I got delivery so I can't speak to the vibes. It got here fast enough, the rolls were reasonably priced (they seemed maybe a little bit smaller to me so just order accordingly if you're really hungry), the fresh salmon was soooo rich and creamy, and idk if this is on them but I always tell people to call instead of just leaving it at the door with no notice and this one actually did. (Also they have Thai iced coffee and I loooove Thai iced coffee.) A great afternoon pick me up. read more

I gave Paragon another her try. This time the food seemed a step up. I had the bento box with chicken (teriyaki). This is a generous amount of food. Includes miso soup which was quite good. The california roll is a little small but nevertheless decent flavor. The lettuce had a nice wasabi dressing. and the teriyaki was decent. You get 3 sashimi which are decent size. All but the salmon was good. The salmon was inedible. It was old and had a smell. I didn't complain because I was full. The rice used with the sashimi wasn't quite right. It didn't stick together. read more

Paragon means a perfect example of a particular quality, and this restaurant meets this definition. Award Pending! Outstandingly terrible service in a restaurant! If there was a way to be more unwelcoming in service I believe this place could, with little or no effort, do it. I don't feel singled out in this regard, nor do I believe there is something about me that they didn't like and yet I felt special and despised. If the food tasted like the service it would have tasted like garbage, but for some reason I cannot honestly review the food because the seasoning of the service was so overpoweringly salty I did not taste it. Other reviews have detailed the manner of their style so I will just say my experience was parallel. This is not a "they're having a bad day" sort of service, this is the sort of eternal afterlife is a Sartre play set in a restaurant type of experience. I look forward to future reviews by others willing to subject themselves. As for me, I will always be looking for another restaurant to usurp their accomplishment in rude. Since I abhor giving bad reviews I award this restaurant five rotten stars! read more

Paragon - My feelings eating at Paragon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

The chicken karaage was really good and spicy and I enjoyed their thai tea! Our lunch came with miso soup, which was seasoned well. The chicken pad see ew came out a little lukewarm, but the flavor was good. The beef pad see ew was piping hot, though. But, our server was really nice and offered to give us 2 free crab rangoons. I wish I took pictures of the food LOL read more

I love this place. The food is always good. The staff is lovely and it tastes great delivered.

Great food, generous portions and a relaxed atmosphere. Reasonable prices. We eat here about once a week and have gotten to know the staff. Very nice people. read more

Great food. Better service. The people here make you feel welcome and they are easy to make any accommodations necessary and fix any mistakes swiftly. read more

Every meal has been consistently excellent, served quickly, and with ample portions. You can request any meal to the degree of spiciness you want. And still with reasonable prices. Highly recommend. read more

Great food - we've had the sushi and a number of their non-sushi dishes. Large menu. Reasonable prices.

Lovely place - simple, comfortable, nice menu, excellent lunch deals, reasonable prices, friendly service, very tasty food, consistently good. Have been here often and always satisfied. read more

Was craving Thai food one day and was able to find this neat spot in Evanston. Super affordable and easy to order during this pandemic. No issues with pickup and prep time was accurate. Food wise, it definitely fulfilled my craving. The curry was the best, good kick and good consistency to mix with rice. Maki was okay, but it was to be expected. Pad kee mao was sort of disappointing because the ratios were off. Over half of the dish was onions and peppers. Very little noodle (my fav part), BUT there was a lot of chicken (: Overall, you get what you pay for in terms of food, but service was great! read more

Paragon - Chicago Maki, Green Curry, Pad Kee Mao, Egg Roll - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Ordered for takeout & was pretty disappointed. The food looked decently packaged but the quality was opposite. All the rolls fell apart as they were picked up, the amount of fish in each was sparse, and overall just not tasty. Kind of upset I spent as much as I did; I would almost equate this to grocery store sushi. read more

Paragon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Paragon is a wonderful restaurant. I recently ordered online for delivery. The food arrived hot and well ahead of time. The Pad Thai was delicious as was the egg roll and miso soup. I highly recommend Paragon! read more

Friday fail for food. Fried tofu was a miss with a bad oil aftertaste that could not be covered up with the watered down dipping sauce it came with. Pad Thai noodles were greasy and clumped together and i also learned that the $2 upcharge for flank steak meant i got 2 barely there slices of steak. And the 3 large stalks of broccoli left me hunting for a knife. It all got tossed. read more

Pad Thai here is a must! I have had beef and chicken pad Thai for delivery and take out and it has been great both times. Most recently I had the lunch special which came with an egg roll, edamame, crab Rangoon, or fried tofu. I opted for the egg roll. It also came with a small salad and miso soup. While everything tasted great, I would've preferred a larger pad Thai serving without the miso soup and salad. Regardless, I will be back. read more

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Tried this place twice and surprised me every time. Their chef definitely knows how to create the best version of each dish. read more

Paragon - Orange Duck - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Love the food and service had the bento box recently, and it was great! Very comfortable room, and good vibes read more

We had a party and asked Siam Paragon to make catering trays of our chosen sushi rolls, as well as pans of hot appetizers. The food was all great and they were quite accommodating! read more

Paragon - Maki trays - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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My family has Thai for dinner about 2-3 times a month, and we've tried just about every restaurant on the North Shore... SIAM Paragon is our favorite, hands down! My husband and mother in law are pretty consistent ordering pad thai, pad see ew, or musamun curry but I like to explore the menu and order as many different things as I can. It's ALL been good! (Note: we haven't tried much of their Chinese or sushi, so can't comment on those.) I also have a 2 year old, who's a bit of a picky eater and she LOVES their kids bento boxes. I was shocked! She thought it was so cool to have her food in little compartments, and gobbled up the majority of the meal. I can't wait to take her back some time! I also couldn't leave a review without mentioning that they have a very nice and hard-working staff. There's one waitress in particular who's almost always there, and she's so nice. She remembered me coming in when I was pregnant, and then with my infant daughter, and when we showed up recently to try dining in with her as a 2 year old the waitress remembered all of us and was so amazed and how much my daughter had grown! If you're looking for great Thai food in Evanston, I highly recommend Siam Paragon! read more

Paragon serves ambrosia in Evanston! Always delicious dining in or taking out. I've been a loyal customer for years.

A is awesome. Great server, good with food suggestions, fun & quick. Food is consistently good. It is our take out go-to, but we eat on premises indoors and out as well. My fav - Thia fried rice. read more

Food was ok . Portions were small. Drinks didn't have barely any alcohol. We got green curry,Penang curry noodles with tofu ,and cashews curry with tofu which was so,so. Parking on street. I would probably not go back. read more

Stopped in because of a sushi craving and it was.. decent. The dine-in service was efficient and quick. It was not crowded in the slightest for a Friday night, but that was probably due to the ongoing winter storm conditions. Because of that, the take-out orders were nonstop. I'm not sure that I would come here again for sushi, but I would definitely try their other dishes. read more

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We've been to this place for sushi many times and always enjoyed ourselves. This is my second time ordering take-out. They have the best orange chicken, hands down -- more orange flavor, less fried taste. read more

The food is delicious, fresh and well prepared. Unfortunately, the service SUCKS. Servers are rude and like to argue with customers. Have had the same experience now twice in a row and will only order pick up from now on. Today, we and 2 other parties sat waiting to be seated for close to 10 minutes in an empty restaurant while we could see workers in the kitchen laughing and joking around. Finally a girl who was here to pick up food approached the kitchen and 2 ppl scrambled out. They sat us out of order as more people came through the door. I said something to the waitress and she was annoyed at my comment so she proceeded to answer in one word answers the rest of the time we we're here and refused to give me a box that for my leftovers. She argued that I'd have enough room in a tiny container when I had 75% of my food left over, plus 1/2 of my rice. It was obviously not going to fit and she kept going that I needed to make it fit. Finally, I told her to sell me the bigger container if she didn't want to give it to me and she brought it. The day before we came here to lunch too and had a similarly bad experience with service. It's a shame. Management should match the food quality with the service. read more

I would love to give this place a descent review. I called just for a refund and explained that my order was entirely wrong because It did not get placed correctly . The woman on the phone stated that I was wrong and a refund would not be given! I ordered curry, not pad Thai, as I am extremely allergic to Peanuts. I would not recommend this restaurant to a single person! They also got the two soups I ordered wrong as well. It was almost $50 for an allergic reaction, and luckily I noticed the peanuts before a trip to the ER! Shame on them! read more

What a hidden gem of a place! There are so many sushi options in Evanston and the surrounding areas and I do glad I stumbled upon this place! They have a buy one get one sushi menu that you can get any day of the week. The menu is huge and has multiple pages so the options are plenty. Because this deal seemed too good to be true, we weren't sure how the quality of the sushi would be. But, wow, this sushi was amazing! The quality was top notch and each roll was very unique and filling. The staff was very friendly and attentive and very willing to work with our party to split our check 5 ways. I will absolutely be back here to dine in and carry out as well as recommend this restaurant to all of my sushi loving friends! read more

Paragon - Buy one get one sushi! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

I'm compelled to write a review just because I've seen some very negative comments and I think this business is great. Siam Paragon offers a huge variety of Asian options and this is very helpful to accommodate big groups (or in my case, picky eaters). Great variety of salads, noodles, curries... plus all the traditional appetizers. They are super fast when delivering and provide good value (price for quality). This is my go-to place when tired on a weekday and in need of a "pick me up" food that will be there fast. I'm my experience staff is good but I have not been in their salon in a very long time. read more

Amazing. Simply amazing. I've been going to this spot for the past 6 years now. Unfortunately no longer live in the Chicago area but had to come back when i was visiting. Amazing food, cozy ambiance, and the nicest owners and staff you'll ever meet. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Evanston. The service is always good and the food is delicious. I had the Orange chicken and the Inari this visit. No matter what you order the quality will be amazing. read more

I think this is our third time dining at Siam Paragon, and I should take the time for a review and to say this has become our favorite restaurant for Thai food and a cozy dinner with friends. Tonight I had the panang curry with chicken; panang is a dish I've enjoyed for many years and I think this might have been the best I've had. My husband had chicken in cashew nut sauce, and our friends had the yellow curry and the shrimp fried rice; all three were excellent. Three of us had a beer or wine. Service was quick, courteous, and expert. The ambience is relaxed and friendly. A delightful evening. read more

I've only come here for the sushi so I can't comment on the main entrees, but I think it is one of the better sushi places in Evanston. They have a weekday bogo deal during certain hours which makes coming here pretty worth it. They also have an all you can eat option as well. Food - there are so many sushi rolls to choose from - one page front and back - which is great! You can also substitute purple rice in any of the rolls - probably one of the best options in substitution history. Anyway, their Japanese food menu is also pretty extensive and the price isn't too bad. I love their sake don (salmon on rice - $17) which comes with a good portion of fish. It also comes with miso soup which I really liked (usually, I find miso soups to have a 'fake' sort of taste, but this one didn't). Rolls are big and filling. Service - service here is pretty average, but I'm really just here for the food. The inside is very spacious, so there has never been a problem with waiting for a table or slow service. read more

Paragon - sake don ($17) - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

The review I am posting is not from one time mistake but happen already many times ..as much as we want to support the local restaurants I feel we have to be treated well too...so I order the Thai salad and paid 3$ extra for shrimp and I got 3 shrimp in my salad..my husband had a basil chicken with 2 pieces of chicken and all was based on peppers and onions ...we know it's hard times for everyone but little more effort would be nice read more

Paragon - a salad in a plastic container - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

One of my go to sushi places in Evanston! I frequent their AYCE sushi deal on Sunday and Mondays for $22.95. I love this place because they have a good variety of rolls, nigiri, appetizers, and because the portion of rice to fish is excellent! A lot of sushi places will stuff their rolls and nigiri full of rice with just a little piece of fish. This place IS NOT like that. I come about once a month for their AYCE and I can attest to the fact that they give you good quality portions. This would be my go to place every single time I craved sushi if only they had white tuna nigiri and vegetaable/shrimp tempura on their AYCE menu. Currently, they're running a Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) roll deal during the times when they don't offer AYCE. Seems like a great deal to me even though I haven't tried it yet. I've also tried their red curry lunch special and it was awesome :) Their miso soup is always on target and for some reason, I also love their crab ragoon! I've only got love to show for this place! read more

I have mixed feelings about their dishes. Some of their dishes like the pad see ew and tom yum weren't so bad. Though it'd be nice to see some other ingredients in the former other than just noodles, broccoli and your choice of protein. The noodles were also really chopped up and short for some reason. We also ordered this stir fry dish where you get to choose your sauce and protein, but it doesn't tell you what else is part of the dish. I was very disappointed by this one. Not only was the taste not so impressive, but the portion was small and it didn't look that enticing. Not sure if I'd like to try their other dishes in the future. read more

The fam and I were craving some thai food and stumbled upon this hole in the wall in Evanston. When we first walked in we were greeted by the hostess and she informed us that their entire dining room was closed due to COVID. However, we ended up taking our meal to go! I will start off with the food per the usual. We ordered the yellow curry with chicken, thai basil fried rice, and added some crab rangoons. Oh my LORD. The yellow curry was soooo good. It comes with some delicious sweet potato and has a beautiful color. Everything was cooked perfectly and it had all of the flavors bursting out! Overall it was a great experience! I can't wait to keep ordering thai take out from this spot. It's definitely my new favorite Evanston thai place. I'd highly recommend. read more

I was a little skeptical because this place mixes Thai and Japanese, with a hint of Chinese (weird combination) but I liked it. It's cheap (especially for their lunch specials) and the food is decent. I spent about $10 or so for lunch. I got the yellow curry. It was in a bento box, which is interesting because that's a very Japanese thing to do. I also had crab rangoon on the side as well as Japanese salad. Very strange mixture of all these Asian foods. But I thought it was decent enough that I'd come back if I were in the area. read more

Ordered delivery from this restaurant and found a cockroach in my spring rolls. DO NOT order from here. read more

Paragon - Vietnamese Spring Roll - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

A friend of mine recommended this place and I was in the area last night with some friends. We were intrigued by the "BOGO" deal and tried it out. There is a special menu Tues-Saturday where you can buy one roll, and get one (of equal or lesser value) for free! This special menu has so many options. To be honest I was very overwhelmed. Not sure why. It took us a while to decide what we wanted. I ended up ordering the Sex on Mar and the Mamma Mia roll. I can't remember what my husband and our friends ordered. For the most part the rolls were good. Each of my rolls has so many pieces. I need my husband help to finish my food. One of the rolls my husband ordered was wrapped in cucumber and had no rice. I don't think he enjoyed it, mostly because it was really tough to eat. For 8 rolls we paid $60ish. Not bad. We also ordered Thai iced coffee. It was satisfying because it was so hot outside, but the taste was mediocre. The restaurant is clean and the staff is attentive and quick. There is also nice patio seating outside. read more

Paragon - My two rolls from the "BOGO" menu: Sex on Mar and Mamma Mia - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Delicious Thai food! Thoughtfully arranged takeout. Put it in the bag in the order it should be eaten--appetizers first then main dishes. And not too salty, my normal issue at restaurants... ate it too fast to get better photos. read more

Paragon - Thai Basil Sauce (Pad Kra Prow) - Asian Fusion Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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