My Thai and Vegan: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

My Thai and Vegan in Irving runs two separate menus out of one kitchen: a regular Thai menu with chicken, beef, shrimp, and fish, and a full vegan menu that swaps in tofu, vegetables, vegan chicken, and vegan shrimp. Vegetarians and vegans can order from the vegan side and skip the guesswork. The kitchen also cooks without fish sauce, oyster sauce, or MSG, which matters for a Thai restaurant.

Find it at 6550 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 150. A Frisco restaurant uses the same name and a similar menu under its own website, mythaifrisco.com. This profile covers the Irving restaurant only.

The vegan menu has real range. Appetizers include Edamame, Fried Coconut Tofu, Crispy Spring Rolls, Fresh Garden Rolls, Thai Mango Wraps, Tofu Satay, and Vegan Cream Cheese Rangoon, which fills a wonton with tofu, plant-based cream cheese, and carrots. If you want a sampler, the Vegan Appetizer Sampler ($24.95) brings edamame, vegan chicken drumsticks, vegan chicken nuggets, tofu satay, and veggie dumplings. Soybean is the base for the vegan chicken.

Soups come with tofu or vegetables, and you can add vegan chicken (+$2.95) or vegan shrimp (+$4). Choose Tom Yum or Tom Kha, or order the Vegan Pho ($15.95), which uses a vegan broth, rice noodles, broccoli, bok choy, and carrots. Tom Yum Noodle Soup and Tom Kha Noodle Soup run $14.95.

Entrees are where vegetarians find the most choices. Vegan Pad Thai ($14.95) and Vegan Drunken Noodles ($14.95) cover the noodle cravings. The curries cost $15.50 and include Vegan Green Curry, Chickpea Yellow Curry, and Pineapple Red Curry with cashews. Stir Fried Eggplants, Vegetable Delight, Ginger Stir-Fry, and the Vegetable Clay Pot with glass noodles and shiitake mushrooms fill out the list. For something showy, order the Vegan Thai Half Pineapple ($17.95), a fried rice served in a scooped-out pineapple, or the Vegan Bird Nest ($23.95), a fried noodle basket filled with vegan chicken, vegan shrimp, and tofu.

Dessert is Sticky Rice Mango ($8.50) or Crispy Banana with coconut-based, dairy-free ice cream ($7.95). Both stay vegan.

A few notes on the menu itself. Plain fried rice at the restaurant comes with egg, and the vegan menu carries its own fried rice, so order from the vegan list. Many vegan dishes carry a gluten-free mark, and the kitchen will make most entrees gluten free for $1 more. The Vegan Sesame and the Vegan Bird Nest cannot go gluten free.

The shared kitchen is the caveat. The restaurant also cooks chicken, beef, shrimp, salmon, and crab on its regular menu, and nothing posted describes separate fryers, woks, or prep surfaces. Most vegetarians will be comfortable ordering from the vegan menu. If you avoid shared equipment, call (469) 399-0726 and ask the staff how they separate the vegan orders. Tell your server about any food allergy when you order.

You can order online through Toast, and the restaurant lists delivery partners and a catering menu. Reservations go through the same phone number. Parties of five or more pay an 18 percent gratuity, and parties of ten or more pay 20 percent. Hours run 11am to 9pm Monday through Thursday, 11am to 10pm Friday and Saturday, and noon to 9pm on Sunday. The restaurant’s home page lists a 9:30pm Monday through Thursday close, so call if you’re arriving late.

Bring a mixed group. The omnivore orders Beef Pho or a Salmon Fried Rice, you order Vegan Pho or the Pineapple Red Curry, and nobody argues about where to eat.