Thaihey NOLA
Thai restaurant · French Quarter ·
Inventive Thai fusion dishes, vegan options, pumpkin curry & catfish
Inventive Thai fusion dishes, vegan options, pumpkin curry & catfish
"Chef Orawin “Nim” Yimchalam, who operates a location at 308 Decatur Street with her husband Nathan Greene, has expanded into the St. Roch Market while continuing to serve inventive, nontraditional Thai items. Notable dishes include nam khoa tod, described as "a crispy rice ball spiced with red curry, Thai herbs, and chunks of salami," and the Thai sloppy Joe, "a loose meat sandwich on a bun, bright with Thai basil," called a craveable new classic. The expansion brings the chef full circle: her first location was at the now-shuttered White Star Market in Baton Rouge." - Beth D’Addono
"A good number of local vegan-friendly restaurants are casual, breakfast and lunch-only spots — not so for Thaihey, a lovely sit-down Thai restaurant in the French Quarter. While it’s not strictly vegan, it offers a full, separate menu of vegan items — options for salad, soup, starters, and entrees. Certainly try the pumpkin curry, one of the restaurant’s specialties, as well as the fried tofu and lotus root or spicy eggplant." - Eater Staff
"A good number of local vegan-friendly restaurants are casual, breakfast and lunch-only spots — not so for Thaihey, a lovely sit-down Thai restaurant in the French Quarter. While it’s not strictly vegan, it offers a full, separate menu of vegan items — options for salad, soup, starters, and entrees. Certainly try the pumpkin curry, one of the restaurant’s specialties, as well as the fried tofu and lotus root or spicy eggplant." - Eater Staff
"Thaihey at the edge of the Quarter is yet another star turn from a female Thai-born chef. Orawin “Nim” Yimchalam Greene offers riffs on traditional Thai dishes, like an outstanding green curry swimming with grilled eggplant rounds, Louisiana crawfish, and tri-color cheese tortellini. Pla hang tang mo is a not to be missed salad, squares of watermelon with a crumble of dried local catfish, sugar, salt, and fried shallots." - Beth D’Addono
"Relocated to the French Quarter, I found Thaihey NOLA from Orawin “Nim” Yimchalam and Nathan Greene to be a warm, welcoming modern Thai restaurant serving dishes such as deep-fried frog leg marinated in red curry, soup hang waw (a Northeastern Thai oxtail soup), pumpkin chicken curry, and a separate vegan menu." - Clair Lorell