Champa Garden Restaurant

Popular place with great food. This has been a go-to restaurant for our neighborhood. We had two different noodles dishes and really enjoyed them.

Very disappointing experience from the food to the cleanliness of the restaurant. We have been going to this Champa Garden location for over 10 years and it once was a hot spot for excellent Thai/Laotian food and was always busy. We decided to take our friends after checking out the new Korean market at Serramonte Mall.

The restaurant has become tired looking over the years and it’s really showing now. The men’s bathroom was disgusting. The floors were slimy with a black residue and there was a segment of the floor that was duck taped in front of the toilet with a puddle of urine. It looked like a gas station bathroom!

The food was edible, but not the same like before and lacking spice and freshness. Entrees were served on a mix of plastic and ceramic plates and water was brought to us served in plastic disposable cups. We ordered the tom yum soup with seafood and it tasted rotten, very fishy/foul, with a strong taste of mussel. The taste was so gross that no one ate it. Try the tom yum soup from Farm House Thai and you can experience what it should taste like.

Service was poor and we had to ask to have our waters refilled and dirty plates were not cleared from the table.

I don’t know what happened to this place, but we left feeling disappointed and disgusted. There are far too many great restaurants in San Francisco and the Bay Area that can do it much better from the food, service, experience, cleanliness, and location. We will not be back ever again. Another one bites the dust…

I love Champa Garden. They serve authentic Lao (and Thai) food, including delicious papaya salad, larb (both of which you can get Lao or Thai style), and perfect sticky rice. The rice ball dish is also delectable! I'm looking forward to trying other dishes. And their prices are very reasonable!

I order from this place usually like once a week, usually some sort of curry. They are always prompt, food is always hot, with reasonable prices. Can’t complain.

Liked that they can veganize the food but the curry only had mainly tofu with a few pieces of bell peppers and bamboo shoots. Would have liked more veggies in the veganize options. Maybe stick to items on their vegan section next time.

All of their dishes are wonderful.

Our first Loatain restaurant!
Cashew chicken and a soup I can't remember the name. Both very tasty, the cards chicken was the best.
Service is fast. The location is great, and street parking is available.

Overcooked rice, overpriced menu, nonexistent drink menu, and underdeveloped atmosphere

Once every month we are going to this great thai restaurant. The food is fresh and delicious. We always get great service from the waiters.

The mango curry with shrimp was delicious? Big surprise ther, loved that, and the basil fried rice was also very solid. Also enjoyed the mushroom soup it had a wonderful garlic taste. Panang curry was 7/10. We got the lao Thai style salad with tofu and personally like a 4/10, the onion is very strong but that could be a personal taste typa thing. Everything else was perfect, def recommend the mango curry and the basil fried rice!

Local favorite. A quick pickup for the partner. Great food.

Hidden gem in the neighborhood that speaks with flavors. Thai/Lao type of cuisine with many delicious choices to choose from. Laid back and chill ambiance, great food and great service. Definitely will be back!

This is my go to spot for a good soup and delicious Thai / Laotian food. I’ve brought friends and family and love starting with the fresh Champa sampler that comes with Lao sausages. If you don’t have too big of appetite but want something that taste great the papaya salad reminds me of Thailand spices. I love grabbing a different soup each time. The Tom yum could be a little bit spicer but they give you chili oil to make it the spiciness level you like. I never question the quality of seafood or shrimp and daily specials have always been delicious. I highly recommend this to anyone traveling in San Francisco and will be my go to spot for years to come.

Excellent food.

We ordered the Lao-style chicken larb, the Tom Kha soup, and the veggie clay pot. The larb was great. The soup and the clay pot unfortunately were very sweet. The soup was so sweet that we decided to stop eating it. The restaurant redeemed itself by comping our soup. We love Champa Garden and have been coming here somewhat regularly for 10 years, if less so since we moved to a different part of the city in 2021, so we're hoping that they will return to putting only very little sugar in their dishes. What we tasted today was 3x too much. They didn't use to do this.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Papaya Salad - Thai or Laos Style, Champa Sampler