Tong Phoon Thai is rated as the Best Thai Restaurant in East St. Louis for a number of years. We serve authentic Thai food and offer the friendliest and best customer service there is. Come and experience a real Thai cuisine with us at 5900 N Illinois St, Fairview Heights.
Comfy, family-owned nook in a strip mall offering Thai bites & lunch specials to eat in or take out. Based on 505 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
5900 N Illinois St, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
Phone: (618) 632-1210
Website: https://www.tongphoon.com/
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Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–9 PM |
| Saturday | 12–9 PM |
| Sunday | 12–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–9 PM |
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Reviews
Vicki Wilson
UPDATE 5/11/23
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Daniel Kerwood
Some reviews were mixed but our experience was great. Very friendly owner and waitress. Orders were accurate and delicious. Location
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Kelsey Schultz
My mom treated us to an anniversary dinner on a Sunday night at Tong Phoon Thai. We had been once before and we were equally pleased on our return visit.
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Jamie Runyon
Had dinner here tonight and had some of the best chicken panang, pad Thai and spring rolls we’ve ever had. We travel all over the US and Thai is a must dish for us to try everywhere.. this place hands down is #1 so far in our travels!! The veggies and meat all sliced and diced just perfect size, the flavor and thickness of the panang was amazing, the pad Thai noodles were juicy and not dry, everything had the perfect flavor and spice with level 1. The service was fast and very friendly. Must be everyone’s favorite as the place was busy and to gos were non stop. Thanks for making us and our belly’s smile we will definitely be back!!
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Samantha Hagerman
The servers were great, and the food was excellent and served quickly. It tasted authentic, spicy, and comforting. I only gave 4 stars for the atmosphere, because my husband sat on a wooden bench. Other than that, it was great! I would recommend it to anyone who loves Thai food.
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Angelizm
I am very disappointed & sad to have to make this review. I enjoyed my typical meal of panang shrimp curry. But I also ordered pad-see-ew noodles with duck. The duck costs an additional $8…and it looked like they battered already-cooked duck & refried it. The noodles were coated in a red, oily glaze. This dish was disgusting & had a sweet taste that is not how pad-see-ew is made. Needless to say, I threw it out. Also…During the busy lunch hour on a Friday, it took 1 hour for us to get our food from the time we ordered.
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Alika Makakilo
My favorite Thai Restaurant from 7 years ago when I retired and return to Hawaii. Returned tonight while visiting and the green papaya salad is still delicious along with the Penang Curry with pork. Keep it up.
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William Shirley (Bill)
A small but excellent restaurant. Spicy dishes can be accommodated to your taste from spiciness 1 (hardly spicy) to spiciness 5 (very spicy). My spouse and I prefer spiciness 2 but taste is an individual experience. Even within a plate, spiciness can vary. Pictured is Pineapple Tangerine Chicken which is served with rice. Update: 25JUL2023, got the Pad Samros (a fish dish) – WOW – spiciness 2 was REALLY spicy – rice could not tone it down enough.
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Amy Nguyen
First time coming to this restaurant. Let’s me just say this place is AMAZING!!! Great service and amazing food Thai fried rice was super good 3 stars spicy was bomb as well as tom yum noodles soup 3 stars spicy as well super great! Thai iced tea was real good as the sprite was water down once we got it thank god the waitress gave us water.
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Rick Kraniewski
The best Thai food in the city! My daughter and I were traveling through and found this excellent restaurant! The Pad Kee Mao, spring rolls and the dumplings were so delicious!! The host and waiter were very friendly and we will definitely be back!
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