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Ben Thai Cafe
1331 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109
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Golden Bags
$9.00
Rice paper stuffed with potato and minced chicken, fried until crispy and served with cucumber salad
Chicken Satay
$9.00
Chicken skewers marinated in herbs and spices, served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad
Murder Wings
$9.00
Fried chicken wings sautéed in herbs and spices and topped with fried basil
Corn Fritters
$9.00
Deep fried and served with sweet & spicy sauce and cucumber salad
Vegetarian Spring Rolls
$9.00
Deep fried and served with sweet sauce and cucumber salad
Prawn rolls
$9.00
Deep fried marinated prawn & minced chicken wrapped in egg roll skin served with sweet & spicy sauce
Pork of the Heavens
$9.00
Deep fried pork marinated in Thai herbs and spices; served with sticky rice, sweet & spicy sauce
Sampler plate
$14.00
A half-order of your choice of any three appetizers (excludes Murder Wings)
Salad
Papaya Salad (Som-tum)
$11.00
Shredded green papaya, tomato, green bean, carrot and ground peanuts tossed in chili-lime dressing
Larb Salad
$12.00
Your of ground chicken or minced roasted skin-on fatty duck tossed with chili, red onion, cilantro, toasted rice, and our spicy citrus vinaigrette
- Add Duck
- $2.00
Rib-Eye Steak Salad (Yum-nuea)
$15.00
Marinated Premium Rib-Eye grilled and served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and cucumber and topped with our spicy citrus vinaigrette
Indo-Salad (Gado-gado)
$9.00
Vegetarian composition of greens, sprouts, shredded cabbage, fried tofu, and a hard-cooked egg, topped with potato chips and a spicy peanut sauce
Soup
Tom Yum
$12.00
Spicy sour soup with your choice of chicken, tofu, or prawns, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir and galangal
- Add Prawns
- $3.00
Tom Kha
$12.00
Spicy sour soup with a coconut milk, your choice of chicken, tofu, or prawns, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir and galangal
- Add Prawns
- $3.00
KJ Noodle Soup
$12.00
Served with stewed pork, egg, fried three layered pork, cilantro and green onion
Curries
Choice of protein: chicken, pork, beef, tofu, +$3 for prawns
Keow-wan
$13.00
Green curry with your choice of protein cooked in coconut milk with eggplant, string bean, bell pepper, broccoli, and basil
Gang-dang
$13.00
Red curry paste with your choice of protein cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, zucchini, bell pepper, snap pea, and basil
Ka-ree
$13.00
Yellow curry with your choice of protein cooked in coconut milk with potato, carrot, onion, bell pepper, and pumpkin
Pa-nang
$13.00
Panang curry sauce with your choice of protein cooked in coconut milk with zucchini, bell peppers and fresh basil
Roasted Duck Curry
$16.00
Red curry cooked in coconut milk with roasted skin-on fatty duck, tomato, zucchini, pineapple and fresh basil
Sautéed
Choice of protein: chicken, pork, beef, tofu. +$2 for calamari, +$3 for prawns
Gra-prao
$12.00
Spicy minced chicken or your choice of pork or beef sautéed with chopped garlic, bell pepper, onion, bamboo shoots, and fresh basil
Spicy Eggplant & Basil
$13.00
Your choice of protein and eggplant sautéed in chili paste with garlic, bell pepper, onion, and fresh basil
Peanut Pra-ram
$12.00
Your choice of protein topped with curry peanut sauce, served on a bed of steamed vegetables
Pik-king
$12.00
Your choice of protein sautéed with green beans, onions, snap peas, and red curry paste
BBQ Chicken
$12.00
Served with side salad and sweet & spicy sauce
BBQ Pork
$12.00
Served with side salad and sweet & spicy sauce
Seafood
Pad-ta-lay
$18.00
Sautéed prawns, calamari, scallop, and salmon, cooked with mix vegetables in spicy sauce
Pla-Siam
$18.00
Grilled salmon, topped with red curry and coconut milk sauce; served with sautéed mix vegetables
Spicy Tilapia
$16.00
Lightly fried tilapia fillet sautéed with spicy curry paste, herbs, onions, bell peppers, and string beans
Wok-Tossed Noodles/ Fried Rice
Choice of protein: chicken, pork, beef, tofu, +$3 for prawns
Pad Thai
$12.00
Rice stick noodle with choice of protein, egg, garlic, tofu, chopped pickled turnip, scallions, ground peanuts, and bean sprouts
Pad See Ew
$12.00
Rice noodle with choice of protein, Chinese broccoli, egg, and house soy sauce
Pad Kee Mao
$12.00
Rice noodle with choice of protein, snap peas, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and fresh basil in house chili soy sauce
House Fried Rice
$12.00
Your choice of protein with egg, onions, and green onions
- Add Lightly battered fried chicken
- $2.00
- Add Duck or crab
- $3.00
Gra-prao Fried Rice
$14.00
Your choice of protein with onion, and fresh basil in our house chili paste topped with a sunny side up egg
Our Family's Favorites
Oxtail Soup (American Thai)
$14.00
Oxtail slow stewed with carrot, tomato, and cabbage. This dish is rich and hearty, with a great balance between sweet and salty
Sweet & Savory Squid (Indonesian)
$12.00
Indo-Pacific dish with squid, onion, scallions, and bell pepper cooked in a sweet savory sauce. Almost a stew, this dish is flavorful and delicious with rice. We added it to our menu as a special treat for our dad, whose mother made for him when he was young
Lek's Pork Palo (Chinese)
$12.00
Our mother's specialty! Pork and egg slow-cooked in a Chinese five spice stew for over two hours; served with a side of pickled cabbage. This dish is often requested at family get-togethers and temple events. Served with homemade spicy sauce
Roasted Duck Noodle Soup (Chinese Thai)
$15.00
Your choice of either thin rice stick noodles or flat fun noodles in a rich broth with spinach, cilantro, and bean sprouts. The duck is roasted Chinese style and cut into strips with the skin on, a healthy amount of meat and a tasty layer of fat in between. This is one of our favorite rainy-day comfort foods
Crab Pancake (Thai)
$13.00
Crispy crab pancake served with green onion, bean sprouts, and a spicy vinegar sauce. Something like a Thai crepe, this dish is crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle. Our variation of Hoy Tod, a Thai mussel pancake. (dine in only)
Beer by the Bottle
Chang
$5.00
Lager - 5% ABV - Bangkok, Thailand
Trumer Pils
$6.00
Pilsner - 4.9% ABV - Berkeley, California
Kona Big Wave Golden Ale
$6.00
American Blonde Ale - 4.4% ABV - Kailua, HI
Ninkasi Total Domination IPA
$6.00
India Pale Ale - 6.7% ABV - Portland, OR
Deschutes Black Butte
$6.00
Porter - 5.2% ABV - Bend, OR
Almanac Saison Dolores (22oz)
$15.00
Saison - 6.8% ABV - San Francisco, CA
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Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday:
11:30am - 3:30pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm