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Jewel of Siam Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
20 reviews for Jewel of Siam Restaurant
20 reviews in English
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Review from Tom T.
Cook, IL
1/26/2012
Not a bad place to get your Thai fix in the south burbs.
The Beef Salad was amazing. It reminded me of my place on Belmont when I lived next to Thai Delight. I ate a beef salad every day when I lived there, and this brought me back. Very, very good. Extra cucumbers are a must. It just makes it so much better.
The Chicken Red Curry was very good. I like it hot, and they can make it as hot as you like.
There's a nice lady who seems to be the owner. When she cooks, it's a real treat.
All in all, a great place to get Thai without driving into the grid. -
Review from Vin E.
Tinley Park, IL
2/1/2012
Everything was good--but could have been bettter. Thai Iced Tea was awesome! (and helps combat the spiciness of the hot-food). Try the Thai Iced Tea and you'll be hooked!
The dine-in ambiance could be better--by dimming the lights and playing some ethnic music perhaps? Music and lighting--very important to a pleasurable dining experience.
This place will become more popular now that Ci-Ci's Pizza moved in next-door!?! (more foot traffic). I need to give this place another try... -
Review from Joe F.
Tinley Park, IL
1/13/2012
Jewel is on of those little places, easily forgotten in a strip mall, behind a McDonalds. But it shouldnt be. Easily the best Thai food i have ever had you need to try this place. The crab rangoon is perfectly crispy with just the right amount of filling, and their house made sweet and sour sauce is amazing. Their Pad Thai is perfect, and if you ask the will take out the bean sprout, or add more peanut, or whatever you want they will do, which is the hallmark of a good restaurant, taking care of your customers!
Service here is always incredible.
All in all one of the best places to get asian food.Period. -
Review from Denise D.
12/4/2011
This place is a mess. A complete mess. At least it was last night. I hadn't had Thai food in a long time, so I went on Yelp to find a place. Most of the not-so-good reviews seemed to be down on this place because they can get much better Thai food in the city. (Well, duh). So with that in mind, I figured it was a worth a try.
No way. Oh, hell no.
There was stuff just sitting on a bunch of the tables and they had to clear a table of junk to seat us. There were three fourteen-year-old girls running around, trying to take care of the tables that had people sitting at them.
I ordered the Thai iced tea and it was rank. I mean, really bad. It had this weird smoky-burnt aftertaste like it had been sitting in a hot pot for a really long time (or like it had liquid smoke added to it). Our appetizer, the chicken satay, was edible but not great. The peanut sauce seemed off, too. I'm not sure how to describe what was wrong; it was just off. My favorite Thai soup is Tom Yum so I ordered a small. It was thin and filled with huge chunks of raw white onion and a bunch of green onion. (No mushrooms, kaffir or cilantro, and if there was lemongrass in it, I couldn't taste it. A complete disappointment). When our server took our appetizer plates away, she asked if we wanted our check; we had to tell her that we hadn't had our entrees yet. (I recognized the look on her face as "Oh, crap, I forgot to put their order in" but instead, her mouth said our food would be right out).
Eventually, our order did come out. At this point, I was glad I had ordered pad thai and not taken a risk on something more unique. The pad thai was pretty good, which is the only reason I'm giving the restaurant two stars.
We waited forever for the check, even after asking for it twice, and eventually just went up to the counter where another server was helping someone with a to go order and asked her if she could please help us pay so we could leave.
I was completely disappointed and starting to realize that I have to go to Tallahassee to get decent Thai food (which just seems wrong on so many levels). -
Review from Erica L.
Orland Park, IL
1/25/2012
Food was really good (panang curry and pad thai), hence 4 stars......it was perfectly medium spicy. appetizers were just ok though, and peanut sauce was funky (chicken satay). Definitely skip the desserts. Service was slow so don't go when you are in a hurry.
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Review from tina p.
Manhattan, IL
1/22/2012
Ordered 4 different chicken entrees plus chicken satay. All the chicken was tough as if it was cooked from a frozen state. The sauces were all watered down, veges were overcooked. The satay seemed to be reheated. They need to go to siam marina in calumet city to get the best.
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Review from Jeannie A.
Burbank, IL
6/16/2011
This place is no longer a BYOB.
Went there with 4-girls after a wine tasting at Binny's...thinking it was still BYOB, we brought wine. They now sell beer/wine, at high prices. However, they are on http://restaurant.com, and that can be used toward food and liquor. I had a $50 off of $100....so we ordered 2 overpriced bottles of horrible wine @ $26 each. So, the certificate covered the wine.
The food was decent. I've had worse, and I've had better. I had the potstickers and red thai curry. Both were average and portions were kind of small. I think that was the feeling throughout the table.
Service was slow, and we were the only ones in the place, but the girl was really friendly. I think she was studying at the counter. I don't think I would come back here, as the BYOB is what drew us in to begin with.
Thai Smile is much better for southside thai food. -
Review from Keisha K.
Chicago, IL
12/5/2010
Like some one stated above, I was also visiting my family in Tinley Park. I searched for a Thai restaurant and the closest was Jewel of Siam. I love Thai food and there are 3 in my neighborhood close to UIC. I live in the city and have been to Thailand so I know what Thai food should and should not taste like. Any who , I scanned the menu before leaving my house and getting on the highway to visit. I figured I would call them once I get off the highway and that would give me 30 minutes until I got there.
I called them at 4:44 PM once I exited off of I-57. I placed an order for Spring Rolls, Chicken Satay, Chicken Pad Se Ewe, Panang Curry with Noodles, Crab Fried Rice, a side of Sticky Rice and a side of Brown Rice. I was told it should be ready in 20 minutes. I took my time driving the speed limit and even stopped at Blockbusters to drop off my movies. I then got back on the road and got to Jewel of Siam. I go to Mo's Chinese Kitchen often enough, so I knew exactly where I was headed. I walked in and gave my name and handed over my credit card. I waited....and waited....and waited...and waited.....and waited. I didn't get into my car until close to 5:30 PM. I was annoyed by the long wait but I had somewhere to be. My family was waiting on me to get there and to bring the food. It all came to just a bit over $40.
When I got to the house 5 minutes later, I pulled out the small portions of food. The containers were nice, but once I poped them all open, they didn't look like any Thai food I have ever had. We served ourselves and I was not pleased. My aunt has never had Thai food and she said it was ok, but I knew better. The Pad Se Ewe was watery and the sauce was very light. There was hardly any sauce actually. It was not seasoned at all. The Panang Curry was like a soup and too runny. The Chicken Satay was cold and was not seasoned at all. The Spring Rolls were dry and gross. The Crab Fried rice had imitation crab meat. It was tasty, but I was expecting real crab for the price of all that food. I should have gone with pork or chicken. The sides of rice are TINY. The sticky rice and brown rice were good, but not enough for me to share with my aunt and dad.
Long story short, I will never return. I ate what I could and just let them have the rest of the food. If I want Thai food, I will stick to the places in my hood downtown that can make authentic Thai food and not cut corners. I loathe the suburbs...and this is one of the reasons why I will never live in the suburbs again. These people are forced to settle with this garbage and make due. I'm not that guy. -
Review from Amy J.
5/4/2011
One of my all time favorite restaurants! Everything here is good. I always have to get the pork pad Thai. Mmmmm... Great place and great service! It's so cute and intimate. And it's BYOB!
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Review from Rachel S.
Chicago, IL
1/17/2010
I make my way south out of Chicago to visit family on occasion, and there are only a few Thai restaurants in a reasonable distance from Tinley Park where they live. I absolutely LOVE Thai food and like to eat Thai over the other typical suburban-chains around.
Usually I prefer Thai Smile, because it's just as good as my favorite city-destinations for Thai, if not better.
Jewel of Siam was closest, and last weekend I had the opportunity to get some lunch there with a good friend. I ordered the green curry with tofu and brown rice, and she had pad ki mao with chicken.
When our food arrived, her plate was steaming hot and toppling over, itself full of noodles, vegetables and meat. Small-marshmallow-sized tofu cubes sat in a shallow pool of the runny green curry on my plate, littered with matchstick-cut bamboo. I stared at my plate sadly. It looked terrible.
I poked around at it and even plunked a tofu cube into my mouth; it tasted like it had not been drained but then quick-cooked in too much butter? I generally have good experiences with tofu at Asian restaurants. How it could taste so bad was beyond me.
I ordered a side of extra vegetables in order to jazz up the plate a bit, and they came out right away. Unfortunately, they tasted strongly of fish, and I am vegetarian.
I reluctantly asked for another dish, I figured I couldn't go wrong with pad siew, but when it came to the table, I immediately felt they'd gotten back at me for my "picky behavior." My pad siew was half the size of my friend's pad ki mao, and was slippery as an eel flopping around in it's own, crap-tasting juices.
Seriously. I love food. I love good food, and when we walked out of this restaurant I swore I would never ever go again! -
Review from Kay J.
Schererville, IN
7/19/2009
We visited the Jewel of Siam in response to a 20% discount from the Thai tourist board.
The place is a clean but uninspired little store front. I liked the BYOB policy and ran down the street to grab a bottle of wine.
We started with the appetizer platter. The chicken satay was very good and the crab Rangoon was excellent.
We shared three entrees and they did get one wrong - chicken instead of shrimp. Oh well. All the vegetables were fresh and crisp. The pepper steak was quite good. You get to choose the meat with most entrees - very nice.
The bill was not much - $40 so it was was a pleasant, inexpensive experience. I'd return again if in the neighborhood. -
Review from M. T.
Tinley Park, IL
4/20/2011 3 Check-ins Here
High quality Thai food made fresh. Classic mom and pop joint, or maybe mom and daughter, not sure. Food is killer.
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Review from Tim W.
Evergreen Park, IL
9/28/2008
I've been to Jewel of Siam dozens of times, and never got around to writing a review. I hopped on here to get the phone number so I could check their business hours today, and since they don't open until 4PM Sunday, I have a few minutes to share my experience before I go out there for dinner.
Being only one of two Thai restaurants within reasonable distance from me (the other being Thai Smile which isn't as good) I don't have too many options. Sure, I've had better Thai in the city at places such as Thai Lagoon or Pot Pan, but the food is excellent at Jewel of Siam. The decor and portions could use some improvement, but the staff is always great and the fair is definately lower than most Thai restaurants in the city.
I especially enjoy the Chicken Lad Nar, the Thai egg rolls and the Chicken pot stickers (rare find since most are vegetable) and their ice cream and ice tea are excellent. -
Review from Caitlin O.
Chicago, IL
10/16/2007
Another 3.5er. Pleasant staff, tasty tea. Entrees were nothing extraordinary but were certainly more than passable and they were happy to comply with my request to omit any spice from my curry dish.
The fried spring rolls and chicken dumplings were quite tasty. I had the chicken massaman curry and my companion had the chicken lad nar - he was quite a fan of their lad nar (that of the not-crispy, just pan fried variety) and I enjoyed the curry, though it wasn't outstanding.
I can certainly see myself eating there again but I probably wouldn't go too far out of my way to do it. -
Review from Justin G.
Oak Park, IL
11/28/2007
Well, I had a much better experience than Caitlin or Martha, but then again, here we are a year and a day after Martha's review.
This is in the strip mall with the McDonald's and Burrito Jalisco, but I think the sign on the outside only reads "Thai Restaurant." Most of the entrees are in the $7-8 range, and if my Ginger Duck was any indication, they aren't that large, so you'll need an appetizer. The dish was probably about 3 star quality. Fiending for the void of Thai food in my life, I decided I'd also order a Tom Kha Kai (coconut curry chicken soup). I went for the large, swearing that this better be the best damn soup ever for close to $6. While it wasn't THE BEST, it was good and the bowl was pretty big.
The food also comes very fast and the waitress was nice. -
Review from Tina B.
8/6/2008
Consistently good. I've been here a few times, usually associated with the discount resale shopping available within the same strip mall. Service is quick and the people are nice. They have excellent fish cakes - small, kind of flat and chewy. I also had a grilled chicken plate once where the meat had really great flavors of ginger and garlic - delicious. Portions are decent. Other things I've had have been average and sometimes above average, but never bad. They have homemade ice cream - pomegranate, coconut and green tea. The prices are all very reasonable.
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Review from V L.
Minooka, IL
Updated - 6/21/2010
While not poetic, I dont think Yelp should have filtered my review. Screw you Yelp...lol
"I really like this place. I really like the basil chicken, and the egg roles. Really good lunch specials. Bums me out, when I get a taste for it at dinner and have to pay more. lol! "1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/9/2009
I really like this place. I really like the basil chicken, and the egg roles. Really good lunch… Read more »
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Review from Maggie W.
Park Forest, IL
2/26/2008
Average strip mall Thai place. but sadly the only one around. the food is good, the prices are what you expect, the service is OK. nothing really stands out as being amazing or awful.
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Review from Martha Z.
Chicago, IL
11/27/2006
This place is hardly worth mentioning but I am in a review whore mode and this is the most recent place I've dined in. This place is relatively average run of the mill suburb Thai restaurant. Very dull decor and bland lightening. The food was much better then I imagined it to be. I would give them an award for having top notch crab rangoon. I don't know if it's cute or strange but they serve their entrees on the same dishes my mom has at home. I do have to call them out on 1.) taking our food before we finished 2.) bringing the check before asking if we wanted anything else 3.) reprimanding me for not laying the bill holder thing flat with my card sticking out (i opted for the standing the bill holder up with card inside...sorry guys those sleeves you used were so old they didn't have a top slot for my card) but why are you going to call me out on that?! do you want to get paid or not?
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Review from Dakota B.
Mokena, IL
8/11/2009
Being a South Suburbanite born and raised I mostly eat the "suburban" version of thai, indian etc foods. While my husband and I get downtown for more popular spots, we don't often get into the city for "ethnic food." That said, I cannot and will not try and rate this place based on authenticity but rather for taste and value. I can't speak on the ambiance as I sent the MR for carryout. I ordered the catfish in the red curry sauce, and he had Pad Thai Shrimp. We also shared an order of eggrolls. The total was about $16 or $17, the food was tasty, fresh, NON greasy and ready when promised. I would visit again.
