Everyday Thai

Good prices and the food was ok. It was not great, also the service is a little slow, even when I was the only one in the restaurant.
It’s good because it is right around the corner, but if I want better it is a little bit of a drive,
Nothing really bad here but nothing at all memorable.

When I arrived back home after a grueling trip to Austin, Texas in July — all I wanted was some nice, light Thai fare to soothe my tired and warn out soul. The neighborhood place I usually frequent — Hello Sushi — was closed for the July 4 holiday so I decided to give Grub Hub a try. I saw their ad on the Blue Line coming in from O’Hare. So glad I did!
The service was awesome — I ordered online and voila! Around 20 minutes later, here came my fresh, hot, piping Thai food! So delicious, too! Got some free crab rangoon for ordering $ 15 worth of food. I got the fried rice (yum!), Pad Thai (extra yum!) and a veggie dish that chicken was added to. This food will last all week.
The delivery guy was friendly and courteous, too! Definitely will order again and will most likely visit the restaurant.

I’ve had better lad nar before
But the service was great!

Just had dinner delivered from here last night. It was a good first impression. One of my clients order for me because I had surgery a few days earlier and she wanted to do something for me. Very good experience, I will go here in the future!

Let me start by stating that I enjoyed my meal and will order from Everyday Thai again. The food was good, fast (to my door in about 30 minutes vs. the 60 minute quote from Grubhub), and still hot/​cold (when appropriate) upon arrival. I am a chef in a high-​end Chicago restaurant, I love good food, and I try to be objective, intelligent and honest in my critiques.
For $ 27 dollars (including delivery fee) I was able to order 5 items, which more than fed myself and my girlfriend. I ordered the fresh spring rolls, the kanom jeeb (shrimp shu mai), chicken larb salad, red curry with beef, thai iced tea, and crab Rangoon (the Rangoon was free with any purchase of $ 15 or more)
The spring rolls were nice and fresh– containing chunks of carrot, cucumber, avocado, and tofu. They were accompanied by a sweet/​savory dipping sauce that was laced with chopped roasted peanuts. Not the best that I’ve had (I would have enjoyed a bit of mint and cilantro mixed in with the rolls for added freshness) but not bad.
The shrimp shumai were also tasty and fresh. The shumai were served with a nice, light sauce that tasted of soy, nam pla and citrus. A sprinkling of sesame seeds would have added a nice texture and nutty flavor, but that’s just my opinion.
The larb salad (i’ve always known it to be spelled laab) was tasty, though could have been tastier. I had to squeeze a lime over the meat to add that expected acidic puch to contrast the mint, onion and nam pla– No biggie.
The red curry was quite tasty, but again, not the best or most flavorful that I have had. They say that their curries are blended in-​house, and if this is true, then I do applaud their efforts. Most Thai restaurants do nothing more that to use pre-​blended spice pastes. While these pastes are flavorful, they require no skill to prepare– I respect the fact the this restaurant takes the time to blend their own spices.
The crab Rangoon (3 pieces, with a nice dipping sauce) was free with my order. They arrived crisp on the outside, creamy and crabby on the inside. No complaints. A nice touch and a nice way to increase the perceived value of this meal.
My Thai iced tea arrived as is they had made it outside my door– the ice cubes were still quite whole (no meltage due to premature beverage assembly) and had not watered down the tasty liquid. The restaurant even taped over the straw-​hole and wrapped the beverage in its own little baggie to ensure that the beverage would be full and intact upon arrival– a nice touch, if you ask me.

I originally gave this place a 5 star.
But after eating at this place for multiple times,
I will never go back here again.
The same entrée tastes different each time when I went there.
Also, I found a dead ‘roach’ inside my takeout order.
I doubt that they maintain their kitchen clean.
I would not compromise my health to their cheap price.

I love thai food. I especially love cheap delicious thai food!
My favorites from everyday thai are the eggplant with black bean sauce and the spicy basil fried rice. Love them. I also really enjoy their shrimp shumai and crab ragoons. This is saying a lot because I actully don’t like crab ragoons at all, but for some reason, and I can’t explain it, I really like theirs. My intensions are to try everything on the menu, but everytime I’m there I cannot help but order the eggplant or fried rice… so YUM!
The staff is really friendly and accommodating, I’ve never left this place unhappy. Additionally, if you don’t want to dine in, you can get a free appetizer if your order is at least $ 15! I love free!

Had the dumplings, crab rangoon, and the gai tod. All of it was fried, and all of it was good.
The gai tod was the most intriguing. Just simple fried chicken, but in a Thai style. Hard to explain why it’s unique… but it was delicious.
Also had a salak fruit drink. I don’t know what a salak is, but it makes a tasty cold drink. Very interesting flavor, reminded me of tasting lychee for the first time.

worst.thai.food.ever.
Being harsh against a restaurant willing to deliver to my doorstep is not usual for me, but the food was inedible. We found the listing on GrubHub and it was nearby, so we decided to give it a try. Also, a great incentive was the free appetizer coupon if you spend $ 15.
The food did arrive quickly, within 30 minutes. This is the only positive part of my experience with Everyday Thai. The free appetizer of Crab Rangoon was the box I opened first and to my dismay, there were 3 of the smallest Crab Rangoon I have ever laid my eyes on. They were mostly fried, extra crispy, with very little creamy filling. My husband and I usually fight over this Thai appetizer, but after eating one, I didn’t care to eat another.
Chicken Paid Thai was the entrée I ordered and it was nearly unrecognizable. It was a gray-​brown color and did not look appetizing one bit. I cautiously tried a piece of chicken resting on top and it was overcooked and rubbery. I tried to stir the noodles around, in an attempt to work up the courage to try them and I wasn’t able to stir due to the clumped, mushy mess of a sorry excuse for their Pad Thai.
I really hate wasting money. I also was ravenously hungry. In the end, I decided that my dogs would be much more happy eating this than I would. It is a step up from dog food, afterall, but hardly. I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich instead :(
Also of note, my husband ordered the Pad See Ewe. This dish was also unrecognizable, but had greenish colored vegetables that we could somewhat tell where limp broccoli. This also was fed to our dogs.
In closing, my husband also tried the Gai Tod and when he opened the lid to the box, the awful smell emanating from the box was overwhelming. He ended up walking that out to the dumpster so our apartment would not absorb the fried/​burned odor.
I will not be giving this restaurant a 2^nd chance. It is the first time I have ordered food from GrubHub and found it inedible.

Delicious :] stopped by yesterday and ordered crab rangoons and an eggplant dish. It was cheap and yummy.
The servers were friendly and our food came fast. I recommend trying this place.

I have to send another shout out to my FAVORITE Thai place, Everyday Thai. My boyfriend and I had quite the splurge last weekend and ordered not once, but twice. Yes, we are Thai gluttons. Please, no judgment. It’s just when I get a taste, I want it again and again. I really behave myself, diet-​wise, Monday through Friday. So when the weekend comes, I like to treat myself to something yummy and don’t feel like cooking. I’ll often order several appetizers and entrees and then we munch all weekend long. My favorites are the Pad Thai with Tofu and the Pad Siew with Tofu. I get the Pad Siew with beef for my boyfriend, the carnivore. They are always reliable, which I appreciate. –I’ve had some places tell me «45 minutes» and then not show up for over an hour. Everyday Thai tells me 45 minutes, and shows up on time. A few times, the manager even threw in a couple of extras to thank me for my repeated purchases… during the same weekend. HEY I SAID NO JUDGMENT OKAY??? ;)

Walked in, pointed at a fews things, payed for a few things, walked out with a few things, and ate a few things. This is how I typically get lunch food that I am not familiar with since I am American and will not research culinary history when I am already hungry.
This place has enthusiastic people when their not busy and it is just lovely. Maybe they understand me, and then again maybe they don’t. Either way, they spice up my insides and I will offer my eagle wing for a hand shake anyday to these great citizens. I’ll be back when i’m ready to spice my lunch life up again. 4 stars since you’re close and always ready to rumble.

I hate to do this, really. When my first experience with a place is through delivery, I prefer to go eat in the restaurant afterward to get a balanced view. But this food was so forgettable, I can’t see myself spending any more time and money sampling more of it.
I will say that I appreciate any joint that is available through GrubHub, and delivery was fast and friendly. From there it was mostly downhill.
They had an online coupon: various appetizers free with a $ 15 order. I chose the pork potstickers, which were greasy and porky but not much else. Next up, spring rolls – probably the biggest disappointment of the order. They were dry and flavorless; even the accompanying sauce added almost nothing. What the hell did I pay for? $ 4.25 for six anemic, flavorless, chewy pieces of dessicated tofu and bland vegetables?
Entrees: chicken pad thai first… no better than the rest. It was slimy and mushy, and when I opened the container, all I could smell was lime. When I discarded the lime, stirred it up, and dug in, all I could taste was… sprouts. Yes, sprouts. When the bean sprouts are the dominating flavor in your pad thai, you have a problem. In general, this stuff was just as bland as the spring rolls, which is inexcusable.
The basil fried rice was much better; in fact, I’ll give it a B. It lacked the pop of Thai basil dishes elsewhere, but it had decent flavor and big chunks of vegetables and was not overly greasy.
I had planned to eat the two appetizers and a few bites of each entrée and make two lunches out of the rest, and the portions are generous enough to make that work. So I got three meals for my $ 23, which is not a bad deal. And I will admit that, somehow, the pad thai was marginally better reheated the next day. But even up here in the culinary tundra of Rogers Park, I have several solid Thai restaurants within striking distance, and Everyday does not make the cut.

UPDATE:
The workers at Everyday Thai are SO NICE! Last night my friends and I ordered takeout, and waited in the restaurant for our order. While we were waiting, the cashier came over and served us hot tea. He thanked us for our order, and wished us a Happy New Year. These people give me a really good vibe, and that makes me happy to patronize their business!
And by the way, I ordered the Panang Curry with Tofu… SO DELICIOUS! The spice level was a little higher than I usually go for, but the flavors were so good that it didn’t bother me.
Everyday Thai, we will be back.

Awesome lunch specials, fresh vegetables, great crab Rangoon! Excellent curry dishes AND coupons! What more could you ask for?!

I’ve mostly gone here for delivery/​take out and have not been disappointed. Delivery is always faster then they predict. My favorite is their Everyday One Star (Panang curry stir-​fried with string beans, carrots, green and red bell peppers) however I found their Pad Thai a tad too greasy. The Drunken Noodle is very good.
Service in house is extremely polite, I did not find it too slow.
Over all it’s a great value as I always have leftovers.
*the prices have gone up slightly since the photos of the menu were taken (example Panang Noodle is now $ 7.95)*

Not the BEST thai food in town by far, but it sure hits the spot for a thai food craving. The service does lack enthusiasm, but they let you sit and talk with family and friends for hours after the meal is finished.
I treated my dad, stepmom and their friend to lunch here on a Saturday and with apps, entrees and soft drinks, it was reasonable at around 50 bucks plus tip.
The food is fresh and well seasoned. I’d recommend the Tom Kha soup. The large portion was more than enough for the four of us, and no one could get enough of it!
Now I have a craving for their Tom Kha soup. Great.

This Thai restaurant has a gimmick — $ 5.95 for an appetizer & main dish. It’s definitely affordable, but on the times I’ve went, service was especially lacking. Slow service in a restaurant probably ¼ full on each occasion I’ve dined there.
Dishes I’ve tried are mediocre, some lacking flavor, some on the salty side, some just unmemorable. Even their $ 5.95 special won’t bring me back there, after giving this restaurant 3 tries to redeem themselves. I won’t be returning to this restaurant as I can find better Thai restaurants where I’d gladly pay more for better food and service.

Dude their carpet has springs under it! It was like being in gymnastics class… I walked in and was like, «Heeeey! I feel like I’m in gymnastics! It’s like being at a dojo!»
Don’t mind me… I’m just being a dork…
So the food is alright… as in, «I want thai… Oh look! there’s everyday thai… let’s just go there…» I’m at home and it’s snowing out so let’s get a delivery of something that’s close by alright.

Not bad, but there are better Thai places.
The dishes run to the greasy side, even those with tofu. I usually order Pad Woon Sen and the glass noodles are cooked the way I like them, but the entrée seems to be lacking enough of some spice – can’t put my finger on what though.
I keep trying appetizers and none have made the grade with me so far – shu mai was water-​logged, spring rolls were dry, satay – while tasty – was VERY greasy.
Cucumber salad is always refreshing.
I will continue to order from here for lack of anything better.