Kaitlin B.
Yelp
I feel like an absolute knob for not trying them sooner! I live nearby! Honestly, part of my hesitancy is that I've been disappointed by a lot of the thai food I've had in a 2 mile radius from here (and no, I have not tried every place around) and tend to order from Uptown or even Sticky Rice in North Center when I'm able to splurge on food + huge delivery costs. I think I was also a little nervous because this place offers so much, and I haven't always had good food at pan-asian places, and so I tend to stick to thai place, korean place, etc. But I decided to finally give it a go and I'm so glad I did. I picked up the spicy basil chicken over rice with an egg AND fried kimchi.
First, the spicy basil was delicious! There was no real difference between this and the stuff I order from uptown, etc. except it's closer and cheaper to get it here. It asked for it spicy hot and they gave me a side of chili sauce to add to it. I tend to like things THAI HOT and this wasn't Thai Hot, but it definitely wasn't mild either. I'd say it was what I'd consider medium spicy but what most people I know would think of as fairly hot. I was satisfied.
Next, the FRIED KIMCHI!!!!!! YUM! This appetizer is huge, btw. Best shared with four people, but could be a meal onto itself for one person. It comes with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce that is very good. I haven't seen this anywhere else, so I'm glad we have it in Rogers Park!!!!!
I also tried an egg roll since they came as a promo with my order. Light, crisp, and tasty.
I'm really glad I finally tried this place out. It's my new go-to and I hope to try the Bahn Mi next since that seems to be getting rave reviews and, again, it'd be great to not have to go all the way to Uptown to get a good one.