Thai Sookdee

Sometimes, I am scared to go to Thai restaurants because of the whole “I can’t eat peanuts” issue. However, I have never had a problem at the restaurant Thai Sookdee, and I think everyone needs to go eat there immediately. Although the service is occasionally slow, the waitresses are generally friendly. For an appetizer, I would strongly recommend any of the soups, but my personal favorite is the Tom Kha. Tom Kha is like Tom Yum soup, but instead of a clear broth, the broth is white and made from coconut milk. However, I have not been impressed with their other appetizers such as the Thai style potstickers. I found them to be over-fried, and generally not good. Their fruit smoothies (mango, pineapple, banana, strawberry, watermelon and leeche) are delicious, but I suggest splitting one among two or three people. Usually, I end up with a Thai iced coffee which is iced coffee and sweetened condensed milk. For my entrées, I tend to rotate between the yellow curry (slightly spicy), garlic chicken, ginger chicken, pad see eiw, pad woon sen, or BBQ pork bamee. For dessert, you need to order the rice and mango. It completes me. You may have noticed that I eat here a lot… I really don’t think you can go wrong at this place. I couldn’t say whether the food is authentic or not because I have never been to or lived in Thailand. Also, the customers are mostly Northwestern students, so this makes me think it might not be entirely traditional Thai food. Nonetheless, it’s good enough for me. The location is also perfect because it is about 1 block away from the Century Movie Theatre in Evanston. Warning – Do not go to Carmen’s Pizzeria next store. The pizza is disgusting and the service is horrible. Our waiter ignored us and read a book in the corner of the restaurant. I was considering doing an entire post about it, but I didn’t want to be a bigger jerk than I had to be. Sorry.
Thai Sookdee
1016 Church Street
Evanston, IL 60201-3623
(847) 866-8012