Thai Time Menu – El Cajon, CA

Type : Thai restaurant

Location : El Cajon, CA

Family-owned strip-mall spot specializing in traditional Thai comfort food & vegetarian offerings. Based on 406 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout

Thai Time 92020

Address:
762 N Johnson Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020

Phone: (619) 447-2819

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Saturday 11 AM–9:30 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–9:30 PM

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

Menu

Appetizers
Sampler
Combination of satay chickens, fried spring rolls, cream cheese wontons, winter shrimp and pot stickers (gyoza) served with three special sauces		 $13.95
Satay Chicken
4 grilled marinated fresh chicken breast in curry, herbs and coconut milk served with peanut and cucumber sauces.		 $7.95
Fresh Spring Rolls
Tofu, lettuce, bean sprouts, carrots, mint, and rice noodles wrapped in rice papers served with hoisin & peanut sauce.		 $6.95
Cream Cheese Wontons
Cream cheese or meat wrapped in wonton skin served with sweet & sour sauce.		 $5.95
Gyoza
(Pot stickers) deep fried crispy dumpling stuffed with minced pork & vegetables.		 $5.95
Fried Spring Rolls
(Egg rolls) fried vegetarian rolls of cabbage, carrots, glass noodles served with house sauce.		 $5.95
Fried Tofu
Deep fried tofu served with sweet chili sauce.		 $5.95
Winter Shrimp
Marinated shrimp wrapped in wonton skin served with house sauce.		 $7.95
Shrimp Tempura
Deep fried shrimp or calamari served with sweet & sour sauce.		 $8.95
Calamari Tempura
Deep fried shrimp or calamari served with sweet & sour sauce.		 $8.95
Tod Mun
(4) fried fish cakes made with thai herbs, chili paste, and green beans served with a light cucumber sauce.		 $8.95
Vegetable Tempura
Deep fried green bean, onion, broccoli and carrot served with sweet and sour sauce.		 $7.95
Golden Bag
6 thin wonton wrapper stuffed with crab meat and cream cheese. Served with thai sweet & sour sauce.		 $7.95
Crazy Shrimp
5 marinated shrimp with fresh ginger wrapped in crispy egg noodles. Served with sweet and sour sauce.		 $7.95
Angel Wings
Deep fried chicken wings stuffed mixed with vegetables, ground pork and shrimp, crystal noodle served with sweet & sour sauce.		 $10.95
Soups
Po Tak
Scallop, shrimp, calamari, mussels, mushrooms, basil, onion, chili paste green onions and cilantro in lemon grass broth. (Served in fire pot)		 $15.95
Tom Kha
Coconut milk, galanga, mushrooms, cilantro, tomato, onions, tamărin and lime juice.
Tofu
Tofu, napa cabbage, green onions, cilantro, and glass noodles in clear broth.
Tom Yum
Lemon grass broth, mushrooms, tomato, onions cilantro, chili and lime juice
Vegetarian $5.95
Egg Drop
Chicken, onion, egg, peas and carrots.		 $6.95
Wonton
Pork wontons, napa cabbage, peas, carrots, cilantro in clear broth.		 $6.95
Seafood
(Fire pot optional)		 $8.95
Combo
(Fire pot optional)		 $8.95
Shrimp $6.95
Calamari $6.95
Mock Duck $5.95
Mock Chicken $5.95
Tofu $5.95
Chicken $5.95
Pork $5.95
Beef $5.95
Salads
House Salad
Mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red cabbage, with peanut dressing.		 $5.95
Cucumber Salad
Cucumber, carrot, vinegar dressing.		 $4.95
Papaya Salad
(Som tum) shredded green papaya, carrots with thai chilli, lime juice & tomatoes.		 $8.95
Larb
Minced chicken or pork spiced with chili, onions cilantro, ground rice, lime juice, and fresh mint.		 $8.95
Beef Salad
(Yum neau) slice grilled steak mixed with lime juice, chili, cucumbers, red onions, tomatões, green lettuce and fresh mint.		 $12.95
Spicy Seafood Salad
(Yum talay) shrimp, scallop,calamari, mussels seasoned with lemon juice, green and red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, chili & fresh mint.		 $14.95
Crystal Noodle Salad
Clear noodles combined with ground pork, prawns, lime juice, chili, red onions, tomatoes and mint leaves.		 $12.95
Shrimp Salad
Shrimp or calamari combined with chili, lime juice, onions, lemon grass and mint leaves served on a bed of crisp lettuce.		 $12.95
Calamari Salad
Shrimp or calamari combined with chili, lime juice, onions, lemon grass and mint leaves served on a bed of crisp lettuce.		 $12.95
Noodles & Fried Rice
Pad Thai
Stir fry fresh small rice noodles with egg, garlic, green onions and bean sprouts. Ground peanuts aside.
Spicy Noodles
Stir fry fresh big flat noodles with egg, garlic, green & red peppers, carrots, chili and basil.
Pad See Iew
Stir fry fresh big flat noodles with egg, garlic, carrots, and broccoli.
Pad Woon Sen
Stir fry glass noodles with egg, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic and cabbage.
Lard Nar
Stir fry broccoli, carrots, garlic in black bean sauce over fresh big flat noodles.
Thai Time Noodles
(Kua-gai) stir fry rice noodles, with green and white onions, bean sprouts, carrots and egg.
Thai Noodle Soup
Rice noodles in a clear broth with bean sprouts, napa cabbage, cilantro, green onions and fried garlic
Yen Ta Fo
Rice noodles, chinese broccoli and a medly of seafood served in a light red bean broth		 $12.95
Chow Mein
Stir fried egg noodle with cabbage, green onio carrot and bean sprouts.
Fried Rice
Pea, carrots, onions, cilantro, garlic & egg.
Spicy Fried Rice
Bell peppers, carrots, onions, chili, basil & egg
Hawaiian Fried Rice
(Served in a fresh pineapple) stir fried shrimp, chicken, pineapple, onion, egg, green peas, cashew nuts and yellow curry powder.		 $12.95
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice
Stir fried sweet chinese sausage with peas, carrots, chinese broccoli, onions in our chefs special sauce.		 $11.95
Crab Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with fresh crab meat, egg, green & white onions, peas, carrots in special sauce.		 $13.95
Entrées
Hot Basil
Thai chili, green & red bell peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini, garlic and basil.		 $8.95
Cashew Nut
Celery, carrots, onions, garlic, and cashew nuts.		 $8.95
Mixed Vegetables
Broccoli, zucchini, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots, cabbage, garlic, and mushrooms.		 $8.95
Garlic & Pepper
Ground peppers & fresh garlic over cabbage.		 $8.95
Ginger
Fresh ginger root, carrots, green onions, celery & onions.		 $8.95
Sweet&Sour
Pineapple, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, green onions and mushrooms.		 $8.95
Eggplant
Eggplant, garlic, bell peppers, carrots, onions & basil.		 $8.95
Praram
Broccoli and carrots topped with peanut sauce.		 $8.95
Pad Ped
Stir-fried thai red curry paste with bamboo shoots, bell peppers, eggplants, carrots, lime leaves & thai sweet basil.		 $8.95
Pad Prik Khing
Stir-fried prik khing chili paste with green beans, red & green bell peppers and carrot.		 $8.95
Curries
Red Curry
Coconut milk, bamboo strips, bell peppers basil pea & carrots in red curry paste.		 $8.95
Yellow Curry
Coconut milk, potatoes, carrots and onions in yellow curry paste		 $8.95
Panang Curry
Coconut milk, bell peppers, pineapple. basil in a panang curry paste.		 $8.95
Massaman Curry
Coconut milk, cashew nuts, carrots, onions, potatoes in massaman curry paste.		 $8.95
Pineapple Curry (Best When Served With Duck)
Coconut milk, tomato, pineapple, bell pepper, basil and carrots in a red curry paste.		 $8.95
Green Curry
Coconut milk, bamboo strips, bell pepers basil pea & carrots in green curry paste.		 $8.95
Lunch Specials
Pad Thai
Stir fry fresh small rice noodles with egg, garlic, green onions and bean sprouts. Crushed peanuts aside.
Spicy Noodles
Stir fry fresh big flat noodles with egg, garlic, green & red peppers, carrots, chili & basil.
Pad See Iew
Stir fry fresh big flat noodles with egg, garlic, carrots and broccoli.
Fried Rice
Pea, carrots, onions, cilantro, garlic & egg.
Spicy Fried Rice
Bell peppers, carrots, onions, chili, basil and egg.
Hot Basil
Thai chili, green & red bell peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini, garlic and basil.
Cashew Nut
Celery, carrots, onions, garlic, and cashew nuts.
Mixed Vegetables
Broccoli, zucchini, onions, carrots, bean sprouts, cabbage, garlic, & mushrooms.
Garlic & Pepper
Ground pepper and garlic over cabbage.
Ginger
Fresh ginger root, carrots, green onions, celery and onions.
Sweet & Sour
Pineapple, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, green onions and mushrooms.
Red Curry
Coconut milk, bamboo strips, bell peppers, basil, peas & carrots in red curry paste. (Eggplants optional)
Green Curry
Coconut milk, bamboo strips, bell pepper, basil, peas & carrots in green curry paste.
Yellow Curry
Coconut milk, potato, carrots and onions in yellow curry paste.
Panang Curry
Coconut milk, bell peppers, pineapple and basil in panang curry paste.
Desserts
Sweetened Coconut Sticky Rice With Fresh Mango $8.95
Fried Banana With Honey $5.95
Ice Cream
(Green tea, coconut)		 $4.95
Mochi Ice Cream
(Asst. Flavors)		 $4.95
Side Orders
Steamed Thai Jasmine Rice $1.50
Steamed Brown Rice $2.00
Steamed Thai Sticky Rice $2.50
Peanut Sauce $4.95
Lime $1.00
Cucumber & Vinegar Dressing $4.95
Steamed Garden Vegetables $5.00
Specialties
Bangkok Basket
Shrimp, chicken, bell peppers, cashew nuts and bamboo strips in crispy noodle basket.		 $13.95
Phuket Seafood
Stir fry shrimp, scallop, calamari, mussels, carrots, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, and basil.		 $15.95
Royal Crispy Duck
Crispy roasted duck topped with panang curry sauce, bell peppers, pineapple and basil.		 $14.95
Tiger Cry Steak-
Grilled steak served with vegetable in a spicy garlic sauce.		 $12.95
Salmon
Grilled salmon topped with your choice of panang curry or hot basil served on the bed of steamed vegetable.		 $14.95
Spicy Catfish
Catfish first deep fried then sautéed in a red curry paste, bell pepper, thai basil and lime leaf.		 $14.95
Pattaya Delight
Atch of the day- ask your server) whole fish or sole fish filet of the day steamed with fresh ginger topped with light crispy garlic.		 $16.95
Samui Scallop
Sautéed scallops served in a hot basil sauce over steamed broccoli.		 $16.95
Bbq Chicken
Marinated bbq chicken with thai sweet chili sauce.		 $12.95
Heavenly Chicken
Deep fried chicken with thai sweet orange sauce served on top of crispy fried noodles.		 $12.95
Spicy Mussels
New zealand green mussels stir fried with onions, bell peppers, fresh ginger, carrots, and fresh basil in our home made chili sauce.		 $13.95
Three Flavor Fish
Deep fried filet of sole topped with our three flavored sauce.		 $14.95
Pu Ka Tiem Pik Thai Dum-
Deep fried soft shell crab sautéed in a delicious fresh garlic & black pepper sauce.		 $16.95
Pu Pad Pong Kari
Deep fried soft shell crab sautéed with bell peppers, egg, green and white onion served in a creamy yellow curry sauce.		 $16.95
Ho Mok Talay
(Sizzling platter) mixed seafood, bell pepper, thai basil stir fried in a home made red curry paste served on a steamed bed of napa cabbage.		 $15.95
Sweet And Sour White Fish
Deep fried white fish topped with pineapple, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, baby corn and mushrooms in a sweet and sour sauce.		 $14.95
Ginger Salmon –
Grilled salmon filet topped with stir fried fresh ginger root, carrots, celery, green and brown onions.		 $14.95
Salmon Cashew
Grilled salmon filet topped with stir fried carrots, celery, onions, garlic and cashew nuts.		 $14.95
Pla Pad Cha
Crispy tilapia fillet topped with chili sauce, finger root, young peppercorn, kaffir lime leaves and hot basil,		 $14.95
Pla Rad Prik
Deep fried fish fillet topped with our special thai chili sauce.		 $14.95
Thai Pepper Steak
(Sizzling platter) stir fried sliced of steak with onion, bell peppers, carrots, pineapple and black pepper in our chef special sauce.		 $14.95

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Reservations: thaisandiego.com

Reviews

Brendan
It’s a good Thai place! The server was very courteous and reasonably attentive. They don’t play music and during the day, the place is pretty much just lit with the sunlight coming in from the full glass walls, so the ambiance is what you make of it.

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D D
Service is excellent! The food not so much. We liked the spring rolls even tho the shrimp was sliced in half which means there is only one shrimp in the whole roll. The cream cheese filled pies like are really good. I had beef chow main was zero flavor n real watery. My mom had beef with mixed veggies very flavorless n very watery. The pineapple rice that’s served in a half pineapple was real good. But I wouldn’t go back again. To bad cuz service is great!

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Chris Hinshaw
Really elegant plates when eating in. And the food tastes as good as it looks. The service is quick and efficient. Say hello or thank you in Thai and get the royal treatment. Order a Singha beer and they will know you know Thai. And DANG the food is good. Seriously stretch a little and try the Tod Mun (fish cakes) and the Pla Rad Prik (deep fried tilapia in chili sauce). Sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy are the Thai flavors and they’re all there!

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Jazmine Ragland
Absolutely loved this place! The food was delicious and the service was excellent! It’s such a nice little restaurant. They even put fresh flowers on the table! Highly recommend!!!

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Crystal Bong
One of my absolute favorite Thai restaurants!! Their curries and noodle dishes are amazing.

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José Manuel Avila
Absolutely phenomenal! Hands down, some of the best Thai food I’ve ever eaten. Will gladly come through whenever my family is in San Diego.

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Kijuame Taft
This was my first time coming to Thai Time and I was disappointed. The waiter couldn’t understand what I wanted to order and for the reason I didn’t get what I ordered I tried to explain it was wrong and he refused to take it back even though I didn’t touch it. I paid full price for everything!!!!

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Evangelyn
This is a very charming and busy little restaurant. The decor was beautiful. The music was peaceful.

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Ross Jenkins
Fantastic taste and great flavor, well worth coming to, everything about this meal was great. Service was fantastic and the place wasn’t overly busy.

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Sarab Habib
The menue offers a great selection of authentic dishes. The food is excellent. The service was perfect. Prices moderate.

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