The server was pleasant and friendly. The food wasn't bad but it wasn't spectacular Thai/Lao food neither. The Crab Rangoons were mostly sweet runny cream cheese inside, no bits and pieces of anything, bit of a disappointment. The Lao sausage was good, a good portion for price. Sad it wasn't served with any sticky rice like most places offer. Glad it was on the menu to order separately. The dipping sauce (jeow) it comes with was the highlight ot the appetizer. The kids chicken fried rice was a great portion and tasty as well. The kids chicken pho option was a good portion too and tasty. The hot and sour soup was good and served with fried wonton stripes. Besides the Lao sausage may have been best dish ordered. My last favorite dish was the Lard Nah. It was broccoli overkill and quite flavorless. Extremely disappointed. Would not recommend nor order again. The bathroom was clean and restaurant in general was tidy.
Lil Thai Cafe
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The server was pleasant and friendly. The food wasn't bad but it wasn't spectacular Thai/Lao food neither. The Crab Rangoons were mostly sweet runny cream cheese inside, no bits and pieces of anything, bit of a disappointment. The Lao sausage was good, a good portion for price. Sad it wasn't served with any sticky rice like most places offer. Glad it was on the menu to order separately. The dipping sauce (jeow) it comes with was the highlight ot the appetizer. The kids chicken fried rice was a great portion and tasty as well. The kids chicken pho option was a good portion too and tasty. The hot and sour soup was good and served with fried wonton stripes. Besides the Lao sausage may have been best dish ordered. My last favorite dish was the Lard Nah. It was broccoli overkill and quite flavorless. Extremely disappointed. Would not recommend nor order again. The bathroom was clean and restaurant in general was tidy.
I ordered the papaya salad and sticky rice to go because I was busy that day and didn't have time to sit and eat til I got home. Wow! I love their papaya salad! Its not too fishy, has the perfect balance of sweet, sour, and salty. The papaya was nice and crunchy. The sticky rice was perfect texture as well, not overcooked or undercooked. I really enjoyed it. I enjoy my papaya salad quite spicy, so I ordered a 4 and shared some with the husband but he could not handle the 4. If you're not a fan of spicy food go easy on your hot level here. I gobbled this down so fast that I failed to get a picture of the food 🤣 but here's some of the restaurant. It's a cozy little spot, great for a girl's night out or date night. I included the sections of the menu I ordered from for description.
I ordered the papaya salad and sticky rice to go because I was busy that day and didn't have time to sit and eat til I got home. Wow! I love their papaya salad! Its not too fishy, has the perfect balance of sweet, sour, and salty. The papaya was nice and crunchy. The sticky rice was perfect texture as well, not overcooked or undercooked. I really enjoyed it. I enjoy my papaya salad quite spicy, so I ordered a 4 and shared some with the husband but he could not handle the 4. If you're not a fan of spicy food go easy on your hot level here. I gobbled this down so fast that I failed to get a picture of the food 🤣 but here's some of the restaurant. It's a cozy little spot, great for a girl's night out or date night. I included the sections of the menu I ordered from for description.
Fist time trying this restaurant. I ordered 3 of my favorites to give me a good base for a review. Pho, Pad Thai, and Pad See Ew (spelling?). All were very tasty and at a reasonable price. Service was friendly. My wife did comment that the meat was a bit hard to find in the noodle dishes. I did not notice but I think we had been going to a place that was exceptional in that area, so I'll say it is probably normal at Lil. Either way, I'd go here again and want to try a few other things on the menu. Pho season (Winter) is coming so I'm probably fooling myself. More Pho options to try, so yeah... mmmm Pho. Did I mention I like Pho?