Vientiane Cafe and Vietnam Cafe (Philly LOVE!)

To celebrate Jay's and Karin's birthdays, we ventured to West Philadelphia for one of Ken's favorite places, Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (215-726-1095). Can't go wrong with anything here...

We shared a variety of appetizers:

Vegetarian Naam Salad - marinated rice with coconut flakes tossed with mint, scallions, parsley, lime leaves, and chili; topped with crushed peanuts served with lettuce to wrap

Crispy duck spring rolls - filled with silver noodles, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms and served with house sauce

Sticky Tamarind chicken wings tossedin sweet and tangy sauce, chili, lemongrass and kaffir leaves

Tofu spring roll and shrimp spring roll - with herbs and vermicelli, served with tangy tamarind and sweet chili peanut sauce

Homemade Beef Jerky - served with chili paste. Ken's favorite!

Homemade Laotian Sausages (sai-gawk) - stuffed with pork, spices, lemongrass and kaffir leaves. Served with steamed vegetables, sticky rice with ginger fish sauce (NEW) and chili past sauce

Wines enjoyed:

Then we visited Vietnam Cafe for takeout, which we enjoyed in the comfort of home. So good! Karin and Jay shared a Dirty Martini (Grey Goose), while we waited. So refreshing!

Crispy Spring rolls - CHA GIO - ground pork, onions, mushrooms, lettuce, picked rain, mint leaves, chili vinegar dipping sauce

and

Grilled Pork Rolls - THIT NUONG CUON - rice paper, rice noodles, grilled pork, lettuce, bean sprouts, basil, hoisin peanut dipping sauce

We always have a good time with Karin and George! Good food, good friends, good times!!!