Lao And Thai Spicy Noodle - South Elgin

The food here is amazing and the servers are so kind! I highly recommend if you are looking for authentic Lao and Thai cuisine then this is the place to go to. I would 11/10 bring family and friends here.

Just moved to South Elgin from Batavia and have been to all the best Thai places in Chicago and more I’m confident. I lived in Hawaii along many Asians for over 10 years so feel I know what’s up. Tried this randomly by searching online and went for it. Was glad to see lot of local Asians eating there that’s always a good sign. Hearing someone order papaya salad was also a good sign. It’s a Thai staple and many places that claim to be Thai don’t offer that dish and very lame to me at least. I ordered pad se ew with tofu medium spicy which is my test to see since have eaten this dish all over the world in different Thai restaurants literally. I ordered a papaya salad of course Thai style not Lao style which is morea fishy…they asked how hot I wanted on scale of 1-10. I said 5 and normally can easily handle medium spicy. This was very spicy really so would order a 3 next time. It was really good though and suffered through it. Pad Se Ew was with really nice too a bit oily and not the best I’ve eaten, but good. Tofu was a bit too fried and hard for my liking and just not a fried tofu fan, but good overall. I had the Pad Thai as well and not bad…not my favorite place for that one for sure so I would avoid it there personally and opt for something else. Their Pad Se Ew 100% more tasty. It was a bit dry and again fried tofu so just not a fan. Worth going for sure very authentic and if you want spicy auntie cooking definitely won’t hold back the heat! Cucumber salad was more lettuce than cucumber so would a sour that personally too. Had much better personally at other Thai restaurants, but also appreciate the differences too. Tom Yum soup super yummy! Very friendly staff too and great service which means more than anything usually for me. I always say I would rather go somewhere with amazing kind service and decent food over horrible service and amazing food.

Overpriced. I ordered the fried rice. They charged me $4 extra for shrimp, and I only got 3 pieces of shrimp (they were not even jumbo shrimp) so that means I paid over a dollar per shrimp. Not to mention there was barely any chicken either, but there was an insane amount of peas/carrots. Overpriced but they cheap you out on the portions. This is my second time eating here, the only reason I gave 2 stars is because the taste is decent, but nothing special.

We ordered the drunken noodles, basil fried rice, and pad voon sen. They were all good, but it was nothing miraculous for my palette. I think they could've used some added spice in their dishes. I picked up my order and it was quite busy when I arrived. Fortunately, despite the crowd, they still offered good service. I waited for my order, but 2 different people asked if I had been helped and when to check on the status of my order. Would come back.

This place has great food, even better customer service! Papaya salad and egg rolls are the best.