Hands down one of the best restaurants around. There serenity soup is perfect if your fighting a cold or just on a chilly day. The garlic noodles with prawns is absolutely incredible! Oh and all the curries Ive tried have been spot on. This is one of my favorite restaurants of all time. read more

Given the substantial Lao community and businesses in Sacramento, I expected better at Panoy Bistro. Big disappointment! I know what Lao food is supposed to be like. And the food here is whatever, surely NOT authentic Lao food. Lao Sausage - A tiny sausage with papaya salad kind of sauce with onion and cabbage and STALE peanuts... Papaya salad - the inner part of the papaya cut into thick slices was used. Normally that part is not used in papaya salad. Lemon (not even lime) slices are thrown in. And again the STALE peanuts... Sticky rice - tiny portion of LUKEWARM broken sticky rice... Service was SO SO. The young lady who waited on all tables, only smiled when she handed me the receipt! Authentic Lao food? NOPE! read more

The food was amazing and the service was very good. When delivered my food was really hot with cooking not with spice. Menu is large so it was hard to decide what to order. Can't wait to go back! read more

The food was oily & w/o depth of flavor. It was the strangest stuff I've ever seen. Just the lettuce wraps alone were wrong. Not to mention who can mess up pork fried rice? Just totally disappointed for all that money. read more

I Visited Panoy with friends for an early birthday dinner. I love Thai food and this Laotian restaurant did not disappoint! The Lao Garlic Noodles were flavorful and so delicious, I finished every bite! My dilemma now is the fact that I live out of state and I am going to be craving these noodles regularly. Cute, family run restaurant; go support this small business. read more

Panoy Bistro - Snapped a picture before I polished this off entirely. Lao Garlic Noodles - 10/10 - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

They have one waitress for all the inside tables and all the outside tables. She is also the hostess. Food is decent. Pretty authentic. Cleanliness is good only because I can tell they use cleaning products but don't rinse them. Everything is sticky. Menus, the floor, tables, chairs. It's because they don't properly rinse the cleaning products. But, at least you know they are cleaning. I'll go back. read more

We're so glad we found this gem of a restaurant on our weekend in the area. We ordered two appetizers, a curry, and two orders of rice and it was a perfect dinner for two. The outside seating was lovely during golden hour and it was fun seeing all the different baby fruit trees that were around! Pros: - delicious food - good service - quiet atmosphere - beautiful, lush outdoor area - lots of street parking nearby Cons: - ?? None? read more

Really poor unfortunately. Everything was really dry and/or really salty. The driest rice I've ever had which we had to throw away. The beef in the Vientiane beef was almost like jerky, as was the chicken in the fresh rolls. If it was affordable like Laotian food usually is it wouldn't have been as bad, but the beef dish alone was $20. The pad Kee mao (drunken noodles) were ok, but nothing special and basically just noodles, meat and a couple of bits of broccoli. read more

Panoy Bistro - Supposed to be sticky rice. Nothing sticky about it. Just hard, crisp rice. - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Consistently fabulous flavors! Great ambience and the owners and servers are friendly and remember you. But, most of all- great food!

The food was great, service was great! Garlic stir fry beef was phenomenal as was the pineapple curry, lettuce wraps and fresh spring rolls. Loved how kid friendly it was, high chairs and our server brought out a wooden birthday cake toy for our little noodle here and she LOVED it!' read more

Panoy Bistro - The photo of this happy customer says it all! - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Delicious and wonderful- had the golden curry lunch. Was fantastic!! Great service and cute ambiance. Loved it will be back

Sweet and Sour Pork, 4.5 Stars. Drunken noodles, 3 stars. Lettuce wraps w/ chicken, 2 Stars. Decent Value.

The food is great! The service is pretty awful. They try hard but they are possibly understaffed and kind of "over it". There are other Thai food places. Take out is VERY slow. The food is very tasty though if you have the time and patience. :) read more

Waited a very long time for the server to approach the table like 20 minutes, but people be patient! Like 5 tables had sat at once. Your patience will pay off. Everything is so fresh and delicious. Wish I could remember everything we ordered but like 5 dishes. Also server hilarious. read more

Panoy Bistro - Soup - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Nom, nom, nom, nom, drool, yes please, nom nom, drool. Delicious, clean, fresh... get in there. Enough said!

Please note there has been a change in cooks. A few years ago I tried twice and was not pleased. But now the environment and food are much better. All our food was excellent. Will definitely return. read more

Great service, and the mango sticky rice was SOOOO GOOD. Definitely will be back again

My new favorite mid-week spot! LOVE the Pad Som noodles and the whole vibe there. Can't wait to try the other unique dishes on the menu.

Not For Family Waitress would not have food prepared for my children without jalapeños I understand no substitute but this was not a sub request Waitress told me she would not feed this to children (a first) and had no suggestions but to piss off so if you or your partner ever forget to pull out don't go here to waste your time and be disappointed. Not Lao but both Thai places in town are very accommodating Sorry but service is everything read more

Panoy serves spectacular Laotian food! Their curries are especially great--try the pineapple curry. VERY complex flavors--this is authentic Laotian food--delicious! If crowded, the service tends to be slow, but it's worth the wait. We avoid the busy lunch and dinner hours. read more

The hostess looked miserable, barely said a word, very unfriendly. They have lunch specials posted online, but when I asked about them at the restaurant, I was told "no, everything costs the same, we have no specials." So, we got up and left. read more

Outside seating with shade was perfect and the food was amazing. So happy to find this spot

This place is amazing, they got yummy tasty food, amazing service and only place I know that they got Beerlao read more

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This restaurant is an unexpected wonderful little gem. The food was fresh, hot and authentic. A wide variety of choices. We were a party of 13 including 3 small children. Everyone was completely satisfied. The service was excellent. We sat on the patio and it was a lovely experience. I highly recommend this restaurant read more

This was the first time anyone in my family had ever tried Panoy Bistro, and boy am I glad we decided on this place! I have been to a lot of restaurants in Grass Valley, but this place quickly became one of my favorites. Everything was so authentic and so beautiful inside the restaurant. I really liked the decorations and the design. They also have a beautiful garden in the front patio area. They were growing all kinds of vegetables! It was really cool. We really enjoyed the spring rolls with the peanut sauce. I also really liked the pineapple curry with chicken. They have a separate spice level for Laos food that I thought was really cool. I have a pretty low spice tolerance so I didn't get anywhere close to the highest level. Overall, a really amazing spot. I can't wait to return. Highly recommend. read more

Panoy Bistro - Pineapple Curry w/ Chicken - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

Authentic and simple atmosphere. Unique location flavors and quality ingredients stand kut amidst similar southeast Asian cuisine. Try the tilapia special, I am not a fish guy but the sauce is amazing. read more

Food was authentic and tasty. Atmosphere was ok but nothing special. Obviously popular as it was packed and overflowing the midweek night we chose to try it. Prices are ok. Service however, at least the night we visited was SLOW!!!'n read more

This is a sweet little family run Asian bistro on the edge of Grass Valley California off Highway 174, that has incredible Laotian food that I haven't found anywhere else in the country. They have a great grill, fantastic Curries the fresh rolls are outstanding, and for a dollar more you can get an extra two pieces, I always suggest ordering an extra side of peanut sauce for $2. The chicken satay salad is one of my favs for a somewhat light bite. Everything's great, give it a try. An extra perk is the bar attached to the restaurant, that has very full glasses of wine for six dollars for white, eight dollars for red. They also have beers for I think five dollars. The bar is cash only but the restaurant takes most forms of payment and has beer as well. read more

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Overall poor experience. Food was served in a cold cast-iron skillet which caused the food to quickly cool down. I ordered the curry medium-hot, but it was closer to mild. Server was definitely not friendly. Table was covered in a sticky film. I don't think it was dirty. It just had a coating that was sticky. Bathroom was clean. Food tasted good, it just got cold and was not as spicy as expected. Menu selection is quite good. They had three TV's playing which absolutely destroyed ambiance. One had two guys discussing football and the volume was up. Unfortunately not a place I would return to. read more

The food is soo good! You can taste the love in it! Clean, healthy food from a wonderful family business, and the staff is so friendly!

Been here 4 times, every time the food is amazing* Each time we have gone it's been low key, if you want a place to have a good date this a place for that;) read more

Panoy Bistro - Dragon Curry super tasty* - Laotian Near Me - Grass Valley, California

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Quick service, great food, big portions, drunken noodles, fabulous flavor. Lots and lots of options.. I don't think I saw a kids menu.

We have two really great Thai/Lao restaurants here in our little town of Grass Valley and Panoy is one of them. Everything is really fresh and the waitress is funny and sassy. The place is clean, despite what one of the reviews posted, although maybe they were having an off day. The staff is very friendly. It's a small place and has a smaller bar just off the dining room. The bartender (I think he's the owner or something) keeps the beer and wine flowing ($4 for beer and $5 for a glass of wine) and there is real camaraderie in that bar. I have never had a bad meal there. The Naga Noodles are amazing as is the pineapple fried rice. I am becoming a regular because they are just around the corner from where I live (as is the other Thai place). i took friends there last night and one friend ordered the Panoy fried rice and asked for it to be a certain level of spicy. He said he didn't think they could do it because most places don't get the spiciness right. He was surprised that it was exactly the right level of spice that he wanted. His girlfriend and I had a couple of stir fry dishes (garlic for her and I tried the sweet n sour stir fry. I was pleasantly surprised and she loved her dish. Highly recommended. read more

The Panoy Bistro is and has always been a stellar place for me to eat! They have plenty of variety of choices-as I am vegan and enjoy dining at a place that has assorted menu items that need little to no adjustment to be perfect. The main server is always sweet and personable as she can be-and I always get either a snippet of the action on a busy night or a few minute relaxed chat to have a familiar "catch-up". The ambience is cute n cozy w/a touch of eclectic and cultural Lao decor. It's getting me more curious to visit Lao/Thai culture soon! I'll most always return a bunch every year and enjoy bringing a guest to many-though definitely check-in w/them ahead (maybe reservations?) to see how well they can accommodate more than 5. Oh! And in the Summer that have a cool outdoor seating area in the front of the building and it often has foliage and fauna that is interesting and new. Long-live Panoy Bistro!! read more

Excellant fresh food! Enjoyed the eggplant curry and the red curry "stew" great flavors! Only 4 stars because the plate given me was damaged and the server didn't notice but they made it right before the food attived. read more

Always delicious! Great atmosphere and always great service! Best spot in town. Panoy is the best!

The food is delicious!!! This is technically Laotian food, not Thai food, and it's amazing. I have tried many different dishes here and have yet to find one I didn't like. Fresh, flavorful, and did I mention delicious? You have to try it, so good!!! read more

AMAZING FOOD! Best people, best food, great atmosphere!!! I literally dream about the food here. So delicious. The cashew curry, Panang curry, Pad Som noodles, crying tiger noodles, jungle prince green curry, and MORE are all SO GOOD!!!! I've never had something I didn't like here. Amazing. Did I mention the great service? read more

A friend told me about this place, so we were anticipating a delicious meal! We started with the lettuce wraps, which had good flavor! We also got the Tom kha soup which was exceptionally delicious! And we really enjoyed the ginger curry tofu (yum!!) being vegan at restaurants today is becoming easier and easier -- thank you Panoy Bistro for a delicious experience. We also ate outside and the service was prompt and courteous. Again, there was a good amount of space inside, but we are "outside eaters." Hope to go back in the near future! read more

I can't believe we only found this gem last year, after living so close to it for so long! The food is absolutely top-shelf. The ingredients are fresh (many of the herbs and such are grown right there) and bursting with flavor. The food is never oily or heavy, and we always feel so *healthy* after finishing our meals there. The waitstaff is incredibly friendly and personable, even on a busy night. We are now going practically every. week, and I've yet to have any item on the menu that wasn't an absolute DELIGHT. 10 out of 10, no notes. read more