My husband and I went to Thara Thai after the recommendation from our friends. Till now we had tried only one restaurant for Thai food in Champaign and the experience was horrible as all the dishes were too sweet for our palate. So, we finally decided to give a try to Thara Thai. We went there at 4 pm and only 3 tables were filled. We got seated quickly. We ordered chicken satay, tom yum shrimp and pad Thai noodles with shrimp, all medium spicy. Chicken satay was low on spice but tasted nice with the peanut sauce. Tom yum soup had loads of shrimp and tasted really nice with juicy mushrooms. It had a perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors. Pad Thai was nice.
Overall my ratings are:
Chicken Satay: 7/10
Tom yum soup: 9/10
Pad Thai noodles with shrimp: 7/10
I would love to go back and try papaya salad and seafood pad ped.