This was my first time there and I absolutely loved the food. We sat at the bar on a Friday night for dinner and there was a happy hour until 8:00. We ordered two appetizers and two entrees and put them between the two of us. There was so much food we had to take the leftovers home. I can't wait to go back and try more things on the menu! I give it ?????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter
Riza Hernandez
This is our usual go-to spot on our monthly Wed date night. Love their bar selection. We typically sit at the bar. Kevin is usually the bar keep and he’s very knowledgeable. They have an awesome happy hour menu which goes until 8pm. Can’t beat that. Love the food. Amazing flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious, I ordered the shrimp curry. It was very flavorful and creamy. It's a very cute space. Only downside was the service, it took over 20 minutes for someone to take our drink orders after we sat down.
Great food, service, and atmosphere. Lovely restraurant for a family holiday dinner! Accommodated 10 of us and everyone really enjoyed their meal. Also would be great place for a date night. Would come here again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter, Bourbon Ginger Highball, Steamed Chicken over Garlic Rice, Khao Mun Gai, Panang Curry
Adam Rogal
Great neighborhood restaurant. Authentic food and great cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Torange Yeghiazarian
Great atmosphere and food. But a little pricey!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heidi Liou
Amazing food, great chill music, lovely service. Highly recommend for a date night or with a group of friends!Not packed for a Wednesday night. Lots of indoor seating and bar seating too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Randall Crane
Great drinks. Food is sticky with coconut milk. Noisy near the bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter
Alexander Tenette
Stopped here to get some drinks and appetizers to share. The roti and yellow curry was pretty good. The roti was crispy and curry flavorful and good consistency. The chicken laab wasn't very good, the ground chicken tasted really gamey or a bit fowl. Ground chicken is also a bit dry in laab compared to beef. We originally wanted the shrimp papaya salad but the waiter misheard us so, we got the regular papaya salad, really good flavors in the papaya salad but definitely missing spice (there were no Thai peppers in there) but other than that, it's legit (minus the peppers and fermented crab). The cocktails were really good especially the Sazerac that is made, from what I'm told Makers mark that is specifically barreled for The Soap Avenue and you get a sniffer of it, it's a really good whiskey!
Go try it out. The service is excellent. The drinks are fun. The dishes are creative. Is it Piedmont expensive? Yes. Is it Laotian food made for Westernized tastes? Probably. But it's crowded for a reason. It's a nice place for a night out.
Valerie
We really appreciate having a local Laotian restaurant on Piedmont Ave. We took friends out for a special thank you dinner; everyone thoroughly enjoyed both the taste of each dish and presentation!
Great location. Pricey, but delicious and authentic Laotian food. Drinks were yummy also. Service was a bit slow, but it looked like there were only a couple of people waiting on tables. I could tell they were working hard, as was everyone else working at the restaurant. Absolutely recommend this place.
Stephanie Buitrago
5-8pm happy hour ONLY at the bar. Amazing peanut sauce, and the freshest fresh shrimp rolls I have ever had. The wings are so good, I even dipped them in the amazing- finger licking- peanut sauce. My new go to spot for amazing happy hour, food and service.Kid-friendliness: I saw small children here.Parking: Limited street metered parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mango Sticky Rice
ClaudiaP
A new discovery when visiting my daughter in her new SFO area home. We kept driving past it, and it was always packed. We all loved everything. So many great food options, and they make great leftovers! She said it will become a regular place for them.
This was my first time there and I absolutely loved the food. We sat at the bar on a Friday night for dinner and there was a happy hour until 8:00. We ordered two appetizers and two entrees and put them between the two of us. There was so much food we had to take the leftovers home. I can't wait to go back and try more things on the menu! I give it ?????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter
This is our usual go-to spot on our monthly Wed date night. Love their bar selection. We typically sit at the bar. Kevin is usually the bar keep and he’s very knowledgeable. They have an awesome happy hour menu which goes until 8pm. Can’t beat that. Love the food. Amazing flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious, I ordered the shrimp curry. It was very flavorful and creamy. It's a very cute space. Only downside was the service, it took over 20 minutes for someone to take our drink orders after we sat down.
Delicious food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter, Bourbon Ginger Highball, Mango Sticky Rice
Great food, service, and atmosphere. Lovely restraurant for a family holiday dinner! Accommodated 10 of us and everyone really enjoyed their meal. Also would be great place for a date night. Would come here again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter, Bourbon Ginger Highball, Steamed Chicken over Garlic Rice, Khao Mun Gai, Panang Curry
Great neighborhood restaurant. Authentic food and great cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great atmosphere and food. But a little pricey!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, great chill music, lovely service. Highly recommend for a date night or with a group of friends!Not packed for a Wednesday night. Lots of indoor seating and bar seating too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great drinks. Food is sticky with coconut milk. Noisy near the bar.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lao Appetizer Platter
Stopped here to get some drinks and appetizers to share. The roti and yellow curry was pretty good. The roti was crispy and curry flavorful and good consistency. The chicken laab wasn't very good, the ground chicken tasted really gamey or a bit fowl. Ground chicken is also a bit dry in laab compared to beef. We originally wanted the shrimp papaya salad but the waiter misheard us so, we got the regular papaya salad, really good flavors in the papaya salad but definitely missing spice (there were no Thai peppers in there) but other than that, it's legit (minus the peppers and fermented crab). The cocktails were really good especially the Sazerac that is made, from what I'm told Makers mark that is specifically barreled for The Soap Avenue and you get a sniffer of it, it's a really good whiskey!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Go try it out. The service is excellent. The drinks are fun. The dishes are creative. Is it Piedmont expensive? Yes. Is it Laotian food made for Westernized tastes? Probably. But it's crowded for a reason. It's a nice place for a night out.
We really appreciate having a local Laotian restaurant on Piedmont Ave. We took friends out for a special thank you dinner; everyone thoroughly enjoyed both the taste of each dish and presentation!
Great location. Pricey, but delicious and authentic Laotian food. Drinks were yummy also. Service was a bit slow, but it looked like there were only a couple of people waiting on tables. I could tell they were working hard, as was everyone else working at the restaurant. Absolutely recommend this place.
5-8pm happy hour ONLY at the bar. Amazing peanut sauce, and the freshest fresh shrimp rolls I have ever had. The wings are so good, I even dipped them in the amazing- finger licking- peanut sauce. My new go to spot for amazing happy hour, food and service.Kid-friendliness: I saw small children here.Parking: Limited street metered parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mango Sticky Rice
A new discovery when visiting my daughter in her new SFO area home. We kept driving past it, and it was always packed. We all loved everything. So many great food options, and they make great leftovers! She said it will become a regular place for them.