TASTE OF THAI - HILLCREST Menu

4.4
(525+ Reviews)
$Thai
  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • Spicy Noodles

      Fresh rice noodles, basil leaves, bell peppers, chili, garlic and egg.
      $17.95
    • Pad Thai Noodles

      Rice noodles, bean sprouts, scallion, egg, bean curd & ground peanuts.
      $17.95
    • Panang Curry

      Coconut milk, green beans & bell pepper (sweet creamy curry).
      $17.95
    • Pad See-iw Noodles

      Stir-fried fresh rice noodles with egg and broccoli.
      $17.95
    • Yellow Curry

      Coconut milk, potato, carrot, green pepper & onion.
      $17.95
    • Thai Fried Rice

      Thai basil leaves, bell pepper, chili, garlic, onion & egg.
      $17.95
    • Fresh Spring Rolls

      Vermicelli noodles, lettuce, bean sprouts, mint & shrimp (or tofu) wrapped with rice paper served with a special house sauce.
      $12.95
    • Spring Rolls

      Vegetables wrapped in a thin pastry, golden fried & served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce.
      $11.95
    • Cream Cheese Wonton

      Cream cheese, crab meat & scallions wrapped in a wonton, golden fried, served with sweet & sour dipping sauce.
      $12.95
    • Thai Iced Tea

      Sweet and creamy tea with a hint of spices, blended with milk and served over ice.
      $6.95
  • Appetizers

    • Angel Wings

      Boneless chicken wings stuffed with ground pork, glass noodles, black mushroom, carrots and onion. Served with sweet spicy sauce.
      $19.95
    • Cream Cheese Wonton

      Cream cheese, crab meat & scallions wrapped in a wonton, golden fried, served with sweet & sour dipping sauce.
      $12.95
    • Crispy Calamari

      Golden fried battered calamari served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
      $14.95
    • Fresh Spring Rolls

      Vermicelli noodles, lettuce, bean sprouts, mint & shrimp (or tofu) wrapped with rice paper served with a special house sauce.
      $12.95
    • Fried Tofu

      Golden fried tofu served with a tamarind dipping sauce.
      $11.95
    • Garlic Wings

      Thai marinated golden fried chicken wings topped with crispy garlic & served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
      $15.95
    • Gyoza

      Dumplings filled with cabbage, carrot, onion & chicken (or vegetarian style), served with a dipping sauce.
      $12.95
    • Leaf-wrapped Savories

      Green leaf lettuce leaves for a creative wrap of grated roasted coconut, carrots, red onions diced ginger, diced lime, bean sprouts, roasted peanuts, served with traditional Thai sauce with grilled shrimps or diced deep-fried tofu
      $17.95
    • Mee Krob

      Sweet & savory crispy noodles blended with chicken & shrimp (or tofu) garnished with bean sprouts.
      $14.95
    • Roti

      (2) Chinese style pancake served with peanut sauce & cucumber salad.
      $14.95
    • Sampler Starter

      (2)Chicken satay, (2)shrimp sarong (2)fried spring roll and (2)gyoza (vegetarian platter also available)
      $18.95
    • Satay

      Skewered slices of marinated chicken or tofu served with peanut sauce & cucumber salad.
      $13.95
    • Satay Beef

      Skewered slices of marinated beef served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
      $16.95
    • Shrimp Sa-Rong

      Marinated shrimps wrapped with egg noodles, golden fried, served with plum sauce.
      $13.95
    • Spring Rolls

      Vegetables wrapped in a thin pastry, golden fried & served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce.
      $11.95
    • Tod Mun Pla

      Ground fish cakes seasoned with red curry, golden fried & served with cucumber salad.
      $14.95
  • Soups

    • Tofu Soup (Cup)

      Glass noodles, mushrooms & spinach.
      $9.95
    • Tofu Soup (Hot Pot)

      Glass noodles, mushrooms, baby corn & spinach topped with fried garlic.
      $17.95
    • Tom-Khar (Cup)

      Coconut milk, galangal, kiffir leaf, green pepper, onion & lime juice.
      $9.95
    • Tom-Khar (Hot Pot)

      Coconut milk, galangal, kiffir leaf, green pepper, onion & lime juice.
      $17.95
    • Tom-Yum (Cup)

      Lemon grass, mushrooms, gren pepper, onion, chili & lime juice.
      $9.95
    • Tom-Yum (Hot Pot)

      Lemon grass, mushrooms, green pepper, onion, chili & lime juice.
      $17.95
  • Salads

    • Larb

      Lime juice, chili, rice powder & fresh mint spice with your choice of chicken or beef.
      $15.95
    • Larb Mushroom Delight

      Crispy mushrooms & cashew nuts spiced with lime juice, fresh mint, rice powder, chili & lemon grass.
      $16.95
    • Salmon Salad

      Pan seared wild Atlantic salmon served on a bed of organic spring mix with a ginger dressing.
      $18.95
    • Som Tum

      Fresh green papaya, tomato, green beans, peanuts seasoned/tossed in a sweet, salty, spicy lime juice.
      $12.95
    • Spicy Chinese Sausage Salad

      Chinese sausage, cucumbers, tomatoes tossed in lime juice & sweet chili paste.
      $15.95
    • Thai Salad

      Bean sprouts, lettuce, carrots, scallions, hard boiled egg, fried tofu, cucumber, red onion with a peanut dressing.
      $9.95
    • Yum Nuah

      Grilled steak thinly sliced, spiced with lime juice, chili, red onion, rice powder & fresh mint.
      $17.95
    • Yum Woon Sen

      Glass noodles, black mushrooms, scallions, tomatoes, carrots & bean sprouts tossed with chili & lime juice.
      $16.95
  • Entrees

    • Broccoli

      Broccoli, carrot, baby corn & mushrooms in a oyster sauce.
      $17.95
    • Cashew Nut

      Carrot, onion, celery, cashew nut & scallion.
      $17.95
    • Chili Sauce

      Chili & garlic sauce on top of a bed of lettuce.
      $17.95
    • Eggplant

      Eggplant, mushrooms, red bell pepper, shredded carrot, sweet basil leaf & garlic.
      $17.95
    • Garlic Pepper

      Stir-fried mixed vegetables (or peas & carrots) in a garlic & white pepper sauce.
      $17.95
    • Ginger

      Ginger, mushroom, scallion, onion, celery & sliced carrots in a bean sauce.
      $17.95
    • Hot Basil

      Green peppers, onions, carrots, chili & garlic.
      $17.95
    • Mixed Vegetables

      Broccoli, snow peas, napa cabbage, green beans, mushrooms, carrots & baby corn in a oyster sauce.
      $17.95
    • Pad Prig Khing

      Green beans, red bell pepper, kaffir lime leaf & red chili paste.
      $17.95
    • Pad Woon Sen

      Glass Noodles, egg, scallions, carrots, onion, bean sprouts & black mushrooms.
      $17.95
    • Peanut Sauce

      Spinach & napa cabbage topped with a coconut milk peanut sauce.
      $17.95
    • Sweet & Sour

      Cucumber, pineapple, tomato, onion, green bell pepper, celery & scallion.
      $17.95
    • Sweet Basil

      Green beans, garlic, basil & shredded carrots in a bean sauce.
      $17.95
    • Sweet Spicy

      Stir-fried green beans in a sweet chili paste.
      $17.95
  • Thai Curries

    • Choochi Curry

      Mild & sweet curry, coconut milk, peas & carrots.
      $17.95
    • Green Curry

      Coconut milk, bamboo shoot, green bell pepper, onion, Thai basil, peas & carrots.
      $17.95
    • Panang Curry

      Coconut milk, green beans & bell pepper (sweet creamy curry).
      $17.95
    • Red Curry

      Coconut milk, bamboo shoot, green pepper, onion, Thai basil, peas & carrots.
      $17.95
    • Yellow Curry

      Coconut milk, potato, carrot, green pepper & onion.
      $17.95
  • Vegetable Entrees

    • Chili Tofu

      Stir-fried bamboo shoot, mushrooms, fried tofu, scallions, peas & carrots.
      $18.95
    • Love Boat

      Steamed mock scallop & mock duck with glass noodles, vegetables, white pepper, ginger, white wine & Thai herbs wrapped in foil.
      $21.95
    • Spicy Bean

      Sweet-spicy chili paste, green beans, mock duck, mock scallop & vegetables.
      $18.95
    • Vegetable Duck

      Mock duck, basil, bamboo shoot, green pepper, chili, peas & carrots.
      $18.95
    • Vegetable Scallop

      Mock scallops, bean sprouts, onion, mushrooms, scallions & shredded carrots.
      $18.95
  • House Specials

    • Thai Steak

      Juicy New York sirloin steak topped with a ground chili & garlic sauce.
      $21.95
    • Crying Tiger

      Tender marinated New York sirloin steak grilled & served with a spicy lime dipping sauce on the side.
      $20.95
    • Gaeng Mussaman Kai

      Tender chicken breast with potato, carrot & cashew nuts in a traditional southern Thai curry served with cucumber salad.
      $19.95
    • Peanut Steak

      Juicy New York sirloin steak topped with peanut sauce & served with cucumber salad.
      $21.95
    • Ped Krob Kraprao

      Crispy boneless half duck oven baked, stir-fried in a chili garlic sauce & topped with crispy Thai basil.
      $24.95
    • Savory Duck

      Roasted half duck topped with peas & carrots served in a garlic sauce.
      $24.95
    • Spicy Chicken

      Half chicken topped with green beans, red peppers, Thai basil & a sweet-mild curry sauce.
      $20.95
    • Spicy Duck

      Roasted half duck topped with green peppers & green beans served in a sweet & mild curry sauce.
      $24.95
    • Thai Asparagus

      Sauteed fresh asparagus, mushroom & red bell pepper in a garlic & oyster sauce with your choice of chicken or shrimp or tofu
      $19.95
    • Thai Boat

      Steamed shrimp, squid, scallop & imitation crab meat with glass noodles, vegetables, white pepper, white wine, ginger & Thai herbs wrapped in foil.
      $23.95
    • Thai Chicken

      Grilled half chicken marinated in Thai herbs served with sweet & sour dipping sauce.
      $19.95
    • Three’s Company

      Shrimp, squid & chicken sauteed in house curry paste with green pepper, peas & carrots.
      $21.95
    • Pork Shanks a la Val

      Succulent tender pork shanks (3) sauteed with Thai herbs spices, chili, green pepper corns, garlic, kachai, lemon grass and lime leaves
      $24.95
  • Fish

    • Chili Fish

      Ground chili & garlic sauce.
      $21.95
    • Curry Fish

      Sweet & creamy curry sauce (Panang curry).
      $21.95
    • Garlic Fish

      Ground garlic, white pepper sauce with chopped carrots, red bell pepper & cilantro.
      $21.95
    • Ginger Fish

      Bean sauce, ginger, mushrooms, scallions, onion & shredded carrots.
      $21.95
    • Sweet & Sour Fish

      Pineapple, cucumber, tomato, green bell pepper, onion & scallions.
      $21.95
    • Three Flavored Fish

      A well balance of sweet chili, garlic, & tamarind sauce.
      $21.95
  • Seafood Specialities

    • Andaman Pearl

      A melange of seafood-shrimp, scallop, squid, imitation crab meat, soft tofu, shitake mushrooms, napa cabbage in a garlic & oyster sauce.
      $24.95
    • Bangkok Seafood

      Scallop, shrimp, squid, imitation crab meat, onion, scallion, red pepper & celery sauteed in creamy curry powder & topped with red curry sauce.
      $24.95
    • Choo-Chee Salmon

      Grilled wild Atlantic Salmon topped with mild Choo-chee curry sauce & kaffier lime leaves.
      $21.95
    • Clay Pot Steamed Mussels

      New Zealand mussels with lemon grass, basil leaf, chopped garlic, oyster sauce cooked in a clay pot & served with a Thai style dipping sauce (nam jim).
      $18.95
    • Kung Ob Woon Sen

      Casseroled shrimp with glass noodles, ginger, celery, garlic & scallions cooked in a clay pot.
      $20.95
    • Pad-cha Seafood

      A melange of seafood-shrimp, scallop, squid, imitation crab meat, soft tofu, shitake mushrooms, napa cabbage in a garlic & oyster sauce.
      $24.95
    • Sea Combo

      Shrimp, squid, scallop & imitation crab meat sauteed with sweet spicy chili paste & vegetables.
      $23.95
  • Noodle

    • Egg Noodles

      Bean sprouts, ground peanut, garlic and scallion.
      $17.95
    • Pad See-iw Noodles

      Stir-fried fresh rice noodles with egg and broccoli.
      $17.95
    • Pad Thai Noodles

      Rice noodles, bean sprouts, scallion, egg, bean curd & ground peanuts.
      $17.95
    • Rahd Nar Noodless

      Fresh rice noodle with broccoli served in gravy sauce.
      $17.95
    • Spicy Noodles

      Fresh rice noodles, basil leaves, bell peppers, chili, garlic and egg.
      $17.95
  • Noodle Specials

    • Roasted Duck Noodle Soup

      A well-blended aromatic soup broth made from duck, star anise and cinnamon sticks, served with celery, bean sprouts, scallions, & cilantro with your choice of noodles.
      $19.95
    • Thai Pho Noodle Soup

      A Thai style light noodle soup served with bean sprouts, lettuce leaves, scallions & cilantro served with your choice of noodles.
      $17.95
    • Thai Sukiyaki Noodle Soup

      A traditional Japanese dish blended with a Thai spiciness, sweet & sour soup with napa cabbage, celery, spinach, scallions & egg with glass noodles.
      $17.95
    • Tom Kha Noodle Soup

      A delightful creamy coconut milk soup with galanga, lime leaves and lime juice with your choice of noodles.
      $17.95
    • Tom Yum Noodle Soup

      Spicy, sour & fragrant soup with lemon grass, bean sprouts with your choice of noodles.
      $17.95
    • Yentafo Noodle Soup

      The most popular roadside delicacy. This is a bowl of noodles in the red color paste made from tofu with fish balls, squid, shrimp, white dried mushroom, fried tofu & spinach with your choice of noodles.
      $18.95
  • Rice Dish

    • Curry Fried Rice

      Curry powder, raisins, peas, carrot, onion and egg.
      $17.95
    • Fried Rice

      Peas, carrots, onion & garnished with cucumber & tomato.
      $17.95
    • Hawaiian Fried Rice

      Pineapples, peas, carrot, onion and egg.
      $17.95
    • Thai Fried Rice

      Thai basil leaves, bell pepper, chili, garlic, onion & egg.
      $17.95
  • Dessert

    • Coconut Ice Cream

      house-made ice cream made from fresh coconut (non-dairy, vegan)
      $8.95
    • Fried Banana

      Pastry wrapped banana topped with honey & sesame seeds.
      $7.00
    • Fried Banana & Ice Cream

      Perfect combination of fried banana & house-made coconut ice cream
      $12.95
    • Rambutan

      Juicy rambutan fruit typically served in sweet coconut milk.
      $5.50
    • Sweet Rice with Mango

      Sweet sticky rice topped with mango (vegan & seasonal)
      $10.95
    • Sweet Roti

      2 grilled Chinese style pancakes topped with sweetened condensed milk
      $13.95
  • Side Order

    • Extra Curry Sauce

      Choice of curry sauces: yellow, green, red, panang, mussamun, choochi.
      $6.50
    • Peanut Sauce Large

      8oz
      $5.00
    • Peanut Sauce Small

      3.5oz
      $2.50
    • Steam Noodles

      Noodles with a choice of wide rice, thin rice, egg, or glass noodle.
      $5.00
    • Steam Vegetables

      A mix of steamed broccoli, snap peas, carrots, and cabbage.
      $5.00
    • Steamed Brown Rice

      Nutty, chewy brown rice, steamed to perfection.
      $3.00
    • Steamed Jasmine Rice

      Fragrant jasmine rice, steamed to fluffy perfection.
      $3.00
    • Sticky Rice

      Sweet coconut-infused sticky rice served with ripe mango slices.
      $4.00
  • Beverage

    • Coke

      The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
      $4.00
    • Diet Coke

      A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
      $4.00
    • San Pellegrino

      (Sparkling Water)
      $4.50
    • Sprite

      The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
      $4.00
    • Thai Iced Coffee

      Rich coffee blended with sweetened condensed milk and ice, creating a creamy and refreshing beverage.
      $6.95
    • Thai Iced Tea

      Sweet and creamy tea with a hint of spices, blended with milk and served over ice.
      $6.95
    • Voss (Still Water)

      A pure and refreshing bottle of still Voss water, ideal for hydration and complementing any meal.
      $4.50

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