Tasty Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Vernon Hills

Went there for the widely-advertised Fri - Mon lunch "buffet".

Well, the food is great, (like all Thai cooking - I mean, how can you not like Thai, right?), however, it is only "somewhat" of a buffet.

They have 2 choices of rice, and 4-5 choices of chicken. No beef, no pork, no salad(s) of any kind, nothing else.

All that is strictly "metered" in small tubs, (or, whatever you call those things), and put out in very limited, tiny, quantities.

For just 5 bucks more, you will get the same amount of food you will eat there, if you order a take out from them.

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What I absolutely disliked was that they, actually, ASKED me for a tip! For a self-serve meal, self-pick up utensils, basically, "everything self", they ASKED me for a tip!

First and foremost, a tip is a purely voluntary thing, and of course I could throw in 2-3 bucks, (which would make it a 20% tip, for a lunch "buffet" - my friggin' morning coffee costs almost $5 these days).

It's the fact that they ASKED for it, having put in the minimum amount of effort, (read, NO effort, for all practical purposes, and with the "neediness" in their voice, too), was what turned me away.

I, myself, am needy like that when I AM LOOKING FOR A JOB, and not begging for a 2-3 dollar tip.

And the most degrading thing was that the guy who asked for a tip was the actual owner of the restaurant! - There were NO servers, of any kind, there - Period.

I know that place. He works there by himself, (all the time), with an occasional family member for help, and a cook, (and, the latter might just be a family member, too).

I highly doubt his business is doing that bad that he needs to ask for a 2-3 dollar tip, 'cause, his delivery side of the business is BOOMING!

And, all he has to do is to just cook the meal, and put it into a plastic bag! - THAT'S ALL!

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Anyway, I feel like I just had to express my opinion, in this case...

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I'm sure there will be some of you who feel otherwise, and you are perfectly well entitled to...

I'm giving this restaurant only 1 star because it's not authentic Thai food. I should have known as soon as I walked in and was greeted by the Greek guy. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt thinking surely the cook is Thai. Nope. Wrong. I could tell immediately. My wife is Thai. Im in Thailand about 5 or 6 times a year. I've had real Thai food. And I indersunde this isn't Thailand. But who runs a Thai restaurant without Thai people? Especially the cook?? I ordered my food in Thai, and the guy had no idea what I was saying. So in English I asked for the green curry with pork, spicy. I was there with my mother, she ordered a different dish. First, real Thai restaurants will give you a bowl of rice with EACH dish. Not one bowl for everyone to share. Second, my food was not spicy, and had things in it that didn't belong, like noodles and big chunks of bell pepper. Yet was missing some of the normal ingredients that always go in that dish. The whole flavor was completely different than what it was sposed to taste like. Very disappointing. Not to mention, our bill was nearly 30 dollars. That's a bit expensive for fake Thai food. You can buy our entire meal in Thailand for under 300 baht (or about 9 dollars). If you want real Thai food this isn't the place. If you never had authentic Thai food, you'll never know what you're missing if you eat here. I would suggest a different Thai restaurant. One that actually had Thai...

Have been craving Pad Thai food for 2 years since moving to the area. Decided to finally do something about it, was close to Tasty Thai and needed to kill time so I decided on an early dinner. The place was empty except for one man standing by the front counter, probably getting a to-go order. I was greeted promptly, seated at a booth and handed a menu. I was so excited! I ordered the chicken pot stickers and obviously the chicken Pad Thai. The pot stickers were served quickly and were pretty good. I could barley wait for the Pad Thai! It was served shortly after the pot stickers and right away I could tell it wasn't what I was used to. It was DRENCHED in an orange colored sauce. When I took my first bite, I was devastatingly disappointed. It tasted nothing like Pad Thai I had ever had. It was sickly sweet and had no spice. The chicken even tasted funny. I decided to pick around the chicken and hoped maybe it would get better. It didn't. I couldn't even eat it. It was terrible! I've had better instant Pad Thai out of a box from the ethnic aisle at a grocery store. So, my hunt for good Pad...