(312) 226-5865

1049 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60607 41.8694 -87.6528

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Neighborhoods: University Village / Little Italy, West Side

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Lunch Spot, Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Thai

Smoking Permitted:

No

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What People Are Saying About Thai Bowl

Featured Review

Jennifer Olvera

Contributor

In Short – UIC students and locals looking for something beyond the Little Italy offerings come here for quick bites, like crab rangoon, chicken satay cloaked in creamy peanut sauce and crispy egg rolls. Chicken, beef, shrimp and tofu pad thai are choice entrees, and lard nar gets a thumbs up from regulars as well. Others to try: sweet-and-sour chicken, red curry beef and fried rice.

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Know Before You Go:
The restaurant does not accept credit cards for orders under $10, so bring cash if you plan to eat light.
Save Money:
Students get a 10-percent discount by showing a valid ID.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “This place is just perfect and I love the atmosphere, bit small but who cares.”
  2. “The decor is a little lacking, but I'll take that for cheap prices and good food any day!”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The portions are great and their Thai iced tea and Coffee.”
food quality
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “Their food is only mediocre and the service makes it not worth the effort.”
  2. “Great food, but don't sit in.”
  3. “Great value, very good food”
  4. “The food was horrible.”
  5. “This place doesn't embrace the concept that the "Customer is Always right" I worked for a fast food restaurant for 3 years and I heard plenty of a-holes complaint of the smallest things, but we always gave out refunds and we did do exchanges in case someo”
  6. “Great food.”
  7. “The cheap eats and great noodles make up for it.”
  8. “It was a tasty traditional red curry, and I would definitely recommend it.”
  9. “beg to differ about the service, they are very friendly and the food is excellent.”
  10. “The food here is great but the customer service is bad!”
  11. “great food especially the curry rice.”
  12. “The food is great, as a THAI Food Lover I think their PAD SEE EW is one of the best I have tasted.”
  13. “im like noooo i order all the time and he says you want food or not and said no cancel thinking maybe they would say ok fine charge me the reg delivery charge.”
  14. “go there every day except holiday, the food tastes very good, comparing to Thai restaurant in downtown.”
  15. “Ingredients are always fresh.”
  16. “The food is mediocre - it tastes like any other thai place you'll find.”
  17. “Thai Bowl gives generous portions that are always tasty and perfect for a night in.”
  18. “The food is awesome.”
  19. “had the Rama Chicken dish and it was fantastic -- just spicy enough, had nuts and flavorful curry, and I was given a generous portion.”
  20. “good food but could use better service.”
  21. “ive ordered from here several times because the food is good and i dont know of other thai places but im about to fix that.”
  22. “gave this 3 stars b/c the food is really good.”
  23. “The decor is a little lacking, but I'll take that for cheap prices and good food any day!”
  24. “good food but not the nicest service”
  25. “thai bowl is known for their good food, not their good service, so just keep that in mind.”
  26. “Great food”
  27. “That's the problem here, but if you can do without service, food is great!”
  28. “The food is excellent, much bigger portions than many of the other Thai resteraunts on Taylor St. But, the service is really bad.”
  29. “Starting with a Green Garden salad, this consisted of an assortment of veggies such as bean sprouts, broccoli, baby corn and fresh peppers, with a warm peanut dressing.”
  30. “Each time i went the food was BAD.”
  31. “The food is great.”
  32. “was very amazed with the quality of the vegetables considering the reasonable price & the quantity of food.”
  33. “Yummy Thai food at reasonable prices”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “This place doesn't embrace the concept that the "Customer is Always right" I worked for a fast food restaurant for 3 years and I heard plenty of a-holes complaint of the smallest things, but we always gave out refunds and we did do exchanges in case someo”
service
40.63000202178955% positive
  1. “its the worst customer service and i will never order from there again.”
  2. “the people there are rude and short with you.”
  3. “however really bad service.”
  4. “The service is terrible.”
  5. “The food is excellent, much bigger portions than many of the other Thai resteraunts on Taylor St. But, the service is really bad.”
  6. “good food but could use better service.”
  7. “Their food is only mediocre and the service makes it not worth the effort.”
  8. “Their service sucks, people tip low, and they now think that people tip low no matter what, so they make their service suck.”
  9. “The service IS AWFUL!”
  10. “That's the problem here, but if you can do without service, food is great!”
  11. “beg to differ about the service, they are very friendly and the food is excellent.”
  12. “used to order from this place all the time and the service has never been good, but today it was unbelievably bad.”
  13. “The people that work and own Thai Bowl are incredibly rude, knocking you over and yelling at people.”
  14. “good food but not the nicest service”
  15. “thai bowl is known for their good food, not their good service, so just keep that in mind.”
  16. “The food here is great but the customer service is bad!”
value
87.5% positive
  1. “Great value, very good food”
  2. “The food is excellent, much bigger portions than many of the other Thai resteraunts on Taylor St. But, the service is really bad.”
  3. “had the Rama Chicken dish and it was fantastic -- just spicy enough, had nuts and flavorful curry, and I was given a generous portion.”
  4. “It is fairly cheap and the portions are huge.”
  5. “was very amazed with the quality of the vegetables considering the reasonable price & the quantity of food.”
  6. “The cheap eats and great noodles make up for it.”
  7. “The decor is a little lacking, but I'll take that for cheap prices and good food any day!”
  8. “Their food is only mediocre and the service makes it not worth the effort.”
  9. “The portions are great and their Thai iced tea and Coffee.”
  10. “Yummy Thai food at reasonable prices”
  11. “Thai Bowl gives generous portions that are always tasty and perfect for a night in.”
  12. “Pretty good portions at a decent price”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/02/09

Great Take-Out

by JaDi at Citysearch

Thai Bowl gives generous portions that are always tasty and perfect for a night in. I especially like the Pad Thai. For quicker service, place your order over the phone before you leave.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/22/09

ABUSIVE SERVICE! DONT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS RESTURANT!

by Bastet at Citysearch

I used to order from this place all the time and the service has never been good, but today it was unbelievably bad. The girl on the phone was SO RUDE it was like a comedy skit. She hung up on me after repeating “Oh God...” when I asked (politely) for the order to be repeated. When I called back to ask for the manager she said she was the manager, and the owner, but refused to tell me her name. Their food is only mediocre and the service makes it not worth the effort. I will never spend my money there again.

  • Pros: Not one single redeeming quality
  • Cons: Mediocre Food
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/19/09

Quaint and good.

by MmCarty at Citysearch

A lot of food for a small price. There's a great outside dining area and it's very quaint inside. I get the Pad Woonsen and i could have it everyday.

3 Star Rating: Average

10/30/08

order from Thalia Spice!!!

by Lina627 at Citysearch

The food here is great but the customer service is bad!!! They always cut off my sentences by hanging up, and the delivery time is 20-30minutes more of whatever they say.

Thalia Spice has better thai food and much better customer service...I would recommend ordering from there next time :-)

3 Star Rating: Average

10/27/08

Servers are con artists

by jfctaylor at Citysearch

I gave this 3 stars b/c the food is really good. I always get the red curry and usually it's to go. BUT the last time I went with some work friends and ate outside the server added some kind of fee on the bill. I asked him if it was the tip and he said 'no'. When I asked again to explain what it was he just kept saying it was a kitchen fee. We told him we were taking it off the bill and he said that was ok. It was really suspicious. We felt too guilty to not tip him anything b/c we really weren't sure what had happened but I'm pretty convinced he just added a little extra on for himself and hoped we wouldn't notice.

The Details on Thai Bowl

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • worst customer service
  • great generous portions
  • reasonable price
  • very good pad thai
  • rude people
  • good service
  • flavorful red curry
  • best bet
  • like im
  • great noodles
  • excellent bigger portions
  • great value
  • always fresh ingredients
  • recommended not
  • fresh peppers
  • good delivery
  • just perfect place
  • happy customers
  • warm peanut
  • reasonable quantity
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