Dena Kitchen

3306 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago
(773) 697-3504

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Basil Fried Rice
Basil Chicken
Peanut Sauce
Chicken Satay
Crab Rangoon
Green Curry
Papaya Salad
Pad See EW
Egg Rolls

Menu

Appetizers
Crab Rangoon
Fried wonton filled with cream cheese, crab meat, and celery, and served with special house sauce.
Egg Rolls
Crispy homemade egg rolls stuffed with cabbage and carrot served with sweet and sour sauce.
Chicken Pot Stickers
Steamed or deep-fried ground chicken wrapped in wonton skin and served with sweet soy sauce.
Baby Egg Rolls
Crispy rice paper wrapped with glass noodles and ground chicken, onion served with sweet and sour sauce.
Chicken Satay
Grilled marinated chicken skewers, served with cucumber salad and peanut sauce.
Chive Dumpling
Pan-fried chive dumplings served with special sweet and sour sauce.
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Rice paper wrapped with carrot, chicken, shrimp, cilantro, basil leaves, and rice noodle, and served with homemade sauce.
Spring Rolls
Rice paper wrapped with fresh cucumber, marinated tofu, and bean sprouts, and served with sweet plum sauce.
Platter of Dena
2 pieces shumai, 2 pieces pot stickers, 2 pieces crab Rangoon, 2 pieces shrimp in blankets, and 2 pieces baby egg rolls.
Fried Chicken
Deep-fried chicken wings and legs that are marinated in Thai herbs and served with a special sweet sauce.
Shu-Mai
Steamed ground shrimp served with sweet soy sauce.
Edamame
Steamed edamame bean with a light sprinkle of salt.
Shrimp in the Blanket
Fried rice paper wrapped with jumbo shrimp marinated in Thai herbs served with sweet and sour sauce.
Fish Cake
Deep-fried ground fish with red curry paste, served with cucumber salad and topped with crushed peanuts.
Dena Thai Sausage
Deep-fried ground pork and rice, marinated with Thai herbs.

Soups
Tom-Kha Soup
Your choice of meat simmered in creamy coconut milk with lemon grass, galanga, mushroom, white onion, and tomato.
Tom Yum Soup
A traditional Thai spicy and sour soup with mushroom, white onion, Thai herbs, lime juice, tomato, and cilantro.
Wonton Soup
Homemade shrimp wonton in clear broth soup.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Noodle with chicken in clear broth soup, cilantro, and scallion.
Miso Soup
Soybean paste, soft tofu, seaweed, and scallion.
Hot and Sour Soup
A thai-style hot and sour soup with bamboo, carrot, pea, scallion, mushroom, and cilantro.
Chicken Rice Soup
Rice with chicken in clear broth soup, cilantro, and cilantro.
Veggie Soup
Vegetables in clear broth soup.
Tom Yum Talay Soup
Seafood. Tom yum soup with shrimp, squid, mussels, and fish meatballs.

Salads
Som-Tom Salad
Famous Thai papaya salad, sliced fresh green papaya in lime juice, tomato, peanut, and green bean.
Cucumber Salad
Fresh cucumber, lettuce, and s and s dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Seaweed with cucumber and white sesame seed in s and s dressing.
Yum Woon Sen Salad
Glass noodles mixed with sliced chicken tossed in spicy lime juice and dressing along with onion, tomato, and cilantro.
Dena Salad
Choice of meat with white onion, cilantro, tomato, and cucumber tossed with lime juice, and chili powder.
Nam Sod Salad
Ground chicken with lime juice, ginger, chili powder, onion, cilantro, and peanut.
Seafood Salad
Shrimp, squid, imitation crab, and mussel, seasoned with lime juice, onion, cilantro, chili powder, tomato,o, and cucumber.

Entrees
Pad Basil
Stir-fried choice of meat with basil leaf, white onion, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and green bean in special sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Deep-fried chicken and stir-fried with bell pepper, carrot, white onion, tomato, cucumber, and pineapple. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Cashew
Stir-fried choice of meat with bell pepper, carrot, jalapeno, pineapple, mushroom, carrot, and cashew nut in brown sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Garlic Chicken
Stir-fried chicken in special garlic sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Broccoli
Stir-fried sliced beef and broccoli in brown sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Mixed Veggie
Stir-fried choice mixed vegetables with tofu in special dena sauce.Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Ginger
Stir-fried choice of meat with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, white onion, mushroom, ginger, and carrot in brown sauce.Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pepper Steak
Stir-fried slices of beef with bell pepper, white onion, tomato, and mushroom. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Dena Crispy Tofu
Deep-fried bean curd tofu served with our special homemade sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Phrik
Stir-fried choice of meat with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, bamboo shoot, and white onion. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Five Star
Stir-fried chicken with bell pepper, carrot, white onion, mushroom, pineapple, and in chili paste. Extra protein for an additional charge.

Noodles
Pad Thai
Stir-fried thin noodles with egg, bean sprouts, green onion, and ground peanut in a special pad thai sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Kee Mao
Pan-fried wide rice noodles with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, tomato, carrot, mushroom, white onion, bean sprouts, basil leaves, bamboo, and cabbage. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Duck Noodle Soup
Steamed thin rice noodles, duck, and bean sprouts with special homemade soup. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad See Ew
Pan-fried wide rice noodles with egg and broccoli in sweet soy sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Rama Noodles
Steam-wide rice noodles surrounded with broccoli and topped with peanut sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Woon Sen
Stir-fried glass noodles with egg, carrot, onion, bell pepper, mushroom, bean sprout, and cabbage. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Bamee BBQ Pork
Steamed egg noodles, bbq pork, bean sprout, scallion, and garlic. Served with or without broth. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Dena Beef Noodle Soup
Steamed thin rice noodles with bean sprouts with special homemade soup. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pad Bamee
Stir-fried egg noodles with egg, bell pepper, carrot, onion, mushroom, bean sprouts, and cabbage. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Lad Nar
Sauteed wide rice noodles with broccoli in thick brown sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.

Fried Rices
Fried Rice
Choice of meat stir-fried with rice, egg, white onion, tomato, carrot, and pea. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Basil Fried Rice
Choice of meat stir-fried with rice, egg, onion, tomato, basil leaf, bell pepper, and jalapeno. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Choice of meat stir-fried with rice, egg, onion, tomato, pineapple, and cashew nut. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Trio Fried Rice
Combination of shrimp, chicken, and beef together with egg, onion, tomato, carrot, and pea. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Curry Fried Rice
Choice of meat stir-fried with rice, egg, onion, tomato, carrot, pea, and curry powder. Extra protein for an additional charge.

Curry Dishes
Green Curry Dish
Green curry paste in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, green beans, basil leaves, and bell pepper. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Panang Curry Dish
Thai Panang curry paste in coconut milk with bell pepper, basil leaf, and peanut sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Red Curry Dish
Thai red curry paste in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, basil leaves, and bell pepper. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Masaman Curry Dish
Thai massaman curry paste in coconut milk with white onion, potato, tomato, pineapple, and peanut. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Yellow Curry Dish
Thai Karee curry paste in coconut milk with bell pepper, onion, potato, carrot, and green pea. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Roasted Duck Curry Dish
Thai red curry paste in coconut milk with tomato, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, pineapple, bamboo shoot, and basil leaf. Extra protein for an additional charge.

Dena Specials
Pad Basil Duck Special
Stir-fried duck with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, onion, green bean, and basil leaf in brown sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Dena Chicken Special
Deep fried chicken in our homemade s and s sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Teriyaki Special
Stir-fried choice of meat in teriyaki sauce. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Dena Spicy Fish Fillet Special
Deep-fried fish fillet and stir-fried in red curry paste with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, green bean, young peppercorn, and basil leaf. Extra protein for an additional charge.
Seafood Tornado Special
Stir-fried seafood in chili paste sauce with bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, white onion, pineapple, and tomato. Extra protein for an additional charge.

Side Orders
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Steamed Vegetable
Peanut Sauce
Sticky Rice
Steamed Noodle
Steamed Brown Rice
Steamed Glass Noodle

Drinks and Desserts
Thai Iced Tea
Pop
Choice of coke, diet coke, sprite, and Pepsi.
Sticky Rice with Mango
Smoothie
Choice of flavor.
Thai Iced Coffee
Thai Custard
Sticky Rice with Banana Stuffing
Dena's Sweet and Crispy Chip
Taro or plantain.
Bottled Water
Hot Jasmine Tea

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Recent Reviews

I truly can't express my appreciation for this wonderful space. It's my favorite Thai place in the city, their reasonable prices & consistently delicious food keep me coming back frequently. My go-to is the pad see ew with beef, recently tried it with tofu & it still hit just as delicious! The curries are always on point, warm & nourishing. The folks there are also always so sweet & kind. I can't stress enough what a gem this place is, you just have...
February 2026
The walls are covered in children's drawings and the low light, quiet atmosphere makes it really enjoyable for a calm meal with friends and family.

Every time we can, we try to take people here, and every time, without fail, they leave and tell us how awesome and tasty it was.

I have loved everything I have gotten there--the curry especially! Their Thai Tea is the best I have ever had by MILES, and I recommend it to whoever will listen....
January 2026
Dena is so amazing!!! The food is delicious; best Thai I’ve had in Chicago hands down. Also super allergy friendly. I’m corn and nut allergic plus dairy and grains intolerant (aside from rice). I used to live nearby and this was my go-to delivery place for me and my picky teenager. Recently moved back to Chicago and put in an order on NYE. I called back to make sure no nuts on duck noodle soup (incredible!! Must order if you like duck; my son loves the beef noodle) and was...
January 2026

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Dena Kitchen

3306 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 697-3504