Best Laotian Restaurant Irvine Near Me

4worldlovers: This place is probably the only authentically Laotian, or even markets itself as Laotian, or at least 20 miles around. Is you’re afraid of real “ethnic” flavorings or spice, start off at a Thai restaurant until you work up the courage.

If you’re not sure what to order, I definitely recommend their pad thai! The dish is on the sweeter side (the norm for this dish) but it’s soo good. The entree is very saucy and the portion is huge. The price is ridiculously reasonable for this dish. Another thing that I like about this location is that they have spicy chili flakes at each table and it’s my favorite thing to put on my order to make things extra spicy!

I’ve tried other dishes from this location as well such as the pad see ew, tom yum soup, papaya salad, and more… and honestly, you can’t go wrong with any of them.

The interior is simple and the customer service is good! I really don’t have anything to complain about this place.

Really, just come here if you’re looking for some good Thai food!

I never knew this place existed until my friend took me for dinner! WHERE HAVE I BEEN?! It’s not your typical thai restaurant since it’s both Thai/Laos. My favorite dishes to order here is the Pad Thai, Pad See Eww, Spicy Clams and Yellow Curry. I have a low tolerance for spicy food so mild is already spicy to me haha. Everything is cooked to perfection here! There was never a time that I was disappointed. It tends to get busy during lunch hours on Weekends and dinner hours all 7 days a week. They also accepts credit cards here!

I absolutely love this restaurant! My boyfriend and I have been here twice since we moved to Orange County 1.5 months ago!

My boyfriend and I came here around lunch and it wasn’t too packed. We were greeted and seated immediately. I did some research and I decided to go with the crispy fried rice and my boyfriend got the larb. The crispy fried rice was absolutely delicious! The fried rice was extremely crispy! Although, I did get tired of chewing halfway towards my meal. The rice paired well with the vegetables and fermented pork. I love the contrast in every bite.

The second time around, my boyfriend and I went here for dinner and it was PACKED. We were lucky and was seated at the last vacant table. *Whew* This time I ordered the Kao Piak and it was sooooo hearty and flavorful. It’s very similar to the Vietnamese banh canh except the broth is a little thicker and they used chicken instead of pork. I LOVED IT. If you’re feeling under the weather, I definitely recommend this dish.

Result: This is definitely one of my favorite Lao restaurants! I’ll be back real soon!

My business is located right next to a Thai restaurant in Anaheim but I’m willing to drive to Westminster just to eat here for the authentic experience. Best Laotian/Thai food I’ve had in a very long time. Ordered the pad Thai, angel wings, larb minced beef salad, beef salad, tom yum soup, and combination fried rice. They’re were all very tasty especially the larb. They aren’t cheap with their portions either. To the cook and staff, thank you for the good food and service!

First time trying Laotian food (I think) and I loved it! It was kinda similar to Thai food with larb, papaya salad, noodles. Well, even the name of the restaurant has both Lao and Thai in it.

The three of us ordered the ground beef larb, lao sausage, crying tiger (grilled steak), and the famous crispy rice. The beef larb was good, but I would prefer it to be spicier (totally our fault because we requested for mild). The lao sausage and the crispy rice were surprisingly super good, even though I was skeptical about both of them in the beginning. For the crying tiger, just a precaution, the beef slices came in medium rare state which were totally fine by me, but my friends couldn’t eat the rare parts (more for me!!).

Overall, we really enjoyed our lunch here and would love to come back to try other dishes

My knowledge of Lao food is minimal…in fact, the only other time I’ve had Lao food is from my 2 Lao friends haha. There was a wait when we arrived. There’s a sign-in sheet by the cash register where the pork rinds and banana chips are. The wait actually wasn’t that bad – about 10-15 min.

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Loved the food here. I haven't been able to find Thai food in Irvine that has impressed me but this place has won me over. I got the crab fried rice, green curry and a thai milk tea. All of them were flavorful and miles better than the other places I've tried in Irvine. I'm...

Been open about 4 mo, reasonable prices, quick service. No lunch specials at this time. I had appetizer chicken satay, 5 skewers! Moist and tasty with peanut dipping sauce. My sis had green curry with tofu. Asked for spicy, she thought it could have been spicier. Comes with white...

I visit this excellent restaurant many times since I like the special air that is exist in this restaurant. The staff is exceptionally loyal and professional. The service is impressively quick. Not to mention, the food you eat is good. I ate there many times and I was always...

Mmmm the food is so good here. We've been back a couple times since first getting takeout. The curry and Tom yum are really flavorful, everything we've had has been great. Go to Thai place now!

This spot is amazing and spacious, the food was enchanting and the rates were very reasonable. quickly, effective service and very welcoming staff. I highly recommend this place.

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4worldlovers: Santa Ana’s 4th Street Market is a kaleidoscope of constantly changing flavors.

Keeping up with the turnover in the kitchens here is exhausting. One day, a stall serves tacos. The next day, that same stall has transformed into a Vietnamese cafe. Then, before you can go back for seconds, it has become a Thai street-food restaurant. And that’s just one of the many revolving-door concepts at the popular food hall.

That new Thai shop is called Tuk Tuk, and the menu is relatively short: a tightly-edited selection of fried rice, a few noodles and pad kra pow.

I’ve sampled a little bit from each category, and all of it is pretty good. The pad Thai is traditionally sweet and tart and highly fragrant. The drunken noodles get an extra punch from florets of young green peppercorns. But really the one thing everybody should focus on here is the spicy crab fried rice.

Fried rice with crab is ubiquitous in Thai restaurants in California. However, I don’t recall anyone else serving a version better than what emerges from the wok at Tuk Tuk. The crab is fresh and plump, generous chunks of it folded into the rice (along with a few unavoidable bits of crab shell), which is made deeply spicy by default with fresh green chilies and dried red chili powder. If you can’t handle the heat, it’s on you to speak up when ordering.

Tuk Tuk is run by the same team that operates The Chicken Rice, a Thai-inspired chicken-only restaurant no bigger than this one just a couple blocks away. “I work there for lunch and come here for dinner,” the owner tells me.


Despite the short menu, this is not fast food. Everything is made to order, and it can take a while because — like a true street-food vendor in Bangkok — there’s only one person, a grandmotherly figure in a hair net, cooking everything by herself, multiple woks clanking in unison. Much of what she cooks is packaged and readied for a never-ending stream of Grubhub drivers. “Thank you for being so patient,” the owner says when my buzzer finally goes off and the steam is billowing from my rice.