"Saranrom is one of Elmhurst’s best Thai restaurants, and it's also the one that feels most like a local favorite night out, with Top Chef: Thailand playing on the TV. The aromas from the kitchen are so good they’ll convince you that all you ever wanted was to bathe in every sauce, curry, and noodle dish on their long menu. Drift away on this aromatherapy session while eating your hoy tod, a mussel pancake that tastes as if a bivalve and a funnel cake spent a little too much time listening to a Marvin Gaye record." - will hartman, bryan kim, hannah albertine, neha talreja, willa moore