Cafe Equator
Cafe Equator
3 pieces. Ground shrimp, onions, carrots and glass noodles fried to a golden brown, served with plum sauce.
3 pieces. Ground beef, water chestnuts, potatoes, yellow onions and glass noodles fried to a golden brown, served with cucumber sauce.
4 pieces. Glass noodles, cabbage, celery, onions, carrots, wrapped in rice paper served with plum sauce.
4 pieces. Glass noodles, cabbage, celery, onions, carrots, wrapped in rice paper served with plum sauce.
Surimi crab meat, noodles, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, pickled carrots, mint, cilantro wrapped in rice paper served with ginger sauce and peanut sauce.
6 pieces. Ground pork, onion, carrots, glass noodle, garlic and black pepper.
Thai street food style marinated, flash-fried and grilled spicy wings
Fried boneless chicken wings stuffed with pork, shrimp, glass noodle, onions, carrots
Skewers of marinated chicken tenders served with cucumber sauce and peanut sauce.
Ground chicken, seasoned with black pepper, carrots, onions and water chestnuts.
Ground chicken, potatoes, onions wrapped in wonton skin and fried to a golden brown, served with cucumber sauce.
Steamed soybeans.
Squid.
Bean curd made from soybeans.
Fried large shrimp wrapped in rice paper, served with plum sauce.
Slices of bread topped with shrimp and shrimp mousse mixed with scallion, garlic and water chestnuts served with summer salad dressing (mint, Korean cucumber, tomato, scallion, red onions and jalapeno).
(Non sweet Home-Style & Street Food versions are available, see Authentic Menu Section) A sweet, sour and spicy lemongrass shrimp soup with fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, cilantro, flavored with a splash of lime juice and chilis.
Chicken coconut soup with enoki mushrooms flavored with lemongrass, galangal and cilantro.
Shrimp wonton, spinach, sprinkles of crab meat and scallions in light and clear broth
Glass noodles with crab meat, shitake mushrooms and scallions in light and clear broth.
Fresh silken tofu, spinach and scallions in light and clear vegetable broth.
Crispy romaine lettuce and assorted fresh vegetables (mango ginger dressing).
Slices of beef with onions in a zippy lime juice-based dressing.
Sliced of calamari flavored with finely chopped lemongrass in spicy lime juice dressing.
Thai spicy ground chicken, toasted rice, red onions, green onions and cilantro.
Green papaya, green bean, carrots, tomatoes, peanut in zippy lime dressing.
Rice noodles sauteed with bean sprouts, green onions and egg in a sweet and sour tamarind served with sprouts and crushed peanuts.
Shrimp, calamari and scallops.
Clear noodles sauteed with bean sprouts, shitake mushrooms, onions and zucchini.
Drunken noodle. Flat noodles sauteed with onions, zucchini and bell pepper in spicy garlic & basil sauce
Flat noodles sauteed with broccoli, egg in garlic see-ew soy sauce.
Marinated grilled pork served with sauteed eggplant, mushroom and onions.
Sauteed slices of beef and green bean in spicy, aromatic Thai sauce.
Sauteed slices of pork and green bean in spicy, aromatic Thai sauce.
Sauteed slices of beef tenders in garlic and black pepper sauce
Sauteed slices of pork in garlic and black pepper sauce.
Sauteed chicken breast with cashew nuts, onions, carrots and water chestnuts.
Sauteed chicken breast with onions, carrots, squash and shitake mushrooms in ginger sauce.
Sauteed spicy oriental eggplant with onions, basil, bell pepper with your choice of pork, beef, chicken or shrimp.
Sauteed chicken with basil, bell pepper, squash, carrots and bamboo shoots in spicy Thai sauce.
Sauteed shrimp with basil, bell pepper, squash, carrots and bamboo shoots in spicy Thai sauce.
Sauteed shrimp, carrots and onions with aromatic Thai spices.
Battered and fried Pacific cod fillet to a golden brown with spicy Thai chili sauce and vegetables.
Sauteed basil, squash and baby shrimp over lightly fried Pacific cod
Pacific cod fillet cut into stripes, fried to a crisp and served over sauteed young ginger, onions, carrots, squash and shitake mushrooms in ginger sauce.
(Street Food versions are available, see Authentic Menu Section) A rich red coconut curry sauce with sauteed basil, bell pepper, bamboo shoots and carrots.
(Street Food versions are available, see Authentic Menu Section) A green coconut curry sauce with sauteed eggplant, bell pepper, bamboo shoots and basil.
A rich mussaman coconut curry sauce with sauteed sweet potatoes, onions, pineapples, and pecans.
A yellow coconut curry sauce with potatoes and onions.
(Street Food versions are available, see Authentic Menu Section) Panaeng curry with your choice of sauteed beef, chicken or shrimp.
Sauteed Thai spicy jasmine rice with bell pepper, yellow onions, squash and basil.
Sauteed Thai spicy jasmine rice with shrimp, carrots, pineapple, onions and cashew nut.
Sauteed jasmine rice with chicken breast and shrimp, yellow onions, tomatoes, carrots and peas.
Aromatic spices of Thailand sauteed with your choice of beef or chicken, eggplants, young pepper corn and bamboo shoots.
Sauteed spicy assorted seafood (shrimp, scallop, calamari) with squash, green beans, bell pepper and sweet basil, topped with fried Pacific cod
Sauteed calamari with bamboo, fresh garlic and Thai chili, kafir lime leaf and basil in spicy sweet basil sauce.
Prepare Thai style (More soupy, less creamy but more flavor-intense herbs version). A red coconut curry sauce with sauteed basil, pepper, bamboo shoots and carrots.
Prepare Thai style (More soupy, less creamy but more flavor-intense herbs version). A green coconut curry sauce with sauteed eggplant, pepper, bamboo shoots and basil.
(Thicker sauce and more intense flavor version of our popular beef lava) Sauteed slices of beef or pork with green beans in spicy, aromatic Thai sauce.
More aromatic, thicker and richer but less nutty.
Non sweet herb-heavy street food style, sour and spicy lemongrass shrimp soup with fresh oyster mushrooms (or fresh wild mushrooms, depends on availability), tomatoes, shallot, cilantro, flavored with a splash of lime juice and chili.
Non sweet, light and lean version of sour and spicy lemongrass shrimp soup with fresh oyster mushrooms (or fresh wild mushrooms, depends on availability), tomatoes, shallots, cilantro flavored with a splash of lime juice and chili.
Sauteed pineapple, tomatoes, squash, onions, carrots , bell pepper and eggplant.
An assortment of sauteed vegetables (broccoli, squash, water chestnuts, carrots, cabbage) and tofu (please choose fresh or fried tofu) in light seasoning sauce.
Contains egg or seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
Contains egg or seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
May contains seafood products (ie. fish sauce and shrimp paste.
Contains egg or seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
May contains seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
May contains seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
May contains seafood products (ie. fish sauce, shrimp paste).
Extra jasmine rice.
Extra brown rice.
Steamed carrots, zucchinis and broccoli.
Layered flatbread
Blanket shrimp
Shrimp Golden Roll! Check out my food blog on Instagram! @diningwithkels
Lycheetini
Red Curry! Check out my food blog on Instagram! @diningwithkels
Pad See Ew and Roti
Pad See Ew with beef and broccoli. So filling
Beef Garlic and Black Pepper
Chicken Pad See Ew
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Authentic Thai Red Curry, Basil Fried Rice, drunken noodles
Tofu pad Thai lunch plate
Menu
Restroom
food, curry
Central display
Lunch Mon-Sat 11-4
food
Veggie Chao Soi
Thai Tea (iced, 16 oz cup)
Thai Tea (iced, 16 oz cup)
Drunken Noodles! Check out my food blog on Instagram! @diningwithkels
Zhaoyi L.
Nov 17, 2024
I had dinner with three friends here to catch up. We were happy that I chose Cafe Equator. The parking lot is surprisingly small. However, I found a few street parking spots nearby. Their menu offers a variety of choices. For most entrees, you can choose a type of protein from chicken, tofu, or beef. They also mark the level of spiciness for each dish - light, medium, or very. I had Thai basil with chicken as my protein choice. It didn't disappoint. The ingredients were fresh. The entire dish tasted a bit sweet, which I liked. I will come back to Cafe Equator. I'm excited to try one of their authentic street food versions.
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Sa'Rah H.
Nov 9, 2024
Paid a visit to Cafe Equator this week with my mom. It's a quaint, peaceful dining room with a very long menu, as is normal for most Thai restaurants. I'm a curry girl and will get the Mussaman curry every time I visit here. My mom got the yellow curry. We both had shrimp as a protein. Very hearty and flavorful. We also had a side of roti to sop up the curry. We were pleased that the lunch special was priced very well and the dish came with a small serving of edamame and a little egg roll. We weren't expecting those little additions but what a lovely surprise.Our server was a sweet lady, who was on top of making sure we had everything in a timely manner. Never had a bad experience here.
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MikeTammie L.
Sep 27, 2024
The best Thai food ever. We have to eat here every time we visit friends. For apps, get the beef paratha and flags. Both are phenomenal. Try the dipping sauce if you like cucumbers. Our friends always get the pad Thai and drunken noodles. Both are perfectly cooked and seasoned. My husband gets the most divine green curry. I tried the basil fried rice with pork. We all loved it. Service is great. Do not sleep on this place.
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Alex N.
Sep 22, 2024
Coming from Seattle, where there is a lot of Asian food especially Thai food. It's hard to find a very good Thai restaurant in the south. This place is good still different from what I'm used to, the noodles were still not as flat as I usually eat when I'm in Seattle these noodles are on the chewy side. The sauce reminded me more of a chow fun. The chicken pieces were OK. He was nothing special, but overall friendly service large menu with lots of vegetarian options.
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Jamie B.
Jul 22, 2024
OMG OMG OMG Yall need to get over the Cafe Equator meow because I don't want anything happening to this place!! This is the BEST Thai restaurant I have ever been to. I have been to La Thai (closed now) but adored that place, and I have been to Tuk Tuk, and Cafe Equator is better by leaps and bounds!First, I love that there is a street menu. That was the first place I went and ordered something garlicky. I ordered the Street Garlic and Black Pepper and the spice was just perfect. The flavors of that garlic chicken took me to garlic heaven as the garlic crunchies added texture and crunch to the dish. It was a perfect dish, rare for me to say. It had a spot-on flavor profile combining the creamy egg to basically cut the spice of the spicy garlic chicken and the texture from the crunchies made this so good. That won ton soup and that broth, so flavorful! And it was not too overloaded but it was not skimpy either. The fried rice was amazing as well with the jumbo shrimp. I tried the lava too, which was also really good. The shrimp egg rolls had a nice crunch to them as well. The restaurant has a sort of sexy, dark ambience. It was clean inside. We were greeted right away. They refilled our drinks and kept checking on us. The parking isn't bad either - Fat City usually is a pain for parking. Overall, this place is amazing. I need to go back and just order the rest of the menu. This place is incredible. Please keep doing what you are doing!
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Amber G.
Apr 29, 2024
What can I say, they definitely didn't disappoint. The parking was a bit cumbersome, but once my food arrived, I was over the parking debacle fairly quick. Everything arrived super fast and piping hot. The spice levels were on point and the taste was great. The waiter was pleasant and provided above average service. For appetizers we ordered roti, edamame and spring rolls. All three items came to the table very fast. For my entree, I had the drunken noodles with shrimp. It was served with a side of rice, a fried veggie spring roll and a few edamame. All of this for $12 bucks!!! You can't beat that Cafe Equator, "You've Got a Friend in Me"!
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Jenny B.
Feb 18, 2024
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.
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Brian C.
Aug 16, 2024
pretty good food! pretty good service!can't miss with thai foodportions are pretty big so thats nice to share
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Stephanie R.
Jul 17, 2024
This place is very cute!! The staff were friendly and we were seated fast. I really enjoyed the food and i wished I would have remembered to take pictures. Everything was so good and I was too hungry to stop myself lol. I can't wait to go back and its always a plus that its next to lakeside mall. Great lunch or dinner place after shopping.
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David G.
Dec 8, 2023
TL;DR: a go-to for Metairie Thai cuisine. Perhaps not an establishment that you would go to Metairie for out of New Orleans to visit but a fine choice if you find yourself in Metairie when you get hungry. I will and do go again. My experience with Café Equator Thai Cuisine has repeatedly been no less than adequate. It is probably my favorite Thai cuisine in Metairie. The chances of you getting good Thai food in New Orleans is high because of the density of Thai population is East N.O. is high. This place's aesthetic is minimalist and rustic with central see-through displays that contain various pottery teapots. The lunch portions are generally generous enough to make two meal portions out of it, depending on how much you eat. The restroom is cozy, tucked away, and may take some adventuring into backroom storage space. Be aware that if the rain is heavy on your visit that there may be some flooding around the lot and the entrance. My photos should give you an idea of what to expect concerning the inside aesthetic, restrooms, and lunch costs pre-tip. The staff is often unenthusiastic but gets the job done and in a timely manner. Lunch, available on Saturdays, comes with the food mentioned in the menu and includes a small sweet-peanut spring roll, a few edamame (soy beans), and a third thing that seems to be entree-specific. I've seen crunchy noodles (pad thai), fried rice (crystal noodle dishes), and white rice (curry dished) in the third location.
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