Busaba Garden sits on the dividing line between Albany Park and North Park, opened by two friends from a small town in Thailand who built the menu around home-style cooking. The salad section covers papaya salad, larb gai, nam sod, and nam tok, while the curry list runs from masaman to panang to green curry to the coconut-free kang pa. Noodle dishes include pad thai Korat, pad see ew, pad kee mao, and pad woon sen.
Starters lean toward fish cakes, crab puffs, and chicken satay, and the soup section keeps to tom kha and tom yum in chicken or shrimp versions. It's a compact kitchen turning out dishes meant to feel like a regular neighborhood meal, and regulars keep coming back for the consistency and the friendly service from the owners.
Starters lean toward fish cakes, crab puffs, and chicken satay, and the soup section keeps to tom kha and tom yum in chicken or shrimp versions. It's a compact kitchen turning out dishes meant to feel like a regular neighborhood meal, and regulars keep coming back for the consistency and the friendly service from the owners.