I really do enjoy this place for Thai delivery. We've been ordering for close to 10 years. Flavors and recipes are excellent. However in the last few years meat dishes keep on shrinking. My feeling is that you should get enough meat to make a decent sized meal with all meat orders. They don't raise prices but charge +$2.00 for anything you ask for. read more

I ordered the chicken pad thai medium spicy. It wasn't particularly medium but honestly I prefer a mild medium to a hot medium. It could have used more peanuts. My date ordered the same but spicy.it wasn't spicy. His suggestion for my review was 3 stars and to say it was "okay". However here is why I stuck with 4. I'm always on the lookout for good thai in chicago. This is one of the better places. Yes more peanuts, a little more spiciness, and slightly tender chicken would have been ideal. But, it's byob and with the $3 corking fee and $5 tip out dinner was $28. Biggest complain honestly was how cold it was. I had to wear my jacket the entire time. They could invest in a cold door breeze way to keep it warmer inside but then it probably wouldn't be a $9 dinner. Side note: they deliver. All in all? I'll probably order takeout or delivery next time but I'd eat here again, happily. read more

I love love love Thai Lagoon! The BF and I make the trek up from Bridgeport once a week or so for their mushroom wontons, Pad See-Eiw and Tamarind Curry. And that's what we get, every time, not because we don't enjoy trying new things, but because our favorites are too good to even bother. Thai Lagoon is one of those places that never seems to have an off-night. Our food is always perfectly as we remember it and hope it will be. Even when the restaurant is busy and they're short staffed, the food and service don't suffer. Their dishes are the perfect amount of food- more than you think is there, but not to the point of grossly overstuffing yourself. It's also affordable for diners on a budget (our budget, at least, which isn't much!). A perfect combination of flavor, value, great service, and veg*n friendliness! read more

Food is okay, but they never seem to have anything , they are always "running out" of food. And the customer service is terrible. I waited two hours just to be told they never made my order. Unfortunately I will not be coming back. read more

This is the best Thai food in Wicker Park / Buck-town, hands down. The food is great, the service is good and you always get a nice smile form the take out counter when picking up. The only thing I have had on the menu which I didn't like was the Spring Roll appetizer. It has absolutely NO flavor, so don't order it. If you plan on going to sit down be aware that it does get busy and there is a good chance you will have to wait, especially on the weekends. If you do have to wait, go have a beer on the sweet patio behind Handle Bar. read more

Consistently solid Thai food. I usually get take out but have dined in before as well. BYOB. The app combo is a good value, and the curry is always good. read more

I was so pleasantly surprised by the simple tastiness and more than adequate service. On New Years day the small space got to be rather crowded, but our water was always refilled and our server was very friendly and attentive. I had the vegetable soup which was fabulous-- a great way to incorporate some green in your meal and glass noodles, yum-- and followed with the green curry with tofu. I am craving it today, the morning after. The portions are huge and would be great for sharing in a large group. It's BYOB and many dishes are in the $7-9 range; that's an incredible deal for the amount and flavor of the food! I overheard diners behind us complementing the flavor of their dishes. I would completely agree. And when the server was packing our leftovers, she suggested we take home more rice. I will absolutely be back for the rich curry and cheap prices when I'm in the neighborhood. I really did not expect to find this good of a low-key Thai restaurant in Wicker Park. read more

Always a wonderful stay in and order option. My wife and I have been ordering crab rangoon, Pad Thai and Pad See Ewe for years. We truly love this place. One of the best Thai takeout options for flavor and always timely delivery. read more

really good delivery-- I always get the tamarind curry and it is yummy. The crab rangoons are some of the best ever-- good balance and bad for you...just the way i like it. i've never eaten in-- but for quick thai eats its very good. I still prefer garlic and chili on lasalle but this delivers to my house. read more

Sloooow service. BYOB was great but they give you regular glasses which makes me chug my wine. Namsod Salad was good. Crispy noodles option was nice but everything else was average. Parking was okay just street parking. read more

we were going for Penny but they couldn't pull off delivery to my place (ends West at Cali, we're exactly one block west, just off Division) and after a quick denial of our plea we opted for Thai Lagoon. Good choice and consolation. We...errr, I enjoyed some excellent Veggie Gyoza to start and followed w. the Pad See-ew and Pineapple Fried Rice w Chicken. The Pineapple Fried Rice had exactly 4 pieces of Pineapple. Yes. Just four! Severly lacking and a total wrongly named dish. However, the taste and flavor was excellent w. a light smokey/grilled flavor. Prob my fav. Pad See-ew was good, not great but ok and generously portioned. Would probably do delivery here again but nothing to write home about. In sum, good Thai on a freezing, cold Chicago night. read more

It smelled funny due to "drain work" being done by the city. That was not a good first impression. Additionally, I was there at 12:40 and there was literally no one in the restaurant. That is also not great. So, apprehensive given the lack of people there, I prepared myself for a potentially interesting dining experience. I was pleasantly surprised. This place is good. I ordered a green curry with chicken and had zero complaints. It wasn't the best green curry I've had (and I've eaten a lot of green curry) but it was sufficiently spicy, not too watery, not too thick, and had some nice complexity to it - it didn't just taste like coconut milk with a few spices mixed in. Bamboo shoots, green beans, eggplant, and bell peppers were the veggies in there, in ample quantities, and they tasted good. It's down the street, so this is probably going to be my go-to lunch Thai place. read more

Decent Thai food. I always saw this restaurant on Grub Hub but always kind of skimmed right past it. One night I thought to myself "Why haven't I ever tried this place?" So I did. Their paht thai is good, and their ability to give you a proper spice level is spot-on. It's a very solid example of good paht thai. Their paht si io was good too. Delivery was kind of slow. About an hour and 20 minutes slow. The driver was apologetic. Prices are pretty good. No chopsticks/plastic silverware in the delivery. read more

The service was good but the food and restaurant atmosphere are not as good as it used to be. One of the two meals we had on our last visit was Grilled Chinese Eggplant Entree but the eggplant in the entree was cold like it had come out of the refrigerator and been put in last. Also the dining room used to be a nice place to dine, but over the years it has become more cluttered with kitchen and delivery items. read more

Thai Lagoon is good, inexpensive Thai food. On a Saturday night, the crowd was thin (generally not a good sign) but we weren't disappointed in the food...after all, you get what you pay for. The chicken satay was very good; the entrees were decent as well, although not memorable. Servings were large enough to take home half for another meal. The decor isn't much to look at, and the service was mediocre. That being said, it is BYOB, which bumps it to 3.5 stars. If not for that, it would be on my radar screen for takeout only. read more

This place is ok... I mean, our server was uber friendly and it's pretty cute in the restaurant, but it's nothing to rave about. Maybe it's because we went at 9pm on a Sunday night? I'm not sure. I ordered the spring rolls, which were filled with tofu and bean sprouts...They were decent enough. Then I got the spinach and chinese broccoli with chicken. I enjoyed it because I was in the mood for alot of veggies, but I definitely piled on the hot sauce. Prices are pretty average, so that's a good thing...It looks like they offer sushi on only the weekends, but the rolls seemed overpriced to me. read more

This review is based on their Take-out/Delivery. (If I was to write it as dine-in, I would likely give it only 4 stars because the atmosphere and set up is a little awkward). Thai Lagoon's food is great. They have amazing Pad Thai, and you can choose your own protein. Their Crab Rangoon has great taste. Just make sure you eat it while its hot. One of the best parts about Thai Lagoon is their reasonable prices! read more

You have to question a thai restaurant when you walk through the door and none of the staff is Asian The food is what you would expect from a thai restaurant with no Thais working - very average. Entrees are fairly priced but they get you on the appetizers $6 for soup and 4.50 for two egg rolls. Byob is a plus and parking is easy read more

Used to be solid. Then hit or miss, now it just has really gone down hill. What a shame!

Thai Lagoon is my neighborhood Thai spot. I have been ordering from Thai Lagoon consistently for over two years now and its consistently good. Thai Lagoon does a great Green Curry with Tofu so much that I like it more than most Thai places I've tried in Chicago. I always go for the Green Curry because it's good. There soups are pretty good as well as their noodle dishes. They are good to order to go, eat in or delivery, I've had it all three ways. If you eat there, its BYOB so bring a good bottle of wine or beer. Bottom line, if you are looking for a good neighborhood Thai place in Wicker Park or Bucktown, Thai Lagoon is a standout! read more

I'm not much of a Thai Food fan, and i regularly do not eat this type of food. That being said, this restaurant is very close to where i live, so it's good close eating when jack frost comes to town. Carryout is fast, and the people are friendly. My favorite dish from this restaurant is the bangkok beef. read more

I loved this place. The "thai tea" was awesome! Very Sweet! Just the way I like it. We started off with Crab Rangoon. Ya know thinking it was like the kind you get at a chinese place. WRONG! absolutely HUGE pieces of crab were in these! I had the Pad thai. It was really yummy. My friend had some type of curry sauce thing....haha sorry not sure what its called...but it was really good too. The service was great, and the art on the walls was a lot of fun too. :) read more

A cool little Thai spot. It's small and cozy. Lighting and decor is pretty nice and has a calm effect. It was pretty busy when we came in and the nice lady led us to a bar/counter to wait for a party to leave. She brought us menus to look over and water for each of us. We only had to wait a few minutes for a table. BYOB, since they don't serve alchohol. We didn't know this, but we other people brought their own: 40 complete with paper bag, regular-sized bottles of beer, wine. The dishes were pretty good. Unfortuanetly I can't recall the name of each dish, but I'll try to describe each. One was something with coconut curry, which was pretty fantastic. Another was an eggplant dish with beef, which was just OK. I can't remember the third dish we ordered... It's a cozy little spot in this area. If you're in the area and craving Thai, this is a good spot. read more

This is a solid Thai restaurant that has a decent dine in experience. I went last night with some girlfriends and was treated with being able to try 3 of their dishes. All provided just enough spice. I was really happy with the Lemon Grass Chicken. The aroma of the dish alone was enough to write home about. The veggies were crisp and the flavors of ginger and lemon grass were yummy. I have had their food before delivered and I believe I was disappointed by the spice level. So it may lack consistency. The dining room is warm and quaint. We stayed long after our check arrived ( which I'm sure the waiter enjoyed) mostly because we had lots of catching up to do, but partly because its a space that makes you want to stay. I didn't give it more than 3 stars because its Good, its Not freaking amazing..........but it does its job of delivering good food and good dining experience. Enjoy. read more

The last time I was at Thai Lagoon was almost a year ago, so I wanted to update after my most recent visit. I'm giving Thai Lagoon 3, perhaps 3.5 stars this time around. I got the yellow curry with tofu again and it was still as delicious as last time, so no complaints there. We also had a very friendly server, so props for that too. The decor has gone downhill a bit though and the walls were completely bare except for the picture hangers which remained behind. Also, I'm gonna suggest NOT getting the crab Rangoon as they were not good at all! The Pad Thai is also forgettable (I took a bite from someone at my table) and I've definitely had better. I might crave the yellow curry enough to come back to Thai Lagoon, but otherwise, I'll probably stick to getting Thai in my own neighborhood. read more

Man, was I missing out. I hadn't eaten here since HS. We had the chicken pad thai and yellow curry. Both dishes were amazing. The curry was slightly too spicy but we couldn't stop eating it! The servers were very sweet and attentive. Will definitely take advantage of the Byob next time. read more

Thai Lagoon - Paper mâché beauty - Thai Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Need a Thai fix? Want to bring your own drinks? Do you also like a giant cat watching you eat? Well, look no further! Thai Lagoon is an open space, nice smaller tables, good for smaller groups of maybe 4-6. A liquor store is down the street so grab some beer or wine. First off, Crab Ragoon, is hands down the best I've had so far in the city. I have had many variations on a very basic appetizer, but this one is not only nice and creamy but just enough of a crispy shell to go with it. Just plain awesome. Spring rolls also very tasty, and had a great outer wrap- had a lot of unexpected flavor, not just a lot of salt. Now I ate a fairly basic fried rice with Tofu, but it was very fresh, good flavor and the portion size was huge. So plenty to fill up, nice flavor - can't really ask for much more. I gave this place 4 stars because not only was the food good, but it was exactly what we were looking for that night. I reserve 5 stars for a second visit. But absolutely no complaints, friendly service, good food. If you want Thai, go now. read more

Food quality I'd say 3 stars, but we come a lot so I give it 4 stars :) We usually come to Thai Lagoon when we need a quick noodle dish. The pad thai, pad see ewe and pad woo sen are all pretty decent. They're really big dishes so you do get your money's worth and the noodles are prepared well. The meat is not the best quality, but what do you expect. Their sauces are usually not too heavy, but sometimes the pad thai has too much of a ketchup flavor. Overall, good go to place. read more

First Thai meal since moving to the city, and was pretty disappointed. Yes, foodler says it'll arrive in an hour, I've never had a delivery take an actual hour. I had to call at the hour to check on the delivery, and they had to call me back to check with their driver. I will say the driver apologized when he arrived and had even called himself to say he'd be there in a minute. The food- the only good thing was the coconut soup. It had full coconut taste, stronger than most soups in a good way. The seaweed salad was just gross. There were chunks stuck together. The gyoza and the spring rolls had a funky taste. Pad see eu was just boring. The pad Thai was quite tasteless. All in all. I won't be going back. Super disappointed, and will be trying other Thai places before giving them another chance. read more

Everyone I know from work has gotten food poisoning from this place at some point, including me. Once someone gets it they never go back but it's hard to believe until you get sick yourself because you want so badly to have a good Thai place close to work. Fair warning! Chicken usually seems to be the culprit, all different forms: soup, pad Thai, basil chicken, etc. read more

This place is our Thai Place Down The Street. It's the first place I ate at in Chicago after finding my apartment, and it's been dear to my heart since. The panang curry is wonderful, the Pad Thai is great, and there is only one thing I've ordered and not liked (some soup with spinach, weird). I have a friend who lived in Thailand for a while that says the food isn't the most authentic he's had, but he still likes it. I'm down with that. This is one of the restaurants we most often bring out-of-town guests to. It's fairly inexpensive, there is a large variety of food, and it's a great place to introduce people to Thai food. You'd be amazed how many people I know who have never even tried tofu, so we get the Crispy Tofu appetizer all the time. The service is also one of the best parts of this place. I think I have a bias of enjoying being served by hipsters at this point, but the service is chatty and playful, as well as on-the-ball and looking to please. We're often remembered in little ways like bringing extra limes out with the pad thai, and generally just getting a smile. Also once we were there in the winter, and the heater had just died. To thank us for sticking it out as the temp began to dip, we were provided with unlimited free hot tea, large soup for the price of small soup, and all the banter and jokes about the cold that we could want. read more

This place is so-so. The delivery is really quick. They will say 45 min to an hour but my food came in 30 min! The crab ragoon was excellent. The Pad Thai was very subpar though. They did a good job at making it spicy though. Also - the biggest downer is that they must have some sort of hidden fee. They claim they dont have a delivery charge but my bill pre tax came to $11.95 but I was charged $16.29. So they tacked on $3 probably. Kind of ridiculous - Im so close by and if it winter would have walked over there. Mostly it was annoying that their website on grub hub says no charge. read more

I like to take people here from out of town. While nothing is fantastic (except maybe the Namsod salad...dear god I love it), everything is pretty good. And the wait is always reasonable, parking is doable, the decor is cute, and it's BYOB. One of my two favorite waiters in the city work here too. And I always get him...just on top of his game and really friendly. Though you probably won't call your friends during the meal to tell them how amazing it was, everything I've ever ordered has been pretty good. read more

This place seriously is so horrible it almost turned me off to thai food completely. They try to overcompensate for the lack of flavors, complexity, and taste with ungodly amounts of salt. I chose the eggplant dish with chicken and boy this was like mush in a bowl with chicken splattered on it. The grilled eggplant was heavily salted and immersed in a gooey mess with an unseasoned breast of chicken mess. We don't even remember what the bubs chose because it wasn't worth remembering since we almost spat it out. Never coming back. Sick. read more

Shui mai - $6?!?! shitty, from frozen - I thought that they would charge less if that was the case. Crispy pad see EWW - it wasn't crispy and the worst I had Green curry shrimp - salty and gross Never, Ever AGAIN.. Girl was nice which earned a star - but I'll never see her again. read more

Sweet & Salty, that should be its name. The best Thai food around, about the same as mall food in Bangkok. It's our staple "What's for dinner?" "Takeout!?" scenario. Seems to have gone through an ownership/management change and I can't say I miss the hipsters. Appears to have genuine Thai people serving and taking orders over the phone, so next tie you're there say "Sawadeekaaah!" Tom Kah soup with veggies (no meat, no soy) is very good, and so is the Tom Yum. I would avoid the spring rolls as they are not worth the money. GO for the Pad Sew noodles with veggies if you can, although once in a while some noodles stick together and don't get covered in sauce enough. Order for pickup and take their delish food home. Eat it on your couch and watch reruns of Star Trek - perfect weeknight. read more

I've been eating here for the last 10 years or so when I first moved to Humboldt Park. It hurt me to give them 3 stars because I have had hit or miss experiences here. I ordered Lad Nar and while it's supposed to come in a special brown gravy, I ended up getting a watery brown soup filled to the brim... My friend ordered beef with broccoli and he also got some soup-like dish that we didn't order. These dishes weren't like this in past orders. Other than this, the wait time for the food has been off for two times in a row. I understand that it was around dinner time and they were busy, but more realistic communication to and from the kitchen to estimate a more realistic estimated ready time would be nice. I will forever love their Crab Rangoons and Thai iced coffee. read more

Last night I had the crispy rice raves about here. It's referred to as a salad, which is strange because there was no salad. Literally every individual piece of rice tasted deep fried making it dry and crumbly and chicken was tough. We had a big group order and everyone else's food looked great so I'd give the restaurant another shot. read more

Yum. My roommate and his girlfriend went on a Thai Lagoon kick last weekend and ordered enough food to feed a football team, so I got to sample enough to make me suggest dining there recently. I had the tamarind curry and it was delicious - I like spice so I had to add the chili sauce but still, yum. I thought the interior was comfortable and warm, our waiter was pleasant, the bill was cheap, and they didn't kick us out or rush us to leave when we were the last table. I will go back and try more of their menu, particularly their Vietnamese spring rolls and their sushi. read more

My girlfriend orders the lemon-grass chicken everytime we go here and she loves it. It is like nothing that I have had before. I usually go with the pad thai which is pretty good. I have also had their house noodle special which is also good, but only order it if you are dinning in and order it with beef. It is also byob Definitely recommend going here if you are in the wicker park/bucktown area and looking for Thai. Only thing it is missing is the 'Wow" factor. read more