Chili Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Lino Lakes

Ambiance: The ambience is very unique. The Sakura tree is stunning and completes the vibe of the space inside. Seats and booth are very clean and well organized. You don't have to squeeze through people and tables to get to where you need to go. Very great spot if you want to chat as the music is barely noticeable.

Service: Staff is amazing, welcoming, and helpful. We got our orders taken quite quickly and our waters refilled. Service was excellent.

Food Quality: Thai Food: Excellent. If you want your food to have some spicy kick or extreme heat, let them know. The masaman curry was excellent. It may look small but it fills you up quickly with the side of rice. The amount of protein is more than enough to satisfy your cravings. The curry was smooth, tasteful and delicious from every bite. The potato and carrots were buttery and the chicken pieces were just the right size and amount.

The Pad See Eiw was well made but on the drier side. Noodles were chuckle yet nearly oozed in your mouth from chewing. I would recommend this dish for anyone that's a Pad See Eiw fanatic! It's a very generous dish that will fill you up. It wasn't too saucy yet balanced very well with it being just a bit dry. Either way, will be getting it again but with a kick of spice.

The eggroll was delicious and well friend and unique to the other egg rolls we had. The filling was very well balanced with the ground pork and noodles and other ingredients that kept you wanting more egg rolls. The chicken skewers were well marinated and super delicious. It wasn't too crunchy and it was also easy to chew and enjoy!

Overall Experience: This is a Thai restaurant we would recommend. If you're coming here for your typical orange/sesame chicken or some Chinese dish, you are completely missing out on the authentic Thai dishes. Ask the employees for recommendations and try it out. The Thai food here is legitimately well made and is on par with other Thai restaurants in the cities. Would highly recommend coming here if you're hungry after driving or coming back from...

I asked some questions, and our waiter knew what type of cuisine we were looking for. We were looking for authentic Thai food and right away he informed us this was more of an americanized thai restaurant. I am glad he told us that because they would have judged based on different criteria if he hadnt. Was a very nice and smiley young man. Really appreciate his good service besides not getting us bowls and soup spoons for the Tom Yum soup everything was good. I got the beef salad, tom yum soup, and papaya like i always do. I asked them to try and make the papaya salad as close to asian style as possible. It did not turn out well. It was salty and sour but i will not include that in my assessment since i told them to do something they dont typically do. The tom yum was just too sweet. The balance with acid was just not there. The beef salad, though not authentic, had good flavor. It did not have many herbs you would expect it to have and it had green bell peppers and glass noodles in it but it tasted good. A nice balance of saltiness, acid, and sweetness. The dishes came with a bit of white jasmine rice and not sticky rice. The spice scale is also the american scale which is expected. For those who eat spicier they have the "Thai spicy" level right after the spicy level you can try also. Overall i think they did a good job and knowing what i know now i wouldnt have had them try to make authentic papaya salad. I wish i could have tried what their americanized papaya salad wouldve tasted like. I also order the mango salmon poke bowl to go but had them replace the salmon with tuna. I give them slightly...

I've tried quite a few Thai restaurants around Minnesota and there are only two that I love, and Chili Thai is one. Their food is delicious, flavors are well incorporated especially when you ask for spicy, something many other restaurants fail to do; so many other restaurants I ask for Thai spicy or extra spicy and am let down or it's just chili oil thrown on top which is quite disappointing, but when me and my husband ask for extra spicy here our mouths are gladly burning. My husband and I come here at least once a month, we tried checking out the other Thai restaurants closer to us but keep coming back because nothing else compares. It's sad to see it's never busy, because the food is amazing, and the staff are so friendly and kind, they've come to know us and our order. We always get the egg rolls, which are on special Tuesdays, pad kee mao, Thai iced tea, and a mango sticky rice. We've tried all of their protein options, and I've settled on shrimp being my fav and my husband's is the mock dock. Their Thai iced tea is the perfect sweetness, and actually tastes like tea unlike others I've tried which are extremely sweet and taste like a fake drink mix. The spring rolls and gyoza are also delicious, as well as the sushi. We are trying to branch out more with what we try on their menu but it's hard when we know our staples are so delicious. If you live in the area please support this restaurant, I promise you it won't disappoint! We drive 45 min because...