we got seated immediately.”

Staff was very friendly here and we got seated immediately. We really liked the curries here. The thai iced tea was strong and I liked it though it was a bit too much for one in my party. The crab ragoon was not the best although it looked nice. The pad thai was good. The Phuket smoothie is highly recommended.

Nat W

Jan 2020

“STAY AWAY FROM THIS BAD THAI.”

STAY AWAY FROM THIS BAD THAI. I went to the Elephant because of its good Google reviews. Paid parking was available in front of the restaurant. I asked the lady at the cash register what had been recently cooked. She did not know and asked me if I wanted noodles or rice. I chose noodles and ordered Pad See Ewe, which tasted burned, as if it was cooked at a very high heat. I returned it, and they offered to make a new one. The menu has nine lunch specials, but she didn’t mention them. It also has special combinations that were never brought up. The newly cooked Pad See Ewe was better than the first, but the pasta still only mediocre in taste and the few pieces of chicken tasted old. Can restaurants use fresh ingredients, take their time to cook them properly, and train their staff to sell their best dishes? Terrible experience at the Elephant Thai Cuisine, but cute elephants on the walls. I do not recommend this place, $24 for a meal that ends up in the garbage. Inedible.

Veronica Hoyos

Nov 2025