Thai First

About Thai First

Thai First is a Thai restaurant located at 2249 Maple Ave in Downers Grove, Illinois. Our Downers Grove guide covers 74 food and drink spots, and this is one of them. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Thai First is open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (closed Sunday). Note that it closes between lunch and dinner service on 6 days of the week.

Thai First's menu features 71 dishes and drinks across 11 sections, including STARTERS, SOUPS, SALADS, ENTREES, and NOODLES. Listed prices range from $2.00 to $21.00, with a typical item around $13.50. Dishes worth a look include 1. Crispy Tofu, 10. Beef Salad, and 25. Thai Pepper Steak.

Service options include kerbside pickup, takeaway, dine-in, and delivery. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, quiet, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups. The place is LGBTQ+ friendly. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, coffee, comfort food, and healthy options.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free parking lot and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (630) 737-0671 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Thai Restaurant

Address

2249 Maple Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone

(630) 737-0671

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (closed Sunday)

Menu

71 items · $2.00–$21.00

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

• 1. Crispy Tofu$7.00

  Fried tofu served with ground peanuts in a spicy sweet & sour sauce.

• 10. Beef Salad$16.00

  Slices of grilled beef with spicy and hot chili, cucumbers, onion, lime juice, cilantro, and tomato served…

• 25. Thai Pepper Steak$16.00

  Stir fried beef with onions, bell peppers, carrots and tomatoes in a tasty sauce.

• 42. Panang Noodle$15.00

  Wide rice noodles topped with Panang curry, coconut milk, peanut butter, pea pods, bell peppers and carrots.

• 37. Cashew Shrimp Fried Rice$20.00

  Stir fried rice with shrimp and cashew nuts mixed with celery, carrots, pineapple and bell peppers in spicy…

• 20. Panang Curry$15.00

  Most famous Thai curry with coconut milk, peanut butter, lime leaves, bell peppers, pea pods, carrots, and…

• 49. Seafood Delight$21.00

  Medley of shrimp, scallops, mussels, crab meat, pineapple, celery, bell peppers, onion, and carrots stir…

• Thai Custard$7.00
• Thai Ice Coffee$4.00
• 15. Tom Kha

  Spicy hot and sour soup with coconut milk, mushrooms, carrot, onion, tomato and cilantro spiced with lemon…

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