Panang Noodles & Rice

03/02/11

Always good

by Umbrella at Citysearch

Reasonable, above average service, good food.

I have been going there for years and always consistent

with the above.

02/06/11

Please find another Thai restaurant in Chicago

by djopp at Citysearch

This was a very disappointing experience. Our server could not speak enough english to communicate with us. She misinformed us as to the Panang curry dish, even after I asked her which curry dish she recommended. She stated that it included several vegetables, which of course were not part of the dish. The crispy noodles were curiously missing. Instead I received a small plate of soggy rice. The rice and chicken curry provided a very bland combination, both in flavor and in texture. The server never returned to our table to ask how our food was. She did not apologize when she realized she had misinformed me. We were charged the full amount for this entree, even though I didn't eat even 1/4 of it, and they charged us 18% gratuity, as we were a party of six, even though we only ordered 4 entrees, no appetizers....!! In summary, poor quality and service.

10/10/10

Best Thai Food in Chicago

by Justin1985 at Citysearch

I work close by and eat there often. By far this place has best Thai food. I have gone to many other places but nothing compares.

08/03/09

Excellent Thai Food!

by colby at Citysearch

I lived within walking distance of Panang for over 3 years and ordered take-out from there quite frequently. I always loved their Pad Thai and had tried other Thai places in the area that were nowhere as good as Panang. I've since moved out of the neighborhood and still get into my car and make the drive over to Panang when I am in the mood for Thai food.

• Pros: Great Pad Thai

05/19/09

food not fresh

by jeffeatworld at Citysearch

I went to Panang with some friends for lunch and got some rice dish with chicken and peppers. It did not taste at all fresh--the chicken was rubbery and over salted as if it had been sitting around for a while. I could only eat about half of it. A bit later I was feeling sick to my stomach from the food! It might have been because we went at an off peak time, but I recommend staying away from this place in general.

• Pros: cheap
• Cons: got sick after eating