Kinnaree Thai Kitchen

Big W. Very good food and service. We had the Pad Thai w/ Duck, Chicken Skewers w/ Peanut Sauce, Tom Yum soup w/ Tofu, and Crab Rangoon.

Kinnaree is our favorite Thai restaurant in the city! It's family owned and run, and it's clear that they take great pride in providing the highest quality service and food. I would highly recommend the kow pad fried rice, any of their curries, and all of their appetizers. Their iced coffee is also to die for! Vegetarian options: Nearly all of their dishes have an option of picking tofu or vegetables as the topping. Whenever I select vegetables, there's a wide variety included (red bell peppers, potatoes, peas, carrots, etc). The vegetables are hand cut and freshly prepared.

Nice ambience and staff. I enjoyed the appetizers more than the main dishes.

Unfortunately this restaurant is terrible. Let me explain…. 1.) Don’t trust the raving reviews… they’re either outdated or fake 2.) We ordered online, and the food was ready in the 30 minutes quoted (The 1 star). 3.) I arrived at the location to pick-up my order, and when I entered the door a huge door bell ring went off (Assuming to notify them that a new customer has entered the building). To my surprise no one greeted me, and the restaurant was empty. After a few minutes of waiting and not hearing any movement, I decided to give a slightly louder then normal hello, to which I heard scurrying in the kitchen. After a few minutes a woman dressed in a hoodie and jeans came out and awkwardly looked at me as if she was waiting for me to state why I was there… I was about to explain that I was there for a pick-up order, before she chimed in and said To-go order/handed me a bag of food. 4.) My girlfriend and I, ordered the Pad Thai, Panang Curry, and Shumai dumplings. The pan fried dumplings were wrapped in foil, so they weren’t crispy anymore. They tasted like bland pre-made meatballs comprised of chicken, and the outer dumpling shell was very oily. The sauce that came with them was bland. The Panang Curry was very watery like instead of coconut milk, they used plain water. Also there wasn’t that peanut butter taste. The chicken was plentiful, but it had zero flavor. Overall it felt like there was no care or effort put into the food, and we could have easily followed any recipe on the internet to create something better tasting. The Pad Thai. It’s a staple Thai dish, but this just had zero flavor besides the noodles that tasted overly sweet. No sauce on noodles, the chicken again had zero flavor, very dry crumbled egg bits, and I had to throw a bunch of siracha on it to make it taste decent. Not to mention that my first bite was a piece of Tofu that didn’t belong in our dish…. Overall this place just felt like a money grab… We paid $43 including tip. Check the low rated reviews, and take a look at those photos!

This is one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Chicago. I wish I lived closer. The food is so good and so authentic tasting. Having been to Thailand, it’s hard to find authentic tasting food, but Kinnaree does a great job! It’s just a warm and inviting atmosphere too with great staff :)

The best pad Thai in Chicago and excellent service

Amazing Bucktown Thai food!!