Thai 55 Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Thai 55 Restaurant, located in Chicago, IL, offers a variety of authentic Thai dishes ranging from appetizers like Satay Chicken and Crab Rangoon to flavorful curry dishes like Musaman Curry and Green Curry. Customers rave about the generous portion sizes, with one mentioning that the Pad Thai is enough for three servings. The restaurant also receives high praise for its Panang Curry and Roast Duck Curry. The extensive beverage menu includes traditional Thai drinks like Thai Ice Tea and Thai Iced Coffee. With the option for takeout, delivery, and catering, coupled with a cozy ambiance and friendly service, Thai 55 Restaurant is a must-visit for those craving delicious and authentic Thai cuisine.
Beverages
Soda
Thai Ice Tea
Thai Iced Coffee
Hot Tea
Hot Coffee
Smoothie
Smoothies with milk
Satay Chicken
Charcoal-broiled chicken marinated in satay curry, served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
Pot Sticker
6 pieces. Thin pastry filled with ground chicken, steamed and pan fried and served with sweet black soy sauce.
Crab Rangoon
6 pieces. Cream cheese and imitation crab filling.
Egg Roll w/ Chicken
2 pieces. Shredded vegetables and ground chicken, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Baby Vegetarian Egg Roll
6 pieces.
Shu Mai
8 pieces. Steamed shrimp dumplings, served with sweet black soy sauce.
Fried Wonton
6 pieces. Deep-fried chicken wonton served with sweet and sour sauce.
Spring Roll
Fresh spring roll stuffed with cooked bean curd, cucumber, omelet served with sweet and sour sauce.
Fried Tofu
Deep-fried tofu (fresh bean curd), served with sweet sauce and ground peanut.
Crispy Fried Squid
Deep-fried battered squid, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Fish Cake
Curried fish patty deep-fried and served with sweet sauce with ground peanut and cucumber salad.
Vegetable Tempura
Deep-fried mixed seasonal vegetables, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Shrimp Tempura
8 pieces. Deep fried battered large shrimp served with sweet and sour sauce
Coconut Shrimp
8 pieces. Deep-fried coconut battered shrimp, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Steamed Assorted Vegetable
Served with peanut sauce.
Sunshine Beef
Marinated beef in Thai herbs.
Deluxe Appetizer Plate
Consist of chicken egg roll, crab rangoon, fried wonton and shrimp tempura.
Vegetarian Appetizer Plate
Consist of baby vegetarian egg roll, fried tofu and vegetable tempura.
Golden Chicken
Deep fried light battered chicken served with sweet chili sauce.
Shrimp in Blanket
6 pieces. Deep-fried prawns wrapped with wonton sheets, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Crispy Shrimp Cake
6 pieces. Minced shrimps deep-fried and served with plum sauce.
Rock Salt Chicken Wings
3 pieces. Deep-fried chicken wings, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Appetizers
Soups
Egg Drop Soup
Rice Soup
Rice in savory Thai broth with minced meat, ginger, green onion, and cilantro.
Tofu Soup
Clear soup with bean thread and tofu
Wonton Soup
With chicken.
Seaweed Soup with Tofu
Tom Yum (with Lemon Grass) with Chicken
Typical Thai soup of straw mushroom in a clear lemon broth flavored with herbs, citrus leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Tom Yum (with Lemon Grass) with Tofu
Typical Thai soup of straw mushroom in a clear lemon broth flavored with herbs, citrus leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Tom Yum (with Lemon Grass) with Shrimp
Typical Thai soup of straw mushroom in a clear lemon broth flavored with herbs, citrus leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and chili powder Spicy.
Tom Yum (with Lemon Grass) with Squid
Typical Thai soup of straw mushroom in a clear lemon broth flavored with herbs, citrus leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Tom Yum (with Lemon Grass) with Seafood
Shrimp, squid, scallop, and fish. Typical Thai soup of straw mushroom in a clear lemon broth flavored with herbs, citrus leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Tom Ka Kai
Chicken, stewed in light soup of coconut milk, flavored with galingale root, lemon grass, lime juice, citrus leaves, and tomato. Spicy.
Rice Noodle Soup
Rice noodle with bean sprouts, cilantro, green onion and your choice of protein.
Bamee Wonton Soup
Egg noodle, wonton and BBQ pork, cilantro and green onion.
Named wonton soup
Egg noodles wonton with bbq pork cilantro and green onions
Som Tum
Thai salad with shredded cabbage and carrot seasoned with lime juice, chili powder and topped with cashew nut.
Som Tum with Shrimp
Thai salad with shredded cabbage ad carrot seasoned with lime juice, chili powder and topped with cashew nut.
Yum Pork (Pork Salad)
Thai salad with medium charcoal-broiled pork tossed with cabbage, cucumber, onion, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Yum Nua (Beef Salad)
Thai salad with medium charcoal-broiled beef, tossed with cabbage, cucumber, onion, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Yum Shrimp (Shrimp Salad)
Thai salad with shrimp tossed with cabbage, cucumber, onion, lime juice, and chili powder. Spicy.
Thai 55th Salad
Fresh cabbage, tomato, cucumber and charcoal-broiled chicken served with Thai peanut dressing.
Larb Salad
Ground beef or chicken cooked with ground roast rice, onion, scallion, cilantro and lime juice. Spicy.
Seafood Salad
Thai salad with boiled shrimp, squid and scallop tossed with cabbage, cucumber, onion, lime juice and chili powder. Spicy.
Thai Cucumber Salad
Yum Wun Sen
Glass noodle with ground chicken and shrimp seasoned with lime juice, chili powder and peanut served on a bed of vegetables. Spicy.
Salad
Noodle Dishes
Steam Noodle
Pad Thai
Your choice of meat, stir-fried thin rice noodles with bean sprouts, crushed peanut, egg, green onion, and Pad Thai sauce.
Deluxe Pad-Thai
Your choice of meat, stir-fried delicate vermicelli (wun sen) with bean sprouts, crushed peanut, egg, and wrap with fried egg.
Lin-Lin Noodle
Your choice of meat, stir-fried with egg noodle and mixed vegetables.
Pad See-Ew
Your choice of meat, stir-fried with wide rice noodle, broccoli, egg, and black soy sauce.
Pad Wunsen
Your choice of meat, stir-fried with delicate vermicelli (bean thread), egg, pea pod, broccoli, carrot, and cabbage.
Lad Naa
Your choice of meat, stir-fried with wide rice noodle topped with gravy of bean sauce and broccoli.
Pad Samsahai
Your choice of meat stir-fried with wide rice noodle in our homemade sauce, onion, bell pepper and tomato.
Drunken Noodle
Your choice of meat, stir-fried with rice noodle with Thai spicy sauce, fresh basil leaves, onion, tomato, cabbage, and bell pepper. Spicy.
Spinach Noodle with Roasted Duck
Steam spinach noodle with roasted duck curry. Spicy.
Rama Noodle
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk and peanut sauce with peapod, carrot, zucchini, broccoli, bean sprout, basil leaves, red curry and served with deep fried rice noodle.
Garlic noodles
Stirred fried flour noodles green bell red bell sand green onions your choice of meat
Combination pad thai
Chicken beef and shrimp stir-fried rice noodles with bean sprouts crush peanut egg and pad thai sauce
Steamed Rice
Steamed Brown Rice
Plain Fried Rice
Vegetables Fried Rice
Tofu Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Pork Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Basil Chicken Fried Rice
Pineapple Fried Rice
Comes with chicken.
Combination Fried Rice
Beef, chicken, and shrimp.
Green Curry Fried Rice
Your choice of meat with coconut milk, mushroom, hot green chili, pea pod, broccoli, herbs, basil leaves and green curry stir fried with rice. Spicy.
Tom Yum Fried Rice
Your choice of meat in Tom Yum sauce, mushroom, onion, and tomato stir-fried with rice. Spicy.
Rice Dishes
Main Dishes
Bangkok Vegetables
Deep-fried light-battered vegetables stir-fried with hot chili, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice.
Bangkok Chicken
Deep-fried light-battered chicken, stir-fried with hot chili, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice.
Bangkok Shrimp
Deep-fried light-battered shrimp, stir-fried with hot chili, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice.
Assorted Vegetables
Your choic eof meat stir-fried and simmered with pea pods, zucchini, carrot, broccoli and Chinese cabbage. Served with white rice.
Garlic
Your choice of meat marinate and stir-fried with garlic, black pepper and broccoli. Served with white rice.
Sweet & Sour chicken
Battered chicken or battered shrimp or Tofu stir-fried with pineapple, bell pepper, tomatoes and onion in sweet and sour sauce. Served with white rice.
Ginger
Your choice of meat stir-fried and simmered with fresh ginger, mushroom, bell pepper, zucchini, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice.
Hot Chili
Your choice of meat stir-fried and simmered with hot green chili, bamboo shoots, zucchini, cabbage, basil leaves, mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Cashew Nut
Your choice of meat stir-fried with cashew nuts, bell pepper, cabbage, zucchini, and onion. Served with white rice.
Basil Leaf
Your choice of meat stir-fried with basil leaves, broccoli, bell pepper, cabbage, zucchini, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Lobster Sauce
Your choice of meat stir-fried in lobster sauce. Served with white rice.
Broccoli Oyster Sauce
Your choice of meat stir-fried with broccoli in oyster sauce. Served with white rice.
Pea Pods Oyster Sauce
Your choice of meat stir-fried with pea pods in oyster sauce. Served with white rice.
Phuket Chicken
Grilled chicken served on a bed of steamed broccoli topped with peanut sauce. Served with white rice.
Phuket Tofu
Grilled tofu served on a bed of steamed broccoli topped with peanut sauce. Served with white rice.
Thai Pepper Steak
Tender slices of beef stir-fried with onions, bell peppers, onions and bell pepper in Thai tasty sauce. Served with white rice.
Bangkok Combination
Deep-fried light battered vegetables, chicken and shrimp stir-fried with hot chili, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice.
Bangkok Chicken with Cashew Nut
Deep-fried light battered chicken with cashew nut, stir-fried with hot chili, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice.
Basil Eggplant
Eggplant and ground chicken stir-fried with basil leaves, broccoli, bell pepper, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Basil Duck
Slices of roasted duck stir-fried with basil leaves, broccoli, bell pepper, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Basil Mussels
Stir-fried with basil leaves, broccoli, bell pepper, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
sweet and sour shrimp
sweet and sour tofu
Musaman Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed coconut milk with white onion, potato, herbs and Musaman curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Green Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, pea pod, cabbage, zucchini, herbs, basil leaves, and green curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Red Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, pea pod, cabbage, zucchini, herbs, basil leaves, and red curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Yellow Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk with potatoes, onion, seed of cardamonm, herbs and yellow curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Pineapple Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk with pineapple, herbs, and red curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Original Hot #1 Curry
Your choice of meat stir-fried with bamboo shoots, carrot, pea pod, cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, hot green chili, basil leaves, herbs, and green curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Panang Curry
Your choice of meat, stewed in coconut milk, flavored with citrus leaves, basil leaves, pea pod, cabbage, zucchini, herbs and panang curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Original Hot #2 Curry
Your choice of meat stir-fried with carrot, pea pod, cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, basil leaves, herbs, and red curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Roast Duck Curry
Slices of roasted duck, stewed in coconut milk with tomatoes, pineapple, pea pod, basil leaves, herbs, and red curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Green Curry Roasted Duck
Slices of boneless roasted duck stewed in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, hot green chili, herbs, basil leaves and green curry. Comes with white rice. Spicy.
Indonesian Chicken and Shrimp Curry
Indonesian style chicken and shrimp stewed with dry cherries, whipping cream, coconut milk, onions, and curry paste. Served with white rice.
Curry Dishes
Seafood
Vegetable Seafood
Stir-fried catfish, shrimp, scallop and squid with vegetables. Served with white rice.
Hot Chili Seafood
Stir-fried catfish, shrimp, scallop and squid with hot green chili, bamboo shoots, basil leaf, mushroom, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Hot Chili Scallop
Stir-fried scallop simmered with hot green chili, bamboo shoots, cabbage, zucchini, basil leaves, mushroom, bell pepper and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Ginger Catfish
Stir-fried catfish, topped with ginger sauce, onion, bell pepper, cabbage, and zucchini. Served with white rice.
Basil Catfish
Stir-fried catfish with basil leaves, broccoli, hot green chili, bell pepper, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Basil Seafood
Stir-fried seafood with basil leaves, broccoli, hot green chili, bell pepper, cabbage, and onion. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Cashew Nut Seafood
Stir-fried seafood with cashew nut, bell pepper, cabbage, zucchini, and onion. Served with white rice.
Lobster Sauce Seafood
Stir-fried seafood with lobster sauce. Served with white rice.
Pad Ped Talay
Red curry seafood. Combination of seafood cooked with red curry, pea pods, zucchini, cabbage, carrot, and basil leaves. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Seafood Eggplant
Combination of seafood stir-fried with basil leaves, chili, bell pepper, onion, cabbage, and black sauce. Served with white rice.
Spicy Catfish
Crispy, deep fried catfish fillet with red curry sauce, basil leaves, pea pod, broccoli, cabbage and zucchini. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Salmon Red Curry Sauce
Grilled salmon fillet, served with sauteed mixed vegetable and mild red curry cream sauce. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Seafood Roasted Chili Sauce
Stir-fried mixed seafood; shrimp, squid, and scallop with roasted chili paste, onion, mushroom, bell pepper, and broccoli. Served with white rice. Spicy.
Peanut Sauce
Extra Meat
Extra Tofu
Extra Vegetables
Extra Shrimp
Price is per shrimp.
Extras
Sides
Steamed Noodles
Small White Rice
Large White Rice
Small Brown Rice
Large Brown Rice
Small plain fried rice
Crispy Banana Fritter
Deep-fried fritter banana served with maple syrup.
Sweet Coconut Banana
Thai favorite boiled banana with sweet coconut cream.