Crying Tiger
4.4 ★ average from 5 reviews
Crying Tiger brings regional Thai flavors to River North, specializing in traditional street food and spicy grilled meats. The kitchen highlights authentic ingredients through a menu of classic curries, noodles, and the signature marinated steak that gives the restaurant its name.
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- ★★★☆☆azha r
Great food and atmosphere, but terrible, rushed service. I was so excited to try this place, and while the atmosphere was lovely and the food was flavorful, the service ruined the experience. We felt incredibly rushed they brought our main courses out right after serving our appetizers, leaving us no time to relax and enjoy our lunch. To make matters worse, at the end of the meal, we had to wait forever just to get the waitress's attention to get our dessert to go. Delicious food, but the hospitality was highly disappointing.
- ★★★★☆Alex Jackson
Every dish I had was tasty! Great service as well. The tiger desert was overrated in my opinion, next time I'll try the others. I would recommend you try this restaurant. I'll go back and try many other dishes
- ★★★★★Ashley Harrington
I came here for my birthday after seeing a tiktok video. Our waiter, Jesse, was amazing, engaging and honest about the food and spiciness. Everything I had was amazing! My friend also enjoyed her food. Drinks were also delicious.
- ★★★★★Heather About the town
We came in a Friday night without a reservation and surprisingly we were able to get a spot at the bar fairly quickly. This place is absolutely stunning down to the bathrooms!! The salty dog was by far the best contain… very well balanced and just purely whimsical in its presentation. The milk tea was rich and smooth and a great finish for the night. We enjoyed the pork belly and the fried rice as we had dinner reservations after. All of it was purely divine and a must!!
- ★★★★★Rifah Odeh
Stopped in after work to snag some bar seats. There were three of us and we got two seats immediately and after about 30 minutes we were able to get the third. We were still able to order and share dessert while we waited for that third chair so that was nice. We worked backward by starting with the famous crying tiger dessert. Definitely a must try. We weren't even sure we were going to order dinner but based on how everything smelled, and because we weren't sure when we would be back, we did. The dishes are big and meant for sharing. The crispy rice basic chicken was flavorful but extremely spicy. The spice level was a bit much for me. I highly recommend the Wagyu short rib curry with crispy noodles. It had a small kick but was very flavorful and the creaminess along with the mixture of textures made the dish extremely comforting on a cold Chicago evening. A friend asked if it was worth the hype and I responded yes and no. While, it's a solid spot, I really don't think it's worth going nuts trying to make a reservation for it. Try walking in and sitting at the bar at a less busy time or wait for some of the hype to die down before you try to go.