Monday, September 20, 2010

Review of The Asian House Lao-Thai Restaurant in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

The Asian House is tucked away in a mini strip mall in downtown Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The only staff you are likely to see once you arrive is your bubbly, young server who cheerfully takes orders, fills water, and cleans tables, chatting as she goes with the regulars. It kind of feels like a Lao-Thai version of your home town diner, well, if your diner serves Beef Pho and Pad Se Ew.


There is no buffet, no deep fried sweet and sour chicken, and your meal won't be out in a jiffy because it is made to order by real chefs, expertly trained in Thailand and Laos. The meal is worth the wait, delicious and mild enough for any palate, unless you request it spicy.

The menu has a good selection of soups, noodles, and rice entrees as well as beef, pork, chicken, seafood, and curries. The beef and seafood Pho, pronounced "fuh" (soup made with rice noodles and meat in broth, accompanied by fresh bean sprouts and if you ask, fried garlic) were aromatic, tasty, and filling.

The house specialties include Lob (ground chicken or beef seasoned and served with sticky rice), Lot Na (meat and Chinese broccoli in a creamy egg-drop broth), Mieng Lao (a healthy platter of fresh lettuce, cilantro, scallions, beef, noodles and egg rolls), Kowh Poonh (vermicelli noodles with cabbage, bean sprouts, cilantro and mint), and Pad Se Ew - you've got to know what this is, right? It's a yummy noodle dish stirred with eggs, Chinese broccoli, meat, and vegetables.

Appetizers like fresh spring rolls (fresh rice noodle wrapper around crunchy raw vegetables, warm chicken, and loads of cilantro) with chili garlic oil dip - amazing, try it - or egg rolls, cream cheese won tons, or fried tofu with black bean sauce will run you from $2.95 - $5.95. Entrees average $8 or $9 and portions are generous.

Original article on Examiner.comhttp://www.examiner.com/healthy-foods-in-minneapolis/review-of-the-asian-house-lao-thai-restaurant-sauk-rapids-minnesota

Photo by David Smith,  courtesy of http://www.photoxpress.com/

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