We ordered nine dishes total (carry out), and I kid you not, every dish was superb. Standouts were the red snapper whole, green curry, kow priek, papaya salad and the sticky rice with mango. Generous quantities and fair prices. Hidden gem (at least for me!). Well done!
Food: 5
Bobbi Givens
Food was fresh and so flavorful. Absolutely delicious. I will be back. My new favorite spot.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Wasserman
Best quality ingredients and cuisines for any Lao/Hmong/Thai restaurant I have been too. First time, I walked in you got a weekday lunch special 2 for 22$ for many huge entrees with lots of leftovers. Red curry and drunken noodles were no.1 in the whole city! the spice, the attention to quality ingredients and flavor felt like I was back in SE Asia again. Next two times I went with family and they were also blown away by the pad thai and curries we had! INCREDIBLE FOOD! I will say I tried the sunday 10$ pho special and I couldnt finish the bowl so dont get that but stick my two favorites: PAD THAI AND RED CURRY! Pro Tip: go when Weekday lunch special to save money because there is 20% automatic tip included on bill! Truly one of my favorite for Asian restaurants in the city!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tomas Castro
Was looking for some pad Thai in the area and found this place on google. Decided to give it a shot and am glad I did. We had the pad Thai, panang curry, pork egg rolls and Tom kha gai. It was all amazing! The atmosphere inside was unexpectedly nice. I was expecting a hole in the wall, but it was date night ready. Will be enjoying again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben W.
Best quality ingredients and cuisines for any Lao/Hmong/Thai restaurant I have been too. First time, I walked in you got a weekday lunch special 2 for 22$ for many huge entrees with lots of leftovers. Red curry and drunken noodles were no.1 in the whole city! the spice, the attention to quality ingredients and flavor felt like I was back in SE Asia again. Next two times I went with family and they were also blown away by the pad thai and curries we had! INCREDIBLE FOOD! I will say I tried the sunday 10$ pho special and I couldnt finish the bowl so dont get that but stick my two favorites: PAD THAI AND RED CURRY! Pro Tip: go when Weekday lunch special to save money because there is 20% automatic tip included on bill! Truly one of my favorite for Asian restaurants in the city!
Phetmany Senthavy
Feel like eating at home. Very authentic Lao food. Will be back to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Som Tum Papaya Salad
Taylor C.
There are quite a few Laotian/Thai restaurants in town that serve tasty food, but I found An Ox Café to stand out in one aspect. The quality of its ingredients tends to be a bit higher, making the food cost a bit more as well. Perhaps price competition among these restaurants is intense, causing them to use cheaper cuts of meat (e.g., beef and pork with more gristles) and cheaper vegetables (e.g., cabbage instead of bean sprouts in a noodle soup). The way this restaurant tries to set a higher price may turn off some customers, though. Even though the prices of the dishes on its menu are just slightly higher than most other Laotian/Thai restaurants in the city, there is a 20% percent surcharge as well as a fee for using a credit card instead of cash. The motive is presumably to avoid showing too much a price difference from its rivals and make sure that all customers pay a "20% tip" so that the "effective" price is higher. I, nevertheless, would be happy to pay a higher price for higher-quality ingredients. But I do want to add that the ingredients are not necessarily of the highest quality, as the jalapeno peppers that we were served with our pho were clearly cut a day before with dark brown edges. We ordered three dishes: Beef Pho, Roast Pork and Nam Know. The quantity of each dish was quite large, so we packed at least half of the dishes home for another meal. The stock of the pho that we ordered was fairly rich; the flavor of the stock was, however, a bit plain, although I made it tastier by adding more lime juice and chili sauce. The Roast Pork was lightly marinated; although it was clearly precooked, the chef was able to heat it up in a way that makes/keeps the skin crispy. The Nam Know salad was the most flavorful of the three dishes. So far, An Ox Café is probably my top choice for Laotian food in the city.
aylormay Yang
They have the best Pho', raw laab, papaya salad and fried rice . The service is always phenomenal. Love the staff♡♡♡
The food was very good. We tried the pad Thai, volcano chicken, and I ordered drunken noodles to go. We also got Thai Tea. The customer service was very good and timely, they were very attentive and responsive and nice. Their pricing was a little confusing as they charge a 20% service fee which is separate from the tip/gratuity. However, they provide a great experience. Definitely would recommend and will be coming back.
This is the best Thai food in Milwaukee. So far I’ve had the egg rolls, pad Thai, and pad kee mao. Everything tastes exactly as it should with no funny business. Delicious. Balanced. Flavorful. Fresh. Thai is my favorite food, so glad to finally find the spot.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles
Tiffany Allen
Very bland no flavor.. a bit over priced for what you get wouldn’t
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Nancy Thao
Great DJ and music selection.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
jojo v (j)
I order the Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles). I never had them but wanted to try a new dish. I wasn’t impressed because the noodles were suspose to be drunken. I suspect they were hung over. They lack luster. I’m couldn’t even eat my left overs. It be a hard pass for me. The crab ragoon was tasty and fresh. My boyfriend also had the complaints that f his Sticky rice and sausage.Fyi, I also had gas the rest of the day so i believe the food was old.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon
R F
Food is freshly prepared and hot every time. I’ve visited 5 times. The owner is adorable; and she takes pride in the facility.
We ordered nine dishes total (carry out), and I kid you not, every dish was superb. Standouts were the red snapper whole, green curry, kow priek, papaya salad and the sticky rice with mango. Generous quantities and fair prices. Hidden gem (at least for me!). Well done!
Food: 5
Food was fresh and so flavorful. Absolutely delicious. I will be back. My new favorite spot.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best quality ingredients and cuisines for any Lao/Hmong/Thai restaurant I have been too. First time, I walked in you got a weekday lunch special 2 for 22$ for many huge entrees with lots of leftovers. Red curry and drunken noodles were no.1 in the whole city! the spice, the attention to quality ingredients and flavor felt like I was back in SE Asia again. Next two times I went with family and they were also blown away by the pad thai and curries we had! INCREDIBLE FOOD! I will say I tried the sunday 10$ pho special and I couldnt finish the bowl so dont get that but stick my two favorites: PAD THAI AND RED CURRY! Pro Tip: go when Weekday lunch special to save money because there is 20% automatic tip included on bill! Truly one of my favorite for Asian restaurants in the city!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was looking for some pad Thai in the area and found this place on google. Decided to give it a shot and am glad I did. We had the pad Thai, panang curry, pork egg rolls and Tom kha gai. It was all amazing! The atmosphere inside was unexpectedly nice. I was expecting a hole in the wall, but it was date night ready. Will be enjoying again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best quality ingredients and cuisines for any Lao/Hmong/Thai restaurant I have been too. First time, I walked in you got a weekday lunch special 2 for 22$ for many huge entrees with lots of leftovers. Red curry and drunken noodles were no.1 in the whole city! the spice, the attention to quality ingredients and flavor felt like I was back in SE Asia again. Next two times I went with family and they were also blown away by the pad thai and curries we had! INCREDIBLE FOOD! I will say I tried the sunday 10$ pho special and I couldnt finish the bowl so dont get that but stick my two favorites: PAD THAI AND RED CURRY! Pro Tip: go when Weekday lunch special to save money because there is 20% automatic tip included on bill! Truly one of my favorite for Asian restaurants in the city!
Feel like eating at home. Very authentic Lao food. Will be back to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Som Tum Papaya Salad
There are quite a few Laotian/Thai restaurants in town that serve tasty food, but I found An Ox Café to stand out in one aspect. The quality of its ingredients tends to be a bit higher, making the food cost a bit more as well. Perhaps price competition among these restaurants is intense, causing them to use cheaper cuts of meat (e.g., beef and pork with more gristles) and cheaper vegetables (e.g., cabbage instead of bean sprouts in a noodle soup). The way this restaurant tries to set a higher price may turn off some customers, though. Even though the prices of the dishes on its menu are just slightly higher than most other Laotian/Thai restaurants in the city, there is a 20% percent surcharge as well as a fee for using a credit card instead of cash. The motive is presumably to avoid showing too much a price difference from its rivals and make sure that all customers pay a "20% tip" so that the "effective" price is higher. I, nevertheless, would be happy to pay a higher price for higher-quality ingredients. But I do want to add that the ingredients are not necessarily of the highest quality, as the jalapeno peppers that we were served with our pho were clearly cut a day before with dark brown edges. We ordered three dishes: Beef Pho, Roast Pork and Nam Know. The quantity of each dish was quite large, so we packed at least half of the dishes home for another meal. The stock of the pho that we ordered was fairly rich; the flavor of the stock was, however, a bit plain, although I made it tastier by adding more lime juice and chili sauce. The Roast Pork was lightly marinated; although it was clearly precooked, the chef was able to heat it up in a way that makes/keeps the skin crispy. The Nam Know salad was the most flavorful of the three dishes. So far, An Ox Café is probably my top choice for Laotian food in the city.
They have the best Pho', raw laab, papaya salad and fried rice . The service is always phenomenal. Love the staff♡♡♡
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Larb Salad, Pho, Sticky Rice, Fried Rice, Roast Pork
The food was very good. We tried the pad Thai, volcano chicken, and I ordered drunken noodles to go. We also got Thai Tea. The customer service was very good and timely, they were very attentive and responsive and nice. Their pricing was a little confusing as they charge a 20% service fee which is separate from the tip/gratuity. However, they provide a great experience. Definitely would recommend and will be coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A nice place to relaxParking: A lot of space
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Restaurantji Recommends
This is the best Thai food in Milwaukee. So far I’ve had the egg rolls, pad Thai, and pad kee mao. Everything tastes exactly as it should with no funny business. Delicious. Balanced. Flavorful. Fresh. Thai is my favorite food, so glad to finally find the spot.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles
Very bland no flavor.. a bit over priced for what you get wouldn’t
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Great DJ and music selection.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
I order the Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles). I never had them but wanted to try a new dish. I wasn’t impressed because the noodles were suspose to be drunken. I suspect they were hung over. They lack luster. I’m couldn’t even eat my left overs. It be a hard pass for me. The crab ragoon was tasty and fresh. My boyfriend also had the complaints that f his Sticky rice and sausage.Fyi, I also had gas the rest of the day so i believe the food was old.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon
Food is freshly prepared and hot every time. I’ve visited 5 times. The owner is adorable; and she takes pride in the facility.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pho, Lao Sausage