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| - I have never had Laoation food before and I cannot wait to have it again! First off, I'm not a huge Thai fan but love Indian, Chinese and Japanese. This food was just a bit different and better done than some of the other dishes I've had from other ethnic restaurants. It's not to pricey, they have beer, wine and cocktails and the service was great.
So what did me and my friend have? We shared crab ragoon, the lao sausage spring rolls, Kang gai (essentially pad thai) with chicken and I had the Moak Pa (which is catfish mixed w/ ground pork, peppers and steamed in banana leaves). I ordered my Moak Pa, adventurous spicy (2/3 spicy). The crab ragoon was the best I have ever had. The appetizer comes with 6, large, fluffy-pastry triangles. There wasn't a lot of crab but I'm pretty sure people order this dish to eat gooey cream cheese. The sausage spring rolls were nicely rolled and super fresh tasting with yummy peanut sauce on the side. We somehow managed to finish all of the appetizers over dinner but you could easily have leftovers or share these with at least a table of four. Oh and I had a laotini (lychee tini) and it was surprisingly not that sweet so it was tasty!
Then came our entrees. The Kang Gai was described as the ultimate comfort food, well prepared with lots of peanuts on top. Then there was mine, the Moak Pa. OMG! Do not miss this! It came with a bunch of steamed veggies on the side that I didn't touch because I was in love with my Moak Pa. Though it is hard to decipher what is all in the banana leaves, it doesn't matter. There were huge chunks of catfish with lots of wonderful spices and when mixed w/ the sweet & sour sauce that comes on the side, there is a wonderful marriage of sweet and spicy in your mouth. I ate it all, without regret.
You must go here. Willy street has so many restaurants that I bet this place might go unnoticed sometimes but give it a try and you won't be disappointed..
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