Chao Thai Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Chao Thai, a cozy Thai restaurant in Elmhurst, NY. Known for its delicious fried chicken with a crispy skin that's out of this world and top-tier spring rolls. The menu offers a wide variety of dishes to please any palate, such as the Young Jackfruit salad and the flavorful Tom Yum noodle soup with pork. The restaurant has a casual vibe with indoor seating and outdoor options, perfect for lunch or dinner. Some highlights include the Crispy Morning Glory Salad with Seafood, the Green Curry with soft shell crab, and the Pad Kee Maw with beef. The service is great, and the hospitality is welcoming. Remember, Chao Thai is cash only. Don't miss out on this gem for authentic Thai cuisine in a cozy setting.
Dessert
Pumpkin Thai Custart
Creamy custard squares infused with tender pumpkin slices, offering a harmonious blend of smooth texture and subtle sweetness.
Taro Thai Custart
Taro Thai custard combines taro, coconut milk, and eggs, typically baked to create a smooth and creamy texture.
Steamed Sticky Rice In Banana Leaves
Sweet and tender steamed sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, featuring a creamy coconut filling.
Thai Iced Tea No Milk /
Sweetened Thai black tea, served over ice, offering a refreshing and bold flavor without the addition of milk.
Thai Iced Tea With Milk /
Sweetened Thai tea served over ice, traditionally mixed with milk for a creamy finish.
Thai Iced Coffee No Milk /
A traditional Thai beverage, consisting of strong brewed coffee, typically sweetened and served chilled without milk.
Thai Iced Coffee With Milk /
A refreshing beverage made from strongly brewed Thai coffee, sweetened and mixed with milk, typically served chilled.
Coke
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
Diet Coke
A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
Sprite
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
Ginger Ale
Refreshing, crisp ginger-flavored carbonated soft drink.
Club Soda
Effervescent Club Soda: Crisp, Refreshing, Perfectly Carbonated
Spring Water
Pure Spring Water: Crisp and Refreshing Natural Hydration
Coconut Juice
Freshly extracted coconut water typically includes tender coconut flesh for a hint of natural sweetness.
Palms Juice
Sweet beverage derived from the sap of palm trees, offering a natural sweetness.
Beverages
Appetizers /
Steamed Dumpling /
Marinated chicken, shrimp, Thai herb with special soy dipping sauce.
Fried Fish Balls /
Spicy. Served with sweet chili sauce.
Fried Spring Rolls Pcs /
Stuffed with mixed vegetables and served with plum sauce.
Fried Chives Dumpling /
Served with soy sauce.
Fried Tofu /
Served with chili sauce and peanut.
Fried Soft Shell Crabs /
Served with chili sauce and peanut.
Fried Calamari /
Served with sweet chili sauce and peanut.
Chicken Sate /
Marinated and grilled and served with peanut sauce.
Grilled Pork /
Served with tamarind sauce.
Shrimp Rolls /
Fried and served with plum sauce.
Tod Mun /
Shrimp and chicken served with cucumber sweet chili sauce & peanut.
Curry Puff /
Puff pastry with chicken, curry powder, onion, potato with cucumber salad.
Fried Wonton
Marinated pork served with sweet chili sauce.
Pork Rice Soup /
With ground meat, scallion and cilantro.
Fillet Striped Bass Rice Soup /
With Chinese celery, ginger, scallion, cilantro and celery.
Pork Spare Ribs Spicy Soup /
Spicy. With pork entrails, Thai herb, ground roast rice and lime juice in spicy soup.
Tom Yum Seafood /
Spicy. Coconut milk, chicken, mushroom, chili and lime juice.
Tom Kha Gai
With pork, liver, intestine and stomach.
Pork Blood Clear Soup /
Shrimp, mushroom, chili and lime juice in spicy herb soup.
Tom Yum Goong /
Fish meat with fresh chili, Thai herbs, fresh lime juice in Tom Yum soup.
Pork Glass Noodle Clear Soup /
Glass noodles and pork meatballs in a clear, savory broth, typically includes green onions and cilantro.
Tom Yum Pla /
Tom Yum Pla: Tangy soup with fish chunks, mushrooms, lemongrass, and lime leaves. Choose spice level from not spicy to super spicy.
Soup /
Salad /
Som Tum Thai (Papaya Salad) /
Spicy. Papaya salad with tomato, long bean, chili, lime juice and peanut.
Som Tum Seafood /
Spicy. Papaya salad mixed with seafood.
Seafood Mango Salad /
Spicy. With onion, chili, lime juice and cashew nut.
Soft Shell Crab Salad /
Spicy. With mango salad and cashew nut.
Glass Noodle Salad /
Spicy. With shrimp, ground pork, squid, chili, onion, lime juice and peanut.
Crispy Duck Salad /
Spicy. With ginger, pineapple, cashew nut, onion, chili, lime juice and peanut.
Raw Shrimp Spicy Fish Sauce /
Spicy. Topped with garlic, chili and lime juice.
Larb Chicken /
Ground chicken with chili, red onion, scallion, lime juice and roasted rice.
Larb Pork /
Ground pork, red onion, scallion with chili, lime juice, roasted rice.
Larb Duck /
Ground duck, red onion, scallion with chili, lime juice and roasted rice.
Lemon Pork /
Slice pork with spicy lime sauce, mint, chili.
Yum Mame Khao Thot /
Sour pork sausage with curry crispy rice, red onion, scallion, chili, lime juice, peanut.
Guay Jub /
Thai noodle dark soup. With crispy pork, heart, intestine, liver and boiled egg.
Duck Noodle Soup /
Dark soup with bean sprout and scallion.
Num Tok Beef Noodle /
Dark soup with beef and beef ball.
Pork Noodle Soup (Clear Soup) /
With ground pork, fish balls and bean sprout.
Yentafo Noodle Soup /
With mixed seafood, vegetable and pork blood.
Sukiyaki Soup, Seafood /
Spicy. Glass noodle soup with seafood, mixed vegetable and egg.
Spicy Pork Noodle Soup /
Spicy. With ground pork, fish ball, bean sprout and peanut.
Slow Cook Beef Noodle Soup /
Beef and beef balls in dark soup.
Num Tok Pork Noodle /
Dark blood soup with pork, pork liver and pork ball.
Ba-Mee Moo Dang Dry /
Egg noodle with roasted pork, pork wonton, fish ball & vegetable served with special sauce.
Ba-Mee Moo Dang Soup /
Egg noodles with roasted red pork, pork wontons, and Chinese broccoli in a savory broth.
Noodle Soup /
Special of the Day
Young Jackfruit Salad /
Young jackfruit mixed northern thai curry and ground pork.
Pad Thai /
Rice noodle sauteed with bean sprout, scallion, peanut and egg.
Pad Thai Woonsen
Glass noodle sauteed with bean sprout, scallion, peanut and egg.
Rard Naa /
Noodle sauteed with Chinese broccoli in thick gravy.
Crispy Egg Noodle Rard Naa
Crispy egg noodle with Chinese broccoli in thick gravy.
Pad See Ew /
Noodle sauteed with Chinese broccoli and egg.
Pad Kee Mao
Spicy. Flat noodle sauteed with chili, basil and egg.
Gai Kua Noodle
Flat noodle sauteed with squid, chickens, egg and peanut.
Pad Suki
Spicy. Stir fried glass noodle with vegetable and egg in sukiyaki sauce.
Noodles Stir Fried
Fillet Fish (Sole) or Whole Fish (Striped Bass)
Pla Mango Salad
Spicy. Deep fried, topped with mango salad.
Pla Chu Chee
Spicy. Deep fried, topped with chu chee curry.
Pla Basil Sauce
Spicy. Deep fried, topped with basil sauce.
Pla Sweet Chili Sauce
Spicy. Deep fried, topped with sweet chili sauce.
Pla Garlic And Pepper Sauce /
Deep fried, topped with pepper and garlic sauce.
Pla Steam Lemon /
Spicy. With herb and spicy lime sauce.
Pla Steam Soy Sauce
Filleted fish with herb, soy sauce and mixed vegetables.
Pla Song Fang
Crispy whole Striped Bass with mango salad and sweet chili sauce.
Crab Fried Rice /
With onion, scallion and egg.
Nam Sausage Fried Rice /
With onion, scallion, egg and special sour pork sausage.
Pig Legs Over Rice /
Served with vegetable and spicy sauce.
Sweetened Sausage Fried Rice /
Sauteed with onion, scallion and egg.
Home Style Thai Fried Rice /
Sauteed with onion, scallion and egg.
Spicy Sweet Chili Paste Fried Rice /
Spicy. Sauteed with scallion and egg.
Pad Kra Prao Over Rice /
Spicy. Sauteed with basil sauce.
Pad Prik Sod Over Rice /
Spicy. Sauteed with fresh chili and onion.
Chinese Broccoli Over Rice /
Spicy. Sauteed with oyster sauce.
Pad Garlic & Pepper Over Rice /
Sauteed with garlic & pepper sauce.
Roasted Pork Over Rice
Slices of roasted pork over rice, served with a side of tangy sauce and garnished with fresh cilantro.
Fried Rice & Over Rice Plates
Main Dishes (Sauteed)
Pad Kra Prao /
Spicy. Sauteed ground meat with garlic and basil.
Pad Ped /
Spicy. Sauteed slice meat with bamboo shoot, wild ginger with spicy curry.
Pad Prik Sod /
Spicy. Sauteed slice meat, fresh chili, onion and scallion.
Pad Prik Khing /
Spicy. Sauteed slice meat, string bean and lime leaves.
Pad Spicy Sweet Chili Paste /
Spicy. Sauteed slice meat with onion and scallion.
Pad Garlic Pepper Sauce /
Sauteed slice meat with garlic sauce.
Pad Fresh Ginger /
Sauteed slice meat with garlic, scallion and onion.
Pad Cashew Nut /
Sauteed slice meat with onion and scallion.
Pad Sweet And Sour Sauce /
Sauteed slice meat with mixed vegetable.
Pad Eggplant Soybean Sauce /
Sauteed with fresh chili and basil.
Red Curry /
Spicy. Coconut milk with bamboo shoot and basil leaves.
Green Curry /
Spicy. Coconut milk with eggplant, basil leaves and bamboo shoot.
Panang Curry /
Spicy. Coconut milk with lime leaves and string bean.
Massaman Curry /
Spicy. Coconut milk with potatoes and peanut.
Jungle Curry (No Coconut Milk) /
Spicy. Health curry with mixed vegetable.
Thai Curry
Special Stir Fried Menu
Crispy Pork Basil /
Sauteed crispy pork, basil, onion, bell pepper in garlic chili sauce.
Slow Cook Pig Leg /
Slow cook in brown sauce, served with Chinese broccoli and special sauce.
Crispy Pork And Chinese Broccoli /
Spicy. Sauteed with oyster sauce with crispy pork.
Salted Fish And Chinese Broccoli /
Spicy. Sauteed with Chinese broccoli.
Soft Shell Crab Chu Chee /
Spicy. With coconut milk, lime leaves and curry.
Clam Sweet Chili Paste /
Spicy. Sauteed with basil leaves.
Soft Shell Crab Basil Sauce /
Spicy. Sauteed with basil leaves.
Duck Basil Sauce /
Spicy. Sauteed with basil leaves.
Mock Duck Basil Sauce /
Spicy. Sauteed with basil sauce
Pineapple Fried Rice Mix Seafood /
With shrimp, squid, fish ball, pineapple, tomatoes, raisins, cashew nuts, onion, red onion, scallion and yellow curry powder.
Jasmine Rice
Fragrant Jasmine Rice, Perfectly Steamed to Fluffy Perfection
Brown Rice
Wholesome brown rice to complement your meal.
Sticky Rice
Sweet Thai dessert with mango and sticky rice.
Fried Egg
Sunny-side up egg, lightly seasoned, with a perfectly runny yolk.
