Wow, a great hidden gem in Marion IL, among a vast selection of chain restaurants at the west end of Walmart in a small strip mall near Dillards.. We ate there two nights and the food was very good to excellent both nights. The food featured fresh vegetables, fresh shrimp, hot made to order. The rice dishes were huge with good prices. The service the first night was fantastic but the second night our server brought us the check half way through the meal, did not even ask if we wanted desert or anything else and I had to ask for a refill of ice tea. The restaurant is clean, modern with fresh brewed clear iced tea. Those who like Carbondale better - its 13 miles away. read more

I not only enjoyed the food but the service was AWSOME. The combination of smiles and wonderful smells coming from the kitchen made my favorite seat in the restaurant right up at the bar! In the month of working in Marion I must have eaten here a dozen times or more? No matter what time of day or day of the week I found great selection and satisfaction with every meal. Another big draw for me was knowledge and excitement of the waitstaff when asking questions about the menu items or recommendations when I wanted to try something new. Big + read more

Lunch portions are fuckin enormous, reasonably priced and tasty as hail! Service was super quick and friendly. FIVE FUCKIN STARS BITCH!

Good food! I really enjoy eating here. What would set it apart and make it #1? A little more salt to the food. Spices and chilis are great. Salt. :) I'm being nitpicky I know but that is what I think will make the food superior, not just good. It already is! read more

Dropped in off of the interstate for a quick lunch - - - it was delicious and quick. My wife had the pad thai and I went with the pad pak, I personally think my dish was better but both of us were quite happy. They ask you how spicy you want your meal prepared so they can match you taste preference. We do not drive this direction often but would definitely stop again. read more

This is my third time eating here on vacation. I have tried numerous area restaurants to awful and decent results. This place is still the best in the area. Service is great and the food is so fresh and yummy! read more

I love Thai food... my husband not so much. But he surprised me and took me here for lunch. He even loved his fried rice. The portions are huge, service friendly and fast, but the food was EXCELLENT!!! Wish Thai D was closer to my home. read more

I'm usually here for lunch, but it is always very good. My waitress was attentive and even volunteered to ask the kitchen to omit fish sauce when I told her I was a vegetarian Their spice scale goes up to 10, and I like that they give you a range to pick from. read more

My eggrolls weren't cooked the entire way the outside was mushy when I ate it. I ordered a level 3 Pad Thai and the spice was way to much for me to even eat half of it. But, besides that the staff is amazing including the hosts. Some of the staff does have a problem with phones and I notice one of the managers had them hand one to them. My concern about that is what if they have children or any emergencies, at least have them in lockers or something close by. read more

Delicious! This is a regular spot when we got out to eat. Service is always great and the food tastes fresh. Reasonably priced and very, very clean. I usually get the pineapple fried rice and crab rangoon. The entrees are very large for what you pay. I've liked pretty much everything I have had here entree wise. The appetizers can verge on the mediocre though. Their chicken wings and crab rangoon are both very good while the summer rolls, fried tofu, and calamari I would stay away from. read more

Best Thai in the area. We had the pad Thai and curry massaman (sp?). Service was perfect and the place was full at 5pm. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Consistently good, waiters are friendly and professional. I work in Marion once a week and we generally eat here every time we are in town. Tldr it's good eat here read more

This is a surprisingly great place to eat in the area. The atmosphere is very nice and the selection is huge. I had the Thai-d fried rice and also the pad Thai both with shrimp. I went conservative on the heat due to the warnings but kept going for more each time because I like it spicy. Great place. My favorite Thai place by far. read more

Flavorful food, friendly service, and nice looking place. The crazy noodles were great and the spice level of four was perfect. Honestly, very impressive and unexpected to find so far South in IL. read more

The hostess was friendly and quick to seat us. The menu is simple to read and I like that you choose your meat/protein and level of spice for each dish. I was there for lunch and had the Pad Ti with chicken and level 5. It was a large portion and came with spring roll, soup and tea for under $10. Service was great. I will go back. read more

I was introduced to this magnificent restaurant by some friends a few months ago, and I have yet to even come close to disappointment. Delicious and filling food, attentive and friendly service, and a great atmosphere are more than complimented by their reasonable prices. This is a regular spot for my friends and me, and I hope it will be for you, too. read more

We recently were told about Thai-D. Since we don't get to Marion much, we were passing by and decided to try it. Greeted at the door and seated immediately, the wait staff was wonderful and accommodating to new customers, any problems with the menu don't hesitate to ask. The food great and service wonderful don't miss the chance! read more

Love that they had so many options for vegans. We got the Pad Thai with tofu and veggies. We got a level 3 spice and while it was spicier than we expected it was perfect. Had a great deal of tofu, carrots, broccoli, mushroom, cabbage and peas. Would definitely get again! We grabbed it to go - but inside looked nice! read more

I had the red curry with chicken. The curry had the right amount of curry and coconut milk. Veggies were tender but still had a crisp. Good choice! I got spicy level 3. read more

Stopped on our way from Nashville to Chicago. Sooo good. Kids loved the mild chicken pad thai, I had the medium beef pad thai and husband had the pad king. Great food and service. read more

I have never been a person to shy away from a new experience. It is due to this ever-interesting, yet frequently damning aspect of my personality, I found myself in the newest Thai restaurant in the Marion-dale metropolis - Thai-D. The restaurant is located nestled between a discount clothing store and a "Get Cash Fast" store in a strip mall near a Mega-Ultra-Optima-Walmart, so outer ambiance isn't something that exists. The brick building is new and the parking lot clean, but in the sterile way only strip malls and colleges whose classes are in abandoned industrial complexes have managed. Even the sign is in the kind of inconspicuous block-lettering that would make you expect nothing special, perhaps even something sub-standard. To find character in a place so dull and nondescript would be a pleasant surprise. So, valiantly, with high hopes and low expectations, my mother and I ambled inside. The hostess at the podium directed us to a table near the front door, a choice I would have protested had the fifteen-table restaurant had another table free. With the exception of a horrible chill which ran across my back every time patrons would enter or leave, the seating was quite nice. The table was a good size, big enough for four people without being overwhelming; and while the table was close enough to the man in the very corner that his cellular conversation about schedules, tournaments, and his affair were distinctly audible, any person even slightly more discreet would be able to enjoy a meal in remote privacy. Décor was simple but interesting, panoramic pictures of what one assumes to be Thailand were hung on the walls and an overhead lattice supported small spotlights which illuminated the room perfectly. A small bar occupied the opposite end of the room, with a single television recapping Olympic Curling. Our waiter (John? Craig? Keith? Will? I don't remember.) was dressed in the front-of-house uniform of khakis, white button-up shirt, and black bistro apron, but had the scruffy distressed look of an "artist" or "actor" or someone else who would claim another profession if you asked him what he did. When taking our order, however, he was not condemning or judgmental, but knowledgeable about the food. He took our drink orders and returned with them and delicious, albeit cabbagy and nameless, soup. At the perfect moment (that is, during my last spoonful of soup) he returned with our dinners, Beef Pad King for my mother, Pork Pad Kra Pao for myself. The triangular plates were modern and beautifully fulfilled their duties of presenting and holding the food while still remaining functional. A huge, yet not unconquerable helping of sticky rice lay at the top point, while the perfectly sautéed pork, carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, basil, and onion occupied the bottom two. I unrolled my spotless yet standard silverware and leapt headfirst into my dinner. Here is a critical lesson. When ordering food from a new restaurant, don't assume that the spiciness scale of Thai food is universal. Never in my life have I had to shy away from too-spicy salsa, wasabi, pepper glaze or anything else. I am brazen and bold, unable to be defeated by mere capsaicin. I have been to many Thai restaurants in my twenty years on this Earth, granted - none in Thailand, and the scales have all seemed similar with the exception of that of a little old lady living in Evansville, Indiana who serves only out of her barn. She relies not on a 1 to 10 scale, but of one where she judges your stature, voice, and body language and gives you what you need. She has never been wrong. This being said, Thai-D kicks it up a notch. Ordering the number I always order (I don't want to brag), I devoured the meal. It was delicious, spicy, succulent and OH MY GOD I'M DYING. The hellspice the cook used was incendiary. I was over halfway through my meal before I realized this, and only because sweat dripped into my eye...and my nose ran...and I was breathing really heavily. Undeterred by pain and the early symptoms of a heart attack, I muscled on, signaling JohnCraigKeithWill to refill my beverage, my wellspring of power. I finished the meal in what could be considered a feat of pure hubris, my mother on the sidelines of this battle, insisting I stop. I could not. I annihilated my enemy and shouted victoriously for the check. Returning home, it became clear that I had only made a Pyrrhic Victory. That, in the long run, it would be Kra Pao that won. I did nothing that afternoon... Or that evening... I have learned my lesson. I have learned my weaknesses. I have been back thrice since this incident, ordered a weak 2, and enjoyed every moment. read more

When you travel, sometimes you find outstanding food where you'd least expect it. Thai D is one of those places. Some of the best Thai food we have had. And the service was great. Highly recommend it if you find yourself in Marion. read more

Best Thai place in the area! Friendly wait staff, beautifully decorated interior, and rich, delicious dishes that are not over-greasy. They even provide you with a spice rack if you're unsatisfied with the spice level of your dish! Great service! read more

The menu was simple and straightforward, with many dishes that looked good. I ended up ordering the Pa-Nang Curry. For desert, I ordered the intriguing purple sticky rice served with Thai custard... it was actually really good! read more

Very good. I ordered hot and sour soup. It came out nice and hot. Lighter broth but full of flavor. I also had the Thai-D Fried rice 7 on the hot scale. It was very good and I had plenty to take away. Server was super friendly and very attentive. read more

Most disgusting place I have ever eaten at. This place should be condemned! My food smell, tasted and looked like dog food! How does an Asian restaurant not know how to cook noodles! Food was so bland such a Disgrace smdh meat wasn't very good either if u would even call it meat. Diners beware! I had terrible indigestion after eating here :( read more

The food at Thai D is good, but its the same as every Thai takeout place. If Thai D wasn't in Marion it would probably get a 3/5, only because there aren't any other Thai options in town. If you want your food spicy, all they do is sprinkle some crushed red pepper on it. read more

Pretty darn good. The drunken "crazy" noodles were delicious (if a bit on the salty side), and full of fresh vegetables. Yum.

Nice atmosphere, excellent service, and the curries are awesome. Did not care for the Pad Thai.

Love the place it's always hard to find good Asian food specially since I live in Cali. Came to visit my gf for vday and I was craving rice so I decided to come here. The food was delicious excellent service I think the only minor thing was the spicy lvl, the lvl 10 was like a lvl 3 for me other than that great place. read more

Absolutely the best Thai food between Chicago and St Louis. As fa as spice level. 3 is almost nothing. I can't do a lot of spice. But 5 is perfect and they call it hot?? If you really want spice you need to go at least a 7. read more

This is the best Thai food around. Hands down. In fact, it's my favorite restaurant in all of southern Illinois. Yep. That good. Great lunch specials. Great dinners too. You won't regret it. read more

I ask for three peanut sauce cups only to get them filled one third of the way. I find it rude and unacceptable since I'm a pay customer. Please fix this for future customers including myself please. read more

Thank you Mr. Natisri, for your help with the trapped children. I will be stopping in for a meal next time in Illinois!

We came in for lunch: the lunch options were great and well priced. Very impressed with the quality of the food! We would definitely eat here again! read more

Great atmosphere, friendly servers, and a delicious selection of thai food to choose from!

This has to be my favorite place to get pad Thai, it is always so amazing. The duck is sincerely stellar. The service is always prompt and friendly. I would recommend it to anyone looking for some delicious Thai food!!!!!!!! read more

This place never disappoints. The service is beyond perfect, the food is to die for and I always leave happy thanks to our favorite server, Rachel. read more

I have been craving Thai food and specifically tom Tom, I would say that the Tom yum was disappointing it was anything but Tom yum, the red curry was nice and we took the left over had it next day and it was better we enjoyed it, the service was good and the place was very neat. Oh I come from the Middle East so 7 wasn't spicy at all for me so if you like hot spicy go for 8 or 9 otherwise stick to 5 which wasn't spicy at all.Thanks read more

Great place for climbers coming back from long weekend in Jackson Falls :-) good service and quality food. We were party of four and everyone liked their dish. read more