CARTHAGEKITCHEN

By cuisine

Thai catering in Los Angeles.

Curries, noodles, and the satay that starts every gathering. Pad Thai, green curry chicken, Panang beef, massaman curry, chicken satay skewers, Thai basil chicken, and mango sticky rice. One zabiha-sourced kitchen, every dish built for a shared table.

Thai
THAICURRIES, NOODLES & SATAY

At catering scale

Catering Thai, honestly

Thai food hits every register on the palate — sweet, sour, salty, and heat in calibrated layers — and that complexity is exactly what makes it a standout on a catering spread. Carthage's Thai menu is built around dishes that hold beautifully through service: pad Thai that doesn't clump, green curry chicken and Panang beef fragrant with coconut milk and kaffir lime, massaman with its deep, almost-braised character, and chicken satay skewers with a peanut sauce guests will spoon onto everything. Tom yum soup service brings the sour-heat punch as a starter, papaya salad cuts through richer dishes, and tod mun fish cakes add that bouncy, aromatic bite you can't stop reaching for. Every protein is halal, zabiha-sourced from the start, with no shortcuts — our suppliers hold the halal certification and will show it on request, and we claim none of our own.

A single Los Angeles kitchen means Thai food can sit on the same event table as Japanese sushi, Korean bulgogi, or soul food fried chicken — all priced together on one per-guest rate without juggling multiple caterers. Dietary tags are clearly marked: jasmine rice, papaya salad, and vegetable spring rolls are vegan and gluten-free friendly; our curries can be adjusted for heat and several are naturally gluten-free with rice. Mango sticky rice and Thai tea panna cotta close the meal with the kind of sweet, creamy finish that makes guests linger. From a casual outdoor reception to a formal plated dinner across LA and Orange County, Thai catering from Carthage is built for variety, volume, and the way real people eat at celebrations.

Course by course

The Thai menu

Priced per guest and per platter — Thai catering from $15/guest, scaling with your headcount.

Dietary

Dietary accommodations

Every dish on this menu is labeled, and our kitchen is halal · zabiha-sourced. Tell us the table and we engineer around it — see our full dietary catering options.

Thai catering runs about $15$101 per guest for food. Multiplied out, that is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.

Estimated thai catering cost by guest count — food only
GuestsEstimated food costPer guest
25$375 – $2,525$15 – $101
50$750 – $5,050$15 – $101
100$1,500 – $10,100$15 – $101
150$2,250 – $15,150$15 – $101

Food only. Staffing, rentals, delivery, setup and breakdown are separate lines, and a mandatory service charge and California sales tax apply on top — so the invoice for a staffed event runs meaningfully above the food figure. Smaller counts sit at the top of the band: setup and delivery cost the same at 25 guests as at 100. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.

Questions

Thai catering, answered honestly

What does Thai catering cost in Los Angeles?
Platters, trays and pans run $40–$185, with individual boxed meals from $20. Pad thai, jasmine rice and spring rolls sit at the lower end; panang, massaman and the larger curry builds sit at the top. Every platter states how many it serves.
Is the Thai menu halal?
Yes — every protein is zabiha-sourced, there is no pork anywhere, and no alcohol goes into a curry or a marinade. Fish sauce and shrimp paste are traditional in this cuisine, so dishes carrying them are labeled rather than assumed, and the vegan curries are built without either.
How do you handle spice levels for a mixed room?
By splitting the line rather than compromising it. Curries run at a level most of a room is comfortable with and the heat goes out alongside, so guests who want it hot get it hot and nobody else is caught out. Tell us the room and we set the default accordingly.
Which Thai dishes should anchor our menu?
Green curry chicken and pad thai anchor almost every table, with chicken satay skewers opening it and jasmine rice underneath. Panang or massaman beef raises it for an evening event, papaya salad cuts through the richness, and mango sticky rice closes it.
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Tell us the date and the headcount — we’ll tailor Thai to your event and price it per person, with a menu sketch in your inbox within one business day.

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