Excellent food and service!! Family owned business with a great atmosphere! Would definitely recommend

First time ordering from here. I was craving Pad Thai and decided to order from here. I'm a big food critic. The best Pad Thai I've had in Illinois. Pad Thai was very good with flavor and as the fried rice it wasn't the plain fried rice you usually get from restaurants it was really good. My 7 year old ate the veggies that was put in it and he said it's so good. There was love cooked in these two dishes. I will definitely be ordering from here again. I also ordered the "Som Tom" definitely not spicy enough for me, but over it was ok. read more

Yum Yum Thai - Pineapple fried rice with shrimp - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Ate inside pre-pandemic and several pick-ups since the pandemic. We are doing our best to keep this place in business! The food is great! My wife is a pescatarian and I'm a full vegetarian, and we both are always satisfied with what we get from this place. Nice service and great food read more

Take out review: Thai Fried Rice with BBQ Pork - Yum! I would definitely order this one again. The flavors were really good and it came with big pieces of broccoli, which is unusual in a fried rice dish, but it worked (if you are a broccoli fan, that is). I could do without the carrots, but the more vegetables, the better. Also pretty good portion for $9. Crab Rangoon - Small, crispy and tasty, $5. read more

Went there for 1st time today. This review is based on one lunch experience. I was starving when I got to the restaurant; I was seated very quickly. I think it was 3pm when I arrived; upon asking the waitress if there were any lunch specials, she looked at her watch & said, "Sorry, they ended." Boo. Dinner menu & prices it was. Prices were reasonable...I was just salty at myself for missing my lunch special window (and because I was so hungry I could gnaw someone's arm off). I ordered the basil fried rice with tofu (choices were beef, chicken or tofu while octopus & shrimp were extra). On the menu, it had a red chili pepper next to it, which meant some heat would be added to the dish (yes!)...unfortunately, the heat stayed in the kitchen. I guess I should've told the waitress I wanted a spicy platter of basil fried rice (never assume anything in life...even if there's a red chili pepper next to it). I also got myself a bottle of Chang beer, which was a Taiwanese lager (don't judge my need to quench my thirst for beer at 3pm on a sunshiny, hot Wednesday). The beer came with a frosty mug for $4.50; not bad...pretty effervescent & not a bad taste. Would I get another? Probably not. Ever. The waitress was nice and attentive (no one else was there, so that could be why). She refilled my water and asked how everything tasted. The taste! How could I forget to write about the taste!?! The tofu basil fried rice was 5 stars for sure. It was a giant plate (could've fed 2) of veggies, rice and tofu galore. Hey that rhymes! Maybe poetry is in my near future....but, I digress. That shall happen...nevermore. I think I drank too much wine before this review. All in all, Yum Yum Thai was a quaint, clean, delicious place to satiate my hunger pains. I will go there again when I'm in the area. read more

Yum Yum Thai - Basil fried rice with Chang beer (a lager). - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

Before you read my review, please note that I am Thai, BUT I do not know the Yum Yum Thai owner personally. So my review and rating is only from how much I like the food! I tried Yum Yum Thai today for the first time with another Thai friend of mine here in Naperville and we both like the food here. Beside common Thai dishes such as Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, curries, etc, Yum Yum Thai offers some uncommon dishes which I could not find in several Thai restaurants I tried in the suburbs (which made me and my friend very happy when we saw the menu!) Among the dishes we tried - the uncommon ones we ordered today include Stir-fried Sukiyaki, and Hoi Tod. The owner told us today that she brought ingredients for both dishes from Thailand - and that's why we thought they taste delicious so much like back home :-) If you would like to try Hoi Tod, I suggest you choose green mussel if you want to have authentic Hoi Tod. The words "Hoi Tod" - if translated - the appropriate words would be 'fried mussel' (so I found it strange when the waiter asked me what type of 'meat' I want for Hoi Tod??) The service is not the fastest, but the owner herself told me she does realize that there are lots of room to improve on this important aspect (as at the time I went was only a week after opening.) So I could only wish her luck. But - All in all, this restaurant will be my new most favorite Thai restaurant in Naperville/Aurora area. Give it a try.. read more

I'm half Thai and have been looking forward to this restaurant opening for MONTHS. I had read online that the owner was Thai and wanted to make authentic Thai dishes for the area. Many of the "Thai" restaurants in Naperville are actually Vietnamese. We ordered takeout for our first experience, and we went with our usual fare: basil leaves dish with chicken (bai ka prow), pad Thai (also with chicken), and fish cakes (tod mun). The picture online shows the bai ka prow with minced meat, which made me happy because that is the way I am used to it. Though here in the States many vegetables are usually added, the meat should be the highlight. However, I was told over the phone that they only could do chopped chicken. It came with too many vegetables, like raw whole green beans. I guess if I want it the way that I'm used to it, I'll have to cook it myself. The fish cakes are 6 very small, quarter-sized disks. They came with sweet and sour sauce, instead of the traditional cucumber-vinegar dressing. Not worth it for the price. The pad Thai was DELICIOUS, but mixed in with the fried chicken was a lot of tofu, which turned my husband off entirely-- he hates tofu. I like tofu, but was missing green onions you normally see as a garnish. To mention the service: we were not greeted at the door for several minutes. But then the person whom I take to be the owner apologized, as well as the young man who eventually assisted us. They very much seemed like they had just opened, and were overwhelmed. I will try Yum Yum Thai again. I WANT them to be the best Thai food around. However, like most people nowadays, I am on a limited budget and can't afford to spend money on food that isn't entirely satisfying. I am definitely biased, since I was raised eating Thai food. Yum Yum Thai, you can do better! read more

Good Thai food. Been eating there since they opened up years ago. A big fan of the chicken pod Thai.

We went there to pack a to go meal which we would eat later. The host was very courteous and suggested that Panang Curry would go better with Shrimp. So Panang Curry with Spicy Basil Fried Rice and Egg Rolls was finalized. The spring rolls were so so. But the curry and the basil fried rice were really good. We had asked for spicy fried rice and we got really hot Thai peppers crushed with the rice. And ya please don't take it as a complaint it was as we like it. And much better than those places that give a powdered red pepper. So if you don't like the heat medium is the way to go. The 3 stars are just because we would love to go back and try a dine in. Overall a very good take out. And maybe our goto place for Thai in Naperville. read more

My favorite place for curry. Very flavorful. Thai fried rice is good as well! We have only done pick up no dining in

Found this hidden gem by accident. But boy wasn't I glad I found it. Food was absolutely delicious! Great authentic Thai flavor in every bite. I ordered the red curry (shrimp) & the basil chicken. Would definitely recommend. read more

First time here. Food was COLD! we ordered vegetable egg rolls for the appetizer. And it was 4 small egg rolls. They were very cold.. not even warm in the least. Then the food came. Was warm but far from hot. Small portions and not tasty at all. Won't be returning. . read more

Went there on a Friday night for some Thai. I ordered the curry chicken rice and red curry chicken dish. Overall the food was mediocre. The rice was crunchy from the powder they use. Not once did the server ask if we want a drink refill. In fact we only saw her to take the order bring the food and someone else gave the check. With so many Thai options out there I would avoid this place. It is also very dirty and unkept inside which is a reflection of the care they put into the food. Will I be back? Not likely read more

Stopped here to eat quick after a 5 hour drive; I was fairly hungry & grateful service was quick. My chicken pad Thai was good but a lot so I took half of it home. The Thai iced tea was sweet but not overpowering. Overall this hit the spot for my Thai food craving. read more

Yum Yum Thai - Chicken pad Thai with Thai iced tea - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

This our first time here. Since we moved here almost 5 years ago we've not been able to find a go-to Thai place that's close enough to go to regularly. This may be it. We had the fish meatballs as an appetizer. Would have them again nice and light. We both got a curry dish. I think the base was the same but the variations made them different. Not too much heat, I'm used to a bit more. It's not hard to find just go to where you think the back is. The interior is nice and comforting and clean. We'll be back. Hopefully this can turn into our local Thai place. It was fairly empty. It deserves more business. read more

My boyfriend and I had dinner here tonight. The place was very cute and it smelled delicious. We were seated right away and we loved the variety of things on the menu. I ordered the beef pad thai and my boyfriend had the seafood combo. My pad thai was very good, and my bf said his dish was good also. The portions were generous and the food was very flavorful. I would recommend this for local thai food. My only complaints are that it was too cold in there, I ate with my jacket on, and after our food was served the waitress never checked up on us. We had to flag her down to get refills on our drinks. We are definitely going back and next time I will try the thai iced tea, it looked amazing. read more

Yum yum is right! We had a great dinner here. We started off with the thai rolls w a peanut soy dipping sauce. They were fresh and very tasty. We also ordered the crispy catfish salad and pad thai with BBQ pork. The pad thai came out without the bean sprouts, carrots, and ground peanuts that I am used to. I asked for them and the server told me so many people "don't like that..." I would say that was my only complaint, however he brought it out immediately for us. Overall, it was worth the drive from Plainfield. We will be back! read more

This place was amazing. Can not recommend it enough. My fiancé and I ordered two different rice dishes and would give them both a 10/10. We got the garlic sauce rice dish and a spicy sauce rice dish as well. read more

Had the best pad Thai I've had in Naperville from Yum Yum Thai! This place will definitely be on my go-to list! read more

July 31st 2017.......called in an order to go. The 1 waitress is also the order taker on the phones. She says 30 min, I said no problem. I walk in the door with 15 min to go for my food to be ready so I sit at the bar playing on my phone. After 15 min nobody checked on me or even came out of the back of the restaurant. I walk further into the restaurant and ask her about my to go order. She says "oh yea about your order, it's going to take longer because we just had gotten a huge order and we had an issue, is that okay with you " I say not really I'm on my lunch break and I was relying on that 30 minutes you had told me 30 minutes ago. She says ok then your order will be worked on next. So I go back to sit at the bar. 5 minutes later a 19 year old girl comes out who looks like she works at forever 21 at the mall says ‍oh I'm sorry we don't make what you ordered here. How did they make it last time for you? Then a male cook came out and said we can make what you ordered but it will be special order. I says ok well I've been here 45 min and I'm committed now so please just make us something warm and close to what we ordered. 10 minutes later the 1 waitress/phone order girl comes out. Didn't offer me a pop or water while I was waiting and had the nerve to charge me full price. Needless to mention that when she gave me my to go order she had NOT put ANY napkins or utensils in my bag. On top of all of this I opened the food and it was not what we ordered:( THIS PLACE WAS A HORRIBLE CHOICE P.S. I don't know anyone there so this is NOT a personal review. read more

My wife and I walked in for dinner on a Saturday night. Upon entering we had been seen by the 2 waitresses but didn't get any kind of greeting. They seemed a little disorganized as well. I had ordered the red curry with shrimp and my wife ordered basil fried rice. My red curry (it was actually more yellow in color) was very tasty and had the perfect kick (ordered medium spicy). My wife's basil fried rice was also good but was a little on the sweet side which we didn't expect as compared to having tried this at other places. Overall I would come back to this spot. read more

Yum Yum Thai - Red curry with shrimp (though it was actually more yellow in color), very tasty! - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Their lunch specials ranged from $7-9 and it included soup, smallsalad, appetizer, rice and main dish. It was ok... nothing really spectacular. Friendly staff though. read more

Yum Yum Thai - The basil chicken lunch special. It was ok. - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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Food quality has gone down the hill. Used to love yum yum. Last time we order everything tasted awful

By far the worst Thai food we've ever had.... And after avoiding this place for a couple years do to past bad experiences we gave in for convenience.... lesson learned and never again! read more

Love the shrimp bowl. Good spice and lots of food. Can easily share dishes or have leftovers.

In an era when the strip malls are dying, I feel an obligation to review strip mall restaurants in a feeble attempt to conserve America's small businesses. Yum Yum Thai ("YYT") is situated in the heart of a corner mall whose tenants run the gamut of pizza parlor to a jazzercise studio. Whether a conscious decision or not, the spirit of Midwest america caresses YYT's flavors. One, the dishes are inoffensive and generally incite the more pleasurable parts of your palate--the sweet and salty. The curries are smooth and the vegetables crunchy. Yet much like the strip mall it's located in, nothing unique stands out; their is no character except for the fact that it's a Thai restaurant in Naperville. The menu is standard. The ingredients and sauces feel wholesale. All in all, the price is good. And when you walk out with a Thai iced tea in hand, you'll leave with an orange* smile. *The Thai iced tea does leave a bit of an orange stain in your teeth. read more

This was our first time eating here. We ordered money bags for an appetizer, green curry and pad thai. The appetizer (money bags) was amazing! It is filled with ground chicken and veggies, wonton wrapped and fried to perfection. The green curry was very fragrant and flavorful. I was in love at first bite! The pad thai was a bit too sweet for me but still very good. It wasn't very busy when we dined so I enjoyed a nice white atmosphere however, it was lunch on a Sunday so that may not be the case everyday. Overall a great experience, you won't be disappointed. We'll be back soon! read more

Yum Yum Thai - Yummy green curry! - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

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This is my favorite place for Thai food. I've been here four times and have never been disappointed. The best Tom Yum Soup ever! I just wish it came in a smaller size. The roasted duck is absolutely delicious. If you like Thai food then I highly recommend this place. read more

This place is horrible. The tables are sticky and it's very obvious that the sauce containers on the table are not cleaned. Furthermore, I received my food cold with BARELY any noodles; when you order from the noodle page, YES, you should ABSOLUTELY receive majority noodles. Instead, I got about 40% noodles, 20% shrimp (I added SOME shrimp) and 40% vegetables that tasted absolutely disgusting. The waiter was incredibly annoying and laughed at everything we said when we ordered, asked for napkins, asked for the check, etc etc. Furthermore, we had to wait 5 minutes before anyone even realized we were waiting. To everyone considering eating here: trust me, don't. It is NOT worth the money. read more

Called for takeout (one dish) and was told it'd be about a 25 minute wait. 5 people came in and got their orders before me. I realize they probably ordered online but after 45 minutes when I asked about my order I was told it would be another 10 minutes.. ALMOST AN HOUR for one meal. There was only one person working out front. This place was obviously NOT well organized and it says a lot about their establishment that they didn't have enough people helping. The poor guy working wasn't friendly but I wouldn't be either running that circus on my own. I called Chopsticks and was quoted a 10 minute wait. It was a 7 minute drive from this place and was ready as soon as I walked up to the counter needless to say I cancelled the hour long order and went there! read more

Ordered online for pickup, got all the way home to discover they replaced my orange beef with orange chicken and my pork fried rice with combination rice. Done with this damn place.... read more

My husband and I went to this place earlier this afternoon. The service there is great along with the food is awesome especially the thai rolls were delicious!! Reasonably priced as well plus the cashew rice with shrimp and pad thai with chicken both dishes we enjoyed fully!! I give this place five stars for it's great service & great food!! read more

I'm giving them a 4 only because the food varies day to day but I LOVE this place. My favorite is the chili sauce dish with chicken and the veggie egg rolls. So good! read more

~read this review~ I am by no means a food crittic, however oriental thai is my specialty. Both in preparation at home and as my favorite cousine to eat. In my journies I have found myself eating thai all over the united states. Upon my return trip back to detroit from Chicago I stopped here to eat. Given the yelp reviews the place was hit or miss. I will review this on two areas, service and main entree. Service. When I arrived I waited in the main area for the server to greet me and seat me. It seemed as if there was only one person serving and a moderately busy day (5-6) different patrons. Once I received my menu, decided what I wanted, and placed my menu down I waited about ten to fifteen minutes for my order to be taken. I ordered the red curry(chicken hot spice), chicken satay, thai rolls, and a thai ice tea with water. As I was ordering thw server tried to walk away twice as if my order was finished. Seemed rather distracted or rushed. Now, the time from ordering to receiving the food is automatically forgiven from review as that should never be counted against the service portion of a review. However I waited 5 minutes for my thai ice tea, and I had to request my water a second time. I recieved the thai rolls first as expected. Later the satay, the server forgot the cucumber salad to accompany the satay. After tracking down the server he apologised and returned with the cucumber salad. I recieved my food, finished eating and my server disappeared. A bus boy walking by had to be asked for our check. Food (preperation, flavor, presentation) The first appetizer was the thai rolls. They were medicore, the chicken seemed soggy and the rolls were wrapped poorly. Presentation was perfect but hard to mess up. Two rolls cut in half placed on top of one another. The accompaning sauce was decent, very sweet. Brown sugar aeemed to be a bit overpowering. Chicken satay - incredibly disapointing. The chicken appeared to be once frozen pricessed chicken strips fried quickly in yellow curry dauce. The oils of the frozen flat chicken seemed to run the curry off the meat. The peanut sauce was thick and lacking the typical zing desired to accompany the satay. The cucumber salad palate clenser was all wrong. Although the vegetables seemed fresh, the sauce itself was not simmered enough to properly mix the vinegar with the sugars. The vinegar was far too over powering and the thick syrup consistancy was a determinate of too much sugar. Although the onion and cucumber was fresh, it didnt seem as if the flavors sat ling enough to pair well together. Red Curry - dish arrived as an abomination of a tradional dish (gang gai). The vegetables consisted of eggplant, green beans, red and green peppers and bamboo shoots. All of the vegetables seemed to have been frozen, not thawed prior to cooking in the sauce. The green beans were tough and cooked improperly. The green and red peppers were soggy and dilapadated, unpalatable. They lacked the snap and vigor of a fresh vegetable. The eggplant was sectioned and quartered, rubbery and sour. The actual red curry sauce was utterly disapointing. Throughout the entire dish was a chunky white and yellow mystery paste that seemed to coat the vegetables and meat, then reside in the sauce under the main dish. The consistancy looked like flour added late in the cooking process to thicken, but never mixed well. Lime was never used to cure the curry sauce, the curry paste they used was sour. Their main heat ingredient appeared to be sriacha sauce and not tradional ground red pepper flakes. The dash of brown sugar seemed to be replaced with a heap, to conceal the bitterness of the sauce. The bamboo shoots resmbled shoe string potatos soaked in water. Flavorless, soggy and dusgusting. The rice even was all wrong. Instead of traditional jasmine rice, cheap, undercooked white rice was substituted. The rice seperated when placed on the plate and had a slight crunch to it. Vinegar was not added to the water to soften the kernals. Thai ice tea- tradionally consists of freshbrewed spiced ice tea and heavy cream, some how evolved into a thick orange syrup. Overall the experience in both service and foid was horrid. Nothing about this reasturant is thai. Not the staff, delivery, food, or tradition. It is an incredibly unfunny joke. The food is second rate, old, frozen, premade, and over valued. The portiin sizes are small in comparison and lack all flavor. A majority of each of my dishes were left behind as I couldnt stomach eating the rest. I give this place half a star for poor service, and half a star for uneatible food. Avoid at all costs. read more

Yum Yum Thai - The actual red curry. Disgusting. Can you explain the white/orange chunks? - Thai Near Me - Naperville, Illinois

Ordered chicken Pad Thai. Very bland, both visually and in taste. Also, dish was very dry and chicken was tough. Is there a new chef? I've had this before and enjoyed it. This time it was so dull it motivated me to write about it. read more

We made a stop in here the other day after making a wrong turn to our original dinner destination and it caught our eye. Our first 2 minutes in the restaurant set the tone for the entire visit. We weren't greeted immediately, but some what soon by a pleasant man who said follow me to your table. After 15 feet he halts at a couple and hands them a drink menu and tell them that there are no drinks tonight because his wife isn't there to make them, he then wanders off to the kitchen leaving us stranded as if we are suppose to just pick a table... we did and it was very, very awkward. And the service continued to be very awkward. It felt like they were short-staffed and he was filling in even though he had never waited tables before. His phrasing of things to us and overheard from other tables was downright cringe-worthy. But don't get me wrong, he was very polite and well-intentioned. It felt like the whole restaurant was in disarray, and I was bracing for a 2 hour "dining experience". Let me stop here and say the food was fantastic and timely. I had the calimari which was done up in a tempura batter which also had some battered strips of red peppers. The sauce was quite standard but I really enjoyed the appetizer. For the main dish I had the catfish in curry sauce, Some of the fish bits were a bit over fried and felt a bit unproportioned ratio wise to the vegetables. But the vegetables were perfectly cut and stellar, I'm not even sure what it all was but it was more than your standard selection. It was also a large portion and was just as good reheated. The decorating of the place was also great and its obvious they did not skimp on the look of the place, but the devil is in the details... Our table rocked like crazy, the daily specials plastic sleeve was completely crusted in kitchen grease and the bar top was covered with about 50 dirty drink glasses. I want to hope this was just an off day for Yum Yum, we will certainly be back and 2nd impressions will make this either a 2 or 4 star review. read more

Get your party gown...Get your pigtail down.....Thai your mother down.... Waited until third visit to review. Went 3 times over 3 weeks and absolutely love this place. The food is spot on, never had a bad or even questionable dish. With my intrepid dining bandits, we ran through most of the menu from appies to dessert. Everything is super fresh, great fish, chicken, veggies. Really nicely done curries, soups bigger than your head (seriously, entree sized soups) desserts I'm tempted to say are terrible just so you won't order them and I can have more. I get the impression it is a small kitchen and each order is done from scratch.... That's the food. Service, as noted elsewhere on these pages, can be erratic. But I say that in a friendly, nice kind of way. Is it Gibsons, Spiaggia or Alinea with snap to it tableside fawning ? No, its a small strip mall locally owned Thai spot that churns out awesome food by really friendly people who craft great food. Not sure whats up over there, but witnessed/overheard a couple of super douche-y parties...maybe Thai attracts complainers or perhaps its the proximity to White Eagle. Just this Saturday night one party of six had them reconfigure the bar area, set up seating for drunk dad, bitchy mom and the ipad toting, doll dragging, crayon crushing brood and then left in less than 5 minutes in the middle of Saturday night slam/takeout rush hour because their water didn't come fast enough and no one took their cocktail order. Its a definite winner and will definitely be in the mongoose rotation. The motto of the mongoose family is: run and find out for yourself. The food rocks!! read more

I've tried a lot of Thai places in Naperville and the surrounding area, this is definitely top 2 for me. I highly recommend the chicken teriyaki, but you really can't go wrong here. Good quality meat, veggies are always fresh, Fair prices too. read more

Service takes FOREVER here! Waited about an hour to get a plate on the table. No one to welcome you in, people waiting to be seated, phones ringing unanswered, and soft drink machine broken down for what seems to be months based on other reviews. Poorly managed read more

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER Im a door dasher and I went to pick up an order for a customer , keep in mind it was my first time EVER in that restaurant! I walked and said I had an order ______ & the lady kept telling me to stop canceling order and what not I told her I did not know what she was talking about then was so unprofessional telling me she had a picture of me and my name. SO I told her to show me the picture because I have never been in there ever ! Besides right now ! She became so rude until I got upset & told her I don't know what the fuck she was talking about and as soon as a customer came in she pretendEd that I was the one being rude! & I had to call the doordash company to cancel my order for the customer horrible lady couldn't even show me the picture or give me my name that she claim she knew! I called to talk to a manager and she laughed and said I'm manager.horrible service ever read more