Best Asian Food - Arun’s Thai Restaurant
4156 N. Kedzie Ave Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 539-1909
Spare yourself a ticket to Bangkok. Skip your daily meditation – Arun’s culinary artistry will send you a few steps closer to Nirvana. Chef Arun Sampanthavivat, poet and painter of the Buddhist-influenced canvases that line the elegant dining area, is a true creator and is deemed a “genius” by peers and critics alike. It’s no wonder he threw out the paper menu in 1998, leaving patrons solely with the simplest option: a 12-course Chef’s Design Menu ($85, $135 with wine pairings). Servers are liaisons to the chef in his endeavor to craft a sophisticated harmony of 12-courses with each patron’s personal and dietary preferences as his guide. So put a check next to Arun’s in your copy of 1000 Places to See Before You Die (p. 624 – we’re not kidding), and make a reservation while rubbing your Buddha’s tummy and thanking him that Chef Arun decided to set up shop in Chicago. Hours of Operation: Tue-Thu, Sun 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10:30pm
