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    Hot-N-Spicy

    4.6 (132 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Panang Red Curry
    Jeremiah Ben D.

    We came to their new location next to their old location which was next to Viet Hoa Market. The restaurant had a great vibe and nice decor. Our servers were very nice and attentive! The food was great and is one of the most authentic Thai-Lao cuisine in the Madison area! Will come back again!

    Thai tea
    Allison N.

    A little pricey for what it is, a tiny kitchen in the back of a grocery store, but they are expanding this month to the connected building next door so if they keep their prices similar this would likely be more aligned to the new space. Until that is open, I recommend ordering to go. There are a couple of tables and chairs in the back of you do feel like dining in, which may be useful if you order something like pho. The menu is small, and they do every they do well. The angel wings and curries are absolutely fantastic, and the staff are so kind. I always call in my order and the time estimate the give me is always right on, plus everything is packaged up nicely to take away. I've never had an issue with parking, though exiting left onto Monona drive often takes patience. Excited to see what they do with the new space!

    Sesame balls
    Dana C.

    Picked up food here many times. Very good service, ready to go! First time trying the sesame balls, wow, amaze-balls! The red bean paste is like a dessert! Back of the grocery store so it's convenient to pick up some groceries too!

    pho with beef
    Maddie T.

    I've been to Viet Hoa before but this was my first time trying the restaurant in the back. Since I was in the area, I finally got to stop by for lunch and try it! I wanted to eat in since pho take out is never as good as in person, and they said it would be about 15 min wait for one of the tables to open up. There are only two (and a half?) tables used for dining in as most people tend to come in for take out. Being tucked in the back of the grocery store with people standing around for takeout can be a little awkward, and you definitely can't sit more than 1-3 people per table. This was some of the best pho I've had in Madison, the broth was super flavorful! I've tried a lot of places on the west side closer to where I live but they were just okay. I wasn't sure exactly what cuts of beef I'd be getting in this bowl, typically I order the Pho Thai.

    Pad Thai spicy
    Sho R.

    I took out lunch from here. This place is inside Viet Hoa Market, with no board outside the shop. I had to roam around the complex couple of times before finally go inside the market to find this place. I took out a pad thai and made it very spicy. It was super spicy, though I loved it that way. Pad thai was made well and had a lot of veggies and flavor punch.

    Tofu Pad Thai
    Aurora A.

    I've ordered from here a few times and have had a great consistent experience! Their pad Thai is amazing. Arguably better than Ha Long Bay; however, I've only tried there once. Service is always super friendly and I appreciate that. It's always ready on time when I call ahead for pick up. Would definitely also recommend the spring rolls. We had the pork and it was really good. The crab Rangoon is even better!! Definitely give this place a try :)

    Delicious papaya salad, beautiful purple sticky rice, and beef Laab! Eat the sticky rice with your hands lol
    Fawn J.

    Madison, WI is very lucky to have Hot-N-Spicy restaurant, an amazing little culinary gem serving authentic Thai, Laotian, & Vietnamese cuisine! It is currently inside the back corner of Viet Hoa Asian Market. There are a few tables to dine in but it is mostly a take out spot. There is nothing esthetically fancy inside but the food is incredible & it's a very friendly family oriented business! I recommend trying my favorite the Beef Laab. Laab is absolutely delicious & a very popular national dish that is a minced meat salad with herbs traditionally served in Laos & North Eastern/Isaan Thailand & varying with minced pork/chicken. The beef Laab at Hot-N-Spicy is mostly minced steak with onions, scallion, cilantro, mint, toasted ground rice, cooked tripe, fish sauce, & lime juice served with refreshing cucumber slices. I order sticky rice to eat it with it!! Try their Thai or Laotian style papaya salad also a well loved favorite popular dish in both Thailand & Laos eaten with sticky rice with lots of different variations. I usually order their Lao style which is mostly long beans, green papaya, Thai egg plant, tomatoes, Thai chili peppers, padaek (fermented) ,fish sauce, & fresh lime juice. In my opinion, Lao style papaya salad is more pungent than Thai style with the umami fermented fish sauce with more complex flavors/ingredients. Papaya salad is well loved because it's flavors of spicy, sweet, sour, bitter, & salty all in one dish! Hot-N-Spicy also has great Angel Wings, Vietnamese Pho soup, Chicken Satay, curries, Pad Thai & other noodle dishes, etc. This place is true to their name which I love! If you don't have a high spice tolerance or not used to eating very hot spicy foods regularly, you may want to start at spice level 1 to see if you want to order more spicy next time. For some of their dishes such as the Laab they will mostly ask you 1-4 what level of spiciness you would like but even a level 2 may be too much for some people. They have higher spice levels but do so at your own risk only if you are used to intense fiery heat! I highly recommend trying Hot-N-Spicy if you would love to explore Southeast Asian cuisine!

    Crispy chicken egg rolls
    Jenny A.

    This place is a hidden gem! It's delicious and my new go-to & standard for Asian food!! While it's not technically a sit-down restaurant, they do have a a couple small tables you could eat at. It's located in the back of an Asian grocery store. We called ahead to pick up an order, the gal on the phone was very friendly and helpful; and our order was ready right on time. We tried chicken pad Thai, fried rice with chicken, beef & shrimp, crab Rangoon, egg rolls, chicken satay with peanut sauce & their purple sticky rice...everything was delicious and fresh, and not drenched in grease as sometimes fried food can be. I am a very picky person when it comes to fried rice - I like that smoky authentic flavor which to my surprise this had!! I really liked that you could select the spice level from 0-5 for the main dishes. We chose "2" for our pad Thai and there definitely was a kick! I don't think I could do more than 3 haha....All of the sauces were also delicious, especially the peanut sauce which I think is homemade. Another pleasant surprise was that for the fried apps they cut the side of the styrofoam container to keep the food crispy and prevent the steam from making it soggy- bravo! We will 100% most definitely order from Hot-n-Spicy again, and looking forward to trying other items from the menu - including pho!

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    First time in, pho beef and pad Thai tofu were really, really great. Takeout was pretty quick, too!

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    Super friendly. I loved both the pho and the fried noodles. There wasn't a lot of seating available.

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    Food was excellent and the staff was so friendly. I loved it so much I need to go back and try everything on the menu!

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