The Tropical Menu (Update 2025)
The Tropical is a hidden gem in Tulsa, offering a unique blend of Asian fusion cuisine in a casual setting. Located at 8125 E 49th St, this restaurant stands out for its diverse menu and excellent service. As a food reviewer of Restaurant World, I am impressed by the starters like the Tropical Lettuce Wrap with crispy rice and fresh herbs, as well as the flavorful Garlic Edamame and Corn Cakes. The Tom Kha Soup and Tom Yum Soup are must-try dishes, showcasing bold flavors and authentic ingredients. The Butterfly Rainbow Trout and Thai Styled NY Strip from the grill section are also worth exploring. Customers rave about the Pad Thai, fried rice, and spring rolls, highlighting the consistent quality and friendly atmosphere at The Tropical. Overall, this restaurant offers a refreshing take on Thai cuisine with a touch of innovation and warmth.
Starters
A1. Tropical Lettuce Wrap
Crispy rice w/ fresh herbs (green onions, red onions, cilantro, carrots and fresh mint), glass noodles, peanuts and a twist of lime. A dish not to be missed.
A2. Garlic Edamame
Steamed and tossed with roasted garlic and salt.
A3. Corn Cakes (4)
Fresh herbs and green beans mixed with corn batter then deep-fried. Served w/ a sweet peanut sauce.
A4. Thai Tofu (4)
Lightly fried soft tofu served w/ a lime sweet and sour herb salad (mint, cilantro, carrots, green apple) and sauce.
A5. Thung Tong (8)
Crispy fried wontons stuffed with cream cheese, imitation crab and green onions. Accompanied with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.
A6. Fried Calamari
Lightly breaded in Japanese bread crumbs. Served with Tropical hot sauce and peanut sauce.
A7. Goong Hom Pah (6)
Marinated shrimp wrapped in wonton wrappers then deep-fried. Served with Tropical sweet and sour sauce.
A8. Tropical Dumplings (4)
Steamed dumplings, choose either seasoned chicken or pork. Each filled with bamboo shoots, carrots and green peas. Topped with crispy garlic and served with Tropical special sauce.
A9. Spring Rolls (2)
Ground chicken, carrots, celery, mushrooms, glass noodles, cilantro and garlic mix. Seasoned with black pepper, hand rolled and deep fried. Served w/ Tropical spring roll sauce.
B1. Tom Kha Soup
Spicy chicken soup with galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, mushrooms, tomatoes, tamarind juice and coconut milk. Topped with green onions and cilantro.
B2. Tom Yum Soup
Clear spicy chicken soup with galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, mushrooms, tomatoes and tamarind juice. Topped with green onions and cilantro.
B4. Som-Tum (Papaya Salad)
Green-papaya mixed with tomato, chili, garlic and lime. Served with fried marinated chicken wings.
B5. Nuah Num Tok
Marinated beef grilled and sliced with onion and tossed in a fresh lime juice dressing and parched rice. Topped with green onions and cilantro. Lettuce, broccoli and carrots on the side. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
B6. Lahb Chicken
Cooked ground chicken and onion tossed in a fresh lime juice dressing and parched rice. Topped with green onions and cilantro. Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers on the side. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
Soup & Salad
Flavors Off the Grill
Butterfly Rainbow Trout
Atlantic Salmon
Jumbo Sea Scallops
Thai Styled NY Strip (10oz)
E1. Gang Curry
Your selected protein, red curry or green curry with bamboo shoot, green & red bell peppers, green beans, and basil. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E2. Panang
Your selected protein, bell peppers, kaffir lime leaves, and sweet basil, simmered in red curry with coconut milk. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E3. Gang Pah
Your selected protein simmered in a red curry paste with green beans, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, basil, and mushrooms. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E4. Kaprao
Your selected protein stir-fried in chili, garlic, bell peppers, green onions, yellow onions, and fresh basil in our signature Kaprao sauce. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E5. Garlic Pepper
Your selected protein stir-fried in a garlic pepper sauce. Topped with cilantro, home-made crispy garlic and served w/ broccoli and tomatoes on the side. Served w/ Jasmine rice
E6. Prikking
Your selected protein, green beans cooked in a red curry paste. Garnished with ginger and crispy basil. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E7. Stir-fried Vegetables
Your selected protein and fresh veggies (seasonal). Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E8. Pad Ma-Khuer
Your selected protein, stir-fried oriental eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes and sweet basil in fresh garlic soybean sauce. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E9. Pad Whun Sen
Your selected protein, stirfried clear noodles, egg, broccoli, carrot, napa cabbage, green and yellow onions. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
Flavors Off the Wok
Thai Classic Entrees
E10. Pad See Yu
Your selected protein, rice noodles , broccoli, carrots and eggs stir-fried in a sweet soy sauce.
E11. Tropical Pad Thai
Your selected protein, rice noodles stir-fired in a sweet pad Thai sauce topped with bean sprouts, green onions, peanuts and eggs.
E12. Mee Siam
Your selected protein, vermicelli noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, and green onions stir-fried in a sweet Tropical sauce.
E13. Spaghetti Kee Mao
Your selected protein, chili pepper, tomatoes, yellow onions, bell peppers, and basil stir-fried in Tropical garlic sauce.
E14. Tropical Fried Rice
Traditional Thai fried rice with your selected protein, eggs, tomatoes, carrots and yellow and green onions. Topped with a fried egg.
E15. Yellow Curry Fried Rice
Fried rice with your selected protein, eggs, pineapples, carrots, tomatoes, yellow onions and yellow curry. Topped with green onions.
E16. Nam Prik-Pao Fried Rice
Our special nam prik-pao fried rice w/ egg. Paired with your selected protein and glazed with sweet-ginger sauce. Topped with julienned green apples, carrots, red onions, cilantro and sliced omelet.
E17. Cashew Chicken
Thai style chicken sitr-fried with bell peppers, carrots, onions, crispy chili in Chefs special sauce. Topped with cashew nuts and served w/ Jasmine rice.
E18. Kaprao Fried Rice
Traditional Kaprao fried rice with your selected protein, chili, garlic, bell peppers, green onions, yellow onions, fresh basil and signature Kaprao sauce. Topped with fried egg.
E19. Crab Fried Rice
Traditional Thai fried rice with tomatoes, eggs, carrots, yellow onions, green onions and crab meat. Topped with fried egg.
E20. Trout Pad Ped
Crispy trout fillet coated with a special sweet and spicy red curry sauce and kefir lime leaves. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E21. Pla Song Kruang
Deep-fried trout, top with shredded green apple, red onions, carrots, iceberg lettuce, roasted peanuts and cilantro. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
E22. Pad Cha
Stir fried protein with red curry paste, sweet peas, bamboo shoots, black peppers, bell peppers and basil and mushrooms. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
Tropical Signatures Entrees
Kids Menu
Kids Popcorn Chicken
deep-fried chicken bites with lemongrass. Served w/ Jasmine rice and our sweet and sour sauce.
Kids Fried Rice
fried rice with carrots, onions, egg and chicken.
Kids Chicken Wings
deep-fried chicken wings, marinated in Tropical signature sauce. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
$Extra Calamari - Hot Sauce
$Extra Dumpling Sauce
$Extra Garlic Sauce
$Extra Green Curry Sauce (No Veggies)
$Extra Green Curry Sauce (With Veggies)
$Extra Kaprao Sauce
$Extra Lemon Butter Sauce
$Extra Mee Siam Sauce
$Extra Nam Prik Pao Sauce
$Extra Pad See Yu Sauce
$Extra Pad Thai Sauce
$Extra Panang Curry Sauce (No Veggies)
$Extra Panang Curry Sauce (With Veggies)
$Extra Broccoli Cook In Side
$Extra Rainbow Herb Sauce
$Extra Red Curry Sauce (No Veggies)
$Extra Red Curry Sauce (With Veggies)
$Extra Spring Rolls Sauce
$Extra Sweet Sauce (Thung Tong)
$Extra Sweet Peanut Sauce
$Extra Sweet Pepper Mango Sauce
$Extra Tamarind Sauce
$Extra Thai Fresh Chili
$Extra Steam Broccoli On The Side
$Extra Triple Taste Sauce
$Extra Trout Pad Ped Sauce
$Extra Sauces
Desserts
Coconut Ice Cream
Ice Cream with Sticky Rice
Fried Banana (2pcs)
Sticky Rice with Mango
L1. Green Gang Curry
Green curry with bamboo shoot, green and red bell peppers, green beans and selected protein. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
L2. Garlic Pepper
Stir-fried selected protein in a special garlic pepper sauce. Topped with cilantro and served w/ broccoli and tomatoes on the side. Served w/Jasmine rice.
L3. Kaprao
Stir-fried selected protein, chili, garlic, bell peppers, green onions and sweet basil in our signature Kaprao sauce. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
L 4. Stir-Fried Vegetables
Fresh veggies served with selected protein. Served w/ Jasmine rice.
L5. Tropical Pad Thai
Stir-fried selected protein w/ rice noodles in a sweet pad Thai sauce with bean sprouts, green onions, peanuts and eggs.
L6. Mee Siam
Stir-fried selected protein with rice vermicelli noodles, eggs, bean sprouts and green onions.
L7. Pad See Yu
Stir-fried selected protein, rice noodles with broccoli, carrots and eggs in a sweet soy sauce.
L8. Nam Prik-Pao Fried Rice
Our special nam prik-pao fried rice w/ egg, topped with the selected protein and glazed w/ sweet-ginger sauce. Topped with julienned green apples, carrots, red onions, cilantro and sliced omelet.
L9. Yellow Curry Fried Rice
Fried rice with selected protein, eggs, pineapples, carrots, tomatoes, yellow onions and yellow curry. Topped with green onions.
L11. Spaghetti Kee Mao
Stir-fried Thai spaghetti with selected protein, chili pepper, tomatoes, yellow onions, bell peppers and basil in our signature garlic sauce.
L14. Red Gang Curry
Red curry w/ bamboo shoots, green and red bell peppers, sugar snap peas and selected protein to smother over Jasmine rice.
L15. Tropical Fried Rice
Traditional Thai fried rice with selected protein, eggs, tomatoes, carrots, yellow and green onions.
L16. Pad Cha
Selected protein stir-fried with red curry paste, sweet peas, bamboo shoots, black peppers, bell peppers, basil and mushrooms.
L17. Kaprao Fried Rice
Traditional Kaprao fried rice with selected protein, chili, garlic, bell peppers, green onions, yellow onions and fresh basil in Tropicals signature Kaprao sauce.