Tom Yum Cafe
Tom Yum Cafe
Thin rice wrapper filled with cooked tofu, eggs, sprouts, and fresh cucumbers. Served with plum sauce.
3 pieces. Seasoned ground chicken, cabbage, carrots, celery, and glass noodles wrapped in rice paper and deep-fried.
5 pieces. Cabbage carrots, celery, and glass noodles wrapped in rice paper and deep-fried. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
Bite-sized tofu. Served with sweet and sour sauce crushed peanut sauce.
Steamed or deep-fried shrimp dumplings.
5 pieces. Tender chicken breast in a light coconut marinade. Served with peanut sauce, cucumber salad, and grilled sandwich bread.
5 pieces. Tofu in a light coconut marinade. Served with peanut sauce, cucumber salad, and grilled sandwich bread.
7 pieces. Steamed or deep-fried.
7 pieces. Steamed or deep-fried.
8 pieces. Cream cheese, crabmeat, celery, and carrots. Served with sweet-sour sauce.
4 pieces. Steamed or pan-fried. Rice flour dough stuffed with chives. Served with chili soy sauce.
5 pieces. Marinated pork grilled and skewered. Served with spicy tamarind sauce.
6 pieces. Grilled chicken skewered and topped with lightly sweetened spicy chu chee curry sauce. Hot and spicy.
Fried chicken. Chicken wings marinated with our homemade sauce. Served with spicy tamarind sauce.
7 pieces. Fried tiny rolls filled with a delectable blend of pork and vegetables. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
Deep-fried chili pastes, ground fish, crushed peanuts, and cucumber. Served with sweet-sour sauce.
Grilled BBQ pork marinated with homemade tomato sauce. Served with fresh salad and pineapple, tomatoes, and bell peppers.
Beef, pork, fish, shrimp, and fish tofu.
Lightly salted and steamed peas.
Marinated and grilled pork. Served with spicy tamarind sauce.
Stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, turnip, green onions, lime, and bean sprouts. Topped with ground peanuts.
Stir-fried clear noodles with eggs, turnip, green onions, lime, and bean sprouts. Topped with ground peanuts.
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with eggs and Chinese broccoli.
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with bamboo shoots, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Stir-fried clear noodles, peapods, carrots, onions, mushroom, baby corns, bean sprouts, and eggs.
Steamed egg noodles with bean sprouts and ground peanuts in a delectable garlic chicken.
Crispy wide rice noodles, broccoli, and snow peas with a famous Panang curry. Hot and spicy.
Pan-fried wide rice noodles topped with tasty gravy and Chinese broccoli.
Thai pasta topped with green curry, chicken, bamboo shoots, eggplants, bell peppers, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Tuna fish in Nam ya curry over Thai pasta and steamed vegetables. Hot and spicy.
Cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, red bell peppers, onions and cilantro with homemade dressing.
Fresh green lettuce, carrots, and cucumbers topped with sliced crispy chicken and homemade lime sauce.
Papaya or kohlrabi, dried shrimp, tomatoes, peanuts, and long beans mixed with spicy lime dressing. Hot and Spicy.
Ground chicken or tofu, grilled eggplants and boiled eggs mixed with Thai spicy lime sauce. Hot and Spicy.
Shredded and simmered bamboo shoots with red onions, ground dried chili peppers, chopped green onions, and cilantro. Hot and Spicy.
Tofu, onions, cilantro, and tomatoes mixed with house dressing.
A unique mixture of fresh and steamed seafood mixed with lime juice and lemongrass. Hot and Spicy.
Lettuce, tomatoes, bean sprouts, carrots, and cucumbers mixed with light and peanut sauce.
Freshly shredded carrots, cabbage, green beans, and crushed peanut mixed with lime dressing.
Steamed mixed vegetables, boiled eggs, and tofu topped with peanut sauce.
Glass noodle, shrimp and ground chicken with fresh lime juice, peanuts, red peppers, green peppers, onions, cilantro, and Thai hot chili peppers. Hot and Spicy.
Your choice of meat (chicken, calamari, pork or tofu) with onions, mints, cilantro, and roasted rice powder mixed with Thai spicy lime dressing. Hot and Spicy.
Pork or beef. Sliced and charbroiled pork, onions, mints, cilantro, and roasted rice powder mixed with Thai spicy lime dressing. Hot and Spicy.
Famous Thai hot and sour soup cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions. Hot and spicy.
Famous Thai hot and sour soup cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, and okra. Hot and spicy.
Hot and sour coconut milk soup with mushrooms, tomatoes, and onions. Hot and spicy.
Tofu, baby corns, carrots, celery, and onions cooked in clear broth.
Mixed vegetables cooked in clear broth.
White miso, seaweed, scallions, and tofu.
Shrimp and ground pork wontons within clear broth with bean sprouts. Topped with fried garlic.
Egg noodles steamed with shrimp, ground pork, and bean sprouts in broth soup.
Soup or dry. Egg noodles with bean sprouts, onions, and cilantro topped with BBQ pork in broth.
Soup or dry. Egg noodles with bean sprouts, onions, and cilantro topped with duck in broth.
Thai boat noodles soup. Thin rice noodles with bean sprouts, Chinese broccoli, fried pork skin, beef tendon, and beef meatballs in a spicy broth. Hot and spicy.
Wide rice noodles and collard green in zesty tofu paste-based with shrimp, squid, fish balls and fish cakes.
Rice noodles with bean sprouts, garnished basil, beef balls, and beef in beef broth.
Jasmine rice with ground chicken and baby shrimp in clear chicken broth.
Hot and spicy soup with pork.
Hot and spicy soup with seafood.
Steamed glass noodles, eggs, a combination of meat, and vegetables in spicy red chili broth. Hot and spicy.
Thin rice noodles, grilled meat, sesame seeds, and bean sprouts with a slightly sweet sauce and an egg roll.
Thin rice noodles, bean sprouts, Chinese broccoli, and pork stew in pork broth. Hot and spicy.
(Thin rice noodles or egg noodles) Thin rice noodles with bean sprouts, assorted fish cakes, ground pork, and ground peanuts in a tasty spicy broth. Hot and spicy.
Thai omelet topped with cilantro and scallions. Served with chili sauce.
Stir-fried broccoli with choice of meat in oyster sauce.
Steamed broccoli or mixed vegetables with chicken and peanut sauce.
Choice of meat stir-fried with gingers, onions, baby corns, and mushrooms.
Stir-fried ground meat with bell peppers, onions, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Fresh mango is stir-fried with chicken, bell peppers, and onions in a sweet plum sauce.
Choice of meat stir-fried with black pepper, garlic, and tasty sauce.
Stir-fried ground meat with eggplant, bell peppers, onions, and basil.
Deep-fried tilapia and topped with stir-fried bell peppers, onions, cilantro, and jalapenos in chili sauce. It comes with broccoli and carrots. Hot and spicy.
Hot stir-fried crispy catfish. Hot and spicy.
Stir-fried chicken, cashew nuts, peapods, pineapples, bell peppers, and onions with a light sauce.
Fabulous and fresh broccoli stir-fried on oyster and garlic sauce.
Fresh mixed vegetables are stir-fried with toasted garlic and sweetened oyster sauce.
Selected peapods and mushrooms sauteed in spicy sauce.
Marinated New York steak and grilled to medium-rare. Served with spicy tamarind sauce.
Stir fried rice noodle dish.
Stir fried noodle dish.
Stir fried rice.
Served with steamed rice.
Served with steamed rice.
Served with steamed rice.
Served with steamed rice.
Green curry pastes in coconut milk with eggplants, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Grilled salmon topped with green curry paste in coconut milk with eggplants, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Steamed seafood topped with green curry paste in coconut milk with eggplants, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Green curry cooked with shrimp, bell peppers, bamboo shoots, eggplants, and coconuts. Served in a fresh coconut. Hot and spicy.
Choice of meat cooked with Panang curry, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, broccoli, and snow peas. Hot and spicy.
Red curry paste cooked in coconut milk with duck, lychee, tomatoes, pineapples, bell peppers, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Red curry cooked with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, eggplants, and basil. Hot and spicy.
Choice of meat with Thai curry in coconut milk, potatoes, peanuts, carrots, and onions. Hot and spicy.
Stir-fried rice with fried eggs, quarter leg chicken, bacon, sausage, onions, carrots, and green peas.
Stir-fried rice with real crabmeat, eggs, white onions, and green peas.
Stir-fried with basil sauce, onions, eggs, bell peppers, and carrots.
Stir-fried rice with eggs, Tom Yum sauce, bell peppers, broccoli, peapods, and carrots. Hot and spicy.
Stir-fried rice with eggs, onions, tomatoes, Chinese broccoli, and scallions. Hot and spicy.
Stir-fried rice with effs, pineapple, raisins, cashew nut, and green onions.
Thai custard.
Sticky rice in banana leaves.
Sticky rice with mango.
Soaked and steamed black soybeans and sticky rice in a sweet coconut sauce. This is an ideal vegetarian.
Panang Curry
Tom Yum Soup
Tom Yum Cafe
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Thai Salad
Som Tum with crispy pork belly
menu
Tom Sab Soup with pork ribs - Thai hot and sour soup
Panang Curry
Som Tum Salad
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Gado Gado Salad
Pork liver Larb Salad
Thai Spring Rolls
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Thai menu
Panang Noodle and Pad Kee Mao
Rama Chicken and Pad See Ew
Joe C.
Jun 7, 2023
It's a small hole in the wall with like 4.5 tables. It's hard to find almost. It's directly across from Stella's with its big old hand with utensils. But some of the best spots are teenie tiny. I've been here a few times and the food was great. Their panang curry is super tasty and savory. The noodles we tasty and perfectly cooked. My wife finished her pad kee mao completely even though it was a generous portion. Long day and a tasty meal. For dessert we had the mango sticky rice. Very tasty. I haven't had that in ages. Had to order the special dessert on the hand written menu. The starchiness of the rice adds to the sweetness of the mango and gives a custardy texture. Yum!Definitely give them a try. They have a pretty nice and efficient ordering system as well so it's easy to take out.
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Jada C.
Aug 7, 2022
For some time, the craving for Thai food keeps growing and growing for me. Joseph searched on Yelp to see Thai restaurants will come up. Tom Yum Cafe ranks up the list as a go to place. The adage, "Good things come in small packages" applies to Tom Yum Cafe. Even though the restaurant looks small, it feels intimate. The place itself looks snug - it can only fit a couple of customers. However, with the warm weather, Tom Yum Cafe can use the outdoors to extend the dining experience. Being my "go to" favorite dish, I immediately searched for Paw Kee Mao. Tom Yum Cafe prepares it with wide noodles, red peppers, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, and chopped tomatoes. It tastes fabulous! The aroma smells amazing. Joseph goes for the Rama chicken. He says it tastes fine. Like with many restaurants, Tom Yum Cafe has an online order portal which allows patrons to order. Patrons can customize their food. Come and bring family, or friends. This place makes for the perfect date.
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Meenarin P.
Feb 25, 2023
The best Thai food in United States for me!They offer the authentic Thai taste. The special menu is a must. If you are Thai or have been to Thailand and craving for real Thai food. This place would be the one for you. I came here every time I visit Chicago. The food is very consistent in flavor, ingredients and display. So much love for this place. It's my happy meal.Restroom : YesSeating : 12-15 people capacity. Parking : street parking / pay to parkService : great!
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Daniel K.
Jul 22, 2023
This is a true mom and pop gem of a Thai restaurant in Lakeview. I have been coming for years, but it is one of the secret places I don't want to show too many people, because it is very small and literally a 2 person operation so not set up for big crowds of people. The chef cooks like a "Thai Auntie" and really enjoys creating delicious mouth watering flavors for those that love true Thai food.I highly recommend ordering off the "secret Thai" menu. Ask for it and use google translator if you have to. They make the best gang pa (jungle curry) I have ever had, including when I lived in Thailand for 10 years. Their jungle curry just can't be beat anywhere, it is so hot and spicy, bristling with so many herbal flavors. I wish I could eat it every day. Other standouts are (of course) the tom yum goong nam khon and papaya salads. Very authentic and delicious fresh ingredients. I really think this is the most underrated Thai restaurant in Chicago, but shh, don't tell anybody.
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Peter S.
Jul 10, 2022
3.5/5, rounded to 4/5Of the 3 dishes we ordered, the spring rolls were definitely the least liked. It felt somewhat Americanized - excessively sweet sauce, dry wrap. The Penang Curry was pretty good, albeit a bit of a diluted flavor in comparison to other Thai restaurants. The Tom Yum is the same except probably the best of the 3 dishes. Not bad.
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Suzanne V.
Sep 24, 2023
Their menu is 10 years old and they will not update it. Be warned - what you see online is no longer accurate
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Sania H.
Mar 14, 2022
Below average Thai food, will not be coming back. The noodles were watery and not very flavorful and not the thick pad kee mao noodles I'm used to. I have had this dish many times and this was definitely one of the worst ones. The reason for the two stars is the food is decently priced at $12 for this entree.
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Samantha A.
Jan 9, 2022
Beware: MOLD!I ordered last night on DoorDash and my green curry had mold all over the tofu. Fingers crossed I don't get sick. Posting this in hopes that others don't have a bad experience like I did!
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Honest E.
Feb 18, 2023
Pad se ew was not tasty at all. Bland. Crab Rangoon was ok greasy ( good) and there were plenty.
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Lauren H.
Sep 11, 2023
Ordered pad thai from here and it is really good! Not my favorite but definitely a great option. It is a good price for how much you get, pretty large portion compared to some other places. Easy order online pickup in store to go
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