Lotus Thai

San Diego, CA

Lotus Thai offers great potential options for vegans. Dishes like the Sweet & Sour Stir-Fry and the Cashew Nut are likely to be vegan-friendly.

Top Picks

Taro Sticky Rice

Contains taro, rice, coconut milk, and banana leaf. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Sweet & Sour Stir-Fry

Contains tomato, sweet and sour sauce, squid, shrimp, pineapple, onions, cucumber, and carrots. The sweet and sour sauce may be non-vegan.

Cashew Nut

Contains water chestnuts, onions, chili paste sauce, cashew nuts, and bell peppers. The chili paste sauce may be non-vegan.

Lotus Pho

Contains noodles, basil, broth, and bean sprouts. The pho broth may be non-vegan.

Coconut Ice Cream

Contains coconut. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Full Menu

Lunch Specials

Choose from tofu, vegetables, chicken, pork, mock meat, beef, shrimp, squid, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Cashew Nut

Contains water chestnuts, onions, chili paste sauce, cashew nuts, and bell peppers. The chili paste sauce may be non-vegan.

Holy Basil

Contains onions, chili sauce, carrots, bell peppers, and basil. The chili sauce may be non-vegan.

Ginger Delight

Contains white vinegar ginger sauce, onions, ginger, carrots, black mushrooms, and bell peppers. The ginger sauce may be non-vegan.

Spicy Eggplant

Contains spicy white bean sauce, onions, eggplant, carrots, bell peppers, and basil. The spicy white bean sauce may be non-vegan.

Garlic Peppercorn

Contains light soy sauce, garlic, and black pepper. The light soy sauce may be non-vegan.

Panang Curry

Contains kaffir lime leaf, curry, and bell peppers. This item may contain fish sauce.

Spicy Green Bean

Contains kaffir lime leaf, green beans, and curry paste. This item may contain fish sauce.

Sweet & Sour

Contains tomatoes, sweet and sour sauce, pineapple, onions, cucumber, and carrots. The sweet and sour sauce may be non-vegan.

Drunken Noodle

Contains tomatoes, noodles, chili sauce, carrots, and bell peppers. The chili sauce may be non-vegan.

Pad Thai

Contains tofu, scallions, rice noodles, peanuts, pad thai sauce, egg, cilantro, and bean sprouts. We suggest removing the egg. This item may contain fish sauce.

Pad See Ew

Contains rice noodles, pad see ew sauce, egg, and broccoli. We suggest removing the egg. The sweet soy sauce may be non-vegan.

Green Curry

Contains eggplant, curry, basil, bell peppers, and bamboo shoots. This item may contain fish sauce.

Yellow Curry

Contains vegetables, potatoes, onions, curry sauce, and coconut milk. This item may contain fish sauce.

Stir Fried

Please select from the following choices with your stir-fried. Choose from tofu, vegetables, chicken, pork, mock meat, beef, shrimp, squid, duck, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Sweet & Sour

Contains tomato, sweet and sour sauce, squid, shrimp, pineapple, onions, cucumber, and carrots. The sweet and sour sauce may be non-vegan.

Cashew Nuts & Chili Paste

Contains water chestnuts, sweet peppers, onions, chili paste, and cashew nuts. This item may contain fish sauce.

Pra-Ram

Contains spinach, peanut sauce, carrots, and broccoli. The peanut sauce may be non-vegan.

Thai Holy Basil

Contains peppers, onions, carrots, basil, and a choice of chicken, mock meat, pork, shrimp, squid, or vegetables. This item may contain fish sauce.

Spicy Eggplant

Contains onions, eggplant, carrots, bean sauce, and basil. The white bean sauce may be non-vegan.

Garlic Pepper

Contains lettuce, garlic pepper sauce, and cilantro. The garlic pepper sauce may be non-vegan.

Tender Greens

Contains mushrooms, carrots, bok choy, and black bean sauce. The black bean sauce may be non-vegan.

Bamboo Shoots & Chili Sauce

Contains thai basil, peppers, green beans, chili sauce, and bamboo shoots. This item may contain fish sauce.

Mixed Vegetables & Oyster Sauce

Contains snow peas, oyster sauce, mushrooms, green beans, carrots, cabbage, and broccoli. We suggest substituting the oyster sauce.

Ginger Delight

Contains white vinegar ginger sauce, shrimp, onion, ginger, carrots, black mushroom, and bell peppers. The ginger sauce may be non-vegan.

Spicy Green Beans

Contains kaffir lime leaf, green beans, and curry paste. This item may contain fish sauce.

Dessert

Option to add ice cream, sweet rice, or fresh mango.

Taro Sticky Rice

Contains taro, rice, coconut milk, and banana leaf. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Banana Sticky Rice

Contains banana leaf, sticky rice, coconut milk, and banana. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Fried Banana

Contains honey, and banana. We suggest removing the honey. The batter may be non-vegan.

Mango Sticky Rice

Contains sticky rice, mung beans, mango, and coconut milk. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Starters

Crispy Tofu

Contains tofu, and plum sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Fresh Heaven Rolls

Contains vermicelli noodles, rice paper, peanuts, onions, cucumber, bean sprouts, and a choice of shrimp, or tofu. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Garlic & Pepper Edamame

Contains salt, garlic, edamame, and black pepper. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Salads

Lettuce Wraps

Contains lettuce, rice powder, mint, lime juice, chili, and a choice of chicken, or tofu. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Green Papaya Salad

Contains tomato, shrimp*, peanuts, papaya, lime sauce, and carrots. The spicy lime sauce may be non-vegan.

Fresh Garden Salad

Contains wontons, tofu, peanut sauce, onions, lettuce, and egg. We suggest removing the crispy wontons, and egg.

Noodles

Please select from the following choices with your stir-fried: tofu, vegetables, chicken, pork, mock meat, beef, shrimp, squid, duck, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Drunken Noodle

Contains thai basil, tomatoes, rice noodles, peppers, chili sauce, and carrots. The chili sauce may be non-vegan.

Kua Noodle

Contains scallions, flat rice noodles, egg, crushed peanuts, black bean sauce, and bean sprouts. We suggest removing the egg. The black bean sauce may be non-vegan.

Pad Thai

Contains tofu, tamarind sauce, scallions, egg, crushed peanuts, and bean sprouts. We suggest removing the egg. This item may contain fish sauce.

Pad See Ew

Contains soy sauce, flat rice noodles, egg, and broccoli. We suggest removing the egg. The sweet soy sauce may be non-vegan.

Curries

These superbly aromatic curries are enhanced with coconut milk to smooth and sweeten the full flavor of curry paste. Choose from tofu, vegetables, chicken, pork, mock meat, beef, shrimp, squid, duck, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Yellow

Contains potatoes, onions, carrots, curry paste, and coconut milk. This item may contain fish sauce.

Red

Contains thai basil, peppers, curry paste, coconut milk, and bamboo shoots. This item may contain fish sauce.

Green

Contains thai basil, peppers, peas, eggplant, curry paste, coconut milk, carrots, and bamboo shoots. This item may contain fish sauce.

Panang

Contains peppers, kaffir lime leaves, curry paste, and coconut milk. This item may contain fish sauce.

Noodle Soups

Please select from the following choices with your stir-fried: tofu, vegetables, mock meat, chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, squid, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Lotus Pho

Contains noodles, basil, broth, and bean sprouts. The pho broth may be non-vegan.

Soups

Please select from the following choices with your soup. Option to choose tofu, vegetable, chicken, shrimp, squid, or mixed seafood.

Tom Kha (Coconut Soup)

Contains tomatoes, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and broth. This item may contain fish sauce.

Tom Yum (Lemongrass Soup)

Contains tomatoes, spices, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal. This item may contain fish sauce.

Fried Rice

Please select from the following choices with your curry. Option choices are tofu, vegetables, chicken, pork, mock meat, beef, shrimp, squid, duck, scallop, or mixed seafood.

Spicy Fried Rice

Contains tomatoes, thai basil, sweet peppers, jasmine rice, egg, chili sauce, and carrots. We suggest removing the egg. This item may contain fish sauce.

Lotus Fried Rice

Contains tomatoes, scallions, peas, jasmine rice, egg, and carrots. We suggest removing the egg.

Ice Cream

Coconut

Contains coconut. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Steamed Dim Sum

Vegetable Dumplings

Contains sesame seed oil, dumpling wrapper, corn, carrots, cabbage, and black mushroom. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Side Orders

Steamed Vegetable

Contains vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Steamed Rice Noodle

Contains rice noodles. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Steamed White or Brown Rice

Contains a choice of brown rice, or white rice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Sticky Rice

Contains rice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Golden Nest (Crispy Noodle)

Contains noodles. This item may contain egg.

Chef's Specialties

Please select jasmine white rice or brown rice.

No vegan options.

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