Sampannee Menu
Introducing Sampannee, a vibrant Thai restaurant located in Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. With a diverse menu offering vegan options and delicious Thai dishes like Pad Thai, Duck Curry, and Mango Sticky Rice, Sampannee has quickly become a favorite among locals and visitors alike. The restaurant's colorful decor, attentive service, and flavorful dishes have earned high praise from customers, making it a must-visit spot for Thai cuisine enthusiasts. From the festive Christmas ambiance to the mouthwatering Tom Yum Wings and Roast Duck Curry, Sampannee delivers a memorable dining experience that captures the essence of authentic Thai flavors. Whether you're looking for a casual dinner or a special occasion celebration, Sampannee's menu and hospitality are sure to impress.
Lunch Special
Thai Fried Rice
Fried jasmine rice in delicious Thai sauce with onion, scallion, egg, and tomato.
Basil Fried Rice
Thai jasmine rice stir-fried in chili and garlic sauce with Thai basil leaves, and bell pepper.
Pad Thai
The most consumed dish. Stir-fried thin rice noodles with egg, beancurd (Red tofu), scallion, beansprouts, crushed peanuts with tamarind sauce.
Pad See Ew
Wok-fried fresh rice noodles with chinese broccoli, egg, with sweet soy sauce.
Drunken Noodles
Stir-fried fresh rice noodles with chili, garlic , onion, carrot, tomato, bell pepper with basil sauce.
Mixed Veggie Paradise
Stir-fried with garlic, broccoli, napa, carrot, and green bean in special brown sauce.
Panang Curry
Salty & sweet curry, with a zesty, kaffir lime flavor in coconut milk., sided with steamed broccoli and bell pepper on top.
Yellow Curry
Karee curry paste with potato and carrot in coconut milk.
Whole Gai Yang Set
Set of papaya salad (Medium spicy), sticky rice and grilled whole chicken marinated with special homemade garlic sauce served with spicy lime juice sauce and spicy tamarind sauce onside
Half Gai Yang Set
Set of papaya salad ( Medium Spicy ), sticky rice, and grilled half chicken marinated with special homemade garlic sauce served with spicy lime juice sauce and spicy tamarind sauce onside
Crispy Rice Mix Salad
Northeastern frying balls of seasoned rice with cilantro, ginger,dry chili, red onion, scallion and roasted peanuts. (Vegan as upon request)
Crispy duck kapow
Boneless deep-fried duck, fresh chili and garlic stir-fried with chef's brown sauce, basil and bell pepper.
Roasted duck on rice
Roasted duck over jasmine rice and steamed Chinese broccoli, served with a savory duck sauce.
Priao Wan Pla
Deep-fried whole Branzino fish with homemade sour and sweet sauce, pineapple, tomato onion and bell pepper
Tom Zaap Branzino Fish Hot Pot
Northeast spicy and sour basil soup and thai herbs with whole fresh Branzino fish
Deep-fried fish with seafood sauce
Deep-fried whole fresh Branzino fish with garlic, served with seafood sauce.
Steamed fish with lime and chillies
Streamed Fresh Branzino fish with lime, garlic and chili.
Thai Braised Beef Noodle
Thai style beef noodle soup boasts a fragrant broth and fall-apart meat served with beansprouts, scallion and garlic
Khao Soi Chicken
Chicken leg is simmered in a creamy, spicy-sweet broth with red onion, scallion, and cilantro then served over boiled egg noodles and garnished with crunchy fried noodles and lime.
Kapow Duck
Boneless deep-fried duck topped with crispy basil, fresh chili and garlic stir-fried with chef's brown sauce, basil, bell pepper.
Special Menu
Chef's Kiss Dishes
Duck Roll
Grill roti stuffed with crispy duck, cucumber, bell pepper, scallion served with homemade sweet hoi-sin sauce.
Roasted Duck Curry
Sliced roasted duck in red curry sauce and coconut milk with bell pepper,cherry tomato, pineapple and basil leaves.
Pad Cha Cha Seafood
Hot and spicy seafood combination of shrimp, mussel, and squid, wok fried with roasted chili jam, young peppercorn , finger root, bell pepper, and basil leaves
Pad Thai Tom Yum
Thin rice noodles stir-fried shrimp, onion , basil , bell pepper, beansprout, and scallion with roasted chili paste and crushed peanuts.
JUMBO Crabmeat Fried Rice
Fried rice with jumbo lump crabmeat, egg, onion, scallion, tomato, and fresh cilantro
Spring Roll (Vegan)
Fried-Homemade veggie spring rolls stuffed with carrot, shitake mushroom, cabbage, and cellophane noodles served with sweet and sour sauce.
Chicken Satay (Gluten Free)
Skewers of chicken marinated in Thai herbs grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish sauce
Fried Chicken Gyoza
Chicken gyoza are crescent-shaped dumplings filled with meat and vegetables and dipped in a sweet soy sauce.
Fried Tofu (Vegan&Gluten Free)
Crispy tofu served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts
Chicken curry puff
Homemade curried chicken, potato, onion empanada, in a pastry puff fried until golden brown served with cucumber slices, and shallot in vinegar.
Sampannee Wings
Crunchy chicken wings Thai style, served with signature sweet and sour sauce.
Dirty Wings
Crunchy chicken wings with choice of Larb, Tom Yum , or Paprika seasoning
Steamed Dumplings or Shumai
Steamed Dumplings with minced chicken, shrimp, and water chestnut wrapped in wonton skin with sweet soy sauce.
Veggie curry puff (Vegan)
Homemade curried potato & veggie empanada, in a pastry puff fried until golden brown served with cucumber slices, and shallot in vinegar.
Steamed Chive Dumpling
These dumplings are steamed, hence making them a great healthy yet tasty and light snack. (Gluten free and vegan)
Appetizers
Soup
Small Tom Yum
Lemongrass galangal soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro
Small Tom Ka
Creamy coconut milk soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro.
Large Tom Yum
Lemongrass galangal soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro
Large Tom Ka
Creamy coconut milk soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro
Papaya Salad
Smashed garlic & bird-eye chili, string bean, tomato, green papaya, carrot, roasted peanut and fresh lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar.
Som Tam Pla Ra
Fermented fish sauce is the key ingredient in this Northeast Thailand salad style. But the real flavor explosion comes from string beans, tomatoes, green papaya, carrot, fish sauce, tamarind paste, and palm sugar, your taste buds are going to love it!
Cucumber Salad
Smashed garlic & bird-eye chili, string bean, tomato, cucumber, roasted peanut and fresh lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar
Yum Woon Sen
Cellophane noodles with shrimp, minced chicken, red onions, cherry tomato, celery, scallions in fresh lime juice.
Larb Gai
Minced chicken salad. Chopped cooked chicken, scallion, cilantro, red onion, roasted ground rice with chili powder in fresh lime juice.
Salad
Curry
Green Curry
Thai green curry paste with bamboo shoots, bell pepper, eggplant and basil leaves in coconut milk. (Vegan&Gluten free)
Red Curry
Thai red curry paste with bamboo shoots, bell pepper, eggplant and basil leaves in coconut milk. (Vegan&Gluten free)
Jungle Curry
A popular and spicy Thai curry made with no coconut milk, you'll taste the heat and fragrance of herbs and spices with bell pepper, basil, green bean, and peppercorn. (Vegan&Gluten free)
Massaman Curry
A rich, flavorful, and mildly spicy Thai Massaman Curry includes onions, carrots, potatoes, and peanuts roasted in massaman curry sauce. (Vegan&Gluten free)
Kapow Fried Rice
Thai jasmine rice stir-fried in chili and garlic sauce with Thai basil leaves, and bell pepper.
Kapow (Thai Basil)
Fresh chili and garlic stir-fried with chef's brown sauce, basil, bell pepper served with a fried egg on top. (Jasmine rice on side)
Pineapple Fried Rice
Thai jasmine rice stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, pineapple, raisins, cashew nuts, egg, tomato, scallions and curry powder.
Pad Ginger
Stir-fried fresh ginger, onion, wood ear mushroom, scallion, carrot, and bell pepper.
Pad Cashew nuts
Stir-fried crispy cashew nuts, onion, scallion, and dried chili in our signature brown sauce.
Mixed Veggies Paradise
Stir-fried broccoli, Napa, carrot, green bean with sauce.
Pad Spicy Eggplant
Stir-fried Chinese eggplant, bell pepper, garlic, fresh basil leaves in chili with homemade roasted chili paste
Pad Priao Wan
Stir-fried special homemade sour and sweet sauce with pineapple, tomato, onion, and bell pepper
Kapow minced chicken on rice
Fresh chili and garlic stir-fried with chef's brown sauce, minced chicken, basil, bell pepper served over jasmine rice.
Rice Favor
Noodles
Shrimp Woonsen
Cellophane noodles sauted with chef's sake-ginger soy sauce, ginger, shitake mushroom, celery , napa and crabmeat on top.
Drunken Noodle
Stir-fried fresh rice noodles with chili, garlic , onion, tomato, bell pepper with basil sauce
Jasmine Rice
Sticky Rice
Steamed Veggies
Fried Egg
Sweet and sour sauce
Brown Rice
Peanut sauce
Thin Rice Noodle
Wide Rice Noodle
Roti
Thai Pan Fried Roti bread is an unleavened bread popular in South Asia that is simple to make and typically served with curry dishes.
Sides
Dessert
Coconut Ice Cream
Mango Sticky Rice (Vegan and Gluten free)
Sampannee Flan
A homemade creamy custard topped with caramelized sugar with special sauce. ( Signature dessert recommended )
Taro Pearls in Coconut milk (Vegan and Gluten free)
Thai taro custard pudding (Vegan and Gluten free)
Khanom mo kaeng is a traditional Thai dessert. It is similar to an egg custard or a kind of flan. Khanom mo kaeng is made with coconut milk, eggs , and taro.
Thai Iced Tea
Thai Iced Coffee
Thai Lemon Tea
Lychee Thai Tea
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Ginger Ale
Butterfly effect
Mango, Mint, lime, Butterfly pea flower, soda
Sparkling Water
Bottle of water
Magical Limeade
Fresh lime, Homemade syrup, and butterfly pea flower
Homemade Virgin Pina colada
Fresh Coconut juice
Mango juice
Lychee juice
Pineapple juice
Beverages
Wine
Bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon
Glass of Cabernet Sauvignon
Bottle of Malbec
Glass of Malbec
Bottle of Pinot Noir
Glass of Pinot Noir
Bottle of Chardonnay
Glass of Chardonnay
Bottle of Sauvignon blanc
Glass of Sauvignon blanc
Bottle of Pinot Grigio
Glass of Pinot Grigio
Singha
Thai Premium Lager
Blue Moon
Wheat Ale
DC Brau
IPA
ANXO
Dry Cider ( Gluten&Sugar Free )
Tuk Tuk
Tuk Tuk rice lager is a dry, light-bodied lager that is super drinkable and perfect for summer.
Beer
Cocktail
Margaritas
Patron, Cointreau, freshly squeezed and lime juice, Simple syrup.
homemade old fashion
The best old-fashioned recipe is the one you love. Made with woodford reserve, this simple stirred drink is destined to become your new go-to.
Homemade pia colada
The pia colada is a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, usually served shaken with ice.
Lychee martini
Lychee martini is a sweet and lightly floral tropical cocktail.
The empress lychee
This gorgeous take on a classic gin gimlet is super yummy and refreshing! It's made with gin, sweet lychee juice, tangy, fresh-squeezed lime toped with gin infused with butterfly pea flower.
Top Shelf Long Island Iced Tea
Mekhong Sour
The perfect balance of fruity red wine and smoky-sweet Mekong Thai whisky, The inspiration from new New York Sour. Mekhong Thai Whisky, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, and adds a float of dry red wine.
Thai Caipinha
Cachaca infused with kaffir lime leaves, Lime, and sugar.
Phraya Punch
Creamy coconut cocktail with the testa of Thai Rum ( Phraya, Cointreau, Coconut Cream, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, and Blue curaao )
Spice Route
Drink with all 5 spices! Enjoy the sweetness of juice with spices.( Casamigos Blanco, Illegal, Cointreau, Lime, Homemade Five Spice Syrup, and Pineapple Juice )
Mango Martini
Mint Mojito
Bacardi light Rum, Lime juice mixed (Syrup and Lime juice), Club soda and fresh mint.
Spring Roll (Vegan) 30 pcs.
Fried-Homemade veggie spring rolls stuffed with carrot, shitake mushroom, cabbage, and cellophane noodles served with sweet and sour sauce.
Steamed Dumpling 45 pcs.
Steamed Dumplings with minced chicken, shrimp, and water chestnut wrapped in wonton skin with sweet soy sauce
Chicken Satay 30 pcs.
Skewers of chicken marinated in Thai herbs grilled and served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish sauce.
Steamed Chive Dumpling (Vegan and Gluten free) 20 pcs.
Steamed chive dumpling topped with fried garlic, scallion and homemade sweet soy sauce onside.
Chicken Gyoza 30 pcs.
Deep-Fried Chicken and veggies dumpling top with scallion and homemade sweet soy sauce onside.
Chicken Curry Puffs 15 pcs.
It is a small pie consisting of curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell served with cucumber slices, and shallot in vinegar.
Veggies Curry Puffs (Vegan) 15 pcs.
Homemade curried potato & veggie empanada, in a pastry puff fried until golden brown served with cucumber slices, and shallot in vinegar.
Sampannee Wings 30 pcs.
Crunchy chicken wings Thai style, served with signature sweet and sour sauce.
Dirty Wings 30 pcs.
Crunchy chicken wings with Lara seasoning seasoning.
Fried Tofu (Vegan and Gluten free)
Crispy tofu served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts.
AppetizerCatering
SaladCatering
Papaya Salad (Gluten free)
(Medium spicy) Smashed garlic & bird-eye chili, string bean, tomato, green papaya, carrot, roasted peanut and fresh lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar
Som Tam Pla Ra (Gluten free)
(Medium spicy) Fermented fish sauce is the key ingredient in this Northeast Thailand salad style. But the real flavor explosion comes from string beans, tomatoes, green papaya, carrot, fish sauce, tamarind paste, and palm sugar, your taste buds are going to love it!
Cucumber Salad (Gluten free)
(Medium spicy) Smashed garlic & bird-eye chili, string bean, tomato, cucumber, roasted peanut and fresh lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar
Larb Gai (Gluten free)
(Medium spicy) Minced chicken salad. Chopped cooked chicken, scallion, cilantro, red onion, roasted ground rice with chili powder in fresh lime juice.
Crispy Rice Salad (Vegan)
(Medium spicy) Northeastern frying balls of seasoned rice with cilantro, ginger,dry chili, red onion, scallion and roasted peanuts.
Tom Zap Branzini Fish Hot Pot
Northeast spicy and sour basil soup and thai herbs with whole fish Bronzini.
Tom Ka
( Medium Spicy ) Creamy coconut milk soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro
Tom Yum
( Medium Spicy ) Lemongrass galangal soup with fresh lime juice, roasted chili jam, fish sauce, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves, and tomato topped with green onion, & fresh cilantro.
SoupCatering
Rice and NoodleCatering
Spicy Basil Fried Rice
( Medium Spicy ) Thai jasmine rice stir-fried in chili and garlic sauce with Thai basil leaves, and bell pepper.
Roasted Duck Curry ( No rice included )
( Medium Spicy) Sliced roasted duck in red curry sauce and coconut milk with bell pepper, cherry tomato, pineapple and basil leaves.
Pad Cha Cha Seafood ( No rice included )
( Medium Spicy ) Hot and spicy seafood combination of shrimp, mussel, and squid, wok fried with roasted chili jam, young peppercorn , finger root, bell pepper, and basil leaves.
Shrimp Woon Sen
Cellophane noodles sauted with chef's sake-ginger soy sauce, ginger, shitake mushroom, celery , napa, crabmeat on top and onside with spicy lime juice sauce.
Whole Chicken ( No Sticky Rice included )
Grilled whole chicken marinated with special homemade garlic sauce served withspicy lime juice sauce and spicy tamarind sauce onside.
Deep Fried tilapia fillet with seafood sauce ( No rice included )
Tilapia fish that has been coated in a breading mixture and then cooked by submerging it in hot oil until it becomes crispy and golden brown on the outside.