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    Me Dee Cafe

    4.2 (292 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Open 4:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Almond Pad Thai
    Steve A.

    Feed me some Me Dee. If you're around the Damen Brown Line station, head up to this little Thai place with authentic street food style and flavor. It has a bigger than expected menu for a place as small. A lot of classic dishes such as Pad Thai, various salads, and more. There's lots of healthy options, including vegetarian. Came here recently as part of a quickie date. It's conveniently located just up Damen Avenue from the Brown Line. The place looks pretty small from the outside. After heading in, the same could be said about the inside. There's only a few tables. Bring your own beer is the alcohol policy. Helps them save by not getting a liquor license, so it's understandable. As for the food, we got a few classics. The entrees are about $12, so it's moderately expensive but not bad for around here though. Almond Pad Thai was pretty awesome. This had almonds, bean sprouts, eggs, which I left off, onions, and a sweet tangy sauce. Good shit on a plate, and even better with some spice added in. She had the Kee Mao Noodles. It was a spicier entree. This had basil and jalapeños. Both come with a protein choice. We got tofu. For the price the amount was a lot. This was more affordable than many places. Good prices for good ass food. It's pretty easy for even those used to bland old American food to get into it. This for sure isn't like it's cheap, but compared to more popular places, this is affordable and there's no sacrifice in quality.

    Julie T.

    Me Dee is the spot! Thank god I don't live closer or I woulda been here if not everyday but every week!!! Everything on the menu is superb, so tasty, flavorful and it just hits. Haven't tried the whole menu yet but near damn tried a lot of dishes here and everything was excellent. Not sure if I want to call it a hidden gem since the last fell times we've been here, it has been busy and during dinner rush so you can see it's a popular Thai spot. Parking - It's meter parking right up front since Damen is one or the main streets

    Alison L.

    Cute mom and pop restaurant with cozy and warm feels. Lots of Thai people visiting this restaurant- very laid back and chill vibe. They have a "regular" menu with English and less spicy items. I noticed they have another menu that's in Thai with a lot of different options. I really enjoyed everything I got here. I think the portions were a little on the smaller side but everything was so good, I would come back. Thai green curry, tom yum soup, pad thai, glass noodles all sooooo good. I had the morning glory and my god was it delicious but so spicy I died. 10/10 would recommend this place.

    Celery tilapia comes with a more than celery, and a big portion of tilapia.

    Got there at 11 pm and was happily surprised with the extensive menu and friendly service. We were the only people at this small place, but while we ordered and had dinner there were maybe 10 to 12 take-out orders prepared and picked up. A couple of them were large. I came because google maps said they have pho. This place is Thai, not Vietnamese, so no pho, but they are good at what they do have. We had fried Chinese sausage, glass noodle pork and cabbage soup, and celery tilapia, which has a lot more than just celery.

    Chicken Cracker Chicken Salad
    Pallavi S.

    Amazing food. If you're in Chicago and looking for Thai street food, this is the place to go to. The food is absolutely delicious and so flavorful. The food tastes very close to the food that you get on the streets of Thailand. It's a gem of a place. The best Thai food I have had in Chicago. If you're looking for a recommendation, try the cracker chicken salad. It's so yummy. I also tried the Tilapia celery curry and it was delicious.

    Longan and Thai lemon tea
    Thea G.

    Everything you dream a Thai restaurant will be. My friends and I indulged after going to the gym and wow this place hit the SPOT. Getting a table is quick and easy after a 5 minute wait (it's real popular, especially late night on a Friday). The food is e x c e l l e n t. Each of my friends got a noodle dish: pad kee mow and pad thai. One of them said it was arguably the best pad kee mow in the city -- high praise considering how often they eat Thai food. I ordered the longan (bright, not overly sweet) and the green curry noodle (spicy, creamy, with varied textures of the fried noodle and meat and Thai eggplant to play around with). The food was excellent and the service was very efficient. I 100% will be returning here again.

    Monica G.

    Absolutely well-seasoned and flavorful dishes! Although we got the shared small plates, we were extremely full and took some food back home. Definitely will be coming back!

    Chicken Pot Sticker Appetizer

    Mussels were rubbery and hard to chew, chicken satay was oily, over cooker/stringy, and had zero flavor, also got chicken pot stickers but the box had already been opened so couldn't eat them. I have no idea how that happened, I picked it out of the bag and that's how it was. Little worried

    Shrimp Wonton Soup
    Ashley K.

    Panang curry with beef is my goto but I will definitely swap that up with the shrimp wonton soup moving forward. Both are excellent.The crab n' cheese are delicious. I will not get the calamari ever again, just didn't like it.

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    So so SOO GOOD!! OPEN LATE!! NICE PEOPLE! so many options and everything was super fresh and hot. so happy i found this spot!

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    They have dishes that you don't find elsewhere. My favorite is the pork blood soup....it reminds me of visiting my relatives in Thailand.

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    The soups were pretty delicious, but they were stingy with the shrimp. The veggie egg rolls were pretty good just a little pricey.

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    This place is honestly lit! Like, for real, it's good. It's open very late, and I love that.

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