Unfortunately, I didn't take any picks of the food. This was a last minute order through Uber Eats buy one get one offer. I ordered the drunken noodles one with vegetables and one with tofu, in addition to baby vegetable egg rolls and Thai cucumber salad. The portion size was decent, Iwas able to eat 4x off the two main dishes alone. What was very surprising is how much the two orders of drunken noodle tasted different. The one with vegetable was the best, even with the overcooked noodles, with nicely charred mixed veggies of carrots, broccoli, cabbage, onions and peppers. The one with tofu seemed to have less flavor, and the tofu was soft and not seasoned at all! The cucumber salad seemed fresh, but had no significant flavor and there was a ton of shredded cabbage at the bottom office the container which captured most of the dressing applied. The egg rolls arrived cold, soft, and greasy -a poor combination. I ended up placing them in the broiler the next day, along with the tofu + seasoning, to crisp up and a lot of the oil was released. I doubt I'll order from here again, even with the Uber Eats special, especially after seeing another review on here with a cockroach in their drunken noodles... read more

Was staying in Chicago and found this place since it had delivery. Worst Thai food I've eaten. Don't be fooled with the BOGO. It was so bad we had to throw a majority of it out. The crab Rangoon didn't Rangoon. It was a dry mush inside. The "Pad Thai" did not taste like pad Thai at all. It tasted like noodles and ketchup. The pad see-ew and drunken noodles were soggy and didn't have the right flavor. The mango sticky rice was sad. The mango was bruised and the rice was just a big hard clump with no coconut flavoring. Definitely avoid this place. read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - Pad Thai Pad See-Ew Thai Cucumber Salad Drunken Noodle Crab Rangoon - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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great food and service; i normally order thru door dash from them and i never have any problems. i recently tried a new dish from there Pad See-Ew. I have to go in here want time and enjoy the meal, but every time I order thru door dash I get good food and good service. read more

I had a taste for Thai and thought I'll try this spot. Egg rolls and tempura were very greasy. Rice tastes old. Vegetables were ok. I wanted it to be good but sorry. read more

I love Thai food, I was so excited to try this place and I'm not a picky eater but this is the worst food I've ever eaten. I literally threw it all to the trash.. I'm sorry but I don't recommend this place. read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great food and great service. Small intimate restaurant with great food and service. Will come back soon. read more

This is my GO TO restaurant in Hyde Park ESPECIALLY for pad Thai. This time that dish was AWFUL. Seemingly glass noodles were used instead of flat noodles. There was some type of egg folded and put on top. We could not eat much less enjoy the dish. I hope this is an anomaly for historically, the pad Thai had been excellent. read more

Under absolutely no circumstances should you order from this garbage hole. Multiple times I have received potstickers that looked like they went through a blender. Pass on this one, trust me. read more

This is my go to for Thai food! Authentic delicious and reasonably priced. The owner is still taking orders and ringing them up orders. The kitchen staff is just a earshot away. Wonderful experience really. I must say it one more time...really authentic food. Be sure to stop in. read more

Ordered a Thai food staple - pad Thai. It was awful. I think the base of the seasoning was actually ketchup. Spring rolls were terrible. The shu mai was likely microwaved, not even steamed. If you're looking for Thai food, go to The Snail, or if you're just looking for pad Thai, consider Noodles Etc. in Hyde Park. Thai 55 is terrible. read more

Ah Thai 55, how I love thee - let me count the ways. I've been frequenting this place for the past 10 years. I've brought friends, family, co workers etc. to this spot and they all have loved it - not one complaint or bad reviews. Which brings me to me next point - a 2.5 is no where near and accurate review!!!!!!!!! It's actually blasphemous. The service and food are great! My top go toos are the Pad Thai (half chicken, half steak), The roasted duck, sweet & sour chicken and I always get an order of pot stickers steamed. Don't believe the rating and trust that you certainly can get some great food here. Cheers! read more

I should have listened to reviews. This is disgusting. I ordered for delivery through grub hub and it took an hour. I was starving just for it to suck. The flavors don't make sense. The meat doesn't taste fresh at all. This isn't pad thai. I cant comment on how restaurant ambiance because of delivery, but i will not be going back at all. I'm so mad because I can't finish eating it and it's a good portion of food - i wish it was good!!! read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - Combination pad thai - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Thai 55 is one of my go to spots to order from. I always get the chicken pad Thai, and today I also got the chicken egg rolls. The chicken egg rolls were a lot heavier than I expected, deep fried and stuffed with chicken and veggies. The chicken pad Thai is always a MASSIVE portion, plenty for 2-3 meals. I would definitely order again! read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - a takeout container of food - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The absolute worst Thai food I've ever seen. One bite of pad Thai with some strange red sauce that tastes like it has cheap tomato paste in it made me gag with disgust. How somebody could have the complete and total lack of any pride in their work and serve that to a customer is something I can't even comprehend. Oh and the dry mealy chicken.... I feel sad for the poor sad chicken that gave its life to be even further abused by this dish, I cried just a little bit. read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

dry flavorless pad thai, even though I specifically asked for it to be saucy :( egg drop soup has no flavor either read more

I am disheartened to write this review. I have been to this establishment to dine in twice in the past. The food was fresh and tasty. Since I was in the area on 10/16/20, I decided to get take out from them as it had been awhile since I got food from them. Due to covid, you can't dine in at this time. I called in and ordered the Shrimps in a Blanket, Basil Fried Rice (requested it be mild) and I had them add jumbo shrimp to it and Thai Pepper Steak. I knew there would be an upcharge to the addition of the shrimp to the fried rice but I was not informed how much it would be. I also was not informed of what my total would be. I picked up my order and was surprised that my total was almost $34. The receipt doesn't itemize each item to know what I was charged so I wasn't happy with that. The shrimps in the blanket were good like they normally are. The pepper steak I was very disappointed with. All of the beef was very thinly sliced and tough! Very few peppers and onions with the dish. When I had that dish before, the beef was thick pieces and very tender. Last but not least was the fried rice. I asked for the fried rice to be mild, not spicy. When I opened the container to the rice, all I saw was tons of red crushed pepper flakes that had been spread on top of the rice. Who does that?! Plus I said mild - what in the world! I tried eating it and a few hours later had a very uncomfortable experience going to the bathroom, my butt was on fire! I wanted to call the establishment but I am not near their location so I knew I wasn't going to be able to return the food. Like Cassius P. said in his review, I ended up having to throw the rest of all that fried rice out which was a costly item and a total waste. I noticed that other people have talked about the red pepper flakes in their reviews also. Many of the reviews on here are not good so there needs to be some improvement here. At this point, I will not be returning to this establishment. read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - This is what was on top of my basil fried rice. Crushed red pepper flakes?! And I asked my dish to be mild, not spicy. Unacceptable! - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Your drunken noodles aren't just drunk! They're hammered! My god guys it was a soupy mess!!! The chicken used was ground! Horrible! I wished I came in here and read the poor reviews on here first before I wasted my money!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

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The tapioca balls have been cooked wrong and have been mushy and gross the last couple times I got their smoothies. I tried one last time today and they were completely grainy mush. Very disgusting. Can't drink it so it was a waste of money. read more

Awful Thai food. The green curry was so thin and watery, soup-like, you couldn't really ladle it onto your rice, it was a pool of liquid. The fresh spring rolls were inedible - looks like they were made to be deep fried, with won ton wrap instead of rice noodle wrap usually used for fresh rolls. Should have looked at reviews, but it was late and we were starving, so just popped in. Would not recommend. There's no eat in service, but you can order as take out and just sit at a booth. read more

if I could give it 0 stars I would. didn't even taste like thai food. mango in the mango sticky rice was rock hard and so sour, and tom yum soup tasted more like canned chicken noodle soup with 100% sodium read more

I should have read the reviews before i came here but I got bamboozled by an Uber Eats promo. The red flag is that they only offer food to go yet it's setup as a restaurant. I thought it would be a safe bet ordering shrimp fried rice but even that was horrible and tasted bland. You would think the food would taste amazing with how slow the service is! read more

Ordered delivery from this place and as someone who loves loves loves Thai food, this just wasn't that good. I would not willingly order from here again, but the food was edible and big portions. I got the pad Thai with tofu and it had a very weird taste to it; didn't taste like your typical pad Thai at all and the tom yum fried rice was good fried rice but very bland for a tom yum fried rice. I've gotten Tom yum fried rice before and it's supposed to be rlly good, but u don't rlly taste the flavor at all for Thai 55. I also got their mocha smoothie with bubbles which was actually good, but I didn't like the bubbles (however, that may be due to the delivery taking time) read more

very inhospitable. I guess okay for take out. No servers at all but self service is slow and bad. read more

Food was tasteless and I will not order from here again. I love pad Thai and was very disappointed in them from here. Overall not good food.

I have mixed feelings about Thai 55. We order this a lot at work because they do delivery, and it's the closest thing to Thai food in this area. So they are providing a service that no one else is doing. I give them 2 stars for that. I have mixed feelings though, since I feel that the fare here is not representative of Thai food in many cases. Pad Woon Sen...with American broccoli and carrot. No citrus or fresh tomato to liven the dish. Why is there soy sauce in the dish? Thai restaurants should not be serving "sweet and sour shrimp," or steamed dumplings. Perhaps this is my personal bias. Crab rangoons. Why? Rangoons are a Chinese take-out dish that originated in San Francisco. If there are Thai people working here, please dig deep down and be brave with your menu. Change the recipes to make them reflect our culture. I implore you! read more

I didn't really care for it. In other words...I won't be going back! I ordered the Bangkok chicken which came with white rice and I had the appetizer combo. The entree was dry with no juice so I don't understand the purpose of the rice. The shrimp tempura was soggy, and the broccoli bites were overcooked. The. Crab Rangoon was the best thing out of the $27.52 meal! read more

Before we begin, im Thai. So my standards are up THERE. As I'm typing this...I have no idea how many stars I should give this restaurant. I'm gonna make it simple and short. Bland food. Old veggies and beef. Only thing worth the money (not really) was the white rice. I ordered 3 things; white rice, garlic noodle and yum neu (beef salad). Waste of money. Don't do it to yourself. read more

Pad thai is enough for 3 servings! Amazing portions! Panang curry is excellent as well

Tried the pad Thai for the second time and it was good. I was afraid it was going to be terrible but was decent. The green curry was excellent and would recommend it more. Although they don't have sit down right now, their take out is done in a timely fashion and they are friendly. 5 stars because it's the only Thai restaurant in the area and I think it's run by Thai people. Also the portions are generous. read more

Always love the chicken egg rolls & green curry chicken! The spice is perfect! Thanks for consistently quick service & quaity. read more

The Dining room is closed. They are only available for carry out. I was refused to use bathroom. It's ridiculous.

My co-workers and I ordered lunch. Our order consisted of pepper steak, shrimp fried rice, chicken egg rolls, shrimp egg rolls, shrimp shu mai, and drunken noodles. My review will be on the shrimp egg rolls, shu mai, and drunken noodles, since they were the only items I ate. The shrimp egg rolls were good; shu mai was ok. I've had better. The beef drunken noodles were not spicy at all, and the beef was not tender. I think if I ordered this again, I would ask for extra spice, but if we order from here again, I will try something different, in hope for a better review. read more

Went here to try something different...I got the roasted curry duck it comes with rice and it was good...they don't put a lot of meat in it though..it has vegetables and it makes for a good soup..I also got a mango smoothie which was so delicious read more

Worst Pad Thai I've ever had in my life. No peanuts. No peanut sauce. Flavorless. I've never had pad thai this bad. This was my first and last time ordering from them. I'll have to keep going to the south loop/china town area for good Thai food. This place was not worth the money or delivery fee. read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - "Pad Thai" - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When I first moved into Hyde Park, I was introduced to Thai 55th Restaurant. There was the Special #1 and the Special #2 that always went home with me in a take-away bag. The appetizers and the panang curry, albeit thinner than I like, were always reasons for me to return. Having moved to the North Side of Chicago, I make it back to Hyde Park perhaps once a year at most. On my most recent visit, I had crab rangoon, which were as appetizing as I remember when I used to go regularly. The panang curry still had the flavour that I loved, but not seeing the owner, I didn't get it as spicy as he knew that I liked it. There is still a charm to Thai 55th Restaurant and I will have to go back to see if the red curry is as good as it used to be. read more

We went here with friends that live in Hyde Park, the food was good. everything was seasoned well and the portions were large enough to share or take some home. It is also BYOB with no cork fee, which is a plus! Next time we plan to try Pho 55 next door! read more

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Well this place WAS my favorite Thai spot. They have consistently let me down and this past Friday night was thee very last straw. I Ordered Garlic Beef spicy with a side of cucumbers. Made it all the way home, settled in with a great glass of wine and terrible food. So apparently I had the wrong idea of what spicy means when ordering Thai food. Their version was served with 1 full cup of black pepper and a mound of red pepper flakes dumped on top of my food. Just thoughtless. No love was found in this food. I just closed the top...drank my wine and dined on cucumbers. On to the next one read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - Even more pepper stuck to the lid! - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Thai is a very customer Friend Restaurant. Very prompt with your ordertaken on the phone. They take all credit cards also; they deliver but i have never used that service. whe I really hungry that is my go to place. You should real try those Frfied Veggie Egg Roles read more

It was a quite pleasant meal. Love the yellow curry! Super delicious. And the soup was good as well, but may be a bit spicy to kids. Bangkok combination tastes nice ( a little oily but it's okay) Service is awesome. Nice environment. read more

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Unfortunately, there was no redeeming part of my experience eating here. I ordered the pad thai which was absolutely horrible. It looked and tasted like they just dumped sweet and sour powder on noodles. My partner ordered beef and broccoli which came out cold, we had to send it back for them to re-heat or heat(??) it. Service was not that great either, but even if it was I would never come back here because the food was one of the worst I've ever had!! read more

Thai 55 Restaurant - The "pad thai" - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois