Celebrated my friend’s birthday here yesterday, and it was a phenomenal experience top to bottom. Everything we tried was delicious. We had the silk elephant spring roll, salmon dumpling, pork & shrimp dumpling, the specialty dish, the lamb lollipop in the green curry, the grilled lamb, pad see ew, crab crowns, a salad, and I might be forgetting some things. There wasn’t a single bad bite! Can’t wait for the next time I get to come so I can try even more menu items.
Vegan Restaurant
Silk Elephant
· $$$$ · pittsburgh · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Celebrated my friend’s birthday here yesterday, and it was a phenomenal experience top to bottom. Everything we tried was delicious. We had the silk elephant spring roll, salmon dumpling, pork & shrimp dumpling, the specialty dish, the lamb lollipop in the green curry, the grilled lamb, pad see ew, crab crowns, a salad, and I might be forgetting some things. There wasn’t a single bad bite! Can’t wait for the next time I get to come so I can try even more menu items.
Lovely Thai place. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Sat at the bar as most of the restaurant was pretty full and groups still waiting for a table. I love they have a tapas section of the menu. Lots of small portions of other menu items so you can get a good tasting. I had the Taro spring rolls, salmon dumplings, Thai style grilled pork chop (large for a tapas portion and served on a salad), and pumpkin curry with tofu. The size of the pork chop I didn't really need the curry but ate as much as I could. The tofu in the curry was a large portion, practically the equivalent of a chicken breast. Also had a lychee martini which was very good. College football was on the TV at the bar. It seemed very quiet for so many people, so assumed everyone was enjoying their food.
Lovely Thai place. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Sat at the bar as most of the restaurant was pretty full and groups still waiting for a table. I love they have a tapas section of the menu. Lots of small portions of other menu items so you can get a good tasting. I had the Taro spring rolls, salmon dumplings, Thai style grilled pork chop (large for a tapas portion and served on a salad), and pumpkin curry with tofu. The size of the pork chop I didn't really need the curry but ate as much as I could. The tofu in the curry was a large portion, practically the equivalent of a chicken breast. Also had a lychee martini which was very good. College football was on the TV at the bar. It seemed very quiet for so many people, so assumed everyone was enjoying their food.
Had dinner here for the first time recently and it was a solid 4/5. We had the fresh rolls to start, which were good but could’ve used a little more tofu. I had the Pad Thai and it was super tasty!