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Lao Laan-Xang Restaurant

Lao Laan-Xang Restaurant

1146 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, 53703-4841, United States

Thai • Asian • Laotian • Vegetarian


"My partner and I visited Lao Laan-Xang for a late lunch yesterday. We loved it. Southeast Asian is my favorite cuisine, and Lao-Laan-Xang did not disappoint. It's a fairly small space and there were only two tables when we arrived @2:30. Our waitress was friendly and competent. She sat us at our table and gave us a few minutes to peruse the menu. We ordered a couple of beers and an appetizer plate and she warned us that it might take a little while for the drinks since she was under age. However, it was not long before the owner brought them out. The lao ruom mit is an assorted appetizer plate consisting of coconut shrimp, pork eggroll, vegetarian eggroll, crab Rangoon, & curry puff served with cucumber salad and two sauces. Wow! It's all fried, but it's all very good particularly the pork eggroll, curry puff and cucumber salad. Intense flavors, fresh ingredients, a mix of textures. This was a great way to start our meal. For entrees we ordered stuffed chicken wings and thom som. The thom som is a papaya salad and we ordered it with the fried chicken. The spiciness of the papaya salad sneaks up on you and the flavors are incredible. Just thinking back on it makes my mouth water. It came with the always delectable sticky rice and the fried chicken was perfectly cooked. The chicken wings are stuffed with a pork and bean thread noodle mixture which was delicious. The accompanying broccoli was perfectly cooked in a sauce which was more like a gravy. We left completely stuffed and couldn't finish it all. I can't wait to try more. We will definitely be back!"