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    Lucky Elephant Cafe

    4.9 (34 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Taro Milk Tea
    Kelley W.

    Stop reading reviews and just come here! It's absolutely amazing food and the "waitress", Tee, that everyone raves about is actually the founder/owner! She even remembers customers by name and their orders. I came here twice on a short work trip and lived the tom yum, pad Thai, pad see ew, veggie rolls (with taro!), and fried bananas. Cozy atmosphere but only seating for 10, so plan ahead when you want to bring a group. Authentic Thai family recipes with unique spins and perfect service!

    Crispy chicken wings
    Nary K.

    If you are in the South Jersey area (Sewell/Washington Township), please stop by Lucky Elephant Cafe for delicious and authentic Thai & Lao food (take out only for now). I've been looking for a place that makes delicious Drunken Noodles and here it is. We also ordered crispy chicken wings, shrimp rolls, pork and vegetable egg rolls, chicken fried rice, shrimp and salmon special and Tom Yum soup We definitely found our new takeout spot! *There's no sign yet. It's located in a strip mall next to Philly Pretzel Factory and Liscio's Bakery.

    Lucky Elephant Banana

    Came here for a little dinner on a Thursday night all the way from Philly, worth the 45 min drive during prime hours, 5:30-6:15, it's fairly new, a cute and quaint hidden spot which is also family ran. Amazing Thai food, had the red curry (mild spice) was not super spicy, just a slight burn. It was creamy, packed with so much flavor, fresh, and you can really taste the love and passion in the food. I got the curry with shrimp, definitely will be wanting it again. A plus is that this place gives you way more curry than most places in philly, so definitely worth the money. My cousin got the Pad see ew (drunken noodles), I usually think pad see ew is meh, especially the ones I've tried in philly restaurants, BUT I LOVED their pad see ew, it's very different from the other ones I've tried. It had so much more flavor, it was sweet, savory, spicy, umami, and a hint of acidic/sour, lots of fresh veggies, and noodles were cooked perfectly. The owner Tee was amazing and so sweet, made us feel like we could be real life friends, she really took care of us, especially when we told her it was our first time and gave us complimentary dessert, lucky elephant banana. The dessert is sweet, ripe bananas wrapped in a wonton (I think) wrapper, fried to perfection, drizzled with chocolate syrup and powdered sugar. The wrapper was crispy with soft fresh bananas inside.

    Pad See Ew
    Katelyn B.

    Me and my sister come here all the time. It's probably our favorite restaurant in Jersey. The food is always phenomenal with hearty portions. On top of the food being wonderful, T is the best server! She is attentive, kind and knows our orders before we even have to say anything. Couldn't recommend this place enough, it's a true gem.

    Lucky Elephant Banana

    Great service! And the food is soooo good. Seriously the best Thai food in Gloucester county. Ambiance is cozy and fun. Definitely gonna come back.

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    Great little restaurant. Food and bubble tea are excellent. Definitely worth a try.

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    Food was wonderful!!! We ordered pad Thai with chicken and pineapple rice with shrimp dish. We will be back !

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    What an amazing find!!! Great food and exceptional service from the owner. Highly recommend!!!

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    4.7(255 reviews)
    13.6 miBella Vista, Italian Market

    Enjoying lunch at Mawn felt like I had won the lottery!! If you know how hard it is to secure a…read morereservation than you know the feeling! So you might stumble across info for the best times to secure a walk-up reservation and they'll tell you to arrive at least by 10:30am Thursday through Saturday as Mawn opens at 11am. But let me tell you how I pulled up in front of Mawn at 10:40am on a Thursday and there was already a line of about 15 people!! Mind you, these people have PEOPLEZ as quite a few were holding spots in line for others in their party who could now casually stroll up to the line since their spot was secured by their people. I'm telling you have a game plan! If I knew then what I know now I probably would have got there at least by 9:30, seriously. My party got waitlisted as soon as we were just one person away from entering the restaurant and we had to wait for another 40 minutes. Fortunately it was a nice day so we just walked around the neighborhood and came back and got in. It's a small quaint place that only seats about 28 people. You'll feel like your visiting your favorite relatives home. You'll glance around at the other guest and feel like WOW i'm one of the few who finally made it into one of the most coveted highly acclaimed restaurants in Philly! Now let me see if it lives up to the hype! haha! I started out with the pear melon salad. It was light and refreshing. I thoroughly enjoyed the citrus notes and the pear slices. I would have never thought to add the pear but that really complimented the salad well. I was told that a MUST try is the head on soft shell shrimp. At first I wasn't thrilled about the thought of eating the head but said what the heck, lets go for the full experience! If you love softshell crabs you'll love this! There was nothing off putting about it. It simply taste like delicious premium shrimp in a fish caramel sauce with a hint of thai basil and chili. It was wonderful. I could have gone for a second round but I wanted to try other items. I enjoyed the seafood fried rice..this is similar to the crab fried rice but included uni roe and caviar with saracha on the side so you can regulate your heat level. I'll say this, while I enjoyed the seafood fried rice and the bonus elements of it, I was not a fan of the texture of the rice itself. Perhaps it's just my preference. The rice was light, fluffy and slightly sticky in texture whereas I prefer more of a thai fried rice which is dry, slightly firm and non-clumpy texture. But that's not taking any cool points away from Mawn. It's just my preference that i'm mentioning in case anyone else goes in expecting a different texture. I love the team service aspect at Mawn. Our waiter emphasized that we're not bugging anybody if we need anything we can stop any staff person walking by. I love that. Beef Noodle soup is delicous here. So is the yellow curry noodle soup. The fish is really good here too. I didn't realize I could have requested for it to be deboned (probably because I was talking to much lol) But my waiter was kind enough to come over and help me debone it when they saw I was struggling lol This was the first time I ever had a green thai tea! It was really a treat. Not overly sweet. Nothing but pure deliciousness here! And a super helpful warm friendly staff.

    Great service and great food! The place is small so it makes sense that it's so hard to get a…read morereservation. I love a good BYO, so I can splurge a bit more on the food and not worry about the cost of alcohol. For a party of three, we order 5 appetizers and shared the all star fried rice, which was a perfect amount of food. We got the beef skewers, which were definitely a favorite - the meat absolutely melts in your mouth! The papaya salad paired well with this, as it was tangy and refreshing, especially on such a hot day. The scallop crudo was a special for the night, but I think they should add this to their permanent menu because it was definitely a standout! The all star fried rice at $54 was also well worth it. I am often disappointed by dishes like these due to the lack of "stuff", but there was crab throughout and a generous portion of roe. I was a little disappointed however that there were only 2 scallops at that price. Overall, each dish had impeccable flavor, great presentation, and a good amount of seafood for the price.

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    Lucky Elephant Cafe - laotian - Updated May 2026

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