Small parking lot; great staff; great food. I have been here twice now.. I am just relocating into the area and this place recommended to me by my realtor. read more

Cafe Equator - Beef basil stir fry. Soooo good. - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Delicious food with lots of authentic options. Reasonable prices and quick service. Very nice wait staff.

The service was so nice. Me and my mom loved the food. We love to come to this place when we are at the mall, it is our go to. I absolutely recommend. read more

Cafe Equator - Beef Garlic and Black Pepper - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

TAKE OUT ORDER: I have always enjoyed this Thai spot but I dont visit very often..always seems a bit cumbersome to get there and find parking. I happened to be in the area so decided to pick up lunch...btw..they offer a lunch menu on Saturdays which is unheard of these days. I opted for the Pad Thai with Shrimp. It was packed nicely. Came with a spring roll and dipping sauce. Flavor was great but it was a little on the dry side. Pick up process was efficient and quick. Food still had a good temp by the time I got home..especially since it took me abt 15 min to get home. This place is a great go to for Thai if you are in the area. There are only abt 5 designated parking spots so b prepared to search...unfortunately the Breaux Mart across the street frowns on you parking there even though they always have PLENTY open spots...come on Breaux Mart...share a little. Lol. read more

Cafe Equator - Packed very nicely for a to go order - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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I can't understand how the rating is not higher for this place. I have been here several times and have never had a bad meal or bad service. This is definitely the best Thai restaurant in Metairie. The authentic chicken panang is best panang I have ever had. They also have great lunch specials. read more

Delicious Thai food hot fresh and delicious lots of vegan vegetarian dishes to choose from! A gem In Metairie that you must visit! read more

Cafe Equator - Vegetarian and vegan menu!!! - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

The eggplant basil is absolutely delicious. I have tried this, twice, via delivery, and it makes my spirit so happy! It's so full of eggplant! The flavor profile is excellent. I request mine spicy, and they do just that. I also added shrimp, which were cooked perfectly. The jasmine rice was cooked perfectly as well. This is definitely a comfort meal. The glass noodle soup is fantastic. It is a perfect way to end the meal. Subtle flavor. Very nice to help digest whatever you just ate. Overall, I really enjoyed my food experiences here so far! read more

I love Cafe Equator! The food is always good & fresh! The wait staff are very attentive! I just love coming here, the atmosphere is always right! read more

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My favorite place to eat at when I want Thai food! There is a large selection to choose from, and everything always tastes good. The service is good, too. read more

I loved the food! It was my first time eating Thai and I enjoyed it. I will definitely be back, they have some great lunch specials Monday thru Saturday. read more

Cafe Equator - Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Been a patron for years and suddenly got hit with a 10% hidden fee almost $20 on a $200 pickup order TODAY. I would've been okay had I been notified of this charge when I made the call, but they just lost a loyal customer. Receipt just says "takeout packaging service" so I asked the staff about it because I've never seen that before. She tells me it's for orders over $75 mind you it's not my first time ordering takeout over $100. It's NOT okay to not disclose this beforehand. So disappointed because I recommended so many people to this place. read more

I tried this place with my boyfriend, per his recommendation. I am so glad I gave it a chance. The vegetarian spicy drunken noodle is my favorite. I also love the chicken sate with cucumber and peanut sauce for an appetizer. My boyfriend gets either curry or a noodle dish, and he enjoys both. We love the Thai iced tea, the flavor is wonderful. The service is usually good, but it depends on who you have as your server. They are often busy, so I attribute the sometimes-spotty service to that, but just be mindful of this. I love the atmosphere of the restaurant. The decorations are beautiful, too. I will continue to recommend this place to other Thai food lovers! read more

This place was recommended by a gentleman who was installing something at the house. I Immediately placed and ordered and headed to pick it up. The place is small and simple, yet really adorable. Definitely coming back for date night! For starters we got the fried tofu and the fried veggie rolls. The veggie rolls were AWESOME. Because we had takeout, by the time we got home, the fried tofu was a tad soggy, still tasty. For our main meal with the vegetable fried rice. The dishes was stir fried perfectly and the pineapples, cashews, and tofu made the dish amazing. It was enough for dinner and lunch so that's a huge plus for me. I can't wait to come again and bring some friends and family. I know they'll enjoy this darling little place. read more

Really delicious food! Been waiting to find a good Thai place and this place did it for me read more

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My favorite Thai restaurant!! Foods great and so are the prices. My fiancé and I went with another couple and we split a bottle of wine, each of us got our own entree and we got 2 appetizers and the total was $50 per couple. read more

Cafe Equator - Chicken Pad See Ew - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I've been a Cafe Equator customer for several years and can't believe I'm just reviewing them now. They are very conveniently located on Severn in Metairie, right across from Lakeside Mall, and there are parking lots located in the front and back of the restaurant. The service is great, but I come for the food. I'm a Pad Thai addict, and they serve the best Pad Thai I've had anywhere. And did I mention the chicken satay? It's stellar as well, and it's served with a delicious peanut sauce. My husband is super adventurous, so he's tried a lot more at Equator than I have. I sample lots of what he's got going on in his plate, and I've never tried something I didn't like. The drunken noodle is tasty, and is his favorite here. *My daughter has asked me to make sure I include her input concerning the noodle nest that they serve with all of their lunch specials. She snatches mine every time we have lunch there, so I really couldn't tell you what it tastes like, but she says it's fabulous! read more

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Always the best Thai food in the greater New Orleans area! I've been coming here for over 10 years. It has been holding down the Thai food forever! Authentic food and a beautiful relaxing setting inside the restaurant. Highly recommend the Tom Kha and Tom Yum soup. Also the pad Thai and Pad See ew. The larb gai is delish! The Lunch specials are great value for the money. They have an entire vegetarian menu as well. My favorite curry is the red curry. They also have a Po Tak soup which is not on any other menu in New Orleans that I can find. The best Thai restaurant for real!! read more

Cafe Equator - Authentic Thai Green Curry - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Ordered fried calamari base on the pic I saw on here. And this is what I got just strips and not crunchy at all flavorless read more

Cafe Equator - Fried Calamari - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

We stopped by here spontaneously while running errands. We ordered chick pad Thai, yellow curry, and pork + broccoli. Food was fresh and tasty! Enjoyed the sides that were included with these dishes! All Pepsi product drinks are served via bottle (smaller than a bottle you would buy at a convenience store) and there are no refills. The staff here were friendly. read more

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Love this place! It's been my to-go place for Thai food for the last several months. I haven't had the pleasure of dining in, but I have ordered to go directly from the restaurant and delivery on a couple different delivery services. The food is always fresh, right and hot (both in temperature and in spice!). The drunken noodle is my favorite entree and I enjoy the Thai golden rolls and the Flags as appetizers. And writing this review has made me hungry for these items! I will definitely be ordering from here again soon. read more

Cafe Equator - Drunken noodle (to go) - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

The flavor was lacking for me. I had really high expectations after seeing the reviews. I had green curry with shrimp. It was lacking in flavor for me. The garlic ribs were not very garlicky. And I think portion size is not worth the price. I also had shrimp rolls. The minced shrimp with vegetables. Eaten alone not very flavorful either but with sauce a little better. Overall, I was disappointed. read more

Their food and service is 10/10 i highly recommend it . Chicken pad thai is my favorite

Great food and service, authentic taste. Spice level appropriate. Became top Thai place for me.

First time picking up food at Equator. Food was simple fare but delicious and fresh. The service was a disaster. Maybe it was just a bad night, but a total disorganized mess. Total time from order to getting food was 1,5 hours. A sorry for the wait would have been nice. read more

Best! Thai food. It has been the same great staff for years now. Very reasonable priced lunch special.

I took my whole family here because we wanted to attend the New Orleans Orchid Show at Lakeside Mall. It was very convenient if you want to kill two birds with one stone. This is a very popular Thai restaurant with a typical Thai menu. Great for lunch. Plenty of parking around. They had our reservations correct because we had a large group. Service was stressed but these days service difficulties are more norm than exception. I recommend their fried calamari. We ordered several servings. I have to go back for the stuffed chicken wing. read more

I really like the food at Cafe Equator. I've been there several times and had many of the appetizers, soups, noodle dishes and curry. It has all been delicious. This time, my husband and I came for a Saturday lunch. I like that they have their lunch menu on Saturdays. We each got a soup- coconut for him and tom yum for me. Then we each got a lunch plate- he got panang curry and I got pad Thai. They came with edamame and a spring roll. The pad Thai here is one of my favorites. It's a bit sweet, but ask for limes to squeeze over the top and it's perfect. The lunch plates have tons of food! I'll definitely come back. read more

Cafe Equator - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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I've heard of this place for many years but never visited until tonight. It's a Friday and we arrived at 8pm & had a 5 minute wait. The mango sangria and apple sake were better than expected. My husband and I had curry for the first time ever. He has massaman curry with beef which is sweet and tangy, and I had yellow curry with tofu which was more savory and spiced. Light heat for both which was fine for me, but we could have probably handled medium heat. The blanket shrimp appetizer with plum sauce was hot, crispy, and so good. I have no complaints except that I wish we had dined here before now. We'll be back! (The soup menu looks amazing so we'll be trying those when the temps cool) read more

Food was delicious. Prices reasonable. Service excellent. Started with naan bread and egg rolls. Super light and crisp. Glass noodles with steak perfectly cooked. Pad Thai good. Will go back. read more

This place has some solid Thai food! I always get their yellow curry and pad thai with chicken. Their portions are quite large, so the prices are totally reasonable. I love their lunch menu because it allows me to get a more manageable portion that I can finish on my own and pay less! I have yet to try their mango and sticky rice dessert since it's seasonal, so that's what I'm looking forward to trying the next time I dine here! TIP: If you're dining with company and want to split the check, make sure you let your waiter know when y'all are ordering or else they can't do that later... read more

Cafe Equator - yellow curry (comes w/ a side of rice) and chicken pad thai - Thai Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Always delicious!!! Fresh good Thai food. Tom kha is my FAVORITE!!! Husband had the pad tai and it was great as well! Perfect stop anytime if the day read more

We have been here for lunch many times and they offered a great lunch special -- good portions, great flavors, and fast and quick service read more

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Such a find! Pad Thai in peanut sauce was excellent! Great prices and great service. We were really glad to accidentally come upon this place. My daughter loved the summer rolls. read more

I've been craving Thai food for a while so I decided to have lunch at Cafe Equator with some friends. We were all satisfied with everything we ordered! The food was so good we left nothing behind. read more

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Cafe Equator has made a name for themselves for being here well over 10 years. Unfortunately, I seldom come here. Not because the food is bad, but it is usually the last thing on my mind and is kind of over priced. My most recent visit was with a group of 5 which we all ordered various dishes to share. I find the portions to be a little small for the price, quite honestly. I left still feeling a bit hungry, but the flavors were there for each dish. Parking is a bit of a hassle when trying to find one in the front and back. Street parking is preferred if you don't want to feel claustrophobic in the lot. The overall service was fair which the waiter only came once during our meal. I'd come back to eat, but like I already seldom do. read more

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Came here with bad expectations mainly because of the review ratings that people give this place. The first thing I noticed was that their water comes straight from tap and tasted like there was no filter. It tasted like chlorine. However, I was surprisingly shocked with how good the food was. Everything was really good and surprisingly filled me up really quickly. One thing I would note is that the drunken noodles were a bit dry. Overall, I would come back here again but for the pad sha calamari and their curry. read more

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My new obsession is Thai food and this did not disappoint. I did get the hottest spice option for my Pad Thai and would say that I thought I could handle. Warning, only professionals need to attempt that heat. I will do one or two level below next time read more

Never going to this place again. I ordered take out, Business was slow. The lady who took my order was nice. I was not pleased with the food at all. This was my first time trying this particular Thai restaurant. At all the drunken noodle, I was charge a dollar for replacing the squash with carrots. Most Thai dishes are spicy. In this case it was not.....and it was SUPER DRY. read more

Fantastic lunch yesterday! The food is always consistent and delicious. Will be back soon! read more

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I have been to this place several times ! I was pleasantly greeted and seated immediately! This was about 4 pm! Looked over the menu ! Can't remember the elder lady's name but she remembered me from a other visit!! Food came out quick! The Thai fried ribs where amazing ! Also had the Basil fried Rice with chicken! Also had the Roti !! Portions are well worth the cost!! Fresh good food ! Ordered Basil fried rice with shrimp to take home ! Wings also !! I highly recommend it!! I definitely will be a Regular!!! read more