Paragon Thai Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Paragon Thai Restaurant, a delightful culinary destination located in the heart of Washington, DC. This restaurant truly embodies the essence of Thai cuisine, offering a menu brimming with authentic flavors and fresh ingredients.

As you dive into the appetizer selection, don’t miss the crispy Spring Rolls or the rich Chicken Satay, grilled to perfection. For those seeking something heartier, the array of soups and salads shines, featuring the fragrant Tom Yum and the crunchy Papaya Salad.

The true stars of the menu are the entrees, where classic dishes like Panang Curry and the delectable Bangkok Seafood showcase the vibrant spices that define Thai cuisine. Each dish reflects a perfect balance of heat, sweetness, and aromatic complexity.

Whether you're dining in their classy outdoor seating area or ordering takeout for a cozy night in, Paragon Thai Restaurant promises a memorable experience filled with culinary delights that are sure to tantalize your taste buds.

Appetizers

Spring Rolls

Crispy veggie spring rolls stuffed with cellophane noodles and vegetables served with sweet and sour sauce.

$8.95

Steamed Dumplings

Steamed or Fried dumpling. Crabmeat, shrimp, chicken, water chestnuts wrapped in wonton skin, steamed or fried and served with sweet soy sauce.

$9.95

Chicken Satay

Skewers of chicken marinated in Thai herbs grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish sauce.

$10.95

Shrimp Cakes

Tod mun goong. Deep-fried shrimp cakes served with a sauce of red onions, cucumber and crushed peanuts.

$10.95

Fish Cakes

Tod mun pla. Thai fish cake deep-fried and served with a sauce of red onion, cucumber and crushed peanuts.

$8.95

Garden Rolls

Fresh green combination of vegetables, egg noodles, and tofu wrapped with soft rice wrapper served with plum sauce.

$8.95

Fried Tofu

Deep-fried tofu served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts.

$8.95

Fried Calamari

Deep-fried calamari with crispy garlic and scallions served with sweet and sour sauce.

$10.95

SHRIMP Rolls

Deep fried shrimp wrapped in spring roll pastry served with sweet and sour sauce.

$11.95

Veggie Tempura

Fried assortment of veggies served with sweet and sour sauce.

$8.95

Crab Wonton

Fresh crabmeat stuffed inside wonton skin, deep-fried served with creamy dipping sauce. (5 pieces)

$10.95

Curry Puffs

Curried minced chicken, potatoes and onions in a pastry puff fried until golden brown served with cucumber sauce

$8.95

Coconut Shrimp

Deep-fried shrimp coated with coconut flakes, served with our sweet and sour sauce.

$10.95

Vegetable Gyoza

Vegetable dumplings steamed or fried and served with our chefs special sauce.

$8.95

Duck Rolls

Crispy rolls stuffed with duck and mixed vegetables served with sweet hoi-sin sauce.

$11.95

Fried Shrimp Wonton

Crispy fried shrimp wontons served with our chef's special sauce.

$10.95

Chicken Potsticker

Pan-Fried Chicken and Vegetable Potstickers

$9.95

Chicken Wings NEW

Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce on the side

$10.95

Crispy Fried Chive Cake

Stuff with chive only

$7.95

French Fries

$7.95

Tom Yum

Slightly spicy. Traditional Thai hot and sour lemongrass soup with mushrooms, tomato and cilantro.

$8.95

Tom Kha

Slightly spicy. Traditional Thai galangal soup with mushrooms, and cilantro in coconut milk.

$8.95

Glass Noodle Soup

A flavorful broth with cellophane noodles, black mushrooms, green onion and soft tofu.

$7.95

Vegetable Soup

A flavorful broth with assorted vegetables.

$7.95

House Salad

Fresh green salad served with traditional peanut dressing.

$8.95

Papaya Salad

Slightly spicy. Julienned green papaya, string beans, tomato and peanuts in spicy lime juice.

$9.95

Papaya Salad with Shrimps

Slightly spicy. 3 shrimp. Julienned green papaya, grilled shrimp, string beans, tomato and peanuts in spicy lime juice.

$13.95

Beef Salad

Slightly spicy. Beef salad. Grilled steak sliced thin, tossed with spicy lime vinaigrette mixed with red onion, cucumber, tomato and cilantro.

$13.95

Shrimp Salad

Slightly spicy. Shrimp salad. Whole shrimps grilled with lemongrass, tomato, celery, scallions cilantro, red onion and chili in lime juice.

$15.95

Duck Salad

Slightly spicy. Duck salad. Honey roasted duck tossed with ginger, scallion, red onion, cilantro and tomato with chili in fresh lime juice.

$19.95

Laab Gai

Slightly spicy. Minced chicken salad. Chopped cooked chicken, scallion, cilantro, red onion, roasted ground rice with chili powder in fresh lime juice.

$10.95

Seafood Salad

Slightly spicy. Spicy seafood salad. Combination of seafood in spicy lime juice with red onion, tomato, celery, scallions and cilantro.

$16.95

Yum Woon Sen

Slightly spicy. Cellophane noodles with shrimp, minced chicken, red onions, tomato, celery, scallions in fresh lime juice.

$13.95

Brussels Sprout Salad

Slightly spicy. Deep-fried brussels sprouts topped with mixed cashew nuts, red onions, tomato and cilantro in fresh lime dressing.

$12.95

Wonton Soup

Shrimp wontons, napa cabbage, scallions & fried garlic in clean broth.

$8.95

Soups and Salad

Entres

Panang Curry

Medium spicy. Savory curry peanut sauce combined with coconut milk and a julienne of kaffir lime leaves.

$16.95

Red Curry

Medium spicy. Thai red curry paste with bamboo shoots, bell pepper, eggplant and basil leaves in coconut milk.

$16.95

Green Curry

Medium spicy. Thai green curry paste with bamboo shoots, bell pepper, eggplant and basil leaves in coconut milk.

$16.95

Yellow Curry

Medium spicy. Thai yellow curry paste with potato, carrot and bell pepper.

$16.95

Red Curry Duck

Medium spicy. Roasted duck curry. Sliced roasted duck in red curry sauce and coconut milk with bell pepper, tomato, pineapple and basil leaves.

$22.95

Tasty Ginger

Fresh ginger, scallions, celery, onion, black mushrooms and bell pepper in black bean sauce.

$16.95

Ka Pow

Medium spicy. Onion, bell pepper and basil in Thai chili and garlic sauce.

$16.95

Pad Prik Khing

Medium spicy. With string beans and bell pepper in special red curry paste.

$16.96

Pad Mixed Veggies

Medium spicy. With garlic, and mixed vegetables in special brown sauce.

$16.95

Pad Cashew

With cashew nuts, onion, scallions, and bell pepper in our signature brown sauce.

$16.95

Spicy Eggplant

Medium spicy. With Chinese eggplant, bell pepper and fresh basil leaves in chili black bean sauce.

$16.95

Pad Broccoli

With broccoli in light brown and garlic sauce.

$16.95

Gai Ra Yong

Medium spicy. Crispy chicken breast topped with Thai chili and garlic sauce served with steamed vegetables.

$19.95

Chicken Lemongrass

Sauted chicken with garlic lemongrass, bell pepper with fresh basil leaves in paragon chef's special sauce.

$16.95

Shrimp Snow Pea

Fresh shrimp and snow peas sauted with celery, mushrooms, bell pepper in signature brown sauce.

$19.95

Bangkok Seafood

Combination of shrimp, scallops, squid, New Zealand mussels sauted with egg, mushrooms and bell pepper in special yellow sauce.

$21.95

Soft Shell Crab

Crispy battered jumbo soft shell crabs served with choice of chili garlic sauce or yellow curry sauce.

$19.95

Garlic Pepper Chicken (Gai Pad Gratiem) NEW

Stir fried chicken with brown garlic sauce topped with black pepper, chopped scallion and cilantro

$16.95

HEAVENLY PORK New

Marinated pork slices served with your choice of Jasmine rice or Sticky rice

$16.95

Massaman Curry New

A rich, flavorful, and mildly spicy Thai Massaman Curry includes onions, carrots, potatoes, and peanuts simmered in massaman curry sauce

$17.95

Moo Ping New

Thai-style grilled marinated pork skewer served with sticky rice

$16.95

Pad Thai

With thin rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, scallions and crushed peanuts.

$16.95

Pad See Ew

With wide rice noodles, egg and broccoli in sweet soy sauce.

$16.95

Drunken Noodles

Medium spicy. Pad Kee Mao. With wide rice noodles, chili, garlic, basil leaves, onion, tomato and bell pepper.

$16.95

Lad Na

With broccoli in gravy sauce over pan-fried wide rice noodles.

$16.95

Mai Pha

With cellophane noodles, egg, onion, celery, carrot, black mushrooms and scallions.

$16.95

Pad Mee

With egg noodles, egg, onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms and scallions.

$16.95

Tom Yum Noodle Bowl

Slightly spicy. With thin rice noodle, bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, cilantro and spring onion in Thai spicy lemongrass soup.

$16.95

Fried Rice

With jasmine rice in delicious Thai sauce, egg, garlic, onion, scallions, carrot, and tomato.

$16.95

Basil Fried Rice

Medium spicy. With jasmine rice in chili and garlic sauce with fresh basil leaves, onions and bell pepper.

$16.95

Spicy Lo Mein

Lo mein noodles stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, onion, basil, and bell pepper in spicy sauce (Medium Spicy)

$19.95

Bang Bang Shrimp

Lightly breaded and fried shrimps coated in a sweet and spicy flavorful sauce.

$20.95

Bang Bang Chicken

Lightly breaded and fried chicken coated in a sweet and spicy flavorful sauce.

$18.95

Noodles and Rice

Chef's Specialties

Bang Bang Chicken New

Lightly breaded and fried chicken coated in a sweet and spicy flavorful sauce.

$18.95

Soft Shell Crab Pad Thai

Battered jumbo soft shell crab with our signature pad Thai.

$21.95

Nua Ka Ting

Spicy. Sliced flank steak marinated in wine sauce stir-fried in Thai garlic chili sauce.

$18.95

Garlic Shrimp

Stir-fried shrimp with garlic and white pepper in light brown sauce and surrounded with steamed broccoli.

$19.95

Seafood Prik Pao

Slightly spicy. Great combination of shrimp, scallops, squid and New Zealand mussels sauteed with bell pepper, onion and scallions in Thai red chili paste.

$21.95

Spicy Crispy Duck

Medium spicy. Deep fried battered grilled duck sauteed with our special chili and garlic sauce topped with crispy basil leaves.

$22.95

Param Rong Song

Sliced boneless chicken breast sauteed with light yellow curry sauce surrounded with broccoli and topped with peanut sauce and fried red onion.

$17.95

Chicken Pineapple

Marinated chicken sauteed with fresh ginger, pineapple, onion, bell pepper and cashew nuts in sweet and sour sauce.

$16.95

Pottery Shrimp

Shrimp, cellophane noodles, napa cabbage, celery, ginger stir-fried in oyster sauce served with chili sauce on the side.

$19.95

Seafood Combo

Combination of shrimp, scallops, squid and mussels sauteed with bell pepper, bamboo shoots, basil leaves in choice of chili and garlic sauce (medium spicy) or black bean sauce.

$21.95

Angel Eggplant

Medium spicy. Sauteed minced chicken, fresh basil leaves, and bell pepper in chili and garlic sauce on top of batter-fried fresh eggplant and fried tofu.

$18.95

Panang Salmon (8 oz)

Medium spicy. Grilled fillet salmon over signature panang curry and steamed mixed vegetables served with jasmine rice.

$22.95

Fillet Flounder

Medium spicy. Battered deep fried fillet flounder served with chili and garlic sauce.

$18.95

Three Flavor Tilapia

Medium spicy. Light battered slices of tilapia fish fillet deep fried and topped with our chefs special three flavor sauce.

$18.95

Chicken Mango

Crispy fried chicken breast topped with stir-fried fresh mango, bell pepper and onion in our chefs special mango sauce.

$18.95

Pineapple Fried Rice

Thai jasmine rice stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, pineapple, raisins, cashew nuts, egg, tomato and scallions.

$19.95

Tofu Lover

Medium spicy. Deep fried battered tofu sauteed with our special chili and garlic sauce topped with crispy basil leaves.

$16.95

Spicy Herb Tilapia

Medium spicy. Fresh tilapia fillets lightly breaded stirred over heat with string beans, basil leaves, bell pepper, Thai herbs and spices.

$18.95

Preaw Wan Salmon (8 oz)

Battered deep fried salmon topped with tomato, pineapple, onion, bell pepper, and green onion in sweet and sour sauce.

$22.95

Pattaya Noodles

Slightly spicy. Shrimp and chicken stir-fried with wide rice noodle and string beans in spicy roasted chili sauce, topped with scallions.

$18.95

Salmon Green Curry (8 oz)

Medium spicy. Grilled salmon over green curry sauce, eggplant, bell pepper and basil leaves with steamed vegetables.

$22.95

Steamed Tilapia

Tilapia fish steamed to perfection topped with ginger and scallion sauce.

$18.95

Kapow Goong Gai Sub

Medium spicy. Shrimp, minced chicken, onion, bell pepper and basil leaves in Thai chili and garlic sauce.

$19.95

Pla Neung Ma Now

Fillet tilapia steamed with lime, chili garlic sauce served with steamed vegetables.

$18.95

Bang Bang Shrimp NEW

Lightly breaded and fried shrimps coated in a sweet and spicy flavorful sauce.

$20.95

Pad Green Beans

String beans and bell pepper sauteed with light brown garlic sauce.

$16.95

Pad Veggies Tofu

Stir-fried mixed vegetables and fried tofu in light brown garlic sauce.

$16.95

Eggplant Jae

Medium spicy. Sauteed Chinese eggplant in chili and garlic sauce with fresh basil leaves and bell pepper.

$16.95

Ka Pow Jae

Medium spicy. Sauteed fresh basil leaves, onion, green pepper, mixed vegetables, mushrooms, and fried tofu in chili and garlic sauce.

$16.95

Pad Bean Sprouts

Stir-fried bean sprouts, fried tofu, mushrooms, scallions, and bell pepper in light brown garlic sauce.

$16.95

Tofu Nueng

Steamed soft tofu with fresh ginger, spring onions, cilantro, carrot and broccoli in ginger black bean sauce.

$16.95

Panang Tofu

Medium spicy. Fried tofu in panang curry with coconut milk and a julienne kaffir lime leaves.

$16.95

Tofu Snow Pea

Deep fried tofu sauteed with snow peas, mushrooms, celery and tomato in light garlic sauce.

$16.95

Prik Khing Tofu

Medium spicy. Deep fried tofu stir-fried with string beans, bell pepper and Thai chili paste.

$16.95

Vegetarian Entres

Side Order

Steamed Rice

$2.00

Brown Rice

$3.00

Steamed Noodles

$3.00

Fried Egg

Thai Style Fried Egg

$3.50

Plain Sticky Rice

$3.50

Steamed Mixed Vegetables

$5.00

Sweet Sticky Rice with Coconut Cream

$5.00

Chocolate Mousse Cake

$7.95

Lemon Layer Cake

Lemon-flavored limoncello cake with a creamy mascarpone cheese

$7.95

Mango with Sticky Rice

$8.95

Key Lime Pie

$7.95

Taro Custard

$7.95

Fried Banana

$6.95

Chocolate Brownie

$4.95

Chocolate Cake

$7.95

Carrot Cake

$8.95

Taro Pearls in Coconut Cream

$7.95

New York Cheesecake

$7.95

Mango Mousse Cake

$7.95

Desserts

Beverages

Half Tea & Half Lemonade

$4.95

Cranberry Juice

$3.95

Thai Iced Tea

$4.95

Thai Iced Coffee

$4.95

Strawberry Lemonade

$4.95

Shirley Temple

$4.95

Lemonade

$4.95

Young Coconut Juice

$4.95

Apple Juice

$3.95

Bottle Water

$1.95

Sparkling Water

Perrier

$3.95

Club Soda

$2.95

Iced Tea

$2.95

Coke Can

$1.95

Diet Coke Can

$1.95

Ginger Ale Can

$1.95

Sprite Can

$1.95

Orange Juice

$3.95

Milk Green Tea NEW

$4.95

Miller Lite

$7.00

DC Brau The Public

$8.00

Sapporo (Japan)

12 fl oz Can

$8.00

Chang (Thailand)

$8.00

Blue Moon

$8.00

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

$8.00

Coors Banquet Lager

$7.00

Singha (Thailand)

$8.00

Muay Thai IPA (Thailand)

$8.00

Yuengling

$7.00

Sam Adams

$7.00

Leo (Thailand)

$8.00

Sapporo Premium Beer 12 fl oz

$8.00

Sapporo Premium Beer Tall Can 22 fl oz

$12.00

Beer

White Wine

Stella Pinot Grigio

$12.00

Emerald Bay White Zinfandel

$10.00

La Terre Chardonnay White Wine

$10.00

Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc

$12.00

Franciscan Chardonnay

$12.00

Emerald Bay Merlot

$10.00

Mind & Body Cabernet Sauvignon

$12.00

Fat Bastard Shiraz

$12.00

Mark West Pinot Noir

$12.00

Canyon Road Cabernet Sauvignon

$10.00

Red Wine

Mixed Drinks

Phuket Sunrise

Malibu Rum, Amaretto, Pineapple juice, Grenadine, Sour mixed

$11.95

Dark N Stormy

Kraken Dark Rum, Ginger Beer and Lime juice

$11.95

Margarita

Gold Tequila, Cointreau, Lime juice mixed (Syrup and Lime juice)

$11.95

Sex on the Beach

Chambord, Midori, Vodka, Cranberry Juice and Pineapple Juice

$11.95

Moscow Mule

Absolute Vodka, Ginger beer, Lime juice

$11.95

White Russian

Absolut Vodka, Kahlua topped with half and half cream

$11.95

Long Island Iced Tea

Light Rum, Vodka, Gin, Triple Sec, Tequila, Sour Mixed, Splash of coke

$11.95

Ocean Pearl

Malibu Rum, Blue Curacao, Pineapple juice, Colada mixed

$11.95

Tom Collins

Beefeater Gin, Sour mixed, Club soda, Lemon wedge

$11.95

Bangkok Sidecar

Courvoisier VS Cognac Brandy, Cointreau and our homemade sour mixed

$11.95

Pineapple Ginger Mojito

Captain Morgan light Rum, Fresh Ginger, Pineapple juice, Lime juice, Club soda

$11.95

Negroni

Beefeater, Luxardo Bitters, Sweet Vermouth

$11.95

Mint Mojito

Captain Morgan light Rum, Lime juice mixed (Syrup and Lime juice), Club soda

$11.95

Ruby Iced Tea

Light Rum, Vodka, Gin, Triple Sec, Tequila, Sour Mixed, Cranberry juice

$11.95

Mai Tai

Dark rum, Light rum, Mai Tai mixed, Orange juice, Sour mixed

$11.95

Thai Iced Tea Malibu

Malibu Rum, Thai iced tea, Half and half

$11.95

Bangkok Sunset

Light Rum and our own Mai Tai mixed blended with Colada mixed

$11.95

Honeydew Drink

GREY GOOSE Vodka, Fresh Lemonade, and Chambord

$11.95

Cosmopolitan

Absolut Citron, Cointreau, Sour mixed and Cranberry Juice

$11.95

Ginger Martini

Absolut Vodka and a splash of sour mixed shaken well with fresh ginger

$11.95

Pineapple Cosmo

Stolichnaya Vodka, Cointreau, Pineapple Juice, Sour mixed and Cranberry Juice

$11.95

Apple Martini

Absolut Citron, Sour Apple Liquor and Sour mixed

$11.95

Pineapple Martini

Ketel One Vodka and Pineapple Juice

$11.95

Melon Martini

Tanqueray Gin, Sour mixed and a splash of Midori

$11.95

The Darkness

Beefeater Gin, Grand Marnier, Chambord, Sour mixed, Pineapple Juice and Cranberry Juice

$11.95

The blue Martini

Tanqueray Gin, Blue Curacao

$11.95

Mango Martini

Stolichnaya Vodka, Mango Liquor, Peach Schnapps and Sour mixed

$11.95

Chocolate Martini

Ketel One Vodka, Godiva Chocolate Liquor, Dark Cocoa Liquor and Light Cocoa liquor

$11.95

Vanilla Martini

Stolichnaya Vanilla and Light Cocoa Liquor

$11.95

Orange Martini

Absolut Mandarin Vodka, Cointreau and a splash of orange juice

$11.95

Raspberry Martini

Stolichnaya Raspberry Vodka, Chambord and Cranberry Juice

$11.95

Sunken Ruby

Ketel One Vodka, Malibu Rum and Blue Curacao shaken and maraschino cherry juice dropped

$11.95

Martinis