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Royal Thai

Restaurant Asian restaurant Thai restaurant South east asian restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Asian restaurants in Gurnee


Address

5324 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031

Website

www.toasttab.com

Contact

(847) 244-2409

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (716 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 9 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 8 PM
  • Monday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, 4 to 8:30 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Ashley W. 2 years ago on Google
    I've been doing takeout lately, but also did indoor dining pre-pandemic many times. The staff is friendly and service is great. The food is fantastic! I've tried so many menu items and loved them all. The pho and pad see eiw are my most fave dishes. My family loves this restaurant!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Da channel F. 1 year ago on Google
    This is honestly one of my favorite restaurants ever. When I was in the area for about 3 days I ate there for almost every meal. I interacted with several different staff members and they all seemed really nice. Everything was made pretty fresh and the wait time wasn't too bad. I think the duck over rice was really good, and I definitely try the Thai iced tea with whatever you get. A negative would definitely be the fact that it's not in the best area, like it's not really near anything at all. I went in the mid spring and this was basically the only thing to do besides watch the newly released Sonic movie. Still heavily recommend if you are driving around Chicago!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexey B. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice decorated small cozy restaurant.Only 10 minutes of waiting time. They did not serve inside because of COVID situation but let us stay in. Thank you, guys, so much. The meal was delicious but because of COVID everything was served with plastics. Very reasonable prices.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jawad M. 2 years ago on Google
    It’d been a while since I had some good Thai food and this place sure does offer that. Loved their shrimp soup and their pineapple shrimp fried rice, the egg roles are fine but are good when dipped in the pineapple sauce that is given on the side and their service is quick too.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bryan B. 5 months ago on Google
    As a local real estate professional, I know the importance of a good review. This is why I intentionally take time to give credit when it's due. My family has been going to this restaurant for multiple years now. The service is always nice and friendly. You cannot go wrong with the Chicken Pad Thai. Disclaimer, I'm not affiliated with the restaurant or anyone who works there. I'm just a satisfied customer who supports great local businesses.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Barry B. 6 months ago on Google
    The most exciting thing with Royal Thai restaurant is the ceiling decorations. This place has turned into a “order on line” then pick it up. It is not a friendly or warm place to dine. One has to order at the counter, then sit at a plain cool table and wait to be called, so you can get up and grab your metal tray and bring it back to the table. By the way, the main dish was served in a small carry out tray and the rice was served in a rice carton and they give cheap plastic fork and spoon. . I might as well have done the order and pick up thing. Regarding the food, I found it plain and nothing to talk about. It won’t be a place to talk about or return to. Please before you go, look below 👇 and tap the thumbs 👍 up.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gequilla K. 2 years ago on Google
    Best restaurant has some of the freshest amazing tasting Thai food I've ever had. The entire mail down below cost me $23.98 and it was more than enough food for one person probably enough for three! If you're ever in Waukegan stop by Royal Thai.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lisa M. 1 year ago on Google
    We got takeout from Royal Thai for dinner on the first night of a three day road trip. I've never eaten so well en route before. I had the broccoli entree, stir-fried with shiitake mushroom and garlic wine sauce, with tofu and extra veggies prepared medium hot. It wasn't very spicy, but it was delicious, and I accepted the hot sauce (sambal oelek) they offered when I picked up my order, so I adjusted some of my meal. For dessert I had taro custard, which was everything I imagined it would be. My wife had duck pad thai and sweet rice with egg custard. She liked them both so much she didn't let me taste them. She also saved her leftover pad thai carefully transferring it from hotel fridge to minivan cooler to hotel fridge to minivan cooler to enjoy at our destination where she knew I'd be tired enough to eat a pack of cheese crackers for dinner and call it enough, but she wanted something good. You don't have to eat the food from Royal Thai on a hotel room bed while wearing your favorite sweats, but the beautifully fresh veggies certainly add some class to the photo.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarah H. 6 months ago on Google
    This was my first time here and I ordered carry out. The staff were very pleasant and I did not have to wait very long at all. I ordered the Royal Thai Sampler and everything was delicious, but I was blown away by the pad thai in particular. I would eat here again in a heartbeat!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nadia R. 9 months ago on Google
    The decor really is nice however the dine in feel quickly dissolves as soon as you are greeted. They tell you to sit anywhere and have you grab menus at the checkout. To place your order you have to walk back up there. You have to serve your own water. And the food is served in to go containers. Definitely not the experience I was expecting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joseph T. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been ordering delivery from Royal Thai on a monthly basis for years, and I can't say enough good things about the food! The Pad Thai and Pad See Ew are awesome! They do a great job letting you customize the heat level to your tastes. The hottest option is spicy even for a chili fiend like me. The portions are generous and fairly-priced, including sides like rice. Orders are consistently accurate and hot when they arrive. Highly recommended!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sara C. 4 years ago on Google
    A small restaurant with really good food. We got crab rangoon and spring rolls for appetizer. I recommend the crab rangoon! For our entree we got chicken panang and pad see ew. I really recommend the pad see ew. Aside from the great food, the service was really fast and the staff were so friendly. Will definitely go here again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karana M. P. 5 months ago on Google
    Enjoyed my Lad Nar dish today, which was prepared authentically as it is in Thailand! It's been quite some time since I've had my favorite dish prepared this well. It did my mind so well 😌. I love the menu. I just wish that they had the fried ice cream with strawberry sauce. Can't wait to return.

  • 5/5 Connor S. 8 months ago on Google
    Food is great! There isn’t really service, you order ur food at the register and they bring it to your table. Which I love! They don’t over over or rush anything for ordering food. Everything is plastic tho so it’s prob better to order takeout. Had almost everything here. Their duck curry is amazing, get their pad Thai spicy. However don’t get the Vietnamese Pho kinda mid but this is a Thai restaurant. Recommend any of the Chef dishes they have a little bit of everything!

  • 2/5 Danny2491 7 months ago on Google
    The dine in service is terrible. Instead of the old nice sit down experience they used to have you now have to order at the counter, you eat out of to go containers and serve yourself water from paper cups. That would be forgivable if the food also didnt go downhill as well. Little yo no flavor now. Will not be back.

  • 5/5 Stefanie O. 7 months ago on Google
    Love their food!! It's a little on the pricey side, but it is delicious! Usually get the Kung Pao Chicken Spicy, Shrimp and Chicken Fried Rice (which they can also make spicy) and the egg rolls. The sweet pineapple sauce for the egg rolls is fantastic.

  • 5/5 Gene F. 8 months ago on Google
    Great food and nice service. Tons of to-go, doordash, ect. orders while we dined in. Please see the photos of the menu.

  • 3/5 Megan K. 1 year ago on Google
    It was okay. Made the pad Thai vegan and the portion was bigger than it looks. But it left a pastey, sticky taste/feeling in my mouth. It didn’t taste fresh, but it was filling. Probably wouldn’t go again.

  • 1/5 Jimmy D. 9 months ago on Google
    The good old Royal Thai I used to love is gone. Now you're getting paper cups paper plates, you have to self serve. Even the beat up Chinese take out near me provide better plates and cups. Pad Thai was little to no flavor.

  • 4/5 Akila I. 1 year ago on Google
    It was my first time at this Thai restaurant. I went with my friends. The ambiance was good. The wait time for the food order was about 5 minutes. We ordered veggie dumplings, fried rice, green curry and noodles. They served the food in to-go boxes (which I liked). The appetizer (dumplings) had only 1 vegetable. We didn’t enjoy the dumplings. The main course tasted good. However, all the dishes were very greasy. Being vegetarian I really wish they had more options in their menu.

  • 2/5 Marlene J. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is delicious, the prices are fair but more careful please this is the second time I get a surprise the first time it was a hair ok but this is very dangerous!

  • 3/5 Burton F. 1 year ago on Google
    Okay Thai, over the years I've sampled the chicken satay and pad Thai, this time I tried the Thai wings and some potstickers. It's a solid 3 star experience.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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