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 ever tried one or two of them. This is a dish-by-dish walk through what’s actually back there, priced exactly as it appears on Siam Thai Cuisine’s current menu.
The Everyday Noodles: Pad Thai, Pad See Ew & Pad Kee Mao
The foundation of the noodle menu is the trio most Thai kitchens are judged by. Pad Thai (with choice of meat or veggie, $15.95; Shrimp, $17.95) is the familiar tamarind-glazed rice noodle dish with egg, bean sprouts, and crushed peanuts. Pad See Ew ($15.95) swaps the tamarind sauce for dark soy and wide, flat rice noodles stir-fried with Chinese broccoli — a smokier, less sweet dish than Pad Thai. Pad Kee Mao ($15.95), often called “drunken noodles,” goes further into chili-and-basil territory, built for diners who want heat rather than the sweeter Pad Thai profile. Ordering all three side by side is the fastest way to understand how differently the same flat rice noodle can be finished.
Beyond the Basics: Pad Woon Sen, Rad Na & Siam House Noodle
Pad Woon Sen ($17.95) swaps rice noodles for glass (mung bean) noodles, giving it a lighter, more translucent texture that soaks up sauce differently than the wide rice noodles used elsewhere on the menu. Rad Na Noodle ($15.95) takes wide rice noodles and tops them with a thick, savory gravy rather than stir-frying the sauce directly into the noodles — closer to a smothered dish than a tossed one. Siam House Noodle ($15.95) is the kitchen’s own signature preparation, called out on the restaurant’s homepage as a current customer favorite alongside Pad Thai Shrimp.
Jun Pad Pu: The Crab Noodle Most Menus Don’t Carry
Jun Pad Pu ($16.95) is Siam Thai Cuisine’s crab fried noodle dish — a genuinely less common item that most neighborhood Thai counters skip in favor of shrimp or chicken defaults. It’s worth calling out specifically because crab dishes require the kitchen to work with a pricier, more delicate protein than the standard chicken-or-shrimp rotation, and its presence on a everyday menu (rather than as a rotating special) says something about the kitchen’s range.
Noodle Soups: Thai Beef Noodle, Tom Yum Noodle & Mee Num
For a lighter or broth-based option, the menu carries Thai Beef Noodle Soup ($15.95), Tom Yum Noodle Soup ($16.95) for diners who want the hot-and-sour Tom Yum flavor profile in soup-noodle form rather than as a standalone soup, and Mee Num Noodle Soup ($15.95). Mee Sio With Shrimp And Chinese Broccoli ($16.95) sits closer to a dry stir-fried noodle than a soup, despite sharing the “mee” naming convention. Any of these work as a lighter alternative to the stir-fried noodles above, particularly for a solo lunch order.
The Fried Rice Lineup: From Siam House to Duck Fried Rice
Fried rice at Siam Thai Cuisine isn’t an afterthought side dish — it’s its own eight-item section. Siam House Fried Rice (choice of meat or veggie, $15.95) and Spicy Basil Fried Rice (choice of meat or veggie, $15.95) are the everyday options. Prawn Fried Rice ($17.95), Pineapple Fried Rice With Shrimp And Chicken ($17.95), and Chinese Sausage Fried Rice ($15.95) build out from there. Two items stand out as genuine specialty pieces: Crab Meat And Shrimp Yellow Curry Fried Rice ($18.95), which folds yellow curry flavor directly into a seafood fried rice rather than serving curry and rice separately, and Green Curry Chicken And Shrimp Fried Rice ($17.95), which does the same with green curry. At the top of the section sits Duck Fried Rice ($19.95) — the most expensive item in the category and one of the few duck preparations on the entire menu (alongside Red Curry Duck in the poultry section).
Lunch Combinations: The Faster, Cheaper Route to the Same Noodles
For a weekday lunch, Siam Thai Cuisine runs a separate Lunch menu that includes several of these same dishes at lower prices with soup included: Pad Thai With Chicken Or Veggie ($15.50), Pad Thai Shrimp ($17.50, medium heat), Pad See Ew Noodle ($15.50, mild), Seafood Kee Mao Noodle ($18.50, hot), House Fried Rice ($15.50, mild), House Shrimp Fried Rice ($17.50, medium), Basil Fried Rice ($15.50, hot), and Pineapple Fried Rice ($17.00). The Lunch menu’s built-in spice labels (mild, medium, hot) are also a useful reference for the dinner-menu versions of the same dishes, which aren’t individually labeled.
How to Choose: A Simple Decision Guide
If you want something familiar and a little sweet, order Pad Thai. If you want smokier and less sweet, order Pad See Ew. If you want real chili heat, order Pad Kee Mao. If you want a lighter noodle texture, order Pad Woon Sen. If you want something few other San Jose Thai kitchens carry, order Jun Pad Pu or Duck Fried Rice. And if you can’t decide between curry and fried rice, the Crab Meat and Shrimp Yellow Curry Fried Rice or Green Curry Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice solves that problem by combining both in one dish.
Where to Find Siam Thai Cuisine
Siam Thai Cuisine is located at 1080 S De Anza Blvd, Ste A, San Jose, CA 95129, open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM and 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Sunday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Closed Mondays. The kitchen has served this stretch of De Anza Boulevard since 1992, and every dish is prepared without added MSG.
Explore the Cluster
This guide anchors four deeper looks at the Siam Thai Cuisine menu:
- What Is Massaman Curry? — a full breakdown of the dish, how it differs from Panang and red curry, and why it’s one of the richest items on the menu.
- Vegetarian & Vegan Thai Dining Guide — a full walk-through of the menu’s tofu, vegetable, and plant-based options.
- Back-to-School Thai Family Dinner — quick lunch combos and family-friendly picks for the first weeks of the new school year.
- Mild, Medium, or Hot? — a spice-level guide built from the menu’s own heat ratings.
How to Order
The full current noodle and fried rice menu, along with pricing, is available directly through Siam Thai Cuisine’s ordering page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What’s the difference between Pad Thai and Pad See Ew? A: Pad Thai ($15.95) uses a sweeter tamarind sauce with peanuts and bean sprouts; Pad See Ew ($15.95) uses dark soy sauce and wide noodles stir-fried with Chinese broccoli, giving it a smokier, less sweet flavor.
Q: What is Jun Pad Pu? A: Siam Thai Cuisine’s crab fried noodle dish ($16.95) — a less common item most neighborhood Thai kitchens don’t carry.
Q: How much is the Duck Fried Rice? A: $19.95, the most expensive item in the fried rice section and one of only two duck preparations on the menu.
Q: Is there a fried rice that includes curry flavor? A: Yes — the Crab Meat and Shrimp Yellow Curry Fried Rice ($18.95) and Green Curry Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice ($17.95) both fold curry directly into the rice.
Q: Does Siam Thai Cuisine have a lunch menu with lower prices? A: Yes — a separate Lunch menu includes soup-included versions of Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, and several fried rice dishes at lower prices, along with mild/medium/hot spice labels.
Q: Is Siam Thai Cuisine’s food made with MSG? A: No — the kitchen is committed to preparing all dishes without added MSG.
