I was a little hesitant to try this place after reading some recent reviews, but it's my cousin's go-to spot for Thai food, and I'm glad we gave it a chance. We started with the curry puffs, which were delicious and a great way to kick off the meal. The Khao Soi was outstanding and easily the favorite dish of both my cousin and sister. I ordered the pork barbecue over rice, which was very flavorful and reminded me of Filipino pork tocino. We also tried the Kana Moo Krob. While the pork wasn't quite as crispy as expected, the rich brown sauce had plenty of umami flavor and made the dish enjoyable. The service was friendly and quick, and it was nice to see the staff recognize my cousin as a regular. The restaurant itself is small, but the tables are spacious and comfortable. Overall, we had a great experience and would definitely come back. read more

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I ordered lunch. The vegetable tempura was burned and the vegetables dried out. The Pad Thai was sitting on a bed of jellied sauce and the shrimp were dried and probably recooked. The steamed egg rolls were tasteless and the meat dried out The chicken satay was dry and overcooked. I have been eating at Silver Spoon for 10 years but will not order another meal. The quality has gone down 100% read more

We arrived at Silverspoon pretty late and They were only offering takeout at this point. It was super easy to order and our food was ready fast. I got the drunken noodles with chicken, mini eggrolls, and the spicy papaya salad. Everything was so delicious and I regret I did not take pictures of the food. I definitely recommend this place and would love to come back and dine in. read more

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Was totally craving Thai food and this was convenient for delivery plus a ton of options! Ordered through their website and it was super easy, delivered on time. My sister got pad see ewe, my brother in law got kana moo krab, and I got the crispy noodle curry with tofu and veggies, and seaweed salad to share. I got medium spice for my curry noodles, and while it could've been a little spicier, it was so flavorful that I didn't mind! I never had a crispy noodle dish like that, it was so interesting and delicious! Loved that it was packed with delicious tofu as well. The salad was super fresh and a great balance to the curry! A little on the expensive side but big portions and we had leftovers, plus everyone was super pleased with their meals! I'll have to order again sometime when I'm in town! read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Crispy Curry Noodles - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I like spicy food but Red Curry was so hot that I couldn't eat it. The papaya salad was limp and soaked with some different than normal extremely hot dressing that I also couldn't eat. I never write reviews. Don't waste your money! read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The lunch special is great, i chose the chicken drunken noodles and spring roll. Didn't skimp on the meat and good ratio of veggies and noodles as well. That being said... bit bland, esp for thai food. Medium was also not spicy enough. Something was just missing... Spring roll was different than the clear rice wrap i'm used to but it was still tasty with the plum sauce! Maybe they cater towards a different audience, but I would not come again read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Lunch special Spicy Drunken Noodles Spring Rolls - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I ordered takeout. I thought the pad kee mao was sort of dry and wish there was more of a sauce element to it. The spice level was correct, but I also thought the dish itself was too oily. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Pad kee mao - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food here is delicious, especially the curries and basil fried rice. However, the service is slow and the ambiance is a bit dull. The staff is not very friendly either. read more

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Just absolutely awful! Not clean and not friendly. Cramped dining area. Food was horrible. Unless you like flying bugs in your food and while you eat, never come here. Had to note a star to post this review but definitely a ZERO stars spot. read more

I've had trouble finding good Thai food in the city, and when I saw this was next to the Thai consulate, I thought it would be better Pad see ew - 1/5... flavor was not there. A lot of the noodles were short and broken. And there was no egg in it. A greasy bowl of bell pepper flavored noodles. massman curry - 3/5 ... flavor was better but weirdly sour ...and it was just a bowl of tofu. There was one potato cube and a few onion flecks. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Did to-go. Picked up my self. Food was okay. Slightly fishy taste at the end for some reason. Dumplings had no flavor. Curry noodles had lots of flavor. Nice people there. read more

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3 dishes taste like American Thai Food, every dish has a sweet flavor in common, trying to please American. For me , I like traditional taste, so I'm not that praising for this restaurant. But it's worth a try if you like the sweet taste. Tom yum Soup: Lack of lemongrass and coconut milk. Aren't they the soul of this dish? The heavy overwhelming saucy flavor takes place of the sour from the lemon and the umami from the 3 shrimp and mushrooms. Pad Thai: I'm not sure whether Thailand has this dish, like China doesn't have Chinese fried rice and Switzerland doesn't have Swiss Cheese. The dish also has a sweet saucy flavor, plus, peanut sauce. It's a big portion but the beef is overcooked and not chewy. Duck curry: My first time to try curry with duck. The best due to the pineapple dice. I 'm willing to have two bowls of rice for the curry soup. But the duck skin is a little fishy. The wait time isn't long even the restaurant is full of customers. read more

When you walk into Silver Spoon, you are welcomed with an ethnic and cultural ambiance of what a Thai restaurant should be. Dined in on a Monday evening, service was great, however there weren't many others dining in. Take out and third party delivery was booming with non-stop orders. I have dined here before on a busy night and service does struggle due to very few front end staff, but they do their best. You sit down and order, water and food is brought to you. Ordered the Red Curry w/ chicken (opted for spicy), basil fried rice w/ chicken (opted for spicy), tom yum soup veggie (opted for spicy), Asian fried wings. Just wow, the red curry and basil fried rice, an easy 11/10. So much flavor and consistency is great. By far the two best menu items they offer! I would recommend without hesitation. The chicken is tender, appears to be white meat breast, thinly cut. For someone that's very picky with their chicken, this place doesn't miss! Tom Yum soup was great. However a lot of veggies so be mindful if you don't like veggies, but the spicy and flavor on point! I did not order the wings for myself but was told they were also great. They did come out 20 mins after all of the other food so order mindfully! But they were hot and crispy! This place is busy for a reason! But order my recommendations, you won't be disappointed. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Red curry & basil fried rice & tom yum soup - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

There are times in your life where you must first descend in order to reach new heights, and that's exactly what you'll do stepping down into The Silver Spoon. A minute off Michigan Avenue, but feeling miles away, the cozy little spot is exactly where you want to end up to get you off your feet and to get some delicious (and well-priced) food in you. Even just 1/5 of the menu will leave you with about four or five items you want to try, but it seems like there's no going wrong. On my visit we tried the vegetable eggrolls (crispy, full, fantastic, and steaming HOT), steamed chicken gyoza (perfectly steamed, with a great dipping sauce that really coats them), the banana blossom salad (a curveball, but incredibly addicting, like a warm chicken salad with coconut milk, shrimp, and fried shallots), and the pad thai with chicken (can't. go. wrong.). Service was quick and friendly throughout. Bring your friends here and they will think you are cool (you are). read more

Silver Spoon is a great Thai restaurant with very affordable prices in the area. It's a great takeout spot. Prices are low compared to most casual restaurants in River North. Service is always very fast. read more

Ordered delivery and service was quick and food was amazing, everything was still warm when we received it. We had the orange chicken, pad Thai and red curry. 10/10 all around!! Silver spoon does not miss, their green curry is also to die for! read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Very disappointed with my order. I placed an Uber Eats order for Tom Yum and Pad See Ew and called the restaurant to request extra sauce and added spice since there was no option to do so on the app. The person on the phone assured me they could accommodate the request. However, the noodles arrived completely bland, with no extra sauce--just three packets of soy sauce on the side and two small containers of chili peppers in vinegar. The Tom Yum was decent, but overall, the meal did not meet expectations. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Pad See Ew - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This used to be my go to spot for Thai food since it's in the neighborhood. I came in last Sunday around 3:30 pm to order food to go. I figured I had missed the lunch rush and wanted to get there before the dinner crowd but they were pretty busy when I got there. After ordering my food, I waited a long time. Others that were seated after I ordered had gotten their food. When mine finally arrived, I came home to find they had burnt my gai tod to almost a crisp! YUCK! Also, could tell the sticky rice had been reheated many times as they weren't heated evenly. I had to pick and throw out the hard parts. The drunken noodles were the only saving grace to my meal. read more

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we got the pad thai (chicken), pad see ew (beef), and kao soy!! everything was absolutely delicious!! pad thai (chicken) - drenched in sauce which i love pad see ew (beef) - YUM i love the noodle especially the texture and thickness kao soy - such a comforting soup - and the texture was amazing with the crunchy noodle also got the mango juice which was sweet and refreshing no complaints. also the bathroom here was so clean and smelled good with the incense. i appreciated the cleanliness!! the service here was friendly and accommodating!! read more

I ordered Pad Thai from this establishment about a month ago, and it was outstanding. I gave a rave review. I returned to Chicago last Monday and invited a guest to go with me, having bragged about this place. We both ordered a lunch item, and an appetizer. My entree was delivered to the table, first, then soon after, the appetizer. My guest was left with nothing, and AFTER 10 MINUTES I informed the waiter that my guest had also ordered a meal, and I would have appreciated being served together. No apologies. When we did start to eat, the food was so INCREDIBLY OVER SPICED that it was not edible. I mentioned to the waiter, that I couldn't eat it, as it was so insanely hot. My guest was served chicken Curry that was so hot he couldn't eat it. It was almost as if our dishes were sabotaged. Again no apologies for anything. I was not only disappointed, but embarrassed as well. I travel for a living and have Thai food all the time, but this Pad Thai was insanely spicy. I work for an airline, and we stay at a hotel within walking distance, I'll be SURE and tell fellow crew members to avoid this place. There are simply too many good restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel that I can afford to skip this place in the future. I'm a VERY good tipper and when the service/food is really good, I usually tip 50% of my bill. I would never stiff a service worker, so I left him only 10% of our bill, and he wasn't deserving of that. What a shame because I won't be back, the Thai competition with Star of Siam is right around the corner. read more

Sarmy we encountered the most rude Asian waiter ever here . Absolutely all food was extra spicy hot and caused gastrointestinal complications soon thereafter . . we could barely eat anything . don't dare ask for water which is a huge inconvenience . If eating together your food won't come at the same time . Steps to get down into the place are very precarious and easily a spot to fall and injure oneself . There are so many better Thai options in the area . read more

A hidden gem in River North across from the Thai Consulate. They have an extensive menu, but we ordered chicken pad Thai and had enough for lunch the next day. Online ordering is fast and easy and was ready on time. Service when we picked up was friendly and fast. The dining room seemed tidy and small. We just walked in, it would be nice if the to go pickup was at the front of the restaurant so we didn't have to walk through the dining room to pick up our food. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Chicken Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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silver spoon's dishes are always so consistently yummy and tasting the same every time which is pretty incredible!! yummy cozy atmosphere fun to go down the stairs to taste some yummy in my tummy pad see ew *heart emoticon* read more

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Food was 4.5/5. But service was pretty awful. They were understaffed and frantically trying to get everything done. We had a 4 top, and two of us got our food 20 mins before the other two. There was also a table that came before us that got some of their food after we got ours. I don't really understand their system. They have an endless line of DoorDash drivers waiting for orders which is probably part of the problem. Stop taking DoorDash/To-go orders if you cannot even handle the volume of dine-in orders. It's ridiculous. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Red Curry - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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When we got in we were sat asap and it was great because it was rain hard outside. We did have a reservation but they didn't take down our name when we arrived. The service was great and the food was better. I ordered the shrimp in a blanket and the hot beef and chicken curry fried rice. The hot was actually hot without being over powering and it was amazing. There is a dish on the table that had spices you can add to your dish to make it hotter and it definitely kicked the rice up another level. If you cannot handle spice I would suggest you do not touch the dish . read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Shrimp in a Blanket - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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All in all a very average experience. The chicken coconut soup was tasty but lacking in substance. 90% liquid. The shrimp pad thai was quite good. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars as compared to other Thai restaurants. Service was fast and friendly, but unfortunately the soup came out at the same time as the pad thai. I was literally the only customer in the restaurant. Timing appetizer and entree delivery would not have been that difficult. The dining room is clean and comfortable. It's in a basement. Not sure how a disabled person would get in here. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai with chicken coconut soup delivered simultaneously - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Below average, really!!! On a friends recommendation, my friend and I ordered at Silver Spoon through DoorDash delivery app. So I can't say much about the service and the ambiance. My rating is only for the food. The food arrived on time. We got vegetarian spring rolls, spicy drunken noodles and chicken panang curry. We expected the spring rolls to be crispy but it wasn't. They were stuffed with bean sprout, cucumber and tofu. It came with plum sauce which I wasn't a big fan of. Now for my main dish: in Chicken Panang Curry, there wasn't enough curry. They barely added any curry in the box. There was only chicken and the flavor was absolutely bland. I had a bite of drunken noodles. It was alright but way too spicy for my taste. Def lived upto it's name "spicy" drunken noodles. . Overall the food was a let down in terms of quality and taste both. I don't think I'll ever order/dine in the restaurant! read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Spring Rolls, Spicy Drunken Noodles, Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

great food, great service, great spot! would absolutely eat here again. i had the drunken noodles with tofu and it was delicious! the restaurant isn't fancy, but it doesn't need to be-- the food is the star. read more

Their Taro Custard is totally smashing!! Very cute "hole-in-the-wall" type place. Perfect for a the times when you're feeling lazy to cook and want something quick! read more

I order lunch special menu, pad Thai and fried rice but they are all sweet food I don't know Are they always make the food sweet? Even the fried rice For me I don't like it read more

Absolutely HORRIBLE Service. To begin, the stairs down to this basement restaurant are treacherous. There is no handicapped entrance. Then music is blasting at the restaurant that is completely anathema to the ambience. Asked by several tables to turn it down..or off ... finally they complied after 20 minute me countless complaints. Despite being only one third full, took 15 minutes to get waited on. They hav a new menu which means higher prices and worse yet, the protein choices are in such a small font as to be UNREADABLE ! As for ordering, 3 entrees came out in a reasonable timeframe, but the fourth which only involved vegetables and tofu ( which was so hard and rubbery that it probably would bounce) --- came out 20 MINUTES later and NO APOLOGIES offered. So long Silver Spoon - your spoon is totally tarnished. My advice is to order to go if you still want to eat here. read more

I had heard mixed reviews about this place and decided to check it out for myself. They offer a lunch special until 3:00 PM, and I made sure to walk in well before that. As someone who's worked as a server, I understand how timing works and that arriving before 3 should qualify me for the lunch special. Unfortunately, by the time the server returned after 3:00 I was told I could no longer order from the lunch menu. This was frustrating, especially because I had arrived on time and could've easily been assigned or taken care of before the cut-off. I later called to clarify and was essentially told it was my responsibility to say I was ready to order, which I found dismissive. The tone of the conversation came off as passive-aggressive, and honestly, just rude. It was a simple situation that didn't need to be handled with that kind of attitude. Whether it's the system or the service, the experience left a bad impression, and I won't be returning. read more

This was an excellent choice to end our night. We had the testing plate for our of group of 5. Shared most of our individual plates and the coconut soup was soooo yummy! The service was top notch. They took great care of us. Def one to try if in the city of Chicago. All the dishes were so good. Highly recommend. read more

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This has been my go to Thai spot for 3 years, but now they have raised prices and the food has gone bland and tasteless. I've started ordering from different places instead. Today I tried getting Silver Spoon Thai again and was very disappointed. Used to love it but now I won't be eating here anymore read more

+++Authentic Thai food in River North +++ Food - 4/5 The duck curry and Tom yum soup were so good and authentic. However, we are disappointed with the sampler. Nothing special. Service: 4/5 Service is good, and they allow to Byob. Ambiance: 4/5 Little cute restaurant locate in the basement of the duilding. Price: 5/5 Price is fair. Around $50 for two. Try their lunch special for lunch, it's even cheaper. read more

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AMAZING. if you want Thai, don't waste your time anywhere else! Got pad Thai, crab Rangoon, and tom Kha soup. Unbelievably good. Best tom kha I have ever had. Also the prices are unbeatable and the lunch deal is a steal! read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've gotten Pad See Ew from numerous restaurants around Chicago and this might be one of my favorites. It's flavorful and delicious. A lot of pad see ew I've had in Chicago lacked flavor. I ordered takeout, so I didn't experience the service, but the ambiance was giving a more traditional Thai restaurant feel rather than the overly decorated and city vibes, which I did like. I would love to dine in another time. I noticed a lot of people drinking Thai tea, which looked delicious. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Chicken Pad See Ew - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'm in Chicago for work and I'm staying on the Mag Mile. I had a craving for Thai and decided on Silver Spoon because it was closest to my hotel and I'm feeling lazy. With mixed reviews I wasn't sure what to expect, but I had a good experience. I ordered the tom yum with shrimp, and the pad thai with vegetables and tofu. Portions were generous and prices were very affordable, especially considering the location. I had to add a splash of soy sauce to the pad thai bur overall the flavor was good. The one thing I will note is that if you order your meal "spicy" (level 3 out of 4), it will be very spicy! I can normally handle a lot of heat and often have to add additional hot sauce/chili flakes at other Thai restaurants, but the level of spice here was on the upper limits of what I could handle. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great food. Ordere vis DoorDash. Pad see ew was nice and hot and tasty. Not sure about the bad reviews. read more

Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Halal hole in the wall (or should I say hole in the floor) that we happened to pass by. Super affordable with generous portions. Would come again! read more

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