Sala Thai

A GuestLife Vancouver
Great Restaurant

With its name evocative of a cool luxurious gazebo fit for a king, SalaThai is indeed a culinary oasis in the heart of Vancouver. Since 1987, Bangkok-born proprietor Joy Kongsilp has hosted devotees of fine Thai cuisine at her Cambie Street location near City Hall, and in 2003 she brought her award-winning fare to the downtown core. While her 100-seat Cambie restaurant remains a neighbourhood dinner-time favourite, the new SalaThai, located mere steps from bustling Robson Street and open from 11:30 ‘till 10:00 in spring and summer, plays host to both the business crowd and myriad tourists, serving up the succulent, nutritious dishes of Joy’s childhood.

The welcoming 200-seat space is furnished in comfortable upholstered teak and rattan, with walls and display tables decorated by museum-quality artwork from the countryside of Thailand. Colourful mobiles and an old Bangkok rickshaw lend an air of authentic festiveness. The recently renovated bar area now plays host to midafternoon shoppers and early moviegoers, who sample from a new menu of appetizers and light dishes available from 2:30 until 5:00.

Like the room itself, Joy envisioned a new and expanded menu that would build on her reputation for exotic, healthy fare, and to this end she recruited talented chefs from five-star hotels. Working with the freshest of ingredients delivered by local suppliers, enhanced by such speciality items as lemongrass, fish sauce, lemon leaf and basil, flown in from Thailand, they can cater to the most sophisticated palates. At the same time, SalaThai is perfectly attuned to the growing appetite for lowfat, organic and vegetarian cuisine.

SalaThai’s offerings have already won accolades from discerning diners. In its first year on Burrard, the restaurant was runner-up in the Georgia Straight’s Golden Plate Award for Best Thai. Joy is also honoured to have catered to members of the Thai royal family on their visits to Vancouver since 1988. She is proud that in 2004 the Prime Minister of Thailand bestowed one of his five PM Export Awards on SalaThai, in recognition of Joy Kongsilp’s outstanding performance in bringing Thai products and services to the world at large. Vancouver’s food lovers are fortunate that she chose to make her new home here.

SalaThai
102-888 Burrard Street
604-683-7999
and
3364 Cambie Street
604-875-6999

Menu Highlights

pictured: Our famous Thai green curry & Tom Yum seafood soup, with the Thai traditional sitting

Appetizers

Krathong Tong
crispy waffle with chicken, shrimp & corn

Vegetarian Springrolls

Golden Angel Wings
boneless chicken wings filled with seafood, meat, vegetables & vermicelli noodles

Gai Hor Bai Toey
tender pieces of chicken marinated in a sweet sauce & wrapped in pandanus leaves

Tom Yam Goong
hot and sour broth, with prawns, exotic spices, mushrooms, lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves

Tiger Beef
grilled beef in hot sauce, toasted rice, onions & coriander

Som Tom
green papaya salad

Entrées

Green curry with eggplant
bamboo shoots, sweet basil leaves in coconut milk, with Thai spaghetti

Gaeng Pa-Nang
roast duck sautéed in thick red curry, coconut cream, ground peanuts & basil leaves

Pad Gra Paow
chicken with sweet basil leaves, onion & chili

Garlic Prawns
jumbo river prawns sautéed with crispy garlic, black peppers, broccoli & carrots

Pla Rard Prig
pan-fried red snapper or salmon with red curry sauce

Pad Thai
stir fried rice noodles, shrimp, egg, tofu, bean sprouts & ground peanuts

Special Creations

Penang tiger prawns and scallops

Mussamon
curried rack of lamb

Desserts

Homemade coconut ice cream

Deep-fried banana & ice cream

Black sticky rice pudding

Tapioca pudding

Sticky rice with mango

Best of the Cellar

White Wines

Sauvignon Blanc, Stoneleigh

Chardonnay Reserve, Rosemount Estate

Fume Blanc Napa Valley, Robert Mondavi

Pouilly Fuisse, Charton et Trebuchet

Red Wines

Shiraz-Cabernet Red Label, Wolf Blass

Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 444, Wyndham Estate

Merlot, Berringer Stone Cellars

Marques Cabernet Sauvignon, Concha y Toro

Châteauneuf du Pape, Pere Anselme

Unique SalaThai Cocktails

Bangkok Bounce
coconut rum, melon liqueur, pineapple juice & Sprite

Chang Mai Dream
gin, mango juice, pineapple juice, grapefruit juice & grenadine

Pattaya Sunset
rum, pineapple juice, mango juice, cream of coconut, lemon juice, grenadine & Sprite

Penang Island
gin, Blue Curacao, mango juice & lime juice

Thailand Paradise
rum, guava juice, passion fruit juice, pineapple juice, orange juice & tonic