I liked the spring rolls. The panang curry and red curry was little too sweet. It’s only available for takeout, the lady who took the order was little rude or somewhat arrogant. I didn’t like her attitude towards the customers though.

I’m obsessed with this place. Namely the lumpias, egg rolls and the currys. I get this all the time. Pick up is always sooner than the eta and it’s easy to pick up.

All food was tasty and fresh. One area to improve was wait time to irder while dining in. In all fairness they were properly staffed for the low dine-in patrons and high take out and delivery orders. We simply arrived during their rush hour.
Cucumber salad super fresh and large portion. All portions were large and everything tasted very fresh.

The food is always so delicious and comes piping hot! I live relatively close and they are always so quick with the delivery! Love this place. Recommend the pad Thai with beef, the pork lumpia, and the chicken thom yum soup. A Lincoln park go to!

This was my first time ordering, and it was phenomenal! My new favorite Thai restaurant! I only do reviews for establishments, people, places or things that really speak to my soul. Super impressed! Thank you!

Good food, but lacked service. The food was not bad at all, we just didn't have a good experience with the server. No "hi" or "thanks for coming", Lacked effort of wanting to keep patients. I would not mind ordering to go, but I wouldn't go back to sit. Maybe the server was just having a bad day.. If they had great service, they could easily be 4.5 stars, but the service drops them to 3 stars.

Wow! Best green, red and masaman curry I have tasted in a long while. Loved that they went out of their way to accommodate us even when the resturant was completely full on a rainy night. Boba and appetizers were also excellent. 100% would recommend

Delicious food. Quick carry out. The perfect combination for a lazy weekend day. We ordered the spring rolls, the vegetable and tofu fried rice, and the panang curry. I really couldn’t decide which dish I liked best.

This place rocks! Every time I’m craving Thai curry, I’m really just craving their red veggie curry. On top of the awesome food, the staff is so friendly and always super prompt. A neighborhood staple!

THIS IS THE BEST THAI IN THE CITY!

The food is always so delicious and comes piping hot! I live relatively close and they are always so quick with the delivery! Love this place. Recommend the pad Thai with beef, the pork lumpia, and the chicken thom yum soup. A Lincoln park go to!

This place is takeaway only

Super good Thai food, Prepared by an authentic Thai chef. Well recommended. Pick up and delivery.

อาหารอร่อย อาหารขอรสชาติคนไทยได้ 👍👍👍

This was my first time ordering, and it was phenomenal! My new favorite Thai restaurant! I only do reviews for establishments, people, places or things that really speak to my soul. Super impressed! Thank you!

This place is super yummy. The Pad Siew is just delicious. Highly recommend! I have only gotten takeout but in the future if I’m nearby the restaurant, I’d dine in for sure.

Phenomenal Thai food with many great options and generous portions. Currently no dine-in available, but great for quick, high quality takeout!

Comida muito saborosa, recomendo o Chicken Basil que vem com arroz, apimentado num nivel ok para quem gosta de pimenta. O Cha tailandes gelado é uma delicia.

O local nao tem muitas mesas, preferencialmente para pick up.

El peor lugar a donde he ido, la atención es pésima, la chica de enfrente ni si quiera saluda, y lo peor es que está lleno de moscas

The service was fast and the food was hot. I unfortunately really didn’t like the taste of my noodles and my husband didn’t like his fried rice either. However, the egg rolls were totally delicious! Strange combination, but I honestly didn’t end up eating my meal and so can’t recommend them.

Hands down best thai tea in Chicago!!! Great quick little place to go in and grab some quality take out. Friendly staff, clean, and all around 10/10!

Pad thai was delicious. Definitely recommended.

I’ve only had takeout, and it’s always amazing! The food travels well, great quality, and is delicious!

I liked the spring rolls. The panang curry and red curry was little too sweet. It’s only available for takeout, the lady who took the order was little rude or somewhat arrogant. I didn’t like her attitude towards the customers though.

Sadly this place has gone downhill, used to come here all the time and ordered again tonight and was very disappointed. Food was unseasoned and bland. Will not be coming back :(

Really good Pad Thai. Medium spicy is ok but their hot is 🔥! Really good quality food for fair price.

Although not currently offering inside seating (sign on door says take out only) there are a couple of tables inside that the staff were happy for us to use, there was only seating for about 5 or 6, so don't expect to be able to get a seat at busy times.
The food however was to notch, and was ready much faster than expected, this was our first 'sit in' meal here, after many take out orders, and it won't be our last!

I’m obsessed with this place. Namely the lumpias, egg rolls and the currys. I get this all the time. Pick up is always sooner than the eta and it’s easy to pick up.

Sai Mai Thai is the best Thai restaurant in Chicago. I have tried several other places and they just do not compare

I just ordered delivery from SaiMai and I am NOT disappointed! I got the drunken noodles w chicken and held the tomatoes and substituted broccoli. It was perfection. I ordered medium spicy and that wasnt too spicy but definitely had a kick, it has the right amount of sauce on it, not too dry, not drowning in liquid. The chicken was a thinner cut and a nice quality of meat. The vegetables tasted fresh and crunchy and overall the dish was delicious! I will definitely try this place again to explore other dishes!

Delicious! Kind service. Look forward to visiting again.

Love it

We got take out for dinner and decided to try a different place than the usual Thai place. The place was set up only as take-out and delivery that day which works for us. Parking could be a challenge.

Our little kids enjoyed their pad see wee which was wonderful for any parent that have fussy eaters. We got Mongolian beef. It wasn't prepared they way I expected which would be more Chinese stir-fry style with lots of onions but this version was still very good. The basil chicken was spicy but the flavor was off and wasn't as great as other Thai places for me. We also got egg noodle kee mao which was meh. maybe it would have been better if i stuck to the usual rice noodle.

Excellent restaurant with even better service!

Unwelcoming front house

Really authentic Thai food, flavorful Shrimp tom yum.
Can be perfect if the dine-in option is available.

The avocado curry is a must. I'd eat it everyday of my life.

Llegamos con ganas de probar las delicias y dice un letrero que solo hacen domicilios y no se puede consumir en el lugar.

Yum! I ordered delivery and had the tom yum soup and egg rolls and both were delicious. The broth in the soup is so good! Definitely will order again or try dine in!

loveeeee their panang curry

Best Chicken Pad Thai, best bubble ice tea

Great take out Thai food in LP! Quick and consistent. Basil chicken spicy is a must!

It's okay.

I had the Massaman Curry which was good, but the sweet potatoes were under cooked and uneatable.

Honestly the best Thai food I’ve ever had.

Excellent curry.. and everything else

Great pad Thai. The fastest service I ever had!

We eat here regularly. It’s delicious!

One of my fav Thai places in this area. Simple and unpretentious.. But for tastes great. Basil fried rice and pad Thai are the best. Their 'spicy' spice level is very hot (comes from someone who can stand pretty good spice level). So be careful putting in your spicy level.

Food was ready fast and my order was exactly what I asked for, and I can be a little picky. Finally a place that understands what I mean by "extra spicy". I can't remember the last time I told someone that, and didn't end up adding hot sauce. No hot sauce needed here. No soy sauce or anything else for that matter. Great Pescatarian options! I just ate my food a block away and I'm literally thinking about going back already. I always try to give at least one pro/con, so I'll say there lobby could use some organization. Lots of stuff stored in the seating seating area that would probably be put away somewhere out of sight. If this sounds like a petty complaint, you might be right. But I literally have no other complaints.

Consistently great. Entrees are generally better than noodle dishes.

Overall the food was great. As well as the customer service. It is rather pricey when ordering for a family, however, for a individual date or a place to eat its great.

Let me start by saying that I am a big sweet tooth. But even so, the Panang curry was beyond what I could take. It was so sweet. Pad thai was relatively better but still sweet.

Best Thai food in Lincoln Park without a doubt!

In general nice food. Small portions though. Curry can be thicker

Terrible

I can't stop thinking about this food! I went on a day trip to Chicago for work and stopped here for lunch. I ordered two meals to-go, one for lunch and one to bring home that night to Indiana. The lunch basil chicken fried rice was awesome. I enjoyed all the flavors that would surprise you in each bit. But the chicken green curry I took home was possibly the best I had ever tasted. I intended to share it with my husband so I told him about it before coming home. I wished I had tasted it first. That food wouldn't have made it home. I would have hid it before having to share it! Planning a personal trip to Chicago soon!

Solid lil neighborhood Thai shop.

Have dined in once (pre-covid) and was the same 'meh' expierence as others (poor service).
But for take out their solid. I love getting their green curry and baby egrolls. Wife is an avid fan of Pad Thai, but does not like theirs, at all. Fried rice is good.

Food is always on time, easy pick up during covid.

I’m not one to write a review for restaurants, but this one really blew me away! I’ve had curry in Thailand many times, and have been on a mission to find a place in Chicago that tastes just as good. I got the green chicken curry and would definitely give it five stars!! Great delivery service as well. I hope to eat here in the future when they open their dine in 🙂

I ordered tom kha soup and noodles, the chicken was stale and the soup was sweet 🤷🏽‍♂️..

I’m not sure why this place has good ratings. I ordered Pad Thai with green curry and it was such a disappointment. Nothing had real flavours. I suspect this might be good if you prefer Americanized food—a toned-down, sweetened version of the traditional Thai dishes.

Great food one of best I had

Super friendly phone ladies!!! Their shrimp fried rice like Homer Simpson would say ( mmmmmmmmm shrimp fried rice!) super nice delivery drivers always wearing a mask!!! Thanks 🤩🤩

Pad Thai was too oily for my taste, but the Thai Tea with bubbles was great.

Nice food

We’ve had two fantastic experiences at SaiMai - one in person pre-pandemic and one delivery order this week. Both times we had the chicken, pineapple fried rice which has a great flavor without being too curry-heavy. Will 100% order from here again.

It's my go to place for quick Thai food. I like their chives dumplings, panang curry and pad see yiu.

This is my go-to Thai restaurant. I usually get the green or red vegetable curry. They give you a healthy portion of vegetables. Great food and friendly staff!

Sai Mai was is our favorite Thai restaurant and even though we no longer live in Chicago, we order carry out whenever we have a chance. It holds up well on a 3-hour drive home and is often still warm and always delicious when we arrive! The staff are great and always take good care of us.

Good Thai food. Savory comfort food.

Love their pad siew with tofu! I’ve gotten it twice now and each time they haven’t disappointed. Their pad thai is good too.

Terribly bland meal all around. Fried dumplings where mostly breading, the beef looking anemic and pale, and the vegetables in my dish had no redeeming qualities. I’ll look elsewhere for Asian food.

Delicious food. Quick carry out. The perfect combination for a lazy weekend day. We ordered the spring rolls, the vegetable and tofu fried rice, and the panang curry. I really couldn’t decide which dish I liked best.

WARNING: DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS RESTAURANT! I ordered the Pad Thai and ended up getting food poisoning. I only took a few bites of the dish. I didn’t even consume the pieces of chicken mixed in. After what I went through, I will never order from this place again.

Very, very good food. I had green curry, Viet summer rolls, and a Thai Tea Bubble Latte deliver to my door via GrubHub.

The delivery and food was amazing, especially in craziness we are going through. Will be ordering again for sure.

I also love how they don't use third party delivery apps to increase the cost of food to the end user.

nice Thai food

I would say that the other reviews are accurate. Food is good. Service is poor. When we went we were the only ones in the place and definitely were kinda neglected. Had the vibe of we were bothering the server by being there. However we did get our food quickly and never really lacked anything we needed. So not horrible just not very attentive.

Really enjoyed the food here! It also has lovely art work and a beautiful wood fireplace (just decoration).

Wow! Best green, red and masaman curry I have tasted in a long while. Loved that they went out of their way to accommodate us even when the resturant was completely full on a rainy night. Boba and appetizers were also excellent. 100% would recommend

Great food ! Great service!

Food is very good, Curry is on the sweet side and also is the thinner variety. Service in the restaurant is strange at best. We brought a bottle of wine, she brings us out some glasses but never opens or brings a corkscrew! 5 minutes later I flag her down for an opener and open it myself! Hmm what was the $5 corking fee for?? Warning BYOBeer is $1 / bottle so that six pack you bring just doubled in price. Probably best for take out.

Dirty place. Workers shoes visable under bar counter. Rude staff. Food is all processed or frozen. To avoid at all costs. Can't understand why some people gave this dump a 5 star rating. Totally grim experience

Cold Thai is unappealing. Order took 90 min for the delivery and was told it would be 40 to 60 min. Theki

This place completely surprised us! The thai curry and Pad Kee Mao were very good. Perfectly made with good quantity. The service was on point. The waitresses were super nice. Loved it!

Flavorful

Great food. Great location. Highly recommended. I had green curry with scallops and fried rice while my wife had pad thai and cold coffee. We were super hungry before we arrived and were full within 10 minutes. It is a hip place with minimalist interior.

Everything was very good, but I felt like there was a burst of flavor missing from my food; maybe it was just my choices.

-Great ambiance. The dining area is bright and spacious- I loved the natural sunlight coming in.
-Attentive service. The servers were accommodating

I order from this place every Sunday for lunch. The food is incredible. The lady that works at the counter is welcoming and kind. I highly recommend you try this place out whenever you're in the Lincoln Park area!

Food is very very good. Ordered spicy red curry,Penang curry, pad Thai, chicken basil and the best lava cake. Note, spicy is really spicy here. Everything was good. Lava cake was cherry on the top. Clean and neat restaurant with great service. Highly recommended.

Delicious Thai food. Good prices. Great find!

This place is AMAZING the food great and it's next to my job. Love it!!

Great food for a great price! Really recommend the lunch special!

Yikes. Came here for lunch and was pretty disappointed. My boyfriend and I are both vegetarian, and we ordered veggie egg rolls, panang curry, and pad thai. We were the only people in the restaurant, and the waiter was not very attentive. When the egg rolls came, I bit into it and one of them had meat inside. We were the only people in the restaurant. Really??

Main courses were pretty good, but very small portion sizes compared to most Thai places. While we were waiting for our food, another man came into the restaurant, the waiter acknowledged him and said she’d be with him in a minute, but never went to help him. 15 min later, the man approaches her saying he’s been waiting for 15 min and needs to be helped. Definitely wouldn’t go back.

The green curry chicken and the spring rolls, were absolutely fantastic!

Fast service, delicious food. Great value!

A true gem of a restaurant. The green curry was perfectly balanced and wonderful depth of flavor. The pad thai and panang noodles were also fantastic. Make sure to order the Thai iced tea to wash it all down. Definitely a place to visit on the regular.

Food is great!

The food tasted OK, not the best Thai food I ever ate. What I want to say is that the service was really bad. The waitress’s face made us feel like that we own her some money. My niece even asked me why the waitress showed her cold face. We won't go there again even it is just 5 min's walk from our building.

A great neighborhood Thai place. Kind, courteous service, delicious red curry dish for me. My group was well pleased with our lunch.

Good food..

Good thai restaurant

The food is tasty but the portions are quite small. The Thai tea tasted too sweet.

The food was amazing! After walking around the zoo, I had quite the appetite. I got a lunch special with an egg roll, soup, and pad siew. The mango bubble smoothie was so good and I could tell they used real mango. Staff was friendly and service was fast. I lingered since I was a bit tired and never felt rushed or pressured to leave.

Great

Delicious food and drinks.

Nice restaurant nestled in the Lincoln Pk neighborhood... Food was nice and light, staff was very friendly. Really enjoyed the Pad Thai Woosen (glass noodles), the SaiMai platter... The wonton soup was light, could have benefited from a richer broth, the egg plant had good flavor

Great prices. Friendly staff. Yummy food!

I wanted to like the experience, but our server didn't write anything down...so that meant the she and a co worker had to come to our table 3 times to ask us what we ordered, after they delivered the wrong soup to my friend. Annoying. Not to mention no one came back to ask us if our food was ok. Food was tasty but overpriced, with small portions. I get it. They can charge this much because of the neighborhood. I used to live on the Northside of Chicago, so I know there are plenty of better cheaper places to eat.

Excellent Panang curry

They cancelled my online order. When I called, they said they no longer accept them. A courtesy call would have been nice if they cancel my order.

Deeeeeeeelicious. Small, quiet, unassuming space. Amazing food. Would love to go again on a future visit to Chicago

Chicken pad Thai and basil fried rice with peanut sauce on the side! Low delivery fee! I probably order from here every other week.

Horrible experience! I went there after a Jeff Goldblum concert (02-15-19) at the Park West. No greeting from the waitress-she just pointed at a table. The food was less than average for a Thai restaurant. She never came back to the table to ask, if we were alright or anything. She did come back to get the bottle of soy sauce-but not the signed bill, after paying with a credit card. I guess she didn't want to thank us for visiting the establishment, which she didn't. Very poor customer service. I don't know if it was racism or just plain ignorance.

현지 태국인들이 운영하는 태국 식당. 재료의 질은 그렇게 신선하지 않은 것 같지만 조리법은 본토의 맛에 충실한 것 같다. 가격도 다운타운 치고 그렇게 쌔지 않으며 분위기나 조리시설도 쾌적한 것 같다. 끼니 때우기 위해 나쁘지 않은 곳.

LOVED this place! Staff was friendly, restaurant was clean, and it was some of the best Thai food I've ever had. Our food came pretty quickly (but it was also 8:45 on a Friday night, so it wasnt crowded). 10/10 would recommend!!

The food is always good. The lunch specials are delightful. I have my entrees made extra spicy. My granddaughter loves the specialty teas.

Delicious food. Great price for their lunch special. Bubble tea was very good.

Great lunch specials - try the eggplant!

BEST THAI IN CHICAGO/IVE EVER HAD! PAD KI MAI, GREEN CURRY, DUCK CURRY, BASIL CHICKEN. Get it once a week.

Went here yesterday for dinner and was surprised by the quality of the food! Usually when I get noodles/pad thai at restaurants they are saturated in sauce but these dishes were perfect -- I didn't leave feeling greasy and bloated. 10/10. Also there is street parking in front of the restaurant (not a parking lot). Good prices, most dishes are 10 bucks.

I live nearby, so I order takeout from here all the time, and usually get one of the lunch specials. Food tastes quite good, however the price has increased somewhat in the last two years. Service is alright and the place is clean with nice decor. It'ss usually not too crowded here.

Authentic, yummy, gluten free options

I do not support establishments that support racism! Terrible service. My family was judged immediately for being multi racial. The waitresses were rude and already had a preconceived notion about our small group. Our family has plenty of money and are very educated...but even if we weren’t we don’t deserve the treatement we received. I will be reporting this place to the BBB.

Our favorite local Thai place :)

A nice small joint, food is pretty good and in reasonable quantity. Only thing is the duck curry had an unbelievable amount of pineapple in it and only a little bit of duck unfortunately.

Good food, but lacked service. The food was not bad at all, we just didn't have a good experience with the server. No "hi" or "thanks for coming", Lacked effort of wanting to keep patients. I would not mind ordering to go, but I wouldn't go back to sit. Maybe the server was just having a bad day.. If they had great service, they could easily be 4.5 stars, but the service drops them to 3 stars.

Good service

Food was good, service was good. The place is a little small and I think it is mostly a take out restaurant. I had one of the curries and it was fantastic.

mango sticky rice and pot stickers are bomb!

best pot stickers! friendly staff

Great food, great service. I had the Thai iced tea and orange chicken, I loved it!