DonRocks Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 A great Tweet by a classy chef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Does anyone know if Chef Luangrath's Laotizan menu is still available and still awesome? My whole family is sick, so this gives me an excuse to buy half the menu for myself and eat it over the next day and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Does anyone know if Chef Luangrath's Laotizan menu is still available and still awesome? My whole family is sick, so this gives me an excuse to buy half the menu for myself and eat it over the next day and a half. I'm sure it is; but fair warning:  Chef Seng is in Laos this week, and will be focused on opening her new place in D.C. when she returns.  Doesn't mean you won't get great Laotian food at BG; but the quality control *might* be a bit lower than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Does anyone know if Chef Luangrath's Laotizan menu is still available and still awesome? My whole family is sick, so this gives me an excuse to buy half the menu for myself and eat it over the next day and a half. I know from Twitter that she is wrapping up a trip in Laos right now. So if you decide to go, I'd be very curious how your meal is there, as their ability to produce good Lao food when the chef is not in the kitchen is about to be tested with Thip Khao's opening in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The last time we went the redid their menu to have a Thai side and a Lao side, so I'm sure it's still there. As far as it still being awesome goes, that's another story. The first time we went was right after Tom's review in the Post and it was fantastic. So different than anything I'd ever had and wonderful bright and spicy favors. We pretty much ordered everything that Tom raved about loved it all. The next time we went they didn't have the tapioca balls (I think that was it) which were so unique and a real highlight of our first meal. The rest of the food was good but not as spectacular as the first time. The third time we went they didn't have two of Tom's raves which were also two of our favorites and the rest was fine but nowhere near as special as the first meal. All of these meals were before the announcement of the new place too. Sad to say that this place went from a place that I couldn't wait to go back to, to a place I'm indifferent about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simul Parikh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 That's too bad, though just one opinion. Haven't been in a while, but last outing was also mediocre for me, as well. Seems to be the DC life cycle for good ethnic dining (thai xing, many indian places come to mind)- place opens up, meteoric rise, chef gets hands into other stuff, and place falls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Went for lunch today and had the buffet, which should have been a good way to sample a little of each of a lot of dishes. The only dish marked "Lao" on the buffet was a fish dish that I don't recognize on the regular menu. I'm glad I got to taste small amounts of some spicy dishes I wouldn't normally order, like green papaya salad and larb, but most of the food was pretty lackluster. Fried chicken wings were crispy but lacked any real herb or spice flavor. Tom ka gai was loaded with mushrooms, but not one piece of chicken. I didn't try the drunken (chicken) noodles, but my husband said there was no heat or any discernable chicken in the dish. The mussels in the seafood stew weren't open. Green curry was watery and not at all hot. I'm glad we tried it, but we won't rush back. I'll stick to Elephant Jumps as my favorite Thai restaurant. My husband prefers the curries at Bangkok 54. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I think I mentioned this somewhere way up above, but the one time I ate at Bangkok Golden, I took a look at the very dreary buffet and immediately decided to order off the menu. People have been saying it's been disappointing of late, but I don't think the buffet was ever the way to go here. You might want to give it another chance and order off the menu. The dish I had, pork orm from the Lao menu, was remarkably delicious. I ordered it "Thai hot", which is less hot than "Lao hot", and it was plenty hot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 My son & I had lunch here yesterday, after car shopping (anyone have a gently used vehicle for sale? I'm in the market)-we got there at noon, it was crowded, he said he'd never been there before, I thought he had. We got the buffet,because we were not being picky- the Tom yum soup (at first I thought it was too sour) was great, the larb was much milder than I prefer (Thai Nakorn makes it spicy), Tom liked the crispy chicken w/ basil (I got a lot of crispy, no chicken), the spicy pork & eggplant was spicy, I managed to scoop out some shrimp w/ the seafood dish, spring rolls were wonderful, & it was a good lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liz2041 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 We were in last week and when ordering a beer were told that they didn't have a liquor license presently.  The waiter said they had to reapply for the license because they had new management.  I don't know how the licensing process works but it sounds like things are changing there.  For what its worth, the food was still fantastic and if you want a beer you can bring your own.  We saw several customers run over to the Shoppers after they ordered and bring beer back.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Renamed PADAEK, or Lao Fish Sauce, is made from fermented fish that has been cured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ericandblueboy said: Renamed PADAEK, or Lao Fish Sauce, is made from fermented fish that has been cured. Cured of what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 34 minutes ago, DonRocks said: Cured of what? ED. Â I hear fish need viagara these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 9 hours ago, Ericandblueboy said: ED. Â I hear fish need viagara these days. I think you misheard that some fish are cured with vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 "Bangkok Golden Lao Restaurant Changes Name to Padaek" - Washingtonian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 9 hours ago, cheezepowder said: "Bangkok Golden Lao Restaurant Changes Name to Padaek" - Washingtonian Thank you, cheezepowder. Can anyone confirm that the adjective is "Lao" and not "Laotian?" I guess I never knew, so used something that "sounded reasonable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simul Parikh Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Synonymous as adjectives, but the "Lao people" use Lao >> Laotian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, DonRocks said: Thank you, cheezepowder. Can anyone confirm that the adjective is "Lao" and not "Laotian?" I guess I never knew, so used something that "sounded reasonable." I believe, but am not certain, that "Laotian" means from the country of Laos, whereas "Lao" is an adjective referring to the particular ethnic group, who might or might not be in Laos (e.g., Lao Isans in northern Thailand). Â My sense--but I'm happy to be corrected--is that "Lao" is much more commonly used by people from Laos. Â More to the point for present purposes, Chef Seng refers to "Lao food." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 34 minutes ago, Marty L. said: I believe, but am not certain, that "Laotian" means from the country of Laos, whereas "Lao" is an adjective referring to the particular ethnic group, who might or might not be in Laos (e.g., Lao Isans in northern Thailand). Â My sense--but I'm happy to be corrected--is that "Lao" is much more commonly used by people from Laos. Â More to the point for present purposes, Chef Seng refers to "Lao food." Thanks - also, here's a thread devoted to Northern Thai and Lao Cuisine. (Regional spelling corrections welcome and encouraged - I don't know much about the names, spellings, pronunciations, or even cartography of North and East Thailand. I do the best I can, but my knowledge base is quite limited). Here also is a thread for Khao Soi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I advise people, in strong terms, to wait awhile before going to Padaek. The meal I had last night was so distressingly mediocre that I won't return here until hearing something to the contrary - I cut them some slack because, for example, they just put their new sign up yesterday, and the only beers they had were Heineken and Corona. The salmon tasted like it came from a college dining hall, the quail was cooked to a crisp, etc. Just don't rush over there - I understand they're in transition, but I'm downgrading them from Italic for the time being. PS - It's a mortal crime comparing this in any way with Little Serow right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Note also from the pictures above: * They're closed Tuesdays * They're on vacation Aug 7-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Went here for lunch the other day. I had the noodle soup that was not curry from the Lao menu Khao Piak Sen. It was delicious. The broth was lots of ginger and lemongrass which are my favorites. We also had shrimp cakes, which were good. Hubby had the pork Piing. It looked really good, although I didn't eat any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Love that soup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 15 hours ago, ktmoomau said: Went here for lunch the other day. I had the noodle soup that was not curry from the Lao menu Khao Piak Sen. It was delicious. The broth was lots of ginger and lemongrass which are my favorites. We also had shrimp cakes, which were good. Hubby had the pork Piing. It looked really good, although I didn't eat any. 2 hours ago, naxos said: Love that soup! I just did a Google Images search, and the dishes (especially the long-cooked dishes) look *much* better than what we had last July, so I attribute that to Opening Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, DonRocks said: I just did a Google Images search, and the dishes (especially the long-cooked dishes) look *much* better than what we had last July, so I attribute that to Opening Blues. FWIW, Seng and Bobby have been encouraging me (and I assume others) to check out Padaek if we haven't been in a while--they're proud of the staff and offerings they've put together there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I came based on their instagram feed, which looked really good recently, and I hate that shopping center, the traffic, but we had to go to Home Depot so we were in that vicinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldman Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I went a couple of days ago for the first time in a long time and it was absolutely delicious. Â A catfish soup (Orm) was the highlight, a real depth of flavor. Â Also a delicious and subtle rice noodle soup with tofu (khao piak sen). Oddly, the only available beer was Corona but I managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Lee Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 April 1 & 8, 2018 Exquisite dishes on the Weekend Specials Menu ingeniously composed and expertly executed by Chef Seng! So sublime beyond words, I am left dreaming and longing! You can taste the passion and soul in her cooking! Padaek is in a groove and on 🔥🔥🔥 I highly recommend following her posts on Facebook and Instagram to time your visit for her Special Menu creations. I believe she was in the kitchen for lunch service on both visits. SAKOO YADSAI✨✨✨ tapioca pork dumpling, fermented radish, peanut, & palm sugar! SOM MUU✨✨✨grilled rice-cured pork stuffed inside banana leaves, garlic & chilies! PUN MIENG PAA✨✨✨ Fried butterflied pampano, tamarind salt, pineapple padaek sauce, rice noodle, peanut, raw collard greens, green lettuce, lemongrass, ginger, cherry tomato, Thai eggplant mint, rau ram, dill! KHAO NIEW WAN NAHM PAA✨✨✨black sticky rice, caramelized fish sauce, palm sugar, ugli tangerine, oro blanco, kiwi, crispy mung bean, prematured rice, black sesame seed, puffed rice, coconut glazed!  5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Lovely food and food photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 NAM TOK KOR MUU - grilled pork shoulder tossed in spicy lime sauce, cilantro, mint, toasted rice Get this from the Thai menu. I find the grilled pork on the Lao menu just too sweet. The flavor of this dish is more balanced IMO. The menu has been tightened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 2:58 PM, captcourt said: Padaek appeared to be closed (small c). Paedak reopened with contactless pickup. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyG Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Padaek is open for contact-free take out. We used it for Mother's Day. The menu has been pared down and their hours are a bit more limited. It was the perfect solution for Mother's Day for our family. Excellent food and no one had to do emergency consults with me to prepare it!  https://www.padaekdc.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horacebailey14 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Padaek this past weekend was great and super easy. Order online and pickup only takes a few seconds. The Ping Muu was delicious, Tam Mak Houng was spicy hot in the best of addictives ways. The flavors of the crispy catfish were amazing. I wish we knew all the herbs that were included. It would have been perfect in the restaurant, just suffered slightly from being in the packaging on the ride home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcourt Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 We also got carryout from them recently (last week, I think? Time has no meaning anymore.) and thoroughly enjoyed it. What did we get? Damned if I can remember everything right now, but we were happily overstuffed, with leftovers to spare. Padaek and Hong Kong Palace constitute my personal favorite Restaurant Row right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, captcourt said: We also got carryout from them recently (last week, I think? Time has no meaning anymore.) and thoroughly enjoyed it. What did we get? Damned if I can remember everything right now, but we were happily overstuffed, with leftovers to spare. Padaek and Hong Kong Palace constitute my personal favorite Restaurant Row right now. What's traveled well from HKP? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 19 hours ago, captcourt said: We also got carryout from them recently (last week, I think? Time has no meaning anymore.) and thoroughly enjoyed it. What did we get? Damned if I can remember everything right now, but we were happily overstuffed, with leftovers to spare. Padaek and Hong Kong Palace constitute my personal favorite Restaurant Row right now. Concur. Had excellent carry-out from Padaek last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcourt Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 22 hours ago, Marty L. said: What's traveled well from HKP? thanks We live a 10-15 minute drive from HKP (in the Ballston vicinity). We almost always carry out, and order meat fried dumplings, spicy wontons, the bacon homestyle and chicken with stuffed peppers (both specials from the wall, in pre-pandemic days when they had dishes posted in Chinese on the wall, with so much ❤️ for the DR community for alerting us to those) and then something else, depending on our mood. All of this generally travels well. Yes, it's only two of us, but it's a good variety and we have easy meal choices for days. We also like the szechuan green beans, and we ordered them, but I don't feel like those traveled so well this time around. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Open now for indoor dining according to FB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noamb Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Anyone heard anything about the planned new location in Arlington https://www.arlnow.com/2023/05/17/lao-restaurant-padaek-and-an-acai-bowl-eatery-are-coming-to-the-arlington-ridge-shopping-center/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 9 hours ago, noamb said: Anyone heard anything about the planned new location in Arlington https://www.arlnow.com/2023/05/17/lao-restaurant-padaek-and-an-acai-bowl-eatery-are-coming-to-the-arlington-ridge-shopping-center/ https://dc.eater.com/2023/5/10/23717540/thip-khao-family-announces-big-changes-to-its-lao-portfolio-this-spring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArlFred Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 https://www.arlnow.com/2023/10/11/padaek-now-serving-lao-and-thai-food-from-arlington-ridge-shopping-center/ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Two thumbs up from Tom:Â Â https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/11/17/padaek-arlington-restaurant-review/ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bart said: Two thumbs up from Tom:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/11/17/padaek-arlington-restaurant-review/ On 1/15/2011 at 9:33 PM, DonRocks said: The problem: A bottle of expensive, way-too-young, way-too-old, way-too-tannic, way-too-prematurely-bricking (purchased from MacArthur several years ago) 1996 Oddero Barolo which was something not unlike drinking a metallic Band-Aid with the faintest hint of black cherry. The solution: Orm Pork. The review mentions something called “Aom.” My guess (and it’s only a guess) is that it’s a variant spelling of what was formerly listed as “Orm.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 21 hours ago, DonRocks said: The review mentions something called “Aom.” My guess (and it’s only a guess) is that it’s a variant spelling of what was formerly listed as “Orm.” Sounds right based on menu description.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noamb Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just went there Friday, had to sit on the patio because we had no reservation. Very good sai karok esaan (sausage, spelling’s probably wrong), a bit like sai oua, but more sour. Khao Soi (noodles in yellow curry broth) also very good, only slightly spicy. Meatiest chicken satay we’ve ever had, more spices on the (dark?) meat than usual, really good. Pad see ew also good, but more average. And the wings were vaguely reminiscent of K(orean)FC, with a bit more sour in the sauce (tamarind?), also great. After the post review I’m sure it’ll be even harder to get a table. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Last night on the patio had a delicious soft shell crab in yellow curry sauce special. Don’t miss this dish. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgast Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 5 minutes ago, naxos said: Holy crap that looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now