If you have heard good things about “laughing monk” from your friends, they prob meant the one in Allston, not this one. We made the mistake of going to this one, thinking they are the same. Their Thai dishes and sushi are just Okish, nothing impressed me (again, apparently all the great dishes I heard come from the Allston one). The waitress was rude and the service was terrible. She started to wipe the table even before we left or even had the chance to take our belongings off the table, so we had food crumbs all over the place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Roma Matlin
Food of excellent quality and taste. We ordered tuna roll sushi, fried wings as an appetizer, Tom yum soup, and red curry with beef. Without exceptions all dishes were excellent! Perhaps one small thing to improve is for the server to ask about the order and timing of dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jason Ader
Our appetizers were excellent and came very fast, the homemade shumai was to die for. Our entrees also came very quickly and were delicious. The service was great as well. Very affordable, and has a small, cafe like atmosphere. Would enthusiastically recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles
Michael Metz
The pad thai had a surprising amount of sweetness to it, which I really enjoyed. The staff were very attentive.Vegetarian options: I've been told that this restaurant is well known for their vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Clark
It's one of the best restaurants I've been to. Everything about it was top-notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mich
Jan 2024:Party of 10Sushi rolls were surprisingly delicious and fresh and presentation was nice! I enjoyed the crab ragoons they were. Perfectly crispy and warm. Had the pad thai with tofu it was delicious although the tofu was a bit much and I prefer it fully grilled and not mushy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Priya Pandey
Well the food in this place is really good and wouldn’t disappoint you however didn’t quite like the experience when the staff took our plates when we were still eating food. It wasn’t quite appreciated. I understand they had quite a long line of customers waiting for their turn but it was quite a rude experience on my end.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Cheng-Chen Tsai (蔡承臻)
Business is also very good on weekday evenings. If you don't have a reservation, you need to have everyone present to be seated. There is no paper menu, you just scan the QR code on the table and follow the staff to order. The menu is quite rich, ranging from appetizers, salads/soups, fried rice, noodles, stir-fries, sushi rolls/sashimi/nigiri to drinks. They also sell cocktails and off-menu dishes. Prices range from about $18-$50 per person.Maybe because there were so many customers, I had to wait for a while after ordering before the food started to be served. The portions of rice and noodles are quite large, and I highly recommend the crispy chicken. It’s fried crispy and quite large. Sushi rolls range from cheap to expensive. The portions are not large, but the ingredients and presentation of the special rolls are exquisite and should be suitable for sharing as a side dish.If you leave a five-star review on Yelp, you will receive a cup of Thai milk tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Max Ballo
The yellowtail and salmon belly with truffle was truly delicious. They also have a great salmon pa’nang curry which is really flavorful (definitely recommend). Service was great and staff is knowledgeable and friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samir Zaman
solid local thai spot, fine to eat in or out. I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty the sushi was.
I've never given any review anywhere and this is my first time for giving a bad review here. I got 3 orders of Moo Ping (grilled pork) that costs me about 50$ for delivery order. I'm so upset cuz it's too much fat (about 80%). I have ordered Moo Ping from other restaurants many times and I've never seen so much fat like this. I can't believe that a famous restaurant would make such poor quality food. This will be my first and last time ordering food from here.
Food: 1
Yinzy
Tried their Omakase, over all good experience. Nice food, good service, the only thing not match the price is the environment. But over all good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ethan Valery
Good place with nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Syrah M
Very good food! Quick delivery to Children’s Hospital lobby (the order said 70 min. but it arrived in 20!)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Yum Soup
Kimberly
Laughing Monk is pretty spacious, so it is good for a group meal. I've been here twice and have never had issues with the service.Food:- Thai Iced Tea: A classic drink at any Thai place. It was very creamy and did not taste powdery. I would get this again.- Shrimp Thai Fried Rice: This dish was a bit oily, but the wok flavor is very nice. Lots of umami.- Chicken Mango Curry: The chicken was pretty dry, but the curry was well balanced. However, it is not the best mango curry that I've had.- Beef Pad See Ew: This dish was very salty. I am not sure if it was an off day or if it is usually this salty.- Flan and Sticky Rice: This dessert felt like a scam to be honest. You are pretty much paying for the presentation because the flan and sticky rice were each about the size of a quarter. This was recommended by our server, but we were very disappointed because we could not taste anything given the size.This was my second time here. I enjoyed my first time more, especially since prices have increased quite a bit without the same increase in quality or variety, but I would come a third time for the omakase, as that seems to be a good experience based on reviews.
If you have heard good things about “laughing monk” from your friends, they prob meant the one in Allston, not this one. We made the mistake of going to this one, thinking they are the same. Their Thai dishes and sushi are just Okish, nothing impressed me (again, apparently all the great dishes I heard come from the Allston one). The waitress was rude and the service was terrible. She started to wipe the table even before we left or even had the chance to take our belongings off the table, so we had food crumbs all over the place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food of excellent quality and taste. We ordered tuna roll sushi, fried wings as an appetizer, Tom yum soup, and red curry with beef. Without exceptions all dishes were excellent! Perhaps one small thing to improve is for the server to ask about the order and timing of dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Our appetizers were excellent and came very fast, the homemade shumai was to die for. Our entrees also came very quickly and were delicious. The service was great as well. Very affordable, and has a small, cafe like atmosphere. Would enthusiastically recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles
The pad thai had a surprising amount of sweetness to it, which I really enjoyed. The staff were very attentive.Vegetarian options: I've been told that this restaurant is well known for their vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's one of the best restaurants I've been to. Everything about it was top-notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jan 2024:Party of 10Sushi rolls were surprisingly delicious and fresh and presentation was nice! I enjoyed the crab ragoons they were. Perfectly crispy and warm. Had the pad thai with tofu it was delicious although the tofu was a bit much and I prefer it fully grilled and not mushy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Well the food in this place is really good and wouldn’t disappoint you however didn’t quite like the experience when the staff took our plates when we were still eating food. It wasn’t quite appreciated. I understand they had quite a long line of customers waiting for their turn but it was quite a rude experience on my end.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Business is also very good on weekday evenings. If you don't have a reservation, you need to have everyone present to be seated. There is no paper menu, you just scan the QR code on the table and follow the staff to order. The menu is quite rich, ranging from appetizers, salads/soups, fried rice, noodles, stir-fries, sushi rolls/sashimi/nigiri to drinks. They also sell cocktails and off-menu dishes. Prices range from about $18-$50 per person.Maybe because there were so many customers, I had to wait for a while after ordering before the food started to be served. The portions of rice and noodles are quite large, and I highly recommend the crispy chicken. It’s fried crispy and quite large. Sushi rolls range from cheap to expensive. The portions are not large, but the ingredients and presentation of the special rolls are exquisite and should be suitable for sharing as a side dish.If you leave a five-star review on Yelp, you will receive a cup of Thai milk tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
The yellowtail and salmon belly with truffle was truly delicious. They also have a great salmon pa’nang curry which is really flavorful (definitely recommend). Service was great and staff is knowledgeable and friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
solid local thai spot, fine to eat in or out. I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty the sushi was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I've never given any review anywhere and this is my first time for giving a bad review here. I got 3 orders of Moo Ping (grilled pork) that costs me about 50$ for delivery order. I'm so upset cuz it's too much fat (about 80%). I have ordered Moo Ping from other restaurants many times and I've never seen so much fat like this. I can't believe that a famous restaurant would make such poor quality food. This will be my first and last time ordering food from here.
Food: 1
Tried their Omakase, over all good experience. Nice food, good service, the only thing not match the price is the environment. But over all good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good place with nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food! Quick delivery to Children’s Hospital lobby (the order said 70 min. but it arrived in 20!)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Yum Soup
Laughing Monk is pretty spacious, so it is good for a group meal. I've been here twice and have never had issues with the service.Food:- Thai Iced Tea: A classic drink at any Thai place. It was very creamy and did not taste powdery. I would get this again.- Shrimp Thai Fried Rice: This dish was a bit oily, but the wok flavor is very nice. Lots of umami.- Chicken Mango Curry: The chicken was pretty dry, but the curry was well balanced. However, it is not the best mango curry that I've had.- Beef Pad See Ew: This dish was very salty. I am not sure if it was an off day or if it is usually this salty.- Flan and Sticky Rice: This dessert felt like a scam to be honest. You are pretty much paying for the presentation because the flan and sticky rice were each about the size of a quarter. This was recommended by our server, but we were very disappointed because we could not taste anything given the size.This was my second time here. I enjoyed my first time more, especially since prices have increased quite a bit without the same increase in quality or variety, but I would come a third time for the omakase, as that seems to be a good experience based on reviews.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5