Sidney Z.
Yelp
I've spent most of my business life in three foreign countries; Korea, China and Thailand.
I loved the food from each of these countries, but Thai food held a special place in my heart.
Back in those "heady" days I could eat Thai food so spicy, you could've stripped barnacles off of the Titanic with the dishes I ordered.
Now, I still like my Thai food spicy, but not Bangkok spicy, just Chicago spicy. Up until now, I've had no problem finding my correct heat on my Scoville scale.
That is, up until tonight.
My wife and I tried Same Same Thai Food here in the Roscoe Village section of Chicago. The food here, along with the vibe and service is very good. I'd go as far to say the food here is excellent; that is for an ordinary "Joe" whose never gasped for air or almost passed out because their food was so spicy.
Our:
* Papaya Salad - was delicious but had no heat
* The fried chicken - was excellent with a sweet sauce but again, was mild with no oomph. Mind you, I wasn't looking to cry my eyes out, but a mild sweat would've been nice
* The Phat Kaphrao - A Thai classic, had chopped white meat chicken stir fried with red chili, long bean, onion, and a heaping handful of basil was exceptional but again, I would've loved a little tongue tingle-ling
* Shrimp with Green Currie - also delicious but heat wise flat
Same Same is this wildly popular restaurant, and for good reason........it's very good.
All of you nice people out there who don't like spicy Thai food, Same Same is your place.
Us folks who like some spice in our life, I afraid we need to take a pass.
I guess you could sum up this review (simply put) :
Heat or no Heat - That is the question?