Luang Prabang Market

Oh my God this place is INCREDIBLE. The service is fast and the food is PHENOMENAL. The flavor tastes so rich in every dish. The prices are also very affordable for the quality food. The people are very nice and happily recommended their favorites dishes. This is our new favorite restaurant. We had the Thai papaya salad 12/10 The Khao Piak Sen 10/10 The red Thai curry 11/10 The beef jerky 10/10

Loved the laotian sausage and dessert. The pad that was better than the curry soup. We will have to return. Felt like I was in somebody's home enjoying a home cooked meal. Bought some curry puffs and another dessert to take home. They don't have free refills as most of their drinks are canned and they don't sell water nor diet options. Their Thai coffee and tea were refreshing.

This place was near our hotel, and we wanted some soup to end our day. The restaurant is located in a sketchy area by some apartments and inside a market-style setup. I ordered the chicken khao poon. While the flavor was good, I really wish they offered the vegetables on the side instead of mixing them into the bowl. I didn’t like the taste of the bean sprouts and purple cabbage. It would be much better served separately. Their sticky rice was also given in a syrofoam to-go container instead of the traditional Lao rice container (thip khao), which keeps the rice warmer and adds to the authentic dine-in experience. Coming from a health department background (although not in this city), I was very turned off seeing staff wearing sandals while taking orders and serving food. They should know this is not up to health code and could easily be reported. Customer service was non-existent. No one checked in on us, and we were short on napkins the entire time. The Thai iced tea was also way too sweet because of the heavy condensed milk. Overall, the food was decent, but the presentation, environment, and lack of basic health standards were disappointing.

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