Desert Thai Authentic Thai Cuisine Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Desert Thai Authentic Thai Cuisine, where the vibrant flavors of Thailand come alive in the heart of Cathedral City, CA. The menu is a delightful tapestry of both traditional and innovative Thai dishes, emphasizing fresh seafood and bold spices.
- Soups: Don't miss the heavenly Seafood Pot, a luxurious blend of clams, scallops, shrimp, and squid simmered with tomatoes, mushrooms, scallions, and ginger for just $23.
- Salads: Indulge in the Papaya Salad or the Desert Thai Shrimp Salad, both fresh and zesty, perfect for a delightful start.
- Appetizers: The Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls and savory Lettuce Wraps promise to awaken your palate, setting the stage for a mouthwatering feast.
It's a culinary adventure that promises to transport your taste buds to the streets of Thailand, all while enjoying warm service in a cozy setting. Come experience the magic that has made Desert Thai a beloved destination!
APPETIZERS
Chicken Skewer with peanut dipping
Marinade in mixture thai spices
Desert thai stuffed friedwings
Chicken wings stuffed with ground chicken and vegetables
Crispy Shrimp Roll
Shrimp wrapped with chicken and vegetables served with sweet and sour sauce
Vegetable Dumplings (8)
Golden brown veggie potstickers served with black dumpling sauce
Fresh Shrimp Spring
Chicken Spring Rolls (4)
Golden brown roll garlic and chicken served with sweet and sour sauce
Steamed Dumplings (8)
Steamed chicken potstickers served with black dumpling sauce
Kanon Jip (8)
Golden brown pieces wrapped with fish, shrimp and crab served with sweet and sour sauce
Desert Thai Sampler
2 chicken skewers 2 chicken spring rolls 4 Kanon jip 4 vegetable dumplings
Vegetable Spring rolls
Golden brown roll garlic and veggie served with sweet and sour sauce
Lettuce Wraps
Ground chicken mix with peas and carrot water chestnut mixed with our brown sauce served with lettuce and crispy noodles
Desert Spicy Wings (6)
Calamari
Chicken Larb
Mee-Krob
Cream Cheese
Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls
Kanon Jip
Steamed Dumplings
Chicken Spring Rolls
SEA FOOD POT
CLAMS, SCALOPS, SHRIMP, SQUID, TOMATO, MUSHROOM, SCALLIONS, GINGER
Thai Coconut Soup
Tom Yum Soup
Vegetable soup
Wonton Soup
SHRIMP/CHICKEN/WONTON WITH BOK CHOY
SOUPS
SALADS
Small Salad
Minced lettuce tomato and cucumber mixed with peanut vinegrete dressing
Papaya Salad Shrimp
Strip greed papaya with minced lettuce green bean tomato, garlic, ground peanut, with sweet and sour dressing
House Salad
Steam chicken, shrimp and egg, lettuce tomato and cucumber with peanut dressing on side.
Desert Thai Salad
Chicken and Shrimp Minced lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cilantro, and green onion with sweet and sour dressing.
Desert Thai Beef
Minced lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cilantro mint leaves and green and red onion with sweet and sour dressing.
Desert Thai Shrimp Salad
Tossed with grilled shrimp minced lettuce, red onion cilantro, green onion and tomato, lime juice and sweet and sour Thai dressing.
Desert Thai Mix Veggie
Broccoli, zucchini, baby corn, carrot, mushroom, cabbage, and celery
Tofu Pad Thai
Rice noodles, fried tofu, bean sprout, scallions, peanut with our special pad Thai sauce
Vegetable Curry
curry with mix veggies
Vegetable Fried Rice
Mix veggies and fried rice sauce
Bean Sprout and Broccoli
Our vegetarian dish stir-fried broccoli with bean sprout, tomato and green onion.
Tofu Delight
Tofu, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, cashews, kaffir lime leave sauce
VEGETARIAN
CHEFS SPECIAL
Desert Basil
White onion, celery, carrot, bell peppers, sauteed with spicy sauce.
Mixed veggie
Broccoli cooked delicate with carrots, mushrooms, and oyster sauce.
Sweet and Sour
Chucky pineapple, diced pepper and onion, with tomato and our original sweet and sour sauce.
Prik king
Spicy with desert Thai sauce and chili paste, green beans, chili pepper, and our special Kaffir lime leave sauce.
Hot Eggplant
Bell peppers, Stir-fried with our special hot basil sauce.
Ginger Onion
Bell peppers, carrots, celery, mushroom, scallions, and onions cooked in our ginger sauce.
Garlic
Our aromatic special with dark garlic sauce, and served with lettuce.
Baby Corn
Green onion, carrots, mushroom, celery and our oyster sauce.
Snow Peas
Tomato, onion, carrots, and mushrooms with our sweet black sauce.
Red pepper sauce
Spicy stir fried with carrot cashew, celery, mushroom, onion pepper, chile pops, chile paste, soy bean oil, and oyster sauce.
Cashew nut
Sauteed special dish none spicy with cashews, bell pepper, mushroom, celery, carrots, onion with our Chinese soy sauce.
Mongolian
Spicy Peanut
Mushu
Desert Pepper
Broccoli
Kung Pao
Desert Teriyaki
Lemon Grass Eggplant
Desert Thai Chicken and Mix Veggies Steamed
Broccoli around the chicken, with bed on carrots, mushrooms, baby corn, zucchini, cabbage, with our special peanut sauce on side
Desert Sizzling Combo
Sauteed shrimp, chicken, beef and our mixed veggies.
Sweet Combo
his is the dish of combos with chicken, beef, and pork.
Spicy Duck
Roasted Duck
Sweet Pork
THAI DESERT SPECIAL
THAI SEAFOOD SPECIAL
Spicy Seafood combination
This is our combo with scallops, shrimp, mussels, and squid, green onions, yellow onions, bell pepper, carrots, mushrooms, celery, and baby corn, stir-fried in our special red spicy sauce.
Hot Scallops
Stir-fried with bell pepper, carrot, mushroom, bamboo slice, baby corn, and snow peas cooked Szechwan style.
Fire Scallops
Tempura scallops, chili sauce, mushrooms, carrots, pineapple, snow peas, bell pepper, and onions.
Hot Scallops and Shrimp
Sauteed scallops and shrimp with onion, celery, bell pepper, mushroom, carrots, and tomato with basil leaves and our special house sauce.
Desert Thai Combination
Scallops, squid, mussels, and shrimp, with snow peas, ginger, celery, mushrooms, bell pepper, baby corn, onion, and our light house sauce.
Hot Squid
Steak squid with basil leaves bell pepper, mushroom, celery and onion with our special house sauce.
Fire Crispy Shrimp
Desert Fried Fish
Desert Steam Fish
Special Combination
House Fried Rice
Egg, green onion, yellow onion, tomato
Spicy Fried Rice
Stir-fried with tomato, green onion, yellow onion, bell pepper and basil with our spicy sauce.
Combo Fried Rice
Stir-fried with beef, chicken, shrimp, green onion, yellow onion, tomato. Topped off with cilantro and our fried rice sauce.
Pineapple Fried Rice
This is our signature rice with chicken and shrimp cashew nut, raisins and veggies with pineapple sauce.
THAI FRIED RICE
NOODLES
Pad See-Ew
Flat rice noodles stir-fried broccoli and egg finished with delicately flavored oyster sauce.
Pad Thai
Thai rice noodles, egg, chicken, shrimp, bean sprouts, scallions, with crushed peanuts and our special sauce.
Infernal Noodles
Stir-fried, green onions, yellow onions, bell pepper, tomato, and basil leave with spicy basil sauce.
Spicy Noodles
Flat rice noodles with bell pepper, green onion, yellow onion, tomato, and basil leave with our Thai spicy sauce.
Chow Mein
Yaskisoba noodles and mixed veggie and our sweet black soy sauce
Chicken Noodle
Flat rice noodles with bean sprout, scallions, ground peanuts, eggs. Served on bed of lettuce with light soy bean sauce.
Yellow Curry
Tomato, pineapple, bell pepper, snow peas, potatoes, onion, and carrot.
Red Curry
Sliced bamboo shoots, tomato, red bell peppers, and snow peas
Panang Curry
Four classes of vegetables, bell pepper, snow peas, basil leaves, and green beans.
Masaman Curry
Peanut, carrot, mushroom, onion and potatoes.
Green Curry
Bell pepper, basil leaves, green beans, and snow peas.
DESERT CURRYS
KIDS MENU
Cheese Burger w/ Fries
Chicken Nuggets (6) w/ Fries
Fries
Fried Tofu
White Rice
Brown Rice
Peanut Sauce (small size)
Peanut Sauce (Big Size)
Pot White Rice
Pot Brown Rice
Side Steam Chicken
Side Veggies
Corkage Fee
Side Of Noodles
SIDES
DESSERT
Flan
Sticky Rice Mango
Pineapple Ice Cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream
Crme Brulee
Green Tea Ice cream
Creme bule
Pepsi
Pink Lemonade
Raspberry Ice Tea
Starry
Dr. Pepper
Thai Tea
Thai Coffee
Diet Dr Pepper
Ice tea
Ice Coffee
Hot tea Jasmine
Hot Coffee
DRINKS
WINE
Tribute Cellars (red wine)
Tribute Cellars Bottle (red wine)
Scotto Chardonnay (White)
Three Pines Chardonnay (white)
HOT DESERT BASIL
SAUTEED WHITE ONION, CELERY, CARROT, BELL PEPPER, MUSHROOM, AND SPICY SAUCE.
MIXED VEGETABLES
BROCCOLI, CABBAGE, CARROT, MUSHROOM, CELERY ZUCCHINI, AND BABY CORN.
NAM PRIK PAO SQUID
GREEN ONION, MUSHROOM, BAMBOO SHOT, MINCED GARLIC WITH NAM PRIK PAO SAUCE.