Taste of Thai Town, Chicago

Hi: We had high hopes for dinner. We were celebrating our 10 year anniversary here. We told them of this when we made the reservation and they said that they would make a note of it. If they did, they must have misplaced the note as they never acknowledged it nor said anything. Besides that we have a lot of comments. 1. when we arrived at the restaurant, there was no one at the front door to greet us. It took a minute or two for someone to acknowledge that we were there and offer to seat us. The lighting in the restaurant is shockingly bright. It reminded us of a clothing store. Very bad and harsh. The decorations are dated. The table tops have an acrylic covering on them. for a high end restaurant experience, we thought a nice white table cloth or a real glass table top would be appropriate. Also, they had chair rails made out of acrylics lining the wall. Very tacky. On the positive side the food was delicious. Nice presentation. Well spiced. However, for the experience and the price it is not worth it. Years ago Arun's was a real hot restaurant. To get back to that level they need to up their game. Here are some suggestions. 1. new lighting. much softer. remove the florescent and can lights. 2. nix the plexiglass 3. Offer lower price options. Many years ago Yoshi's was a high end place. He reconcepted...kept a higher end, but not the wallet breaking prices and has done very well over the years. 4. make sure someone is at the door to greet folks as they arrive. 5. make certain to acknowledge a special occasion. Thank you for providing this opportunity to review the restaurant. I'm happy to talk to anyone about our experience.

The 12 course chef's tasting is incredible. The tastes have to be experienced there,,,I don't even think they do take-out/delivery.

Expensive, so wait for a Groupon!

Get a Groupon if you can, as this restaurant is quite pricey!