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    Simply Thai

    3.0 (191 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Salad, Soup
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Good for kids

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    Linda S.

    If you look at my history, I only give good, positive reviews. Unfortunately, this food was so awful I am trying to warn others. Chicken and vegetables tasteless. Pot stickers bizarre in texture and taste like pure garlic. Pad Thai had so much overpowering tamarind that it was completely inedible. No typical ingredients either like peanuts, bean sprouts, lime, cilantro anything that would give it the common ingredients/flavors of this dish. Who is making this food?!?! Awful!

    Pad see ew (thick noodles)
    K K.

    Ordered take out. Pad Thai was a disappointment. They used super thin noodles instead of the regular thicker noodles. Taste was very bland. I've had much better making my own using bottled Pad Thai sauce. Noodles also very overcooked. Will never order this again. The type of order that truly warrants wanting your money back or getting a different order if you're dinning in. Pad See Ew was wonderful, tasty, lots of vegetables, everything cooked to perfection. Something I'll definitely order again.

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    Alexinwunderland n.

    Best Thai food around suburbs. I see many negative reviews for this place and they are unfounded. I have eaten here 15 times minimum. The food is great. I have never had issues with the quality. The drunken noodles are one of my favorite dishes. Always tasty, cooked properly, and fresh. I like the basil fried rice a lot. The beef and broccoli is excellent too. I have never had an issue with any employee, I usually interact with a male.

    Tom Kha Soup shows vegetables, none were included
    Ricardo K.

    Pouring rain outside, decided to order from Simply Thai in Northbrook. Placed the order from the car while waiting for a order from the Chinese joint next door. So i ordered the Tom Kha soup and an order of Chicken Pad Thai. Soup had absolutely no vegetables in it all, only Chicken. The same with the Pad Thai, no vegetables at all only noodles and Chicken. The noodles were so dry I thought they were a week old.

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    The food continues to be delicious and the app is very user friendly!! I always look forward to your food!!

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