Tusk Thai Cuisine: Authentic Thai Flavors in Batavia, IL

TLDR: good food but environment needs some work. Location is super convenient being right next to the parking garage. However, the sign is a little run down and inside was much smaller than I expected. I came for lunch on a Thursday and there were only two other small groups there. They had a special menu for lunch which had limited options. I tried the chicken panang curry which came with spring rolls. The spring rolls were alright. The curry was good though! Not sure if the portion was smaller since it was lunch but it was just right for one person (no leftovers). The spice level was also perfect - a tad spicy but doable. I think take out would be the best move here.

Great option for Thai in Batavia I've been here on a couple of occasions and always pleased with the food and the service. I wish the portions were a little bigger. However I still always recommend this restaurant to Thai food lovers!

My go-to for Thai, service and atmosphere is excellent, Thai Fire is an amazing dish but spicy, you can adjust the heat levels, Tom Kha is a must try, Very flavorful and you can order with Tofu or choices of meat, you can also adjust heat level but have to ask, I always ask for extra spicy, it's not spicy at all unless you request it. Chicken Satay and Peanut sauce is delicious served with cucumber salad, great selection of appetizers, all that I've ordered have been great choices, Thai Eggrolls, potstickers, spring rolls, chicken Satay, coconut shrimp, definitely a must try if your in the mood for Thai food

Five stars for food, service, cleanliness, ambiance! Asian restaurants are rarely so friendly. The location is in quaint, vintage downtown Batavia by the river, with brick road and sidewalk. I brought my two grandkids (5 & 9 y/o) who do not like spicy food. They ordered the dumpling soup, Thai egg rolls, money buckets, pot stickers and rice. All non-spicy and all demolished! I got the Cashew entree with shrimp, loaded with veggies and mildly spicy. So delicious. For dessert we shared a Lava cake which the kids talked about all the way home. Superb! Gotta go back with my hubby who loves spicy!

Stopped in n for dinner on a Saturday evening. This is a smaller venue, but we were able to be seated right away. The service was prompt, attentive and friendly and not overbearing or intrusive. While we were waiting for food I had a good view of the door and they do lots of take out orders and the staff seem to know most of the people coming in for the take out orders. We ordered the Thai eggs rolls, lemongrass beef, drunken noodles, and mango sticky rice. All of the food was great! The eggs rolls came out hot and crispy. The dippy sauce was very good. Lemongrass beef had great flavor and the drunken noodles were excellent. The noodles had the right amount of kick to them. All the food was delicious and would get any of them again!

Great food. Good selection. Good service. However, very cozy space so it would be a bit difficult for a larger group. And yes, I definitely will come back.

This place is located along the river and has a warm ambiance. They can accommodate groups. The food is really amazing and light on the stomach. The green curry was splendid. Pad thai was good. The summer rolls had too many greens and felt a little dry. Overall a very good place for Thai Food. The staffs were friendly.

Customer service was great! They were very nice and since I was dining alone, they didn't push me to chat. They would wait a few seconds to see if I was going to chat them up, but I play online UNO when I'm dining alone, so I don't always WANT to chat. The ambiance was okay. It is a small dining room on a corner of Water St. in Batavia, which is a busy area. It reminds me of dining in a small restaurant in Chicago proper. The food was pretty delicious, but I honestly have had better. I wanted to give them a try, and I did, but I don't think I'll be back unless a friend suggests it. I tried the veggie spring rolls which are supposed to be in rice wrap, but it really tasted like flour tortilla wrap. Then the amount of rice they gave me with the yellow curry was not as much as other places. But the flavor of the curry itself was really good.

Still perfect Thai food, ordering ahead made it even faster. Makes me want to visit Batavia. Don't forget - BYOB!