Bad weekend for Thai restaurants-Manee Thai & Jitlada

I stopped by for some Thai food this weekend at my favorite Northwest Thai joint and found it boarded up. A businese next door told me that they had a huge fire Saturday morning and burned the roof down. Not sure of the cause- but by the looks of things-no more good Thai on the Northwest side for awhile.

So I headed East towards the lakefront to see a friend and I stopped by Jitlada on /Halsted and found the restaurant had it's window shades closed but their door open- with the City's signage on their door closing the restaurant. I went to a website that shows all the businesses that the city inspects at everyblock chicago and below are the list of violations.

JITLADA THAT HOUSE RESTAURANT failed inspection
Restaurant inspection detailsLocation 3715 N HALSTED
Inspection date May 2, 2008
Name JITLADA THAI HOUSE RESTAURANT
Doing business as JITLADA THAT HOUSE RESTAURANT
Also known as JITLADA THAI HOUSE
Result Fail
Violations V1: Critical: Regarding safe food sources
V13: Critical: Regarding vermin/insect infestations
V32: Minor: Regarding state of equipment and utensils
V33: Minor: Regarding cleanliness and sanitization
V35: Minor: Regarding walls and ceilings
V36: Minor: Regarding lighting
V38: Minor: Regarding airflow and plumbing
V41: Minor: Regarding cleanliness of establishment
Notes The V1 violation was corrected during the inspection.

the link to this useful site is: http://chicago.everyblock.com/restauran ... /2/823926/

I hope they clean up their act soon - very few good authentic Thai in the Lakeview area.

Ank 68 wrote:no more good Thai on the Northwest side for awhile.

Huh? Elephant Thai doesn't count?

Didn't Manee Thai used to be the Hi-Ho? When my aunt lived nearby, she used to hang out there.