We met our good friends, Karin and George, for our monthly lunch, on Saturday, December 15, 2018, and had a good time at Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 (215-726-1095).
We shared many plates:
Fresh Spring Rolls - soft rice paper with herbs and vermicelli, served with tangy tamarind and sweet chili sauce topped with crushed peanuts. Both tofu and shrimp.
Crispy Spring Rolls - filled with noodles, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms. Served with house sauce. We always order the duck. Today's were especially "ducky." Yum!
The wings are outstanding...
The Naam salad was salty this time, so we couldn't finish. Too bad, because it's our favorite!
Banh-Xeo - Asian crepe stuffed with beansprouts, onions, and carrots, with scallions and house sauce. We ordered the shrimp.
Beef jerky is another favorite. Nothing like homemade...
The Homemade Laotian Sausages, stuffed with chopped pork, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, served with steamed vegetable with a spicy roasted garlic chili sauce and sticky rice (which we didn't eat - we were getting full).
We also stopped at Vietnam Cafe, for Crispy Spring Rolls (ground pork, onions, mushrooms, lettuce, picked daikon, mint leaves, chili vinegar dipping sauce) and Grilled Pork Rolls (rice paper, rice noodles, grilled pork, lettuce, bean sprouts, basil, hoisin peanut dipping sauce). So good!
Wines enjoyed:
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