Talay Chicago

Really great, new spot! Excellent food, quick service, and friendly staff. I recommend trying the crab rangoon, sushi, Panang curry, or Pad Thai. You won't leave hungry.

As another reviewer mentioned, the only small drawback is the music (or lack thereof). It's awkwardly quiet, which makes for a sleepy atmosphere. The space and décor are beautiful, so I think they just need to mix up the music a bit. Still definitely worth trying though. I'm rooting for them!

Great food and very affordable, but for the love of all things awkward they really need to do something about the ambiance. There's barely any music in the background and the restaurant is pretty quiet to begin with so you can hear almost everyone's conversation and they can hear yours. Definitely not an advised location to have a private dialogue.

Besides that though everything was excellent. There's sushi and thai,the portions are large and again it's super affordable especially cause it's BYOB. If you're not shy and don't care if others are all up in your business then you have zero problems, but if so you may want to just order take out.

Loved Talay. After frequenting Butterfly for quite some time, we decided to give Talay a try. Better Crab Rangoon, with huge chunks of crab. Better sushi and overall fish quality. Better green curry, my personal favorite. They offer brown rice. Friendly and prompt service. Really nice space. Still a BYOB to boot. We will be coming back, without a doubt.