This is the best Thai food I've had in Chicago so far. The duck curry is amazing. The panang curry is the ultimate Thai comfort food. And of course the Pad see ew is great too. read more

Solid Thai Restaurant. I enjoyed their Pad Woon Sen. My fiancé was a huge fan of the Pad See Ew. The Crab Rangoon was just ok--not a huge fan of how large the celery pieces were in the mixture. They have a great system for pickup during the shelter in place which worked really well. Will definitely try other meals on the menu. read more

The food is good. Their menu is extensive and prices are reasonable. My favorite dish there is pad woon sen. They also have good lunch specials. It is located within walking distance of Lincoln Square which makes it for a nice walk afterwards. read more

Aroy Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've gotten better food from here via delivery than dine-in.. I don't know if it's because I'm white or what.. but during my dine-in experience, I asked for extra spicy and there was absolutely no spice.. no spice and the curries and Tom kha gai were really watery and waaay too much sugar... I search far and wide for authentic Thai cuisine I grew up with and I'm very irritated with the flavors being dumbed down for Americans.. it's such a shame! I wanted to dine in because I order delivery from here so much and I've been happy with what I get.. service was GREAT! Food was very BORING.. but I feel they dumbed down their food because of my race... which to me is a disgrace. read more

This is the only place in Chicago that served authentic Lao food so we decided to check this place out. Let me tell you, the food did not disappoint! We ordered Thai boat noodle, Lao style papaya salad, and pork neck salad and they were all delicious! The place is pretty small however so it may be best to not go during peak dinner time. Next time we visit Chicago, we will definitely be back! read more

Aroy Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Every review about this place so far, no matter how noble and properly-starred, has been useless. Notably: 1) "I would give it five stars, but Cozy Noodles and Rice in Evanston is far better." ** better how? better why? does Cozy Noodle and Rice make their in-house fish-balls? does Cozy Noodle and Rice make "modern fusion" (and don't get me wrong, this doesn't mean PAN-Asian, simply "avant garde") Thai that the hip college kids in Bangkok eat? 2) "not quite as authentic tasting as Siam Country" ** this family FLIES in Thai spices unavail to this country. case in point: the house cooked pork laap special 3) "I've only eaten egg rolls here carryout (dozens of times)" ** right! and I only order pierogies at a sushi joint. 4) "Nothing special about the space itself" ** who gives a rats butt? Sticky Rice looks like a Burger King. Rosded looks like it was lifted out of living hell. TAC is uptown hipster gone amuck. Our Menu the other nite: apps: kai thawt: with the extra spicy dipping sauce. i bit into a thigh, and the meat juices hit a dude in the face. it was THAT juicy. apps with sticky rice: sup naw mai: slightly sour bamboo salad w/ roasted rice powder sai krawk with red curry powder: not your mom's Issan sausage naam tok with perfectly grilled pork neck: significantly better than the normal beef version i usually get (with rice powder on top) laap muu with imported spices some type of "hip" somtam with preserved duck eggs and raw crab claws. with regular rice: stir fried pickled bamboo shoots: hey, i'm all about the salted bamboo shoots. bring that baby on green curry with house made fish balls with string beans, etc: easily my fave stand by @ Aroy, make sure they have the fish balls on hand before ordering. thai basil "jerk" duck: i don't remember having this off the translated menu. someone mentioned it was a "special special" cuz it was so deeply fried. interesting take on regular basil duck. tom yam luuk w/ braised beef: the beef (and beef balls) is previously braised w/ star of anise and other spices before placed into the chicken stock/lime juice/lemongrass soup. special request of the nite: braised tendors. 2 types of stir fried Chinese brocolli Thai style: 1 with salted mackerel, the only w/ chicharones. yah.. i dig the pork grinds version about 100x better. note: not a pad see ew, pad thai ANYWHERE near our table. want pad thai? go to Star of Siam with the tourists. Above courses were close to the previous "Thai Menu" dinner we had a few months back @ Aroy. The best part? second time around is somehow better than the first time and the first properly ordered properly set meal before Xmas blew my mind. Beyond TAC, beyond Thai Ave, beyond Sticky rice, this place earns a solid 5 stars. The consistency and the level of "authentic" ingredients is almost unmatched elsewhere in the city. read more

Attention: This place is the real deal. I will now annoy you by boasting about my background in Thai food. My dad is Thai, and like most Thais he is obsessed with food. My family ran a Thai restaurant. I drive to weird parts of town to buy prik kee nuu, a tiny variant of the birds eye chili that is killer in tom yum goong. I am all about Thai food that is authentic: bold flavors, searing hot when it's supposed to be, and not doused with sugar. I deviated from my gold standard Thai restaurant on the recommendation of my friend, who grew up in Thailand. Crispy pork with basil and preserved duck eggs: So legit it hurts. The pork is quite fatty (though about half is fried crisp) so if you're weird about meat textures this might scare you. Tons of basil (the hard to find kind with purple stems and flowers). Som Tam: Spot on overall but I did want it to be spicy. I like my papaya to burn. Lemongrass larb: Super flavorful. Pad Kee Mao: Very authentic flavors and I loved the Chinese broccoli. It was just a touch sweet for me. I ran out of room after that, must go back. Oh yeah, the servers were really nice and didn't rush us out as we finished our bottle of wine (BYOB!). read more

I was starving and didnt feel adventurous by trying anything new, so I ordered a pad see-ew and a thai iced coffee. I kid you not, within 1 minute of ordering my drink, it arrived at my table!!! And my entree was brought me to me 5 minutes later!! This place was so fast!!!! I mean, it was 4pm on a Friday and I was the only person in the restaurant, but still, that is FAST!!!! Prices are reasonable. The place loses a star because they dont take AMEX and there were some crunchy things (not quite sure what it was) in my noodles. Flavor of the noodles were good though! read more

I had a huge, special lunch here. My father and his friends were visiting me, and his high school friend and wife lived in the area. They took us to Aroy Thai. I asked them, "what makes Aroy Thai different from the thousands of Thai restaurants in Chicago"? They tell me, "It's the most authentic". I believe it. The first indication of authenticity is always praise and patronage from within the culture. The second indication is alternate menus (often not in English) created for those customers. Well, at Aroy Thai, my group consisted of five ravenous Thais and a menu featuring country and comfort food-style Thai dishes. Unfortunately, the dishes that I loved very much as a child were not vegetarian friendly. This review is not about this though, but the authenticity of the restaurant. (Fear not, fellow vegetarians, Aroy Thai can omit fish and oyster sauce upon request.) I can't remember everything my group ordered, but here's the definitive list: Som Tum Thai (Papaya Salad), Tom Yum (Lemongrass Soup), Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles), Larb Gai (Spicy Ground Chicken), Peek Gai Tod (Thai-style Fried Chicken), Sai Oua (Northern Thai Sausage), Neuw Dad Diew (Deep-fried Beef), Ka Neow Ma Meung (Sticky Rice). That is a TON of food, Whew! Everyone, except me, was able to finish eating all of it. The vegetarian dishes I had were average. The Tom Yum Tofu soup was good, but not spicy or fragrant enough. The silken tofu was a nice touch. The Pad Kee Mao Tofu was too sweet, but a splash of vinegar and hot sauce toned it down. The Som Tum Thai was tasty. I love the texture of shredded unripened papaya and the tangyness of lime juice. The wife of my father's friend told me several times that Aroy Thai's Pad Thai is really amazing, and be made without fish sauce. I must return to try it. (I admit, I really missed Sai Oua. It was one of my favorite dishes growing up. I never thought about "giving in" though. I can't stand pork now.) Aroy Thai had dishes my mother used to make for my younger sisters and me and at Thai parties. The best food in Thailand is found at street vendors or at home. "Everyday" Thai food isn't glamorous. It's simple, filling, but flavorful. Thus, Aroy Thai should be commended for serving both "homely" and traditional dishes. Let me note that "Aroy" means "Delicious" in Thai. To have a name meaning "Delicious Thai", the restaurant should have very high standards. Aroy Thai may not be my favorite Thai restaurant, it is certainly a good one. When the rest of my family visits, I will take them here. read more

It's good. It's cheap. Can it get *any* better? Went to a birthday dinner for one guy, we all had multiple appertizers, each had our own dish, we treated the birthday boy, and it came out to $14 per person including tax and tip. SWEET!! BYOB (or L or W). We went with the W - they gave us an ice bucket to chill our bottle! No cork fee! SWEETER!! And the food was yummy. I loved my peanut something noodles. I think it started with an "p." Panang Noodles? SWEETEST! I will have to take issue with the crab rangons - they were not so great. read more

What is the proper service etiquette when one's dinner party gets sprayed by peanut sauce!? My guess was that an "oh my god, I'm sorry" and a comped appetizer would be in order. Did we get either? Nope. I recently visited Aroy with my mom and partner. My mom had never had Thai food before and after reading all of these great reviews, we stopped in. We placed an order for the chicken satay appetizer. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the server heading our way. Just then I see the peanut sauce become airborn and globs of it fly everywhere - my mom's clothes, inside my partner's shoes, and all over the floor. I swear the servers were more concerned about cleaning the floor then helping us clean it off ourselves. No apologies no comped appetizer - we even had to ask for napkins and wet clothes. However, Aroy still gets three stars from me for having some of the best Thai food I've ever tasted. Needless to say, next time I will order delivery. read more

The quiet storm of Chicago Thai power. Not Spoon, Sticky, or TAC--but close. Excellent Som Tum. Great, even funkier, issan sausage. Fish ball curry est good. Excellent with pork and curry pastes here; stir fries are their thing. Look, ma, no sentences! read more

Be warned, this is a review from a Thai diner. Overall, this place earned my respect for some of the dishes that I've tried. Flavors are spot on for the the salad dishes or "Yum" and some of the stir fries. However, certain dishes that I did order makes me doubt whether they were trying to go for authentic Thai or American-Thai flavor route (ie. Tom Yum, Americanized version here). Nevertheless, the chefs here are Thai Aunties so basically the seasoning is based on their expert tongues. The food are sometimes on the salty side, but you can't expect everything to be perfect, right. One comment that I would like the restaurant to address is the the pricing/portion to some of the more authentic dishes which I've ordered off of the Thai written menu. The amount of food or the price of the ingredients does not match proportionately to the selling price. It makes me feel like I'm getting ripped off for some of the dishes when in fact other "Thai for Thai" restaurants are offering at a better value. Dishes that I highly recommend: Grilled Pork's Neck Salad, Thai Holy Basil Leaves Stir Fried with meat, and Salted Fish Fried Rice. Bottom Line: Be adventurous and try what a Thai person would order. Don't go for the typical pad Thai or the curries and you'll discover a hidden gem, one of the best Thai flavors that Chicago has to offer. read more

Waiting for my order from Grubhub. I called because the order was 30 minutes late from the proposed delivery time. I was informed that there was a mix up, and the order is still sitting in the restaurant. They are happy to send out the reheated 60 dollar order an hour after it was prepared, and for my inconvenience, offer a free crab rangoon with my next order. I explained how I found a two hour wait for reheated food unsatisfactory, but nothing more was offered. Day later and adding to review. The food was great. This place is consistent. I think what continues to bother me is the passivity of this place. If the delivery person missed picking up our order, take the time to contact us about the mix up, and maybe throw in an appetizer. There was a nonchalance about what happened that really bugs me, like they could not care less about their customers. read more

What more can I say Fantastic Thai food The best We come once a week for our Thai fix Try the secret dish not on menu Arroy Beef Amazing BYOB makes it even better read more

I always forget to take pictures so you will have to take my word for it. The presentation was nice, but the taste even better. We had a dish with duck that tasted delightful and moist without being greasy. The BBQ pork with fried rice was also delicious and flavorful. read more

Oh, baby. Went here after an afternoon of condo-hunting (damn you, high demand for condos!), and I was quite hungry. This was literally the first time my boyfriend and I went to a BYOB establishment sans B, and we ended up getting Thai Iced Teas (so this is what it's like to order a high-calorie drink without alcohol), which were AMAZING and super refreshing. We ordered the sour pork appetizer, which was delicious. My bf opted for his usual Pad Thai, and I got the Salted Fish Fried Rice. That fish was salty as hell, but the whole thing was wonderful. We also got dessert: Mango and Sticky Rice. I don't know how I've not had sticky rice before, but this was the perfect dessert. It was sweet and gooey, and the mango was probably the most ideally-ripe mango I've ever had. This was definitely an indulgent meal, but all of it was so good, and it was an excellent cap to our day of seeking real estate. read more

So we're trying out all the Thai places in our new neighborhood, and this was #2. It may also be number last, because suspect I'll never go anywhere else - between this place and Me Dee, I'm all set. I had the pad kee mao with tofu, which was great - generous amounts of basil and Chinese broccoli, and the tofu was just crispy on the outside. I didn't ask if it was vegetarian, because I've decided that if I don't know, it doesn't count. (Which is why I was mad when Panera started labeling their vegetarian soups - adios, Cheddar Broccoli.) My boyfriend got the panang noodle, which was nothing special - plus the portion was a lot smaller than what I got, so I had to share. Which I'm good at, I have a lot of siblings, but still. All in all, though, this is a good spot. It's BYOB, and it has a pleasant (if generic, but come on it's a cheap Thai restaurant) atmosphere. And also seriously that pad kee mao was one of the best things I have ever eaten in my life, no exaggeration. read more

Decent and probably the best Thai in the neighborhood. I think their dine-in food is somewhat better than their take out. That may just be my personal experience. read more

I have food delivered from here all the time. This is my favorite neighborhood Thai place. They are always nice and they deliver fast. They may tell you it will take 45 min, but I think that's their standard answer. It's more like 20-25 minutes. The only problem I have with ordering over the phone is, if I'm charging my order it usually takes them 2 tries, to get my # right. My favorites are the red curry chicken. It has a ton of flavor and it's not oily like some. The tom ga kai (?) soup is awesome and I order it with a side of rice and make it a meal like the red curry chicken. Their pineapple fried rice is great when you dump those little red garlicky hot sauce in it. I love it spicy. I can go on and on...everything I have had here was delicious. Do look for a coupon. They usually have a free crab rangoon or egg rolls if you order $16. They have another coupon if you order $20 , I've just never ordered that much (yet). read more

This was my second time at Aroy, and it confirmed my impressions. I like this place. I usually like to go to OpArt on Western, but Aroy offers a different, if nearly as pleasant experience . First of all -- BYOB. Bring it. Second -- Thai chicken wings. Hot, crispy and tangy (I think they must be refried), not at all heavy. The papaya salad was quite tasty but spicy -- caution advised. The spring rolls were fine and the peanut sauce was a bit heavy, but tasty. Didn't make me gag like some others (sorry Keely B). The crowd was mostly native Thai (speaking Thai) and some low key couples (my party included). Parking is easy and it's near the train. read more

The food here made me feel like I was back in Thailand. I can eat the basil duck every day for the rest of my life.

Honestly, who doesn't like Thai food? It's delicious. It's filling. It's relatively cheap. And in this city, there are COUNTLESS Thai restaurants from which to choose. Arroy is undoubtedly one of the best. I've been a few times with various friends and usually get your run of the mill pad thai or pad woon sen. Those are safe bets. But last night, I was feeling a little adventurous and wouldn't you know it?! Arroy has a super nifty guide in the back of the menu with entrée suggestions based on your tastes. First time Thai eater? Try the pad thai. Want to get a more traditional Thai dish? Try Boat Noodle. But if you're looking for something just a little outside of your comfort zone, one of their suggestions is Kow Soy. A soup with chicken and a curry like broth made with coconut milk and ground chili peppers. Y'all. This ish changed my life. Just the right amount of spice where your lips are a little numb but the sweetness of the coconut milk is so delicious and balances it out. The pickled vegetables help tame the heat as well. I am so happy I tried this dish. I never would have had it not been a suggestion in the menu. What a great way to introduce dishes to people like me who usually stick to the basics. In addition to their food always being incredible, the service is excellent as well. Water glasses are always full, the food comes out promptly, and the presentation is beautiful. I full heartedly recommend this restaurant. You simply cannot go wrong. read more

There are a lot of positive reviews for this place and I can't say this will be one of them. Yes, we only tried this place once for delivery, but it was incredibly disappointing. $7 for shaved papaya, even though it was obviously shaved to order, is steep when there is absolutely no meat or even peanuts in it. Green curry wasn't much better as it tasted eerily like the box kits you buy at the grocery store. To round it off, the BBQ pork fried rice was bland and greasy. There are too many other options in the neighborhood for this to merit another try. But, I can see if you're on the Brown Line and can't make it to Western Avenue, this would meet a Thai craving at Damen. read more

Aroy Thai is one of my favorite thai spots in the city. Such amazing, authentic dishes every time!

Discovering this restaurant is one of the best things I got out of from dating this guy(excluding the guy itself). Aroy happens to be next to his place, so we like to get food for quick takeouts and go in for a low-key dinner with a bottle of Charles Shaw. It is BYOB!! I've tried half a dozen items here, and I liked all of them. Love their Panang Curry noodles among other things. It's quick, clean, and cheap. I think this place has got to be one of the top 2 Thai restaurants in Chicago.(I hear Arun's is pretty awesome, so I am leaving the top1 spot.) Street parking is pretty easy, and it's right across from the Damen Brown Line station. read more

This was one of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had. I think my reviews are pretty legit - I tell it like it is. You can check out my other stuff. And I do not kid you when I say do NOT go here and this restaurant MUST CLOSE. Where to begin... The Service was horrible. Waiter was a yutz and didn't know how to take orders from a large table of 8 people. Two items that were ordered never came out (and weren't on the bill luckily). The entrees came out in a 15 minute stagger. We had to specifically ask the waiters twice about 2 entrees that didn't show up with everyone else's. And there were plenty of rookie serving mistakes, such as not cleaning appetizer plates, refilling water, etc. The Food was absolutely disgusting. First the ground chicken salad had to be sent back because it literally smelled like shit. Next, we discovered PLASTIC in not one but TWO of the entrees! One was tiny like paper-shredder size, and the other was a full inch triangle like cutting the corner off a package. We made the manager aware who of course apologized, but come on you're running a restaurant. I personally got an upset stomach from the duck bomee noodles (overcooked egg noodles and odd taste), but did actually enjoy some of the appetizers like thai wings and pot stickers. I tried other dishes at the table and many were bland. Bad Service. Bad Food. Is there anything else to a restaurant? The manager did give us a discount on the bill for the unpleasant experience but it doesn't make up for it. I would never go back and recommend you go elsewhere for your thai food. read more

Not a consistent place..Not a professional place.. They mess up the delivery.. Had just ordered two items and they forgot one.. How about that Taste is ok, quality not upto the mark read more

Literally the best meal you can get for $10 in this neighborhood. Aroy noodle is my go to, the pork is perfectly cooked, every part of the dish is delicious, and the serving size is generous. The chicken wings will blow your mind as well, really everything on the menu deserves a taste. Best Thai food I've ever had. read more

I'm really starting to get into Thai food, yes I am a little slow on this one. I've eaten Thai for a while but now I am only starting to go out of my way for it. I walk past this place a lot and it is always packed. After running some errands and losing track of time, it hit me that I was starving and hadn't eaten yet. So I was planning on going somewhere else but saw this place had 1 or 2 empty tables so I stopped in. The place is small but always packed. You can hear the conversation of everyone around. As I was by myself and didn't have anyone to talk to, I was on my phone and ease dropping. I ordered the eggs rolls as an app. Man were they hot. Not spicy but just got done cooking hot. Once of those I should have let them cool off cause I burned the inside of my mouth bad eating them. But they were good. Ordered garlic chicken with peanuts on ramen. Oh my was it delicious!!! Towards the end I was getting pretty full but I enjoyed it so much I decided to finish it. The chicken was so juicy and the garlic and peanut was a great flavor. I really liked the food, the service was quick and good. I can see why this place is always so packed. Will definitely be back!! read more

I'm not even going to attempt remembering the [thai] names of many dishes my party of 5 savored with such thrill. But I will say this: They were DAMN good. Apparently, according to my Thai friend, this place offers very authentic Thai cuisine --- reminiscent of the native flavors. I really enjoyed the papaya salad and the spicy pork dish. Oh yeah, the red soup - whatever its name is - was pretty delectable as well. Pad Thai, a very standard American Thai fare, was spot on. Everything else in between was excellent in my palette; so was the attentive, friendly service and atmosphere. read more

Am I missing something? Could it be possible that Yelp has led me astray? Ordered: Egg Rolls - meh Chicken Satay - barely made 'meh' status. Edges were tough, waaaay over marinated, not great chicken and was a very odd yellow color all the way through the thin bits of chicken... this was a little gross, now that I think about it Vegetable dish - Same kinda gross chicken. Dry, overcooked. Veggies were fresh but sauce was, again, 'meh' Delivery was prompt.... thats really the nicest thing I have to say about this experience. I'll be headed back to Thai Pastry and Yes Thai(best chicken satay ever!) read more

Sooooooooo bad. Really, really bad. Super bad. Yep. Everyone seems to love this place, so maybe it was an off night, but...man. My dish was not tasty. My husband's dish was disgusting. No lie. The peanut sauce was gloppy, overly sweet, and actually made me gag. I had the Garlic Chicken Noodle, but I'm not sure the meat was actually chicken (it looked and tasted like pork, which I do not eat). I sent it back, but they insisted it was chicken. When our server noticed that I had barely touched my food, she asked if it was too spicy. I said no, and commented that the flavor was--ahem--not what I was expecting. Her response? "Oh...sorry." And then she walked away. This would be a one-star if the crab rangoon hadn't redeemed them, if only slightly. The crab rangoon was pretty solidly mediocre, and definitely the best part of our meal. I would have been hungry when we left since I only ate about 4 or 5 bites of my entree, but my husband and I both felt sick. read more

I had attempted to dine at this place 4 weeks ago but got there too late... it must have been 10 pm and that's when they close! For the past few weeks, I was eager to eat here and finally made it last week. Two people = 3 entrees + 1 appetizer + a whole lot of leftovers. I don't know if it's because I haven't had Thai food in awhile or what but the pad kee maw tasted very sweet to me... That was my guest's favorite dish and he loved it. The chicken satay was extremely tender and great with the peanut sauce until it got cold and that's when the chicken got hard. I'm very simple.. I really loved the cucumber and red onion salad that came with it. We also had the pad si eiw and I thought that was the best dish overall. We shouldn't have ordered the Rama Chicken because it was just like the Chicken Satay. Short time = wrong decisions! BYOB is a definite plus! We were seated right in front of the register and had to move our table further away because people were picking up take out and basically overtook that side of the table. Service was good. Although I think they were dying to take our order since we got there at almost 9 pm. read more

Perhaps some of the tastiest take out or dine in Thai in the city. These arent only my words, but the words of some very good friends of mine who are Thai. The basil chicken, Aroy beef and squid salad are my fo to dishes and this tasty Thai hot spot! I absolutely love this place. The prices are reasonable, its clean and rhe staff is customer friendly. Do you mouth and tummy a favor and swing into this well run nd managed Thai resturant for a trip to Thailand in your mouth. read more

I've been here a handful of times, sometimes grabbing some takeout, and each was a tiny blessing! They're slightly better than the Siam Country across the street, and their curry is something to behold. But if you really want to enjoy the experience, eat in the restaurant. Like most good Thai places, they are in a relatively small building, so expect frequent visits from the wait-staff. As some kind of twisted tradition, I always sample the curry at Thai establishments, and this one is definitely worth a visit! Best of all, the prices are average, so don't expect to break the bank for a pleasurable meal. They're so close to the Damen brown-line stop, you could spit on their roof, so head there out of the cold and warm up with some spicy Thai! I would give it five stars, but Cozy Noodles and Rice in Evanston is far better. read more

Before I write this review I would like to note that my boyfriend and I have been to quite a few Thai restaurants already and are familiar with the cuisine and my mom who lived there for a few years cooks Thai food at home as well so my taste buds shouldn't be too off the mark. This had all the makings of a good genuine thai restaurant - good non-pretentious atmosphere and attentive service. (Not to mention the owner and waiters are Thai). Food, however, fell way short. My boyfriend and I decided to depart from our usual main stay Thai restaurant (Opart Thai on Western) and try another one. We went on a Saturday and it wasn't difficult to find seating for two. We ordered two appetizers - one being papaya salad (medium spicy) and the other Tiger Crying. The papaya salad was the only thing I enjoyed that night but it was a bit too apicy for me (in which I understand was my fault). The Tiger crying was very disappointing. Even though the beef was riddled with grill marks you can't really tell when you eat it. It also lacked in flavor. We ordered a pad kee mao and my boyfriend ordered a char siu vermicelli dish. The pad kee mao was very one note and paled in comparison to other restaurants. My boy friend didn't enjoy his dish either as they overused the char siu seasoning so his dish camw out sweet really sweet. (And he's usually not picky at all) I was planning on rating this place three stars and then I bit into a slice of beef that practically fell apart in my mouth. (Not in a good way like kobe beef) Luckily I waited until today to rate it because I ended up with really bad bowel movements ( yes, girls poop too) read more

I have ordered food here twice, but I can't remember why I couldn't remember it the first time around. I have not yet been able to go inside but drive past it plenty of times. I recently got the chicken pad thai as it is one of my "quality control" checks for if it's a good Thai restaurant or not. I also got the papaya salad as well. Both were very good, and the salad was nice and spicy. I am certainly interested in testing out other dishes. The prices are competitive, but I'm inclined to come in and sit down and eat there soon enough. read more

Aroy Thai is in a great location, directly across the street from the Damen brown line stop. However, that doesn't say much given the number of Thai restaurants in the Chicago area, like how there's one two doors down from the same El stop. I came to this restaurant with my mom because we were both really hungry, in the area, and wanted pad thai. We weren't really satisfied from what we ordered. In fact, the pad thai was too sweet. I don't plan to come back here because I already have a favorite Thai restaurant, but you might like it. The ambiance seems to be more for the dating-inclined, if that's what you're looking for. read more

I feel like Thai food in Chicago is pretty hit or miss but I had read/heard multiple times that Aroy Thai was one of the better options in the city. Success! Was there on a Friday night around 7 with two friends. They were busy but still had several tables available. I think there were just as many carry out orders as dine in customers. The staff was very friendly and the restaurant was clean. Started with an order of crab rangoon (8 pieces) which hit the spot. For entrees, I opted for the peanut sauce chicken noodle dish which I enjoyed. The sauce is tasty without completely overpowering the food. You get a healthy portion size for only 10-12 bucks or so. I don't think my friends and I were blown away by the food, but compared to some of the disastrous places I've been for Thai food in the city, this place definitely deserves 4 stars! read more