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2655 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301

303-442-1700

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BEST PLACE TO GET CRABS
Award Winner 2006

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Hours: Sun 4pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Chez Thuy's menu is a history lesson told in food, the room a casually shabby clearinghouse of a thousand spices, the board reflecting a mingling of the French and Vietnamese obsessions with dining. It's a family place, friendly and welcoming to regulars and newcomers alike, with enough variety to keep people coming back for years.

2006 | BEST PLACE TO GET CRABS

There are moments when you just know you've eaten one of the best somethings of your life -- the best chili dog, the best foie gras, the best what-have-you. From the first bite of a soft-shell crab at Chez Thuy, we knew it was the best we'd eat in our lives -- until we came back and had an even better one. The soft-shell crabs are deep-fried whole, and the beautiful golden batter, just a little spicy, comes crisp out of the oil. Inside that jacket, the shells are chewy, yielding and full of... More »
2005 | Best Fried Crabs

They're simple little things, the soft-shell crabs at Chez Thuy -- deep-fried whole, with a beautiful golden batter crisp out of the oil and just a little spicy, the shells inside chewy, yielding and full of juicy meat. The accompanying nuoc mam fish sauce is bright as acetylene, so sharp that a sniff of it is dizzying, like a toot of model-airplane glue. So you can be forgiven if you go a little nuts when the crabs (served two or three to an order) are brought to the table with a whole... More »
2005 | Best French-Vietnamese Restaurant

Since it moved into this stand-alone strip-mall space in 1993, Chez Thuy has been offering history lessons told in food. It's a casually shabby clearinghouse with menus as thick as a world atlas, each outlining the story of the cuisine of Vietnam, which, in the historical record, reads like a murderous, ill-fated yet oddly fortuitous collision of cultures and a thousand spices. When the French first came to Indochina, they did so with guns, funny hats and an idea of colonial law absolutely... More »

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By Jon Solomon | Wed, August 10, 2011

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Wild Ivories hit some sour notes, but the show must go on

By Jon Solomon | Wed, October 13, 2010

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History in the Making

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, October 07, 2004

One of the best Vietnamese restaurants in the country, Dac Hoa, is in Rochester, New York. It's a small, Barton Fink-ish place, with a perpetual pall of dishwater gray light, rickety tables and peeling everything in a borderline-creepy neighborhoo... More »
Bite Me

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, October 07, 2004

Recounting the history behind Chez Thuy's exquisite cuisine (see page 61), I was reminded of this episode: During the siege of the French at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh, one of the last cargo drops recorded before the base was overrun includ... More »

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

Cup $1.95

Wonton, Egg Drop
or hot & sour (chinese style) soup

$3.95

Fresh Spring Rolls (2) (goi Cuon)
rice noodles, crisp lettuce, and cilantro wrapped in rice paper and served with special peanut sauce. shrimp or tofu or roasted pork

$9.50

Lettuce Wraps (xuc Cai)
chopped chicken breast tossed with onions, lemongrass, jalapeno˜nos, and chile, served with iceberg lettuce and a spicy mustard sauce.

$7.95

Traditional Chicken Wings (canh Ga Nuoc Mam)
chicken wings caramelized in a traditional sweet sauce or deep-fried (dry).

$7.95

Grilled Mussels (hao Nuong)
grilled mussels topped with mint, onions, and dehydrated onions.

$8.95

Beef La Lot (bo La Lot)
la lot leaves stuffed with traditionally-seasoned ground beef (peppercorns, lemongrass, and red chile pepper powder) topped over a bed of rice noodles. served with fresh greens and nuoc mam dipping sauce.

Soups

$7.95

Vietnamese Hot & Spicy Soup (bun Bo Hue)
your choice of beef or chicken or tofu & vegetables in a hot & spicy chicken broth. made with egg or rice noodles in a chicken broth

$7.95

Vietnamese Escargot Soup (bun Oc)
lemongrass, tamarind, tomatoes, rice noodles with mint topping

$7.95

Egg Noodle Soup With Duck (mi Vit)
egg noodles with duck and vegetables.

$7.95

Stuffed Wontons & Vegetable Soup (hoanh Thanh Rau)
won tons stuffed with meat; served w/fresh vegetables in chicken broth.

Shrimp Or Chicken $9.95
Tofu & Vegetables $8.50

Coconut Sweet & Sour Soup (canh Thai)
made with fresh pineapple, tomato, celery, banana blossom, and lemongrass in a spicy coconut broth.

Vietnamese Salads

$12.95

Lemon Beef Salad (bo Tai Chanh)
tender grilled beef tossed with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, cilantro, fresh mint (when in season) or fresh basil leaves, lemon juice, and chile

$15.95

Pan-seared Beef Salad (bo Luc Lac)
beef fillet pan-seared and served on steamed broccoli, fresh tomatoes, lettuce and onions in a light vinaigrette dressing.

Salad Only (no Meat) $7.95
Calamari Or Shrimp $114.95

Papaya Salad (goi Du Du)
green shredded papaya mixed with spicy shrimp base, lemon, carrots, tomato, and fresh basil leaves

Salad Only $6.95
Grilled Chicken $12.95
Grilled Shrimp Or Shredded Duck $15.95

Vietnamese Coleslaw (goi)
shredded cabbage tossed with carrots, cucumbers, fresh pineapple, jamaica, cilantro, lemon juice, and peanuts in a vegetarian sauce

$17.95

Chef’s Special Salad (goi Dac Biet)
tender beef, duck, shrimp and calamari tossed with pineapple, jicama, carrots, and lime juice; topped with chopped peanuts

Deep-fried Specials

Calamari Or Shrimp $15.95
Scallops $17.95
Seafood Combo: Shrimp, Scallops & Calamari $19.95
Chicken Or Pork $12.95

Sweet & Sour (do Chien Chua Ngot)
lightly battered & deep-fried golden brown. served with deep-fried broccoli and our homemade sweet & sour sauce.

$15.95

Deep-fried Catfish In Ginger Sauce (ca Mam Gung)
catfish filet, deep-fried until crispy and served with stir-fried vegetables and ginger sauce.

$15.95

Crispy Duck (vit Quay Don)
leg of duck with fresh vegetables in garlic-wine sauce

$15.95

Stuffed Quail (bo Cau Don)
quail stuffed with crabmeat, shrimp, bean thread, and spices, served with stir-fried vegetables and rice noodles

$12.95

Spicy Game Hen (ga Hen)
crispy cornish game hen caramelized with sweet & spicy sauce and served with vietnamese coleslaw

Desserts

$3.50

Flan
milk & custard with caramelized sugar

Serves 2 $7.95

Fruit Foster
banana, cherry (seasonal) or mango: caramelized brown sugar, rum & cinnamon; served with ice cream

$3.95

Fried Banana
w/peanuts & honey

$4.95

Fried Banana
w/peanuts & ice cream

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Chez Thuy

2655 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301

303-442-1700

Description

2006 | BEST PLACE TO GET CRABS

2005 | Best Fried Crabs

2005 | Best French-Vietnamese Restaurant

By Jon Solomon | Wed, August 10, 2011

By Jon Solomon | Wed, October 13, 2010

By Patricia Calhoun | Mon, April 19, 2010

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, October 07, 2004

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, October 07, 2004