Mild, Medium, or Hot? Siam Thai Cuisine’s Spice Level Guide
Ordering Thai food for the first time (or the fiftieth time) often comes down to one uncertainty: will this dish actually be spicy? Siam Thai Cuisine’s Lunch Combination and Fish/Shrimp Lunch menus already answer that question directly — most dishes carry a Mild, Medium, or Hot label right next to the name — and this […]
Back-to-School Thai Family Dinner at Siam Thai Cuisine
Late August brings the same scramble every year: new school schedules, earlier mornings, and a lot less time to cook a full dinner from scratch on a Tuesday. Siam Thai Cuisine’s menu already has real, priced options that fit that stretch — a lower-cost lunch combo menu with soup built in, mild dishes for kids […]
Vegetarian & Vegan Thai Dining in San Jose at Siam Thai Cuisine
Eating vegetarian or vegan doesn’t have to mean picking around a menu built for meat-eaters. Siam Thai Cuisine’s Vegetable section runs twelve dishes deep on its own, and plant-based options show up across the Appetizer, Salad, Soup, and Lunch menus too — this is a real, priced walk-through of what’s available, not a workaround. The […]
What Is Massaman Curry? A Rich Thai Classic on Siam Thai Cuisine’s Menu
If you’ve scrolled past “Mus Sa Man” on Siam Thai Cuisine’s menu without knowing what it is, you’re looking at Massaman curry — one of the richest, least spicy curries in Thai cooking, and a dish worth ordering on purpose rather than skipping for the more familiar Panang or red curry. Where Massaman Curry Comes […]
Siam Thai Cuisine’s Noodle & Fried Rice Guide
Order at Siam Thai Cuisine enough times and it’s easy to fall into a Pad Thai rut — it’s a genuinely good version, so why look further? Because the noodle and fried rice side of this San Jose kitchen’s menu runs twelve noodle dishes and eight fried rice preparations deep, and most regulars have only […]
Beat the Summer Heat With Cool Thai Classics
A 90-degree afternoon in San Jose isn’t the moment most people reach for a steaming bowl of curry. It’s also not a reason to skip Thai food altogether — Thai cuisine has one of the deepest benches of cold, bright, refreshing dishes of any cuisine, and Siam Thai Cuisine’s menu has the real, standing-menu proof: […]
Thai Food on the San Jose/Cupertino Border
South De Anza Boulevard doesn’t feel like a border when you’re driving it. There’s no obvious line, no sign announcing you’ve left one city and entered another — just a continuous stretch of offices, apartments, and small retail centers that happens to straddle the boundary between San Jose and Cupertino. Siam Thai Cuisine sits on […]
Thai Lunch Near De Anza Boulevard’s Office Corridor
If you work anywhere along South De Anza Boulevard in San Jose, you already know the lunch problem: there’s no shortage of fast-casual chains, but actual variety is harder to find within a quick walk or short drive of your desk. Siam Thai Cuisine sits right in the middle of this corridor at 1080 S […]
What Is Panang Curry?
Walk into almost any Thai restaurant and you’ll find a curry section with at least four or five names on it — red, green, yellow, Massaman, and Panang among the most common. If you’ve never ordered Panang before, here’s the short version: it’s the curry for people who want big, rich flavor without the sharp […]
Siam Thai Cuisine: De Anza Boulevard’s Thai Kitchen Since 1992
There’s a particular kind of trust that only comes from sticking around. Siam Thai Cuisine has been serving Thai food from the same stretch of South De Anza Boulevard in San Jose since 1992 — more than three decades in one location, which in restaurant years is closer to a landmark than a business. If […]