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470 Massachusetts Ave
Arlington, MA 02474
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Sweet Chili in the Greater Boston area is a three star Thai restaurant. This is one of the popular restaurants you'll find in the Arlington area. This restaurant features delivery.
3.0 of 5 stars.
Very good mango curry dish. I tried some of the appetizer specials, which weren't all that great. Service was extremely slow and inattentive, but all in all the food was decent and I'll definitely go...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic and delicious with decent prices. Love the country style pad thai. A nice atmosphere inside, and everything is made to order. It's just too bad takeout always takes 45 minutes, and I live...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
These guys set the standard with their beef gra pow - spicy sweet and just plain awesome. Small intimate restaurant that was turning out some great food when I lived in the area a while ago. Just...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just moved to the area and have had three visits.. All were very good. The shrimp and chicken in a sweet and sour sauce called 'the Siamese twin' was tasty. The spicy beef also as good, if not better....
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite Thai Restaurant. they make the best chicken satay I ever had. The peanut sauce is just right. I always alter the ingredients for the dishes I order, and they have no problem acomodating...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for takeout only. The food from Sweet Chili can be described in one word, fresh. We tried the excited chicken and cashew nuts shrimp dishes. Both dishes contained a large variety of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know, this isn't fine dining, so I'm hesitant to give it four stars... but if we take it at face value, it's really good food, prepared well, at a REALLY inexpensive price.The lunch specials are...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my new favorite lunch place. For $6.95 I got the "Crazy Chicken", which was a delicious curry chicken dish with vegetables and steamed rice. It came with two little fried rolls of some kind...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tried out Sweet Chilis for the first time and loved it! I had the Pineapple Fried Rice and the Fresh Rolls. The decor is really fun and the food was delicious. My only gripe was the waiter was really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is one of my favorite thai places ever.first off, their lunch deals are so incredibly affordable. this alone, you should go for. and for dinner, it's also very affordable. generally, thai food is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ate dinner there last night for probably the 50-somethingith time since I moved to Arlington. Still sooo yummy. My fave dish is their Mango Chicken Curry which is sooo good that I'm eating the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Our top destination when having dinner in Arlington. Really good Thai, reasonably priced.
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a really great restaurant and I was torn between giving it 4 or 5 stars. I love their duck dishes and their fish dishes are very tasty as well. Their lunch specials are really cheap and give...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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The food was just ok. The fresh rolls were the best that I ever had. Service was average. Drinks were on the super sweet side and watery. Lots of wait staff on a Saturday night, but not much of service.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I will go ahead and say I am new to the world of Thai food. However, Sweet Chili would be my first choice for Thai. My friends and I go here often soley for the Udon Garlic noodles. Hello,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When I went in the summer of 2007 I felt it was much tastier than my most recent visit in winter of 2009. Ordered vegetarian pad thai both times.
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I visited from Florida for New Year's and one of my rituals when traveling is to inhale as much local food as possible. Sweet Chili was one of my targets solely because its website has a "#1 Choice"...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place turned me on to Thai food wih their chicken chili mountain... yes, a mountain. Awesome!
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
In the great Jewish Christmas Eve tradition, I went out to a movie and dinner last night. Our intent was to go to another Thai restaurant in the area, but we couldn't find it, and Sweet Chili was...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only gotten take out from them so I can't comment on the service but the food is quite tasty. I do tend to like my Thai food spicier, and this isn't, that alone knocks off a star. The drunken...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious spring rolls!! Probably the best I've ever had. I also love their chicken satay. So good! The make your own dishes are also winners. I'd suggest massaman chicken or garlic chicken....
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The boy and I found ourselves in Arlington Center and hungry last Saturday. He'd never been here and I have frequent flyer miles from the way back days so I thought we'd give it a go. Let me preface...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i was not impressed with sweet chili. it may be solid food, but there are better options in arlington center to choose from than sweet chili if you want to grab some food. we got a variety of dishes,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went there for lunch last Saturday after biking on the minuteman trail. Ordered the "lunch special" Beef with vegetables in curry sauce. It was good and ordered a a thai ice tea. Both were good. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Sorry folks - I need to do this to save people from a potentially disastrous dining experience. I had dinner here with my wife last night and we were both very disappointed. Not sure if it's under the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I ordered delivery from this place tonight hoping to replace my usual Thai delivery (Sei Bar in Medford) but not looking like it's gonna happen.The delivery service was fairly quick and friendly but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food came up very quickly and they are delicious. Their pad thai are not as greasy as many other Thai restaurants. The Jumbo Choo Chee was very yummy. Their price are very reasonable. We will come...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After trying some pad thai and shumai at Sweet Chili, I finally felt confident enough to graduate to more sophisticated dishes. I haven't regretted that choice. I've tried the randang curry and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hell yeah! This place is the tits. Mango curry is top notch. They use real, huge fresh chunks of mango and they spice everything very tastefully. Massaman curry is off the hook, not too greasy as it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good place to go for pretty good neighborhood Thai food. I've dined-in twice. The place is decently decorated and clean, and looks pretty much like any standard no-frills Asian restaurant,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food and the decor isn't amazing, but everything is good enough that I find myself going back. I find that it's a good place to eat and chill out with friends. Usually, it isn't that hard...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty much my Sunday night ritual. The first thing I ever had from here was the massaman curry with tofu and I've had that just about every time since. It's sooooooo good! (and very consistent) I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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Try the chicken Masaman curry. It is amazing here!
openlist - user review - 02/14/2008
5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I really like this place and have to visit at least 2x every time I'm in Boston. Their pad thai country style is delicious!!! The lunch menu is such a deal. My son loves their beef soup...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their takeout menu can be found on sweetchilitogo.com I have had takeout from here on numerous occasions. Never been dissapointed. Last night i had scallion pancakes-always greasy doesnt matter where...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The reason I am giving this only 4 stars is because, it is very dingy and small. It is hard to find a place to park. BUT, I love the tom yum, chicken satay, royal triangle, and pad thai. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place four stars because they do fried ice cream right. None of this 'rolled in pretzels,' 'rolled in cornflakes' business. They dip a hard frozen ball of ice cream into some cakelike...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good, cheap Thai food in the 'burbs. I meet members of my fam here for lunch a lot, because it is half way between The Bridge and Sexy Lexi. Don't go for ambience, because this place doesn't have...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I mainly come here for lunch because the lunch specials are crazy cheap. you get an appetizer and entree for like $6.50. tastewise, it's decent for a $6 meal. I wouldn't come here for dinner and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
like many others have already written they do a good job at delivering stable, consistent food. your taste buds wont be blown off your tongue but its okay food if you are in the mood and the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't say this is the best Thai food place I've ever eaten that, but it's decent. The service is quick and efficient, and I've gotten great service whether I'm with just one other person or with...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm rather surprised at some of the negative reviews here. I've found the food at Sweet Chili to be uniformly good and a good value, too. (I particularly like the ability to get a side of pad thai,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
[edit] I upgraded my review a star. I have to say, the food is pretty solid -- the fact that I keep coming back here certainly says something. Gotta say their basil chicken is damn good....
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Try Spice and Rice if you want atmosphere and sushi! If you want Thai this is good stuff!I took my parents and wife here looking for good Thai and Sushi. I have gone to Sweet Chili's sister restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'm with Reese...this is the worst Thai food. I love Thai food and this isn't it. Don't bother.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet Chili is nothing terribly special, but it is very solid in the food department, which is what counts. I don't particularly like eating in the restaurant, as the decor is very plain, but I find...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
mediocre in food and in ambience. i go reluctantly when friends want to dine there. the soups taste like they came straight out of the can and everything that i've ever ordered here tastes either...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love sweet chili! I've only "dined-in' once, otherwise we do delivery. The basil fried rice, chicken yellow curry and mango curry are my favorites. The vegetables are fresh and there are lots of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good thai food. i go for the pad thai country style, bi bim bab, chicken gra prao and the hot basil fried rice. the thai rolls and royal triangles that come with the lunch combos are tasty little...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My office in Belmont, in a very rare demonstration of employee appreciation, got a lunch gratis, ordered from Sweet Chili. I ordered tofu pad thai, which was good, not the best I've had, but good. It...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with a fairly large group (10 or so), and we were served quickly. We didn't have a problem getting seated because we went early, but the restaurant itself isn't that big.Foodwise, the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Incredibly disappointing. I wanted to give this place a chance, but it was disappointing on so many levels. I don't often give terrible reviews of places, but this place begged me for it. First off,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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Stay far, far away from sweet Chilli's. Here there be broccoli, and gummy, re-heated Pad Se-ew. Nice decor, though.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Arlington Center is such a nice area and reminds me of Coolidge Corner a bit. Too bad it is so much farther than Coolidge Corner from Boston. Anyway, I went to Sweet Chili with friends and it was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The restaurant is very plain, but the food is terrific. I used to work across the street and have lunch there often (either in the restaurant or takeout). Now, I stop in every so often for dinner -...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was underwhelmed by the food and atmosphere at Sweet Chili. Being bombarded by "best of" signs as I entered, I couldn't help but get my hopes up. The place itself isn't as nice as I'd expect. It...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2006
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huge fan of asian food, and the arlington sweet chili's is my favorite. love the variety of noodes, rice, and seaffod dishes - and you can even pick your meat and sauce to create you favorite combination. the...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/16/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think they have the best Thai food in the greater Boston area. I used to work in Arlington Center and this was my default lunch place. Everything is well-prepared, very fast, and not too expensive....
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite Thai restaurant in town. Great menu, great service, although sometimes a wait. The prices are very fair also.UPDATE!They now have delivery thru foodler. my food is always there in less...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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The thai food here is great. I especially love the thai spring rolls. The prices are also very good.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/07/2003
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Sweet Chilli's is one of my favorite Arlington restaurants. The food is always good and the specials are a GREAT VALUE. Try ginger chicken and the pad thia with shrip and chicken. Delicious. I've only had good...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/12/2002
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Sweet Chilis is the best Thai food hands down in the Boston area (actually maybe even beyond). I have tried all the restaurants the other reviewer tried also (brown sugar, etc. and all the others in boston)...
boston.com - user review
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sweet chili- fresh and delicious thai food...
epinions.com - user review
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a crisply designed storefront with lavender walls, sweet chili prepares thai standards like chicken-coconut soup...
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