Ahan Lao

212 Broadway Suite 1, Chula Vista
(619) 271-4261

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Sweet Mango Sticky Rice
Pad SA EW with Beef
Sticky Mango Rice
Spicy Papaya Salad
Panang Curry Beef
Drunken Noodles
Laotian Sausages
Lao Papaya Salad
Chicken Satay
Lao Beef Jerky

Menu

Appetizers
5. Chicken Satay
Grilled marinated chicken with curry on a stick. Served with peanut sauce.
6. Lao Sausage
Ground pork, thai chili, peppers, lemongrass, cilantro. Served with jeow bong.
7. Lao Beef Jerky
Deep fried marinated beef served with a side of jeow bong.
8. Deep Fried Pork Belly
Served with house sweet & sour sauce.
2. Egg Rolls (5 Piece)
Deep fried egg rolls with carrot, cabbage, mushrooms, and bean thread noodles. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
3. Crab Wonton (7 Pieces)
Deep fried cream cheese wonton with real crab meat. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
4. Chicken Wings (5 Pieces)
Deep fried chicken wings. Served with sweet and sour sauce.

Soups
9. Tom Yum Soup
Hot & sour soup with lemongrass, cilantro, mushrooms, tomato, and onion.
10. Tom Kah Soup (Coconut Soup)
Hot and sour soup with coconut milk, cilantro, mushroom, tomato, and onion.

Salads
11. Lao Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya with tomato in Lao spicy fermented fish sauce.
12. Thai Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya salad with tomato and peanuts in thai spicy tamarind lime dressing, served with cabbage.
13. Chicken Larb
14. Yum Beef Salad
Grilled beef steak tossed in cucumber, onion, roasted rice, cilantro, and tomato with spicy tamarind lime dressing.
15. Yum Seafood Salad
Mixed seafood (shrimp, squid, crab meat, fish balls.) seasoned with cucumber, onon, roasted rice, cilantro, and tomato with a spicy tamarind lime dressing.

Noodles & Fried Rice
16. Pad Thai
Rice noodles stir fried with eggs, green onion, bean sprouts, and crushed peanuts with tamarind sauce.
19. Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with egg, peas, carrots, onions, and tomato served with cucumber.
17. Pad Sa Ew
Flat rice noodles stir fried with eggs, broccoli, carrots, and soy sauce.
18. Drunken Noodles
Spicy wide noodles stir fried with thai basil, tomato, bell pepper, white onion, and carrot.
20. Pineapple Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with eggs, pineapple, tomato, cashew nuts, and raisins.

Curry
23. Red Curry
With eggplants, peas, carrots, Bamboo Shoots, bell peppers, and thai basil.
21. Green Curry
With eggplants, peas, carrots, Bamboo Shoots, bell peppers and thai basil.
22. Yellow Curry
With carrots, potatoes, and onions.
24. Panang Curry
With carrots, bell peppers, green beans.

Wok Stir Fry
25. Vegetable Delight
Stir fried broccoli, carrot, cabbages, green beans, and zucchini in house soy sauce.
26. Cashew Nut
Stir fried cashew nuts, carrots, celery, water chesnut, bell pepper, and onion in house soy sauce.
27. Pad Ka Pao Hot Basil
Stir fried thai basil, bell peppers, carrots, onions, green beans. Topped with a fried egg.
28. Spicy Eggplant
Eggplants, bell pepper, carrots, onions, thai basil in house soy sauce.
29. Garlic Pepper
Broccoli carrots, onions, and garlic in black pepper house soy sauce.

Ahan Lao Specials
31. Nam Khao Lao Crispy Rice
Crispy fried rice tossed in fermented sour pork, chili peppers, green onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Serve with romaine lettuce.
36. Mok Pla
Banana leaves wrapped around catfish nuggets, chili, dill, green onion, and lime leaf.
37. Gaeng Nor Mai (Lao Bamboo Soup)
Fresh Bamboo Shoots in yanang extract with mushroom, lemongrass, onions, and yellow pumpkin.
30. Khua Mee Lao Noodle
32. Khao Pooon Lao Curry Noodle
Vermicelli rice noodle in red curry paste broth, chicken feet, cooked pork blood, bamboo, garnished with bean sprout, cabbage, and mint leaf.
33. Khao Piek Sen (Lao Chicken Noodle Soup)
34. Lao Beef Pho
35. Kuayflaw Reua
38. Sean Rong Hai
Grilled marinated beef steak, garnished with mint and lettuce.

Sides & Extras
Lad Sticky Rice
Jasmine White Rice
Vermicelli Noodles
Vegetable
Tofu
Chicken
Beef
Shrimp
Mixed Seafood
Combination

Desserts
Sweet Mango Sticky Rice
Sweetened Lao sticky rice with coconut milk topped with sweet mango and toasted sesame.

Beverages
Iced Thai Tea
Iced Thai Coffee
Bottled Water
Can Soda
Can Coconut Juice

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Recent Reviews

Small mom and pop place with authentic Thai and Laotltian food. Had been there twice and the food is super tasty. Had the classic Pad Thai Noodles and they were very filling and delicious. It's situated in a small plaza but there is always parking. Not a lot of seating place and the owner who tends to the place is a little gruff but the food is worth it.
October 2025
The food was delicious, and I can confirm it’s authentic from a Laotian perspective. I’ve gotten beef jerky which was amazing. It came with some jeow bong which is a sweet and spicy dipping sauce. You must eat it with sticky rice. The Lao medium spiced papaya salad was good too and not too spicy. I enjoyed it alongside Royal Mandarin’s salt and pepper chicken wings, and the meal was fantastic. Phet was super awesome and so hospitable. Thanks for some of the nam wan too,...
October 2025
I went for the matcha and it was good but there was this old man walking around in sock in the kitchen and lowkey thats unsanitary and unsettling I wanted to get food but seeing that guy and seeing how he had a bad attitude I didnt
September 2025

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Ahan Lao

212 Broadway Suite 1, Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 271-4261