Thai-d - Marion

The food and customer service were fantastic. I dined there for two consecutive days and would certainly return if I'm in the area again.

Our server came over quickly to take our drink orders. They offer complimentary iced tea, which is a nice touch. My wife opted for that, while I chose plain ice water due to my sensitivity to caffeine. Surprisingly, the server brought me iced tea anyway and forgot the water—thanks for that! My wife ordered the Chicken Pad Thai, and I stuck with my usual, the yellow coconut curry chicken at medium spice. I like to stick with what I know works. We also ordered pork potstickers since we were quite hungry after a long drive. The potstickers arrived promptly but weren't what we expected; they were wrapped in flour and fried, tasting more like a chicken pot pie crust. They were just average. Our main dishes arrived soon after. Mine looked great, while my wife’s dish lacked color—it was just a dull brown. My curry was flavorful, but I received only about 4.5 pieces of chicken, which was disappointing considering it cost $11. For $8, I could have gotten four times the amount of chicken with the same flavor at Kevin’s. I understand we’re all feeling the effects of inflation, but that’s a bit much. Additionally, the potatoes were undercooked. I tried a bite of the Pad Thai, and the chicken tasted like it had been reheated from the night before—not great. Overall, I would have rated this higher if they hadn’t skimped on the protein. Come on, Thai D, do better!

We ordered crab rangoon, fried rice, and pad thai. The crab rangoon was enjoyable, but the pad thai was overly sweet and lacked balance. Instead of incorporating spices during cooking, they were simply sprinkled on top, resulting in each bite tasting different. The fried rice, on the other hand, was disappointing—soft, drenched, and thoroughly overcooked. I requested extra eggs, but they never arrived. The staff mentioned there was a new cook in training, but it seems a lot of training is needed to address these issues. Overall, it was below standard.

For locals this may be a good place but I can assure you this is not as advertised whatsoever. The place has appealing decor but Food is mediocre at best. Service was ok, no complaints. First of all, crab rangoons have no crab, just cream cheese. I thought maybe im wrong and don 't see any because they used real crab haha. But server confirmed that they use imitation crab. That 's hard to miss. Gyoza were just like the frozen kind you buy at the store. So were the egg rolls. Pad Thai had a strange after taste, acidic sauce and dry pieces of bland chicken. Chicken fried rice was ok. Usually I take unfinished food to go but it was honestly not worth it. There is zero authenticity at this restaurant. Luckily we are not local, so we easily won 't come back.

Pad Thai delicious. Like amazing. Tom yum. Pretty good. Can we please talk about the fact that there are TWO EMMY awards inside this restaurant? In Marion, Illinois of all places!! Like wow.