A bit later Nuit Blanche hours
To help you fuel up for a night of art, we’re going to be open a little later for Nuit Blanche. Both locations will open until 10PM this Saturday.
Now with two locations!
224 Queen St W @ McCaul
Google map Directions for Queen Street location
340 YONGE ST @ ELM
Google map Directions for Yonge Street location
Dish is already a bit spicy
Caution: dish is already quite spicy
Dish can be made vegan by request
Dish can be made gluten free by request
Dish can be made HalalSummer Feature Shareables
Queen Street only
Fresh Jalapeños stuffed with Thai chicken sausage seasoned with garlic, chili and shrimp paste. Panko breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with a savory black bean sauce for dipping.
Shareables
Sliced mango on a bed of lettuce & carrot garnished with coriander, peanut, tomato, with a lime juice & mango puree dressing. Mango ripeness varies with season.
Breaded squid with thyme, lettuce, served with a honey, chili, & lime juice sauce
Chicken, water chestnuts, and fresh basil stir fried with sweet chili jam, shallots, and lime. Served with crisp lettuce boats
Thai Soup
Mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Chicken breast slices, mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Chicken breast slices, mushroom, lettuce, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs, coconut milk & lime juice
Shrimp, mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Home-Made Curry
Served with steamed white rice
Broccoli, snap peas, green pepper, peas, & sweet Asian basil in Thai green curry with coconut milk & Thai herbs
Broccoli, onion, red pepper, carrot, mushroom, & bay leaf in Thai yellow curry with coconut milk, tamarind, palm sugar & Thai herbs
Sweet Asian basil, peanut, lime leaf, green & red pepper in Panang curry with coconut milk
24-hour slow cooked beef brisket in a crispy batter served on our creamy Panang curry. With sweet Asian basil, peanut, lime leaf, green & red pepper, coconut milk
Meat dishes
Served with steamed white rice
Chicken breast or beef slices, green pepper, carrot, & onion in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast or beef slices, snap peas, red pepper, lime leaf, & carrot in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast or beef slices, sweet Asian basil, carrot, onion, & bell pepper in a mild sauce
Chicken breast slices, eggplant, bell pepper, carrot, onion, sweet Asian basil, & peas, in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Breaded crispy chicken or beef slices, carrot, onion, & bell pepper in a sweet & sour sauce
Chicken breast slices, carrots, onions, bell pepper, & cashew nuts in a mild sauce
Breaded chicken breast or beef slices, fresh pineapple, tomato, & bell pepper in a sweet & sour sauce
Breaded chicken breast slices with thyme, onion, red pepper, lettuce, & carrot in a honey & lime chili sauce
Noodle Soup
Egg noodles, chicken breast or beef slices, bean sprout, shallot, dried shrimp, pickled mustard greens, & lime in our coconut curry soup
Rice noodles, shrimp, mushroom, bean sprout, tomato, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Seafood
Served with steamed white rice
Shrimp, carrots, onion, bell pepper, celery, & cashew nuts in a mild sauce
Shrimp, squid, broccoli, lettuce, & carrot in a coconut milk chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast slices, shrimp, squid, carrot, onion, & bell peppers, in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
For Veggie Lovers
Dishes contain fish sauce. Dishes can be made vegan on request. Served with steamed white rice
Bean sprout, carrot, onion, bell pepper, baby corn, mushrooms, broccoli, celery, & lettuce in a mild sauce
Eggplant, baby corn, peas, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, carrots, onions, bell peppers, & lemongrass in a chili sauce
Deep fried tofu, bean sprout, broccoli, carrot, onion, bell pepper, mushroom, lettuce, & baby corn in a mild sauce
Deep fried tofu, snap peas, red peppers, mushroom, & cashew nuts in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Stir-Fry Noodles
Rice noodles, carrot, tofu, green onion, bean sprout, egg, coriander, lime, & peanut in fish sauce & tamarind sauce
Rice noodles, broccoli, carrot, onion, bell pepper, egg, & orange slices
Bean vermicelli, broccoli, red pepper, green onion, egg, carrot, tofu, bean sprout, lime, peanut, & coriander
Rice noodles, egg, carrot, bean sprout, bell pepper, lime, & coriander stir-fried with curry
Rice noodles, egg, carrot, bell pepper, bean sprout, sweet Asian basil, & lime stir-fried with a garlic, chili, shallot, & shrimp paste
Rice noodles, carrot, green onion, bean sprout, & egg in a sauce made from peanuts & coconut milk
Fried Rice
Rice, egg, carrot, onion, peas, coriander, & lime stir-fried with curry
Rice, shrimp, egg, carrot, onion, bell pepper, peas
Battered chicken, rice, egg, peas, & carrot. Served with Thai sweet chili sauce
Rice, shrimp, squid, egg, carrot, peas, tomato, pineapple, coriander, & lime
Rice, shrimp, squid, bean sprout, egg, coriander, & lime stir-fried with a crab paste
Dessert
Fresh mango, sticky rice topped with a coconut milk & palm sugar sauce, & peanut
Dish is already a bit spicyCaution: dish is already quite spicyDish can be made vegan by requestDish can be made gluten free by requestDish can be made HalalShareables
Sliced mango on a bed of lettuce & carrot garnished with coriander, peanut, tomato, with a lime juice & mango puree dressing. Mango ripeness varies with season.
Cucumber, red pepper, lettuce, dried shrimp, basil, & peanut, with a traditional fish sauce, lime juice, & green chili dressing
Breaded squid with thyme, lettuce, served with a honey, chili, & lime juice sauce
Chicken, water chestnuts, and fresh basil stir-fried with sweet chili jam, shallots, and lime. Served with crisp lettuce boats
Thai Soup
Mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Chicken breast slices, mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Chicken breast slices, mushroom, lettuce, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs, coconut milk & lime juice
Shrimp, mushroom, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Home-made curry
Served with steamed white rice
Broccoli, snap peas, green pepper, peas, & sweet Asian basil in Thai green curry with coconut milk & Thai herbs
Broccoli, onion, red pepper, carrot, mushroom, & bay leaf in Thai yellow curry with coconut milk, tamarind, palm sugar & Thai herbs
Sweet Asian basil, peanut, lime leaf, green & red pepper in Panang curry with coconut milk
24-hour slow cooked beef brisket in a crispy batter served on our creamy Panang curry. With sweet Asian basil, peanut, lime lead, green & red pepper, coconut milk.
Meat Dishes
Served with steamed white rice
Chicken breast or beef slices, green pepper, carrot, & onion in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast or beef slices, snap peas, red pepper, lime leaf, & carrot in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast or beef slices, sweet Asian basil, carrot, onion, & bell pepper in a mild sauce
Chicken breast slices, eggplant, bell pepper, carrot, onion, sweet Asian basil, & peas, in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Breaded crispy chicken or beef slices, carrot, onion, & bell pepper in a sweet & sour sauce
Breaded chicken breast or beef slices, fresh pineapple, tomato, & bell pepper in a sweet & sour sauce
Breaded chicken breast slices with thyme, onion, red pepper, lettuce, & carrot in a honey & lime chili sauce
Noodle Soup
Egg noodles, chicken breast or beef slices, bean sprout, shallot, dried shrimp, pickled mustard greens, & lime in our coconut curry soup
Rice noodles, shrimp, mushroom, bean sprout, tomato, & coriander in a chicken & shrimp based spicy soup with Thai herbs & lime juice
Seafood
Served with steamed white rice
Shrimp, carrots, onion, bell pepper, celery, & cashew nuts in a mild sauce
Breaded shrimp with garlic, carrot, lettuce, onions, & bean sprout in a mild sauce
Shrimp, squid, broccoli, lettuce, & carrot in a coconut milk chili sauce with Thai herbs
Chicken breast slices, shrimp, squid, carrot, onion, & bell peppers, in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
For Veggie Lovers
Dishes contain fish sauce. Dishes can be made vegan on request. Served with steamed white rice
Bean sprout, carrot, onion, bell pepper, baby corn, mushrooms, broccoli, celery, & lettuce in a mild sauce
Eggplant, baby corn, peas, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, carrots, onions, bell peppers, & lemongrass in a chili sauce
Deep fried tofu, bean sprout, broccoli, carrot, onion, bell pepper, mushroom, lettuce, & baby corn in a mild sauce
Deep fried tofu, snap peas, red peppers, mushroom, & cashew nuts in a spicy chili sauce with Thai herbs
Stir-fry noodles
Rice noodles, carrot, tofu, green onion, bean sprout, egg, coriander, lime, & peanut in fish sauce & tamarind sauce
Rice noodles, broccoli, carrot, onion, bell pepper, egg, & orange slices
Bean vermicelli, broccoli, red pepper, green onion, egg, carrot, tofu, bean sprout, lime, peanut, & coriander
Rice noodles, egg, carrot, bean sprout, bell pepper, lime, & coriander stir-fried with curry
Rice noodles, egg, carrot, bell pepper, bean sprout, sweet Asian basil, & lime stir-fried with a garlic, chili, shallot, & shrimp paste
Rice noodles, carrot, green onion, bean sprout, & egg in a sauce made from peanuts & coconut milk
Fried rice
Rice, egg, carrot, onion, peas, coriander, & lime stir-fried with curry
Rice, shrimp, egg, carrot, onion, bell pepper, peas
Battered chicken, rice, egg, peas, & carrot. Served with Thai sweet chili sauce
Rice, shrimp, squid, egg, carrot, peas, tomato, pineapple, coriander, & lime
Rice, shrimp, squid, bean sprout, egg, coriander, & lime stir-fried with a crab paste
Dessert
Fresh mango, sticky rice topped with a coconut milk & palm sugar sauce, & peanut
Order Now!
The Story of Salad King
The Story of Salad King
Once Upon a Thai
In a magical, far away place called Thailand, someone put some herbs, spices, vegetables and seafood into a pot, and Thai Food was invented, and it was delicious.
1981
Picture it: 1981. Raiders of the Lost Ark is a box office hit. Olivia Newton-John is getting “Physical” on the FM dial. And thanks to Jane Fonda and the fitness craze sweeping the continent, salads are allll the rage. On a quiet day on Gould Street in Toronto, a King is born.
1980’s
Enter three friends who take over the floundering salad restaurant with two things in mind: Thai food and Peameal Bacon Sandwiches.
1991
In a time when alt-rock was still alt-rock and Game Boys were the hot new gadget, the three friends decided they wanted to travel the globe and needed someone else to take over their kingdom. Along came two brave entrepreneurs named Ernie & Linda, who saw potential in this dark kingdom (it was dark because it needed new lights).
1990’s
Ernie & Linda, who had never worked in a restaurant before, began to transform the kingdom into the Thai utopia we know and love today. Changes included upgrading to a slightly less horrible PA system, importing and perfecting traditional Thai recipes, and painting the walls bright pink.
2000’s
After perfecting favourite dishes like their homemade curries, Evil Jungle Prince and their legendary Phud Thai, and finally giving up on a PA system, Ernie and Linda had found a new recipe for success: award-wining interior design and more people to deliver their friendly service. They also discovered they had a second floor and used it to open a second concept, “Linda Restaurant”, with a fancier menu.
2009
Needing more room to spread their wings, Linda Restaurant moved to a new location at the Shops at Don Mills. Leaving 2 floors of Salad King goodness on Gould Street all the time.
2010
Disaster strikes! A wall on the exterior of the building begins to collapse causing the kingdom to close suddenly for safety reasons. Several months later, a five-alarm fire consumed the entire building Salad King once called home. The future of the kingdom was dire, and the people mourned.
2011
Finally, after over 8 months of silence and uncertainty, Ernie and Linda announced the return of Salad King, and the people rejoiced. Perched on a throne high above Yonge Street, mere steps from the former location, the new Salad King was bigger, bolder, and tastier than ever before.
2016
Thanks to the ongoing support of the kingdom, Salad King hosted over 1000 guests per day. Feeding a mix of students from the neighbouring Ryerson University campus, shoppers from bustling Yonge Street, business people from nearby offices, and fans from across the globe. It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Ernie and Linda took over. So we celebrated by starting up a food truck for the summer to bring Salad King food all to our fans all over Toronto.
2018
We say goodbye to Linda Modern Thai at the Shops of Don Mills. But whenever one door closes, another door starts to crack….
2020
The streets are paved with golden curry and the future looks bright! It’s the perfect time to move forward with plans to open our long-awaited second location! Right? What could possibly go wrong? Surely nothing stop this plan from moving forward. We’ve even found the perfect location: Queen Street West! Enter 2020…
2021
Like the rest of the world, 2020 has been a challenging year for us. But after many many many delays, an extended lockdown period, and re-evaluating our COVID-19 policies several times over, we feel extremely lucky and excited to finally launch our second location. It’s taken us 30 years to open our second Salad King and we’ve finally made it. Thanks for your patience, and for doing your part to keep the world safe! We are so looking forward to seeing you all again on Yonge and on Queen!
