Chai Yo Thai Cuisine

2116 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
(650) 315-2545

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Customers' Favorites

Roti with Yellow Curry
Vegetable Spring Roll
Pineapple Fried Rice
Tom Kha Veggie Soup
Basil Fried Rice
Soy Satay Chicken
Drunken Noodles
Spicy Cat Fish
Cucumber Salad
Coconut Rice

Menu

Appetizers
Crispy Spring Rolls
Silver noodles, carrots, and cabbages. Served with sweet & sour sauce.
Crispy Tofu
Crispy tofu served with sweet and sour sauce topped with ground peanut.
Fresh Salad Rolls
Tofu, lettuce, carrots, noodles, and wrapped in rice paper. Served with peanut sauce.
Roti with Yellow Curry (8 pcs)
Pan-fried roti served with yellow curry sauce.
Satay Chicken (4 pcs)
Veggie chicken on skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
Shrimp Rolls (5 pcs)
Deep-fried marinated veggie shrimp wrapped in egg roll skins. Served with sweet & sour sauce.
Steamed Dumpling (6 pcs)
Served with ginger chili sauce.
Thai Samosa (5 pcs)
Crispy wrap with mixed with potato, onion, and curry powder. Served with cucumber salad.
Wing Bomb (4 pcs)
Deep-fried veggie chicken and homemade sauce topped with crispy basil.

Salads
Som Tum Salad
Shredded green papaya tossed in lime juice, chili, garlic, tomatoes, string beans, and peanuts.
Tofu Salad
Fried tofu, mix green salad, lettuce, cucumber, diced red onions, tomatoes, and mango in lime dressing.

Soups
Tom Kha Veggie
Coconut soup with soft tofu or veggie chicken, mushrooms, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir leaves, and lime juice.
Tom Yum Veggie
Hot and sour soup with lemongrass, mushrooms, tomato, onions, and kaffir lime leaves

Noodle Soup
Tom Yum Noodle Soup
Rice noodles in hot and sour soup with veggie shrimps, veggie ground chicken, veggie fish balls, bean sprouts, green onions, and peanut.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Rice noodles with veggie chicken, mixed veggie bean sprouts, and green onions.

Pan-Fried Noodle
Garlic Noodle
Wheat noodles pan-fried with onions, eggplants, string bean, and garlic.
Ginger Noodle
Wheat noodles pan-fried with carrots, broccoli cabbages, and ginger.
Pad Kee Mao Noodle
Flat rice noodles pan-fried with chili, garlic, onions, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, string beans, and basil.
Pad See-ew Noodle
Flat rice noodles pan-fried with egg, cabbages, broccoli, and carrots.
Pad Thai Noodle
Rice noodles pan-fried with tofu, egg, bean sprouts, green onions, and ground peanuts.
Pad Woon Sen Noodle
Flat rice noodles pan-fried with broccoli, cabbage, and carrot in gravy.

Fried Rice
BBQ Chicken Rice
BBQ veggie chicken over fried rice with egg. Served with sweet chili sauce.
Crispy Chicken Fried Rice
Crispy veggie chicken over fried rice with egg. Served with sweet chili sauce.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with egg, pineapples, veggie shrimps, veggie chicken, cashew nuts, green peas, carrots, onions, and raisins.
Spicy Fried Rice
Fried rice with egg, chili, garlic, onions, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, string beans, and basil.
Thai Fried Rice
Fried rice with egg, green peas, onions, and tomatoes.

Curry
Massaman Curry
With potatoes, carrots, onions, and peanuts.
Panang Curry
With bell pepper, string beans, and peanuts sauce.
Pumpkin Curry
With pumpkins, bell pepper, string beans, and basil.
Red Curry
With bell pepper, bamboo shoots, string beans, and basil.
Roasted Duck Curry
Veggie duck with pineapples, tomatoes, bell pepper, and basil in red curry.
Yellow Curry
With potatoes, carrots, and onions.

Chef's Favorites
Bangkok Duck
Tamarind glazed crispy veggie duck confit with crispy onions.
Crispy Fish with Sweet Garlic
Veggie fish sauteed with sweet garlic sauce.
Curry Seafood
Red curry, veggie shrimps, veggie fish, veggie fish ball, young peppercorn, rhizome ginger, bell peppers, onions, eggplants, string beans, and basil.
Fried Fish with Sweet Chili Sauce
Deep-fried veggie fish with house special sweet chili sauce, bell pepper, and onions.
Spicy Cat Fish
Sliced veggie catfish with a house-made chili paste, young peppercorn, rhizome ginger, bell pepper, onions, bamboo, string beans, and basil.
Volcanic Beef
Wok-fried veggie chunk beef with basil and black pepper in spicy smocked chili sauce.

Entrees
Basil (Gra-pow)
Sauteed ground veggie chicken with bell pepper, bamboo shoots, chili, garlic, onions, and basil.
Cashew Nut
Sauteed with cashew nuts, onion, mushrooms, carrots, and bell peppers.
Eggplant
Sauteed with eggplants, onions, bell peppers, and basil.
Garlic & Pepper
Sauteed with garlic over steamed vegetables.
Gingery Ginger
Sauteed with ginger, onion, mushrooms, carrots, and bell peppers.
Pra Ram
Peanut sauce over mix steamed veggie meat with mixed vegetables.
Spicy String Beans
Sauteed with string beans and bell pepper in chili paste.
Sweet & Sour
Sauteed with pineapples, onions, bell peppers, cucumber, carrots, and tomatoes.
Vegetable Combination
Sauteed tofu and mix vegetables.

Side Orders
Brown Rice
Coconut rice
Cucumber salad
Jasmine Rice
Peanut Sauce
Roti
Steam Rice Noodles
Steamed Tofu
Steamed vegetables

Artisanal Soda
Cherry Cheerwine
Dry Soda
Ginger Beer

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Recent Reviews

Good food (we had the green papaya salad and the pad kee mao, both excellent). Had we known that the pad kee mao didn't come with tofu we would have asked for it, so next time we will, but that's nitpicking. Very fast service, noticeably so. Location great for those in San Mateo or Foster City (and this restaurant is much better in my mind than Sweet Basil, I'm sorry). The pad kee mao dish was huge and we had to take home half of each plate (we got two, next time...
September 2025
What we thought would be a casual Thai joint in San Mateo turned out to be one of the best veggie meals we've had in a long time. Our group of three split a couple of mainstay dishes including their Papaya Salad, Tom Kha with Tofu, and entrees such as their Fried "Fish" and Minced Basil Soymeat. Everything came in large portions that we were barely able to finish most of them without taking a few bites home. The salad and tom kha were my two favorites - each having...
August 2025
They offer regular meat, too. I had the vegan penang curry with soy chicken and the soy chicken skewers with the peanut sauce. The appetizer was really nice. Curry was great, not the best I had
July 2025

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Chai Yo Thai Cuisine

2116 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 315-2545