Pailin Thai Cafe

San Diego, CA

Pailin Thai Cafe offers great dishes that can likely be made vegan. While they don't specifically accommodate vegans, potential options include the Sweet Basil Vegetable Stir-Fry and the Red Curry.

Top Picks

Plain Steam Noodle

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spices Veggie Salad

Contains tofu, pine nuts, green salad, and chili lime juice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Green Chili (Chili and Basil)

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Sweet and Sour

Contains mixed vegetables, pineapple, and sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Coconut Ice Cream

Contains coconut ice cream.

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Full Menu

Lunch Specials

Served with soup of the day, tossed salad, spring roll, fried wonton, and steamed rice.

Green Chili (Chili and Basil)

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Sweet and Sour

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Panang Curry

Contains basil, curry, sauce, and vegetables. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the soup of the day. The sauce or the tossed salad may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Garlic and Pepper

Contains garlic and pepper sauce, and lettuce. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the soup of the day. The sauce or the tossed salad may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Thai Fried Rice

Contains sauce, wonton, sauce, vegetables, rice, eggs, rice, tomatoes, and vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Phad Thai Noodles

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Pineapple Curry

We believe this item is vegan as is.

See-Eyew Noodles

Contains rice noodles, eggs, carrots, and broccoli. We suggest removing the egg. The spring roll, soup, and wonton may be non-vegan.

Mixed Vegetables

Contains peanut sauce, and vegetables. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the spring roll. The soup of the day, the tossed salad, or the peanut sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Mixed Vegetables

Contains curry sauce, and vegetables. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the soup of the day. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The tossed salad may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Cashew Nuts

Contains carrots, chili, cashews, onion, and sauce. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the soup of the day. The spring roll or the tossed salad may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Green Curry

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spicy Noodles (Drunken Noodles)

Contains bean sprouts, bell peppers, chili, flat noodles, garlic, basil leaves, and sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Broccoli

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spicy Mint Leaves

Contains chili, garlic, and mint leaves. We suggest removing the fried wonton and the soup of the day. The tossed salad may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Spinach

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Noodles and Rice

Plain Steam Noodle

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Thai Fried Rice

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Plain Rice

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

Phad Thai Noodles

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spices Curry Noodles

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spicy Noodles

Contains coconut curry, mixed vegetables, rice noodles, and sauce. The coconut curry may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Phad Woon Sen

Contains egg, onion, sauce, silver noodles, and tomato. We suggest removing the egg. The sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Spices Fried Rice

Contains chili, egg, mint leaves, rice, and vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

See-Eyew Noodles

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Rahn Nah Noodles

Contains baby corn, black bean gravy, broccoli, and flat noodles. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The black bean gravy may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Vegetables

Sweet and Sour

Contains mixed vegetables, pineapple, and sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Garlic and Pepper

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Pra-Ram

Contains onion, peanut sauce, and spinach. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The peanut sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Mixed Vegetables

Contains vegetables. We suggest removing the (peanut sauce?, red curry?)[1].

Broccoli

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spinach

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Green Bean

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Eggplant

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Mint Leaves

Contains mint leaves, and chili and garlic sauce. The chili and garlic sauce may be non-vegan.

Sweet Basil

Contains basil, green chili, mushroom, and onion. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Cashew Nuts

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Desserts

Rainbow Balls with Coconut Milk

Contains coconut milk, pandan rice balls, pumpkin rice balls, sweet potato rice balls, and taro rice balls. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Sweet Sticky Rice

Contains coconut cream sauce, fresh mango, and sweet sticky rice. This item may contain dairy. The coconut cream sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Mango with Sweet Sticky Rice

Contains coconut sauce, mango, and sweet sticky rice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Starters

Fresh Veggie Spring Rolls

Contains cucumber, mint, rice noodles, and tofu. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The peanut and plum sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Satay Tofu

Contains coconut milk marinade, herbs, spices, and tofu. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The peanut sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Veggie Tempura

Contains crushed peanuts, plum sauce, and vegetables. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The batter or the plum sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Thai Spring Rolls (Deep Fried)

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Curries

Yellow Curry

Contains carrots, curry, onions, and potato. The curry sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Red Curry

Contains bamboo shoots, curry, green beans, red curry sauce, and rice. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The curry may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Green Curry

Contains bamboo shoots, carrots, curry, and peas. The curry sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Panang Curry

Contains curry, meat, and sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Pineapple Curry

Contains red curry sauce, and pineapple. This item may contain fish sauce.

Salads

Thai Salad

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spices Veggie Salad

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Soup

Veggie Soup

Contains mixed vegetables, and tofu. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Specialties

No vegan options.

Chef's Specials

Lunch.

No vegan options.