Decent food. Needs a friendlier staff. We usually get carry out from Tai San when my girlfriend is in the mood for Chinese since it's close by. Not the best Asian food around the area. The service is slow, the employee's tend to be rude. The main reason I continue to come back to Tai San is there smoothies. They have one thing right with their tapioca smoothies. Other than that there food is mediocre. their staff needs to learn to smile and thank their customers. I actually have been coming here for years e and would order take out a few times a year to maybe once a year now. For their food I usually order the hunan beef and which tends to be very runny and you don't get a good portion for what you pay. Their shrimp fried rice is good and I can honestly say the freshness has always been consistent. Pricey for what you get as well. I used to spend $40 plus every time I deff cut back. Only reason we come back is because they have amazing smoothies. I get the mango coconut! Very delicious on a hot summer day. Other than that I would say tai san is slowly but surely coming off my list of Asian/Chinese food places to eat at. read more

Love the Mongolian beef! Quick and efficient. The food was ready when I arrived. Highly recommended. You will be back.

I got the pad see ew and Thai fried rice. The pad see ew is always the best (best pad see ew I've ever had). The noodles are always super crispy and flavorful and the fried rice is wonderful as well! Would definitely recommend! read more

Tai San Chef - Thai Near Me - Darien, Illinois

Ordered a take out just once, but found it a bit too salty for my taste. There are better options available in the vicinity. read more

This place used be a good go to for Chinese, but something totally changed. the last two times we've gone the food is really below average now and there's so little protien. First time I chalked it up as a fluke, but then same thing again. We ordered 3 different dishes and all of them were sooooo sub par. read more

It's a shame the owner has to treat consumers so poorly. He's unpleasant and makes it a point to make his patrons feel bad when his kitchen staff makes a mistake and he's not interested in simple solutions. Our lunch was short and that was evident. The quality isn't the same here as it once was. The waitress is amazing and always has a smile on her face. read more

Not my favorite place in town I got the pad Thai with broccoli flavor was good but not a lot of chicken read more

Tai San Chef - Thai Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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Totally basic Thai lunch! $10 for curries but if you can stick to the lunch special menu, it will save you a few bucks. And that's about all I can say.... Hence the star rating. read more

I live close to this restaurant. Food is okay, service is poor. I don't like leaving negative reviews but many on many ocasiones I arrived before others and got my food after others. Food has also not been prepared as requested as well. There is was constant server rotation per-COVID-19. There are other similar places close that provide a better experience at more reasonable prices. I'd pass read more

While most are fine with pan-Asian restaurants, I guess I may be one of the more picky ones. Aside from Joy Yee Noodle (in either Naperville, Chinatown or near UIC), this is the only other pan-Asian restaurant around this section of the suburbs. The food here really to me just is not that good, if anything it tastes like a glorified Panda Express or even worse PF Changs. I figure if you want decent sushi, go to an actual sushi place, or if you want authentic Chinese, to go to one of the hole-in-the-wall eateries, that's where you get quality. But I digress, the main thing saving this place for me is how local it is to me and for my constant 'sweet' tooth when it comes to their fruit smoothies, and those I give stars across the board. Service is okay, parking is decent enough for the location, overall I would be back but only for the smoothies. read more

Totally agree with Caroline- We used to love this place. Really good food! No MSG. Even my kids learned to love sushi and those potstickers! But the quality has slipped. Seriously. We always do take out, at least twice a month. But lately our orders have been wrong (bummer when you realize this at home...yes, they do offer to bring you the correct order or comp u next time). The food has been lukewarm. But the kicker was getting 1 egg roll when ordering 1 order of egg rolls (2) Really?! Sorry Tai San, it has been a terrific love affair, I'm going to be a poor sport, but we decided 3 strikes and we're not coming back. So where do we go from here? There's a lot of bad Chinese food around here.... read more

Dirty restaurant and the food didn't taste fresh either I wouldn't recommend this restaurant

We've been going here for several years and the food lately is too inconsistent. Last time we ordered we spent about 40 on carryout which is a pretty good assortment of food and every single thing was tasteless. I have never called there to complain, except when they forgot part of my order, but this time I just had to make them aware of how bad it was and they could care less .Just bad business read more

This place used to be our favorite Chinese/Thai place to order from. Not sure what changed in the last few months- new cooks or ownership? But the food just doesn't taste the same. I order the beef pad see eiw, and have been ordering that for years. The last time I ordered it, about a month ago, there were random as hell veggies in it that were never in it before. The fried rice my husband got also had like a cup of oil just sitting in the bottom of the box. Nasty. Get your sh!t together, Tai SAN! This used to be our favorite. read more

One of my favorite Chinese food places by my parents house. Since I'm staying at my parent's lovely rehabilitation center post surgery, my dad and I placed an order for dinner tonight. I can only eat soft foods so we ordered: veggie egg foo yung, veggie fried rice, and egg drop soup. My plan was to stick to the egg drop soup, but it really wasn't that great. I found it pretty slimey and not my taste. I decided to venture in to the egg foo yung and rice containers, since they didn't seem like much harder foods than the macaroni and cheese the oral surgeon suggested. They went down easily and were delicious, as always! And, hey, my dad said they place was, "pretty good," which is a pretty solid 4/5 on his scale. read more

We order from this place about once or twice a month. The food is decent. I always order the filet mignon and shrimp hibachi and my husband the steak and lobster hibachi. The portions are good. one of my complaints would be that, I don't think they actually give me filet mignon and the shrimp seem steamed instead of grilled. Sometimes the food is amazing, other times not so much. On a good day the lobster tail and shrimp is tender, juicy and delicious. On a bad day its like rubber. Maybe because we always order for delivery. They do deliver really fast and that's a plus. We usually spend about $80 per order for 2 hibachi dinners, crab Rangoon and sometimes pot stickers. I also love the smoothies, but don't order the pineapple because it doesn't taste like pineapple. I would also recommend you didn't order the sushi, the 3 times I ordered it was like grocery store quality. read more

For the record, there is one place that I love more than Tai San and that's Bamboo Garden in Tinley Park, but that can be kind of a drive... Tai San Chef was introduced to me by my co-workers. Now, I work in an area that has not one, but TWO Asian restaurants within walking distance, however, I noticed that the girls always ordered from the place that was a few minutes away. When I finally tried them, I was impressed! Over the past few months, I've ordered Curry Fried Rice, Thai Spring Rolls, Red Curry Vegetables and Tofu, and Spicy Pineapple Fried Rice and they've all been delicious! Did I mention fresh fruit smoothies?? Yes, I like to order mine without sweetener (actual phone conversation: "No sweetener?" "Right, I don't want any sugar or sweetener added.") I love that he verified it with me while I placed my order! That's another great point, I've never had an order messed up, and I'm notorious for having special requests and substitutions. They get major points in my book for being open Mondays, which is a notoriously bad day to have a craving for Asian food (most places are closed.) Anytime I'm at work or placing an order to take some food home after work on Mondays, I'll be calling Tai San Chef for sure. read more

It's my first time here but I will never be back. Their soup was disgusting and I could've made better at home. Their sushi was subpar. The actual meal I had was also disgusting. Also I found a hair in my soup.... I'm a little bit doubtful bout their reviews. I think these are all a lie. Also think I'm going to call the health department on them. Because I've been a little under the weather since I was there yesterday. read more

I have been going to Tai San since it opened. The Orange chicken never fails. My new favorite is red curry chicken (or shrimp, chicken, beef combo). Everything is good and always fresh. Smoothies are amazing - recommend the mango strawberry. Their lunch specials are great. Ton of food for a great price. The sushi is good, but I have not tried the hibachi yet - it always looks and smells amazing when other people order it. read more

After a long day of work, and still more work to do after getting home, I found myself just too tired and too busy to make dinner. The wife and I agreed: let's do take out Chinese. We ordered up the following: Beef and brocolli - Standard B&B, tasty, meat was tender, brocolli was fresh. Szechwan string beans - Unfortunately not spicey at all... beans and pork were friend nicely, but not a hint of spice. Yu Shang Eggplant - The egg plant was more soggy than crisp (may just be how they serve it here...) but more importantly, it really wasn't spicy at all! My expectation of eating food is that if there's a red pepper next to it on the menu, I want some burn! Beef Chow Fun - Actually quite tasty! The noodles were soft with some pull, and the beef was tender and enjoyable. And since we were over $50, they threw in a very large chicken fried rice. This served as three meals between the two of us, and snacks for a bit as well. Which goes to show how large portion sizes are here! Verdict: huge quantities, good food, but the spice levels were terrible. I may give it another chance but order the food extra spicey instead... I kept waiting for the spice to hit, but there was just no kick! And thus the three stars... we may be back to try again. read more

So, while this isn't the greatest Japanese style food I've ever had, it was decent. One thing that was awesome-- they had $3 Mai Tai's which were well worth every penny. And I didn't get a headache from them, which means the alcohol used was A-OK. But I got the Garlic Shrimp and I thought it was pretty gross actually. I've never had such bad shrimp before. While the rest of the food seemed "typical" and was pretty good, I doubt I would rush back to this place again. One nice thing, they gave us $10 off our bill because we had spent over a certain amount--but our bill was still $70. So, in my opinion, for the money there are certainly other, much better Japanese places to go to. read more

I absolutely love this place! They have the best eggrolls and potstickers. The barbecue Pork lo mein is delicious and the portions are huge. It's enough for two people to split one order. Everything I've tried from there has been absolutely delicious. I called ahead, and pick it up on my way home from work. It's so convenient and one of my favorite places. read more

Above-average Chinese take-out makes this place my go-to in the DuPage County area. I have tried pretty much every Chinese food place in three counties, this is still my favorite. - Good cuts of meat used for beef dishes, which I appreciate. - Crab rangoon is delicious. (Someone said it tasted sweet? I have never noticed that.) - Good hot & sour soup for sick days - Kung Pao is very good, and recently seems to have gotten spicier (or I've gotten wussier) - BBQ pork appetizer is tasty, although sweet Owners are very nice people. Sushi is average, and I'm not a fan of Thai food, so I can't comment on that. But I'm happy to give these people my business, as I have yet to be dissatisfied with an experience dining in, taking out, or getting delivery. read more

After having three cavities filled at a nearby dentist, I was craving some some warm soup. Since Tai San was just across the parking lot, I decided to give it a try. After scanning the HUGE menu, I went with a dinner special of Thai ginger with tofu, hot and sour soup, an eggroll and fried rice. It was definitely enough food for two good-sized meals, which justified the $9.95 price tag. They asked me how hot I wanted the Thai ginger, and I told them VERY hot. Well, they delivered! It was so hot that I had tears in my eyes, which is just how I like it. I really appreciated how fresh everything was. The veggies used in my Thai ginger, as well as in my eggroll, were delicious. Unfortunately, the fried rice was just kind of meh (I spiced it up with some of my Thai ginger) and the hot and sour soup wasn't hot at all. It also had chicken in it, which seemed kind of random. I'm used to it just including veggies. Oh, and I don't want this to come across the wrong way...but I love that they had a woman who was fluent in English working the register. Many times, I've had communication difficulties at Chinese places. Overall, it was a good meal. I'd like to go back and try other items on the seemingly endless menu. read more

I love the idea of this place. Wouldn't it be great if you could get your Thai, Chinese and Japanese food all in one place? Well you can here. We were here Christmas Eve for the Hibachi and there were quite a few people here. I guess we weren't the only ones with that idea. Service was good, albeit a little slow. There were Mai-Tais on special for 3.95$ and they even have ramune in a bottle. Score! Prices for the hibachi food are a little high, but it is worth it. I had the calamari, scallop and shrimp combo for 24.95 and it was awesome. They certainly don't skimp on anything either. Plenty of seafood, more than enough fried rice and veggies galore. I probably should have taken some home, but what would be the fun in that? Warning for parents though, make sure your kid can handle the flames. From what my 3 year old boy told me, the flames were scary and the man was too loud. I thought it would be fun for him, but what do I know? For 4 adults to eat and have one alcoholic beverage plus a kids hibachi chicken (which was delicious by the way) the tab was only 140$ Not bad and totally worth it. read more

A favorite lunch spot for me and my group. We've been going to this place since they opened, and watched them slowly expand as the word of their great food spread. In one spot you can get quality Chinese food, Thai food, Sushi, even hibachi! I've never had a bad experience, and I find the ownership and staff to be welcoming, friendly, and attentive. Top notch, highly recommended. read more

I am a foodie visiting from Arizona and this will be my first and last time visiting this place. I ordered the Thai red curry chicken dish and it was more of an imitation of Thai Cuisine. You can tell by the taste, that the sauce used was made with powder from a bag. If I had known that the food was so horrible, I would have not came here and probably would have done a better job cooking the same dish at home. The waitress also seemed really out of it and clearly did not care about giving quality service. Plain and simple don't think about coming here unless you have no respect for what you put into your body. read more

My office & I ordered sushi for the office. It was 27.50 & they changed the total on the receipt! When calling them they were rude & said we owed 30.55 AFTER THE CHANGE THE PRICE IN MARKER. It isn't about the lousy 3$ it's the point of how many people they are doing this too! They tried blaming us THE CUSTOMER at every turn. Will never order from here again. read more

Tai San Chef - Thai Near Me - Darien, Illinois

I'm shocked and surprised to read the disparaging reviews here about my favorite suburban Chinese/Thai restaurant. I love the technicolor pad thai; it has been my favorite item since first dining here years ago! Say what you will about my palette or taste - I love it. Their delivery area is seemingly endless and the prices are good for the amount of food you get. You can also order take-out at the register and it is ready in 15 minutes. The menu is large and has grown to incorporate Japanese, which I unfortunately have not made the effort to try. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about Thai San and wish them only success. They had me the first time I dined-in and heard piano renditions of contemporary billboard hits playing softly as background music... I can only hope that is still the music of choice. read more

Terrible! All chicken dishes taste the same! Barely any meat and loaded with salty broccoli. Mom ordered a scallop dish. Cost $17 and only four, chewy scallops. Ambiance was poor. AC must not have worked or owners are too cheap to operate at reasonable temp. Stay away? read more

Up until the past few months this would have been a 5 star review. Prices are rising, some portions are shrinking and some quality decreasing. Our orders are typically accurate, hot and delivered timely and the food is tasty. At the same time, the issues are fixable! If the egg rolls get any smaller they will just be shell & no filling. Same with the beef on a stick - the beef isn't much bigger than the stick! Offer two sizes at different price points. This way we can still get the former full versions if we opt to pay a fair price. Similarly, the free chicken fried rice has reeled many customers in since the beginning but it has become chickenless. Once I ordered an actual order of chicken fried rice & got the free one. Comparably, they seemed to be two different batches entirely. Chinese Entrees are usually great! We haven't tried the other menus much. One suggested way to cut some cost might be to decrease the amount of white rice per meal. We always have one untouched large carton, if not more, left after the entrees are gone. We also never use a good amount of the packaged sauces (soy or orange stuff). Maybe asking customers if they want it or not could help cut costs on wasted items so some flagship food items can reap the benefit instead! Just want to see you great again! PS: the homemade hot mustard is the best!!! read more

As close as this place is to me, I don't know why I haven't tried it before. Before I go any further, I have to say that for me the saving grace of this place is their fresh fruit smoothies that are on par with Joy Yee. They offer some good lunch specials and also have Japanese, Thai and Chinese cuisine all conveniently in one location. It usually scares me when a restaurant claims to be able to make foods from three different places, and my instinct was not that far off in this instance. I mean, you can't be good at all three. It just isn't possible and personally I think they should cross Japanese off the list. I ordered the lunch special of a spicy salmon roll and a couple of pieces of salmon sushi. I also got a specialty roll, the Red Dragon to try something else. My lunch came with a bowl of miso soup which was probably my favorite food item. My spicy salmon roll and the Red Dragon which were supposed to be spicy weren't. In fact all of the sushi lacked flavor overall. I wondered if maybe the fish wasn't fresh and that is why the food lacked flavor. The only thing that I could taste were the cucumbers inside the roll and the sauce on top of it. The service was good, the waitress was eager to please. I do wish that when I had ordered my smoothie that she had asked me if I wanted tapioca in it. I figured it was obvious that I did, but when she brought it to me it was missing those delicious little balls - but that was my fault for not ordering it correctly. Because this place is so close and because of the great smoothies I will be back, but I will probably try Chinese food next time. read more

Dang this is good. I don't know if it's my fault or theirs that I left here feeling sick because I was so full. They have everything! Hibachi, Thai, Japanese, Chinese. Prices are fair, service is prompt. I recommend the pad si ew. I don't recommend the chicken sauté. I'd dock a 1/2 point if I could for bad decor (the thrift store price sticker was still on one of the display vases lol) but meh, who goes to Chinese for the atmosphere? Check it out! read more

Tai San Chef - Specials - Thai Near Me - Darien, Illinois

This restaurant never fails on taste and quality. My favorites are the general chicken and chicken pad thai. There's a ton to choose from but I normally stick with the lunch specials because they are a great deal. I've tried the sushi which is good too. The Red Dragon roll is really tasty but not very filling. They also have the best egg rolls I've ever tasted. Started going there for lunch breaks from work but I go on weekends now too. read more

Outstanding asian cuisine & service! Fresh ingredients, veggies cooked al dente. I have not tried their sushi. Vast menu offerings. Tonight, they didn't provide white rice in our take-out order. They delivered rice & a free smoothie to us. Can't beat that! Best Chinese, Thai, Japanese in the area! read more

Food was just what the three stars says, A-OK. I was not delighted by anything, I was not angry by anything I had. Just eh. Fried rice was a little greasy. read more

This is the first time I've ordered to this place. I ordered pad thai, chicken satay, pad see ew, thai iced tea and crab rangoon. The only food we liked was pad see ew. We liked how the noodles was a little toasty. We didn't really like the rest of the foods. Pad thai was soggy and didn't like the taste. I hate wasting food but we threw out like half of it cause it's even worst the next day. Same with chicken satay little bland and the peanut sauce is not that good either same with crab rangoon. I don't think i will order here again. read more

I've tried a handful of dishes from their Thai and Chinese menus. The Thai menu should just be entirely eliminated, it just isn't good. Their Chinese dishes are better, but nothing I'd write home about. read more

I never go wrong when I order from Tai san anything that I order is always very good. My children and my husband love the orange chicken. Myself and my sister order different items including chicken and broccoli as well as the Thai food. I have never tried the sushi but I will be willing to bet that it is great as well. I've also had their smoothies before.The delivery service is always super accurate especially with trying to find my residence as I live in apartment buildings. Pick up is always convenient as well. Pricing is not too shabby either. My next thing to try would be the hibachi side of the restaurant. I'm moving to Florida at the end of the year and boy am i going to miss this place! Truly a neighborhood gem.:) read more

Another good and clean restaurant serving Asian food in the suburbs, I'm impressed. Good quality food with good reasonable prices. Lunch and dinner specials come with your choice of soup, egg drop or hot and sour soup, an eggroll, AND chicken fried rice.....wow! The sushi was actually not too bad either, I'm so excited that there's now a good sushi restaurant around this sushi-less area, it's been a long time await. They also have one of the friendliest staff, our waiter was very attentive, and catered to our every need! I'm sure to come back, I think I'll be a regular! Overall: Cleanliness: A Food: B+ Prices: A Service: A --------------------- Grade: A read more