Cida Thai — Restaurant in Lyons Township

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Thai restaurant in the Chicagoland area. The food is amazing and the service is friendly. Cida is normally creatively decorated to coincide with the season or nearest holiday. Once seated, you'll notice a small jar filled with M&M's and a couple lollipops to snack on. If you have kids, they'll be given crayons where they can draw all over the paper table cloth. For appetizers, the crab rangoon, fresh spring rolls, chicken satays, and pot stickers are all perfect, tasty starters. My favorite meal here is the Pad Si-EW (best I've ever had) -- It varies from traditional by adding a few more vegetables but it works! The Shrimp with Glass Noodles, Pad Thai, and Panang Curry soup are a few of their other delicious dishes. The dessert I always try to leave room for is the Banana in Coconut Milk -- Seems like such a simple treat but once you have a taste the only thing that'll slow you down from slurping this down is how hot it initially is served. If you can't find parking in the front, swing around to the back where there is...

I've been coming to Cida for about 20 years now and every single meal and takeout order I've ever had from them has been truly outstanding. I've had a lot of Thai food from a lot of great restaurants and this remains far and away my favorite. Their curries are simply the best; where others are often too thick and sweet, Cida's are consistently the perfect harmony of spice, acidity, and umami. Their stir fries always have this gorgeous mild smokiness that lends so much complexity to even relatively simple noodleand veggie dishes. Cap it off with incredible Thai desserts that you can't easily find anywhere else and you have a complete dining experience that will delight your from start to finish. The service has always been outstanding, making you feel like a part of the family. The prices are incredibly reasonable for the high quality of fare offered, especially considering how expensive dining out in general is these days.

I simply cannot recommend Cida Thai highly enough. Just try it already and see...

I'd passed by Cida Thai many times on the way home along LaGrange Rd, and was feeling the urge to have some Pad See Ew

I ordered the bbq pork pad see ew, and received excellent service from the chef and server, who was friendly and timely. This is the kind of place that exudes comfort. Clean, but not clinical. Humble, but not cold. The kind of place that soothes in the middle of the day or in the wee hours of the night

The meal itself was excellent. The noodles were soft but firm, the vegetables bright and present but not in a way that was raw or overpowering, the pork tender and juicy. The pad see ew was probably the first time i've had such a generous helping of fried noodles and not felt bloated or overwhelmed. It was perfect for lunch.

I recommend Cida Thai, whether you be a solo diner like myself, or a group, if you love Thai food and friendly staff. My only "qualm" is the somewhat unorthodox means of getting in and out of the lot to and from LaGrange, but I choose not to hold that against...