Address and Contact Information
Address: 11325 E 31st St, Tulsa, OK 74146
Phone: (539) 525-0338
Website: https://www.facebook.com/lao.thai.asian.street.food
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Reviews
This is an order at the counter place and then they prepare and bring your food to the table. I ordered the Pad Thai with chicken, spice level 3. I noticed they have a limited selection of soft drinks, soy milk, etc. in a cooler……..no fountain drinks available here. They did offer complimentary ice water and cups.
My order came out in about 10 minutes and the presentation was nice. More than ample portion of noodles, chicken and it also had snow pea pods, carrots and onions in the dish. The flavor was really good, but next tine I’ll increase the spice level for a little more kick.
Overall this is a nice place. I will have to return and try some of their other dishes.
TLDR: GREAT food, very friendly people and great prices.
Tucked into a strip mall on the northeast corner, Lao Thai is small, neat and amazingly clean. You order at the counter after walking past an appetizing lineup of premade goods to go.
Their menu isn’t overly large, but there are plenty of things to choose from.
Having done some recon, I knew what I wanted, which was an egg roll, chicken wings, pork belly and Hmong sausage with sticky rice. I opted for water to drink, and they have a nice little water station setup with a couple of ice water decanters beside the serving ware, chop sticks and napkins. Condiments are on the table, oddly enough sriracha, hoi sin sauce and hot chile oil… no soy sauce.
I figured my order would take a minute or two to make, and it did, but not really long at all.
When ordering I severely underestimated portion sizes. The nice lady literally brought it all out on a cart. Each item was plated separately and presented nicely.
The egg roll was what you might call a fried spring roll, not the larger, fatter Chinese version. It was outstanding, and at $1.25 each, I appreciated being able to just order 1.
The chicken wings were equally great. Lightly breaded and well seasoned, they were a great effort that didn’t need any sauce whatsoever. The order consisted of 6 large pieces that could easily have served 2 or more people as an appetizer.
The Hmong sausage was a large portion, sliced into generous bites and included purple sticky rice. The sausage itself was rich and meaty, properly cooked and just all around excellent. The meat was coarse ground instead of an emulsification, so it had plenty of bite and a great texture. The rice was perfectly cooked, sticky with a mellow flavor that offset the richness of the sausage. Be advised, there’s a decent amount of rice in their sides, so you won’t run out.
The pork belly was a master class in how to do it properly. Well seasoned and cooked as well as possible, it couldn’t stop eating. And didn’t for awhile. I packed up what I couldn’t eat on site and nibbled on it all the way to Broken Arrow and back to Owasso, and still had several pieces left. Even 2 hours later, the meat was still soft and moist, with the crispy skin still firm and holding its texture. The two textures were also wonderful. The soft, unctuous pork belly with plenty of fat offset by the brutally crispy skin worked so well together.
Each dish came with a small side of a reasonably hot pepper sauce except for the egg roll which came with the sweet dipping sauce common to Thai restaurants.
Overall, there was not one single thing I could take issue with. Every dish was great, full of flavor and perfectly cooked. The couple that owns the place were as friendly as could be, and the prices were way in line. I think I was a skosh over $30 for lunch, and yeah, that’s a lot for lunch, but I wanted to try several things. On a usual day, I would do one main and maybe an egg roll or two. If I recall, the wings were around $9, the sausage and rice $9, and the pork belly $10, but I might be off by a dollar or two. In any case it all worked for me.
I plan on going back because I want to try their pho, pad thai, a couple of soups and their curry.
I do so love it when I see a small business offer an experience of this caliber.
The wait time was way a tad longer than expected. It was a Sunday, not sure if that was the reason. We got the big plate that had multiple items on. The pork belly was underseasoned and the rest of the items just fell short compared to other established restaurants. It just felt understaffed. Looking at the reviews, the restaurant should listen to its comments. Hopefully they make the adjustments.