Kapow Thai Cuisine

2257 Dorchester Ave, Boston
(617) 296-7505

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Lunch Pad Thai Special with Crab Rangoon
Pineapple Fried Rice
Chicken Wing Zapp
Crispy Pad Thai
Basil Fried Rice
Drunken Noodles
Crab Rangoons 5
Crispy Chicken
Green Curry

Menu

Starter
Rangoon
Crispy wonton skin filled with crème cheese, onion, carrot served with sweet chili sauce.
Fried Gyoza
Deep fried dumpling stuffed with shrimp and pork served with house ginger sauce.
Crispy Roll
Crispy veggie spring rolls served with sweet chili sauce.
Chili Wing
Home made sweet-chili glazed chicken wings
Scallion Pancake
Served with house ginger sauce.
Chicken Wing
House batter fried chicken wings served with sweet chili sauce.
Thai Spicy Nuggets 🌶
Batter fried boneless chicken tossed in house Thai style spicy powder.
Chicken Wing Zapp 🌶
House batter fried chicken wings tossed in house Thai style spicy powder.
Shumai
Fried or Steamed seasoned pork and shrimp dumpling served with ginger sauce.
Thai Nuggets
Batter fried boneless chicken served with spicy mayo.
Edamame
Steamed soy beans in the pod with lightly salt.
Tofu Triangle
Golden fried tofu served with sweet chili sauce with crushed peanut.
Look Chin (Fried Fish Ball) 🌶
Fried fish balls on skewer served with original Thai spicy tangy sauce.
Edamame Zapp
Steamed soy beans in the pod with Thai style spicy powder

Soup
Tom Yum 🌶
Thai spicy and sour soup with onion, tomato, mushroom and cilantro.
Tom Kha
Coconut soup with onion, mushroom and cilantro.
Tofu Soup
Veggie broth with napa cabbage, bean thread noodle, carrot, scallion and cilantro.

Salad
Som Tum 🌶
Fresh green papaya string, carrot, string bean, tomato, chili, garlic and roasted peanut tossed with spicy lime dressing.
Green Salad
Garden vegetable, served with house peanut sauce dressing.
Yum Nuea (Spicy Beef Salad) 🌶🌶
Sliced steak, cucumber, shallot, tomato tossed in house spicy lime dressing, served on lettuce bed.
Larb Gai 🌶
Minced chicken, roasted rice powder, lemongrass, shallot, scallion, cilantro tossed in house spicy lime dressing.

Kapow
Kapow Noodle (Drunken Noodle) 🌶🌶
Choice of meat, rice noodle, egg, chili, garlic, pepper and fresh basil leaf.
Kapow Gai Tod (Crispy Chicken Basil) 🌶🌶
Batter fried chicken, garlic, chili, jalapeño, fresh basil leaf stir-fried with spicy basil sauce.
Kapow (Basil Stri-fried) 🌶🌶
Choice of meat, pepper, onion, carrot, chili, garlic, fresh basil leaf.
Kapow Gai Sup 🌶🌶
Minced chicken, string bean, chili, garlic. fresh basil leaf.
Kapow Fried Rice (Basil Fried Rice) 🌶🌶
Choice of meat, jasmine rice, egg, chili, garlic, pepper, onion and fresh basil leaf.

Noodle & Fried Rice
Pad Thai
Choice of meat, rice noodle, egg, flat chive, beansprout and crushed peanut on top.
Tom Yum Fried Rice
Choice of meat, jasmine rice, shallot, lemongrass, galangal, tomato, chili jam stir-fried with house tom yum sauce with crispy chicken on top.
Train Fried Rice
Choice of meat, jasmine rice, egg, chinese broccoli, tomato, onion stir-fried with house soy sauce.
Crab Fried Rice
Crab meat, jasmine rice, egg, pea, carrot, onion stir-fried with house soy sauce.
Yakisoba
Choice of meat, Yakisoba egg noodle, egg, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Beansprout, Scallion stir-fried with house oyster sauce.
Kua Kai
Chicken, flat rice noodle, egg, garlic, radish served on lettuce bed.
Pad See Ew
Choice of meat, flat rice noodle, egg, Chinese broccoli stir-fried with house dark soy sauce.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Choice of meat, jasmine rice, egg, pineapple, pea, carrot, onion stir-fried with house soy sauce.

Curry & Stir-Fried
Massaman curry
Choice of meat, Potato, Carrot, Onion, Peanut served with white rice.
Red Curry 🌶
Choice of meat, bamboo shoot, pea, carrot, bell pepper, fresh basil leaf served with rice.
Broccoli
Choice of meat, broccoli, carrot, mushroom stir fried with house brown sauce served with rice.
Green Curry 🌶
Choice of meat, bamboo shoot, Chinese eggplant, pea, carrot, bell pepper, fresh basil leaf served with rice.
Cashew nut
Choice of meat, onion, carrot, pepper, celery, tomato, pineapple, scallion and cashew nut stir-fried with our chef's special sauce served with rice.
Zucchini Ginger
Choice of meat, Zucchini, Carrot and Ginger stir-fried with house soy sauce, served with white rice.
Mixed Veggie
Choice of meat, mixed vegetable stir-fried in house brown sauce.
Sweet and Sour
Choice of meat, onion, carrot, pepper, celery, tomato, pineapple, cucumber and scallion stir-fried with our chef's special sauce served with rice.
Spicy Eggplant 🌶
Choice of meat, Chinese eggplant, onion, carrot, pepper, and fresh basil leaf served with rice.
Ginger
Choice of meat, ginger, carrot, onion, bell pepper, celery, scallion, mushroom stir fried with house brown sauce served with rice.

Special
Gai Zapp 🌶
Batter fried chicken tossed in house Thai spicy powder, onion, cilantro with rice (No Substitution)
Gai Tod Ma Now
House batter fried chicken and with homemade thai creamy lime sauce.
Gai Himmapan
House batter fried chicken, onion, pineapple, cashew nut, bell pepper, tomato, scallion stir fried with chef's special sauce.
Tamarind Duck
Half crispy duck, steam broccoli with house tamarind sauce.
Bangkok Duck
Half crispy duck, with pea/carrot gravy sauce on the side.
Salmon Teriyaki
8oz. Teriyaki Salmon grilled to perfection,served with steamed Vegetables and top with our homemade teriyaki sauce
Pla Rad Prik
Batter fried tilapia fillets,steamed vegetables with Thai homemade sweet chili sauce.
Pad Chaa Ta Lay 🌶🌶
Shrimp, squid, scallop, mussel , rhizome, baby peppercorn, chili, garlic, fresh basil leaf stir fried with house brown sauce. (No Substitution)
Pra Ram Long Srong
Batter fried chicken, steamed vegetable with house peanut sauce on the side.
Rama Duck
Half crispy duck, steamed vegetable and house peanut sauce on the side.

Dessert
Roti
Fried Banana

Drink
Thai Iced Tea
Ginger Ale
Coke
Sprite
Mango Iced Tea
Thai Iced Coffee
Diet Coke
Ramune
Lychee flavored
Calpico
Mango flavored
O-Cha Jasmine Tea
Ocha Green Tea
Water
Thai Iced Lemon Tea

Side
White Rice
Peanut Sauce
Sticky Rice
Sweet&Sour Sauce
Ginger Sauce
Crispy Chicken
Chili Wing Sauce
Steamed Vegetable
Spicy Tangy Sauce
Steamed Rice Noodles
Fried Egg

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Recent Reviews

I just walked in for a late lunch-- pad see ew with beef. It was excellent, with a nice char on the meat. Besides great flavor, I like that they used mustard greens as the vegetable. Some other restaurants will put broccoli or other greens in the dish, but the mustard greens to me are the best contrast to the sweet/savory sauce.

Kook (one of the owners) was absolutely lovely and it was fun to talk to her. I'm going to encourage all my friends to go to Kapow!
September 2025
I got the Kua Kai, which I LOVED as it is flavorful but felt very light on the stomach. My husband got the Chicken Pad Thai which he hated, as it was sweet and had a very strong smoky flavor—tasted nothing like any Pad Thai either of us have ever had.

The restaurant is small but cozy, and well lit & maintained. There's minimal seating, and most people just get it carry-out, but because of that it was a lovely quiet place for my husband & I to...
February 2025
Multiple times ordering Pod Kra Pow. Ridiculously good. Next level. Super fresh chicken & vegetables. Spicy. I’ve eaten a lot of this dish around Boston and this is now the best I’ve had. Hands down.
November 2024

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Kapow Thai Cuisine

2257 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02124
(617) 296-7505