Tamarind Thai Restaurant Menu – La Mesa, CA

Type : Thai restaurant

Location : La Mesa, CA

Straight-up Thai food in an unadorned, yet serene interior or garden patio within a shopping plaza. Based on 439 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Tamarind Thai Restaurant 91941

Address:
7970 University Ave UNIT 310, La Mesa, CA 91941

Phone: (619) 337-2581

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4–9 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM

Menu

Appetizer
Chicken Satay 4pcs
Grilled marinated chicken on skewer , served with peanut sauce and sweet – sour cucumber sauce		 $7.95
Chicken Wings 6 Pcs
Deep fried marinated chicken wings with Thai seasoning		 $8.95
Cream Cheese 5 Pcs
Wrapped cream chess, water chestnut and green onion with wonton skin and deep fried , served with house special plum sauce.		 $7.45
E-Sarn Pork Spare Ribs
Pork ribs marinated garlic, pepper and coriander with sweet chili sauce.		 $9.45
Fresh Roll ( Shrimp 8.95 / Tofu 7.95 )
Stuffed with read leaf lettuce , carrot, bean sprouts, mint, Thai basil, cilantro ,and vermicelli with soft rice paper served with peanut-hoisin sauce.
Fried Tofu
Deep -fried soft tofu served with sweet chili sauce and crushed peanut on top		 $7.45
Fried Wonton 7pcs
Deep fried wonton stuffed with ground pork and shrimp , served with sweet chili sauce.		 $7.95
Golden Bags 4 Pcs
Gluten papaer wrapped into a a bag shape with the filed go sautéed ground chicken diced potato , onion, peas, carrot and curry powder.		 $8.45
Gyoza 6 Pcs
Dumpling wrapped with cabbage and chicken served with homemade sauce.		 $7.45
Siam Shrimp ( Shrimp Cashew )
Deep fried battered shrimp sliced cabbage bedded serve with special sweet creamy cashew nut dressing.		 $9.95
Thai Beef Jerky
Deep fried sun dry beef with E-sarn spicy lime sauce.		 $8.45
Thai Spring Rolls 5 Pcs
Golden fried gluten paper rolls stuffed with shredded cabbage , glass noodle wood ear mushroom , and ginger served with house special plum sauce.		 $7.95
Soup
Tom Kha ( Cup / Pot ) ( Vegetarian Available )
Spicy coconut milk- based . chicken broth with lemongrass, galangal , kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, fresh mushroom , cilantro
Tom Yum ( Cup / Pot ) ( Vegetarian Available )
Hot and sour soup with lemongrass, galangal , kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, fresh mushroom , cilantro
Glass Noodle Soup ( Cup / Pot )
Clear broth with chicken, Napa cabbage, wood ear mushroom and green onion.
Wonton Soup ( Cup 6.95 / Pot 10.95 )
Wonton skin stuffed served with chicken broth with Napa cabbage , green onion , and dash of fried garlic.
Salad
Thai Salad ( Side 6.95 / Meal 9.95 )
Green salad onion, cucumber,tomatos,with grilled chicken served with peanut sauce dressing ( Vegetarian available )
Chicken Satay Salad ( Side 6.95 / Meal 9.95 )
Green salad onion, cucumber,tomatos,with grilled marinated chicken served with peanut sauce dressing ( Vegetarian available )
Papaya Salad ( Som Tum )
Fresh green papaya . tomato, green bean, crushed peanut season with spicy lime juice , garlic, and plum sugar.		 $8.45
Yum ( Thai – style Spicy Salads )
Larb
Cooked ground chicken tossed in spicy lime sauce with ground toasted rice , mint, sliced green onion , and red onions.		 $11.95
Yum Grilled Beef
Grilled beef tossed with spicy chili lime dressing , tomato, slice cucumber , green onions, red onions, cilantro, and mint, served on bed with green salad.		 $11.45
Tamarind’s Specialties
Lemon Fish
Thai style steamed fish fillet with fresh garlic , fresh chili broccoli , carrot and chili lime sauce served on bed with Napa cabbage and basil leaves		 $17.45
Sizzling Salmon
Seared salmon with hot and spicy basil sauce , onion, basil, green peppercorn, and wild ginger		 $17.45
Grilled Salmon Salad
Grilled Salmon ( 8 oz ) pan – seared eggplant , carrot, zucchini, and onions, served on top of green salad with shredded carrot , red cabbage and house vinaigrette dressing.		 $15.45
Tamarind Fish
Deep fried battered fish fillet with egg dropped tamarind sauce.		 $17.45
Woon Sen Pad Thai Poo
Stir-fried glass noodle with Thai traditional tamarind sauce, egg , garlic, tofu, green onion, bean sprout, on top with fluffy crab meat.		 $16.45
Bangkok Crispy Basil Duck
Roasted crispy half duck , onion, green bean , carrot , zucchini and mushroom with house special brown sauce.		 $23.45
Ka-Pow Crispy Pork , Kai -Dow
Crispy pork, garlic, crushed chili , basil, and sunny side up egg on top		 $17.45
Ka-Pow Kai , Kai Dow
Mince chicken , garlic, crushed chili , basil, and sunny side up egg on top		 $13.95
Entree ( Vegetable/ Tofu/Mock Duck / Chicken / Pork / Beef / Crispy Pork / Shrimp / Calamari / Fish / Mixed Seafood / Duck
Mixed Vegetable
Stir-fried napa cabbage, carrot, green bean, snow peas, celery, cabbage, broccoli , mushroom, zucchini, cauliflower, and onion, fresh garlic, and oyster sauce.
Peanut Sauce
Steamed vegetable,napa cabbage, carrot, green bean, snow peas, celery, cabbage, broccoli , mushroom, zucchini, cauliflower. Served with peanut sauce.
Cashew Nut
Stir-fried fresh Thai chili, garlic, onions, carrot, celery, zucchini, green onion, and cashew nut with Thai chili paste
Hot Basil
Stir-fried fresh Thai chili , fresh garlic, green beans, carrot, onion, and Thai basil with Thai soy sauce.
Jungle Stir Fried
Stir -fried fresh Thai chili , garlic, carrot, Zucchini,onion, celery, cabbage , green onion , and Thai basil with Thai soy sauced Thai chili paste.
Sweet Basil
Stir-friedfresh Thai chili, fresh garlic, onion, carrot, bamboo shoots, mushroom, and Thai basil with Thai soy sauce and Thai chili paste.
Eggplant
Stir-fried Chinese eggplant with fresh Thai chili , garlic, onions, carrot, green onion, and Thai basil in black soybean sauce.
Garlic And Pepper
Stir- fried marinated choice of meat with fresh garlic black pepper , peas , carrot served on bed of cabbage.
Curry
Red Curry
Red curry paste with bamboo shoots, Chinese eggplants basil, lime leaves and pea and carrot in coconut milk
Green Curry
Green curry paste with bamboo shoots, Chinese eggplants basil, lime leaves and peas carrot in coconut milk
Yellow Curry
Yellow curry paste with potato, carrot, onion and green onion in coconut milk
Massaman Curry
Massamun curry paste with potato, carrot, onion in coconut milk with roasted peanut
Panang Curry
Panang curry paste in rich coconut milk with steamed broccoli and carrot with touch of peanut
Khao Soi
Northern Thai style egg noodle with chicken in light curry soup with pickle cabbage, shallots, lime, chili oil and crispy egg noodle.
Noodle
Pad Thai
Stir fried small rice noodle with egg, bean sprouts, green onion , tofu , tamarind sauce, topped with the crushed peanut and lime.
Spicy Noodle
Stir fried flat rice noodle with onion, cabbage , carrot, broccoli ,egg, garlic, and basil in the basil sauce.
Pad See EW
Stir fried flat rice noodle with carrot and broccoli in back soy sauce.
Pad Woon Sen
Stir-fried glass noodle with Thai soy sauce, egg, onions, snow peas, carrot, napa cabbage and tomato.
Fried Rice
Thai Fried Rice
Stir-fried mixed of steam mix wild rice with Thai soy sauce, egg, garlic, onions, tomatoes , cabbage , peas carrot.
Spicy Fried Rice
Stir-fried mied steam wild rice with fresh Thai chili, Thai soy sauce, egg, garlic, carrot, cabbage, broccoli,onions, and Thai basil.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Stir-fried mixed of steam wild rice and fresh garlic, pineapple , cashew nut, and curry powder.
Kao Pad Poo
Stir-fried mixed of steam wild rice with garlic, green onions, egg, lump blue crab meat in Thai soy sauce.
Lunch special (Served Monday thru Friday from 11:00 am. – 3:00 pm. ) Except Holiday. All dish served with soup and house salad
Pad Thai
Stir fried small rice noodle with egg, bean sprouts, green onion , tofu , tamarind sauce, topped with the crushed peanut and lime.
Spicy Noodle
Stir fried flat rice noodle with onion, cabbage , carrot, broccoli ,egg, garlic, and basil in the basil sauce.
Thai Fried Rice
Stir-fried mixed of steam mix wild rice with Thai soy sauce, egg, garlic, onions, tomatoes , cabbage , peas carrot.
Spicy Fried Rice
Stir-fried mied steam wild rice with fresh Thai chili, Thai soy sauce, egg, garlic, carrot, cabbage, broccoli,onions, and Thai basil.
Garlic And Peper
Stir- fried marinated choice of meat with fresh garlic black pepper , peas , carrot served on bed of cabbage.
Mixed Vegetables
Stir-fried napa cabbage, carrot, green bean, snow peas, celery, cabbage, broccoli , mushroom, zucchini, cauliflower, and onion, fresh garlic, and oyster sauce.
Hot Basil
Stir-fried fresh Thai chili , fresh garlic, green beans, carrot, onion, and Thai basil with Thai soy sauce.
Jungle Stir Fried
Stir -fried fresh Thai chili , garlic, carrot, Zucchini,onion, celery, cabbage , green onion , and Thai basil with Thai soy sauced Thai chili paste.
Sweet Basil
Stir-friedfresh Thai chili, fresh garlic, onion, carrot, bamboo shoots, mushroom, and Thai basil with Thai soy sauce and Thai chili paste.
Yellow Curry
Yellow curry paste with potato, carrot, onion and green onion in coconut milk.
Red Curry
Red curry paste with bamboo shoots, Chinese eggplants basil, lime leaves and pea and carrot in coconut milk.

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Reviews

Scafford Simmonds Jr
Small restaurant with big flavors. Single waiter managed 3 tables with ease. The Salmon seared with crisp on outside of skin. It was hot and tender on inside. The sauce was spicy with chili powder. I kicked up spice level. Definitely worth a visit.

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Angela Frantz
If I am anywhere near this place I will drive out my way to eat here. It is so flavorful and delicious. We love the peanut sauce and curry. The Thai iced tea is a must have as well.

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Corey Smith
I was served spoiled overcooked pork, there were tiny holes all throughout the meat. My wife’s chicken was flavorless and overcooked as well. I’ve never in my life left food on my plate at a restaurant. But this place is absolute trash I’m sorry to say it. Workers were polite but this is the worst food I have ever been served. Also we get calamari at every restaurant that serves it. This wasn’t calamari that they served. It was also 10 dollars for 7 littles pieces of pig skin or whatever they were calling calamari.

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Dani Kenney
I ordered via Grubhub. It’s normally very tasty. My spicy noodle was all gummie and crumbled pieces. I got medium spice , but it was clearly way hotter than that. I usually is great. There was no way to rate this on grubhub..,,, who delivered 20 minutes late.

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Jessica Medina
Delicious! Big portions, friendly service. There lunch special is super cheap and you get a ton of food. You can eat there inside or they also have outside seating as well. I ordered the yellow curry and mixed wild rice along with some soup with a coconut milk base. Then I ordered cream cheese wontons but they accidentally gave me something else. Which is why I gave them 4 instead of 5 stars. Whatever they gave me was delicious though

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Google Shopper
Great flavors! Super crowded thats when you know its good! Loved the food! Would try this again!

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boldbileg
The lunch special comes with a very good super and salad. Remember that when picking apps. The satay had curry on it and was super delicious and piping hot. The peanut sauce was warm too which was a nice touch. The fresh rolls were decent but didn’t come with the same peanut sauce as the satay which was a bummer. I ended up just using the satay sauce which was really good.

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Sue Hathaway
Great place to eat on date night. I had the cashew chicken and jasmine rice. There was more than enough food, took home leftovers for lunch the next day. Loved the colors of their glasses and tea cup. You can make it as hot as you like. Mine was a one and perfect for my taste.

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Hou l
Came for the lunch special… Zero complaints! For less than 8 bucks you get a salad soup and an entree that are all fresh and delicious. So if you are looking for something healthy without sacrificing the flavor, Tamarind is a great choice.

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Tony Brumfield
I eat at Tamarind Thai regularly. They are always friendly and helpful. The food is amazing and you get enough food for three meals. I love this place!

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