I would say that this place is the best Thai food in this area. The wait is really long during the weekends, took me almost 1 and a half hour to get in. But the the food made the waiting worth it. Recommend dishes are pad thai, papaya salad jungle style (It’s a must try dish as it is really special that you can’t find elsewhere), tom yum with sea food, and crispy fried. These 4 dishes are for 4-6. If you are a parties of 5+ call large size tom yum with bowl of rice. Tom yum here is also the best!
The best Boat noodles I've had so far. Savory. Flavorful. Hearty. Chef's kiss 😚🤌🏾. The jungle papaya salad is delicious! Refreshing with a kick! Exotic taste and I love the spicy.
Amazingly bright flavors in the lao curry and the papaya salad. A perfect balance of acidity, freshness, and umami. The stir fry noodles (I think it was the rad na) were good by itself but when the other two dishes came out, this one seemed dull in comparison.
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Atmosphere: 5/10
Value: 7/10
We were in Santa Ana/Westminster shopping/preparing for Chinese New Year and got hungry!!! Hadn’t eaten…wanted a quick bite that was not Chinese/Vietnamese and we accidentally came across this restaurant!! We were skeptical at first. Place was quiet and small not our usual loud Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant!!! I have to say Hospitality was excellent, warm and welcoming!!! Food was fresh and prepared in a timely manner. Taste was DELICIOUS and portions were great!! LOVE MY STICKY RICE!!! Not your normal skimpy sandwich sized 3 finger flattened rice!!! They were ABSOLUTELY GENEROUS!!! I LOVE IT! Thai BBQ Chicken falls if the bone, juicy and tender, papaya salad was not over barring with fermented fish sauce. YUMMY IN MY TUMMY!!!!
Been looking for authentic Lao food. This place is pretty close! We got the sausage, lao papaya spicy, larb, and Kao Piak. Delicious took the leftovers home and ate good for another 2 days. Only thing was the guys wanted the papaya to be spicier and fishier.
Pretty decent Laos food. Their Laos sausages are really good along with all the other menu items I ordered.
Only issue I had was the fresh coconut didn’t taste too fresh, otherwise enjoyed this place & would recommend.
First time dining here and it was really delicious! The flavors was there!
When they ask you how bitter you want your Larp, you know you’re in for a good authentic treat. We ordered Khaopoon, Beef Larp, Jungle Papaya Salad, and Crispy fried rice. All dishes tasted great and none disappointed. It is a small restaurant with only 6 tables and gets pretty busy. Not an ideal place for a large group but doable. Parking gets pretty packed as well because it’s located inside a business complex. Is you aren’t lucky enough to get a a table, order it to go. You won’t be disappointed and I’ll be going back.
We normally do take out here due to the proximity of the location for our family. We wished we could eat in but we have to mostly grab-n-go. I will say, it is hands down one of the best Lao-Thai restaurants we've eaten at in LA-ish settings (Yes, I know. This is OC). It is our go to spot for raw laarb, if you're into laarb and if you're into it being raw. Spicy with a little bit of bitter? Yes, please! The kids usually get the Lao sausages which are also very flavorful especially when paired with their sweet (sticky) rice. The lemon grass is strong in the sausages but that's how we like it.
The wait staff are usually nice, even if maybe a little slow sometimes. The ambiance is that of any typical Asian family-owned restaurant; nothing to write home about but also not dumpy to the point where you wonder what extra ingredients they're adding to the food to make it taste so good.
I will be back to try other yummy dishes. My belly was in heavenly bliss.
Here is what I ordered:
Papaya salad jungle style (strong shrimp paste flavor)
Lao sausages
Pad see ew
Lemon fish (trout)
Stirred fried watercress
Thai crepes with condensed milk
They were all delicious but the Thai crepes stood out. I originally wanted the mango with sticky rice, but they ran out. So I had the Thai crepes. Heavenly. I haven't had a dessert like this in ages. If that was my last bite, I could die happy.
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