I was very excited to try this place because there aren’t many Laotian restaurants.We came on a week day evening so it was not too busy.We were greeted and seated promptly wherever we preferred. The waiter was patient with us with the menu - there are a wide variety of options!We got the 51 Crispy duck with spicy peanut sauce, 18 Spicy beef salad sticky rice and tripe, 53 Champa special fry rice, 20 tray to share and the 62K Pad kee mao with chicken.Would recommend the crispy duck and pad kee mao!Hope to be back soon to try other dishes.Parking: Park for free on street or in Uptown Waterloo Parking Lot right behind BMO. Weekday evening had plenty of parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
zamir Gutierrez
The server was not very nice and denied accommodation for spicy level, server was a bit rude when adjusting us, he also splash my friend by accident and did not even apologies.The food was good to the taste but wasn’t traditional food that I have had in Thailand or other restaurants in town. I inquired about the flavour in which he just said it was another way to make it. Not a good experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sunny
After trying other restaurants, this is the best crispy chicken I have ever had in Waterloo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Chicken Salad Lab Kai with Chicken Heart
Patrick Mikolajczak
I've only ordered take out. But this is our go to spot. My wife loves crispy duck and gets it every time. I'm a guy who likes to try new flavours all the time and every dish is amazing. I've only had good things here. The champa feast ( a smattering of apps ) is a go to for us and I love the coconut bubble tea. All the meals feel very well prepared and everything is too notch quality. Top quality food for a decent price. I highly recommend eating here.
Dirty place, extremely poor food. I think the pieces of chicken were expired, tasted horrible. I'm surprised I didn't get sick. Will never go back.
Gabriela Mathew
The food is authentic and the owner is very hospitable. Really great service and he gave us travel tips for Thailand and was very passionate about the culture and food. Definitely recommend for when you’re in town. The yellow curry and mango sticky rice / mango pudding desserts are must haves!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shawn Lotte
I've been twice, and each dish has been great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Chicken over Pan-Fried Egg Noodle, Pad Thai
Awildmoosey Streams
Favourite place for pho in all of waterloo, an amazingly run family restaurant with great variety. All their food is delicious and the service is fast and well done!
Amazing. My wife and I just went for the first time. A nice quaint family run place. We were served by Zander who was amazing and super helpful. We had a few appetizers... Btw the Jasmine tea is super good. We then had the beef pad Thai and the red curry. Both were super full of flavour and just the right amount of heat. To top it off, we spoke with Tim, the owner, at the end of the meal. What a really nice guy and the kind of person you just really want to succeed.We are definitely going back!
Recommended dishes: Sticky Rice, Style Sausage, Rolls, Beef, Pad Thai
Erinn L
We had pad thai, red curry, mango shrimp rolls, peach bubble tea and Thai iced teas. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. The owner was so nice. Lovely decor. We will definitely be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Rolls, Rolls, Pad Thai
WZ
Food was decent enough for us to come back the second time. But the service for the second time could not be worse. We waited 30 minutes without having anyone check on us. We tried getting the waiter's attention multiple times, but they always looked away or ignored us. We saw other tables getting waited on, and the waiters had time for chit chats. Finally the waiter (also the store owner I believe) came, very unapologetic and condescending when I mentioned politely the service was taking too long. Will not come back ever again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Chris Ripley
always order the green curry chicken dish. Amazing.Parking: park on street
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Chicken
Cuong Lieu
Champa Kitchen is a fantastic locally owned Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese restaurant.They have a large menu with something for everyone, some of my favourites are the curries, larb and crispy duck or chicken on noodles. I really enjoy the unique south east Asian flavours they are bold and vibrant from the herbs and spices. The portion sizes are generous but reasonable.The main server is a funny guy and keeps the dining experience entertaining throughout the meal.
The food was good. The waiter did not act the most kindly, did not appreciate how I was spoken
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Intimate, cozy, friendly service, incredibly flavorful food that pulls no punches. Took me straight back to SE Asia. A gem in KW. I'll be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Papaya Salad Tam Mack Hung, Mango Sticky Rice
I was very excited to try this place because there aren’t many Laotian restaurants.We came on a week day evening so it was not too busy.We were greeted and seated promptly wherever we preferred. The waiter was patient with us with the menu - there are a wide variety of options!We got the 51 Crispy duck with spicy peanut sauce, 18 Spicy beef salad sticky rice and tripe, 53 Champa special fry rice, 20 tray to share and the 62K Pad kee mao with chicken.Would recommend the crispy duck and pad kee mao!Hope to be back soon to try other dishes.Parking: Park for free on street or in Uptown Waterloo Parking Lot right behind BMO. Weekday evening had plenty of parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The server was not very nice and denied accommodation for spicy level, server was a bit rude when adjusting us, he also splash my friend by accident and did not even apologies.The food was good to the taste but wasn’t traditional food that I have had in Thailand or other restaurants in town. I inquired about the flavour in which he just said it was another way to make it. Not a good experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
After trying other restaurants, this is the best crispy chicken I have ever had in Waterloo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Chicken Salad Lab Kai with Chicken Heart
I've only ordered take out. But this is our go to spot. My wife loves crispy duck and gets it every time. I'm a guy who likes to try new flavours all the time and every dish is amazing. I've only had good things here. The champa feast ( a smattering of apps ) is a go to for us and I love the coconut bubble tea. All the meals feel very well prepared and everything is too notch quality. Top quality food for a decent price. I highly recommend eating here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, Sticky Rice, Rolls, Champa Platter
Dirty place, extremely poor food. I think the pieces of chicken were expired, tasted horrible. I'm surprised I didn't get sick. Will never go back.
The food is authentic and the owner is very hospitable. Really great service and he gave us travel tips for Thailand and was very passionate about the culture and food. Definitely recommend for when you’re in town. The yellow curry and mango sticky rice / mango pudding desserts are must haves!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been twice, and each dish has been great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Chicken over Pan-Fried Egg Noodle, Pad Thai
Favourite place for pho in all of waterloo, an amazingly run family restaurant with great variety. All their food is delicious and the service is fast and well done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing. My wife and I just went for the first time. A nice quaint family run place. We were served by Zander who was amazing and super helpful. We had a few appetizers... Btw the Jasmine tea is super good. We then had the beef pad Thai and the red curry. Both were super full of flavour and just the right amount of heat. To top it off, we spoke with Tim, the owner, at the end of the meal. What a really nice guy and the kind of person you just really want to succeed.We are definitely going back!
Recommended dishes: Sticky Rice, Style Sausage, Rolls, Beef, Pad Thai
We had pad thai, red curry, mango shrimp rolls, peach bubble tea and Thai iced teas. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. The owner was so nice. Lovely decor. We will definitely be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Rolls, Rolls, Pad Thai
Food was decent enough for us to come back the second time. But the service for the second time could not be worse. We waited 30 minutes without having anyone check on us. We tried getting the waiter's attention multiple times, but they always looked away or ignored us. We saw other tables getting waited on, and the waiters had time for chit chats. Finally the waiter (also the store owner I believe) came, very unapologetic and condescending when I mentioned politely the service was taking too long. Will not come back ever again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
always order the green curry chicken dish. Amazing.Parking: park on street
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Chicken
Champa Kitchen is a fantastic locally owned Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese restaurant.They have a large menu with something for everyone, some of my favourites are the curries, larb and crispy duck or chicken on noodles. I really enjoy the unique south east Asian flavours they are bold and vibrant from the herbs and spices. The portion sizes are generous but reasonable.The main server is a funny guy and keeps the dining experience entertaining throughout the meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5