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Dowize Bistro

3.7 (139 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM
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Moderate noise
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Good for kids
Good for groups

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Lunch Box Spicy Kung Pao Tofu
Steve A.

Cool little Thai place located in Wilmette is good for lunch. Dowize is right, and you would do wise to come here for some good food and prices. It only has a small dining area, which seems to work because most people get takeout. Also they deliver. The lunch specials make lunchtime the best time to get your Thai fix. A lot is on the menu at this small cafe. It's hard to believe they have so much food here. They were only doing delivery and takeout. Now they offer dine in. Of course most people still get takeout. Upon seeing the inside, it's easy to see why. It's tight quarters. There's only a few tables. It was lunch on a weekday and they had specials going on. We got the Lunch Box, where you make choices on some items that come in this. It's about $10 depending on the protein choice. These all come with miso soup. It was light but full of salty bean flavor. You pick an appetizer from the list. Get crab Rangoon, egg roll, fried tofu, or gyoza. We each got the fried tofu. It was little pieces and fried to a crisp. This came with a sweet and sour sauce. After this you pick a protein. There's beef, chicken, shrimp, tofu, or vegetables. I picked tofu. She had vegetables. I thought the tofu had pretty good flavor. This came with rice and vegetables. Also you choose the style of how it's cooked. I got it as Spicy Kung Pao. It certainly had a spiciness but it wasn't too much to handle. She had it as Pad Kee Mao. It came with noodles, so it was a little different. There's egg in a few of these specials so be sure to say if you don't want any in it. Best time is at lunch to take advantage of the specials and save a bit. It has a lot that can be made vegetarian including pretty much any of the specials, because you can choose proteins and ingredients. They have dine in, but it's only a few tables so most people get takeout.

SET 2 California Roll Spicy Tuna Roll Spicy Salmon Roll Lunch
Teena S.

We have ordered delivery from this restaurant when we're craving Thai food. They serve Japanese and Thai items. Coming from California, we definitely have a lot of Thai restaurants. The dish I'd recommend here is the Pad Say Eww. They are generous with the amount of meat and veggies they place on this dish - thanks for that! Pad Say Eww - flavorful (my go to dish) Green curry - Good Fried Rice with Chicken - Decent Kids Mac and cheese with Katsu - kids LOVE this dish (and they eat the broccoli too) California Roll - OK Spicy Tuna Roll - Meh Spicy Salmon Roll - OK I'd definitely stick to the Thai dishes vs ordering sushi here. Love that they have fast delivery!

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12 years ago

The spring rolls were mushy; pad Thai and papaya salad pretty bland. I won't go back.

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12 years ago

Good service for delivery. The fried duck is super tasty. All the ingredients taste fresh. Also the food is not oily which I like.

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12 years ago

Great Thai for the North Shore. We have tried most of the Thai places up here and Dowize is our go to. Online ordering is a plus as well.

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11 years ago

Good orange chicken, and very tasty curry fried rice. Excellent restaurant for sit-down dinner or takeout.

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10 years ago

Very nice service. Excellent curries. Lunch special is hard to beat - big lunchbox of food for a reasonable price.

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9 years ago

very testy , reasonable price, and staff here so friendly, Kao Soi is so good, i love original Thai ice coffee here

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Beautiful Evanston restaurant with fun vibe. There is indoor and outdoor seating depending on the…read moreweather. Although we started to sit outside, servers were super accommodating when we asked to move inside. We opted for a few simple rolls which we elegantly plated! Also, had to try the salmon teriyaki skewer which was AMAZING!!! Fresh sushi and other options... we will be back!

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Randomly stopped by here on a weekday early evening, late lunchtime frame. It is in a strip mall…read morearea with other stores and has lots of shared parking. Disclaimer I forgot to take a picture of what I ordered, which was the chicken teriyaki bento box I forgot because I was so hungry and everything was so freshly cooked and hot that I just dived right in. That bento box had edamame a spring roll gyoza and the rice covered in furikake plus the chicken teriyaki and seaweed salad and more. I also ordered the lychee jasmine tea, which was cold and absolutely delicious and it was not a cup of diabetes, thank goodness We also ordered a Tonkatsu bowl, which was very generous, freshly cooked and super tasty. Both orders came with a miso soup, which was also piping hot and tasty. The set up is definitely a little bit more fast food because you can order to counter and then get your food on a tray and sit down or you can order it from a kiosk as well. They also do takeout orders. The best part about this place besides the food and the ambience are just so cute and modern and clean is the staff and the manager. People really do make the difference and people really do enhance an experience and an overall lasting and first impression. I would absolutely come back here. It is super conveniently located. Great pricing with very generous portions. The owners are Japanese and everything here is super authentic.

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