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Thai Chai Kitchen
930 8th Avenue · Midtown · New York
Thai Chai Kitchen serves 10 lunch sets in Midtown, New York, at $16.95. They are served Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 4 PM. 5 of them cost less than the same dish on the regular menu, $1.05 less on a typical plate.
- Lunch from
- $16.95
- Lunch specials
- 10
- vs dinner
- −$5.05
- biggest saving
- Served until
- 4 PM
11:30 AM to 4 PM
- Cheaper than 75% of Midtown lunch specials
- Weekdays only
- Set deals
- Prices checked Sep 29, 2026
Lunch menu
Thai 5 lunch specials
Each comes with salad or spring roll.
- Chai’s Fried Rice$16.95
- Garlic N’ Broccoli$16.95
- Ka pow$16.95
- Thainanese Chickendinner $22$16.95
- Khao Tom$16.95
Ramen & noodles 5 lunch specials
Each comes with salad or spring roll.
- Pad Thaidinner $18$16.95
- Pad See Eiwdinner $18$16.95
- Khi Maodinner $18$16.95
- Lemongrass Noodlesdinner $18$16.95
- Chicken Noodles Soup$16.95
Dinner price: the same dish on the restaurant's regular menu. Source: chaithaikitchen.com, read Sep 29, 2026. In-restaurant prices, before tax and tip.
Getting there
930 8th Avenue, Midtown
- Times Square14 min walk
- Rockefeller Center14 min walk
- Bryant Park21 min walk
Price vs Midtown
At $16.95, the cheapest lunch here costs less than 75% of the 389 lunch specials we read in Midtown. A typical Midtown restaurant charges $24 for lunch.
What you actually pay
Chai’s Fried Rice$16.95
Sales tax 8.875%$1.50
Tip 20%$3.39
OUT THE DOOR$21.84
An estimate for the cheapest lunch special: local sales tax on a restaurant meal, and a 20% tip on the menu price. Menu prices on this page are before both.
Lunch vs dinner: 5 dishes list both prices. Lunch saves $1.05 on a typical plate and up to $5.05 on Thainanese Chicken.
Thai lunch in New York
8 restaurants, lowest starting price first.
- 4Thai Hot Boxfrom $15
- 5Marwin Thaifrom $16.95
- 6Thai Chai Kitchenfrom $16.95
- 7Yezo Isankayafrom $17.95
- 8At nine Restaurant & Barfrom $22
Other lunch specials nearby
- Bengal TigerMidtown · Indian11:30 AM to 3 PM, Mon to Friabout 1 min walkserving nowfrom$201 special
- ABA Turkish RestaurantMidtown · TurkishLunch hours not stated on the menuabout 4 min walkserving nowfrom$21.951 special
- Trattoria Dell'ArteMidtown · ItalianLunch hours not stated on the menuabout 4 min walkserving nowfrom$321 special
- Alfie'sMidtown · Regional11 AM to 4:30 PM, Mon to Friabout 5 min walksave up to $1 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$202 specials
- Saar Indian RestaurantMidtown · Indian12 PM to 4 PM, dailyabout 5 min walkserving nowfrom$146 specials
- JazMidtown · Indian12 PM to 4 PM, dailyabout 5 min walkserving nowfrom$155 specials
Questions
How much is the lunch special at Thai Chai Kitchen?
Every lunch special costs $16.95. The lowest price is for Chai’s Fried Rice. Prices are before tax and tip.
What time is lunch served at Thai Chai Kitchen?
Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 4 PM.
How much cheaper is lunch than dinner at Thai Chai Kitchen?
Thainanese Chicken costs $16.95 at lunch and $22 on the regular menu, $5.05 less. Across the 5 dishes with both prices, lunch saves $1.05 on a typical plate.
What comes with the lunch special at Thai Chai Kitchen?
Chai’s Fried Rice ($16.95) comes with salad or spring roll.
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