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Esan Thai-N Denver
8233 N Denver Ave
Portland, OR 97217
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Dinner Menu
Appetizers
Deep Fried Egg-rolls
$3.75
vegetables wrapped in rice paper, fried and served with sweet and sour sauce
Fresh Garden Rolls
$3.75
vegetables with tofu and rice noodles with mint, wrapped with rice paper and served with sweet and sour sauce
Fried Tofu
$3.75
deep fired tofu, served with cucumber sauce and topped with peanuts
Goong Satay
$7.00
prawn marinated in thai spice sauce served with cucumber and peanut sauce
Satay
$6.00
choice of chicken, beef or pork marinated in thai spice sauce. served with cucumber and peanut sauce
Thai Fish Cake
$6.00
deep fried thai fish cake served with cucumber sauce
Fried Wonton
$4.00
ground chicken wrapped with wonton skin, deep-fried served with sweet and sour sauce
Combination Plate
$8.00
samples of appetizer no: 1, 4, 6 and 8 served with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce
Sleeping Prawn
$8.50
fresh prawn wrapped with wonton skin, deep fried and served with sweet and sour sauce
Crab Cream Puff
$5.00
crab meat mixed with cream cheese, wrapped in wonton rice paper and served with a sweet sauce.
Soups
Soup Puck
$8.00
vegetables with or without tofu in lemon grass soup
Tomyum
lemon grass soup with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and kaffir leaves
- Tofu $8.00
- Chicken $8.00
- Shrimp $9.00
Tomkha
coconut soup with mushrooms, onions, kaffir leaves and galangal root
- Tofu $8.00
- Chicken $8.00
- Shrimp $9.00
Potak
$13.00
combination seafood with lemon grass soup
Tomyum Salmon
$10.00
lemongrass soup with salmon, kaffir leaves, mushrooms and onions
Gao Loul
$10.00
hot and sour broth cooked with bean sprouts , tomato, onion, meatball and your choice of meat.
Kao Tom
$8.00
rice soup with onions, black pepper, cilantro and garlic with your choice of meat. good for a hangover.
Salad
Thai Salad
$7.00
green leaves, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs with thai dressing
Yum Nuang
$8.50
(thai beef salad) grilled beef with lettuce, green leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon grass and lime
Yum Goong
$10.00
boiled shrimp, green lettuce, onions, lemon grass, tomatoes and lime juice
Yum Talay
$13.00
(seafood salad) boiled combination seafood with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and lime juice
Larb
$8.50
choice of ground beef, chicken, pork or tofu, with mint leaves, lemon grass, thai chili and lime juice
Somtum
$7.00
shredded green papaya salad with tomatoes, lime and chili served with peanuts
Yum Pla Murk
$9.50
(squid salad) boiled squid, onions, chili, lemon grass, mint leaves and lettuce, tomatoes and lime juice
Stir Fried
Vegetarian: $9.95
Vegetarian W/tofu: $9.95
Chicken: $10.95
Beef: $10.95
Pork: $10.95
Shrimp: $12.95
Squid: $12.95
Scallops: $12.95
Seafood Combo: $15.95
Pad Prik Khing
stir-fried fresh green beans with bell peppers and ground peanuts, simmered in red curry and top with kaffir leaves. your choice of meat.
Pad Mamoung
stir-fried fresh mango with bell peppers, onions, basil and thai chili sauce and cooked with your choice of meat or vegetarian.
Pad Priewwan
tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, pineapple chunks, cooked with sweet and sour sauce
Swimming Angel
steamed broccoli, cabbage, spinach and topped with peanut sauce. (note: this item is not stir fried)
Pad Himmaparn
bell pepper, onions, bamboo shoots, baby corn and cashew nuts
Pad Gar Tiem Prik Thai
fresh ground garlic, black pepper, mushrooms, onions, celery and green beans.
Pad Ruam Mit
mix vegetables of broccoli, mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, baby corn, stir fried with brown sauce.
Pad Ka Na Nam Mun Hoi
your choice of broccoli or chinese broccoli stir fried with oyster sauce.
Pad Khing
fresh ginger, mushrooms, onions and bell peppers stir fried with chili sauce.
Pad Phet
stir fried thai eggplant, bamboo shoots, onions, bell pepper, basil and kaffir leaves cooked with thai curry paste.
Pad Ga Prau
sir fried mushrooms, onions, bell pepper, ground thai chili, fresh garlic and hot basil leaves. cooked in brown sauce.
Pad Prik
stir fried ground fresh thai chili, garlic, water chestnut, sweet basil and bell pepper.
Jungle King
mixed vegetables stir fried with red curry sauce.
Curries
Vegetarian: $9.95
Vegetarian With Tofu: $9.95
Chicken: $10.95
Beef: $10.95
Pork: $10.95
Shrimp: $12.95
Squid: $12.95
Scallops: $12.95
Seafood Combo: $15.
Gang Dang
red curry cooked with coconut milk, thai eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell pepper and thai sweet basil leaves.
Gant Kiew Wan
green curry sauce, thai eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell pepper and sweet basil cooked in coconut milk, with your choice of meat or vegetarian.
Gang Garee
yellow curry sauce, potatoes, carrots, onions, bell pepper cooked with coconut milk and with your choice of meat or vegetarian.
Gang Panang
panang curry sauce cooked with coconut milk, fresh basil leaves and assorted vegetables.
Gang Mussamun
massamun curry paste cooked with coconut milk, potatoes, carrots, onions and peanut sauce.
Evil Prince
red curry sauce cooked with coconut milk, fresh basil leaves and assorted vegetables.
Roasted Duck Curry
roasted duck cooked with red curry sauce, pineapple chucks, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, bamboo, bell pepper, and sweet basil leaves.
Mao's Special
steamed linguine-style rice noodles with broccolli, carrots, spinach, green cabbage and topped with our red curry sauce and your choice of meat or vegetarian.
Pumpkin Curry
chunks of fresh pumpkin simmered in red curry, coconut milk, basil and bamboo shoots.
Seafood
Crispy Trout
$15.95
deep fried whole trout topped with chili and garlic sauce and topped with crispy basil leaves.
Pla Tod Lad Prik
$15.95
fried tilapia fish fillet topped with garlic, vegetables, and chili sauce
Plasam Rod
$15.95
deep fried tilapia or trout topped with sweet hot and sour sauce.
Pla Duk Pad Phet
$15.95
fried catfish stir fried with thai curry paste, thai eggplant, bamboo shoots and basil
Ho Mok Talay
$15.95
combination seafood with thai curry sauce, lemon grass, basil leaves, eggplant and kaffir leaves wrapped in cabbage and steamed.
Po Hang
$15.95
combination seafood with thai chili paste, basil, thai eggplant, and kaffir leaves.
House Special Seafood
$15.95
combination seafood of shrimp, squid, scallop, green mussel stir fried with mixed vegetables in house sauce.
Pa Pad Khing
$15.95
fresh tilapia fillet with fresh ginger, mushroom, bell peppers on chili and ginger sauces
Specialty
Thai Sausage
$11.95
thai sausage served with fresh ginger and thai chili pepper
Thai Bbq Chicken
$11.95
half of a chicken marinated in lemon grass sauce and honey served with steamed broccoli and sweet and sour sauce.
Nam Kao
$11.95
crispy rice, peanut, ground meat or tofu, fresh thai chili, mint leaves, lime juice. served self-wrapped with green leaf lettuce
Kao Mun Gai
$11.95
coconut rice with chicken, cucumbers and topped with ginger sauce.
Lemon Grass Chicken
$11.95
chicken breast marinated in lemon grass sauce, grilled and served with steamed spinach and topped with peanut sauce.
Noodles
Vegetarian: $9.95
Vegetarian With Tofu: $9.95
Chicken: $10.95
Beef: $10.95
Pork: $10.95
Shrimp: $12.95
Squid: $12.95
Scallops: $12.95
Seafood Combo: $15.95
Pad Thai
medium size rice noodles stir fried with egg, bean sprouts, onions and ground peanuts.
Crab Pad Thai
$15.00
medium size rice noodles stir fried with crab meat, egg, bean sprouts, onions and ground peanuts.
Pad Kee Mao
(drunken noodles) wide rice noodles, stir fried with sweet basil leaves, bell pepper, broccoli and ground thai chili and garlic sauce.
Pad Se Ew
wide rice noodles stir fried with broccoli and brown sauce
Pad Woon Sen
bean vermicelli with egg, baby corn, tomatoes, celery and onions.
Rad Nah
wide size rice noodles, with broccoli, baby corn, chinese broccoli, topped with gravy sauce
Pad Gai
wide size rice noodles, stir fried with egg, lettuce, onions, black pepper and garlic.
Thai Noodle Soup
fresh medium size rice noodles, onions, bean sprouts with soup broth.
Fried Rice
Vegetarian: $9.95
Vegetarian With Tofu: $9.95
Chicken: $10.95
Beef: $10.95
Pork: $10.95
Shrimp: $12.95
Squid: $12.95
Scallops: $12.95
Seafood Combo: $15.95
Fried Rice
fried rice with broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, bell peppers and chili sauce.
Kao Pad Ga Prau
fried rice with hot basil leaves, onions, bell pepper and chili sauce.
Kao Pad Pong Garee
fried rice with yellow curry paste, green peas, carrots and onions
Pineapple Fried Rice
fried rice with pineapple, onions, green peas, carrots and cashew nut. served in half a pineapple
Kao Pad Pou
fresh crab meat, fried-rice with green peas, carrots, onions and tomatoes.
Thai Sausage Fried Rice
$11.95
pork sausages flavored with thai spices sauteed with eggs, chinese broccoli, peas, carrots, green onions and stir-fried rice.
Crab Fried Rice
$15.00
fried rice with crab meat, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, bell peppers and chili sauce
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General Info
Cuisine
Thai
About Us
Thais from the Northeast section of Thailand, Issan (or Esan), consider themselves Lao, and historically this part of Thailand and Laos have very close connections reflected in the music, dress and of course the food. E-San's chef, Ting Pathammavong, was raised there, and now she blends her own variations of recipes from her traditional land.
For over 10 years, Ting worked in the kitchen of just about every Thai restaurant in Portland before a friend suggested that she and her husband, Mao, open up their own. That was over 6 years ago, and if asked about it, Mao smiles and says he still loves it, and would rather be at work than at home. He jokingly says that when he is at home, his twin daughters play with each other, leaving him nothing to do.
The adage of Thai cooking is simple: Cook with your tongue! In traditional Thai cuisine, recipes are more like guidelines, and each chef is free to deviate to compensate for a particular ingredient's flavor changes or to fit a new locale. In fact, many Thai chefs have difficulty with western cooking because in Thailand, there are no measuring cups.
Thai chefs learn to cook by watching and helping in the kitchen... by "internalizing the system" instead of by following written instructions. This is why you will find such a wide variation between restaurants.