thai food in new orleans – ChefsGirl https://www.chefsgirl.com Live. Eat. Travel. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 05:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.24 Lotus Xpress (Harvey, LA) https://www.chefsgirl.com/lotus-xpress-harvey-la/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:40:52 +0000 http://www.chefsgirl.com/?p=1775 Read More...

]]> This restaurant recently switched ownership from My Thai and is now either Lotus Xpress or Lotus Cafe (Yelp and their signs differ). I went to My Thai a few months ago in search of really great Thai food. I actually didn’t go inside, because it looked so dead inside! My mistake, because even though Lotus Cafe has switched ownership, the cashier told me that all of the recipes are still the same. My friends mentioned that the restaurant looks different in that it’s more of a fast food/take out AND restaurant setup. The previous restaurant was strictly restaurant only.

 

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Thai tea and Roti. Chili sauce.

 

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Yellow Chicken Curry. 

 

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Green Chicken Curry. 

 

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Chicken Pad Thai. 

 

Now onto the good stuff…I ordered the Thai tea, Roti, Green Chicken Curry, Yellow Chicken Curry, and Spicy (Level 2) Pad Thai. The Thai tea was delicious. The Roti was THE BOMB…so buttery, flaky and delicious. The sauce that comes with it was good, but I wish it was thicker so it’s easier to dip into. The food comes in to go boxes, which make it easy to eat and bring the rest “to-go”! The curries came with a side salad (or wonton chips) and rice. The curries are delicious and have to be the best I’ve found in the area so far! The Pad Thai was the perfect amount of spice, but I found it a little sour (maybe too much tamarind?). Everything definitely exceeded my expectations and this restaurant will have to be one of my top Thai restaurant right now!

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Rating: 4/5 spoons

 

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