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Dena Kitchen

4.1 (197 reviews)
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Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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08. Sweet and Sour Chicken
Thu P.

Honestly better than I expected! We were walking past this and wanted to try out some thai food. It was very authentic and the menu had a good variety of food. Thai tea was really good and not just from the bottle. It was empty when we went and our food came out quick. There was a credit card fee of 3.75% so they recommend you pay cash. I got the pad see ew and I wish it was just spicy. They had nice lullaby music. Overall, good experience to try!

Sweet & sour chicken, crab rangoon & chicken wing
Joneice B.

Food was good. Service was great. We ordered through Yelp/Grub Hub application. Husband really enjoyed sweet & sour chicken. I had pad see wee which was just okay. We also got crab rangoons and chicken wings. Overall a 3.5 but them wings were a solid 5 for me. I would come back for wings. No for me on Pad See Wee again but Sweet & Sour Chicken was tasty.

01. Pad Thai
Vivian L.

What a great hole-in-the-wall!!! Stumbled upon it while walking to a different dine-in spot and was craving Thai food more. I'm so glad we found this place! The food was amazing and freshly prepared. The ton yum soup was so refreshing and the pad Thai had thin noodles inside of the thicker ones I was used to BUT needless to say the flavor was there and delicious. Our server was very nice and welcoming. Was very shocked how empty the place was but lots of pick up orders. Highly recommend dining in though!!

09. Sticky Rice with Mango
Sarah W.

This is a gem!! Absolute gem of a place. It kind of looks like a hole in the wall, but these are the best places to eat. It's a cute family owned Thai restaurant. Everything I tried was delicious and full of flavor. The fried rice was one of the best I've ever tried. Fair warning, if you ask for something to be a little spicy, it will be spicy!!! The mango sticky rice is a must for dessert.

Pad See Ew
Marc D.

I really like Dena,. Friendly happy people who put out some fresh tasty food. Easy to get into right off of Fullerton. The spice here is way down for my liking so ask them to spice it. The pad see ew is really good one of my favorites. Fried rice is also really good but ask for spice otherwise it comes with none. The chicken wings are a hidden gem you may not normally think of ordering but do. They are good

Yellow curry with tofu on the right. I ordered it to go alongside my tofu katsu I made.
Andrew K.

Ordered the yellow curry with tofu for takeout. Solid food and it was quick. The potatoes were perfectly cooked. Slightly firm but not crunchy. I'll be back. Not a fan of reducing stars based on price. But for a small thing of curry it was a bit pricey.

A7. Spring Rolls
Bernadette D.

I came here on a Saturday afternoon because I was craving some Thai food. This place did not disappoint. For apps I ordered chicken satay and fresh spring rolls. The rolls were fresh and delicious. The chicken satay was very tasty, especially dipped in the peanut sauce. As for the entree, I ordered chicken pad Thai. The pad Thai is a dish you can't go wrong with. Kinda wish it had more chicken in it though. For dessert, I ordered their Thai iced tea and that wasn't overly sweet or too bitter. Mix of the tea and milk were perfect.

A3. Chicken Satay and L10. Peanut Sauce

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Our go-to Thai restaurant! We love it for the friendly staff and tasty food. I recommended the chicken satay, best in logan square!

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So happy we found a local Thai spot near our place. Service was quick, reasonable portions, and so tasty!

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Always fast. Good value...not the best Thai but perhaps they best I have had for the price.

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Amazing family owned restaurant. This has to be one of our most frequented restaurants in Chicago.

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This place is my local go to for Pad Thai. Service is outstanding. Good quality and nice quantity for price.

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4.4(375 reviews)
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Been meaning to come here for far too long. Walked in at 5:15 PM on a Saturday- next time make…read morereservation or order takeout. Did not wait too long but my family does not like waiting at all Ordered the soup to share- total win. I could have poured that juice in like water it was so good. The lemongrass and fresh ginger. Reminded me of the food we ate in Vietnam. Lots of shrimp, fresh mushrooms and a nice amount for a family of 4 before our meals. I ordered the Talay Pad Pong. That sauce once again made me shake my head. Could not believe how flavorful and unique it was. I shared a tiny bit with my family. Just enough to get a try of their Pad Thai. Pad Thai: I'm always like common branch out. This one did not taste anything like any other pad Thai we have had before. It was silky and saucy. Like a Thai broth- not dry like some just barely covering the noodles. Fill our two teenage boys up. Okay, dessert. Came for the mango sticky rice . Did not disappoint. We got 1 to share. Bad move. Next time 4. One for each of us. I have no idea how they made this but it was moist, purple. Sweet mango. Really kind of a dream come true. Kanom Tuay next: not really a sharing dessert, but we did. It sits in a coconut wet custard, mochi like balls- small. Very hot. In a hurry to beat our parking meter we ate quickly and learned next time. Mango sticky rice wins our tongue. Anyways, this place is vibrant , cute, friendly and delicious! Go check it out.

Everything is extremely flavorful. I could argue almost too extreme, but I finished everything…read morenonetheless. To put it in perspective, the Khao Soi we ordered is a curry base yet that was the most mild and almost acted like a pallet cleanser for us. I appreciated the spice levels as well. We ordered a medium for one of them, but I was sniffling throughout the meal. The workers also let us stay into their break hour to finish our meal, which was beyond generous. Very cute interior.

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The BEST Thai food - very authentic!…read more I got the Guay Tiew Nam Sood - very delicious and received great service from the staff. Feels like this place could be in Thailand!

Had a lunch there with my friends in Chicago. Actually it was highly recommended by one of my…read morefriends, who said "she had tried almost every dish on the menu". Indeed, this spot did not let me down! It is a small Thai restaurant in West Loop, with a large menu featuring monthly specials and quite a few dishes I rarely find in other Thai restaurants in U.S. For food, we ordered the following: 1. Khao Ka Moo: a stewed pork hock platter served with rice, pickled mustard greens, shitake mushrooms, sauce (similar to soy-sauce) and egg (which I opted out). It was my first time to have pork hock in a Thai restaurant. The meat was juicy and the skin was mouth-melting. Highly recommended. 2. JJ Tiger Cry: Basically grilled ribeye served with Thai style sides. The ribeye was cooked at ~medium well. I wish it could be a fattier cut and cooked for a shorter time, but my friend thought the temp. was perfect for her. It was served with a Thai sauce and cabbage+carrot slaw. 3. Green Curry Chicken: my sister's entree. The curry tasted refreshing and flavorful. It was also great that the dish came with both rice noodles and jasmine rice, so you can try both of them -- indeed, the rice noodles, after soaking it in the green curry, tasted heavenly! 4. Yum Hed. Grilled mushroom salad. There were shitake and king oyster mushroom. Served over a bed of fresh lettuce and a kind of spciy, sour sauce. Great as a side. 5. Guay Tiew Tom Tum Koong: Shrimp and rice noodles served in a generous bowl of Tom Yum Soup. It also had much veg. Unfortunately, I am allergic to some seafood so for safety I did not try this dish. Overall, the dishes are of medium sizes, but definitely enough for us. Service was friendly and quick. I may try more dishes the next time I visit Chicago.

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Food was amazing! We ordered delivery and the foot arrived, quickly, hot, and fresh. The chicken…read moresatay was fantastic. The meat was juicy and had a nice char. The peanut sauce was delicious and definitely stood out among more basic varieties. Will absolutely be back!

I've been going to Serai for years, which makes this review especially disappointing to write. I'm…read morenot sure if there has been a change in management or the kitchen, but this was by far the worst experience I've ever had here. The food was completely underwhelming, and when we shared our concerns with the staff, nothing was done to address them. The service was equally disappointing. Our server spent much of the time sitting on her phone while we waited for basic service like water refills, being asked about drinks, and receiving the drinks we ordered. We repeatedly had to get up and find someone just to receive attention. As for the food, the gyoza was bland and tasted like unseasoned pork. The lemongrass beef stew curry, which was highly recommended, arrived cold, had an odd texture, and lacked any real flavor. Most shocking of all were the drunken noodles. I've ordered them countless times over the years and always considered them among the best in Chicago. This time, I couldn't get past a single bite. Every dish was left unfinished. We didn't finish a single plate and didn't take any leftovers home--something that never happens for us. Between the poor service and incredibly disappointing food, this was an awful dining experience from start to finish. Unfortunately, after being a longtime customer, I won't be returning.

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