After getting my sweat on next door at Perspire Sauna, I was starving and needed food! Didn't really want to walk or go too far so Talay was perfect. I was checking out the menu on Yelp while a fellow Yelper recognized me outside the restaurant and highly recommended their Pad Thai, so say less! I went on a Thursday afternoon around 5pm and the place was empty so perfect time to grab something without having to wait. My order came out in about 5-10 minutes . Hands down one of the best Pad Thai I have had in a while! It came in a huge bowl and I got shrimp as the protein. I thought I was going to have leftovers for later but I underestimated how hungry I was and finished the whole bowl. It was delicious. It was creamy and not dry and just perfectly seasoned. The ambiance of the place was dark and moody, nice place to relax and chill. My server was nice and checked on me a few time to refill my drink. Will definitely come back again whenever I am craving Thai food. read more

Talay Chicago - Pad Thai with shrimp - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love Talay! The staff was so kind and helpful. The butterfly pea tea (the purple drink) was unreallll lol delicious. The cashew chicken was so good and I was putting their spicy mayo on it and it was fire (sorry not sorry). I recommend! read more

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Great Thai place in the west loop area, the have lots of Asian fare got the drunken noodles with tofu and vegetable dumplings, both were delicious. The service was fast and friendly and had very good ambience very chill perfect for a week night dinner. read more

Talay Chicago - Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Not bad Thai food but it lacked a bit of flavour especially since having been to Thailand. I did appreciate the vegetables in the dish though and it was served piping hot! read more

Talay Chicago - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've walked by Talay a couple of times and have always been curious. I love Thai food but it's rare that I ever find Thai restaurants that I enjoy and Talay left a mark. It is located on the quieter end of Madison and there is plenty of paid street parking available. We did a walk-in on a Friday night and were able to be seated right away. I love the restaurant's ambiance. It is very moody and cozy yet not too dark. The staff are also the best! They are all so nice and welcoming. We started with the Chicken Satay which is one of the best satay's I've had! Lots of places end up with super dry chicken but the chicken satay here is so juicy and also fairly large. Paired with the satay sauce and the side of pickled veggies, it is a must-get item. We shared the Chicken Pad Thai and the Basil Beef. The pad thai was flavorful but lacked the balance of the trio you typically get from pad thai (sweet, salty, sour). I find that a lot of restaurants don't get this ratio right but it still fulfills the craving! They also don't use the traditional pad thai noodles here and I prefer the traditional thick pad thai noodles rather than the thinner rice noodles. The Basil Beef was really good! You can choose your protein for this dish and we felt it paired really well with beef. There are so many more items I want to try on the menu, including their sushi offerings so I'm looking forward to coming back! read more

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This is mine and my daughter's favorite Thai sushi place in West Loop. Always fresh and delicious. I would've taken a picture of the tom kha soup, but she ate it too fast. It's her go to. We love the nonalcoholic lychee drink. Very refreshing. read more

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The food and service is excellent! I think their sushi is better than Sushi Dokku and I like Sushi Dokku! read more

Talay Chicago - Mongolian beef - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Food was oversalted and didn't leave me with any desire to ever go back. I forced myself to eat because we had to be on our way shortly. I've had much better Japanese and Asian food. This experience was disappointing. read more

Finally tried Talay after months of living right next to it. I shouldn't have waited this long! Wonton soup: some of the most flavorful broth I've ever had. Delicious and will be getting a large of this on cold days and next time I'm a little sick. Idaho - this sweet potato sushi roll comes with a tempura sweet potato in the middle and then the entire roll gets lightly fried as well. It's a decadent roll..really tasty. Spicy tuna with avocado - always a go to for me, and this was excellent. Super high quality tuna. It's one of their cheapest rolls so a great quick lunch option. Black Pearl - this is quite the roll. It's massive. Shrimp tempura, avocado, cilantro, and jalapeno rolled in tempura crumbs and topped with spicy tuna, unagi sauce and black tobiko. It's $21, but a real treat. The inside isn't massive, but they have plenty of tables and it's a nice casual atmosphere. I got everything to go, and the staff was super nice. read more

Talay Chicago - Black Pearl - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My go to Thai spot in west loop! Great curry and good heat levels. They also have some really good noodles!

Everything was delicious! The pad Thai (which I never order but was in the mood) was nothing short of extraordinary. The Tom kha, really great galangal, kaffir, and lemongrass notes. read more

My friends always order take out from here so I had to try it myself! I ordered the shrimp shumai and veggie Pad Thai. Would recommend both! Though I didn't dine in, I definitely would like to! The environment inside is intimate, welcoming, and comfortable seeming. The staff here were on top of everything and so friendly. read more

Ordered take out from Talay last night and we all really enjoyed the portions and choices. I almost wish we could have stayed to eat in the restaurant though because when we picked it up, the decor and ambience was lovely. Note for the crab rangoon, the crab pieces of meat lay on top of the cream cheese filling, I hadn't seen this before. The chicken pad Thai and the Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles) were both delicious. The pad Thai take out size was a pretty big portion, I definitely had leftovers for lunch the next day. read more

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This place has a very calm and quiet ambiance with fast service and very somber decor! I absolutely loved stopping by here as if felt very soothing. Food was good, but not great. We felt the red curry was far too watery in consistency and pad Thai noodles were good. Portions are big for the price, but as someone who has a lot of Thai food, this place doesn't quite hit the mark. It's a good spot for more casual vibes! read more

Talay Chicago - Red Curry VEGAN - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Every time I order from Talay, the food and setvice is excellent, but today they went above and beyond. They took the time to call me and explain that my order had a hidden non-vegan ingredient (fish sauce) and helped me pick a delicious alternative. A lot of places wouldn't bother, so I really appreciated the honesty and effort. Great food and even better people- highly recommend! read more

A hidden Thai place on Madison that kills it with their sushi. I love substituting items to make my own speciality vegetarian roll. It's huge and comes with many sauce options! Also, how pretty is that roll?! It's reasonably priced as well. I wasn't too big of a fan of their Thai food. The curry was not spicy at all and lacking in flavor (after asking for it to be really spicy!) and the noodles were just average. read more

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I got takeout, so I cannot really speak to the service or setting besides that my order was neatly packaged when I arrived and it looked nice enough that I would come back and eat in. We got the Pad Thai, Chicken Rama, and Green Curry. I was not impressed by the Pad Thai - I think the noodles were a different shape than I'm used to/expected and the toppings were in sections on top rather than sprinkled throughout - I think I would've liked it to be tossed before serving. I wasn't a huge fan of the peanut sauce on the Rama but my friend really liked it, so that's probably just personal taste. And it's nice that it came with broccoli rather than having to do a la carte. The Green Curry was pretty tasty! read more

Do yourself a favor and try the Black Pearl. This was a recommendation from the server and it didn't disappoint. It's got great texture and flavor. This isn't our first time here and the food is always good. Would recommend and return! read more

Talay Chicago - Mod Roll, Crunchy Spicy Hamachi - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We loved the fish! Very fresh! And the service was great..... she was so attentive. We will be back for sure!

Maybe it's because I went in with mediocre expectations but I loved that every chicken dish offered minced chicken and I almost always judge a thai place based off its basil chicken. Talay passed that test with flying colors. Great flavor profile, great spice to it, well balanced and sitting in a little bit of sauce. Loved it. Service was rather slow I will say but the food was delicious and reasonably priced for West Loop. I would come back. read more

My go to Thai. I've always gotten to go orders and all the fried foods are always still crispy by the time I got home and their pad see ew is my favorite, not too sweet like most other places. read more

Stopped by here on a whim for the first time. Got some sushi rolls and the chicken pad Thai (hot). I tried the Black Hawk roll which was solid. The pad Thai was very good and deserving of 5 stars. I've always struggled to find a good Pad Thai. It seems like everyone "loves" Pad Thai, but I've never been able to find one for my liking. I think I finally found a place with Talay. Also, the service was friendly, they played great music and you could get a small bottle of Sake for $9. I'll definitely be back. read more

It was a quiet and slow Saturday night for them, so we were apprehensive. But Talay did not disappoint! Their menu is a mix of sushi and Thai food. I've been struggling to find a decent sushi spot in Chicago but Talay's was good. Only thing I would say is that a couple of them had too much Mayo on them but we took it off and the sushi was still delicious. My favorite was the crunch spicy tuna with avocado. Simple, fresh and delicious. The Thai food was also great! Got the green curry with chicken and ordered it hot level spicy. It was delicious!! And the pad see ew...this also was tasty! Service was great! Drinks were just so so. Go there for the food, not the drinks! Highly recommend Talay! read more

I was excited to order from here - saw lots of great reviews - we ordered the lo mien, fish cakes and fresh spring rolls - it was ok. All decently flavored, no heat. The Tom Yum soup was by far the best item! Will order that again. read more

I have had way better in NY I have not found a good Thai restaurant here in Chicago. The food was ok but nothing that you must have again. read more

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Food was great even to-go! Definitely would recommend for affordable sushi in the area. Pad Thai and seaweed salad was great! Definitely would've preferred a better quality of wasabi. Placing a to-go was a breeze, paid upon arrival. read more

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This restaurant is underrated. They have a huge menu with so many things to choose from. On top of this, the service is always amazing. Their Mongolian beef is one of my favorite dishes. If looking for a more casual night in west loop this is your spot read more

I really love this place. The ambience is very inviting. It's very clean. We ordered the Mini Egg rolls, Godzilla and the Blue Crab Roll. All dishes were really good. The mini egg rolls were crunchy and very nicely filled with ground pork, shrimp, egg and other stuff. I really enjoyed these. They were actually a nice portion size. You get 8 minis. The Godzilla Roll was my favorite. It was so tasty. The shrimp tempura and the other ingredients in this roll was was my favorite. The Blue Crab Roll was also very good. It has shrimp tempura as well but with other ingredients. It was not as tasty as the Godzilla but it was really good nonetheless. Also, this Roll is actually BLUE!!! The plating for the rolls were amazing! Loved the creativity in displaying these rolls. Very unique. For desert we tried the Lemon Pie Cake. Holy Lemons, this Cake was so GOOOODD! It was so moist, lemony, creamy, DELICIOUS! Overall, this place is a must try. I'm going back to try other stuff off their menu. read more

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food was the definition of average I'm truly having such a hard time finding a good thai restaurant in Chicago!! Crab Rangoons were awesome and sushi was okay but the pad thai was mediocre at best. The service was nice though so overall 3/5 read more

Talay Chicago - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is a review of the takeout delivery experience, which unfortunately, suffice to say, was a disappointment. SERVICE: 1/10 I'm sorry. I'm usually very generous with my ratings, but this was really bad service in terms of a delivery experience. I placed my order through GrubHub and I'm not sure if it was sent erroneously because of the system or not, but I did not receive what I ordered. I ordered seafood fried rice and mango bubble tea. One, I got 'basil fried rice' instead of the seafood fried rice. And two, I DID NOT even receive my mango bubble tea. Additionally, there was an order of spring rolls which was doubled up for an inexplicable reason. Not only was my order wrong, but part of it was DUPLICATED, and another was MISSING. Adding fuel to the fire, NO UTENSILS WERE INCLUDED. Disappointing. FOOD: 7/10 Basil Fried Rice - 7/10 - I did not order this, but admittedly, this was pretty good. The rice was moist, the light basil flavor complimented the dish well and the chicken cut into small pieces was pretty solid in the dish. Having this substituted for my actual order was not the worst, but still not ideal. Mango Bubble Tea - N/A/10 - Ordered this and did not receive it. VALUE: 1/10 Sorry, but paying nearly $6 for a drink and not receiving it is about the worst value you could ask for. PROBABILITY OF RETURN: 2/10 I've heard great, great things about Talay and it was highly recommended to my by many people. However, this experience does not show them in a good light and I am not sure if I would be willing to try just to get burned again. TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT: Sorry, but based on the bad service I got, I'd say, PASS. OVERALL: 5/10 read more

Talay Chicago - Basil Fried Rice. My mango bubble tea was missing and nowhere to be found... - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Im always a big fan of thai cuisine and when I moved to the area and realized I lived near this joint, I got pretty excited especially after I read all of the reviews here. They are pretty fast so you wont wait too long if you're doing pickup. Everything here is good so you cant go wrong with thai cuisine or sushi. Nice liquor selection as well. I have had all of the below and love it! BBQ Pork Fried Rice Pineapple Fried Rice Curry Fried Rice Basil Seafood Siam Chicken Crab Ragoon Spring Rolls Thai Iced Tea Tom Yum Soup Won-Ton Soup Yep Im obviously a regular here lol! I usually order takeout...I will more than likely dine inside. read more

I'm a vegetarian, so I have been looking for a good vegetarian sushi place in Chicago for a while now. Talay has excellent vegetarian sushi in my opinion for a somewhat decent price. I've only ever gotten takeout, so I can't necessarily comment on their service, but they have always been nice in my brief interactions with them during pick up. Overall, a good place for vegetarian friendly sushi! read more

Talay is a hidden gem in the West Loop! Came here last week with my girlfriend after we were sick of eating Thanksgiving leftovers. They have a large menu and plentiful drink options. We decided to share 3 sushi rolls and edamame. Wow - by far some of the best sushi I've had in my life! We split the Talay, Godzilla, and Mexico rolls and The presentation was impressive. I'd love to come back to explore more of the menu. Talay is the best! read more

Checked out this place late Saturday night and the staff was kind enough to seat us 45 mins before closing. We ordered the Godzilla roll, spicy salmon roll, and Thai red curry chicken. All of the dishes were sooo good! You can tell the sushi was freshly made & the thai red curry was the perfect balance of flavors. I'll definitely be back to Talay to try the other items on the menu! read more

Talay Chicago - Godzilla roll on the left and spicy salmon on the right - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Some of the best food in the West Loop! The service has been great we love the owners Even though we no longer live in the city we will return to the area to have our favorite foods read more

Cozy chill atmosphere and the sushi servings are HUGE! You definitely get your money's worth. I really enjoyed the Talay crunch. Good mix of cooked and raw maki options as well if you're squeamish about raw fish. Our waitress was very nice and helpful. read more

Talay Chicago - Talay Crunch - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food was solid. Most all though what we liked though...the music! Solid and very chill playlist. From Mac DeMarco to Toro y Moi to Washed Out, I was loving the vice of this place. Good little date spot. Whoever's running the playlist at this place - nice job! (insert applause here) read more

Talay Chicago - Spicy Tuna Maki & Tako Nigiri - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Always friendly and fast. They make dishes without fish sauce which is nice for people with an allergy. I enjoy their tiger cry and chicken satay. My partner loves the sushi here. Overall a good place read more

Talay is my go to thai place with tofu pad Thai being my go to dish. Today I tried changing it up by ordering from another popular west loop/west town Thai restaurant and I was disappointed. I will no longer deviate from my norm and only order from Talay! read more

When you think of combining Thai and Japanese food together, it almost makes the perfect date night. A lot of people enjoy Thai food and Japanese cuisine has that "I'm bougie for reals" feel to the entire experience. Luckily, Talay was able to offer a great experience for my friend and I who are huge foodies with appetites. The menu is expansive with a blend of Thai, Japanese, and Chinese cuisines. While it's not necessarily a "fusion" restaurant where you'd be trying a Thai maki roll, the fact that you can pick and choose some staples all in one sitting is extremely helpful for indecisive folks. You've got a range of soups, salads, noodles, curries, entrees, and more. We split the Moo Ping ($7.95) (seared pork skewers) which comes in four and includes Thai sweet chili sauce as a dip. The meat was very tender and I loved the smoky flavor. Afterwards, our Talay Crunch Roll ($15) came which was filled with all sorts of ingredients- notably shrimp tempura, calamari, cream cheese, and masago. This roll came in ten (10) pieces and was one of the best house rolls I've had in a very long time. You can tell they put a lot of care and attention into making their rolls. For our Thai portions, we settled for the Lad Nar Pork ($11.50) and Karee Yellow Curry ($12.95). The saucy flat noodles in our Lad Nar were great but admittedly smaller in portion size. Our yellow curry however was fantastic and was the highlight of our meal. Definitely order the spicy and stick with the chicken because it was damn good. I also liked the concept of them also being BYOB while still offering drinks if you rather have a house-cocktail or beer. I would definitely recommend bringing a bottle since it'll be more affordable in the long run. Sadly, they seemed to have tone down on the plate decorations for sushi that attracted me to their restaurant in the first place. Other parties also didn't have a cool fiery dragon made from sauces ready to be dipped into by each piece. At least the food was great! read more

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