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1649 east 55th street, chicago, il 60615 773 667 5423 773 667 5453 www.snailthai.com
open tuesday to sunday 11am - 10pm
 a p p e t i z e r s
satay
tender strips of chicken marinated in thai curry, herbs, and
sai krok e-sarn •
northeastern thai style sausages, charcoal-broiled with fresh
coconut milk. grilled and served with peanut sauce and
ginger, hot green chili, roasted peanuts, and roasted peanuts
cucumber salad. 4 pieces, 6.95
and garnish. 6.95
egg rolls
golden egg rolls, stuffed with cabbage, carrots, and ground
mee grob
crispy rice vermicelli mixed in sweet and sour sauce, topped
chicken, served with homemade sweet and sour sauce. 2
with scrambled egg. 6.25
pieces, 3.95
baby vegetarian egg rolls crab rangoon
a mixture of crabmeat, cream cheese and homemade sauce,
6 pcs, 4.50
wrapped in thin crêpes and fried until crispy. served with
spring roll sweet chili sauce. 5.75
thai crêpe, fresh and soft, filled with scrambled egg, cucum-
ber and tofu. topped with sweet and sour sauce and green
fish cakes
spicy fish cakes blended with thai seasonings. fried and
onion. 4.50
served with spicy sauce, cucumber, crushed peanuts, and
shumai cilantro. 5 pieces, 6.95
steamed crab dumplings served with sweet soy sauce. 7
pieces, 4.50
suan tong
fresh vegetables dipped in a light batter, fried until crispy, and
fried tofu served with homemade sauce. 5.50
tofu served with sweet chili sauce and ground peanuts. 4.95
golden bag
fried wontons thin pastry stuffed with sweet corns, peas and potatoes. 6
seasoned ground chicken wrapped in wonton skins and pieces, 4.50
served with sweet chili sauce. 6 pieces, 4.95
pork dumplings
fried shrimp ground pork, cilantro, salt, sugar, carrot, cabbage. 5 pieces,
battered shrimp, fried and served with sweet chili sauce. 7.95 4.50
fried squid chive dumplings
battered squid, fried and served with sweet chili sauce. 7.95 rice pancakes stuffed with chives. 3 pieces, 4.95
pot stickers duck spring rolls
thin pastry filled with seasoned ground chicken and duck, cabbage, carrots, onions, bean thread noodles,
vegetables, steamed or fried and served with sweet and sour wrapped in rice paper and fried until crispy. 2 pieces, 4.50
chili sauce. 7 pieces, 4.50

s o u p s
potak (hot and sour soup) •
combination seafood in clear broth with lemon grass, basil
wonton soup
clear vegetable soup with chicken wontons. large 7.95, small
4.50
leaves and hot pepper. large 8.95, small 5.25
gaitom kha •
chicken and straw mushrooms cooked in spicy savory broth
rice soup
rice in savory thai broth with minced meat and ginger,
garnished with green onion and cilantro. large 7.95, small
of coconut milk, lemon grass, galangal root and cilantro. large
4.50
8.50, small 4.95
seaweed soup
s c h o l a r ’s s o u p •
thin rice noodles in a delicious broth with bean sprouts,
ground chicken, seaweed, vegetables and egg. large 7.75,
ground chicken, celery and green onion. topped with cilantro.
small 4.50
choice of hot and sour or plain. large 7.50, small 4.50
tom yum •
hot and sour chicken, shrimp, or tofu in a savory broth with
tofu soup
bean curd cakes, green vegetables in a clear broth. large
lemon grass, straw mushrooms, citrus leaves, lime juice and
7.50, small 4.50
thai herbs.
with chicken or tofu: large 7.95, small 4.50
with shrimp: large 8.95, small 5.50
 s a l a d s
som tum
thai salad with shrimp, shredded cabbage, carrots, tomato
yum nua (beef salad) •
charbroiled beef mixed with chili powder, shredded cabbage,
and peanuts. tossed with lime juice, sugar and salt. 6.95 thai herbs, lime juice, onions, basil leaves, cilantro. 7.95

yum shrimp or squid •

a unique taste of freshly steamed shrimp or squid, mixed with
nam sod (chicken or pork) •
freshly steamed ground chicken or pork flavored with lime
chili powder, onion, shredded cabbage, lime juice, basil juice, fresh ginger, roasted peanuts, dry hot peppers and
leaves and straw mushrooms. 8.50 onions. 7.95

yum woon sen (bean thread) •

bean thread noodles, ground chicken, green onion and
larb (chicken or beef) •
ground chicken or beef mixed with toasted rice powder,
roasted peanuts. seasoned with lime juice, hot pepper and onions, carrots and cabbage. seasoned with lime juice, chili
ginger. 7.95 powder and cilantro. 7.95

n o o d l e s
thin rice noodle dishes bamee wheat/egg noodle dishes
padthai
bean sprouts, egg, crushed peanuts. lightly sweet and sour.
bamee •
stamed noodles with ground chicken, garlic, peppers, soy
7.50 sauce, sugar, vinegar, bean sprouts, cilantro and crushed
pad mee peanuts. 7.75
noodles stir-fried with bean sprouts, egg and green onion.
7.75
ginger noodles •
noodles stir-fried with fresh ginger, chili sauce, onion, soy
sauce, pea pods, carrots and chinese cabbage. 7.75
big and wide rice noodle dishes
pad see ew
khao soi •
steamed noodles with yellow curry, onion, cilantro, pickled
noodles in a sweet soy sauce stir-fried with broccoli and egg.
cabbage, crispy noodles, lime. 8.95
7.95
padkimao “drunken noodles” •
a spicy variation on pad see ew. stir-fried noodles with bean
singapore noodles
thin rice noodles, curry powder, turmeric, green onion,
sprouts, basil leaves, onion and egg in our own flavoring. carrots, egg. 7.95
7.95 spaghetti basil
lad na spaghetti, basil, egg, pea pods, zucchini, jalapeño, carrots, in
pan-fried noodles with broccoli in a light soy gravy. 7.95 a spicy thai sauce. 7.95
green spinach noodle dishes bird nest noodles
snailtalay noodles •
spicy stir-fried spinach noodles with seafood. garnished with
crispy fried egg noodles with your choice of meat and broc-
coli in light soy gravy. 7.75
assorted vegetables. 9.75 spicy garlic noodles
wheat noodles, egg, your choice of meat, collard greens,
snail noodles
carrots, cauliflower, onions, stir-fried in a spicy garlic sauce.
thin rice noodles, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, assorted
8.50
vegetables with ground chicken or tofu. 7.95
taste good noodles
wheat noodles, tamarind base sauce, assorted vegetables,
egg. 7.95
extras
wun sen bean-thread noodle sides peanut sauce 1.50
dishes steamed noodles 1.50 red sauce 0.50
small rice 0.75 extra meat 2.00
pad wun sen
large rice 1.50 extra vegetable 1.00
noodles in light soy sauce stir-fried with vegetables and eggs.
cucumber salad 2.00 extra shrimp 0.75 ea
7.95
extra egg 0.65
wun sen padthai
a variation on pad thai. served with bean thread noodles
instead of thin rice noodles. 7.95
 unless specified, all we love our customers
dishes are made with and are very happy to
your choice of chicken, make substitutions and
pork, beef, or tofu. take special orders, but
duck, shrimp, squid and they generally cost
scallop are 2.00 extra. slightly more. please ask!
we are happy to cater for
individuals, special events
and parties, and special
diets.

e n t r é e s
cashew •
aromatic roasted cashew nuts, stir-fried with carrots, bell
oyster sauce
your choice of meat stir-fried with assorted vegetables, oyster
sauce and garlic. 7.75
peppers, onions and sweet chili paste. 7.75
ginger
pad prik king with eggplant •
ginger chili paste with bamboo shoots, onion and eggplant.
freshly sliced ginger root, stir-fried with green onions and
features the lemony flavor of fresh kaffir lime leaves. 8.25
oriental black mushrooms. 7.75
basil •
basil leaves and crushed garlic, stir-fried and seasoned with
bangkok chicken
breaded chicken with roasted cashew nuts, onions, carrots,
pea pods and sweet chili paste. 8.95
hot pepper in a light soy sauce. 7.75
lemon chicken
garlic crisp breaded chicken and green onions. served with slices of
garlic and black pepper stir-fried with broccoli and served in a
lemon and pineapple in thick sweet and sour sauce. 8.95
light gravy sauce. 7.95
green padped •
stir-fried with bamboo shoots, chilies, sweet basil and green
stir-fried chicken w/lemon grass
chicken, lemon grass, red onions and green onions, in a
mildly spicy sauce. 8.95
curry paste. 7.95
red padped •
crisp pea pods, sweet basil, chilies, sweet basil and red curry
fried rice
fried rice with your choice of meat. egg, bean sprouts,
scallions and onions.
paste. 7.95
basil fried rice with ground chicken: 7.75
sweet and sour curry fried rice: 7.75
red tomatoes, pineapples and shredded cucumber, served in spicy red curry fried rice (red curry paste, choice of meat,
a sweet and sour sauce. 7.50 onions, basil, jalapeño peppers): 7.75

t h a i c u r r i e s
red curry •
a medium spicy curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, hot
massaman curry
curry in coconut milk w/potatoes, onions, and peanuts. 7.75
pepper and fresh basil leaves. 7.75 panang curry •
green curry •
the hottest thai curry, served in coconut milk with bamboo
a mild curry. green peas, fresh basil leaves, hot peppers. 7.75
yellow curry•
shoots, hot pepper and basil. 7.75 traditional thai yellow curry with potatoes. 7.75
pineapple shrimp curry •
delicious aromatic red curry served with shrimp, pineapple,
roastduck curry•
roasted duck in red curry sauce with eggplant, bamboo
pea pods, eggplant and basil leaves. 9.25 shoots, pea pods and basil leaves. 8.95

• = spicy we do not use msg 18% gratuity added for parties of six or more
 v e g e t a b l e l o v e r s
stir-fried oriental vegetables broccoli w/oyster sauce & tofu
spicy or non-spicy. 7.25 7.75
eggplant basil
japanese eggplant, jalapeño peppers, pea pods and
f r e d ’s g l u t e n •
very hot stir-fried gluten with peapods, bamboo shoots, baby
zucchini. 7.95 corn and green onion. served with very spicy sauce. 7.50
rama broccoli soft tofu with greens
sautéed broccoli and tofu topped with creamy peanut sauce. soft tofu stir-fried with green vegetables in a vegetarian style.
8.50 7.75
rama oriental vegetable
oriental vegetables sautéed with tofu and topped with creamy
spicy oriental vegetables
with cashew nuts and oyster sauce. 7.50
•
peanut sauce. 8.50

f i s h
r e d s n a p p e r, t r o u t salmon panang
with special house chili sauce (served with pea pods, mush- pan-fried and topped with savory panang sauce. 11.25
rooms, and baby corn)
with red curry sauce (bamboo shoots, basil leaves and
tilapia curry
deep-fried tilapia w/pea pods, onions, red curry sauce. 9.75
coconut milk)
with ginger sauce (made with fresh ginger, white onion, pea tilapia ginger
pods, mushrooms and carrots) stir-fried tilapia with ginger, onion, mushrooms and assorted
market price: 18.00–25.00 vegetables. served with ginger sauce. 9.75

s e a f o o d
padped talay •
combination of seafood, shrimp, squid and scallops cooked
chao praya river shrimp
shrimp prepared in the style of thailand’s chao praya river
region. served in a hot-pot with bean thread noodles, ginger
in a red curry sauce with pea pods, onion, basil leaves. 9.75
and vegetables. 9.25
chili scallops •
fresh sea scallops sautéed with hot peppers, bamboo shoots
shrimp in lobster sauce
shrimp and crabmeat in special lobster sauce, served with
and onion. served in special gravy. 9.75
pea pods, broccoli, egg, onion. 9.25
seafood vegetables
a combination of seafood. shrimp, squid and scallops
stir-fried with fresh vegetables and a rich oyster sauce. 9.75

s w e e t s d r i n k s
i c e c r e a m red bean, green tea, etc. 3.00 t h a i i c e d c o f f e e 2.00
s w e e t t a r o r o o t w / g i n k g o n u t s 3.50 t h a i i c e d t e a 2.00
t h a i c o c o n u t c u s t a r d 2.00 h o t j a s m i n e t e a 1.50
l i c h e e , r a m b u t a n , or l o g a n f r u i t 2.25 c o f f e e 2.00
h o t b a n a n a banana in coconut milk. 2.70 m i l k 1.50
s o d a 1.00
o r a n g e j u i c e 1.50
b u b b l e t e a s m o o t h i e 3.75
coconut, green tea, honey dew, mango, peach, pineapple,
plum, strawberry, taro
 o u r
restaurant takes its
name from a thai fable called the
“golden snail”, about a prince who
was born as a snail. thais don’t like snails
and so the little prince and his mother, the
queen, were exiled from their kingdom. they
lived as outcasts until the day the queen realized
that a perfectly formed little boy was hidden
inside the ugly shell. she carefully broke the shell
away to reveal her beautiful child. from then on
the two struggled together in search of a
bright, new, healthy life. they wandered the
land and met with many challenges,
until eventually the boy became a
great and benevolent
k i n g .

t h e
snail has served the
hyde park community since
1993. the restaurant, like the
golden snail in the fable, is small and
known for the greatness enclosed
inside. at the snail, we are dedicated to
preparing delicious, wholesome
traditional thai cuisine, using the finest
produce, seafood and meats.
discover the snail for yourself. have
dinner with us and find the
beauty that awaits you
i n s i d e !

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1649 east 55th street, chicago, il 60615
open tuesday to sunday 11am - 10pm
call fax surf
773 667 5423 773 667 5453 www.snailthai.com