Chicago Thai Food | Tuk Tuk — For Pad Thai & Seafood Curry Lovers! 🍜

📌 Tuk Tuk Thai Isan Street Food 📍 2852 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657 Super late post — but this Thai spot has been hyped for a while and I finally tried it! Booked for 8 PM — packed house. Reservations are a must. 🍝 Signature Pad Thai The color alone told me it’s my type — tamarind-based sauce (not ketchup-heavy!), with sweet radish, shallots, peanuts, and perfectly chewy rice noodles coated in sauce. The shrimp were huge with rich roe. Honestly rivals Charoen Krung by Sathorn, my recent favorite. 🍛 Talay Pad Pong Karee (Seafood Curry) The star here is the soft-scrambled egg in the curry — like Chinese silky eggs + Thai spices + fresh seafood. Ultimate rice killer! 🦀 Kao Pad Pu (Crab Fried Rice) — $22 ( Huge portion, generous chunks of crab meat — nothing stingy here. Makes JJ Thai’s version look like a snack. 🥓 Appetizer: Grilled Pork Tight texture, crispy skin — dipping sauce reminded me of pickled plum paste — recommended! ⚠️ Skip These: 🍲 Beef Hot Pot — bland broth, beef not flavorful. 🥤 Thai Tea — way too sweet, avoid. The decor feels like a Thai night market — love the colorful tablecloths and no-fuss metal plates. Book ahead! #ChicagoEats #TukTukThai #PadThai #ThaiCurry #CrabFriedRice #ThaiStreetFood #ChicagoFoodie