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| - Yes! Yes! Yes! A real-life non-bar, non-diner, non-fast food restaurant in Glenshaw. If only this were a more regular occurrence in our little piece of suburbia. Le Thai Cafe has been open less than a month. It was the former Cafe Venice. The new owners completely transformed the space from tacky italian to rustic chic! The prices are fair with stir fried noodle dishes starting at $9 with no protein and $13 if you'd like chicken, tofu, beef or shrimp. They also have a selection of Thai salads, fried rice, noodle soups, as well as appetizers.
We ordered each of the 4 appetizers on the menu and enjoyed them all. The appetizers are Crispy Spring Rolls, Fresh Rolls, Chicken Satay, and Moo Yang (Thai bbq pork skewers). Portions were reasonable and each app cost $5-$7.
Another perk of this place. Thai Iced Tea and Thai Iced Coffee! These are go-to beverages when we visit our other thai-favorite Pusadee's, so we were excited to see them on the menu here as well. Better yet, they were only $2 a glass! The restaurant is also BYOB for those who'd like to have some wine.
For dinner, I ordered the Pad See Ew with chicken, a stir fried noodle dish with wide noodles, eggs, broccoli and carrots. The portion was large enough that I took about half of it home for lunch the next day. It was full of flavor and the vegetables weren't overdone and still had great crunch. I found that getting the spice at a #3 was just enough for me.
There were 7 of us dining that night and our bill was only $160, which is a super reasonable, especially since that includes multiple appetizers and a few thai iced teas and coffees.
The only complaint, which isn't really a complaint, was that since they are newly opened, they are still trying to figure out the system that works best for them. Service was a little slow, but the owner of the restaurant recognized this and apologized twice throughout our dinner, telling us that it will get better as they get their bearings.
We can't wait to come back again and hope to become regulars here. Three cheers to Le Thai Cafe!
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