Sao Lao Thai Cafe

5013 N Shepherd Dr, Houston
(713) 485-0107

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Customers' Favorites

Lao Sausage with Sticky Rice and Lao Tomato Sauce
Lao Chicken Noodle Soup with Quail Eggs
Lao Sausage with Lao Sticky Rice
Coconut Mango Sticky Rice
Filet Mignon Beef Laab
Lao Style Papaya Salad
Tom Yum with Shrimp
Thai Chicken Basil
Crispy Fried Rice
Boat Noodle Soup

Menu

Appetizer
Nam Khao
Crispy Lao fried rice, red curry, coconut shred, cilantro, green onions, fermented pork, and a side of lettuce.
Chicken Veggie Dumplings (5)
Chicken with vegetables side of in house mild dumpling sauce.
5 Eggrolls
5 crispy seasoned pork eggrolls with ground pork, shrimp, cabbage, carrots, green onions, cilantro cellophane clear noodles side of lao mild citrusy fish sauce. Side of vegetables for wrapping.
Lao Sausage
Served with sticky rice and Lao tomato sauce.

Salad and Soup
Boat Noodle Soup
Soup with rib-eye steak, Asian kale, celery, bean sprouts, cilantro, and pork balls.
Thai Redd Curry
Sliced rib eye steak with coconut milk, red curry, bell peppers, purple eggplant, and basil leaves side of jasmine rice.
Thai/Lao Pho
15-hour simmered beef broth with rice noodles, rib eye, quail eggs, cilantro, green onions, beans sprouts, and basil.
Filet Mignon Beef Laab
Sliced beef filet mignon, tripe with herbs chill peppers side of sticky rice.
Tom Yum with Shrimp
Aromatic broth seasoned with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, and shrimp side of jasmine rice.
Lao style Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya, fermented fish sauce, lime juice fresh chili peppers, tomatoes, and carrots mixed by using a wooden mortar, and pestle.
Lao Chicken Noodle Soup
Hand-made fresh rice noodles in an 8-hour slow simmered chicken broth, chicken quail eggs, cilantro, and greens onions.
Mushroom laab
Enoki mushrooms in mild tangy in house fish sauce mixed with cilantro, green onions, mint leaves side of jasmin rice.

Stir Fry Entree
Drunken Noodles
Stir fry wide rice noodles with rib eye steak, Chinese broccoli, mushrooms and white onions.
Beef basil
Sliced ribeye steak stir fry with vegetables baby corn, white onions, Chinese kale, bean sprouts side of ginger rice, egg and beef broth.
Thai Chicken Basil
Stir Fry Pork Basil
Stir fry ground pork with onions, Chinese broccoli mushrooms and basil leaves. Side of jasmin rice and egg.

Xtra sides
Hand made fluffy udon noodles
In house made fresh garlic chili oill
Steam Sticky rice
Steam white Jasmin rice
Xtra veggie for Curry eggplant and bell peppers
Xtra chicharrone (crispy fried pork skin)
4 Xtra Quail eggs
4 Large shrimp
4 Xtra pork balls
Lao tomatoe salsa sauce
Fried hard tofu
Xtra Thin rice pho noodles
Xtra ribeye sliced steak
Wide rice noodles
Lettuce
Xtra tripe for laab
Xtra dark meat chicken
Xtra beef filet mignon chopped for laab

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Recent Reviews

I’ve had many Thai red curry’s from many places, and I have to say that Sao Lao is the very best. Creamy, rich, flavorful - just perfect.

Additionally, the owner is the kindest person you’ll meet - such a pleasure.

I ordered carry out today and forgot how lovely the restaurant was. It was lively with friends and family, sharing laughs and smiles enjoying great food & service.

Will definitely be dining for more...
August 2025
Oh my God today was the first day I ever been to this restaurant so beautiful so clean Staff is so friendly. I ordered a papaya salad and the Lao sausage I couldn't wait to get home oh my God I tore in it My lips is burning but it's a good burn I love this place and I promise you I will be back Thank you so much
August 2025
First time here today. Very nice little cafe. The soup i tried came out very hot and fresh. Plenty of meat in it. I was served by Neng who was friendly and helpful with the menu. Will certainly be back to try some of the other great dishes they have here.
August 2025

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Sao Lao Thai Cafe

5013 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77018
(713) 485-0107