Tiparos Thai Cuisine & Sushi Bar

Absolutely fabulous! Very well prepared dishes. Excellent service. Tender beef, savoury soup, and fluffy rice. You have to try this restaurant! Update - I ate here two more times over the last year or so. The food has been consistently amazing. The rice is fluffy and fragrant, the Tom Kha is to die for, and even the sushi was excellently prepared. If you are anywhere near Chicago, you have to try Tiparos!

This was some of the best sushi and Thai food we have ever had. Our kids loved it. Extremely reasonably priced as well. All the servers were friendly, personable, and accurate. We will be coming here again soon!!!

Sorry but this wasn't that great. We ordered Singapore noodles with extra curry and it was tasteless. We also ordered a green curry with tofu. It had a nice spice but was way too sweet. It detracted from the curry. Service was ok we had to call the waitress a couple of times to the table for water. They didn't have a condiment tray for extra heat or salt. They had one hot sauce which was very salty. We were disappointed. The restaurant was cold. It was a very cold night and they could have put the heat up just a bit. The floor/carpet to the bathroom upstairs was filthy. The coconut ice cream was good. We were going to the Second city show and thought this would be close and decent. Not a good dinner. There won't be a next time.

Came here with my boyfriend when we wanted to try a Thai spot. The servers were very kind. Food was excellent and had big portions. The rama sauce dish was savory and the salmon sushi was fresh. Thai tea was also really good. Would go again!

This spot is such a gem! I moved to the neighborhood a year ago and have stopped by at least 7 times. It’s just a comfortable spot with great food. The staff is very attentive and always so friendly. I’ve never waited more than 30 minutes for my food. My dad swears by their sushi, I love the massaman curry, pad see eiw and the fried rice. Definitely stop by here!

Wonderful restaurant experience for my son and I who had just finished at the zoo. The server patiently answered my questions about ingredients, and the pad thai was amazing! My son had the soup and also crab rangoons, and raved about it. Even leftovers were delightful the next day.

Great service, tasty food. Ambience is very cozy. A great spot for a couple date night, not too noisy and very courteous staff. Food tastes really good and portion sizes and ample as well. Went with two young kids, who enjoyed the place in plenty and staff was not frustrated at all. Would definitely recommend the place and will go again.

Good place for a casual Thai meal. The green curry was decent, the fried hot curry was really good. Crab rangoons were delicious. The miso soup was alright. 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, and a Boba cost us ~$60. Staff was courteous and friendly. Overall, I would definitely recommend the place if it's in your area.

Used to go here 15 years ago. Went back last week - and wow. Have the Panang and thank me later; or don't bc you will think all other Panang sucks from this day on. Love this place. Will come back; hopefully within 15 years.

My friends and I went here for dinner recently and unknowingly stayed far past closing time but the staff were incredibly kind and gracious towards us and showed excellent hospitality and service nonetheless. The food was very good as well, the crab Rangoon was some of the best I've ever had and the pad thai with chicken was good as well. Portions are also good. Would definitely go back.

It was good, but not spiced enough. Service was great, ambiance and prices were very well set. It is a good spot to try but just bare in mind that is not season well.

The ordering/pickup process here is smooth. However, the rest of the experience was disappointing. For over $60 we got a Godzilla sushi roll, pad woonsen, and panang curry. Portions were decent but they should be especially with the ridiculous pricing. The sushi had an okay flavor, but it was just barely one level above grocery store sushi. It definitely had too much cream cheese and not worth over $20. The noodles lacked flavor and vegetables; the tofu was barely cooked. The chili sriracha sauce slightly elevated the flavor but it was still disappointing. The curry was honestly awful. There was a pool of grease at the top and it tasted nothing like the many panang curries I've tried. There were also no vegetables. Waste of money. Not coming back.

decent pad thai, not enough sauce. I really liked the thai tea and the curry my friend got was alright. Probably won't be back though.

To start with the Thai ice tea was great it was the perfect pair with Mussaman curry and the noodles there service was great very friendly and fast this a very nice and great Thai spot

Quick service and easy takeout spot. Pad Thai was just okay, nothing special and lacked some flavor. Also got the chicken and rice soup since I was feeling under the weather and it hit the spot! Looks like something with peanut sauce should have been my go to! Next time I will try this.

I've lived very close to this restaurant for a few months, but because the reviews weren't great, I was always hesitant to try it. HOWEVER, the reviews really low-ball this place. I'm not sure what people are getting that they don't like or if it is because of dining service, but their take out has been great! I love their Massaman Curry! It's the perfect flavor combinations. Also their Spicy Basil chicken fried rice is golden! Also the portions are so big that my husband and I can eat off of the food for several meals! I also loved the Shrimp fried wontons. I definitely recommend this place at least for takeout. It's a solid option and has been pretty consistent and very fresh tasting each time!

I really like eating at Tiparos: the food is good, there isn't a wait, and it is reasonably priced. I like to start with the veggie egg rolls, which are the smaller style ones that are common at Thai restaurants. Then, I enjoy the drunken noodles. They are not on the menu as "drunken noodles", but when I ask for that, the servers know what I want and it is quite good. I get the dish with double veggies and tofu. The service is usually quick and the staff is friendly.

Yummy and pretty inexpensive food (for the area) conveniently around the corner from Germania Place (theater) if you want to grab dinner after being cultural and seeing an immersive art gallery show.

The absolute best. The spring rolls are so perfectly balanced and the vegetarian maki is out of this world. You *must* try the sweet potato tempura roll. I've had many, many sweet potato rolls in my time, but this takes the cake because they keep the tempura super crispy. P.S. pro tip is get a side of sauce. Very generous and will make any ramen or rice you have at home an amazing dish

If you haven't had authentic thai food then you might like this place, but if you've eaten authentic thai food then you'll be disappointed like me. On my visit I ordered Beef Pad Thai which is a very simple dish, akin to the Chinese dish Beef Fried Rice, of course, Pad Thai is comprised of noodles. As you know, rice or noodles will typically act as a blank canvas when cooking, meaning the spices and seasonings will adhere to the rice or noodles leaving the dish overall very flavorful. So if the dish comes out bland and lacks flavor then something went wrong in the seasoning department, ya dig? The only thing I could taste in my order of Beef Pad Thai was oyster sauce, which isn't a good sign. Plus the beef was tough and overcooked instead of being tender. I noticed the service to be very quick and I found them to be eager to help the customers.

Randomly stopped in while in the area. The food was really good but the service was outstanding and made my visit. The ladies working the front were incredibly friendly and wonderful... Never had an empty glass of water or tea and food was brought out quickly. I was holding my screaming baby and one waitress asked if I needed a box and instead took my plates and boxed everything up for me on her own. If you have kids you get how much this gesture means and helps. What we ordered... Appetizer platter, house salad, rama chicken, cashew beef and taro bubble tea. All delicious with generous portions. Would order again and recommend.

I was walking home from the park around dinner time when I passed this place and decided to stop in. When I walked in I was greeted right away and let them know I was planning to order take out. Since this was an impulse decision, I had no idea what to order but knew I wanted sushi. They sushi chef listened to what I liked and made some recommendations which was awesome- him & the rest of the staff were so nice and made this place an awesome experience as I waited for my takeout! I ordered the sweet potato roll and the spider maki. They were both a good sized roll and the rice was made very well. I would rank the sushi just very average, nothing too special but it's not bad! Next time, I would try some different rolls. The pricing was average as well. Overall, I want to go back to try the noodles & the service was great!

Decided to stop in as we were at the Van Gogh exhibit. Small place. We were quickly greeted and seated. After reading the menu decided to get chicken pad Thai and pepper steak. The pepper steak came with a side of white rice. It was very flavorful. My boyfriend greatly enjoyed enjoyed the pad Thai. The service was quick and super friendly. Two servers consistently checked on us. I also noticed several regulars who the chef knew by name. Cute little place!

Absolutely wonderful. Portions are perfect, food delicious, gracious service. A delight!

Came in for lunch on a Tuesday. Ordered the chicken with cashews and mixed vegetables. Food was excellent! Service was great too! $20,00 put the door. I'll be back!!!

Pretty good neighborhood spot. Very spacious on the inside so never a problem getting a table. BYOB though they do have beer choices just no wine selections. Plenty of menu choices and the portions are big! Ourselves and everyone around us left with to-go bags. We had the chicken egg rolls as a starter and they were delicious. One order is enough for two people. For entrees we had chicken Pad See Ew and Massaman curry. This was my first time having Massaman curry it had beef, pineapple, potato, white onion, and tomato's in it served with jasmine rice it was a great dish. It was loaded with big chunks of beef, next time I'll have to cut the beef chunks into smaller bites it was tender beef but a lot to chew in one bite. Service was great and the place was really clean. Definitely a solid choice that won't disappoint if you're in the area.

This is a little hidden gem it's on Clark St., off North Avenue. Friday night around 8 o'clock we were looking for someplace to have dinner I Google the nearest thing to her house it was hard to get a reservation anywhere so we decided to walk over. Nothing fancy but a nice clean little Thai /sushi restaurant. We also went with our 18-month-old baby I was surprised by how kind they were to the baby and how good the food was the sushi was very good the miso soup, my husband ordered curry the pan fried potstickers were delicious would absolutely go back.

I went to this restaurant for a quick after work snack - what I thought would be quick turned into a 40 minute meal. Upon arrival I was motioned by the service staff to come to them only to be told to sit wherever I would like. I ordered the crunchy spicy tuna roll, a scallop nigiri, and a squid nigiri. The rice was a too chewy, the price was high for one piece of nigiri, and I'm pretty sure I got octopus and not squid. Not the worst place in the world but not overall happy with my experience this time around.

Greetings, I am on the journey to find the best pad thai in the United States. My journey has brought me to Tiparos. I have been to Tiparos before for their pad see ew and have been consistently impressed, so when I ordered the vegetarian pad thai I was hopeful. Alas, my hope was crushed under the fierce fist of mediocrity. There was little/no sauce and where there was it tasted like simple syrup, devoid of any depth of flavor. The noodles were overcooked to the point where they developed a " fuzzy " texture, and overall it was just really bland. Simply put this pad thai was just really not good. 1 star for the pad thai. Keep workin that jazzy pad see ew though! My journey continues. Accepting requests and recommendations.

I had been saying I want to go to this place for a few months and I was very excited when my boyfriend surprised me and took me here for a date night. Welp, there was no sushi on the day we went, there was no duck on the day we went and my excitement was turned down to disappointment. I was surprised they didn't have shrimp eggrolls so we got the chicken eggrolls and they were good but the price for 2 was $5.50. We also had the cucumber salad for $3.50, Almond Beef I think was about $13.00 and we also got another order of the Jasmine rice because it was not enough rice for our Almond Beef. The waitress was nice and the place was clean but that didn't make up for not having the sushi or the duck. There weren't a lot of people in the restaurant when we went and I don't know if that is how it is normally but it wasn't busy. I think the only reason I would go back here is to get the chicken egg rolls other than that I wasn't that impressed. As always folks... Enjoy!!!

Stopped in around 7 on a Saturday night. It was more than half full but not crowded. We were seated immediately and given two glasses and a corkscrew for the wine we bought across the street at Potash. It is BYOB wine only and there was a five dollar corkage fee I wasn't aware of. Not a big deal but I don't think it's on the menu. We ordered the chicken egg rolls for a starter which tasted as expected. You got four pieces and a sweet and sour type sauce that wasn't super sweet. I ordered pad see ew with chicken. I really liked it. It didn't have quite the same level of sweetness as I have had before. Having never actually been to Thailand I have no idea what it authentically tastes like. Husband ordered a curry dish that he liked. Restrooms weren't in the restaurant but were shared with the building. It was a little weird but luckily there were two deadbolts to keep me safe in there. Service was great and the food exceeded my expectations.

Pros: -Small outdoor patio area -Quick/friendly service Cons: -Pricey Rainbow Roll (10 pieces, $14) was delicious!

I like to come here for random items like Tom Yum Soup with some tuna nigiri rolls or crab rangoons since it is a combo cuisine restaurant. I've had some okay sushi rolls here as well. Solid craving option

Great service, friendly staff, and great food! We ordered the Thai spring rolls and spicy basil leaves with chopped chicken and it was amazing!!

I went on the Tiparo's website and ordered takeout and was really swept away by everything I ordered. Godzilla and Volcano maki hit it out of the park! Crab rangoon - Tiparo's makes them the very best! Egg rolls - now who doesn't like an egg roll? On top of that, I got free pot stickers for ordering more than $25. Even my vegetarian spouse enjoyed the crab rangoon and pot stickers. I'd say that considering this is a restaurant we can both enjoy, that we could definitely order from Tiparo's more often. Also, be sure to order from their website directly (or any restaurant) so that their profits aren't compromised by convenient delivery apps.

Cozy little place with amazing food. Staff were very friendly and helpful. I got the spicy basil fried rice and it was quite spicy but amazing flavor! Husband got the pad khee Mao and it was also on point!

Read the FINE LINE / DISH DESCRIPTION! Some dishes come with Shrimp for Menu Price, SOME have basic protein add-in price. LUNCH SPECIAL is priced less with less portion. NOT a savings. Plus, BEEF is extra. What ever happened to Chicken or Beef, & extra fee for shrimp? SKIP the Veggie Potsticker as there is nothing in it! Photo attached. PAD KHEE MAO is alright. You know, I always have issues with sloppy, lazy, rough chopping. Spicy. Better Value -- (1) Lunch Special SPICY BASIL FRIED RICE is an entire soup bowl portion with a brown bag, (2) Lunch Special CRAB RANGOON was bursting cream cheese from it's dough seams. SERVICE is slow & distracted as it's only 1 person that is also handling the phone.

I went with a friend for lunch. We sat outdoors. We had the Vietnamese spring rolls, Tom Kha chicken soup, and Pad Khee Mao spicy crazy noodles (pictured). All were delicious. The noodles lived up to its name. They were crazy spicy but still very tasty!

Fuck this place. The food is way too over priced for how it tastes. You can get much better Thai food most places. The meat is definitely old based on how dry it is and non of the rice was cooked properly. It was like eating play-doh that was sitting in the sun all day at a pre school in Florida. The people working there are complete assholes. The type of asshole staff who when asked questions will just not respond. They act like shitty teenagers do when they're parents ask them to clean their rooms. My only compliment to this place is the 1 star I'm forced to give since it's the minimum on this app. Possibly one of the worst restaurant experiences in my 3 years in Chicago.

The interior of this restaurant is modern, clean and inviting. The service seemed accurate and polite. I ordered take out today, as I had never been here before, despite working in the area. I ordered 2 orders of the Chicken Pad Thai. This is one of my favorite dishes. Basic, I know. When I got home to enjoy my dish, the first thing I noticed were the noodles. They are the round rice noodles, not the flat traditional rice noodles. Also, there was a plethora of tofu cubes and egg. There was so much tofu in the dish, I looked on the receipt to see if maybe I had misspoke and ordered the Tofu Pad Thai by mistake! No, according to the packing slip on the bag, I had indeed ordered the Chicken. I found 4 chunks of chicken. Granted, they were delightful, but c'mon. 4 pieces??? And I had to work around a gaggle of tofu pieces. Ugh. Needless to say, I didn't even finish the dish I ordered and I probably will not be returning; even the location is prime real estate in my day to day commute.

I love their sushi and shrimp tempura vegetables. The waitress during lunch is very friendly and kind. Nice place to dine. Clean and not too expensive

First of all, the food was pretty decent: rice noodles (Pad See Ew + Pad Kee Mow) were fresh and soft, the Summer Maki was great, and the hamachi and salmon nigiris had generous portions of fish even though the rice was packed too tightly which made for an unbalanced fish-to-rice ratio and an overpriced dish at ~3.50 a piece. The crunchy spicy tuna roll wasn't crunchy, but it had an overall good taste and minimal rice which was nice. That being said, we did have some issues with the food. The fish itself was rather fishy which told me it wasn't all that fresh, and our chicken satay came fully RAW. This was horrifying seeing as it was CHICKEN and not some other meat which would have been fine to undercook. We ate multiple pieces before realizing! They, after around 30 minutes, replaced our remaining pieces of chicken, but we didn't eat them and ended up getting them removed from our bill. Which brings me to the main issue: they were understaffed, busy, and overwhelmed as a business. The wait staff truly is the backbone of this restaurant, and I'm sure it'd crumble if they had to rehire since the waitresses were extremely adept and could memorize our orders without a second thought. Paper plates were used for appetizers (not entrees) due to this issue, which was totally understandable, but when we asked for soy sauce + chopsticks (which I understand is a small, unimportant request during busy hours) which we did not receive with our sushi, the waitress gave us the soy sauce packets and container from the table next to us who had just left-- completely unsanitary, and we ended up eating sushi with our hands (after sanitizing)! We soon found out from overhearing the owner or head sushi chef (he walked around the restaurant asking how the food was, which is why I assume that) that they were doing that due to being understaffed. **I would also like to mention that we were not spoken to by the chef. We made eye contact, tried to get his attention, and were flat-out ignored although he spoke with the two tables on either side of us! Every time we tried to speak about these issues, the staff left and ignored us which was standoffish. We had been discussing the issues with the food and probably were visibly disappointed, so I get them not wanting to rock the boat or waste time but it left us feeling neglected with the $80 bill we paid when we would have liked to discuss all of this. On that same note, their COVID practices were EXTREMELY poor, which is the dealbreaker for me. Without this being taken into consideration, I'd give it three and a half or four stars on a good day. It was disgusting, as much as I hate to say it for a business whose TWO waitresses and TWO sushi chefs seemed to be working their *sses off with a PACKED restaurant (full seating and the sushi bar as well). Tables were wiped down with the same dry cloth and people were seated without any sanitization in-between, waitresses did not wash their hands in between, and one of the sushi chefs left the restaurant for a few minutes and came back in to cook! At different times during our visits, three dogs came in (with their owners), and two sat on the benches which I felt was fine until I saw that they did not clean the benches in between. The bathroom was connected in a different building altogether so it may not be their fault, but it was unkept and out of TP which was also an uncomfortable situation to navigate while they were so busy! Overall, I hope they're able to supplement their wait staff and PAY THEIR WORKERS MUCH, MUCH MORE for the strife they endure. The food could have been AMAZING if just the smallest bit more attention was paid to it but sadly everything we ordered, requested, and said felt like an afterthought especially with regulars sitting next to our table, who were waited on extremely thoroughly with quick service. I would not recommend eating here until they can mitigate their sanitization issues and have a safer working environment for their staff.

Not sure why this place averages a "3" rating... maybe it gets dinged for its sushi? I stopped here!to take-out some Thai food and it was pretty good. I hadn't had Thai food in a VERY long time as the Gold Coast doesn't have many options. We had some pot stickers, satay and chicken pad Thai. All were a solid good. Each portion was on the larger side, there was enough food for 2 people plus leftovers. The pad Thai was particularly tasty. I will return to this restaurant.

I'm surprised by the low reviews here. It's a go-to Thai spot for me. I used to live around the corner so it was initially my go-to out of convenience, but since I've moved across the city I still drive 15 minutes to grab Tiparos on a lazy Sunday night as I haven't found anything I like better. I've tried several dishes and it can be a little hit or miss, but have found a few things on the menu that are fantastic. My two favorite items are the Pad See Ew & Almond Beef. The Pad See Ew is extremely flavorful and a HUGE potion that can definitely be spread over two meals. The Almond Beef has the perfect proportions of meat, veggies (big, delicious mushrooms & bell peppers) as well as crunch with almond pieces and water chesnuts. Very unique flavor here as well. For those giving lower stars on the sushi...I'm not sure what you expect. Any place that serves several Asian Cuisines isn't going to be your highest quality sushi, IMO. If you want great sushi, go to a Japanese restaurant. Not a place that first lists Thai food (FYI, Thailand and Japan are NOT the same country, and in fact, are quite far from each other and very different culturally :) ) Just as a taco at a hot dog joint would be just fine, but wouldn't hold a candle to an authentic Mexican spot, if you want a simple roll of average quality, Tiparos is just fine.

Oh man the food is pretty bad. I got the pepper beef, the beef was tough and chewy, and the mushrooms, water chestnuts, and snap peas tasted like they came from a can. The sauce tasted like sugar and had no other flavor beyond the sickening sweetness. Only good thing was the pretty big portion size.

For only $10.50, you can have a filling and delicious bowl of sukiyaki soup loaded with veggies, chicken, egg white chunks, and glass noodles. Yes, it is not authentic sukiyaki, but it tastes wonderful, nonetheless! The cilantro gives a southeast Asian flavor, not Japanese at all. But the broth is close, in a chicken (instead of beef) sort of way.

We had absolutely delicious food today from Tiparos! My 88 year old mother had a taste for Thai and loves Tiparo. Because of Covid she hasn't ordered in for some time. I told her I'd order and pick it up. We ordered a lot! Enough for lunch with my Mom and dinner at home tonight with my husband. Each dish was better than the last. Had several appetizers. All delicious (Chicken egg roll, Vietnamese spring roll, shrimp dumplings). Also had Tom yum soup and Tom yum noodle soup. Ordered Spicy Basil with Chicken for my hubby. Every dish was delicious. And the "no contact" set up was very efficient. And the staff lovely and appreciative. We literally can't wait to order again!

Food was great, prices fair! Only thing I wish could have changed is the loud banter the employees exchanged the entire time I was there

I don't write reviews often but wanted to share my experience since I was so pleasantly surprised. Went there for lunch and my husband and I originally wanted sushi (they don't start serving that until 4) but ended up getting pad thai and the basil chicken rice. Alls I can say is wow. The food came out perfect and authentic and was an amazingly large portion! This will now be my go-to spot for pad thai.

Best Thai iced coffee ever! I literally stop by at least twice a week for my fix. Food is good too, id say it's average.

Speedy delivery of very tasty Thai food. Their potstickers are some of the best and the satay chicken & spicy beef skewer appetizers were delish. Great cucumber and seaweed salads. Have had several entrees that were all tasty; particularly like the basil chicken.

Interesting combo of a thai restaurant up front and a sushi bar in the back. Food isn't horrible but wasn't the best I've ever had. I came here more out of convenience than anything else since it was within walking distance of where I was staying in the city, open late for a Friday, and I could order for take out. I ordered the spicy basil leaves with chicken and a side of white rice. Caution this is a pretty spicy dish! I accidentally mistaken the green peppers which I thought were bell peppers were actually sliced jalepenos! Ooo weeee! The seasoning and flavors were on point compared to other basil chicken dishes I've have but I was a bit disappointed they seemed to use ground chicken rather than larger pieces of chicken. If I came back, I'd probably go for their curry dish instead. Oh yeah, BYOB for wine only! 'Til next time, cheers!

It's been a while since I wrote my last review and I figure updates are in order. I'm here 1-2 times a month, partly for convenience, but really, it's a nice, cheap-ish meal that will get you full. And it's good, so long as you stick with the thai options (honestly, I don't get this thai/chinese/japanese restaurant thing that's so big in the midwest). Clutch is the pad see ew with beef, though the pad thai with chicken is also very good. Quick, fast, easy. Friendly staff, and groupons all the time. You can honestly get a meal for 2 for $20 and be stuffed. What's not to love. Also, noteworthy - BYOB wine!

Avoid this place You really want thai food go to thai uptown noodle or bamme This place the staff is rude I get here not hello not can I help you....... They don't speak English or what real bad food call thai tiparos I orders papaya salad so salty, I order tempura and they serve breaded fry tick shrimps and veggies ewwwww

Service varies from super fast to horribly slow at Tiparos. It can be maddening. Food quality varies from okay to good. The randomness makes it hard to recommend.

Ordered from here a few times and had decent food. Today's was ridiculous. They sent me a melted green tea bubble tea smoothie ($5). I called the restaurant and tried to explain but instead the lady who answered the phone argued with me that it's just not possible. Please have someone who can talk effectively answer the phone. They represent your restaurant.

I had been a regular customer until I noticed that they are charging a $2.50 service fee (which is 15% of the bill on Tiparo's Eat Street service) for online orders for pick-up. This makes no sense at all. At a time when restaurant income is down due to covid, you would think that the restaurant would be pleased to welcome online customers who pick up their orders. Apparently not. I would avoid using Eat Street and any business which rips off its regular customers.

This place quoted me an hour for delivery and it took over 1.5 hours with no credit from management. They did absolutely nothing after misquoting me delivery time. My daughter and I were starving. Too many places to chose from and this should not be one of them. Update: we got the food delivered 1.30 hours after we ordered, I was so upset about making my daughter wait to eat with no source of credit from the restaurant that I refused to tip the delivery guy. I will have to say that the food was very good, but it took too long.