Charm Thai Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Charm Thai Kitchen in San Diego is a hidden gem for authentic Thai cuisine. Customers rave about the flavorful dishes, generous portions, and excellent service. The lunch special, with options like Pad See Yew and Pineapple Curry, is a popular choice, offering a filling meal with appetizers and drinks. The menu caters to vegans and vegetarians, with options like tofu dishes and salads. The casual ambiance and attentive staff make dining here a pleasant experience. The standout dish, Pad Cha Seafood, impressed with its large portions and bold flavors. Whether you're a Thai food enthusiast or a newcomer, Charm Thai Kitchen is a must-visit for a satisfying and delicious meal.
Starters
Gai ZAB (Mild Spicy)
Crunchy popcorn chicken with hint of Tom-Yum flavor, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, sweet, sour, salty, spicy with fry basil leaves
Cream Cheese Wonton
Golden wonton stuffed with cream cheese and homemade seasoning with the plum sauce.
Fried Calamari
Deep fried calamari rings serve with a sweet chili sauce.
Finger Shrimp
A golden spring rolls stuffed with shrimp marinated with sesame oil serve with plum sauce.
Fresh Roll
Gluten free. Fresh salad roll made with green leaves, carrot, cucumber, tofu, vermicelli rice wrapped with rice paper serve with plum, and peanut sauce gf.
Egg Roll
A homemade crispy spring roll, deep fried until it golden and crispy on the outside, and soft inside, made with cabbage, carrot, bean curd noodle, and kaffir lime leaf, serve with plum sauce.
Fried Tofu
Firmed tofu cut into triangle shaped, and deep fried. Serve with sweet and sour sauce and topped with crushed peanut.
Gyoza (Pot Sticker)
A chicken (vegetarian optional) pot sticker made with cabbage, peas and carrots, serve with house brown sauce.
Garlic & Pepper Edamame
Gluten free. Steamed edamame saute' with garlic and pepper and serve hot.
Avocado Tempura
Deep fried fresh avocado topped with Japanese dried katsuo, and seasoning with sweet soy sauce and spicy mayo.
Chicken Satay (Sa-Te')
Gluten free. Chicken breast marinated with coconut milk, and curry powder, serve with cucumber salad, and peanut sauce.
Garlic Wings
A deep fried chicken wings marinated with garlic and pepper made it in thai style.
Takoyaki (Octopus Cakes)
Deep fried octopus cakes "tako" (octopus) "yaki" (fried) best appertizer of all time, crispy on the outside, and soft inside, topped with home made sweet "yaki" sauce, spicy mayo and dried bonito flakes.
Nagoya Popcorn Chicken
popcorn chicken marinated with house soy sauce, topped with mayo or spicy mayo .
Soup (Cup)
Soup (Cup oz)
Soup (Bowl oz)
Seafood (Bowl oz)
Miso
Japanese fermented soy bean soup with soft tofu, and broccoli and carrot and chopped green onion.
Wonton
Home-made wonton stuffed with ground chicken and shrimp serve with tender soup.
Soup
Salad
Som Dtum (Thai Green Papaya Salad)
Young fresh green papaya sliced with secret lime sauce and crushed peanut, tomato and green bean.
Charm's Salad
Gluten free. Fresh spring mixed vegetables served with peanut sauce dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Mixed seaweed salad in ponzu sauce, oz.
Flat Iron Beef Steak Salad
Spring mixed with green onions, cilantro, carrot, cucumber, tomato, Flat iron steak and with secret lime dressing.
Larb Gai
Ground chicken, two hours slow roasted rice powder, red onion, mint, cilantro and in lime dressing.
Salmon Salad
Grilled Atlantic salmon with green apple, green onion, cilantro and in lime dressing.
Orange Flavor Chicken
Crispy fried chicken thigh cover with in house orange flavor sauce, serve with white or brown rice
Choo Chee Salmon
Grilled wild Atlantic salmon, steamed broccoli, cabbage, and carrot, topped with mild and creamy choo-chee curry sauce.
Gang Keaw Waahn Salmon
Grilled wild Atlantic salmon topped with green curry sauce with red pepper, eggplant and sliced avocado.
Thai Steak
Grilled flat iron steak marinated with thai herb served with broccoli, carrot, cabbage, and topped with sweet spicy sauce.
Charm Klook Klik Curry
Grilled new York steak coated with a simmered perfection malasian-style Penang curry sauce with bell pepper and green bean.
Pineapple Fried Rice
A Hawaiian style fried rice, with garlic eggs, chicken, shrimps, raisins, onions, peas, carrots, scallions, cashew nuts garnished with cilantro and cucumbers.
Pad Cha Talay
Variety of seafood stir fried with basil sauce, fresh pepper corn, finger root, thai chilis, bell pepper, eggplant and hot basil leaves.
Ginger Lemongrass Fish
Deep fried fish fillet and coatec with garlic, ginger, bell pepper and lemongrass sauce.
Mango Garlic Chicken
Stir fried house garlic sauce with fresh ripe mango, bell pepper, mushroom, asparagus, onion, and cashew.
Crab Meat Pad Thai
Stirred fried garlic, egg, crabmeat together, on top of Pad Thai noodle
Charm's Special
Noodle
Pad Thai
Thin rice noodle, stir-fried with tamarind sauce, garlic, egg, bean sprout, scallion, side with crush peanut, cilantro. Not Gluten - Free
Chow Mein Noodle
Stir-fried egg noodle with garlic, cabbage, carrot, mushroom, bean sprout, and green onion, with chicken and shrimps
Ze-Ew
Stir- fried flat rice noodle with house soy sauce, with garlic, eggs, broccoli, carrot, topped with cilantro
Spicy Basil Chow Mien Noodle
Stir - fried garlic, bell peppers ( red and green) with bean sprout, and fresh basil leaves, and cilantro, with chicken and shrimp
Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodle)
Stir - fried flat rice noodle with garlic, bell peppers(red and green), with house soy sauce, and topped with bean sprout, fresh basil leaves, cilantro ,
Spicy Basil Fried Rice
Gluten free. sautee garlic , with bell peppers ( red and green), Broccoli, Carrot, Onion, Paprika, with house soy sauce, topped with fresh basil leaves, cucumbers, and cilantro
Thai Fried Rice
Gluten free. Thai gourmet fried rice with eggs, peas, carrots and onion garnished with cilantro and cucumber.
Crab Fried Rice
Gluten free. White crab meat lightly stir fried with egg, roasted garlic served with and fresh cilantro leaves on top.
Salmon Fried Rice
Gluten free. Atlantic salmon diced up and stir fried together garlic and scramble egg with rice in phuket style.
Charm Thai Fried Rice
Gluten free. A house fried rice with three companions meat chicken, beef, and pork with onion, tomato, Chinese broccoli, egg, and garnished with cucumber and cilantro.
Fried Rice
Charm's Wok (Stirred-Fried) - serve with white or brown rice
Mixed Veggies Charm's Wok
Gluten free.Cabbage, broccoli, carrot, green bean and zucchini, mushroom, and garlic sautee together in house soy sauce
Basil Eggplant
Gluten free. Stir- fried sweet basil, with garlic, bell peppers ( red and green), onion, carrot with chinese eggplant
Fresh Ginger
Gluten free. Stir - fried, garlic, fresh slice ginger, with bell peppers ( red and green, carrot, onion, mushroom , zuchini , green onion
Ga Prao Thai Basil
stir- fried garlic, bell peppers ( red and green) with onion, carrot, green beans, and fresh basil leaf
Ga Prao Kai Dao (Ground Chicken)
stirred-fried garlic, bell peppers, onion, carrot, green bean, with fresh basil leaf, and fried egg sunny side up
Cashew
Gluten free. Sauteed garlic with thai roasted chilli paste stir fried with zucchini, onions, bell peppers and the crisp cashew nut.
Yellow Curry
Indian style curry with turmeric, cumin, curry powder, comes with potato, carrot, onion--not gluten free
Red Curry
Ripe Red curry paste, with bell peppers, bamboo, basil leafs -- not gluten free
Panang Curry
adapt from Malaysian style pe-nang (city in Malaysia) a curry include creamy flavor, bell pepper ( red and green) , carrot, green bean, kaffir lime leaf
Green Curry
Green curry paste with young green chili, comes with bell pepper (red and green) bamboo, peas, basil leaf, kaffir lime leaf, finger root.
Mango Curry
House red curry sauce cooked together with riped mango give it a sweet and spicy flavor, comes with bell pepper and basil leaf.
Avo Curry
House green curry sauce cooked together with a delicious Californian grown avocado give a tender and delicious green curry.
Thai Coconut Curries-- Serve with white or brown rice
Dessert
Roti
Indian bread puffed pastry with a thai twist drizzled with condensed milk and sprinkled with sugar.
Curry Sauce
Choose your favorite curry sauce oz
Large Peanut Sauce
Cucumber Salad
small cucumber salad, red onion, with vinaigrette dressing
Small Peanut Sauce
Plain Sticky Rice
Brown Rice
Steamed Veggies
Small variety
Lime Wedge
Jasmine Rice
Soy Sauce Package
Side
Beverage / Soda
Dasani Water
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