Zen Thai Cafe

110 N Central Ave, Phoenix
(602) 340-8899

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Bangkok Coconut Chicken Noodles Soup
Drunken Fried Rice Chicken & Beef
Pineapple Fried Rice
Super Summer Rolls 2
Shrimp Spring Roll
Broccoli Delight
Chicken Pad Thai
Pad Thai Noodles
Drunken Noodles
Tempura Shrimp

Menu

Appetizers
Calamari
Potstickers
Chicken Satay
Shrimp Rolls
Super Summer Rolls
Crispy Wonton
Crispy Shumai
Veggie Sampler
Crispy Non gmo tofu, pumpkin, green bean, seasonal veggies, and onion. Served with tangy peanut sauce.
Veggie Rolls
Sweet Potato
Crispy Tofu
Crab Rangoon
Steamed Shumai
Pork, shrimp, egg, water chestnut seasoned in wonton wrap. Served with light sauce.

Soups
Vegetable Soup
Mixed vegetables in a clear broth.
Tom Kah Soup
Thai coconut milk soup with a healthy dose of Thai herbs, Thai spices, mushrooms tomatoes, cilantro, and green onions.
Pork Wonton Soup
Pork wontons, veggie, broth, topped with scallion, cilantro, roasted garlic, and pepper.
Tom Yum Soup
World renowned Thai spicy and sour soup has a wide mix of Thai herbs, Thai spice mushrooms, tomato, and cilantro green onion.
Chicken Wonton Soup
Chicken wontons, veggie broth, topped with scallion, cilantro, roasted garlic, and pepper.

Salads
House Salad
Organic spring mix vegetables, seasonal vegetables, tomatoes, and cucumber. Served with homemade peanut salad dressing.
Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Shredded green papaya, green bean, tomato, and peanuts in spicy lime dressing. Served with house green.
Pork Larb Salad
Pork with roasted rice, fresh mint, green onion, cilantro, and in spicy lime dressing. Served with house green.
Tiger's Cry Salad
Thai grilled beef salad with tomatoes, fresh mint, green onion, cilantro, and in spicy lime dressing with house green.
Woon Sen Salad
Clear noodle ) ground pork shrimp glass noodles, tomatoes, red onion in spicy lime dressing.
Yum Gai Salad
Bbq chicken, onion, mint, roasted rice, tangy, and lime sauce topped on organic spring mix vegetables.
Chicken Larb Salad
Chicken with roasted rice, fresh mint green onion, cilantro, and in spicy lime dressing. Served with house green.
Tofu Larb Salad
Tofu with roasted rice, fresh mint, green onion, cilantro, in spicy lime dressing. Served with house green.
Shrimp Salad (Pla Goong)
Shrimp, roasted rice, green onion, cilantro, red onion, and in spicy lime dressing. Served with house green.
Pacific Island Salad
Seafood, fresh mint, green onion, cilantro, red onion, and in spicy lime dressing. Served with lettuce.

Sandwiches
Banh Mi Sandwich
Vietnamese sandwich made it untraditional zen style, BBQ pork cucumber, pickle, veggies, zen curry gluten free, vegan sauce serrano pepper, and cilantro topped with scallion. Served with a side salad.

Asian BBQ
Thai BBQ Pork (Moo Yang)
Tender juicy pork with Thai BBQ style marinaded with zen sauce Thai herbs, spice, garlic, and sesame. Served with steamed rice and steam vegetables.
BBQ Turmeric Coconut Chicken (Gai Yang)
Whole natural bone in chicken marinated with Asian spices, coconut lemongrass, garlic, pepper, and turmeric. Served with steamed rice and steam vegetables.

Noodle Plates
Pad Thai Noodles
Thin rice noodles, eggs garlic, tangy tamarind sauce green onions, and bean sprouts. Served with crushed peanut. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Drunken Noodles
Flat rice noodles with basil garlic, bean sprouts, carrots, onions, bell peppers, and house basil garlic sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Pad Se Lew Noodles
Broccoli noodles and flat rice noodles with garlic and house brown sauce, egg, hrerroli, and carrots. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Chow Mein Noodles
Thin rice noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, and green onions. Served with side crushed naan it. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Pad Woon Sen Noodles
Clear bean noodles, egg, mixed vegetable, garlic, onions, and broccoli. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.

Curries
Yellow Curry
Thai yellow pepper infused with Curcuma and turmeric herbs base your choice of meat carrot in coconut potato topped with scallion. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Red Curry
Thai red chili pepper base, your choice of meat green beans, bell pepper in coconut milk, and topped with eggplant and basil. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Green Curry
Thai green chili, herbs and spices base, green bean, bell pepper, basil, and top with eggplant. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Panang Curry
Sweet dried chili base, your choice of meat, bell pepper, and broccoli. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Coconut Custard Curry
Classic curry base, boneless basa, wholesome Asian herbs, spice, coconut milk, and egg. Coconut meat vegetable basil. Served in the whole coconut. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Massaman Curry
Peanut curry, classic curry base, potato in coconut milk, and peanut. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.
Pineapple Duck Curry
Duck meat pineapple in red curry, coconut milk, tomatoes, basil. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level.

Entrees
Garlic & Black Pepper
Bed of vegetables sauteed with garlic and black pepper delight sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Sweet & Sour
Pineapple, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and sweet onion sauteed in a light tomato sauce sweet onion sauteed in a lighthouse tangy sweet sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Drunken Fried Rice
Choice of meat, egg chili garlic, bell pepper, sweet onion, carrots, and basil. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
House Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, egg, sweet onions, carrots, broccoli, and topped with scallion. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Spicy Basil
Choice of protein or ground meat, basil, garlic, onion, and bell pepper sauteed. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Spicy Eggplant
Eggplant carrots, onions, bell peppers, and basil sauteed in garlic chili sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Ginger Angel
Onions, mushrooms, fresh ginger, and bell peppers sauteed in garlic ginger sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Spicy Green Beans
Green beans, in house curry paste, coconut milk, with garlic, bell pepper, and basil. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Broccoli Delight
Broccoli and carrots sauteed in the special house brown sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Veggie Delight
Mixed vegetables green beans, carrots, broccoli bean sprouts, and scallion sauteed in house sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Peanut Sauce
Vegetables covered in luscious peanut sauce. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Cashew Nuts
Onion, dried chili, bell peppers, cashews sauteed in brown sauce, and topped with scallions. Made with your choice of protein, sauce, and spicy level. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.

Chef Specials
Orange Chicken
Crispy natural chicken tossed sesame seeds. Served with orange, pineapple sweet, and sour sauce. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Hawaiian Fried Rice
Jasmine rice chicken, shrimp, egg, pineapple, cumin, turmeric spice, raisin, cashews, and onion. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, shrimp, egg, onion, roasted pineapple raisin, cashews, cumin, turmeric spice, topped with bell pepper, served in pineapple. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Pepper Steak
Grilled marinated steak topped with Thai style sauce and vegetable. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Tender Sundry Pork
Tender sundried pork, marinaded with wholesome of spice. Served crispy with steamed vegetables and white rice. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Orange Non Gmo Tofu
Tofu tossed sesame seeds. Served with orange and pineapple sweet and sour sauce. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Pla Rad Prick
Fresh fish fillet. Served crispy with chili cocoa sauce. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Fish Three Flavors
Crispy fish fillet. Served with special tangy sweet and sour sauce. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.
Crab Fried Rice
Crabmeat, jasmine rice, egg, mixed vegetables, brown sauce, and topped with scallion and cilantro. Comes with steamed jasmine white rice.

Noodle Soups (Pho)
Pho Noodle Chicken Soup
Chicken rice noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro, and scallion in a tasty broth and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Chashu Ramen Noodle Soup
Tender roasted pork, medium spicy pork soup base, ramen noodles Chinese broccoli, scallion, and roasted sesame.
Chashu Noodle Soup
Roasted pork, egg noodles, in bone both, Chinese broccoli bean sprouts, cilantro, and scallion topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Pho Tom Yum Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken, rice noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro, scallion in a spicy sour soup, and topped with crushed peanut and roasted garlic.
Thai Peanut Curry Noodle Soup
Nutty coconut soup broth, chicken, roasted chili oil, herbs scallion, rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, cilantro, and crushed peanuts.
Rice Noodle Soup with Beef Stew
Tender thai stew beef, rice noodles, bean sprouts, basil, cilantro and scallion in beef broth, Chinese broccoli and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Thai Boat Noodle Soup
Thai traditional style beef, whole herbs and spices, rice noodles, bean sprouts, in tasty five spice beef broth, basil, cilantro, scallions, and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Yentafo Ocean Noodle Soup
Mixed seafood, special tangy red soy, and soup base flat rice noodles Chinese.
Spicy Pork Belly Ramen Noodle Soup
Tender roasted pork belly, medium spicy pork soup base, ramen noodles, Chinese broccoli, scallion, roasted sesame.
Pork Belly Ramen
Tender roasted pork soup base, garlic oil Chinese broccoli, and roasted sesame.
Bangkok Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken with a coconut base, herbs, rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, bean sprouts, chili oil, cilantro, and scallion in chicken broth and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Duck Noodle Soup
In house roasted duck breast, rice noodle, bean sprouts, Chinese broccoli, cilantro, and scallion in whole herbs and spice duck bone broth and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Wonton Noodle Soup
Wonton wrapped with tasty pork and shrimp, wonton egg noodle bean sprouts, cilantro, scallion in bone broth, and topped with roasted garlic and pepper.
Khao Soi Noodle Soup
Coconut curry noodles, traditional northern Thailand curry, chicken in coconut milk, turmeric herbs, spice base, egg noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro, and scallion topped with crispy noodles and crispy shallot.
Crispy Noodles Seafood
Mixed seafood and vegetables in a gravy sauce. Served with crispy egg noodles.
Spicy Roasted Pork Ramen Noodle Soup
Tender roasted pork, medium spicy pork soup base, ramen noodles, Chinese broccoli, scallion, and roasted sesame.
Roasted Pork Ramen Noodle Soup
Tender roasted pork soup base, garlic oil, Chinese broccoli, and roasted sesame.

Sides
Steamed White Rice
Steamed Sticky Rice
Peanut Sauce
Steamed Thin Rice Noodles
Green Chili Sauce
Steamed Organic Brown Rice
Steamed Rice Berry
Steamed Mixed Vegetables
Cucumber Chutney

Desserts
Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango
A sweet yellow mango and sliced. Served over a bed of sweet sticky rice this dish is seasonal and not always available.
Sticky Rice with Coconut Ice Cream
Fried Banana Cheesecake Roll
Sweet Sticky Rice with Custard
Rich, luscious handmade custard. Served over a bed of sweet sticky rice.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Fried Banana with Coconut Ice Cream
Coconut Ice Cream

Beverages
Thai Iced Tea
Ginger Beer
Hot Vietnamese Coffee
Organic Regular Iced Tea
Hot Tea
Diet Coke
Sprite
Lemonade
Orange Juice
Perrier
Thai Iced Coffee
Organic Green Iced Tea
Coke
Dr Pepper
Hi-C
Bottled Water
Thai Sweet Hot Coffee
Fresh Coconut

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Recent Reviews

The food is fresh, made to order, and delicious. The lunch specials are a good price. The only downside is due to its downtown location there is no parking. We usually order online and get it to go. One person runs in while the other circles back.
June 2026
I happened to walk by this place as I was wandering around downtown Phoenix and it was exactly what I was looking for. You always find hope to find a local gem and for me this was it. Delicious, authentic food and really nice and courteous service. Definitely worth a visit.
May 2026
Stopped by Zen Thai Cafe while in Phoenix for a quick lunch with a group during a break from training. Overall, it was an average experience.

The food itself was decent and reasonably priced, but the way spice levels were handled was a bit odd. Two of us ordered the same dish at different spice levels, and it appeared the difference was just a sprinkle added after the fact rather than being cooked into the dish, which didn’t feel very authentic.

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April 2026

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Zen Thai Cafe

110 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 340-8899