Thai Chili stands to be one of my favorite restaurants in Corvallis. The two most important things about a restaurant for me is the taste of the food and the affordability. I do not eat out all that much, so I am okay with spending a little bit more, but that being said, my budget is still limited. Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines. My most recent experience at Thai Chili leads to my interest in posting my raving review about a wonderful restaurant.
One Wednesday evening, my boyfriend and I wanted to go out to eat, and we decided on Thai Chili because it is close by Campus and we had been studying and was hungry! Thai Chili is right on Monroe across from Oregon State, so it remains convenient for college students, like us! Since I do not own a car, I will only really visit restaurants close to Campus or close to my home. We were greeted with our favorite waiter, a friend from school! The place was somewhat crowded, but it was not too loud. My boyfriend does not like loud places to go out to eat, because we both like to chit chat! So while it is somewhat cramped, it does not affect my experience there all that much.
They have both a lunch menu and a dinner menu, differing around a dollar less for lunch. For spice range they have a scale Freshman thru Senior. I like my food spicy, but I stick to Sophomore level for my Red Curry. Red Curry is my favorite thing to order at Thai Restaurants, and Thai Chili has the best Red Curry in town. I love my curry creamy, spicy, and full of veggies. This restaurant does not disappoint. Red Curry with chicken on the dinner menu is $9. My boyfriend's favorite thing to order is called Broccoli Oyster Sauce and it's considered an Entree. Their online menu is very clear and detailed. Also when I order from the dinner menu, I usually have leftovers, and I bring it home and make my own rice to add and I have another meal for the next day! I like big servings at restaurants, because it makes for another meal. That being said, I do not think my 6' 4" boyfriend has ever had leftovers from here, so it depends on how hungry you are or how much you can eat.
They are fast for how busy they seem all the time. They may seem busy because it is a relatively small restaurant. We were able to order our food fast, and they came out within a good time. I do not mind waiting for a tiny bit, because I am usually with good company, but I also show up hungry and do not want to wait forever.
Thai Chili also offers take-out which is the reason for the crowd often times. Many people come in at once to pick up their take-out but then they leave, so it looks more crowded than it is. I have never done the take-out option, but I am sure it is easy and fast.
The only downside I really notice with Thai Chili is when it is crowded you may be seated really close to another party, so it can be somewhat uncomfortable to be so close to another group.
Thai Chili remains to be one of my favorite Thai restaurants, and places to eat as a college student. read more