What Thai Fried Rice is
Thai fried rice is drier and lighter than most other styles. The rice is cooked ahead and cooled so the grains stay separate, then fried hot and fast with egg, onion and tomato, and seasoned with fish sauce rather than soy — which is why it tastes savoury and rounded rather than dark and sweet.
It is normally served with a lime wedge and a small dish of chilli in fish sauce on the side, so the plate can be sharpened to taste at the table rather than in the wok.
How we make it
The house plate is printed simply as “Fried Rice” at $16.45 — tomato, onion, broccoli and egg, with your choice of chicken, beef, pork or tofu.
From there it branches. Basil Fried Rice adds bell peppers and sweet basil. Pineapple Fried Rice adds pineapple. Crab Fried Rice is made with crabmeat, egg, onions and green onions. Ultimate Fried Rice puts chicken, pork, beef and prawns in one plate with pineapple and yellow curry powder. Seafood Fried Rice uses prawns, scallops and squid, and the Tom Yum version of it adds mushrooms, Tom Yum herbs and Tom Yum chilli paste. BBQ Pork Fried Rice is the house plate with BBQ pork.
Spice is set when you order: mild, medium, hot or spicy.
On the menu
- Fried Rice$16.45
- Basil Fried Rice$16.45
- Pineapple Fried Rice$16.45
- Crab Fried Rice$21.45
- Ultimate Fried Rice$18.45
- Seafood Fried Rice$20.45
- Seafood Fried Rice Tom Yum$20.45
- BBQ Pork Fried Rice$18.45
Questions we get asked
- How is Thai fried rice different from Chinese fried rice?
- Thai fried rice is seasoned with fish sauce and finished with lime, so it tastes savoury and bright. Chinese fried rice leans on soy sauce and is darker and sweeter. Thai versions also tend to be simpler — egg, onion, tomato and one main ingredient — rather than a mix of many.
- Which fried rice should I order?
- Crab Fried Rice if you want the richest one. Pineapple Fried Rice if you want it sweet and sour against the savoury. Basil Fried Rice if you want it aromatic and peppery. Seafood Fried Rice Tom Yum if you want heat and sourness through the whole plate. The plain Fried Rice is the one to order alongside a curry.
- Is fried rice included with curry?
- No — our curries are listed without rice, so rice is ordered separately. Steamed jasmine or brown rice is on the sides list, and any of the fried rices work as the starch for the table.
- Can I get fried rice vegetarian?
- The house Fried Rice can be made with tofu instead of meat. We cannot label it vegetarian or vegan for you — Thai kitchens use fish sauce, oyster sauce and shared equipment, and we have not certified individual dishes. Call (425) 967-6531 and we will tell you what is in it.