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Charming Elephant

Charming Elephant

2324 Boston St, 21224, Baltimore, US, United States

Fish • Soup • Meat • Laotian


"TLDR: Excellent Laotian food, mediocre Thai. Highlights were the Lao sausage, Lao Pho and Savanh Jerky. Don't bother with the drunken noodles or banh mi. Go at happy hour for cheap drinks and apps!Vibe: 4/5. Went on a Thursday night and we were the only table in the entire restaurant. There were several 4 tops and a small bar seating area. Decor is pretty basic with the exception of the large elephant logo painted on a brick wall in the main dining room.Service: 5/5. There was only 1 person working both the bar and restaurant, however he did a fantastic job. Orders were taken quickly and did a great job filling cocktail orders as well as running our food. On top of that, he was also manning any phone orders that came in throughout our entire meal. Talk about efficient multitasking!Food: 4/5. The Laos portion of the menu is what shined the brightest during our meal. This was our first time dining, so our group of 5 ordered almost the entire menu. We ordered fried meatballs, egg rolls, savanh jerky, nahm khao, Lao sausage, Lao banh mi, Lao pho, drunken noodles, pad Thai and green mango sticky rice for dessert. The Lao sausage was by far the best thing on the table. The unique seasoning in the sausage was perfectly balanced, especially when dipped in the spicy jaew bong sauce that accompanied it. The biggest loser unfortunately was the drunken noodles. The noodles were overcooked to the point of disintegrating into the sauce, giving the dish an odd gelatinous texture."