Originally Posted by
goodeats21
Great idea for a thread.
Care to recommend a specific Thai restaurant? I would love to get some good Thai food in Chicago, and very willing to venture out of the loop area to find it.
I travel up to Argyle Street occasionally to get some great Vietnamese food (discovered as a result of an awesome Sweet Willie DO some years ago), but have not found the killer Thai place yet.
If you're OK with complete dive restaurants,
Rainbow Cuisine Thai is fantastic (and BYOB, dirt cheap).
linglingfool mentioned TAC Quick, which has long been one of my go-to places, but I haven't been there since the head chef left to open
ATK/Andy's Thai Kitchen in Lakeview (nor have I made it to ATK yet). Recent feedback on both seems to be strong.
Since I've just linked to them twice in two paragraphs, LTHForum.com is the Flyertalk for Chicago food lovers. There's a strong bias of food over environment, so you may find yourself in some places no ambiance, but you'll seldom have a bad meal if you follow their recommendations. They put together a handy list of
Great Neighborhood Restaurants (which also includes some bars and markets). Several of us post on FT and LTH using the same usernames.
Originally Posted by glg
If you want to be up high, hit the bar at the Signature Room in the Hancock. The drinks are overpriced, but the view is spectacular and at least you're getting a drink instead of paying just to ride the elevator. Oh, and my wife says to visit the ladies room, it has windows (none in the mens)
Good point! Also, there's no requirement that you actually sit down to eat/drink once you get up to the Signature Room. You could always peruse the menu (or ask how long you'd have to wait for a window table), take a quick look around and then leave.
(And, yes, your wife is correct about the view from the women's room.)