Thai Nivas Cafe

Wow! I enjoy this place a lot. I was in the area and wanted some food to-​go. Excellent quality of pad see ewe! I got it without egg and with tofu. The thing that stands out for me is the tofu is thin which is my favorite!!! Veggies were fresh and not over cooked. Staff was very pleasant! Love this place.

My friend and I just came back from three months vacation in Thailand and China. We picked up my car from BMW Plaza motor and just happened to see this place while driving (killing time due to the traffic jam on HWY 270) around. We had the following dishes: Soft Roll (Fresh Spring Roll), Chicken Satay, Eel & Avocado Roll, Chicken Peanut Sauce and Bamee Moo Dang. Being Thai, I usually look for authentic Thai dish (as much as possible. I do understand that sometimes restaurant has to modify to please America). I found that all dishes are wonderful to look at & tasty to eat. For example, a simple bowl of steam rice is jasmine rice, nice fragrance (). Peanut sauce has great taste. my friend and I will have to come here back again. I love Bamee Moo Dan dish. It is very authentic!

Pad Thai is my favorite and it is so hard to mess this up but they did. Don’t oder padthai here because you will be disappointed.

I love this place. Was in the mood for Thai, and this was a perfect spot in between the girlfriend and I and we were not disappointed. We came in late one night and we were the only people in the restaurant. The décor was nice and clean. The server was lady who did not speak very good English, but she was one of the friendliest people I’ve ever been served by, very helpful with the food choices and lots of smiling.
The gf and I were fairly hungry, but we definitely ordered way more than we could eat, with the plan to have left overs for lunch the next day. We ordered a roll of sushi, some seaweed salad, tom yum noodle soup, and pad thai. The roll of sushi wasn’t bad, but wasn’t memorable enough for me to remember which one we got exactly. But the seaweed salad was amazing. The pad thai was also extremely good, it had a thicker sauce and great taste. Better than your normal take out Thai food. The tom yum soup I loved, it wasn’t extremely sour which I like, but wasn’t sour enough for my gf who loves pickled things if that does anything for you. So if you like sour, it may not be enough, but if you have more middle of the road taste buds, it is a good half step into the tom yum soups. We enjoyed everything so much we actually ended up finishing everything…
Will def be back.

Today I called and placed a take out order. I only ordered one item so it should not have been hard. The lady kept repeating it to me so I was confident it was going to be correct. I don’t normally come to this place because they are very over priced. I ordered Masaman Curry with Tofu. When I got back to work there were only 2 potatoes and no Tofu. There were nothing but veggies in the curry which also had no flavor. They charged me for the Tofu and when I called they told me I should have checked food and did not seem to care. To make it worse they slice all the veggies very thin even the baby corn. You know your cheap when you slice the baby corn and still charge the customers $ 11 dollar regular menu price but give lunch size. Avoid this place.

I went there tonight and ordered chicken tom yum soup, pad thai, red curry chicken, and thai tea. Red curry was fine but I wished it would be thicker. Pad thai was the worst I’d ever had compared to other thai restaurant. It was too salty that I had to drink a lot of water after dinner. I can’t believe pad thai there were not using the right pad thai rice noodles. The chicken in the tomyum soup seemed not fully cooked and salty. I will not pay another $ 50 to go to this restaurant again. Above all is just me and my boyfriend’s opion. Maybe they have good sushi and other japanese food.

Solid place to try if you’re in the mood for Thai food. The interior is pretty simple with minimal decoration but gives off a very clean and professional look.
I ordered the Chicken Peanut Sauce and was pretty pleased with my meal. I have a weakness for Thai peanut sauce and this dish did not disappoint. The chicken was yummy and juicy and the broccoli was cooked very well. The only thing I will say is that the sauce itself was a little more runny than what I’m used to. When I first saw my meal I thought I would have to order something else to curb my hunger, but I was pleasantly full by the time I finished my meal. The first time I came here the place was pretty empty, similar to this time. If you’re looking for a nice quiet meal this is a place to checkout!

Great Massaman curry. Atmosphere and service were very good. They actually make it spicy if you ask for me (unlike some places around here). Will definitely be back to try more.

Overall a «fine» place. Not necessarily my top Thai Restaurant in town but overall a very cozy atmosphere with a decent amount of space. The décor is typical Thai with Tique wood paneling with some elevated seating, both tables and booths.
A common trend is for Thai restaurants to also serve sushi so we did partake. Overall it was very good. Nothing «fantastic» but if you want a little Japanese with your Thai then go for it.
We ordered Ba Mee and also rice noodles. The beef and rice noodle soup is fantastic. They also tend to cater the monthly food fairs at the temple if you didn’t know. I believe the beef noodle soup is easily one of the best in town.
The service this evening was a little slow but very polite. Price is typical for a Thai restaurant. Parking is good and free. This is a little hard to find off of Olive Rd. It is right across Red Racks.
We’ll be back when we are in the mood for some comfort food!

Delicious pad kee mao (drunken noodles) and you can ask for it thai spicy, which is exactly how I like it. The noodles, veggies and meat were cooked perfectly and had a great flavor. Service was great. The restaurant is big, cute, but not very intimate. However, if you’re looking for some good Thai food, this place is great for thai food. Overall, I will definitely be back whenever I’m in STL.

Waited 45 min for a horribly skimpy over salted pad thai. Then paid $ 20 for shrimp pad thai and a coke. Will NEVER go back!

The food is always good and fast, if you order a lunch sushi combo, the salad and miso will be included. There is really no downsides about this place except the service could be slow and they might not come check on you for your food.

Called to place a carry out order for a family of 4. Probably about a $ 60 order. Woman who answered the phone was preoccupied, talking to someone else. Finally came on the line and said she was too busy and I should call back in an hour.
Hmmmmm. .. .. .. There are MANY fabulous Thai restaurants in St. Louis.
Do you think I called back?
Do you think I’ll ever go there again?
Do you think I told everyone I know?

Is it weird to order sushi a few times in one sitting? Like, pick a few and then decide you didn’t order enough food? I feel like I do that with sushi and tapas. I don’t know if my servers hate me or if this normal. Anyhow, this server thought I was crazy… but the second one helped us out and the food was excellent either way.
We arrived at an oddball dinner time in order to catch a movie. The server told us right off the sushi chef had just left on break! When I told her, that’s really all we came in for she said maybe she could call him. It was a bit awkward then and I felt like I had to order lots of sushi to make up for him missing his lunch break. Another reviewer had called him Harley Sushi Chef, that is exactly what I thought of when I saw him come in… I half expected him to come out from behind the bar and start teaching us karate since we were the only ones in there. Aside from our oddities, the food was excellent, also loved the atmosphere and when people started showing up it seemed like a really fun date night dinner place. We will be back soon I hope!

Stopped in for dinner tonight. First time for us and it was a nice surprise. Started with crab Rangoon. It was very creamy inside. Very nice. My partner had the red sauce pork. He enjoyed it and I tasted it and it was very good. I had the pad see ew. It was very good. Prices were right on, same as most. We paid $ 32 for what we had. Nice atmosphere. Quiet. We would stop in again.

I can only review the service as I was never able to place and order.
Terrible service. Rude cashier.
If you have unlimited patience and time maybe you will enjoy this place.

Came here today for lunch. Yes, I know it’s a Thai restaurant but they also serve Japanese dishes. I did have sashimi and sushi and not Thai… we’ll get to that in a sec. First I’ll address the elephant in the room… the guy making sushi literally looks like Pat Noriega from Karate Kid. Mr Fucking Miyagi is behind the counter, I am not even kidding. That alone is pretty awesome and deserves a star in and of itself.
I had the sashimi appetizer, which I am pretty sure was tuna, salmon, whitefish, and yellowtail. Then I had an eel and avocado roll. It was mediocre for sushi. I basically rate sushi in two parts. Part 1: Freshness and Flavor Part 2: Whether or not I get sick later. It’s 7pm and I’m so far so good on Part 2. If they fail on Part 2, they get a one star. Part 1… ehhh. I’ve had amazing sushi, I’ve had sushi in Japan, I’ve had great sushi, I’ve had mediocre sushi, and I’ve had bad sushi. This was ok to mediocre. Nothing special. The presentation was so so. The flavor was less than as I expect and the freshness seemed ok.
In all fairness, I feel slightly guilty judging a Thai restaurant by their sushi but if you are bold enough to serve it, you better bring it. I will give this place a second chance and order the Thai. Assuming it is much better.

In town for a conference and needed a place that had vegan options along with meat options to have dinner with a friend. This place was just about the mid-​way point between our two hotels, so it was a natural choice. The place had a lot of people in it on a Wednesday at almost 8:00, so that was a good sign. I was pleased to see the the menu was not just thai and included Chinese and Japanese food as well. I got a bowl of miso and California roll to start and some beef pad see eiw for the main meal. My friend had the veggie rolls to start and a tofu-​veggie mix for the main meal with jasmine rice. Everything was really fresh and came out very quickly. And, they were able to split our bill (for business receipts) without a problem.
I would totally come back here when I am back in town!

Went to order takeout with coworkers and was met with a not very friendly hostess. When asked which was better, the pad thai or the beef salad, she said «everything is good» with no further discussion. I usually like it when a waitress or waiter gives suggestions on what to order based on the choices I give. Usually they will say, X is more filling, but Y is more flavorful. Y has a distinct flavor that not most people enjoy, but X is playing it safe. None of that with her.
Ordered a thai iced tea with my food and requested it to have half/​light ice — the entire cup was filled with ice. Ordered a beef salad — it was 90% beef and 10% salad; I wish the salad was actually more of a salad. However, it had the right flavor I was looking for.
Prices are reasonable, poor hospitality, food is mediocre.

Conveniently located near my credit union I decided to pop in for a quick lunch. Ordered the combo maki (2 rolls from a specific list of ten, miso and salad). The ginger dressing on the salad was tasty but the lettuce needed to be drained more, had a lot of water in the bottom of the bowl. The miso was great, really enjoyed the flavor. I opted for the shrimp tempura roll and the eel and cucumber roll. Both were very good. Service was prompt and with a bill of $ 10.90 (I had water) I see this as a great lunch option!