Cafe Equator - Metairie

Outside New Orleans, vegan restaurants are very limited. Cafe Equator has been serving vegan dishes outside the city for over a decade.

I told the waitress I wanted rice with lots of vegetables. She told me to read the menu (not very helpful). I ordered the veggie basil rice and added mushrooms. The dish was good, but had only little vegetables.

There are many vegan options and they are all wonderful! The plum salad dressing is awesome. The staff is very knowledgeable as far as what can be made vegan. A frequent place for me.

Cafe Equator near New Orleans is a Thai restaurant that is very veggie friendly...I'm usually hesitant to go with Thai cuisine because fish/oyster sauce seems to pop up in many dishes. The restaurant gives this note on the menu: Vegetarian items on this list prepared with vegetable stock, no meat or seafood products (ie. fish sauce, or shrimp paste) unless specified. I ordered the basil eggplant with tofu from the large vegetarian section of the menu. The veg was so tender with the delicate flavor of basil imparted in every bite and the tofu was fried and perfectly crispy. The portion was very generous and it came with a side of rice so I left with a full belly. Yum

We went here on a saturday evening and the place was full of people. The waitress was really nice and quick. A lot of vegetarian food on the menu and i choose a really simply dish with veggies, tofu and soyasauce! But it was great! It's healthy, full of fresh vegetables and also a nice place! Go! Compare to the other thai restaurants we went And we go often! it's a good deal!