Lily Thai
615 Grand Street
(between Leonard St & Lorimer St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 218-7522
- Nearest Transit:
Metropolitan Ave-Lorimer St (G, L)
- Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: No
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Delivers: Yes
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Good for: Lunch, Dinner
22 Reviews for Lily Thai
I'm a big fan of Lilly Thai,
Sometimes I just get the appetizers not to say that the entrees aren't good.
They are really nice about customizing certain dishes to make them more veggie friendly.
I mostly get take out or delivery and the service is very fast!
I think I've eaten in the restaurant a couple of times, but I dislike the yellow walls,
its just to stark and bright and not romantic or relaxing enough. if the walls were a little darker I would be in there way more often. and I firmly believe that it would be more crowded. The decor is really perfect, if they just repainted it like a dark redwood brown, or any darker soothing color, it would be more relaxing and conducive to having a nice dining experience.
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The food is good and prompt for delivery...
BUT the lady who answers the phone screws up my order almost every time. She forgets drinks.. leaves out appetizers. It has happened 3 times of the 5 I've ordered from them. The crappy part is that the forgotten items are always on the bill... and I have to call to correct the order after my food has arrived. So then the poor delivery guy has to go and come back... and I'm a sucker so I end up tipping him twice. BOO!
So annoying.
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Visiting my sister in Brooklyn this week. We wanted some Thai food for dinner last night. When I lived here, I was all about some takeout from SEA.
Sister convinced me to try Lily Thai. I did. It was great!! I had the Panang Curry and Tom Kha. Both were remarkably good. She had the Thai Dumplings - she commented they were good.
Delivery was prompt, food was hot. What more could I ask for?
Best in the neighborhood. The Thai barbecued chicken is great, but the portions have diminished. Duck spring rolls were outstanding for a long time, but recently have been mine fields of cartilage. The curry's are tasty, but sometimes too watery. They have ginger rice (as well as several other kinds) which is a giant plus.
Watch out for the delivery guy who always rounds way up, sorry pal, homie don't play that. I called to tell them their website was down months ago and it still is, I guess we've got them covered.
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This is my go to place when I want a good meal not far from the homestead. In regards to the beverages...I never had anything but the Thai iced tea. It's delicious, so delicious I never felt the need to experiment drinking anything else. Conversely, I have eaten a number of things off of the menu. I have had the curry puffs, the spring rolls, the Kuay Tiew Gai, the Pad Thai, the grilled shrimp, the chicken wings, the Kaeng Panang with chicken, the Thai salad and cucumber salad. I probably have tried every appetizer as well. The appetizers are great. Sometimes me and my lady order nothing but apps and just have a two person sampling party.
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Let's face the fact that Thai food is Thai food unless you're going high end toney and then, well, it's magical. When it sucks it's horrible. I know it's tough to give a Thai joint 4 stars but they get that extra star for effort and consistancy and for being the best place in the hood. Ok, grounds rules established...
OK so enough disclaimer: Lily is just very respectable and consistant Thai. Really decent green curry, great veggie dumplings, tasty fried tofu (how can you go wrong- yummy and good for you.....right? right....) and their delivery is speedy, speedy and I olny order delivery so there ya go,
enjoy
A week ago I had Lily Thai; for the last two days I have been thinking about when I can order again. The green coconut curry with vegetarian duck and some sticky rice satisfies me in infinite ways. The curry is the jam that makes it the real deal. It's spicy and creamy and savory and flavored just so that your eyes water but it's not so painful that you miss out on the top-notch taste explosion. As far as I'm concerned Lily and Khao have the closest Bangkok via DC flavor happening of Thai for which I don't have to leave my house. I've recently moved from a central spot to a weird pocket of delivery no-man's-land but Lily's reach is far and wide, speedy and piping hot.
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Greasy and delicious.
The food here is consistently yummy. I can't speak to authenticity, but it's good. fast. cheap.
One note though: the soup is not vegetarian...stick to the noodle dishes!
I hate reviewing Thai places because I am biased. I prefer my mother's home cooking. I hardly ever eat Thai food in New York because everyone tells me it's horrendous so I rather not waste my time. I did hear from a Thai friend who lives in the neighb that Lily Thai would satisfy my Thai food cravings. And after 2x, I can review that Lily Thai ain't bad. No it ain't! I'll tell you that. It does the job. It is however overpriced, IMHO.
2 stars = good.
insanely fast delivery (only dined in the restaurant 1x)
Thai Dumpling - I could pop 100 of these babies and not blink...the soy-based dipping sauce is the best, no really, the best
Thai Spare Ribs - terrific, but only order if you can handle eating meat off bones, they are not the long ones like in chinese restaurant, but rather little nugget-like...also come with a crazy hot sauce, not a huge fan, good enough alone
Pad Sea Ew - complex brown sauce, wide noodles (like chow fun), egg and bitter chinese broccoli - killer!
Thai Fried Rice - so moist and comforting, great kick with the chiles
Kaeng Pa - Red curry - solid
the beef is the best of the meats, very tender, the pork and chicken are a little dry
have yet to try the dishes with seafood
Gai Yang - huge portion of roasted, bone- in chicken, served in pieces over chines broccoli...very moist...came with a ramped up version of duck sauce for dipping, although the chicken was good enough alone
I have yet to try new dishes, b/c I just keep craving these favorites
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This is my favorite Thai restaurant in the neighborhood. The thai iced tea, pad see ew, and massaman curry are excellent, as well as all of the appetizers. The prices are totally reasonable. A great place to come for American style Thai food in Brooklyn.
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Favorite Thai of all time? Are you serious? I read the reviews and thought...ok lets try it. Well let me say the only redeeming quality of this place was that it was BYOB with one of those wine/liquor shops with bullet proof glass between you and the bottles right across the street. A seven dollar bottle of barefoot wine was of far superior quality to the food we at at this place.
We had rubbery fish cakes that we couldn't finish, salad with a peanut sauce way too peanutty...that again I couldn't finish....and really who can't finish a salad? We also had tolerable steamed dumplings that unfortunately had a dipping sauce too thick and too sweet. I was hoping for a standard soy and vinegar type sauce to go with them...would have worked better. We also had Chicken satay which wasn't awful...but I've made better at home. The best part of my meal was the Tom Yum soup....which is a favorite of mine all the time and here was merely tolerable...not notable. The decor was nice, the service fast and pleasant...but I wouldn't go back. No way!
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Ehh. With all the great reviews this place gets, I figured I had to try it, but I don't think I'll be back.
I ordered green curry with chicken and summer rolls for take-out. For some reason summer rolls aren't on the menu, but when I asked about them he said they did have them. So 10 minutes (fast, friendly service) and $15 later I'm home and I open my bag with the summer rolls and the biggest container of Curry (32oz!) I've ever seen.
The summer rolls are pretty good - standard fare with bonus points for the inclusion of avocado, but the sweet plum sauce is too sweet and overbearing - I wish it was just a nice peanut sauce like most other Thai restaurants.
The curry . . . oh my. Well for starters, it isn't thick at all. Its the consistency of water. And speaking of water, I'm pretty sure thats about what 90% of it was. It was actually spicy, but I felt like I needed to add salt to bring out the flavor, and maybe even a little bit of sugar. And there was barely any meat.
When I pay $15 for lunch I don't like feeling like I need to add ingredients to make my food taste good. I would have much rather had a smaller portion of a thicker and more rich curry than a giant bowl of spicy water with a few veggies almost no chicken.
I could have had the exact same meal for $10 at Sea and it would have tasted 100 times better. I guess next time I will. Too bad, Lily Thai - I had big expectations for you.
great food, great service, and its never crowded. they dont just replace meat with tofu or whatever, they actually try to make good veggie food. and it works. great curry.
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I've only ordered delivery.... but it is amazing!!! Definitely one of the best delivery thai places in the neighborhood. Highly recommended. I haven't been to the actual restaurant yet.
My favorite Thai restaurant of all time: Lily Thai. My roommate and I spent all of the significant moments of our lives here. (Deciding whether to move to a new apartment, celebrating a birthday or an accomplishment or a new job, mourning the passing of my family dog, bringing visiting parents and friends... the list goes on.)
This place offers eat-in or take-out, both of which I have utilized. Here are my "must haves" (but feel free to pick some of your own!): Kang Puk Soup (delicious, delicious, five-star soup -- not to be missed!), Spring Rolls and Fried Tofu (as appetizers -- the dipping sauces are excellent!), Chicken Pad Sea Ew, and Shrimp Pad Thai (typical Thai dishes, but amazing!).
I have to admit, we got into a little bit of a rut, often getting and sharing these same things over and over again! But earlier on when we were more adventuresome, everything we tried was excellent. Heed a warning from me here: some of the curries are EXTREMELY SPICY. Ask your server if you're not sure. Some curries were TOO spicy for me to eat. (I ended up diluting them with sour cream at home!) The flavor was great, so if you like spicy, you will love it, but just proceed with caution!
The service is fast and attentive. The place is never crowded. They have pleasant and cheerful decor. It's easy to come here with just two people, or a larger group.
The food is great, the atmosphere somehow lends itself to meaningful conversations, and you'll come again and again.
Lily Thai is love! xoxox
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I went there several times when it first opened. Then I finally gave up. I'm sure the food has probably gotten better but until new evidence is weighed I vote no.
I don't like the feeling that I've seen one of my appetizers in the film Blade Runner.
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Best thai in the neighborhood, hands down. Never eaten in, only delivery, but everything is always, always great.
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Awesome delivery, but skip the lunch specials, they're too rice heavy and skimp on the meat. The regular noodle or curry orders are your best bet. Dining in is fine, but its not going to impress a date. Good for curry and Thai tea/coffee with an old friend.
pretty good neighborhood thai place. the delivery is way better than the actual restaurant experience.
the food is quite flavorful, and they will make pretty much all the dishes with tofu or vegetables instead of meat, if you ask.
I used to think (like many, inspired by Hank Buke) that there was no hangover cure like sex, and then I discovered Lily Thai. As unostentatious as a Wmsburg place can be, the understated simplicity of flawlessness. Bring your own bottle and get to work on the next day's hangover, and don't pass on the soup.
C!
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