Cha'Ba Thai Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Cha'Ba Thai, a vibrant gem nestled at 5810 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, Oregon. This independent eatery has delighted locals for 26 years with its authentic Thai flavors and warm atmosphere. Recently renovated, the space beautifully marries modern aesthetics with traditional Thai touches, creating a cozy yet upscale dining experience.
The menu is a treasure trove of delicious options that leave you craving more. Highlights include:
- Panang Beef Curry: Creamy, tender, and perfectly spiced.
- Pad Ka Prao: Full of umami, featuring ground meat and aromatic holy basil.
- Mango Sticky Rice: A heavenly dessert with ripe mango and chewy rice drizzled in coconut.
- Chicken Satay: Tender and flavorful, served with a delectable peanut sauce.
Whether dining in or enjoying takeout, the food at Cha'Ba Thai leaves a lasting impression, making it a must-visit for both Thai food enthusiasts and newcomers alike!
New Special
Panang Tender Beef
This authentic Thai dish is rarely found among Thai Restaurants ,we stir fry well selected tender beef with panang curry coconut milk on top with red bell pepper kaf r lime leaves, on the side with sweet green bean, carrot
Gao Lao Braised Beef Boat Soup
Without noodle and served in a hot pot.
Boat Beef Noodle
Noodle with boat specials soup with tender banana beef.
Yum Crispy Balls
Crispy rice ball salad choice ground chicken or tofu served with roman lettuce.
Num Prink Ong Set
Northern Thai pork chili paste served with fresh vegetable, crispy pork, and boiled eggs.
Gao Lao Yentafo Tum Yum
Without noodle and served in a hot pot.
Dan Dan Noodle
Minced pork,preserved beanspout,spicy soy sauce.
Yentafo
Fresh wide noodle soup with red bean sauce with seafood, shball, fried tofu, and fried wontons.
Yum Kai Krob
Crispy Chicken Salad.
Kana Muo Krob
Crying Tiger
Grilled marinated tender New York steak with dipping lime juice and spices sauce, fresh celery, cilantro, cucumber, tomato, and lemon.
25.Pad Ka-Pao
Ground fresh chili, bell peppers, onions, and basil leaves.
37.Pad Prik-Khing
Sweet green beans, red bell peppers, and kaffir lime leaves with Thai chili paste.
38.Pad Phet
Eggplant, bamboo shoots, onions, bell peppers, green beans, and basil leaves with Thai chili paste.
36.Pad King Sod
Fresh ginger strips, mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, little spices and soy bean paste.
35.Pad Eggplant
Eggplant, bell peppers, onions, basil leaves, and sweet chili sauce with little spices.
32.Garlic And Pepper
Choice of meat with fresh garlic and black pepper topped on fresh lettuce and steamed broccoli.
28.Sweet And Sour
Tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and pineapple with sweet and sour sauce.
30.Pad Woon Sen
Glass noodles stir fried with egg, cabbage, baby corn, snow peas, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers.
29.Pad Vegetables With Cashew Nuts
Bamboo shoots, mushrooms, broccoli, baby corn, onions, bell peppers and cashew nuts.
27.Chicken Cashew
Cashew nuts, roasted chili, onions, bell peppers, water chestnuts, and sweet chili paste.
Stir Fried
Beverage
GUAVA JUICE
Mango Juice
ICE PINK MILK
Regular Ice Tea
Thai Ice Coffee
Lime Juice With Soda
LONGAN JUICE
Thai Lemon Ice Tea
Coconut Juice With Young Meat
Soda
Hot Thai Jasmine Tea
ICE GREEN TEA
Thai Ice Tea
Steamed Vegetables
Peanut Sauce
Cucumber Sauce
Brown Rice
Sticky Rice
Jasmine Rice
Side Orders
Desserts
Coconut Ice Cream
Sweet Sticky Rice W/ Tropical Thai Fruits
SWEET STICKY RICE WITH COCONUT MILK AND TROPICAL THAI FRUITS
Fried Ice Cream
Sesame Ball
Sweet Sticky Rice With Mango
VOLCANO BEEF
Stir fried soft and tender sirloin beef with chef's special spicy sauce, bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, and pineapples.
SALT & PEPPER CRISPY CHICKEN TENDERS
Lightly deep fried chicken tender in tempura batter stir-fried with salt, pepper, garlic, mint leaves, and onions.
56.Lemon Crispy Chicken
Marinated chicken lightly deep fried on a base of fresh lettuces topped with sweet lime sauce.
58.Crispy Duck
Half boneless duck marinated with chef’s special sauce and deep fried, served with honey-ginger sauce.
59.Crispy Duck And Ginger
Deep fried boneless duck topped with mushrooms, bell peppers, celery, and fresh ginger strips.
Stir Fry Green Curry Beef
We stir fry well selected beef with green curry coconut milk,bell pepper,eggplant,bambooshoots,kaffir lime
STIR FRIED GREEN CURRY BEEF
Stir fried well selected tender beef with green curry coconut milk, bell pepper, eggplant, bamboo shoot, kafr lime leaves and rhizome root
60.Cha’ba Thai’s Bbq Chicken
Half chicken marinated in chef’s delicate BBQ sauce grilled to perfection.
55.The Emerald
Steamed broccoli, spinach, and your choice of meat topped with lovely peanut sauce.
TOFU DELIGHT
Fried soft tofu and ground chicken stir fried with spicy garlic and pepper sauce.
57.Lemon Grass Chicken
Chicken marinated with lemon grass, grilled to perfection, based on steamed broccoli and fresh spinach, and topped with peanut sauce.
Spicy Chicken & Shrimp With Crispy Basil
Ground chicken and shrimp stir fried with bell peppers, onions, and basil, topped with crispy basil and served with
Poultry
Salads
18.Lemon Grass Chicken Salad
Grilled lemon grass chicken with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, shallots, kaffir lime leaves, mint leaves, cucumber, and fresh lettuce with a touch of spices and lime juice.
24. Som Tum With Salted Crab
Shredded green papaya, Thai chili pepper, garlic, tomatoes, and peanuts served in spicy lime juice with salted crab
Yum Woon Sen
steamed glass noodle ,mixed with shrimps,squid,ground chicken,onions,shallots,mint leaves,cilentro,celery,cucumber,tomatoes,more taste with grape,then seasoned with lime juice
19.Yom Nuar
Grilled beef with tomatoes, cucumber, shallots, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, mint leaves, ground roasted rice, fresh lettuce, and a touch of spicy lime juice.
22.Larb
Choice of ground chicken, pork, or beef with shallots, green onions, mints, and ground roasted rice and a touch of lime juice and spices.
20.Yum Pla Muk
Steamed squid with tomatoes, cucumber, shallots, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, mint leaves, fresh lettuce, and a touch of lime juice and spices.
17.Yum Yai
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, shallots, mushrooms, fresh lettuces, bean sprouts, and boiled egg topped with sweet and sour peanut dressing.
Fresh Mango Salad
Lightly fried salmon fillet tossed with mango,cucumber,cashew, cilantro,mint shallot,red cabbage and carrot touch of lime juice and spices
24.Som Tum
Shredded green papaya, Thai chili pepper, garlic, tomatoes, and peanuts served in spicy lime juice.
23.Yum Talay
Steamed shrimp, mussels, squid, and scallops with tomatoes, cucumber, shallots, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, mints, fresh lettuce, and a touch of lime juice and spices.
21.Phla Goong
Grilled shrimp with tomatoes, cucumber, shallots, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, mint leaves, fresh lettuce, and a touch of lime juice and spices.
48.Chu Chee Catfish
Crispy catfish with kaffir lime leaves, green beans, and bell peppers saut eed with tasty Chu Chee Paste.
54.Po Hang
Combination seafood stir fried in red chili sauce with galanga root, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions.
*FS Three Flavor Halibut
lightly deep fried four pieces pf halibut served on a bed of pneapple, tomatoes,onion,bell peppers and cucumbers topped off with spicy sweet and sour sauce and topped with crispy basail, served with jasmine rice.
SALMON IN SPECIAL PANAG CURRY
Lightly pan fried and grilled salmon llet based on sweet green beans,asparagus, then toped with Cha'ba Thai special Panang curry sauce,red bell peppers and coconut milk
52.Ginger Fish
Lightly deep fried tilapia fillet topped with fresh ginger strips, onions, mushrooms, celery, and bell peppers.
Stir Fry Fresh Mango With Jumbo Prawn
We bring the woderful fresh mango with jumbo prawn stir fried with sweet chili paste,fresh chili, onions,bell peppers,basil,cashew nuts and served with jasmine rice
Chu-Chee Curry With Prawns
Lightly pan fried and grilled six prawns served on a bed of asparagus and green bean then topped with Cha Ba Thai
49.Pad Phet Catfish
Crispy catfish, bamboo shoots, eggplant, onions, basil leaves, bell peppers, green beans, and chili paste
Fish And Seafood Dishes
Fried Rice
73.Kao Pad Spicy Basil
Fried rice with egg, fresh ground chili, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and basil.
72.Kao Pad
Typical Thai fried rice with egg, tomatoes, green onions, and broccoli.
75.Kao Pad Pineapple
Fried rice with egg, pineapple, raisins, cashew nuts, tomatoes, carrots, onions, and green peas.
74.Kao Pad Chinese Sausage
Fried rice with egg, Chinese sausage, diced vegetables, tomatoes, and onions topped with shredded dried pork.
76.Kao Pad Pu
Fried rice blended with egg, diced vegetable, onion and Dungeness crab.
5.Satay
The chef’s special recipe: marinated chicken tenders on skewers grilled to perfection, served with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce.
7.Fried Tofu
Deep fried tofu served with ground peanut plum sauce.
4.Egg Rolls
Crispy rice paper wrapped with mixed vegetables and glass noodles.
6.Crispy Shrimp Wontons.
Rice paper wrapped with celery, baby corn, and shrimp lightly fried served with sweet and sour sauce and plum sauce.
1.Golden Squid
California tube calamari dipped in tempura batter and lightly fried until golden brown.
FRIED PORK BELLY
Fried crispy pork belly marinated in the special sauce
10.Tempura
Big shrimp and mixed vegetables lightly fried in tempura batter served with tempura sauce.
2.Fish Cakes
Blended ground fish and chili paste mixed with green beans, basil and lime leaves served with cucumber and ground peanut sauce.
3.Cha’ba Thai Fresh Rolls
Bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro, mints, steamed rice noodles, and fresh lettuce wrapped in soft rice paper served with peanut plum sauce.
9.Angel Wings
Boneless chicken wings stuffed with ground chicken and shrimp, glass noodles, carrots, and mushrooms served with cucumber sauce.
8.Steam Dumplings
Ground chicken and shrimp, bamboo shoots, onions, and water chestnuts wrapped in wonton paper served with sour sauce.
PAD THAI WINGS
Crispy wings with our special sweet and sour pad thai sauce
Appetizers
Curries
40.Red Curry
Eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and basil leaves with Thai red curry paste
44.Pa Nang
Your choice of meat, kaffir lime leaves, bell peppers, and green beans topped with coconut milk in light, sweet Pa Nang curry.
45.Roasted Duck In Red Curry Sauce
Eggplant, bamboo shoots, tomatoes, pineapple, bell peppers, basil leaves, grapes, tropical fruit, and roasted duck in red curry.
41.Green Curry
Eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and basil leaves with Thai green curry paste.
43.Mussamun Curry
Potatoes, carrots, onions, and peanuts in a rich flavored Thai Mussamun curry.
42.Yellow Curry
Potatoes, carrots, onions, and bell peppers with Thai yellow curry paste.
71.Kao Soi
Egg noodle, shallots, cilantro, and pickle lettuces in Kao Soi curry soup topped with crispy egg noodles.
66.Red Narh
Stir fried wide size rice noodles topped with snow peas, mushrooms, carrots, and broccoli in oyster gravy sauce.
65.Pad Kai
Wide size rice noodles stir fried with egg, onions, mushrooms, snow peas, fresh lettuces, and black pepper.
70.Cha'Ba Thai Noodle Soup
Medium size rice noodles with squid, shrimp, ground pork, crispy wonton, green onions, bean sprouts, cilantro, and ground peanuts in spicy and sour soup.
64.Pad Kee Mao
Fresh wide size rice noodles with egg, ground chili, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and basil.
62.Pad Thai Woon Sen
Glass noodles stir fried with egg, green onions, bean sprouts, with special Pad Thai sauce.
69.Thai Noodle Soup
Your choice of meat, medium size rice noodles with green onions and bean sprouts in a clear broth.
61.Pad Thai
Rice noodles stir fried with egg, green onions, bean sprouts, with special Pad Thai sauce.
63.Pad See Ew
Fresh wide size rice noodles with egg flavored with sweet soy sauce and broccoli.
House Of Noodles
Soups
16.Wonton Soup
Ground chicken and shrimp wrapped with wonton paper in clear broth with shrimp, squid, special ground pork, green onions, bean sprouts, spinach, and cilantro.
15.Tofu Soup
Fresh soft tofu, seaweed, chopped green onions, spinach, and broccoli in in clear broth.
13.Tom-Yum
Spicy and sour lemon grass soup with galanga root, kaffir lime leaves, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms.
14.Tom-Kha
Spicy and sour coconut milk soup with galanga root, kaffir lime leaves, onions and mushrooms.