Menu
Blue Orchid Thai Bistro offers a diverse menu with options for everyone, including vegan choices, takeout, delivery, and catering services. Located in Palm Desert, CA, this Asian-owned restaurant provides a unique dining experience with its flavorful dishes and attentive service. Customer reviews praise the delicious offerings like the orange chicken, yellow curry, and the spicy drunken noodles. The tangy orange zest and peanutholic dressings are also highly recommended for salads and meat dishes. The Tom Kha soup and Tom Yum hot pot are must-try options for soup lovers. With a comfortable ambiance and a menu filled with affordable yet delectable options like pad thai, green curry, and vegetable rolls, Blue Orchid Thai Bistro is a fantastic choice for any dining occasion.
Blue Orchid House Sauces
Peanutholic Dressing, 16 oz.
The respectfully thai inspired elements of this dressing make it easily one of the most lovable dressings for salads! This delicious dressing is perfect for all ages and a great complement to meat dishes.
Tangy Orange Zest, 16 oz.
Our hand-crafted orange sauce is freshly squeezed and made from real oranges that you can indeed taste. Best known to be used in our orange chicken dishes at our local restaurant, we concluded that more customers need to get their hands on this stuff to whip up a meal of themselves at home. A fitting dipping sauce for the fried food connoisseurs, this steamy orange zesty sauce is the perfect complement for fried chicken, nuggets, or tofu.
All-Purpose Sauce, 16 oz.
This universal cooking sauce can be used alongside most of your favorite dishes, from stir-fried rice/noodle dishes to breakfast egg recipes. Add a little more flavor to your cooking with the blue orchid all-purpose sauce. This cooking sauce is used at our restaurant to make our iconic drunken noodle, kung pao, and many more!
Pad Thai Sauce, 16 oz.
Want to make an iconic thai dish? With this tasty pad thai sauce, you can get a taste of thailand's most notable dish from home or anywhere you decide to cook it!
Tempura Flour, 214 g
Blue Orchid Signature Green Chilies
Our housemade green chilies sauce.
2 Fresh Summer Rolls
Filled with shrimp, thai basil, bean sprout, lettuce, cucumber, and carrot, wrapped in rice paper and served chilled with peanut butter sauce and sweet chili sauce.
4 Crispy Vegetable Rolls
Egg rolls filled with cabbage, carrot, garlic, mushroom, and green onion. Deep-fried until crisp and served with sweet chili sauce.
4 Gai Satay Chicken Sticks
Thinly sliced chicken on skewers and marinated in a mixture of special brown sauce and thai soy sauce, served with peanut sauce and cucumber and red onion relish dipping sauce.
6 Pot Stickers
Stuffed with ground chicken, cabbage, and mushrooms in a wonton wrapper, steamed to perfection, served with our special 'passion plum ginger' sauce.
8 Veggie Dumplings
Delicious authentic thai veggies dumplings, filled with cabbage, corn, onions, carrots, and mushrooms in a wonton wrapper. Fried to perfection, served with our special 'passion plum ginger' sauce.
Crab Cream Cheese Rangoon
Crab meat, cream cheese, and green onion stuffed in wonton skin and deep-fried, served with sweet chili sauce.
Mee Krob
Crispy rice noodles marinated in tamarind sauce with fresh bean sprouts on the side garnished with green onion and cilantro.
Lemongrass Chicken Skewers (2 pcs) (Now back for a Limited Time )
Fresh lemongrass stalks as skewers (inside the chicken), presenting their delicate lemony flavor to the ground chicken, glass noodles, and cabbage.
Crispy Eggrolls (4 rolls)
Filled with ground chicken, cabbage, and ground garlic. Deep fried to golden brown and served with sweet chili sauce.
Appetizers
Soups
Tom Kha Cup
Non-dairy. classic coconut milk soup with chili paste, mushroom, boiled with organic herbs: kaffir lime leave, galangal, and lemongrass. Garnished with cilantro and scallions. Choice of chicken or tofu.
Tom Yum Hot Pot
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*). Signature spicy soup with chili paste, lime juice, mushrooms, and tomato. Boiled with organic herbs: kaffir lime leave, galangal, and lemongrass. Garnished with scallions and cilantro. Choice of chicken or tofu.
Tom Yum Cup
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Signature spicy soup with chili paste, lime juice, mushrooms, and tomato. Boiled with organic herbs: kaffir lime leave, galangal, and lemongrass. Garnished with scallions and cilantro. Choice of chicken or tofu.
Tom Kha Hot Pot
Non-dairy. Classic coconut milk soup with chili paste, mushroom, boiled with organic herbs: kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and lemongrass. Garnished with cilantro and scallions. Choice of chicken or tofu.
Vegetable & Tofu Hot Pot
Cabbage, carrots, celery, mushrooms, snow peas, baby corn, and broccoli in a clear broth garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Wonton Hot Pot
Stuffed with ground chicken. Served with chicken, and Chinese bok choy in a clear broth. Garnished with cilantro and scallions. (please note: some dishes do not have any spiciness unless described in the description. If an item is requested as mild, this suggests adding some to few chilies to the order. If a customer does not want any spiciness to their non-spicy order, simply leave the "choose your spice level" category blank or input "no spice.").
Wonton Cup
Stuffed with ground chicken. Served with chicken, and Chinese bok choy in a clear broth. Garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Oriental Style Noodle Soup
Steamed chicken in a clear broth, thin rice noodles, bean sprouts, basil, garnished with cilantro and scallions. Top off with roasted garlic sprinkled on.
Vegetable & Tofu Cup
Cabbage, carrots, celery, mushrooms, snow peas, baby corn, and broccoli in a clear broth garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Tom Yum Poh Tak Pot
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Large hot pot. Green mussels, scallops, shrimp and sole fish with chili paste, galangal, fresh ginger, lemongrass, lime juice, mushrooms, kaffir lime leave, and tomato. garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Yum Nua Thai Beef Salad
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Thinly sliced marinated beef grilled and mixed with cucumber, mint, red onion, tomato, scallion, cilantro, and lime juice. Served on a bed of lettuce.
Larb
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Minced chicken (or choice of tofu) mixed with ground chili, lime juice, mint leaves, red onion, and rice powder. Served with a wedge of cabbage and garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Shrimp Coconut Milk Salad
Large shrimp steamed perfectly, mixed with coconut milk, and marinated in tamarind sauce and palm sugar. Served on a bed of shredded cabbage and garnished with roasted shallots and roasted chilies.
Tofu Salad
Fried tofu and crispy wonton skin, mixed with crisp iceberg lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes. Served with our 'peanutaholic dressing' on the side.
Salad Greens
Crisp iceberg lettuce with cucumber and tomato. Served with our 'peanutaholic dressing' on top.
Yum Woon Sen Glass Noodle Salad
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Glass noodles mixed with steamed chicken slices, tomato, and roasted peanuts. Served on a bed of lettuce, tossed in spicy lime juice dressing, and garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Blue Orchid Salad
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Steamed chicken and shrimp mixed with cucumber, red onions, and tomato. Served on a bed of lettuce and dressed with tasty chili and lime juice and garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Shrimp Salad
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Large grilled shrimp mixed with Thai basil, lemongrass, red onion, lime juice, and chili paste. Served on a bed of lettuce and garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Som Tum
(*Spicy 1*) Fresh green papaya threads, shrimp, green beans, peanuts, and tomato served with tangy lime dressing. Served on a bed of fresh green cabbage.
Salads
Fried Rice
Blue Orchid Fried Rice
Beef, chicken, and shrimp stir-fried with garlic sauce, rice, egg, yellow onion, scallion, and tomato in an exotic blend of spices. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Thai Fried Rice
Served with protein. Stir-rice with garlic sauce, egg, yellow onion, scallions, and tomato, flagrantly seasoned. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Spicy Fried Rice
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Served with protein. Stir-fried with special blue orchid garlic sauce, rice, egg, Thai basil, chili, yellow onion, red and green bell pepper, scallion, and tomato. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Served with protein, stir-fried with garlic sauce, rice, egg, cashews, yellow onions, tomato, pineapple, raisins, and scallions. Finished with lightly dusted with curry powder. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice
Shrimp, stir-fried with garlic sauce, rice, egg, cashews, yellow onions, tomato, pineapple, raisins, and scallions. Finished with lightly dusted with curry powder. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Pad Thai
Suchadas classic recipe, cooked with Thai rice noodles, bean sprouts, egg, scallions, and cilantro. Crushed peanuts available per request.
Drunken Noodle
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Great after party remedy with rich dark complex flavored sauce. Stir-fried flat rice noodle, Thai basil, egg, green and red bell pepper, tomato, and yellow-onions, garnished with scallions and cilantro. Served on a bed of lettuce.
Pad See Ew
Stir-fried flat rice noodles with garlic sauce, baby corn, broccoli, carrot, and egg. Finished with delicately flavored oyster sauce.
Gai Kua
Flat rice noodles stir-fried with garlic and special brown sauce, with bean sprouts, egg, scallion, and cilantro on a bed of lettuce.
Pad Woon Sen
Stir-fried clear glass noodles with garlic sauce, mixed vegetables, tomato, and egg, garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Noodles
Vegetarian Selections
Spicy Tofu
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Choice of fried or soft stir-fried tofu with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and scallions in a spicy garlic sauce.
Blue Orchid Garden Delight
Stir-fried with broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, baby corn, mushrooms, and snow peas in our aromatic sauce.
Vegetable Curry
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Dairy-free. Bamboo shoots, broccoli, carrots, baby corn, snow peas, green and red bell peppers with organic Thai basil and soft tofu in red curry sauce (Cannot be made mild).
Spicy Broccoli with Cashew
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Broccoli, green beans, carrots, cashew nuts, and fried tofu. Stir-fried in spicy red curry paste.
Bean Sprouts
Stir-fried bean sprouts, broccoli, scallions, fried tofu, and tomato in a delicate herb sauce.
Yellow Curry
Dairy-free. (*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Green and red bell peppers, carrot, onion, and potato. Cooked in coconut milk and turmeric curry. Served with protein. (Cannot be made mild).
Panang Curry
Dairy-free. (*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Thai basil, green and red bell pepper, green bean, and snow pea. Cooked in coconut milk. Served with protein. (Cannot be made mild).
Massaman Curry
Dairy-free. (*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Carrot, onion, potato, and peanut. Cooked in coconut milk with cardamom curry paste. Served with protein. (Cannot be made mild).
Green Curry
Dairy-free. (*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Bamboo shoots, Thai basil, green and red bell pepper, green bean, and snow pea. Cooked in coconut milk with green curry paste. Served with protein (Cannot be made mild).
Red Curry
Dairy-free. (*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Bamboo shoots, green and red bell peppers, Thai basil, and snow pea. Cooked in coconut milk with red curry paste. Served with protein (cannot be made mild).
Pineapple Curry
Dairy-Free. (*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Pineapples green and red bell pepper, Thai basil. Cooked in coconut milk with red curry paste. (Cannot be made mild).
Curries
Entres
Orange Sauce
Coated in a light batter, deep-fried, and topped with our sweet tangy orange zest sauce.
Pad Sam Rod
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Coated in light batter, deep-fried to golden brown. Topping it off with the famous blue orchid sam rod thai sauce.
Sweet and Sour
Stir-fried with yellow-onion, green and red bell peppers, pineapple, and tomato in sweet and sour sauce.
Ginger
Fresh ginger with garlic sauce stir-fried with carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions, green, and red bell peppers, and scallions in oyster sauce.
Hot Basil
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Thai basil, carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions, green and red bell peppers in special garlic chili sauce.
Mix Vegetable
Stir-fried broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, baby corn, mushrooms, and snow peas in a refreshing mild sauce.
Cashew
Cooked with carrots, cashew nuts, celery, mushrooms, and yellow onions in a light organic honey and soy sauce.
Broccolii
Stir-fried garlic sauce broccoli, carrot, and mushroom in oyster sauce.
Garlic
Fresh garlic sauce and black peppers on a bed of lettuce. Garnished with scallions and cilantro.
Prik King
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Suchadas chili paste sauted with organic Thai basil, thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves, green beans, and green and red bell peppers.
Spicy Eggplant
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Stir-fried with organic Thai basil, Thai chilies, eggplant, and green, and red peppers in a fragrant Blue Orchid special garlic chili sauce.
Teriyaki
Japanese-style marinated protein in teriyaki sauce with sesame oil, sauted over a high flame. Served on a bed of crispy rice noodle, garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Chicken Spicy Peanut Sauce
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Protein sauted with green beans, green and red bell pepper in our spicy peanut sauce, sprinkled with ground roasted peanut.
Kung Pao
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Szechuan stir-fried style with carrots, celery, mushrooms, yellow onions, green and red bell peppers, and roasted peanut alongside our house spicy sauce. Served with protein.
Baby Corn
Stir-fried protein, baby corn, carrots, celery, mushrooms, yellow onions, and scallions in special flavoring sauce.
Mongolian
Served with protein, served with carrots, mushrooms, and scallions cooked in our oyster sauce served on crispy rice noodles.
Mu Shu Chicken
Stir-fried with chicken, bamboo shoots, cabbage, and black mushrooms served in four pancakes with our special plum sauce and sesame oil.
Red Mountain
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Stir-fried with carrots, cashews, celery, mushrooms, yellow onions, green and red bell peppers with chili paste, soybean oil, and oyster sauce. served on a bed of lettuce. Served with protein.
Bell Pepper
Stir-fried with carrots, onion, mushrooms, green and red bell pepper with your choice of protein.
Mu Shu Tofu
Stir-fried with tofu, bamboo shoots, cabbage, and black mushrooms served in four pancakes with our special plum sauce and sesame oil.
Snow Peas
With protein stir-fried with snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, onion, and tomato in our light brown sauce.
Chicken Lemon-Grass
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Protein stir-fried with Thai basil, green beans, green and red bell pepper, eggplant, and lemongrass in our green curry paste.
Chef's Special Entres
Side Orders
Jasmine Rice
1 cup.
Peanut Sauce
Add Utensils
Please specify how many.
Unsweetened Plain Sticky Rice
Unsweetended sticky rice.
Hot Sauce
Sweet Chili Sauce
Brown Rice
1 cup.
Steamed Mixed Veggies
Thai Chili Fish Sauce
Tangy Orange Zest Sauce
Steamed Chicken
Passion Plum Ginger Sauce
Steamed Broccolii
Cucumber Sauce
Peanutaholic Dressing
Steamed SnowPeas
Blue Ice Butterfly
Sweeten herbal iced tea made from the Butterfly pea flower. (Caffeine-free).
Blue Orchid Thai Royal Tea'Blue Orchid Thai Royal Tea' Thai-tea/Cha-Yen (Regular)
Cola
Diet Cola
Lemon-Lime
Lemon-Grass Ice Tea
Sweet lemongrass herbal iced tea, made from organic lemongrass and pure cane sugar. Features a slight lemony taste w/o the tangy notes of classic lemons.
Thai Iced Coffee
Lemonade
Arnold Palmer
Hot Jasmine Tea
Iced Tea
Organic Chamomile Tea
S. Pellegrino Sparkling, 750 ml.
Hot Green Tea
Beverages
Chef's Special Seafood
Atlantic Salmon Salad
8 oz. Grilled Atlantic salmon, marinated in butter and paprika sauce, topped with pineapple, fresh green and red bell pepper with fresh tomato slices on the side.
3 Flavor Shrimp
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Large shrimp in light sauce, deep-fried to brown with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, Thai basil, green, and red bell pepper. Topped off with our popular Three Flavor sauce.
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
8 oz. Grilled Atlantic salmon fillet, topped with teriyaki sauce and steamed carrots, broccoli, and snow peas on the side.
Steamed Ginger Fish
Sole fillet fish, steamed marinated with ginger, green onion, black mushroom, and soy sauce, garnished with shredded red bell peppers.
Phuket Seafood Combo
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) A combination of scallions, green mussels, shrimp, and (sole fillet fish) sauted with carrots, celery, baby corn, mushrooms, yellow onions, snow peas, and green and red bell pepper in the chefs special sauce.
Hot Basil Fish
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Sole fillet fish, lightly battered and sauted with Thai basil, carrots, celery, mushrooms, yellow onions, and green and red bell pepper in our hot chili sauce.
Spicy Sauted Fish
(*Spicy 2 out of 5*) Sole fillet fish, lightly battered and sauted with bamboo shoots, carrots, mushrooms, green, and red bell pepper, and scallions in our spicy fresh garlic sauce.
Fish Lard Prik
(*Spicy 1 out of 5*) Deep-fried (sole fillet fish) to golden brown with bamboo shoots, thai basil, mushrooms, and green & red bell peppers. Topped off with our beloved three flavor sauce.