Penthai — Restaurant in Elk Grove Township

PenThai is our go-to Thai restaurant; we probably eat here at least a few times a month. It doesn't hurt that the restaurant is only a few blocks away from our house, so that makes it easy for us to order takeout any old time. They are also open every single day, and thus available whenever the craving for Thai food hits.

Service is always friendly and hospitable. Because they are so dependable, we have a tendency to bring visiting friends and family to dine in. On the most recent occasion, we had a very picky toddler with us, and the staff noticed she wasn't eating and brought an off-menu item to better cater to her bland palate. That was very kind!

For the rest of us who enjoy flavor in our food ;) the regular restaurant menu has a lot to offer. My usual orders are the Panang Curry or the Beef Salad. My husband can be wary of spicy food, so he usual opts for the Pineapple Fried Rice. Of course, you can always order a tasty Thai Iced Tea to help mellow...

I placed an order through Uber Eats (I've successfully ordered through here multiple times) 2 and a half hours before they closed. I had applied a coupon for the first time on this order. I went to check status of my order and learned Pen Thai said they couldn't fulfill it and canceled my order. I waited almost an hour for order to be fulfilled. The least they could've done was call to inform me they had chosen to cancel my order. If a restaurant doesn't want to apply discounts, they shouldn't agree to participate in the program. Very disappointing. I'll go back to ordering from my old Thai place on principal.

I called to see if I could place an order for pick up and they were pleasant and said they could fill the order. So I told them I'd they were still open, why did they cancel my order. The person was flustered and said because they didn't have basil leaves and then proceeded to try and take my phone order. I told them I would...

Stopped here and grabbed some Tom Kha soup, fresh spring rolls, Crab Rangoon, and Pad Thai. The soup was very good! I thought it might have been missing a little of the chili oil i normally get on top but it was pretty dang tasty regardless. The spring rolls were decent, im used to them served with a peanut sauce, not sure what this black sauce is but it was pretty good. The crab rangoon was probably my favorite of everything, they were top notch. On to the pad thai, i got mine mild and it still had some good heat, it was the really slow heat that builds up and i feel like it gets hotter if you stop eating it. Overall it was good, but the fried egg stood out more than anything which is kind of a dish ruiner for me. The sauce was overpowered with the egg, but when you get past that its a really solid dish. I am also used to having lime with mine but it didnt come with it, next time i will ask for a wedge. Thanks guys, i...