*** Vientianne has since closed….
Just a quick "hump day" post. I created a post on March 6th, about a visit I made to Vientiane Food to Go a few weeks back. A few days ago, the Missus had a craving for the "Fried Rice" (The Lady there called it "Nem") she had eaten there. So I drove down to 47th and Imperial to find the take-out window in Lao Plaza had a "For Lease" sign on it. But luckily, the snack and noodle soup counter next door had taken over the business, and Papaya Salad and sticky rice were still available. Whew!
I ended up trying the Beef Laab:
Fairly tender slices of beef along with tripe, in a surprisingly mild fish-lime sauce. I really was shocked at the mildness of the dish, even when I ate a few hot peppers.
I also managed to get the rice the Missus wanted along with some very good perfectly fried pork rinds. The rinds were cut into thin strips, and almost looked like calamari. They hadn’t the slightest bit of greasiness to them, and were "light"(in relative terms) and crunchy. Delici-yoso!!!
So 2 orders Beef Laab, Fried Rice, Pork Rinds, and Container of Sticky Rice – $15. I did ask where the Woman who formerly ran the "take-out window" had gone to, and was told that business was slow, so she decided to get a regular job. Bummer. Though I didn’t try the papaya salad, both the sticky rice and the fried rice tasted perfectly fine, and so there probably is just the minimum amount of change if any.
Here’s a few photos of a recent visit to Dao Son. I had the Chicken Katsu Curry($5.50):
Very thin, but spicy curry. Flavor was more like a Thai curry then the sweeter Japanese Curry. Katsu was a bit over-fried making the crust rather hard, but the overall flavor of the dish was good.
And two dishes that were on included in my previous post. The Red Chicken($5.99):
Chicken a bit too dry this time around, but oh man that sauce………
Fried Catfish with Eggplant($6.99):
I don’t know why this dish hasn’t been added to the regular menu. It’s always been on the "grease board menu".
Some odds and ends:
I read about the 5lb 7oz mango from the Big Island that made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. You can read the article here.
And from the la.food blogging site, a post about Tommy’s Ultimate Fan Free Combo Meal contest. Yep, that is the word "free"….
If you wonder what the ‘Butter Side Down School of Science’ is, you can find out here. Not really about food…I think????
Since it’s close to that time of the year, here’s Colleen’s version of "Silence of the Peeps."
And finally, you can help name Pam’s from Daily Gluttony‘s Baby "Brother".
Oh, one more last thing, please check out the Website of a Movie I’m really looking forward to seeing. I know it’s not really about food, I really was trying to figure how to tie in a link to it, but just gave up…. Looks like a really funny film!
Hope the week is going well for everyone!