June 5, 2007
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La Thai Cuisine
Metairie, LA
La Thai is a cozy little restaurant in Old Metairie. It’s a very romantic place.. and on the night we went there was even a gentleman playing a guitar! Well regardless of the small tables.. they were able to accommodate us and our party of 14? We were out celebrating a close friend’s birthday and with so many people, the staff was still able to rise to the occassion!
The open kitchen.. I love watching chefs at work..
Calamari
Fried Tilapia
Curry ShrimpThe food at La Thai was very good. There aren’t many places in New Orleans where you can get good thai food, but I think I might have found the place. The fried calamari was battered a little sloppily and it lacked the flavor you expect, but the sweet thai sauce on top made up for it! I had the Fried Tilapia served with vegetables and shrimp in a delicate broth. I enjoyed this dish.. it was well balanced and very savory! I also tried the curry shrimp entree from one of my friends.. The sauce had a nice curry flavor and the shrimp was perfectly moist!
Fried Bananas a la mode!For dessert we had Fried Bananas with Ice Cream.. Do you know what fried bananas taste like? Crunchy, Soft, Warm, Sweet! and with Ice Cream? Not good for your body but oh so very good for your senses! Other notable dishes? The Sea Bass and the Pad Thai are both worth a try! Overall the experience was excellent. Food was delicious and the service was exceptional! Oh… parking can be a pain.. but just park it down the street. You might need to walk off the generous portions later on! =)
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Comments (14)
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the plating looks a lot better than other thai restaurants down here! i’ll definitely need to try this place out next time i’m craving Thai
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dude, there’s thai after i left?!
I LOVE Thai food! Looks delicious. My mom makes fried banana when the bananas get too ripe in our house.
I love the name. It’s le cool.
HAHAAA. I am always too full to eat deep fried banana’s after i eat Thai. I suppose that’s what happens when i fill up on Tom Ka Gai/som tom/ etc.
i think… i need to stop visiting your xanga before meal times.
thai food is to die for…
if anyone ever manages to mess up pad thai, that is a very sad day for me…
heyyy…i think you’re great! my fav hobby is dining out in this wonderful city…so bless the xanga gods for featuring you on the front page! haha…anyway i went to xavier so my friends and i would always stop at la thai for a quick lunch…we were there last night too!…and get this…they’re CLOSING! something about the owner of the building decided not to renew their lease…
i was at thai corner last weekend, is it just me, or do you think that they dont make their tom yum in house? the soup base tastes like it came from a jar. but the thai tea was excellent!
i should not read your blog so early at the office when there is nothing open to eat!
That curry shrimp and fried banana looks too delicious, I wish I read this post after lunch time =P.
Thai food in San Francisco is “Sinofied” or “Chinafied”, both mean the same thing: it tastes more like Chinese food than Thai food. The one restaurant in SF that tasted most like Thai food in Thailand was ……… a Cambodian restaurant.
I’m getting hungry….. drooooool….