Esan Thai Menu (Update 2025)
Esan Thai, located in Portland, offers a variety of authentic Thai dishes with a trendy and casual ambiance. The menu features a range of appetizers including Fried Egg Rolls, Chicken Satay, and Thai Curry Puffs. Their salads like Som Tum and Thai Beef Salad are fresh and flavorful, while their soups like Tom Yum and Tom Kha are rich and satisfying. Customers rave about the generous portions and delicious flavors, with favorites like the Pineapple Fried Rice, Red Curry, and Garlic and Black Pepper with Green Beans and Mushrooms. The service may be slow at times, but the food is worth the wait. Don't miss out on trying this gem of a Thai restaurant, where Macklemore himself orders Pad Thai when in town. Experience Esan Thai's delightful dishes and cozy atmosphere for a memorable dining experience.
Appetizers
A1. Fried Egg Rolls
Deep-fried rolls of shredded veggies. Served with sweet and sour sauce. Contains 4 pieces per order.
A2. Fresh Salad Rolls
Handmade rice paper rolls with shredded greens, julienned carrots, thin vermicelli noodles and sliced tofu. Made fresh daily & served with peanut sauce.Contains 2 per order.
PO. Golden Potstickers
Deep-fried dumplings filled with chicken, pork and minced vegetables. Served with potsticker sauce. 7 pieces per order.
AB. Crab Puffs
House-made crab and cream cheese dumpling mixture inside a wonton wrap and deep-fried to perfection. Served with sweet chili sauce. 7 pieces per order.
A6. Chicken Satay
Street-inspired marinated chicken skewers, grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce. 4 skewers per order.
AA. Sleeping Prawns
Wonton wrapped prawns, deep-fried. Served with sweet chili sauce.7 pieces per order.
A9. Combination Plate
Sharable combo platter with 3 potstickers, 2 chicken satay, 3 egg rolls and 3 fried tofu. Served with a trio of sauces.
A4. Fried Tofu
Deep-fried tofu halves served with sweet chili sauce. 6 pieces per order.
Salt & Pepper
Tempura battered tofu, shrimp or squid, tossed in salt and pepper seasoning and mixed with sliced onion and jalapeno.
Thai Curry Puffs
Handmade puff pastries with yellow curry, chicken, potato, onions and carrots, deep-fried
Chicken Wings
Fried chicken wings with a side of chili sauce.
A24. Larb
Minced salad in our house dressing mixed with mint, ground toasted rice and fresh herbs. Served on a bed of lettuce.
A25. Som Tum (Papaya Salad)
Thai salad of shredded green papaya and tomatoes, hand mashed in a traditional mortar and pestle dressed with fish sauce and fresh lime juice.
Thai Salad
Thai version of a Cobb salad with tofu, hard boiled eggs, cilantro, cucumber, mixed greens, onions and tomato with sweet peanut dressing.
Thai Shrimp Salad
Shrimp salad with mixed greens, cilantro, cucumber, lemongrass, mint, onion and tomato in house dressing
Thai Squid Salad
Squid salad with mixed greens, cilantro, cucumber, lemongrass, mint, onion and tomato in house dressing
Seafood Salad
Seafood combo with mixed greens, cilantro, cucumber, lemongrass, mint, onion and tomato in house dressing.
Thai Beef Salad
Grilled beef salad with cilantro, cucumber, mixed greens, lemongrass, mint, onion, ground toasted rice, and tomatoes in house dressing. Note: This salad is made to order, therefore dressing can not be served on the side.
Salads
Soups
Tom Yum
Lemongrass sweet & sour soup with cilantro, kaffir lime leaves, mushrooms, onions and tomato.(Serves ~4 people)
Tom Kha
Coconut soup with cilantro, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, mushrooms and onions.(Serves ~4 people)
A16. Khao Thom
Thai style rice porridge with egg, black pepper, cilantro, garlic, and onion.
A13. Potak Talay (Seafood Soup)
A medley of seafood in lemongrass soup with cilantro, basil, kaffir lime leaves, mushrooms, onions and tomato.
A10. Veggie Soup
An assortment of vegetables and tofu in a light vegetable broth.
Pad Thai
Thin rice noodles stir-fried in our savory house sauce with green onion, ground peanuts, beansprouts and your choice of protein. Contains egg.
Pad Kee Mao
Wide rice noodles stir-fried in our house sauce with red & green bell peppers, Thai basil, broccoli, beansprouts and your choice of protein. Contains egg.
Pad See Ew
Stir-fried wide rice noodles with egg and broccoli.
Pad Woon Sen
Bean vermicelli noodles stir-fried in our house sauce with celery, onion, tomato and your choice of protein. Contains egg.
Pad Gai
Stir-fried chicken with wide rice noodles in our house garlic and black pepper sauce with green onion and lettuce. Contains egg.
Thai Noodle Soup
Rice noodle soup in chicken broth with fried garlic, celery, fresh bean sprouts, cilantro and onion.
Yakisoba
Stir-fry egg noodles with carrots, cabbage, onion, broccoli, celery, egg and a savory sauce.
Noodles
Curry
Red Curry
Red curry cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, eggplants, Thai basil leaves, bell pepper and choice of protein.
Green Curry
Green curry cooked in Thai coconut milk with bamboo shoots, eggplants, basil, bell pepper and choice of protein.
Yellow Curry
Yellow curry cooked in Thai coconut milk with bell pepper, carrot, potato, onion and choice of protein.
Panang Curry
Zesty red curry cooked in coconut milk with green beans, bell peppers, mushrooms, Thai basil and choice of protein.
Massamun Curry
Massamun curry cooked in Thai coconut milk with whole peanuts, carrots, onions, potatoes and choice of protein.
Evil Prince Curry
Red curry with broccoli, carrots, cabbage, Thai basil and spinach. Our most popular curry! Pro Tip: Get it spicy
Roasted Duck Curry
Roasted duck meat in red curry, Thai coconut milk, eggplants and basil, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, pineapple and tomatoes. *Subject to availability.
Pumpkin Curry
Red curry with chunks of pumpkin, Thai basil, and bell peppers.
Thai Fried Rice
Thai style fried rice cooked in house sauce with broccoli, onion, tomato, and choice of protein. Contains egg.
Basil Fried Rice
Basil fried rice with house chili and garlic sauce with Thai basil, bell pepper, onions, mushrooms and choice of protein. Contains egg.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Thai fried rice Fresh pineapple chunks, cashew nuts, onions, peas and carrots. Contains egg.
Khao Pad Pong Garee (Yellow Curry Rice)
Thai fried rice cooked with yellow curry paste, onions, peas and carrots, egg.
Thai Sausage Fried Rice
Thai fried rice with egg, broccoli, onions, peas and carrots topped with our specialty pork sausage.
Crab Fried Rice
Fried rice with real crab meat, eggs, onions, peas and carrots
Fried Rice
Stir-Fry
Pad Prik Khing (Green Bean Stir-Fry)
Fresh green beans stir-fried in red chili sauce with bell pepper, kaffir lime leaves and ground peanuts with your choice of protein.
Mango Stir-Fry
Ripe mango stir-fried in our house chili sauce with Thai basil, bell pepper, onion and choice of protein.
Cashew Nut Stir-Fry
Cashew nuts stir-fried in our house garlic and black pepper sauce with bamboo shoots, bell pepper, mushrooms, celery, onion and choice of protein.
Garlic and Black Pepper
Our house garlic and black pepper stir-fry with celery, green beans, mushrooms, onion and choice of protein.
Mixed Vegetable Stir-Fry
Stir-fried onion, bell pepper, broccoli, cabbage, mushrooms, celery and carrots in savory sauce with your choice of protein.
Broccoli & Oyster Sauce
Stir-fried broccoli, onions and mushrooms in a savory oyster sauce with choice of protein.
Ginger Stir-Fry
Sliced ginger stir-fried in house chili sauce with bell pepper, mushroom, onion, black fungus (mushroom), and choice of protein.
Eggplant Stir-Fry
Eggplants stir-fried in red chili sauce with basil, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, onion and choice of protein.
Pad Ga Prow (Basil Stir-Fry)
A popular Thai street food dish of Thai basil stir-fried in chili and garlic with bell pepper, mushrooms, onion and choice of protein.
40A. Jungle Khing
Onion, bell pepper, broccoli, cabbage, mushroom, celery, carrots in a coconut red curry sauce.
Thai Sausage
Seasoned grilled pork sausage served with Thai herbs and spices. Served with your choice of sticky rice or jasmine rice.
59B. Nam Khao Tod (Lettuce Wraps)
Thai style lettuce wraps of crispy rice salad seasoned with chili, fish sauce, lime and peanuts
Swimming Angel
Medley of steamed broccoli, cabbage, carrots, spinach, your choice of protein generously topped with house peanut sauce. Served with jasmine rice.
48B. Mao's Special Curry Noodles
Red curry with broccoli, cabbage, carrot, spinach, choice of protein and served with thin rice noodles instead of rice.
Hor Mok (Seafood Curry)
Mixed seafood in Thai red curry with mushrooms, lemongrass, cabbage and bell peppers, basil, onion and eggs served with a side of steamed rice
56B. House Special Seafood
Mixed seafood stir-fry with onions, bell pepper, broccoli, cabbage, mushroom, celery and carrots.
House Specials
Dessert
Mango Sticky Rice
Brown Rice
Jasmine Rice
Steamed Vegetables
Sticky Rice
Steamed Rice Noodles
Steamed Broccoli
Peanut Sauce
Steamed Chicken
Steamed Tofu
Side Orders
Sauces/Hot Chili
Potsticker Sauce
Sweet Chili Sauce
Soy Sauce
Hot Chili Oil
Prik Nam Paa
Fish sauce with Thai chilies.