When Siam Thai closed its doors for the last time on Feb. 28, there were customers who actually wept. After 39 years of operating their restaurant in Matteson and then Flossmoor, owners Noi and Nate Monaikul acquired a large number of regulars - many of them becoming friends.
Owners Noi and Nate Monaikul are retiring and closing Siam Thai Restaurant in Flossmoor. They plan to focus on their new role as grandparents.
“We had some customers who had been coming in for 20 or 30 years,” said Noi. “Many of them know our kids from when they worked . . .