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Introducing Tai San Chef, a culinary gem nestled in Darien, IL, where the flavors of Japanese, Thai, and Chinese cuisine harmoniously collide. This inviting eatery offers a casual dining experience, making it ideal for families and groups alike. With a menu that caters to various palates, you'll find an array of vegetarian options and classic favorites, such as the stellar Pad See Ew—famous for its delightfully crunchy noodles—and aromatic pineapple fried rice, a standout dish loved by many.

  • Enjoy convenient services including delivery, takeout, and catering.
  • Take a seat in the outdoor area or relax indoors with free Wi-Fi and a full bar.
  • The friendly staff and moderate ambiance ensure a pleasant dining experience for lunch or dinner.

Tai San Chef beckons with its vibrant flavors and warm hospitality, making it a must-try for local food enthusiasts.

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Lunch Specials

L21-General Tao's Chicken

$14.15

L22-Orange Chicken

$14.15

L23-Sesame Chicken

$14.15

L01-Vegetable Delight

$12.85

L02-Chicken Egg Foo Young

$12.85

L34-Chicken with Broccoli

$12.85

L04-Vegetable Chicken

$12.85

L05-Cashew Chicken

$12.85

L32-Garlic Chicken

$12.85

L06-Kung Pao Chicken

$12.85

L33-Hunan Chicken

$12.85

L07-Chichen Chop Suey

$12.85

L08-Sweet & Sour Chicken

$12.85

L03-Beef Egg Foo Young

$12.85

L10-Beef with Broccoli

$13.75

L11 Garlic Beef

$13.75

L12 Hunan Beef

$13.75

L13-Kung Pao Beef

$13.75

L14-Mongolian Beef

$13.75

L15-Beef Chop Suey

$13.75

L16-Shrimp Chop Suey

$14.15

L17-Sweet & Sour Shrimp

$14.15

L18-Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

$14.15

L19-Cashew Shrimp

$14.15

L20-Shrimp with Broccoli

$14.15

L09-Shrimp Egg Foo Young

$14.15

L35-Hunan Shrimp

$14.15

L36-Kung Pao Shrimp

$14.15

L38-Mongolian Shrimp

$14.15

L37-Shrimp with Vegetables

$14.15

L51-Vegetable Fish

$14.15

L55-Hunan Fish

$14.15

L24-Thai Ginger

$14.15

L26-Thai Basil

$14.15

L25 Thai Garlic

$14.15

L27-Thai Cashew

$14.15

L28-Pad Tai

$14.15
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Thai Entrees

Panang Curry

$17.25

Pineapple Curry

$17.25

Thai Ginger

$17.25

Thai Cashew

$17.25

Thai Basil

$17.25

Thai Garlic

$17.25

Green Curry

$17.25

Red Curry

$17.25

Panang Curry Chicken

$13.50

Panang Curry Beef

$14.50

Panang Curry Shrimp

$15.50

Panang Curry Vegetable

$13.50

Panang Curry Tofu

$13.50

Panang Curry Combo

$15.50

Pineapple Curry Chicken

$13.50

Pineapple Curry Beef

$14.50

Pineapple Curry Shrimp

$15.50

Pineapple Curry Vegetable

$13.50

Pineapple Curry Tofu

$13.50

Pineapple Curry Combo

$15.50

Thai Cashew Chicken

$13.50

Thai Cashew Beef

$14.50

Thai Cashew Shrimp

$15.50

Thai Cashew Vegetable

$13.50

Thai Cashew ToFu

$13.50

Thai Cashew Combo

$15.50

Thai Basil Chicken

$13.50

Thai Basil Beef

$14.50

Thai Basil Shrimp

$15.50

Thai Basil Vegetable

$13.50

Thai Basil Tofu

$13.50

Thai Basil Combo

$15.50

Thai Ginger Chicken

$13.50

Thai Ginger Beef

$14.50

Thai Ginger Shrimp

$15.50

Thai Ginger Vegetable

$13.50

Thai Ginger Tofu

$13.50

Thai Ginger Combo

$15.50

Green Curry Chicken

$13.50

Green Curry Beef

$14.50

Green Curry Shrimp

$15.50

Green Curry Vegetable

$13.50

Green Curry Tofu

$13.50

Green Curry Combo

$15.50

Red Curry Chicken

$13.50

Red Curry Beef

$14.50

Red Curry Shrimp

$15.50

Red Curry Vegetable

$13.50

Red Curry Tofu

$13.50

Red Curry Combo

$15.50
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Thai Fried Rice

Thai Fried Rice

$15.65

Pineapple Fried Rice

$15.65

Basil Fried Rice

$15.65

Curry Fried Rice

$15.65
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Thai Noodle

Pad Tai

$17.45

Pad See Eiw

$17.45

Thai Crazy Noodles

$17.45

Basil Noodles

$17.45

Pad Woon Sen

$17.45
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Appetizers

Egg Roll

$6.85

Veg Egg Roll

$6.85

Crab Rangoon

$10.65

Chicken Pot Stickers

$11.95

Chicken Satay

$11.95

TaiSan Rolls

$7.45

Chicken on Stick

$11.95

Beef on Stick

$12.45

Fried Shrimp

$12.45

Fried Wonton

$6.95

Bo Bo Plate for 2

$21.25

BBQ Pork

$11.95

Cucumber Salad

$6.20

Edamame

$5.95

Tai San Salad

$4.95
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Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

$4.95

Egg Drop Soup

$4.35

Won Ton Soup

$6.25

Won Ton Noodle Soup

$6.60

Sizzling Rice Soup

$13.15

Vegetable Soup

$5.30

Chicken Noodle Soup

$5.35

Chicken Rice Soup

$5.30

Thai Coco Chicken Hot and Sour Soup

$13.15

Thai Coco Shrimp Hot and Sour Soup

$14.45

Thai Chicken Hot and Sour Soup

$12.45

Thai Shrimp Hot and Sour Soup

$13.75

Mush Soup

$5.35

Miso Soup

$5.35
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Fried Rice

BBQ Pork Fried Rice

$10.65

Beef Fried Rice

$10.65

Chicken Fried Rice

$10.65

Combo Fried Rice

$10.65

Ham Fried Rice

$10.65

Shrimp Fried Rice

$10.65

Vegetable Fried Rice

$10.65

Pork Fried Rice

$10.65

Egg Fried Rice

$10.35

Jumbo Shrimp Fried Rice

$13.15

Chicken Hibachi Fried Rice

$15.65

Beef Hibachi Fried Rice

$17.45

Shrimp Hibachi Fried Rice

$18.15
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House Specials

General Tao's Chicken Special

$18.15

Hunan Scallop Special

$21.85

Kung Pao 3 Special

$19.35

Lemon Chicken Special

$16.85

Orange Chicken Special

$18.15

Sesame Chicken Special

$18.15

Yu Shan Scallop Special

$21.85

Happy Family Special

$21.85

Dragon Phoenix Special

$26.25

YuShan 3 Special

$19.35

Seafood Combo Special

$21.85

Mongo 3 Special

$19.35

Singapore Rice Noodle Special

$17.45
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Chicken

Almond Chicken

$12.85

Black Bean Garlic Chicken

$12.85

Broccoli Chicken

$12.85

Cashew Chicken

$12.85

Curry Chicken

$12.85

Empress Chicken

$16.65

Hunan Chicken

$12.85

Kung Pao Chicken

$12.85

Mongolian Chicken

$17.25

Moo Shu Chicken

$17.25

Mushroom Chicken

$12.85

Peapod Chicken

$12.85

Sweet and Sour Chicken

$12.85

String Bean Chicken

$16.65

Vegetable Chicken

$12.85

Yu Shan Chicken

$12.85

Orange Chicken

$18.15

General Tao's Chicken

$18.15

Sesame Chicken

$18.15

Lemon Chicken

$16.85
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Beef

Almond Beef

$13.75

Broccoli Beef

$13.75

Curry Beef

$13.75

Black Bean Garlic Beef

$13.75

Green Pepper Beef

$13.75

Hunan Beef

$13.75

Kung Pao Beef

$13.75

Mongolian Beef

$18.45

Moo Shu Beef

$18.15

Mushrooms Beef

$13.75

Oyster Sauce Beef

$13.75

Peapod Beef

$13.75

String Bean Beef

$18.15

Vegetable Beef

$13.75

Yu Shan Beef

$13.75

Beef with Gravy

$13.75
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Shrimp

Almond Shrimp

$14.15

Broccoli Shrimp

$14.15

Cashew Shrimp

$14.15

Curry Shrimp

$14.15

Empress Shrimp

$19.35

Black Bean Garlic Shrimp

$14.15

Kung Pao Shrimp

$14.15

Lobster Sauce Shrimp

$14.15

Mongolian Shrimp

$19.35

Moo Shu Shrimp

$19.35

Mushroom Shrimp

$14.15

Peapod Shrimp

$14.15

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

$14.15

String Bean Shrimp

$19.35

Vegetable Shrimp

$14.15

Yu Shan Shrimp

$14.15

Hunan Shrimp

$14.15

Vegetable Fish Fillet

$19.35
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Pork

Moo Shu Pork

$16.85

Yu Shan Pork

$12.85

Vegetable BBQ Pork

$12.85

Szechuan String Bean

$16.85

Ma Po ToFu

$17.45

Hong Su ToFu

$17.45
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Vegetables

Yushan Egg Plant

$16.85

Szechwan Vegetable

$15.65

Moo Shu Vegetable

$15.65

Vegetable Delight

$14.45
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Egg Foo Young

BBQ Pork Egg Foo Young

$11.95

Beef Egg Foo Young

$11.95

Chicken Egg Foo Young

$11.65

Combo Egg Foo Young

$11.95

Ham Egg Foo Young

$11.95

Shrimp Egg Foo Young

$11.95

Vegetable Egg Foo Young

$11.65

Egg Foo Young Gravy

$4.00
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Pan Fried Noodles and Lo Mein

Combo Lo Mein

$17.85

Chicken Lo Mein

$16.25

Beef Lo Mein

$17.45

BBQ Pork Lo Mein

$16.95

Shrimp Lo Mein

$17.85

Vegetable Lo Mein

$15.65

Chicken Pan-Fried Noodles

$17.45

Beef Pan-Fried Noodles

$18.15

BBQ Pork Pan-Fried Noodles

$17.45

Shrimp Pan-Fried Noodles

$18.75

Vegetable Pan-Fried Noodles

$17.45

Combo Pan-Fried Noodles

$18.75
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Chop Suey and Chow Mein

Beef Chop Suey

$13.15

Chicken Chop Suey

$13.15

Pork Chop Suey

$13.15

Shrimp Chop Suey

$14.15

Vegetable Chop Suey

$12.85

Combo Chop Suey

$14.15

Beef Chow Mein

$13.15

Chicken Chow Mein

$13.15

Pork Chow Mein

$13.15

Shrimp Chow Mein

$14.15

Vegetable Chow Mein

$12.85

Combo Chow Mein

$14.15
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Chow Fun

Chicken Chow Fun

$17.45

Beef Chow Fun

$18.15

Shrimp Chow Fun

$18.75

Singapore Rice Noodle

$17.45

Vegetable Chow Fun

$17.45

Combo Chow Fun

$17.45

BBQ PK Chow Fun

$17.45
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Hibachi

Hibachi Chicken

$24.95

Hibachi Shrimp

$31.25

Teriyaki Chicken

$24.95
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Side Order

Peanut Sauce

$0.65

Side Vegetables

$7.00

Lo Mein

$3.50

Brown Rice

$3.15

Chili Hot Sauce

$0.60

Soy Sauce

$0.06

Moo Shu Pancake

$0.60

Side Rice Noodles

$7.00

Sweet and Sour Sauce

$0.60

Rice

$2.50

Pan Fried Noodles

$7.00

Almond Cookies

$2.50

Hoy Sin Sauce

$0.90

Crispy Noodles

$3.50

Fortune Cookies

$2.50

Mustard Sauce

$0.60

Pack Sweet and Sour

$0.06

Pack Mustard

$0.06

Pot Sticker Sauce

$0.65
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Drinks

Smoothie

$7.45

Soda

$2.45

Bottled Water

$2.45

Thai Iced Coffee

$7.45

Thai Iced Tea

$7.45