Cooking Thai by Benz
Est.2015

Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015

Cooking Thai by Benz
Est.2015

Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015Cooking Thai by Benz Est.2015

Let us prepare the perfect Thai food experience for your next dinner party or gathering.

Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine.

Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine. Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine. Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine.
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Let us prepare the perfect Thai food experience for your next dinner party or gathering.

Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine.

Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine. Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine. Personal chef of authentic, homestyle Thai cuisine.
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Authentic. Full of flavor and freshness. No shortcuts taken. Ever!

Great taste is the name of the game and we're committed to stepping up to the plate. Our goal is provide delicious options. That's why Chef Benz prepares all of our menu items with fresh, authentic Thai ingredients. We take pride in providing you the memorable ‘taste of Thailand’ Below are three ways to try our fresh Thai food!

Private Chef Services

Are you looking for an amazing evening with your own private, personal chef? We bring the authentic Thai restaurant to you. Exclusive. Intimate. Interactive. Give us a call to reserve your date and we will provide you and your guests with a flavorful Thai food experience you will not forget.
Minimum party size of 6. 


Now serving these Coachella Valley cities: Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta , Indio, Coachella and Thermal. 

Food Drop off services

We are happy to deliver any of our menu items in half or full pan quantities. Simply choose what you would like from our menu and give us a call for a quote. Minimum party size of 6. (Thai fruit carving arrangements apply to in-house cooking services only)

Delicious Thai food straight from our certified home kitchen via foodnome.com!

More than two years now, we have sold our 5-star rated food directly from our home here in the La Quinta Cove. We post our weekly menus each Sunday around noon at www.foodnome.com/cooking-thai-by-benz for the following Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. You may also order directly from  the foodnome app! We deliver locally ($40 minimum order) or you may use our convenient curbside pickup option here at our home.

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Starters

All starters are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties.

Golden Bags

Tasty minced chicken and shrimp mixture neatly wrapped in a "money bag" shape. Fried to a beautiful golden brown. Served with sweet plum sauce.

Lemongrass Butter Prawn

 Large prawns grilled to perfection on a lemongrass skewer. Served with a tempting cilantro lime dipping sauce.

Chicken curry puff pastries

Chef Benz's signature chicken curry filling tucked into a light and flaky empanada-like pastry. Fried to a crisp golden brown. Paired with a Thai cucumber relish.

Vietnamese Fresh Rolls

 Super fresh! Assortment of fresh vegetables wrapped neatly in a rice paper wrapper. Served with a sweet chili sauce, topped with ground peanuts.

Crispy Spring Rolls

 Mixture of taro, cabbage and delicious herbs and seasonings wrapped in spring roll paper and deep fried to golden perfection. Paired with sweet chili sauce. Careful: these are addicting!

Chicken and shrimp shumai

Minced and seasoned ground chicken and shrimp wrapped in shumai paper and steamed to the perfect consistency.

Chicken satay

 Curry-marinated chicken skewer served with Thai peanut sauce and cucumber relish.

Homemade pork Gyoza/ potstickers with homemade pickled ginger

ground pork, fresh ginger, cabbage, green onion, homemade chili oil dipping sauce 

Asian bacon-wrapped wild sea scallops (MP)

Wild sea scallops U10-12, hardwood bacon paired with your choice of Citrus-ginger sauce or Spicy cilantro-lime sauce


Soups and Salads

All soups and salads are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties.

Green Mango Salad

 Fresh, green shredded mango, carrots, tomato, whole peanut. Sweet tamarind lime dressing.

Thai Mixed Green Salad

 Mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, shredded carrots, sliced hard boiled eggs, crispy plantain chips and fried shallots. Served with peanut dressing.

Larb

Minced chicken or pork (you choose), fresh kaffir lime leaves, rice powder, red onion, and a spicy lime dressing. Topped with fresh mint leaves, green onions, and cilantro.

Thai beef salad

grilled top sirloin, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, spring onion, cilantro, mints and tossed in homemade sweet chili and lime dressing 

Tom ka Soup

 A hot & sour coconut soup with chicken or shrimp (you choose), mushrooms, baby corn, sliced Thai chili, Chef Benz's homemade roasted chili paste.

Tom Yum Soup

 A hot & sour broth with chicken or shrimp (you choose), tomato, green onion, shallots, sliced Thai chili, and mushrooms. Topped with cilantro.

Wonton Soup

 A combination of seasoned pork and shrimp wontons, bok choy, and  Chinese snow peas floating in a delicious broth.


Noodles

All noodle dishes are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties.

Pad Thai

Stir fried rice noodles with choice of chicken, shrimp, or tofu, egg, green onion, carrots. Topped with bean sprouts and peanuts.

Pad See Ew

Chinese-influenced, stir fried rice noodle dish with your choice of beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, or tofu, collard greens, carrots, eggs, and sweet garlic dark soy sauce.

Kua Gai

Thai and Chinese-influenced stir fried noodles with chicken, egg, bean sprouts, and a mild soy sauce. Kid-friendly! Simple but delicious!

Pad Kee Mao (aka "Drunken Noodles")

Stir fried flat rice noodle with your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, or tofu, collard greens, carrots, green and brown onion, green bell pepper, kaffir lime leaves, jalapeno, egg, and a Thai basil sauce.

Yakisoba

We know... this is not a Thai dish but Chef Benz can do it! A classic Japanese street food: yakisoba noodles, assortment of fresh vegetables, your choice of chicken, beef, or shrimp, and a delicious yakisoba sauce.


Curries

All curries are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties.

Panang Curry

A type of red curry that is thick, salty and sweet and has a zesty kaffir lime leaf flavor. Choice of chicken, pork, shrimp, or tofu.

Massaman Curry

A rich, relatively mild Thai / Indian fusion curry full of spices with your choice of beef, chicken (thigh), potato, peanuts, brown onion, sweet tamarind juice. Topped with roasted chili and fried shallots. 

Green Curry

Green curry paste cooked in coconut milk with your choice of beef, chicken, shrimp or tofu, kaffir lime leaves, red bell pepper, Chinese eggplant, and fresh Thai basil. 

Red Curry

Red curry paste cooked in coconut milk with your choice of chicken, shrimp, or tofu, bamboo shoots, red bell pepper. Topped with Thai basil.

Yellow Curry

Yellow curry paste cooked in coconut milk with your choice of chicken, shrimp, or tofu; potatoes, carrots, and brown onion.


Entrees

All entrees are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties. All entrees include your choice of Jasmine (white) or brown rice.

Pad Prik Khing

Fresh green beans, Prik khing curry paste, red bell pepper with your choice of chicken or shrimp.

Pad Krapow

Delicious minced or sliced chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or tofu stir fried in a rich, brown sauce with Thai basil, garlic, onions, Thai chilies, and bamboo shoots.

Garlic and Black Pepper Chicken

Thinly sliced chicken thigh, garlic, and a punch of fresh ground white and black pepper is all it takes to make this flavorful dish. Garlic lovers rejoice!

Garlic Sugar Snap Peas with Shrimp or Wild sea scallops (MP)

Sugar snap peas, large sea scallops or jumbo shrimp, tri colored bell pepper, water chestnuts, brown onion, and garlic soy.

Stir fried Fresh Ginger

Sliced fresh ginger, brown and green onions, your choice of protein (chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp) and garlic soybean paste.

Mongolian Beef

Tender, marinated top sirloin steak, fresh, minced ginger, garlic, brown onions, black soy sauce, scallions

Eggplant Stir-Fry with Hot basil

Chinese eggplants, red bell peppers, green onion and organic hot basil. Great dish for Vegetarian and Vegan lovers


BBQ

Our BBQ entrees are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties. All BBQ entrees are served with Jasmine (white) or brown rice.

Crying Tiger

Tender, top sirloin steak with Chef Benz's signature marinade. Grilled to absolute perfection. This sauce is to die for.

Chef Benz's Signature Honey Bourbon Pork Ribs

St. Louis pork ribs gently marinated in a sweet honey garlic bourbon soy bath. Grilled to perfect tenderness. The hit of the dinner party! This style of rib has “snap“ as opposed to those that ”fall off the bone.”


Fried Rice

All fried rice dishes are made fresh, from scratch, and can feed both intimate gatherings and larger parties.

Pineapple Fried Rice

Perfectly ripened pineapple seasoned with turmeric and curry powder with your choice of protein (chicken, beef, or shrimp). Topped with sliced green onion, whole cashews and raisins.

Spicy Basil Fried Rice

Flavorful fried rice with Chef Benz's homemade roasted chili paste, fresh green beans, baby corn, red bell pepper, brown onion and topped with Thai basil.

Egg Fried Rice

Simple but delicious fried rice with egg and garlic. Great for the kiddos at the dinner party as well as adults looking to add a tasty side dish.

Mama’s recipe crab fried rice (MP)

pan fried genuine lump crab meat, egg with garlic soy topped with green onion


Desserts

All desserts are made from scratch with the freshest possible ingredients.

Sweet Honey Mango Sticky Rice (seasonal)

Ripe honey mango served over sweet coconut sticky rice.

Crispy Banana Spring Rolls

Served with Benz’s homemade coconut ice cream

Roti Pancake

Served with mango sorbet 

Fruit pie or lemon tart (Blueberry, key lime, lemon.…talk to us 😬)

*additional charge

Psst!🤫🤫🤫 Chef Benz enjoys baking her delicious fruit pies when she is not cooking Thai food. Homemade butter-flaky pie crust, super bright and tasty filling.  Minimum party size 8.

Please note: this is a sample menu and is fully customizable to your needs

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We also sell food from our certified home kitchen every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Check out www.foodnome.com for menus and details. New menus post each Sunday.

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