Stopped by Ben Thanh Plaza for a late night bite (around 9 PM) on a Wednesday night after landing in DAL and was so happy to see this place was still open! I got the egg noodle soup with bbq pork (with shrimp & wontons!) that was clearly made fresh and served straight from the pot. It was flavorful with plenty of bok choy and reminded me of a grandma's homemade cooking. The gentleman who took my order casually chatted with me for a bit and was kind enough to bring the food over to the table I was sitting at. Some of the best homemade food is from the hole in the wall places - in this case a food court - so don't let it intimidate you. Just try it. read more

Laos Thai Foods - Outside - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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The food was amazing! Flavors were hitting the tongue and had a sense of nostalgia - tasted like home. The service was polite and kind. No one was present as soon I walked up, but as she came around the corner she acknowledged me right away as she was taking food to a table. She repeated my order to make sure we were on the same page and I noticed if the modification wasn't in the computer, it was written on the ticket. The ambiance - it is located inside Ben Thanh's food court. So it's an open cafeteria like the mall food court. I got my food to-go. However, I did see a couple ladies eating and everything was served as if it were a restaurant (they had a hot pot) I wasn't being nosey or anything, lol! I will return! read more

Laos Thai Foods - 27. Pad Kee Mao - chicken and beef modified no tomatoes - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Hidden gem! We're from out of state and I was craving for a Thai boat noodle, don't let the food court scare you! I have to convince my husband to eat here coz he thought it was a sit in restaurant. We had Thai boat noodle , papaya salad lao style, pad ka praw, beef larb raw bitter spicy, thai fried rice, pad see ewe chicken and secret menu fried pork belly! All 10/10!! Service was good too!! We had to order take out after our dine in since my husband loved it! read more

Laos Thai Foods - Beef larb raw spicy, pad ka prae - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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The quality of food is going down hill. We used to come here a lot and named the best papaya salad in town. Not anymore. The pork ribs are used to be good quality of meat but now are full of fatty part. The service though, the owner still nice and sweet. Ambiance is not so much since it is just in a food court. We are not going back, sorry. read more

This is great! Khun Ae (Mrs. Ae) is the nicest restauranteur ever. She brings the Land of Smiles to Arlington and that brings my family back for more. Everyone in fact was gracious and welcoming. The food is excellent, authentic, and made to order with your own level of heat ( 0-5 ). We ordered: 1. Pad kee mao gai (drunken noodle chicken) 2. Larb bua (sliced beef salad) 3. Khao pad goong (fried rice shrimp) 4. Som tam Laos (Laos style papaya salad) 5. Boat noodles with beef What's also really cool about the drunken noodles and fried rice is that they fry in either lard or rendered bacon fat! It's an amazing addition of complexity to the already plentiful spices. My kids were shoveling it into their faces! The boat noodles were excellent and reminded me of the roadside... actually in-the-road beef noodle cart in Chiang Mai. It was nice to have culinary call-back -- but with a considerably cleaner venue and air conditioning! I even ordered a set to take home. The beef salad ("larb") is thin sliced beef (including some organs) boiled then mixed with various spices -- mint, cilantro, long pepper, culantro. It's an excellent experience to sit with some sticky rice and fix your own lettuce wraps! I didn't touch the papaya salad, but my wife reported it was worth coming back for. No complaints from me about this food. The only drawback is that the chair in the food court doesn't have plastic caps on the metal legs of the chairs -- so there's a fair amount of screeching from the tile floor and feet of the chairs. read more

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Pros: - For the panang curry, the spice level is up to 5. I asked for 4 and it came out the way I like it. - the service is was good. They will provide you togo boxes if you don't finish your food. - my friend got pad thai and it came out freshly cooked. It tastes pretty good considering the location of this place. - I really like the lao sausages, goes well with rice! Cons: - the rice for my curry was unfortunately undercooked. I'm hoping it was just a bad batch. - food court style, so may have limited seats during busy hours. read more

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HAVE SOME CASH * Food was great it definitely compensated for the prices. The service was good. The lady that took my order was very kind. Everything was great flavor wise. I absolutely LOVE the texture of the papaya salad. The flavor and the spice levels were really accurate. The chicken pad see eew really took me by surprise, I thought with how light it was that it wasn't gonna par with the flavors I'm used to at other restaurants. The sausage was awesome. I'm a crispy Lao sausage kinda girl... it wasn't crispy enough (for me) But it didn't even matter that's how good everything was. read more

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Amazing authentic food! I'm Thai so I can confirm that. The owner is very kind and greet us with a smile, we even had little chitchat. I got Ladna and Pad Kee Maw, delicious. Will make our way out to visit again. read more

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TERRIBLE SERVICE N LIER!! I ordered togo n took 30mins to make my food mean while making the food for group of people dine in who order after me. When I complain, he said the lady had ordered before me did wait an hour!! 1st time n NEVER GO BACK read more

Authentic Laos food, my favorite place when I'm craving Laos food. If you are new and do not know what to order. Get an order of chicken wings, beef jerky, and sticky rice. They also have a papaya salad with their (spicy levels 1-5), I like my papaya salad medium spicy, therefore I choose a #3 in spicy. After a great meal, I finish of with their mango sticky rice dessert. My favorite:) read more

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Located in the food court in Ben thanh shopping center. Food always full of flavor. Authentic. Taste like ya grandma just cooked it! Hands down one of my favorite Thai/Lao places. Pad kee Mao with beef level 4.. AMAZINGGGG. Can't complain. Only complaint is the Wait on food to go can sometimes take really long no matter what they tell you over the phone. Couple times I called ahead to place an order and they told me the food would be ready in 30 minutes. I get there.. and it seems like they wait til you arrive (to be sure you'll arrive to get/pay for ur food) before cooking so I would have to wait another 30-40mintues which is frustrating... read more

Delicious food at a very reasonable price! Located inside the food court of Ben Thanh plaza, probably the main reason why it took me forever to finally give them a try. We came about 45mins before they close, but good things there were still a whole bunch of people eating and drinking in the general seating area. The staff/owner was happy to take our order instead of the usual inconvenient/annoyed reaction we would get coming to an Asian restaurant 30-45mins before they close. I was craving papaya salad, so was excited to try it. Can't remember if they have both Laos and Thai versions, but we definitely had the Laos papaya salad with the raw crab. The flavor was good, but I would like it much more if it was more sour and less sweet. Gonna give them benefits of the doubt and definitely have to order it again. All the dishes we ordered were pretty good size. They also have fresh sugar cane juice. For a 32oz (or roughly, for sure larger than 24oz lol), it's only $5, which is pretty darn cheap compares to other places. Our usual go to place is Nalinh all the way in Irving. This is a nice substitution for when we don't feel like driving too far. read more

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My friends and I were bored one night, and decided to travel down to one of Arlington's Asian malls. We were pretty hungry and decided to try some food here. Having heard good things about Thai coffee, I tried this place called Laos Thai Foods. The atmosphere was amazing, seemed fun with a ton of things to do. The staff was beyond friendly. Very welcoming. The first thing I got was the Thai Iced Coffee. It was amazing watching sugar cane being prepared and juiced right in front of us, then subsequently used in the things we've purchased. The Thai Iced Coffee was amazing, much more preferable to Boba in my opinion. I was also feeling a little hungry so I ordered the Beef skewers. I can't say these were super extraordinary or anything, but they were definitely good. It was marinated well in a sweet sauce and portioned off with each piece on the skewer instead of making it one continuous piece that would be annoying to eat. So it was easy to eat and tasted great. The only problem I had with it was how some of the cartilage was too hard to chew. Other than that though, everything was great. The Thai Iced Tea was definitely the star, though. read more

Laos Thai Foods - 5. Three Beef Stick - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Came here on a Sunday afternoon around 1 pm. The place was empty, which makes me sad because their food was so good! They have stuff on their menu that no other Thai restaurants would have. I got the Thai boat noodles, and the flavors was amazing. I literally didn't add any other seasonings. My dad also had Thai boat noodles and ordered the larb pa ( koy pa) to go, sis in law for the red curry, and said it tasted very good and authentic compared to most places. My boyfriend got the khao piek sen and throughly enjoyed his soup. I saw so many things I wanted to eat so I would definitely be back again. The service was great and very fast! They are located inside a food court at Ben Thanh grocery store. Cash and Zelle payment only. read more

Laos Thai Foods - 14. Thai Boat Noodle - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Can't believe it's taken me so long to try this place out. I love in North Arlington, so it's a great way for me to get my hands on authentic Lao food when I don't feel like cooking. Location: This is located within the food court at the Ben Thanh Plaza. Very easy to find because we were already familiar with the food court. Walk towards the back of the food court and it has brought yells and red signage that you just can't miss. If entering from the store, walk left to the food court first. Atmosphere/Seating: Normal food court seating. We did notice some of the tables in front of this restaurant had Asian condiments on top. We decided to sit at one of those tables. They also have high chairs that line the back wall for those of you who little ones!! Price: We spent about $60 total for 2 people that had a FEAST and took half home for leftovers! Food Quality: Fresh coconut tasted super sweet and cold. Super refreshing. The Thai coffee is pretty strong but good. The Nam Khao was perfect! It came out with a generous portion of fresh green veggies to wrap and eat with it! The Thum Mak Hoong (papaya salad) was a little bit on the sweet side for me. I did ask for the Lao style, and a level 5 spice but was a little disappointed in the lack of spiciness (they gave us a spicy option of level 1-5). The Beef Larb was the perfect combo of bitter, sour, and savory. Definitely our favorite dish we ordered. The Pad Thai was good, but also a bit too sweet for us. We liked that it came with bean sprouts and peanuts on top so we could mix them in when we wanted and not compromise on their crunchy textures. Service: The nice older lady who ran the register spoke Lao with me. She was so kind. She writes down your order so she can repeat it to you and makes sure she gets it right. Then she plugs the total into the register. She is efficient and accurate. We waited a little bit for all our food to come out, but we expected it since we ordered so much. Overall, a great experience and we WILL be back! They stayed busy while we were there and I hope our community continues to support them so they can be around well after the pandemic! read more

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The hours for this restaurant in the food court say they open at 11, but my friend and I arrived at 11:15 and it was empty. We went to the store and shopped for half an hour and decided to eat elsewhere but luckily passed by again and saw the stand was open! The woman who runs the stand said they open anytime between 10:30-11:30am so maybe plan for a later lunch time if you come during the day. Their menu and prices are not updated so you'll need to ask for specific dishes and prices. I ordered the drunken noodles with fried tofu and a side of the Lao sausage and my friend ordered the pad see ew with chicken. We both loved our dishes! Very fresh and clearly made right then. The Lao sausage came out a bit later but was perfect, laced with lemongrass and crispy along the edges. The only thing I disliked was that my pad kee mao had no spice to it so I ended up needing to add a bunch of chili, but luckily the stand owner brought us a spice stand with chili oil, sambal, and fish sauce. I would 100% come here again and plan on doing so! I heard the owner taking orders over the phone for to-go, so that may be something to try. read more

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It's always great coming here. I always forget the guys name but we both remember each other by our faces. The food here is so good we come at least once a week. Our faves are the Lao sausage, fried riblets, sticky rice, fried fish, papaya salad. That's our go to meal. And we always get the sugar cane drink with a hint of oranges. They also have other good food here like their pad Thai, and kao piet, and other Laos/Thai food! read more

I have now been in the DFW area for a while and have tried quite a bit of asian cuisine. This really hit the spot because I'm Hmong. Hmong, Lao, and Thai foods are very similar, but have their own little takes on dishes. The owners were so nice, warm, welcoming, and didn't mind making my food extra spicy (which I always enjoy). The sticky rice was good. Not much to say, it's sticky rice. For those of you who don't know what it is or haven't had it, come on. Get out of your shell and try it. It's like white rice 2.0. The Lao Sausage was good also. Again for those of you who haven't had Lao or Hmong Sausage, its a really good change to the conventional sausage. It not only has the pork, but inside the casing is also finely minced shallots, lemongrass, pork belly, and more. The Lao sausage here was cooked to a nice browning, not overly sour, and had a decent range of flavor profile. The Papaya Salad was so good it had me sweating. The fishy smell can be a turn off for many, but if you can get past that and try it, it's good. I asked for them to make it very spicy and they delivered. The strands of papaya weren't hard and the tomatoes were surprisingly juicy. The Fresh Squeezed Sugar Cane Juice is so good! If you order it, they grab some sugar cane and put it through the machine right in front of you. I've seen many people just order that alone and leave. Like I said I haven't had better Lao or Thai food in all of DFW than this little food place at Ben Thanh Plaza. I've been there a couple times and ordered from different people and they were all nice. The sticky rice is a must when getting the sausage and you know the papaya salad is good if you're sweating. I can't recommend this enough to anyone who wants good Lao food in DFW and don't forget that sugar cane drink. read more

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This was the first time trying this place. I was wanting some Thai tea and noodles so I gave this place a shot. The broth was probably some of the best I've tasted so far.The flavors were bold and delicious. The Thai tea was also really good and I had fresh shrimp spring rolls to top it off. This was a nice little meal and I'll be back to try some again. read more

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We ordered food from this restaurant via Uber eats today and it was REALLY good. I had the red curry with medium spice. There was just a bit of heat and the sauce was very well balanced in flavor. I will definitely order from this place again!! read more

Been to Arlington for a couple of visits for new year and special events. Stopping by this food court for a quick relaxing bite. We ordered some mango salad and beef salad also both came out looking delicious. We prefer to be on the spicy side. It was surprisingly decent for food court food. It's a little slow in this food court though but no line that's even better. read more

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We were planning to get crawfish but instead decided to try out this gem. It's in the Ben Thanh plaza's food court. The Kow piek Sen was the best I've had in all DfW. Their Pad See Ew was super flavorful. The Lao pho was also pleasantly tasty. Everything we had was 5 stars. It's a mom and pop with their young daughter handling the cashier. Go support them. You won't be disappointed. read more

Yay! Another Lao restaurant to try and our tummies were happy when we left. If you love going to an outdoor Lao/Thai new year festival for the food, you'll love this place. But a bonus, you don't have to wait till the once a year event to get your festival food fix, you can come here any time of the year. Another bonus, you get to get to eat inside on a comfy chair and don't have to chase away the flies. They display different types of meat on a skewer, such as Lao sausage, chicken wings, marinated beef and pork and fish patties. We tried all of them and they were all nicely marinated. It also compliments well with their delicious papaya salad. I would come back for the papaya salad alone. It has the right amount of saltiness, sweetness and citrus from the fresh lime. We also tried their Lao chicken noodle soup. The broth was good but the noodles seemed like they were pre-boiled. I am sure it would taste good if it was freshly boiled. Another favorite thing about this place, they have freshly squeezed sugar cane juice. It didn't look like it would be sweet but it was. So glad I can drink this anytime of the year now . They also serve other traditional Thai dishes and several other dishes that I definitely want to come back and try. The workers were really nice. read more

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I LOVEEEE this spot. I come here whenever I crave Laos food!! I always order chicken wings, sticky rice, dried meat, papaya salad (Laos style of course, 3-4 chili's), and Lao sausage. Everything is always PERFECT. Definitely come and try this if you've never had it!! It's SO good. I also get their kao piak or larb sometimes. So yummy!! read more

I absolutely adore this place. Was a customer before COVID hit and I am so so glad they are still in business. Auntie is a sweetheart and even learned Viet to serve her customers. Pad Kee Mao is a must and I always get a plate of their papaya salad to tie the meal off. I've gotten their sugar cane juice a couple of times and have to say that it definitely beats Mia and More's when it comes to price and size. The absolute best Thai spot to go to! read more

I was so excited to try this place after all the hype from friends and Yelpers! And maybe those high expectations (and the pressure to deliver after I told the lady how I couldn't wait to try the food) doomed my first experience here. Sugar cane drink: It failed to bring back the nostalgic taste both my DH and I were expecting from it. There must be different sugar canes from VN versus Laos/Thai, but it was still ok and refreshing. Chicken Pineapple Fried Rice: By far the best thing we ate from here. But it was such a small portion for the price ~$10. Tom Yum Soup: Big bowl of thin liquid with few solids and little density. Papaya Salad: Uses "mam nem" (shrimp paste mix) instead of "nuoc mam" (fish sauce) so it was saltier and more "seafoody" than we expected, which did not necessarily make it bad. If we're in the area, we might come back and try something else, but it doesn't quite warrant a special visit. read more

Laos Thai Foods - Medium sugar cane drink $5 - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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I ordered green curry through DoorDash. Can't say I was too impressed. The curry sauce itself was okay, but the tofu was very soft and mushy. I'd much rather have crispy fried tofu. The vegetables were so so. Never had broccoli in my curry before. read more

Laos Thai Foods - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Excellent service. The food was wonderful, especially the fried rice. Oh, the Ginger Tea was amazing too. read more

Laos Thai Foods - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Decor: 4/5 Pretty clean when I dined in. Service: 4/5 They're very nice. It was a long time to wait but it was worth it for papaya salad. Not an disappointment to wait Food: 4/5 Papaya salad Lao's style was a bomb. It was spicy enough and I couldn't resist the spiciness. I picked Hot for Pad Thai but it wasn't spicy at all. Pad Thai wasn't too salty compares to other restaurants, which I like the most. And yes I would go here again for more papaya salad. read more

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Awesome Laos and Thai food. I have been coming here since they opened. Never disappoints. Love their papaya salad and laab and sticky rice. The owner is super sweet and very accommodating. Please give this place a try. I promise you won't be disappointed. read more

I had the Thai Boat Noodles and Egg Rolls. It's good but I like the boat noodles at Thai Charm better in Haltom. It's good that they finally got a Lao/Thai place in Arlington now! Good customer service. So I'll give them 4 star. :) read more

Laos Thai Foods - Thai boat noodles and egg rolls. - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Located inside the food court this is the place to go for authentic Laos food. I really liked their beef lab and their papaya salad was good as well, nice and stinky but not too fishy (Lao style) Their sausage I felt was a little bland but I'm used to buying the spicy Laos sausage which would have been nice if they offered those too. They also have sticky rice but wished they had the brown rice because the blue purple sticky rice just looks cool. Have yet to try their Thai dishes but so far their Lao dishes are pretty good! read more

Food taste like it was cooked in dirty water. Felt like I had to take a shower after eating the food and felt sick. It was roughhhh

Amazing Laotian sausage, sticky rice, fair priced and quick. The lady was very nice and helpful with guiding me thru the menu.

Nice surprise while grocery shopping in Arlington! Happy to see Lao food restaurants popping up more in D/FW. Delicious food offering levels of heat (Lao chili pepper heat). Generous portions, not too heavy, additional condiments (lime cilantro and cucumber), and A few dessert options. It's always fun to surprise the owners of Laotian restaurants by showing off my Lao language speaking skills - although quite limited in vocabulary. LOL read more

Laos Thai Foods - Lao style Larb and papaya salad - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I've been here for papaya salad before. It's very good. So is the Land na and red coconut curry. Been wanting to try the Kuai-tiao next read more

Laos Thai Foods - Laotian Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Me and my family just moved to Dallas. This place is so good. It's authentic and so much flavored that's made. I really recommend, I love that lady that was juggling cashiering and cooking the food. It took awhile but I understand. read more

Food is delicious! Just wish their service wasn't so slow. Usually wait atleast 20 mins and that's with calling in order and arriving to wait. read more

One of my favorite places to go when I'm craving Lao/Thai food. The food taste great. My favorite thing to get are the fried ribs. You have to try it and my husband loves the mango sticky rice. One star off because they can take FOREVER to prepare food. I once had a call ahead that took over an hour to prepare and it was not a big order. read more

Love meeting good people... open for 5 yrs in the old Hong Kong market building. Authentic and very talented!!! Delicious... spot on papaya salad, fried garlic short ribs, sticky rice, awesome loa sausage, and a fantastic old-school boat noodle bowl!!! Highly recommend!!! read more