- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Movies |
- All
Tac Quick
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
3930 N Sheridan Rd(at Dakin St)
Chicago, IL 60613
Neighborhoods: Wrigleyville, Lakeview
(773) 327-5253
- Nearest Transit:
-
Sheridan (Red Line)
Addison-Red (Red Line)
- Hours:
Mon, Wed-Sat 11 am - 10 pm
Sun 11 am - 9:30 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
233 reviews for Tac Quick
Review Highlights
"Definitely need to go in for the secret menu."
(in 48 reviews)
"Highly recommend both dishes as well as the crab rangoon."
(in 23 reviews)
"gaeng som cha om tod - never imaged curry to be sour."
(in 4 reviews)
Loading...
233 reviews in English
-
Review from Wendy Z.
Evanston, IL
1/22/2012 1 Check-in Here
Found this gem on Eater 38 list, came here on a Friday evening around 7pm and was able to be seated immediately (party of 2). Based on other Yelp reviews we tried the "secret menu" and tried 3 dishes:
1) Kuay Teaw Kleua Kai - wide rice noodle with chicken, onion and leaf lettuce served with Sriracha sauce
2) Pad Pong Kari Talay - Karee curry with shrimp and squid in coconut milk
3) Kra Prao Kha Moo-Stir fried red braised pork hock with basil
By far the Karee curry dish (2) was our favorite, there were giant pieces of squid and the texture of the curry with coconut milk was perfect! Portion sizes were big.
Service was excellent, waitress brought us hot water given the cold weather without a fuss.
Did not realize it was a BYOB and definitely will be back some beverages next time! -
Review from Stella W.
Chicago, IL
1/22/2012
If I am to have thai food, this is probably one of the few places in the city i would go to!
I got spoiled by my thai friends and their families...but this place serves really good authentic thai food! I always ordered from their thai menu and was never disappointed.
They used to have this dish that I usually could only have at my friends' places...this is one of my favorites! Tapioca balls stuffed with minced garlic and pork, served with lettuce leaves. Sad that they don't offer it anymore...i am still hoping it would be back on the menu again....
The only time i was crying is because i didn't know how spicy their papaya salad was (my friend's mom toned it down for me), and i forgot to ask them to adjust the spiciness and my tongue was on fire! LOL...I love papaya salad and would def. order from them again :) -
Review from Alan M.
Evanston, IL
1/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
I'm becoming more and more of a fan of Thai food, as I discover places like TAC. It's BYOB (which saves you a little penny or two)... bring your own corkscrew...theirs will shred your cork.
They have a regular menu, that they give to patrons when you walk in, and a not-so-regular menu that they hand to those who look... how shall we say... "adventurous". For the rest of us, you have to ask for the secret menu, but it's worth it.
We ordered Chicken Cashew from the main menu. It was okay.. not great, but not bad. I've had much worse. We then went to the secret menu for the balance of our meal... I wanted to order Pad Ped Pla Duk (stir-fried catfish) but our waitress said that it was a bit 'boney', that night... so i ordered a chicken with basil and ancient duck eggs... mmmmm, delicious. Bits of ground chicken stir-fried with crispy whole basil leaves... and four halves of blackened hard-boiled egg. (tasted much better than it probably sounds). The guys like the eggs... the girls not-so-much. All liked the crispy basil leaves.
We also had some sort of fried pork and basil, delicious also...
and then a Pad Thai omelette with chicken and glass noodles... warm and yummy. Came with three spices on the plate... chili powder (plenty spicy), sugar and some other 'wonderful' spice.
All of the dishes were plentiful with food, and the places were very over-sized, so they took up a lot of table space, so we appropriated the little 2-seater table next to us, and put our "waiting" food there, like a mini-buffet.
Our waitress waited until we had eaten to recommend that we should have tried the boat noodles (maybe she didn't think we were adventurous enough??). Service was good, prices were decent... we parked almost outside the front door... four stars from me. I'd go back. -
Review from Lindsey O.
Chicago, IL
1/28/2012 1 Check-in Here
Great tasting Thai, but get take out. The restaurant smells like a sewer. It was difficult to wait at the bar bc of the smell, and it's a real shame because the food is great. The pad Thai, crab ragout, and veggie combo were very good ranging from $8 to $12. The restaurant is also byob another plus. Parking is a little difficult, but the Shwridan el station is feet away.
-
Review from Steena B.
Chicago, IL
12/17/2011
Not bad. I have had better. But not bad.
Its a little pricey and the crowd inside is a bit yuppie. I have never eaten in and, quite frankly, would not ever want to. I got take out a couple nights ago, spur of the moment, so I had to wait inside for it. There was the most annoying lush inside drunk as she could be (its BYOB). It looked like the whole restaurant was annoyed with her.
Anyway the food, first time I got take out it was pretty good. Chicken basil was perfect and spicy the way I like it. The egg rolls were decent and the crab rangoon was delicious. It was a really good experience.
The other night, I ordered Panang Curry (my new obsession). It was so bland and oily. I threw away half of it because I was so disappointed!
I probably won't be back for anything but a few appetizers because it is so close to my apartment. But if I want entrees, I'll hike to Pot Pan. -
Review from Vaidehi T.
Chicago, IL
12/16/2011
Its been a couple of months since I visited Tac Quick. Our group was there on a Friday night - and it was quite busy. They do BYOB which is a good thing. The food is pretty decent. Loved the jungle curry - it was deliciously spicy.
The thing that put me off was the service. It was painfully slow. They cannot handle a crowd. There are a lot of other Thai and Asian places with good food and good service that one can go to. -
Review from Jon B.
Lakeview, Chicago, IL
1/17/2012
I lived in Thailand for a year & I am incredibly picky about Thai food restaurants. We moved into the neighborhood 2 weeks ago & have been exploring local food spots & I cannot stress enough how much I appreciate how authentic and delicious the food was here. The service was excellent & our waitress was super friendly. Definitely try the Thai iced tea, and also they have the best pad Thai and Pad Kee Mow (Mao?) that I've had In a while. We will definitely be coming back soon.
-
Review from august b.
Chicago, IL
Updated - 1/21/2012
And the owner dipthong ithanlapiaeakeeeiika is a great guy .........they also have a secret menu (ie authentic non-msg food that thai peeps eat)
-
Review from Anna Z.
Chicago, IL
1/10/2012
I LOVE Thai food. Even though we go to Thai Aroma (a few blocks away) more because of how close and cheap it is, Tac Quick will always have a special place in my heart. It's a cute place to go on a casual date with your significant other. They have a wide range of options AND it's BYOB. Conveniently, there's a liquor store a few stores down. Now, let's talk about the food:
1. Moo Ping-- We get it every time we go. It's beef on a skewer. It's kind of price for the amount of food but it's SOO GOOD. Their dipping sauce is delicious; but it's not necessary consider how juicy the beef is by itself.
2. Panang Noodle--Their panang is AMAZING. The only complaint I have is the amount of panang they give you. The second time I ordered it, I asked for extra panang and they charged me $1 or 2 for it. I can't remember.
3. Kra Prao Moo Krob-- This is heavenly. You have to eat it when it's hot. It melts in your mouth.
4. Kuay Teaw Pet-- The shredded duck absorbs all the flavor in the broth.
Their service is so-so. Another complaint I have is their hours. They close kinda early IMO. -
Review from Ramya P.
10/24/2011
I really wish yelp had the option of half stars... 'cuz this place is worth 3 n half stars!
The main positive is the food. Its delicious!! The options are aplenty and considering that we were a party dominated by vegetarians, we had no trouble customizing any of the entrees. They don't serve alcohol, but you can BYOB, which is always nice. However, the staff is probably not experienced in handling a crowded restaurant because the service was slow. And one of my friends noticed that the table was still greasy and sticky from the previous diners which I hate when that happens. Enough of the nitpicking, overall I still feel that the place will do just fine if it continues to put out good spicy food.... I'm thinking about the jungle curry and my mouth's watering :) -
Review from Boon K.
12/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is the place when I am craving some boat noodle soup just like the one you would get at an outdoor thai market in Bangkok. Only thing different is that their bowl and seating is much fancier. The nam nueng is pretty tasty and something you can't really find in Chicago. The fried Som Tum is something new I have seen in Thailand but something that is a great idea but really needs some more perfection. As for the service, is it great? NO it is not great depending on the day and server. It is a very it or miss some day I get great attention the next day I can get someone I have to go and grab to get some help.
-
Review from Melissa H.
Lisle, IL
Updated - 10/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Alright, I submit. This place deserved an update and a second go.
This time I ordered off the secret yellow menu. I was told this is THE way to go. The duck with noodles had a yummy, perfectly spicy flavor that complemented the duck. The was a ton of noodles in my bowl and I could only eat about 1/3 of it. You really get your money's worth here.
This was more like the positive Thai experiences I've had in the past. I'm not generally a soup person, but I am thankful I took my SO's recommendation on this.
My issue this visit was with the spotty service we received. Our waitress ran away from us before we could ask for the special menu and didn't come back for quite a while. She didn't seem too excited to take care of us during the meal, either. The restaurant wasn't packed and it wasn't a weekend, so I hope this is a random off night. After I return, I guess I'll find out.1 Previous Review: Show all »
-
5/25/2011
I was told this was the best Thai in Chicago. It didn't live up to its reputation.
Certainly good,… Read more »
-
-
Review from Gianni C.
Chicago, IL
12/27/2011
The "secret" menu is not so secret, but it does have some great stuff on it, so ask for it and order from it. Between that, the BYOB factor and its convenient location, Tac Quick is already a few cuts above the typical Thai food fare. Definitely worth stopping by and even better for takeout!
-
Review from LK P.
Chicagoland, IL
10/22/2011 3 photos
The food's decent - 2 of the dishes we ordered were tasty, but the flat noodle dish was not so good. Big portions, good prices. The pits? Ridiculously bad service. There's 3 little girls clustered around the register yapping away, and only 2 tables occupied. We pretty much had to go get things for ourselves, including both getting and paying the check at the register. Same with the other table.
We won't be going out of our way to come back, but the food's ok enough that we may consider eating here again if we happen to be in the neighborhood and nothing else grabs our eye. -
Review from Mark A.
Chicago, IL
9/14/2011
Pad-Thai $7.95
Beef, Chicken, or Tofu add $1
Shrimp add $3
Seriously??? Decent but not amazing and clearly overpriced for a neighborhood joint. Too many other options to bother going back. -
Review from Brian C.
Chicago, IL
10/22/2011
This is another restaurant where I am a regular, and for good reason!
Go to Tac Quik. Ask for the special menu. Order anything off that page. I really like the noodles in soup. The only thing I didn't really like was the seafood curry. The seafood itself was fine, but the flavour were so bland. All of the dishes have really strange descriptions, but they are all soooo good! The only thing I can't figure out is why it's never that crowded. I guess it's because that little intersection of Sheridan and Irving Park is a little Ghetto (by my snotty Lakeview definition). -
Review from Christoph S.
Mount Prospect, IL
12/5/2011
Moo Ping !
-
Review from Christy W.
Chicago, IL
8/23/2011
Well, Tac Quick looked liked such a cute option and I LOVE Thai food. I actually gave Tac Quick 2 tries even though the first time left me pretty disgusted. I wish the food inspector had seen what I did.
I'll keep this brief. On my first attempt, I was STARVING. The place was empty and I wasn't even sure if the server/host was an employee or a patron. The fact that he didn't even acknowledge me didn't help my confusion. Remember, I was the only person in the place. I had to approach him and ask if I just sat myself. Without a smile or anything more than a 2 second glance, he said "Yeah, where ever." Long story short - I ordered the tofu pad see ewe, which was swimming in almost sickeningly sweet sauce. I understand there is a fine line between over-sauced and dry pad see ewe. However, you shouldn't be able to tilt your plate and have the sauch roll down into a pool. Plus, the dish tasted more like desert noodles because the sweet was over-powering. But the part that was so appalling?????
THE SERVER WAS CLIPPING HIS NAILS IN THE RESTAURANT AT THE HOST STAND WHILE I WAS EATING!
I'd take a bite and hear the click of his nail clippers. DISGUSTING and unsanitary.
Second attempt - gave the pad see ewe a second chance hoping it might have been a fluke. No, it was again sickeningly sweet and drenched. The service wasn't much better - the server never even looked at me. There was one other table who were also non-plussed with the service. I'm guessing the manager and maybe one of the kitchen staff were sitting out in the restaurant with the server reading the newspaper. Out of the 3 of them, not one was paying any attention to the only 2 tables in the place. After waving my arm and speaking up for more water, I finally had to STAND UP, WALK UP TO THE THREE AND ASK THEM FOR MORE WATER!
Needless to say, there will be no third chances. Bad food. Bad service. -
Review from Katy B.
Chicago, IL
12/2/2011
Very tasty! Byob and very good location. Everything here looks sooo good!
-
Review from Wei O.
6/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
I was curious about the thai food standard in chicago so my buddy led me here. Oh boy it was a pleasant surprise.
First i love how there is a not-so-secret secret menu. Makes me feel privileged that perhaps there is a tiny chance that im the only person who knows about it! Also it makes the decision process easier cause why would you order off the regular menu when the secret one offers so many options!
I like the beef jerky and moo ping appetizer. Not something i've seen at other thai places. As for the rest of the dishes, i am sorry my fellow yelpers...but i cannot remember the names of the dishes my friend ordered. It was a pork dish and a tom yum soup dish off the secret menu. They were all fantastic.
The only let down of my trip to tac quick was that our waiter forgot our order of the much raved about boat noodles! This place is definitely on the top of my list next time i am in town again.
Sorry to my regular thai restaurant in michigan but tac quick is now my out of town mistress. After all different area code so it shouldn't matter right? -
Review from Marko V.
Chicago, IL
First of all, if you don't order off of the Secret Menu, you are a vagina.
Also, if you are reading this right now and you are my girlfriend, I am just kidding.
I ordered the "Yum Woon Sen Talay", which, according to the menu, contains glass noodle, shrimp, squid with fresh lime juice, peanut, garlic, onion, green leaf, cilantro and Thai hot Chili. It did indeed contain those things, but there were also several other unidentified sea creatures in there as well. I'm basically a modern day Jacques Cousteau when it comes to eating, so this didn't exactly faze me, but it might make others hesitant. Perhaps Tac Quick should consider renaming the "Secret Menu" to the "Surprise Menu"?
Anyway, the food was great. It didn't look like much, but I was goin absolutely ham over the Thai hot Chilis. They were pretty much perfect. I finished off half of my girlfriend's Tofu Pad Thai and that was delectable as well.
My only qualm with this place is that we went on the night of the Paul McCartney concert and the restaurant didn't seem to make any effort to accommodate the large amount of diners. There were about 15 tables being served by one waitress. She did a great job considering, but she didn't speak much English and couldn't really help me with the Secret Menu as I was told the wait staff does.
Overall, the food is great, but I probably picked a bad night to go. My first visit went much more smoothly. I will be back for many more secrets and surprises. -
Review from Stanley L.
Chicago, IL
9/15/2011
want some snails?? yes please, want a pad thai that's wrapped like an omlet? yup yup!
My favorite go to thai food place, it's not the best decorated and not the most comfortable seats, but the food is great and you get good service.
if you want some real thai food, this is the place to go.
byob. -
Review from Pete V.
7/24/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Tac Quick is quickly becoming one of my favorite Thai restaurants in the city. After our friend Onur U. introduced us to a superb meal ordered exclusively off their secret "Thai menu," we were sold.
I like to describe the Thai style here is un-americanized and bold in flavor. Every dish we've tried has featured intense and complex flavors that are not dumbed down for the casual Asian food customer. For example we love the Nam Nuang, which are pork meatball rolls that you roll yourself served with thin, steamed rice paper tons of mint, green lettuce, coriander, basil, and some pieces of green apple and peppers. It's a messy dish, but when you dip the rolls into the sauce it's a wonderful blend of fresh and contrasting flavors.
My wife is a big fan of the Larb Kai, which is a lettuce salad with minced pork and onion served with a lovely sweetened citrus dressing. I'm a big fan of the Prik King - pork belly with green beans in roasted red curry paste. It's an intense and flavorful dish where the crunchy green beans compliment the intense bacony flavor of the pork belly and red chili in a smack-you-in-the-mouth fashion.
For brave souls or card carrying non-tasters who adore spicy, intense flavors Tac Quick is your holy mecca! -
Review from Josh G.
Chicago, IL
6/20/2011
Tac Fail. This was my first and likely last time coming here. Bland and boring food with bland and boring service.
Two appetizers and two entrees and none of it was redeeming. My Peanut Curry was ok but I've definitely had better. The beef dish my friend had was terrible. The beef looked like dried little pieces of tire tread.
So many great reviews for this place I was hoping it would be better but I'm more than happy to stick to my favorites over this place. -
Review from Sonja S.
Chicago, IL
5/7/2011
I come down here when I want to get out of the hood and grab some yummy thai food.
It has been my experience that all of the food at Tac is good. The Pad Thai is really great and what it should be. The curries could have a little more sauce to them but are damn delicious. The portions aren't huge- which I actually like.
Service-wise, this place is rough. On two separate occasions i've been either ignored or borderline scoffed at. Once they simply rejected a foursquare check-in coupon that we presented, as if they hadn't posted it. As if it wasn't in our hand for her to see. Who does that? Every restaurant should accept a coupon, even if expired. That's just bad service.
But i'm easy going and I like the food so I will take this place for what it is...returning infrequently. -
Review from Betty L.
Wheeling, IL
8/11/2011
I have been here plenty of times. Many of the dishes are delicious but not every dish here is great. The waitresses are very nice and attentive. The restaurant decor is clean and contemporary. Nice but small seating area outside.
My favorite dish is the basil chicken with the preserved duck egg. It's very flavorful especially if you like preserved egg and basil. There is a ton of basil in the dish. I suggest not getting the Kuay Teaw Kleua Kai (wide rice noodle with chicken and leaf lettuce). It's soggy and bland. Stick to their Pad See Ewe if you like wide rice noodles. Also the hot stir fried catfish was really dry and difficult to eat although the curry sauce was very good. Stick to their panang or jungle curry - the meat and veggies are a lot more edible.
Their marinated fried chicken and grilled marinated pork skewers are awesome appetizers. The chicken was extremely tender and juicy and the skin was crispy with great spices. The dipping sauces are phenomenal. If you like Thai food you won't be disappointed in trying this place out. -
Review from Shahin M.
Chicago, IL
4/21/2011
Everyone has a favorite Thai place these days and Tac Quick is easily mine. If you got off the Red Line at the Sheridan stop and headed south, you'd pass this place and never give it a second thought. This would be the biggest gastronomical mistake you could ever make.
The food is absolutely incredible here. They have a menu which they will offer you, but I would recommend that you also ask for the Thai Menu which has the real treats on it. HIGHLY recommend the thai beef jerky appetizer. I almost always get Green Curry dishes, but they have a great selection of authentic Thai soups that have served me very well in the bitter Chicago winter of 2010-2011(Try the boat noodles!!). On top of it all, it's BYOB. Try and have a bad time here with a couple of bottles of wine; I dare you.
The only thing wrong with this place is the name. Tac Quick? They should call it "EPIC THAI PALACE". ... maybe it's best I didn't come up with the name. -
Review from Nina C.
Minneapolis, MN
7/17/2011 39 Check-ins Here
Hands down best thai restaurant between lincoln park, lakeview, and wrigley.
Pros:
- Very good mix of athentic dishes and comfort thai food
- BYOB
- Great service
Cons:
- Closes early
- Serving size is a bit small
Must try:
- Pad thai omlette (avoid shrimp in this dish): pad thai made with glass noodles wrapped in giant omlette; very generous serving size
- Pa lo: Very thick beef/brisket stew that is sweet and savory. Serving size is small but mixes well with rice. -
Review from Christine F.
Chicago, IL
Updated - 5/10/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Tac Quick, I still love you. But.
STOP
SENDING
OUT
MUSHY
RICE.
It's gross. It sucks when everything else about a dish is perfect, but the rice is a giant mushball. Tsk tsk.
To end on a positive note, the thai iced coffee is delicious.Listed in: Restaurant Five Star Club, BYOB Bliss, Thai Around the City - Fuj…, Hibernation, Cheap, good eats
4 Previous Reviews: Show all »
-
1/28/2011
The chive potstickers rate in my Top 10 Favorite Foods of All time.
They have a fried, crunchy… Read more »
-
-
Review from Joy C.
Chicago, IL
7/20/2011
"Meh. I've experienced better."
After an acquaintance insisted to me that Tac Quick is the best Thai place in town, I decided to check it out with two other people, who along with me are both Thai food fans.
Nothing spectacular with the food. In fact the chicken in one of the dishes was not fully cooked. I was surprised that the menu was not as long as other Thai restaurants. But as I prepared to write this review, I looked at other reviews and discovered that there is a "not-so-secret secret menu" (see the one submitted by Wei O). D'OH!!
Service was ok. Because the place eventually got busy, the wait staff became less attentive and sloppy.
Secret menu or not, I would not care to return or recommend to others. Maybe, just maybe I would if the wait staff suggested their secret menu. Nah, still not going to happen. -
Review from Mark M.
Chicago, IL
10/16/2011
Delicious Thai food at fair prices. Wait staff sometimes isn't the most attentive and there doesn't seem to be anything Thai to the decor but the food tastes great and I have always left satisfied and feel like I got a good deal. The place is BYOB so bring your own booze. (There is a liquor store next door) Out door seating in summer. They freely admit that the crab rangoon is made from "artificial crab" but order it anyway as its wonderful.
-
Review from Eliza Z.
Updated - 4/20/2011
I have been back a few times now, and ordered many more things on the Thai menu. All the appetizers are amazing (I have now officially tried all of them). The ones that stand out are the Thai beef jerky and the Kai Tod (deep fried chicken served with a delicious sauce).
In terms of other secret menu entrees, when they say spicy, they really really mean it. We've tried the Suki, which is a kind of gelatinous mess of rice noodles soaked in a red spicy broth, very tasty. The Yum Woon Sen Talay (which is a cold rice noodles dish served with seafood on top) is ridiculously spicy. My friend ordered this and it was very tasty, but after finishing it, he ordered some plain fried rice to get rid of the burn.
My new favorite? The Tom Sab. This is some seriously spicy clear broth served with pork neck bones. Perfect if you have a cold or are trying to fight away any weather-related blues.Listed in: Cheap and Delicious Asian
1 Previous Review: Show all »
-
10/12/2010
This is probably the best Thai food I've had anywhere in Chicago.
I live in the neighborhood, but for… Read more »
-
-
Review from Erik M.
Chicago, IL
2/27/2011
This is my favorite Thai / restaurant in the area. It's cheap, delicious, BYOB and five minutes from my apartment.
The vibe in the restaurant is very casual and gets really packed near 7pm on a Friday or Saturday night. Always a nice crowd. The service is very kind and welcoming as well.
I love their cucumber salad...yum. Make sure you try a couple of their appetizers to go along with the red/white you brought along. You won't spend much money here, and I promise you'll leave satisfied. I usually just stick with one of their noodle dishes, all of which are CHEAP and YUM.
Definitely give this place a shot if you haven't already. Kind of in a weird area, but if you're looking for (quick) Thai, you won't regret it.
I also order out from here quite a bit and my food is always ready in 10 minutes. Tac QUICK. -
Review from Zoe X.
Chicago, IL
3/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
BOAT NOODLES = 5 STARS. (I asked for pork instead of beef, though)
Great service.
Free Wi-Fi.
So why the 4 stars? My friend.. found.. a teeny piece of hair in her food. Yeah, I know, I know. They did indeed comp her meal.. and I know her experience was not as great as mine, but I'm obviously bias because my boat noodles were PURE perfection. Haha. -
Review from Tatawan P.
Chicago, IL
12/12/2010
One of the best authentic Thai places in Chicago
This is on my top 4 Thai places in Chicago.
If you want real Thai food (its not super sweet and they don't drench orders in peanut sauce) this place is a good start if you live in Lakeview.
Order from the "Secret Menu" although its really not much of a secret if its right there in the front and middle on the website. I usually order exclusively from it because the dishes are hard to find in Chicago.
Food is pretty authentic and reminds me of home- this is what I usually over when I have friends over for thai food deliver and Netflix-
Gaeng Som Cha Om Tod - a spicy sour-ish omlet and fish soup that is distinct to the northeast thai region taste. good with rice!
Nam Prik Kapi Plaa Too - this is very uniquely thai but rare for the common western taste- try it if you want to taste something new. Thai trout fried with eggplant omlet and dipping sauce of pungent smelling mashed fish paste
Som Tum Poo- mashed papaya salad with salty crab
In all, it can open you up to new Thai flavors and lend you more credibility if you generally order typical curry and pad-thai. -
Review from Lawrence Y.
Chicago, IL
This is absolutely the best Thai restaurant I have been to here in Chicago! I do have to admit, though the food was 5 stars, the service (at least last night) was more on the 3-4 star region. But I'll get to that in a bit.
We started off with Moo Ping (grilled marinated pork skewers) which was amazingly delicious! Then we had Nam Tok (beef tenderloin salad) which was also good. Even at the requested mild, it was pretty spicy, so chompers beware! Up next was the Pad Mee (vermicelli noodle with pork & shrimp) - the noodles were absolutely amazing but it came with like... two shrimp. But it was still good. Love vermicelli noodles and this was very 'light' to eat. We also tried Kra Prao Moo Krob (crispy pork) off their "secret" menu which had a good flavor to it. It almost tops my favorite restaurant back home in L.A.
Love that it is BYOB - AND open on Mondays! (Since you know Asians and Mondays don't mix). Conveniently right off the Sheridan Red Line.
The (male) server we had was a bit abrupt - and told us the kitchen was closing in ten minutes even though they were open for another hour. So that was the only thing that chipped my shoulder a bit. But not enough to deter me from coming back for the good food. YAH-UM!Listed in: Thai Iced Tea... No Ice
-
Review from Char Y.
Chicago, IL
Updated - 11/1/2010 1 Check-in Here
We are continuing on our Thai restaurant tour & came with our trusted friend. We ordered
moo ping - VERY tender & juicy, so much better than Opart
koong chae nam pa - amazing! never though raw shrimp would be good
gaeng som cha om tod - never imaged curry to be sour
basil duck - YUMMMM
tom sab - REALLY spicy but so warming
beef with mixed-ins - surprisingly good with rice, eggs, dried shrimp combined into mouthfuls
cooked sea snails - ok, rubbery
sticky rice with red bean paste inside - yum
steam rice pudding - yum
another amazing meal with lots of new discoveries both of food & self.1 Previous Review: Show all »
-
10/3/2009
This is the restaurant recommended to me by my Thai friends. There is an English menu and a secret… Read more »
-
-
Review from Stephen F.
Chicago, IL
12/31/2010
It's a Thai restaurant. The reviewers who insist that Tac Quick is one-of-a-kind-authentic-better-than-the-king-himse lf-eats are pretty amusing. It's a Thai restaurant!
But the food is good, served fast, not overly greasy, and inexpensive. Definitely B some of your own B and enjoy a Quick bite. -
Review from L H.
Chicago, IL
1/13/2011
Coming from South-East Asia and having lived there for over 20 years, I know what good Thai food tastes like. I moved to Chicago almost 2 years ago and have been dying to get a taste of home...... and then I found Tac Quick - it is totally satisfying!
Ask for the Thai Menu and you can't go wrong. You may need to be a little bit more adventurous than normal, but pretty much all the dishes are authentic and taste like the real deal. Also less sweet and greasy than most other Americanized Thai dishes.
The dish I love and miss the most is the Tom Yum noodle soup. Sour, spicy and sweet. You've got to try it. -
Review from Jessica G.
Chicago, IL
3/5/2011
Willing to give Tac Quick another chance, but just underwhelmed by my first try.
We had the standard pad khee mao and ginger tofu. The sauce on the ginger tofu was flat and lacking the ginger punch I was looking for. The pad khee mao was ok, but was also lacking any sort of flavor explosion. The portion size was also quite small for the price.
The atmosphere didn't do much for me either-a tad too cold and modern. I sat next to the windows and coudn't stop focusing on the dirty, food-stained curtains that kept brushing up against me.
Perhaps next time I will try some soup. Trying to keep the hope alive. On the plus side, the service was super.
