Blú Lotus | Lao & Thai Restaurant

I came here looking to find some authentic food but was highly disappointed. The first red flag was this place had like a western vibe to it. Nothing wrong with it but it gave me the feeling like the food was going to be dumbed down.Without the title I would have never thought this was a asian restaurant. I shrugged it off and thought maybe the food might be great, especially from all the High reviews. So as I go to order and start asking about their dishes, I asked about their rice portions. The kind waitress didnt even know the portions, and even said they might not have enough rice. Lmao...Second red flag. So I shrugged it off and thought they might ve been packed earlier and didnt make enough, it happens. I ordered the papaya spicy, raw beef laab spicy, crispy pork belly, and 4 side of sticky rice. When I took a look at the pork belly portion it looked like it should be 5 dollars worth. Paid almost 20 for it. The papaya and raw laab was not spicy at all. If u know asians we love eating spicy food. The papaya lao style was garbage, I think they only put fish sauce for the dressing because that's all I could taste. Papaya salad is the kind of dish where its suppose to give your taste buds all it can handle, from spice to sweet and sour, bitter, everything. But it was bland. The pork was dry. The laab was OK. Let me put it this way, ill make all those dishes better at home. As for the rice I now know why she couldn't give me portion size. They use sanwich bags to bag them lmao. It felt unsanitary to say the least. I will never be going back there again. They dumbed down all the authentic flavors. I cant speak on the thai dishes much because I was never a fan of Thai dishes.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

I love ur food its really good and really good sevice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My partner and i came in on tuesday around 240pm… we werent really sure they closed between 3-5pm (which i did mention to my bf because i saw it on apple maps and yelp)BUT he didnt listen to me so here we are coming in at 245pm when theyre about to close.

Now usually we dont even bother getting take out but the server/host that spoke to me said we could still do take out. I unfortunately dont remember his name but he had 3 earings on one ear, very nice person and i truly wish i could’ve given you a bigger tip but i hope what we left was for you only.

Food was great!
Papaya salad lao style was a little on the sweeter side but better than other places.

Pad thai- good but a little sour and plain for us.

Fried tofu- delicious! Simple but so good. (Best when fresh)

Fried rice- 2nd fav dish.

Bbq pork pieces- very goodand great portion size.

We will be back, you now have 2 regulars until we leave the area.

Thank you again to the server guy! We appreciate you letting us order. We will dine in next time (way before closing time)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

First time costumer experience:

Pros: The food was tasty & the side spicy sauces were great!

Cons: portions are very small & not filled as a full portion. My side of rice was half full (small container).

I had a really disappointing experience at this restaurant this week when I went inside for the first time to order food to go due to the incredibly rude behavior of the female host. She refused to answer basic menu questions by being short and dismissive with her responses.

It was honestly the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced- I was made to feel belittled and unwelcome just for taking a moment to read the menu and ask which items were spicy. Although, there were no other customers waiting and only one table with 2 costumers. It was such an uncomfortable treatment that many times in my short stay I thought about leaving.

It’s unfortunate because the food was good, but no great meal can make up for such poor treatment. I truly hope management considers training staff because no customer should ever be made to feel this way and a great costumer service experience is a great factor for returning costumers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

I love this place, their food is amazing. Service is great with friendly waitresses. I definitely recommend this restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Tum Yum noodle soup was not one of the best I have had.

Food: 3

Ordered takeout, but the food came promptly and the clerk (whoever she was that we ordered dinner for on the same day of this post) was polite, considerate and made sure our takeout was packaged well.

The food was tasty and came together well. I was looking for something Laotian and the girl recommended one of the salads that I got this minced grilled beef with and sticky rice. The pad thai was great too, if anything maybe a few more ingredients, but it was very solid, and had a good consistency to it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this restaurant food. When I walked in to pick up my food. they was very friendly and also there food is very good and cooked freshed. What I get is The Salmon Lab Curry.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Love this place, everything on the menu is good. I just wish they were open later and on the weekends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Decent food, good service, single person portions, average pricing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is a hidden gem. I really love the food real authentic, and the owners put a lot of heart and soul into their dishes. Husband and wife cooking side by side in the kitchen all that love in the atmosphere, and then they apply it on a dish served with delicious authentic food from the soul. Great service, the girls Josephine and Mela are the best everyone is welcoming and very kind. I will spend my money here every pay day. Come treat yourself, don't cheat yourself, CERES CA always accepting new family members to the restaurant come try them out I promise you will come back...🙌🏽❤️✝️

I love ❤️ the shrimp spring rolls with sweet and sour sauce! Anytime, I’m in Ceres. I have to stop and get them.

Incredible food. Great service. Highly recommend. Better Asian food than the Bay Area

We got here at 2:35p and they turned us away and said they close in 15 mins

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

This place is amazing. The staff are all super friendly, and the food is outstanding. The pad-Thai and Thai coffee are incredible. The spice is no joke. I love spicy food and I normally just get Medium here. Medium is spicy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5