Description of Saffron Menu
		CHICKEN RESTAURANT
	•	Saffron Chicken - rotisserie/grilled chicken marinated in herbs and spices
	•	Jasmine rice - Thai aromatic steamed white rice
	•	Cambodian salad - cabbage, carrots, glass noodles, red onion, and no-oil sweet and sour dressing made with fruit juices topped with mint, cilantro and crushed peanuts
	•	Cucumber salad - Cucumber, red onion and colantro with a no-oil sweet-sour, a bit of chili, fruit juice plus fructose dressing
	•	Siracha - Thai Tobasco, hot and spicy
	•	Sweet pepper - traditional sweet and tangy, medium hot
	•	Peanut - originally from Indonesia, creamy, sweet and tangy with coconut milk.
	•	Salsa - Mexican/Brazilian/Thai with tomatoes, chopped chile, onion, mint, cilantro, sweet, medium to mild
	•	Chutney - Su-Mei's own recipe, mild with seasonal fruits, mostly with apples, raisins, spices
	•	Egg roll sauce - chile, sugar, fish sauce, vinegar
	•	Fantastic egg rolls (chicken) - white meat chicken with cabbage, glass noodles, eggs and seasoning in a wheat flout based wrapper
	•	Fantastic egg rolls (vegetarian) - baked tofu with cabbage, glass noodles, carrots, onion and seasoning in a wheat flout based wrapper
	•	Salad rolls - rice noodles, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, daikon, mint and cilantro with a choice of chicken, baked tofu, shrimp, salmon with mango, special vegetarian salad roll with backed tofu stir-fried in glass noodles, smoked trout with pickled ginger. All wrapped with rice paper with a bit of salt
	•	Satay - white meat chicken tender marinated with spices and grilled
	•	Small satay - white meat chicken tender, thinly sliced, marinated with spices and grilled
		NOODLE RESTAURANT
		Soups:
	•	Chicken soup base is cooked with star anise, diakon, carrots, celery, soy sauce, salt and pepper
	•	Vegetarian soup base is cooked with the above without the chicken
	•	Spicy soup has a paste added, made with chiles, Lao ginger, lemongrass, salt and pepper
	•	Choice of noodles: egg noodles which are made with wheat. Rice noodles are made with rice flour, salt, water and oil-both thin and wide. Vietnamese noodles are made with rice flour
		Choices of noodles:
	•	Rad-Na - choice of thin or wide noodles with meats or vegetarian, tofu and vegetables. Noodles are stir-fried with soy sauce and then topped with a gravy-like sauce with broccoli and muctard green.
	•	Eslam - wide rice noodles stir-fried with a paste made with fresh tumeric, hot chiles, lemon grass, Lao ginger and garlic. It could be stir-fried with chicken or tofu with vegetables including zucchini, red bell pepper and muchrooms.
	•	Drunken noodles - wild rice noodles stir-fried with a paste made with the same as Eslam but without tumeric. There is a choice of chicken or tofu for vegetarian.
	•	Pad see-ewe - wide rice noodles stir-fired with egg, dark soy sauce with choice of meats, vegetarian and broccoli.
	•	Mee-soua - egg noodles stir-fried with chicken, shrimp, mustard greens, carrots, red bell pepper, bean sprouts, seasoned with oster sauce.
	•	Pad Thai - thin rice noodles in a savory-sweet-tangy sauce with tomato, tamarind, and sugar, with a choice of chicken or tofu, bean sprouts, topped with peanuts.
		Drinks:
	•	Thai ice tea - Herbal mix with regular tea, brewed and mixed with canned milk and sweet condensed milk - 16 oz. cup for $3.00
	•	Thai ice coffee - very strong coffee, brewed and mixed with canned milk and sweet condensed milk - 16 oz. cup for $3.00
	•	Lemongrass ice tea - fresh lemongrass and sugar - 16 oz. cup for $2.00
	•	Hot tea - choices of jasmine or green - 12 oz. cup for $1.00
	•	Canned soft drinks - mostly Pepsi products - 69 cents per can
	•	Bottled water - $1.50
	•	Varieties of bottled ice tea and jiuces including applae and cranberry - $1.50
	•	Fountain drinks - Pepsi, diet Pepsi, pink lemonade, ice teas without sugar, root beer - small for 89 cents, Large for $1.20
	•	Orangina - orange crush from France - $1.50
	•	Ginger beer - (non alcoholic) - $2.00
	•	Domestic beer - $1.50
	•	Mexican beer - (Pacifico, Corona) - $2.00
	•	Asian beer - (Singha, Sapporo, Tsing Tao) - $3.00
	•	Wine
		Saffron Daily Specials as of 2006
		Monday:
	•	Salmon Panang Curry - $8.50 Spicy and Yummy! Served with stir-fried vegetables and jasmine rice
	•	Monday Night Special - “A Deal for Chicken Lovers” - $12.85 One Whole Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Cambodian Salad, Five Sauces
	•	Dang’s Famous Yellow Curry - $6.69 Yellow curry with all white meat chicken and potatoes, served with jasmine rice, spicy cucumber salad, and chutney sauce
	•	Spicy Laotian Sausage - $6.09 Chicken sausage grilled to perfection and served with napa cabbage, peanuts, ginger, lime, chilies, and jasmine rice
	•	Grilled Beef Salad - $7.15 Thin strips of beef, grilled medium-rare, seasoned with spicy dressing, served on a bed of lettuce and cooked jasmine rice (takes 6 to 8 minutes to prepare).
	•	Salad Special - $6.09 Green apple and green papaya salad with grilled white meat chicken, mint, cilantro, almonds, and sesame seeds and tangy-sweet-tart dressing. Served with jasmine rice.
		Tuesday:
	•	Papaya Chicken Salad Special - $6.09 Sweet-ripe papaya and chicken salad with tangy, sweet-tart dressing. Served with jasmine rice.
	•	Spicy Beef Panang - $8.50 Spicy beef panang, served with stir-fried vegetables and jasmine rice, topped with chilies and kaffir lime leaf.
	•	Chu-Chi Yellowtail - $7.00 Yellowtail cooked in herbs, spices, and coconut cream, topped with chilies and kaffir lime leaf. Served with jasmine rice.
	•	Green Curry Special - $6.69 Green curry with all white meat chicken, green beans, and eggplant served with jasmine rice, cucumber salad and chutney sauce.
		Wednesday:
	•	Wednesday Chicken Curry Day - $6.69 Red chicken curry with all white meat chicken, green beans, cauliflower, and sweet potatoes, served with jasmine rice, spicy cucumber salad and fruit chutney sauce.
	•	Kao-Soy Noodles Special - $6.90 Northern Thai-style noodles with a touch of Muslim-Chinese influence. Egg noodles topped with pickled mustard greens, shallots, crispy fried noodles, cilantro and a most wonderful curry sauce with chicken meat.
	•	Wonton Soup Special - $5.00 Fish wontons in our famous chicken broth with a bit of mustard greens to nurture and heal…just like mama used to make! Comes with 8 pieces of wonton.
	•	Saffron’s Famous Chicken Salad - $6.09 Grilled all white meat chicken, seasoned with fruit juices and garnished with sliced cucumber and orange. Served with jasmine rice and salsa.
		Thursday:
	•	Fish Curry Special - $7.50 Very, very special and delicious spicy red curry with swordfish, served with jasmine rice, cucumber salad, and chutney sauce.
	•	Pad-Prikk King Special - $6.69 Stir-fried white meat chicken with green beans, and a seasoning which includes lots of Lao ginger and kaffir lime. Served with jasmine rice.
	•	Dirty Rice – with chicken or tofu $5.50 with shrimp $7.99 Stir-fried rice with spicy seasonings, veggies, and aromatic basil leaves, with egg and choice of chicken or tofu.
	•	Papaya and Shrimp Salad Special - $7.00 Sweet-ripe papaya and shrimp salad with a tangy, sweet-tart dressing, served with jasmine rice.
	•	Papaya Chicken Salad Special - $6.09 Sweet-ripe papaya and chicken salad with a tangy, sweet-tart dressing served with jasmine rice.
		Friday:
	•	Friday Special - $8.30 Grilled tender, white chicken breast served with jasmine rice and steamed spinach with a warm, tangy-rich dressing.
	•	Papaya Chicken Salad Special - $6.09 Sweet-ripe papaya and chicken salad with tangy, sweet-tart dressing, served with jasmine rice.
	•	Tomm Gai Ka Onn Soup Special - $6.30 Aromatic coconut, Lao ginger soup. With chicken meat, it is spicy, rich and delicious. Served with jasmine rice, fresh lime, and cilantro.
	•	Chu-Chi Shrimp Special - $10.00 Slightly spicy Chu-Chi shrimp, served with jasmine rice. From the cover of the book “Cracking the Coconut” by Su Mei Yu.
	•	Malaysian Noodles Special - $8.50 Southern Thai-Malaysian Style spicy stir-fried rice noodles with chicken meat and shrimp. If you love drunken noodles, you’ll love this!
	•	Friday Curry Special - $7.50 Red curry with beef, cooked with sweet-tangy tomato and tamarind puree, served with jasmine rice, cucumber salad, and chutney sauce. Warming, aromatic and protective against unpredictable weather..
	•	Smoked Trout Salad Roll - $1.69 Smoked trout, asparagus, pickled ginger, cilantro, mint, green onions and rice noodles, all wrapped up in rice paper with your choice of sauce.
	•	Duck Soup Special - $7.00 Duck soup served with yummy vegetables and egg noodles. Saffron is pleased to offer Su-Mei’s own recipe in honor of Mary Hart, who waited a whole year to have this absolutely fabulous duck soup. Get yours today! Or you’ll have to wait another year!
	•	Grilled Beef Salad - $7.15 Thin strips of beef, grilled medium-rare, seasoned with spicy dressing, served on a bed of lettuce and cooked jasmine rice (takes 6 to 8 minutes to prepare
	•	New Vegetarian Salad Roll - $1.51 Rice paper filled with iceberg lettuce, stir-fried tofu, and glass noodles seasoned with fresh ginger. Served with your choice of sauce.
		Saturday:
	•	Som Tum – without sausage- $6.00 with two sausages - $8.00 Shredded green papaya, pineapple and fresh strawberries mixed together with a sour, sweet, and salty sauce with a little touch of chilies. Topped with peanuts and served with jasmine rice. Please specify if you do not want peanuts. This light, cool salad is a great escape from the hot, melting summer.
	•	Saturday Noodle Special- Indian Mee-Goreng - $7.70 Malaysian Indian style spicy stir-fried egg noodles, with chicken meat, shrimp, cabbage, and spinach.
	•	Mussaman Curry Special - $6.69 Muslim style chicken curry with potatoes and roasted peanuts, served with jasmine rice, spicy cucumber salad, and chutney sauce.
	•	Green Curry - $7.50 White meat pork with eggplant and straw mushrooms, served with jasmine rice, cucumber salad, and chutney sauce.
		Sunday:
	•	Sunday Noodle Special - $6.69 Cool rice noodles served with chicken curry sauce, simmered with green beans, bamboo shoots, and eggplant.
	•	Dirty Rice - $5.50 – with shrimp - $7.99 Stir-fried rice with spicy seasonings, veggies, aromatic basil leaves, and egg with your choice of chicken or tofu.
	•	Wonton Soup Special - $5.00 Fish wontons in our famous chicken broth with a bit of mustard greens to nurture and heal…just like mama used to make! Comes with 8 pieces of wonton.
	•	Sunday Whole Chicken Special - “A Deal for Chicken Lovers” - $12.85 One Whole Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Cambodian Salad, Five Sauces
	•	Glass Noodle Salad - with tofu or chicken - $7.00 with shrimp - $8.50 Glass noodles, cucumber, radishes, freshly picked tomatoes, lotus root, jicama, and celery all carefully mixed together with lime juice, palm sugar, a little salt and chilies. Topped with cilantro and served with jasmine rice.