I came here looking to find some authentic food but was highly disappointed. The first red flag was this place had like a western vibe to it. Nothing wrong with it but it gave me the feeling like the food was going to be dumbed down.Without the title I would have never thought this was a asian restaurant. I shrugged it off and thought maybe the food might be great, especially from all the High reviews. So as I go to order and start asking about their dishes, I asked about their rice portions. The kind waitress didnt even know the portions, and even said they might not have enough rice. Lmao...Second red flag. So I shrugged it off and thought they might ve been packed earlier and didnt make enough, it happens. I ordered the papaya spicy, raw beef laab spicy, crispy pork belly, and 4 side of sticky rice. When I took a look at the pork belly portion it looked like it should be 5 dollars worth. Paid almost 20 for it. The papaya and raw laab was not spicy at all. If u know asians we love eating spicy food. The papaya lao style was garbage, I think they only put fish sauce for the dressing because that's all I could taste. Papaya salad is the kind of dish where its suppose to give your taste buds all it can handle, from spice to sweet and sour, bitter, everything. But it was bland. The pork was dry. The laab was OK. Let me put it this way, ill make all those dishes better at home. As for the rice I now know why she couldn't give me portion size. They use sanwich bags to bag them lmao. It felt unsanitary to say the least. I will never be going back there again. They dumbed down all the authentic flavors. I cant speak on the thai dishes much because I was never a fan of Thai dishes.
Blú Lotus | Lao & Thai Restaurant
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I came here looking to find some authentic food but was highly disappointed. The first red flag was this place had like a western vibe to it. Nothing wrong with it but it gave me the feeling like the food was going to be dumbed down.Without the title I would have never thought this was a asian restaurant. I shrugged it off and thought maybe the food might be great, especially from all the High reviews. So as I go to order and start asking about their dishes, I asked about their rice portions. The kind waitress didnt even know the portions, and even said they might not have enough rice. Lmao...Second red flag. So I shrugged it off and thought they might ve been packed earlier and didnt make enough, it happens. I ordered the papaya spicy, raw beef laab spicy, crispy pork belly, and 4 side of sticky rice. When I took a look at the pork belly portion it looked like it should be 5 dollars worth. Paid almost 20 for it. The papaya and raw laab was not spicy at all. If u know asians we love eating spicy food. The papaya lao style was garbage, I think they only put fish sauce for the dressing because that's all I could taste. Papaya salad is the kind of dish where its suppose to give your taste buds all it can handle, from spice to sweet and sour, bitter, everything. But it was bland. The pork was dry. The laab was OK. Let me put it this way, ill make all those dishes better at home. As for the rice I now know why she couldn't give me portion size. They use sanwich bags to bag them lmao. It felt unsanitary to say the least. I will never be going back there again. They dumbed down all the authentic flavors. I cant speak on the thai dishes much because I was never a fan of Thai dishes.
This is easily the best restaurant in Ceres. The Thai food is always fresh and full of flavor, and everything we’ve tried has been so good. The staff is super friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere is comfortable and inviting. It’s one of those places we’re always happy to come back to. Highly recommend!
This is easily the best restaurant in Ceres. The Thai food is always fresh and full of flavor, and everything we’ve tried has been so good. The staff is super friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere is comfortable and inviting. It’s one of those places we’re always happy to come back to. Highly recommend!
My partner and i came in on tuesday around 240pm… we werent really sure they closed between 3-5pm (which i did mention to my bf because i saw it on apple maps and yelp)BUT he didnt listen to me so here we are coming in at 245pm when theyre about to close. Now usually we dont even bother getting take out but the server/host that spoke to me said we could still do take out. I unfortunately dont remember his name but he had 3 earings on one ear, very nice person and i truly wish i could’ve given you a bigger tip but i hope what we left was for you only. Food was great! Papaya salad lao style was a little on the sweeter side but better than other places. Pad thai- good but a little sour and plain for us. Fried tofu- delicious! Simple but so good. (Best when fresh) Fried rice- 2nd fav dish. Bbq pork pieces- very goodand great portion size. We will be back, you now have 2 regulars until we leave the area. Thank you again to the server guy! We appreciate you letting us order. We will dine in next time (way before closing time)