Lai Thai Restaurant Menu
Lai Thai Restaurant in Morton Grove, IL offers a cozy and welcoming atmosphere with a creative Thai menu that caters to various dietary preferences, including vegan and vegetarian options. The restaurant provides excellent service and a warm environment for families, with caring and attentive waitstaff. Customers rave about the delicious dishes, such as the golden bag (a twist on crab rangoons), pineapple shrimp curry, and Tom kha soup. The menu also features traditional noodle offerings and unique dishes like ground chicken with eggplant and fried red snapper. The staff is quick and efficient, ensuring a pleasant dining experience whether dining in or ordering takeout. Don't be deceived by the strip mall location; Lai Thai Restaurant is a hidden gem worth discovering.
APPETIZER
EGG ROLLS
Crispy vegetable egg rolls served with sweet and sour sauce.
SPRING ROLLS
Fresh Thai spring rolls filled with cucumbers, bean sprouts, tofu and scrambled egg; topped with plum sauce.
FRIED TOFU
Deep fried bean curd cakes ; served with sweet and sour sauce, topped with crushed peanuts.
POT STICKER
Wheat flour pastries filled with a luscious blend of shrimp and garden vegetables; served with a sweet and sour brown sauce.
KHA-NOM JEEB
Steamed shrimp dumpling served with sweet and sour brown sauce.
GOLDEN BAG
Crispy wonton skin stuffed with crabmeat, celery, and cream cheese.
FRIED WONTON
Freshly ground shrimp and cabbage, wrapped in thin wonton skin deep-fried to golden-brown.
PRAWN ROLLS
Delicately fried shrimps and celery wrapped with bacon, then deep-fried to crispy.
SATAY
Chicken marinated in Thai curry, herbs and coconut milk served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
TODMUN
Fried spicy fish cakes blend with Thai spices; served with our own cucumber sauce topped with crushed peanuts.
TEMPURA(SHRIMP&VEGETABLES)
Butterfly shrimps and fresh vegetables dipped in a light batter deep fried till crispy.
ANGEL WINGS
Chicken wings stuffed with bean thread noodles, black mushroom, onion chopped celery and ground chicken dipped in a light batter and deep-fried.
TOM YUM SOUP
Hot and sour chickens in savory chickens broth with fresh mushrooms, lime leaves, and lemon grass. [ SHRIMP + ]
TOM-KHA SOUP
Chicken breast and fresh mushrooms cooked in spicy savory broth of coconut milk, lemon grass galangals. [ SHRIMP +]
GOLDEN NOODLE SOUP
Originally from the northern part of Thailand ; tasteful Golden noodles with chicken in spicy curry coconut soup; sprinkle with crispy noodles, red onion, and cilantro.
WONTON SOUP
Clear soup containing wonton skin filled with shrimp, napa cabbage and cilantro.
NOODLE SOUP [ CHICKEN OR BEEF ]
Thin rice noodles in a delicious chicken broth with bean sprouts, and cilantro.
VEGETABLE TOFU SOUP
Bean curd and assorted vegetables in clear broth CHOICE: CHICKEN OR WITHOUT CHICKEN.
SOUP
SALAD
Cucumber Salad
Fresh cucumber with homemade dressing; topped with red onion and carrots.
Lai Thai Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, carrot, peapod, broccoli, baby corn; served with boiled egg. OPTIONAL; topped with peanut sauce.
Beef Salad
Grilled slice beef mixed with cucumber, spicy lime juice and red onion; served on a bed of lettuce.
Chicken Salad
Freshly steamed chicken flavored with spicy lime juice, fresh ginger, red onion, roasted peanuts, dried hot pepper on bed of lettuce.
Bean Thread Salad
Boiled glass noodles mixed with ground chicken, shrimp, red onion and spicy Thai dressing on bed of lettuce.
Seafood Salad
A unique taste of freshly steamed shrimp, squid, crab meat, mussels, mixed with spicy dressing.
PAD THAI
Stir-fried thin rice noodles with bean sprouts, scrambled eggs, and chopped ground peanuts in light sweet and sour tamarinds sauce.
PAD SEE EIW
Thai style big flat rice noodles with scrambled eggs, Chinese broccoli in sweet soy sauce.
PAD KIMAO
Stir-fried spicy flat rice noodles with pea pods, carrots, baby corns, hot pepper, fresh basil leaves, and bell pepper in our own flavor sauce.
LAD NAR
Pan-fried big flat rice noodles with broccoli in special gravy.
PAD WOON SEN
Stir-fried bean thread noodles with bean sprouts, black mushrooms, green peas, pea pods, carrot tomato, onion, and scrambled eggs.
PAD PANANG NOODLES
Crispy pan-fried flat rice noodles with chicken, bell pepper, hot pepper, and fresh basil leaves in the most delicious panang coconut curry. [ SHRIMP or BEEF+ ]
NOODLES
ENTRESS
Cashew Chicken
Stir-fried boneless chicken breast with roasted cashew nuts, fresh mushrooms, pineapples, pea pods, bell pepper, and dried hot pepper.
Ginger Chicken
Stir-fried chicken sautéed with ginger, green onions, oriental black mushrooms in bean sauce.
Five Star Chicken
Stir-fried chicken with baby corns, fresh mushrooms, napa cabbage, carrots, pea pods, water chestnuts in Thai chili paste.
Mixed Vegetables
Stir-fried assorted fresh vegetables choice of chicken or plain vegetarian style. [BEEF .]
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Chicken stir-fried with tomatoes, pineapple, and bell pepper in a homemade sauce.
Spicy Basil Leaves
Stir-fried chicken with sweet basil leaves, crushed garlic, sliced mushrooms, onions, and hot pepper in a light soy sauce. [BEEF .]
Hot And Spicy
Stir-fried chicken with white onions, hot pepper, bamboo shoot in hot pepper sauce.
Sweet Almond Beef
Stir-fried tender beef with almond nuts, sliced mushrooms, water chestnuts, onions, and dried hot pepper in sweet brown sauce.
Broccoli Chicken
Slice of chicken with broccoli, ginger in special sauce. [BEEF .]
Beef Oyster Sauce
Sliced of beef stir-fried with sliced mushrooms, shredded ginger and onions in oriental sauce.
Pepper Steak
Stir-fried tender beef with mushrooms, pea pods, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes and water chestnuts in own gravy.
Spicy Tofu
Stir fired soft tofu and ground chicken with homemade chili sauce.
Grilled Egg Plant
Eggplant grilled to perfection and topped with ground chicken and shrimp with chopped garlic, hot pepper and fresh basil leaves.
Shrimp Baby Corn
An oriental style stir-fried large shrimp sautéed with baby corns, onion, and pea pods in a light seasonal sauce.
Rama Chicken
Sautéed sliced chicken breast with broccoli; topped with peanut sauce.
Garlic ( Chicken Or Shrimp )
Grilled shrimp or chicken marinated in garlic, pepper; served with sliced tomato on side. ( shrimp . )
Three Delight
Mixture of chicken, beef and shrimp fried to crisped and sautéed with mushrooms, baby corn, pineapples, red and green pepper in special sauce.
Pineapple Shrimp Curry
Delicious sweet & sour shrimp curry in coconut milk and crushed pineapple, sweet pepper.
Seafood Curry
A delicious Panang curry with shrimp, squid, imitation crab, and mussel in coconut milk, red and green pepper, fresh basil leaves.
Spicy Catfish
Specially selected lightly fried fillet catfish till crisped coated with Thai spicy panang coconut curry sauce, pea pods, green bell pepper and fresh basil leaves.
Fish Fillet Deluxe
Fresh fish fillet deep fried to golden brown, topped with red and green pepper, white onion, green onion, carrot and baby corn in sweet sour sauce.
Salmon Curry
Grilled Salmon, topped with red & green pepper, hot pepper, and fresh basil leaves in Panang curry sauce.
Three Flavor Fish ( Market Price )
Fresh whole red snapper lightly fried till crisped sautéed with chopped garlic, bell pepper enhanced by fabulous sauce.
BASIL THAI STYLE
Stir-fried ground chicken with chopped garlic, hot pepper and fresh basil leaves. ( Separate Rice . / + Fried Egg + )
LAITHAI SPECIAL
CURRY Choice of : CHICKEN, TOFU, VEGETABLES [ SHRIMP OR BEEF + ]
Red Curry
A special hot curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green pepper, green pea and fresh basil leaves.
Green Curry
Special green Thai curry with bamboo shoots, green pea, green pepper, fresh basil leaves in coconut milk.
Yellow Curry
Traditional yellow Thai curry simmered in coconut milk with potato, sweet pepper and green peas.
Panang Curry
A delicious brown curry in coconut milk, bell pepper and fresh basil leaves.
Thai Fried Rice
Stir-fried rice with onions, carrots, green peas, and scrambled eggs.
Curry Fried Rice
Stir-fried rice with curry powder onions, and tomatoes.
Spicy Fried Rice
Stir-fried rice with fresh basil leaves, onions, and hot pepper.
FRIED RICE Choice of : CHICKEN, TOFU, VEGETABLES [ SHRIMP OR BEEF + ]
DESSERT
Mango Panna Cotta
Fried Banana
Taro Custard
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