We love Thai food (I affectionately call Erica the Pad Thai Queen) and are always on the look out for nearby goodies. I first heard about Thai Village from the Michelin Guide (it received a Bin Gourmand Award) and from my blogger friends Krista and the BYO Bandits. At the time I was still living in Lakeview and didn't need a new Thai place way out in Wicker Park to try. That all changed when we moved to the area. We don't yet have a good go-to Thai takeout place (suggestions anyone?) and figured we should give Thai Village a try. Unfortunately I don't think it made the cut. Maybe the food is better if you eat at the restaurant? I hear there's a great lunch special, so maybe that's the key? We ordered pretty standard fare: pad thai, pad se ew, chicken satay and thai spring roll. The satay and spring roll were very ordinary and typical cheap thai standard (though I did like their peanut sauce). Erica wasn't a fan of the pad thai (and she would know), especially since it had peas (?) thrown in. I didn't mind my pad se ew but I certainly wasn't impressed. The noodles were meh and there was not enough flavor in the sauce or much of a sauce at all.
Oh well, it didn't cost us much time or money to try it out but I think we'll move on with our search for tasty local Thai food. There are so many choices in Chicago and elsewhere for Thai/chinese that I won't lose sleep of this. I just can't wait to find the Penny's Noodle or Star of Siam or fill-in-the-blank local spot.
Oh well, it didn't cost us much time or money to try it out but I think we'll move on with our search for tasty local Thai food. There are so many choices in Chicago and elsewhere for Thai/chinese that I won't lose sleep of this. I just can't wait to find the Penny's Noodle or Star of Siam or fill-in-the-blank local spot.
