White Elephant Asian Kitchen

3843 Richmond St, San Diego
(619) 269-6381

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Customers' Favorites

LPB Salad Luang Prabang
Fresh Spring Roll
Shrimp Fried Rice
Mango Sticky Rice
Crispy Duck Salad
Crab Fried Rice
Crispy Calamari
Basil Fried Rice
Chicken Wings
Mango Chicken

Menu

Appetizer
Satay
Grilled marinated chicken, served with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce. (4 skewers)
Salt & Pepper Shrimp
Crispy fried whole shrimp tossed in garlic, jalapeños, and garnish with shallots.
Lao Sausage
With ground pork, lemongrass, galangal, and herbs. Served with Lao traditional sauce lime chili sauce.
Chicken Potsticker
Deep-fried dumplings served with tangy soy sauce.
Chicken Wings
House marinated fried chicken served with our house chili lime sauce
Fresh Spring Roll
Wrapped rice paper with tofu, rice vermicelli, bean sprout, lettuce, carrots, and mints served with a peanut sauce.
Crispy Roll (Cha' Gio) (4 pcs)
Deep-fried roll stuffed with pork, carrots, cabbages, glass noodle, and served with plum sauce.
Beef Jerky
Deep-fried marinated beef. Served with chili-lime sauce and sticky rice.
Crispy Tofu
Deep-fried tofu served with sweet plum sauce and peanut.
Fire Cracker Shrimp
Marinated shrimp wrapped with wonton skin gently fried until golden brown. Served with a sweet plum sauce.
Crispy Calamari
Deep-fried calamari, cilantro, and Serrano chili served with sweet plum sauce.

Soups
Tom Yum Soup (16oz.)
Lemongrass lime broth with mushroom, lemongrass, Kaffir lime leaves, galangal root, sprinkle cilantro on top. Gluten-free.
Tom Kah Soup (16 oz.)
Coconut soup base with lemongrass, galangal roots, mushroom, lime juice, and a sprinkle of cilantro on top. Gluten-free and Dairy-free.
House soup (16oz)
Mix vegetables a clear broth with glass noodle ,Roasted garlic and green onion

Salads
Crispy Duck Salad
Crispy duck mixed with fresh lime juice, ginger, red onion, cilantro, chili paste, chunk pineapple, dry chili, and cashew nuts.
Papaya Salad
Hand shredded papaya, fresh chili, green bean, cherry tomatoes, palm sugar and tossed with lime juice. Sprinkle peanut on top. Gluten-free.
Lemongrass Shrimp Salad (Pla Kung)
Grilled shrimp tossed with lime juice, chili paste, lemongrass, red onion, and scallion. Gluten-free.
Crispy Rice Salad
Crispy sticky rice, sour pork sausage, ginger, cilantro, shallot, red onion, and roasted peanut tossed in a spicy lime dressing. Gluten-free.
LPB Salad (Luang Prabang)
Hand strip papaya, garlic, fresh chili, cherry tomatoes, anchovy, crab paste, sugar and tossed with lime juice. Northern Lao favorite dish. Gluten-free.
Larb Salad
Minced chicken mixed with lime juice, roasted rice powder, fish sauce, shallots, mints, and cilantro. Served with lettuce and cucumber on the side. Gluten-free.
Water Beef Salad
Grilled rib eye beef with mint, shallots, onion, cilantro, and roasted rice tossed with lime dressing.
House Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers.Served with our homemade peanut sauce dressing. Gluten-free.

Noodle Soup
Kanom Jeen
Coconut yellow curry broth, chicken with rice vermicelli noodle top of with bean-sprout, carrot, cabbage, mint, and cilantro. Gluten-free.
White Elephant Noodle Soup
Homemade cut rice noodles, chicken, onions, scallions, roasted garlic oil, and topped with black peppers.
Pho Chicken
Fresh thin rice noodles, pulled chicken, onions, scallions, cilantro, and roasted garlic oil. Served with beansprout, fresh basil, jalapeño, and lime on the side.
Vegetarian Pho
Veggie broth, thin rice noodles, onions, scallions, cilantro, and roasted garlic oil. Served with beansprout, jalapeño, fresh basil, and lime on the side.

Entrees
Thai Basil
Sautéed garlic with minced meat, fresh chili, green bean, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and fresh basil. Entrees are served with Jasmine rice or sub-brown rice.
Garlic Pepper
Battered meat with a ton of garlic with our house special garlic sauce. Entrees are served with Jasmine rice or sub-brown rice.
Basil Eggplant
Sautéed garlic, fresh chili, eggplant, basil, onion, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, carrots, and bean sauce. Entrees are served with Jasmine rice or sub-brown rice.
Cashew Nut
Sautéed, carrots, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, onion roasted chili, and cashew nut. Entrees are served with Jasmine rice or sub-brown rice.
Pra Ram
Steam American broccoli smothered with peanut sauce. Gluten-free. Entrees are served with Jasmine rice or sub-brown rice.

Curries
Panang Curry
Coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and green beans. Gluten-free. Curries are Dairy Free and served with Jasmine rice sub-brown rice.
Red Curry
Coconut milk, eggplant, bamboo shoots, green bean, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and fresh basil. Gluten-free. Curries are Dairy Free and served with Jasmine rice sub-brown rice.
Green Curry
Coconut milk, eggplants, bamboo shoots, green beans, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and fresh basil. Gluten-free. Curries are Dairy Free and served with Jasmine rice sub-brown rice.
Yellow Curry
Coconut milk with carrots, onions, and potatoes. Gluten-free. Curries are Dairy Free and served with Jasmine rice sub-brown rice.

Noodles & Fried Rice
Pad Thai
Thin rice noodle with sweet tangy tamarind sauce, egg, scallion, sweet radish, and bean sprouts. Crushed peanuts and lime on the side. Gluten-free.
Drunken Noodle
Flat rice noodles with tomatoes, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, onion, fresh basil, and chili garlic.
Pad See Ew
Flat rice noodles with sweet soy sauce, garlic, egg, and Chinese broccoli.
Spicy Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, chili paste, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, egg, and fresh basil.
House Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, onion, scallions, tomatoes, and egg.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, shrimp, chicken, scallions, pineapple, curry powder, onion, cashew nut, and egg. Top off with a garnish of cilantro.
Crab Fried Rice
Sautéed lump crab meat stir fry with egg and onion served with cucumber and lime. Top off with a garnish of cilantro.
Sweet Sausage Fried Rice
Jasmine rice,onion,scallion and egg

House Specials
Salmon Curry
Grilled salmon top of with Panang curry sauce on a bed of steam mixed veggies.
Mango Chicken
Crispy chicken tossed in a sweet mango sauce.
Crying Tiger
Marinated ribeye steak, served with chili lime sauce and sticky rice.
Three Flavor Fish
Crispy fried fillets, green bell pepper, red bell pepper served over a tangy sauce consist of sweet and savory.
Pad Talay
Combination of seafood with homemade sauce with red bell pepper, green bell pepper, onion, green peppercorn, finger root and fresh basil.
BBQ Chicken (1/2)
Chicken marinated in herbs, curry powder and grilled to perfection. Served with a sweet sauce on the side.
Gaeng Ped Yang (Duck Curry)
Roasted duck in red curry sauce with green bell pepper, red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, pineapple, and fresh basil.

Side Order
Spicy Green Bean
Sautéed green bean with chili garlic and soy sauce.
Chinese Broccoli in Oyster Sauce
Sautéed in oyster sauce.
Jasmine Rice
Brown Rice
Sticky Rice
6 oz.
Steam Veggie
Peanut Sauce (2 oz.)
Plum sauce 2oz.

Beverage
Thai Tea
With half and half.
Thai Ice Coffee
With half and half.
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Organic Lemonade
Coconut Water
S.Pellegrino Sparking Water (16.9 fl oz)
Acqua Panna Still Water (16.9 fl oz)

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Recent Reviews

This place has some of the best pad thai I have ever had. I love the quaint location and decor. It makes the ambiance of the restaurant so inviting and different. The service was amazing as well.
May 2025
White Elephant Asian Kitchen was such a great spot for lunch! My boyfriend got the chicken pad Thai, and I had the shrimp lemongrass salad—both were super fresh, with great portions and amazing flavor. The atmosphere was really nice too, perfect for a casual meal. We’ll definitely be back to try the spring rolls!
February 2025
We love going to White Elephant. My top favorite is their White Elephant noodle soup. It comes with house-made knife cut noodles that’s super chewy, and the broth is full of chicken flavor infused with garlic oil. The white pepper adds perfect amount of spicy kick to it. I get cravings for this soup all the time but especially when it’s chilly. Haven’t found any other Thai restaurants that make noodle in-house! IMO, this is definitely their specialty.

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White Elephant Asian Kitchen

3843 Richmond St, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 269-6381