Celebrating George's birthday, Jay and Ken met Karin and George for dinner at Vientiane Cafe, 4728 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 (215-726-1095). We had a wonderful time! Everything was flavorful, fresh, and delicious. Note: bring cash.
We got many of favorites since our last visit in June 2019 (except the Homemade Beef Jerky, which we JUST missed by one order!).
Sid and other servers were very attentive, even though it was almost a full house!
We shared the following:
Duck Crispy Spring Rolls - Filled with silver noodles, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, deep-fried until golden. Served with house sauce.
Vegetarian Naam Salad -Marinated rice with coconut flakes tossed with scallions, cilantro, lime leaves, and chill; topped with crush peanuts served with lettuce to wrap
We were treated to the som moo (cured pork), which was quite good
This is the one vegetarian dish that Ken doesn't mind eating because the texture reminds him of meat
Jay enjoyed the spicy Tom Yum Soup (she requested the Crispy Tofu) - Kalanga root, kaffir lime, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and tomatoes in a spicy chili lemongrass broth.
Chicken Satay - Grilled on skewers; served with peanut sauce and cucumber salsa
Angel Shrimp - Wrapped in wonton skin and deep-fried until golden; served with sweet chili sauce
Homemade Laotian Sausages (sam-gawk) - Stuffed with chopped pork, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves; served with steam vegetables along with spicy roasted chili garlic sauce (jeow muk phet) and sticky rice
Ken was still a little hungry, so he and Jay shared the Shrimp Fresh Spring Roll - Soft rice paper with herbs and vermicelli, served with tangy tamarind and sweet chili sauce topped with crushed peanuts
Karen and George finished their meal with Banana Chocolate Spring Roll, served with peach sauce
Wines enjoyed:
Looking forward to our next visit...
