Laotian Restaurants in San Diego, CA

“Our group of 4 went for lunch. We had the papaya salad , the sizzling eggplant, the loa BBQ ribs, and the beef panang curry. All were flavorful with many subtle spices. The service was attentive, the prices were reasonable . I was probably the best Thai restaurant I have visited . I definite recommend and will return!“

“Ok for real, I am a Thai snob. Out of 10 places I try I may get 1 I think is decent. Holy crap best drunken noodles I’ve ever had. I will be dreaming of that dish until I come back! For reals get the drunken noodles and you’ll be hooked! Service was great and friendly too!?“

“Very good food. I never had Lao food. In a good way, it was pretty different from the Asian food that I'm used to having.

The chicken wings were unlike any Asian chicken wing I've had. It's a dry rub. Very good and would come back just for that.

Good service although there was a lot of customers so the waiter was busy.

It's really spicy here. A 3/10 for one of the dishes was very spicy. I recommend you ask the waiter what he recommends regarding spice and your tolerance for it.“

“By far the Best Thai food in San Diego !! don't miss out.“

“I went there to eat with a coworker for lunch earlier today. It was my very first time having been there. I was recommended by a couple of my friends. The restaurant was pretty spacious and the staff were very friendly. I ordered the laab seen (ລາບຊີ້ນ) a Lao minced beef salad and the tom khueng nai (ຕົ້ມເຄື່ອງໃນ) a Lao beef innards soup with some sticky rice. Lunch was delicious. I will definitely be going back there again. I will be bringing my mom. She was actually the person that had brought up this place to me before as well. See you again in the near future.“

“Ordered homemade noodle soup with blood cubes, crispy fried rice, laos sausage, spicy papaya salad, crispy pork skin, beef laab, and spicy fried peppers. Best dishes are sausage, noodles, and beef laab. Everything in general was very good. Very unique, can tell it's traditional. Papaya salad has a weird taste, it's not bad but just not for me.“

“Everything at so saap is good! Papaya salad, laap was awesome! I visited twice in a week as I live in another state. I will be back one day.“

“We love going to White Elephant. My top favorite is their White Elephant noodle soup. It comes with house-made knife cut noodles that’s super chewy, and the broth is full of chicken flavor infused with garlic oil. The white pepper adds perfect amount of spicy kick to it. I get cravings for this soup all the time but especially when it’s chilly. Haven’t found any other Thai restaurants that make noodle in-house! IMO, this is definitely their specialty.

The Lao sausage comes with the dipping sauce and they are so good together. Love that bursting lemongrass flavor and chunks of meat inside the sausages. The sauce is mildly spicy and so delicious.

The garlic pepper chicken is prepared differently from what we’re used to. It’s deep fried in crispy light batter and covered in their house special garlic sauce with red peppers. Mildly spicy and crispy, it’s also full of flavor.

We weren’t a fan of the mango chicken dish despite its fame, mostly because we prefer our food savory rather than sweet. All in all, the batter was perfectly crispy and the idea of using mango was refreshing.

Hope other people will find their favorite dishes at this lovely restaurant run by the hard working, passionate, sweet family!“

“Everything at so saap is good! Papaya salad, laap was awesome! I visited twice in a week as I live in another state. I will be back one day.“