Reviews for Arun's Thai Restaurant in Chicago, IL
Fantastic meal. We are there last night as a celebration for my mom’s 66th birthday and all six of us in the party were... delighted with the meal. My mom has a shellfish allergy and it was accommodated perfectly, everyone at the restaurant wasknowledgeable, helpful, and kind. The meal was delicious and was well worth the tasting menu price. This place is off the beatenpath and I would highly recommend it. Read more
We had booked a reservation on Tock. The restaurant was not busy when we visited on a weekend night; there were several open... tables near us. We chose the prix-fixe menu and they easily accommodated our party's food allergies and preferences. The menuchanges quarterly and when we visited consisted of 5 starters plated individually, 3 entrees served family style and one dessertplates individually. Each item was flavorful and distinct from the others. The substitutions were effective and we didn't missthe original ingredients. The dessert was surprisingly good as well. There were no other dessert options and while we normallyend up with something chocolate when we dine out, the dessert satisfied us all! Read more
The food is not just beautifully presented but it tastes just as good. This is just such a great date night restaurant,, nothing... can ever go wrong here..I was so impressed by their drinks as well. I loved their crab wonton.Will definitely recommend toeveryone looking to try a new Thai place in Chicago. Read more
Attentive and elegant service team. Extremely delightful and knowledgeable chef. Exquisite, artistic and delicious dishes with... fresh ingredients prepared from scratch. Distinctive and well-balanced flavor and teste. Excellent. Beautiful decor. Colorfuland vibrant ambience. Very very pleasant experience. Will visit it again certainly. Highly recommended. ???????????? Read more
Attentive and elegant service team. Extremely delightful and knowledgeable chef. Exquisite, artistic and delicious dishes with... fresh ingredients prepared from scratch. Distinctive and well-balanced flovers and teste. Excellent. Very very pleasantexperience. Will visit it again certainly. Highly recommended. ???????????? Read more
I am so glad Arun’s Thai is open and I finally got to go!!! Omg! This place is a dream. It transports you to Thailand. Chef... Arun is delightful. Everything is perfection. Nine course meal that can be customized for your dietary preference and leaves youmore than full. That garlic lobster!! Wow! Perfect spot for an occasion too! And the beauty inside with all the murals isbreathtaking. Go now or go soon!! Read more
I've been to Arun's many times before. I decided to celebrate my boyfriend's bday here and he loved every bit of it. I was so... excited to share this amazing experience with him. The food is always on point, presentation is amazing, and every bite youtake, you want more. I was looking forward to having the shrimp that's wrapped in a crispy shell, but we heard it's a specialthat's on the menu when Arun's sister is in town. The only thing that was disappointing were a few of the drinks we ordered. The old fashioned was spectacular. I ordered another cocktail that came in a tall glass with gin I believe and I did not carefor it. Then decided to try another cocktail and that some sort of bourbon I think and that was not good. Very bitter and notso tasty. Wish they had a better selection of cocktails. Other than the drinks, everything else was great! Our server wasalso excellent! He was attentive, very knowledgeable about the food, and very sweet. Read more
Beautiful restaurant, very attentive service, food presentation was exemplary but the taste was lacking. We walked in at 8:00 on... a Friday night and there were only 2 other tables occupied. We got nervous and I asked my bride if we should abandon ship andsacrifice the required deposit. We stayed. We had the chive dumplings, mussaman curry and the pad thai. Great Thai food is knownfor balance of the key flavors: salty, sweet, sour, bitter and spicy. The chive dumplings had a nice crispy outer skin and atender interior. The sauce was peppery and had a nice lingering heat. I liked them, my bride was underwhelmed. The pad thai wasuniquely presented, very beautiful. Upon digging into the paper thin egg skin surrounding it we discovered the temperature wasluke warm. The flavor was bland. The brightness of amazing thai food was missing. The mussaman curry was beautiful. Presented ina lovely brown sauce topped with fried sweet onions. The meat and potatoes and carrots were tender. You could cut the meat witha spoon. But the curry was just meh. No brightness, no heat. It was nice. We came because this restaurant is in the book 1000Places to See Before You Die. We were very excited to eat here. We should have sacrificed the deposit and left to eat elsewhere.Perhaps is was a bad night but we were disappointed. Read more