Tamarind Menu – Ithaca, NY

Type : Thai restaurant

Location : Ithaca, NY

Spicy curries, noodles & other traditional Thai offerings presented in casual surrounds. Based on 506 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Tamarind 14850

Address:
503 N Meadow St #3228, Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: (607) 277-2220

Website: https://tamarind-thairestaurant.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM
Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–10 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM–10 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Spring Rolls (4)
Crispy rolls stuffed with vegetables and bean threads, served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts.		 $5.95
Chicken Satay (4)
Grilled marinated chicken on skewers, served with peanut sauce.		 $7.50
Fried Tofu
Deep-fried tofu, served with sweet and sour sauce mixed with crushed peanuts.		 $7.50
Fried Calamari
Calamari battered in tempura flour and deep fried.		 $9.50
Chive Cakes (3)
Fried flat dumplings filled with Chinese chives.		 $7.95
Crispy Vegetables
Assorted vegetables battered in tempura flour and deep fried.		 $7.95
Gyoza (6)
Chicken dumplings served with ginger sauce.		 $6.95
Shumei (4)
Steamed shrimp and chicken stuffed in wonton skins, served with soy sauce.		 $6.95
Roti
Roti served with curry.		 $6.25
Meat Rolls (4)
Chicken, shrimp, bean thread noodles, carrot, celery, and cabbage wrapped in Vietnamese rice paper and then deep fried.		 $6.95
Soups
Tom Yum (Spicy & Sour Soup)
Authentic Thai herbs, onion, mushrooms, and tomatoes in hot and sour soup.		 $5.95
Tom Kha (Coconut Soup)
Coconut milk soup infused with Thai herbs, onion, mushrooms, and Korean cabbage.		 $5.95
Wonton Soup
Home-style shrimp wonton and BBQ with bok choy. Choice of cup or pot.		 $5.95
Salad
Duck Salad
Crispy duck tossed with spicy and sour sauce mixed with green onion, red onion, cashew nut, cilantro, and Thai chili paste in fresh lime juice.		 $11.95
Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya, carrot, green beans, and tomato, Thai chili, and peanuts.		 $11.95
Beef Salad
Sliced grilled strips of beef tossed with onion, carrot, cucumber, tomato, celery, Thai chili, and fresh lime juice.		 $11.95
Yun Woon Sen Salad
Minced chicken, shrimp, bean threads, peanuts, shallots, and Thai chili paste in fresh lime juice.		 $11.95
Larb Salad
Minced chicken or pork mixed with red onion, green onion, and rice powder.		 $11.95
Naam Sod Salad
Minced chicken mixed with ginger, peanuts, red onion, Thai chili, and green onion, tossed in fresh lime juice.		 $11.95
House Salad
Assorted vegetables served with peanuts. Spicy.		 $7.95
Yum Pla Muek Salad
Squid, onions, celery and tomatoes tossed in spicy fresh lime dressing. Spicy.		 $11.95
Noodles
Pad Thai Noodle
Rice stick noodles stir-fried with egg, chives, beansprout and crushed peanut.		 $14.95
Pad See Ew Noodle
Rice noodles stir fried with egg, sweet soy sauce, Chinese broccoli, and broccoli.		 $14.95
Thai Spicy Noodles
Rice noodles stir fried with onion, carrot, bell pepper, baby corn, mushroom, basil, and Thai chili.		 $14.95
Kai Qua Noodles
Rice noodles stir fried with chicken, squid, onion, and egg.		 $14.95
Noodles Soups
Bar-B-Q Pork Egg Noodles Soup
BBQ pork and shrimp wontons in egg noodle soup.		 $14.95
Tom Yum Noodles Soup
Minced pork, fish balls, and bean sprouts in hot and sour broth, mixed with crushed peanuts. Served with thin rice noodles.		 $14.95
Duck Noodles Soup
Duck meat cooked with spice in soup, served with egg noodles or rice noodles, shiitake mushrooms, and bok choy.		 $16.95
Sukiyaki
Chicken, pork, beef, or tofu, bean thread noodles, napa cabbage, green onion, celery, spinach, and egg in soup. Served with homemade sukiyaki sauce.		 $14.95
Thai Style Fried Rice
Thai Fried Rice
Rice stir-fried with egg, tomato, onion, scallion, and Thai broccoli.		 $14.95
Spicy Fried Rice
Rice stir-fried with fresh chili, bell pepper, carrot, onion, baby corn, mushroom, and Thai basil.		 $14.95
Pineapple Fried Rice
Rice stir-fried with chicken, pineapple chunk, Chinese sausage, cashew, raisin, peas, and carrots.		 $14.95
Asian Wok Stir Fry
Spicy Basil
Choice of meat stir-fried with fresh garlic and crushed chili with Thai basil, bell pepper, onion, and mushroom.		 $14.95
Pad Prik Khing
Green beans, bell peppers, kaffir lime leaves, and choice of meat stir-fried with curry paste.		 $14.95
Pad Khing (Ginger Delight)
Choice of meat stir-fried with ginger strips, onion, scallion, wood ear, and shiitake mushrooms.		 $14.95
Pra Ram Long Song
Spinach and choice of meat topped with peanut sauce.		 $14.95
Spicy Eggplant
Eggplant, bell pepper, Thai basil, and minced pork stir-fried with brown sauce.		 $14.95
Cashew Chicken
Chicken, cashew, bell pepper, onion, and dried chili stir-fried in our special tamarind sauce.		 $14.95
Mixed Vegetables
Assorted vegetables stir-fried with crushed garlic in special homemade soy based sauce and sesame oil.		 $14.95
Orange Chicken
Stir fried battered chicken tossed with orange flavor sauce.		 $14.95
Choo Chee Duck
Crispy duck topped with Choo Chee curry sauce		 $17.95
Bulgogi Beef
Thin Sliced Beef cooked with Bulgogi sauce served on hot plate		 $15.95
BBQ Pork
BBQ Pork with BBQ Pork sauce served over steamed Bok Choy		 $14.95
Chicken Teriyaki
Grilled chicken thigh with teriyaki sauce.		 $14.95
Pad Kratian Prik Thai (Pepper And Garlic)
Choice of meat stir-fried with garlic and black pepper, served on a bed of cabbage.		 $14.95
Pad Priew Wan (Sweet And Sour)
Choice of meat stir-fried with Thai style sweet and sour sauce with pineapple, cucumber, tomato, onion, carrot, and bell pepper.		 $14.95
Beef And Broccoli
Beef, broccoli, onion, baby corn, and straw mushrooms stir-fried in sesame oil.		 $14.95
Curry Dishes
Gaeng Karee (Yellow Curry)
Onion, carrot, and potato prepared in yellow curry paste, simmered in coconut milk, and garnished with fried shallots.		 $14.95
Gaeng Massaman (Massaman Curry)
Potato, onion, carrot, peanut, and a hint of tamarind in Massaman curry paste, simmered in coconut milk.		 $14.95
Gaeng Daeng (Red Curry)
Choice of meat, bell pepper, bamboo shoot, Thai eggplant, and Thai basil simmered in red curry paste and coconut milk.		 $14.95
Gaeng Keaw Wan (Green Curry)
Choice of meat, bell pepper, bamboo shoot, Thai eggplant, and Thai basil in green curry paste simmered in coconut milk.		 $14.95
Panang Curry
Bell pepper, kaffir lime leaves, and Thai basil prepared in a creamier, richer version of red curry paste. Served on a bed of cabbage.		 $14.95
Side Orders
Side Of Steamed Jasmine Rice $2.00
Side Of Sticky Rice $2.50
Side Of Brown Rice $2.50
Side Of Noodles $2.50
Side Of Peanut Sauce $3.00
Steamed Vegetables $2.50
Fried Eggs (2 Eggs) $2.50
Roti (1 Piece) $1.50
Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice
Known in the Thai language as Khao Niaow Ma Muang, this classic mango with sticky rice dessert is a scrumptious treat of glutinous (sticky) rice and slices of fresh mango, over which is poured a thick, sweet, coconut milk sauce.		 $6.95
Roti With Sweet Condensed Milk $5.95
Thai Coconut Custard
Known as Khanom tuay which can literally translate as Thai Cup Cake (some version of this dessert do use cake, although Tamarind?s doesn?t) – this two – layer coconut dessert is a vegan sweet made with palm sugar, coconut milk, and cream, served warm in six miniature cups).		 $6.00
Fried Ice Cream
Fried ice cream had its origin in the 1960s, some claim, when it was invented by Japanese restaurants. Our Fried ice cream features a scoop of frozen ice cream fried in our special batter and topped with raspberry coulis whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry.		 $6.95
Taro Balls In Warm Sweet Coconut Milk
Taro, Pheuak in Thai language, is believed to have been one of the world?s earliest cultivated plants. Native to Southeast Asia, it is used in Thai cuisine in a variety of ways, including as a snack. A traditional Thai dessert, pieces of taro are shaped into balls and served in warm, sweet coconut milk.		 $5.95
Sweet Sticky Rice With Thai Custard
If you?ve never tasted Thai custard, you?re in for a taste – bud treat with this dish called Khao neow san kayaah in Thai. The sweet sticky rice cleverly complements the delicious Thai custard.		 $5.95
Beverages
Thai Iced Tea $3.95
Thai Iced Coffee $3.95
Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Root Beer.		 $2.00
Spring Water (Saratoga) $3.00
Bottled Water $2.00
Sparking Water (Saratoga) $3.00
Ithaca Ginger Beer $2.50

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: tamarindthaiithaca.com

Reviews

MIlo Coyote
Tamarind is delicious, I have been ordering from here for almost 10 years now. The food is always good and I have almost never been let down by my go to dishes. The Pad Thai and Pad See Ew (also the chicken Satay Skewers are great). The service is super quick and the staff are very friendly.

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Unnikrishnan Nair
It’s a small place if you don’t care much about ambience. The shop looks not so colorful from outside or inside. Only a few tables inside too.

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K Erb
Excellent food! Don’t let the condition of the outside fool you. This restaurant is a gem! Tables are small, but comfortable atmosphere.The vegetables and proteins were delicately prepared and presented so nicely. We especially loved the complex but perfectly prepared curries.

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Vinita Gupta
This place is closed for sit down option. Only take out option is available. But no such information is available online. We decided to do take out because we already reached the restaurant and didn’t want to drive to another place. Food tasted ok but it gave me food poisoning. I was throwing up whole night. Couldn’t even enjoy all the fun activities planned for next day at Cornell for my daughter orientation. Worse take out experience ever.

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Jia Huang
This is hands down the best Thai place in Ithaca, and might I dare to say NY state! Both my Thai friends have confirmed this as well, so it’s definetly legit. The Pad See Ew and spring rolls are my favorites!

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Ehikowoicho Onah
I love this place. I typically get the Panang Curry and they are so accommodating to pickier eaters who like trying new thing which is so nice lol. The only downside is that depending on when you go you might not get the fullest portions.

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Valya Rozlomiy
Yummy food for takeout! We had Tom Kha, duck salad and chicken Pad Thai – everything was delicious.

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Natalie Katz
You know I really like the food here, but waiting for your take out 40 minutes after it was supposed to be ready and standing in a line that wraps all the way around the building to pick it up is ridiculous. They really need to make their pick up more efficient. The picture is taken from being the building and there are two more people behind me.

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Abhinav Choudhry
I am very fond of this restaurant. They have great soups and desserts and excellently priced lunch specials. The food is always very attractively presented. The service is always veey pleasant and they often have jazz playing. I wish their portion sizes were a bit larger as that sometimes makes me go for Taste of Thai Express instead. However, Tamarind has more variety and genuinely good desserts. The Taro balls in coconut milk and the black beans in tapioca pudding are great. I also loved their garlic pepper fish.

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Douglas M
It was a great experience, I didn’t have a reservation but was seated immediately…

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