If you're looking for great food with great service, this is your spot. I would give it 10 stars if I could. Just check out the photos. The photos don't do it justice for how good the food is. read more

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I went with the pad see ew dish, a normal favorite of mine. This place had similar items found on a Thai dish menu. The flavor was good, but missing a little pazaz. I should have went with a spicy dish, but i was not in the mood that day. The meat was good although not the best, a few fatty pieces in there. read more

Worst Laotian food I've eve had. I cant believe people like this. Lao Table in San Fran is so much better It was my first experience with Laotian and I loved it but this place ..Food was gross! PAD THAI was dry as hell and The Chicken in it was hard as a rock. I had delivered through TOAST, but would never order again and the spring rolls sucked too. YUK YUK YUK read more

The food at Laos is the best Thai in Marin country!! Tastes authentic and is always super fresh. So many Thai places cater to bland California tastes. The service is excellent. Love this place! read more

The food was very good, but the noise level at lunchtime prevents me from returning any time soon. My party and I could barely hear each other. There were five of us, and we all got food at different times. I may try again on a quiet evening. read more

A very pleasant surprise. Very elevated Asian food. Chris vegetables. Everything cooked to perfection. New take on all traditional dishes. I love this place. Prices are very reasonable. Can't wait to return. read more

The food was excellent! Can't wait to go back. Very pleasant staff. Prices were reasonable. And very nice ambiance . read more

Nam Khao Todd is worth the visit alone. Friendly staff, prompt service, and the servings were very generous.

I had a really disappointing experience here. When my food was brought out, the server literally dropped my plate on the table without a word--no "here's your food," no smile, nothing. What made it worse is that I noticed her checking in with the table next to me multiple times, making sure they were okay, but I never got the same treatment. I don't want to assume the reason behind it, but as a Black customer, I definitely felt unwelcome and ignored. If good service and respectful treatment matter to you, I'd think twice before dining here. read more

Wow! Incredible grateful to have a restaurant of this caliber in San Rafael. Their Laotian dishes are incredible and unique. Their Thai dishes are really good too. Service is friendly and fun. They even carry Beer Lao dark sometimes - a rarity! I can see why everyone raves about this place. Coming back often for sure! read more

I've eaten here several times since they opened. The food is fresh, although not very flavorful. I tried one dish with the mimimun amount of spice and it was too hot for me. I always get the fresh spring rolls. I like them better with shrimp than chicken. I've also gotten the Khao Piak Sen soup. Its clean, but kind of boring and the noodles are too thick. If you eat it days later the noodles soak up all of the broth. I've also had the Wum Woon Sen salad. I like the silver noodle salad better at the Thai restaurant down the street. I've had the Pad Thai and the Pad See Ew and while the ingrediants are fresh and I don't get any spice I've had more flavorful dishes elsewhere. I think this is a good restaurant, it just doesn't appeal to my taste buds. The staff are very friendly. read more

To begin with, it's a very attractive restaurant. It was busy at 6:30 on a Sunday night. I was seated right away. The menu is very reason priced. My waitress was warm and attentive.its a noisy room but you can easily hear those at your table. I ordered some the Khap Piak Sen a traditional Lao noodle soup in organic chicken broth with cilantro green onion and garlic. I added veggies and tofu. It was a huge bowl with tons of veggies and tofu. My waitress was so kind. They also also serve a large portion of creamy coconut coconut ice cream that is to die for. read more

Excellent place for dinner if you like Thai/Laotian food. We came here for dinner on a Saturday night around 7pm, on our way to hike in Point Reyes the next morning. The curry samosas were amazing, flaky and crispy and delicious, definitely would recommend as an appetizer! We also got the yellow curry, which came with plenty of vegetables, the pad kee mao, and the spicy green beans, which also came with plenty of extra vegetables. Also tried a Laotian beer and the passion fruit juice. Service was friendly, perhaps a tad slow but they were quite busy, and even on a busy evening we only had to wait a couple minutes before being seated, so it seems they have a good system for seating parties based on the number of people you have. It was quite loud, so not the best for a quiet conversation but we weren't too bothered. Definitely would recommend checking this out if you're in the area! read more

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Very nice servers & nice decor + ambiance! All the food was very tasty and the portions were more than enough for two people. We got the chicken Tom Kha, beef Spicy Eggplant, & chicken Pad Kee Mao. The Thai tea was also yummy! read more

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We are so happy to have found a local restaurant serving amazing Thai food! We stick to our top 3 orders - Pad Thai, Tom Kha, and Pineapple Fried Rice! They have MASTERED all 3 of these and topped it off with amazing service and clean restaurant. read more

I have been here a couple of times. The food is ok but the place is a bit dirty. Last time The table was sticky and the utensils were dirty. Even the napkin stuck to it. And the service is bare minimum but they calculate the tip on the total of the bill including tax. That's just greedy. This just makes me adjust the tip towards the lower end particularly with a sticky table and dirty utensils. Also, I tried to order to go and got the dinner prices during the lunch hour. Odd. read more

Service was bad. We did a pick up order of red curry and rice for dinner. By the time we got home we saw that we were not given rice. I called and was told rice is not included during dinner which is odd because how do you eat curry with no rice? It also said on the dinner menu that rice comes with it. Now I have curry and no rice :/ read more

Food and service are excellent. There are plenty of parking spots in the back of the restaurant. We will come back.

Take out was phenomenal. And the restaurant itself is quite nice inside although service can be a bit slow. Almost every dish on the menu is designated as gluten-free. We had: Red curry with tofu Pad Thai with tofu, Green papaya salad, Thai style Pad Kee Mao with tofu, add shrimp Spicy green beans with mixed vegetables We ordered all of the tofu deep fried and it wasn't dry at all. We're not vegetarian... we just happen to like tofu in these particular dishes. Spice levels are 0 to 6 and 3 is pretty darn spicy. If you like spicy food, start there. If you don't, stick to 0 or 1. As an example, the green papaya salad at spicy rating 3 had a few halved Thai chilis in it. The curry had such a depth of flavor. It was rich with a good consistency and perfect with jasmine rice. I'm not usually a fan of pad Thai but I had seconds of this. Quite savory and I didn't find it sweet as others said in their reviews. It's more of a chow mein type of savory, a little smoky and slightly sour. If you're used to more of a sour pad Thai, I can see how this might seem sweet. The green papaya salad was very good. I can't compare it to many places because it's not something I order often but it was very spicy and crisp and full of lime juice. It was mostly papaya. I've seen it other places with more tomatoes or other veggies and I prefer it like this. It feels less like a salad, though, and more like deliciously pickled green papaya. I would order it as a side to be eaten with other things (everything!) rather than as a main course because it's not that balanced of a dish. Pad kee mao is something I order often and this was quite good but not better than other places I tend to go. The flavor was very good but more subtle than I'm used to and there should have been more noodles to balance out the veggies and tofu. I think the spicy green beans with mixed vegetables might have been my favorite dish. The chiffonade of kafir lime leaves gives it such a unique and intriguing taste. All of the veggies in the dish benefitted from the sauce. The green beans were al dente. I like them a little softer. But the zucchini, broccoli, carrots and other veggies were so so good. The spicy eggplant is amazing, too. read more

This has been our go-to for Thai since Thailand Novato closed. Unfortunately we ordered our usual dishes tonight and were highly disappointed to see they have changed their egg rolls. Tonight's tasted like they were massed produced and lacked the flavor they normally have. Otherwise food was good! read more

This was our second time here. First of all 5 stars for the friendly staff (owner?) and their service. Both ladies were very sweet and friendly . I asked for recommendations since we wanted to try something different than we had last time. She showed us that most of the menu was Thai food but if we wanted to try Laotian food which ones to pick. So we picked the Mee Khati which is a rich, very pork heavy soup. I picked it because it said there was coconut milk in it but when it came I didn't taste ANY coconut milk in there at all unfortunately. It came with a separate plate of noodles, shredded cabbage and other veggies and herbs to add to it. I love going to restaurants where I can mix things together myself. Both my hubs and I had a small bowl which was so heavy I could barely try the other dish. Our 2nd dish, which we took most of home was Pun Khao poon. There were a variety of fish you could choose or pork eggrolls to go with it. I asked our server lady which she recommended and I was surprised she recommended eggrolls over any of the fish, so we went with her recommendation. Tho I found the noodles weird with eggrolls that already had noodles in them. The fish sauce was delicious and the cabbage delicately slivered but the lettuce leaves were got were way too small to make a lettuce wrap out of. My favorite is the mint and Asian herb that comes with all the dishes. Although I wouldn't order this dish with eggrolls again. Previously we tried other dishes on the menu that I enjoyed more. I really liked the Nam Khao with was a crispy rice and sour pork "salad" it had so much flavor, it's a must try! Also their dishes are served on a plate with a circular piece of banana leaf that not only makes the presentation of the dish lovely, but also makes it easy for taking the rest home. You just pick up the banana leaf and place it inside the take home container. Their containers are compostable by the way. So food and ambiance is great here but service is even better. read more

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The food is amazing. So flavorful and beautiful. Very nice service and timeliness on take out order. Will eat in restaurant next time, but the taste is outstanding. read more

Pretty awesome find. Food arrived fast and was delicious. First time to try Nam Khao Todd and it was a hit

Very generous portions so perfect for sharing multiple dishes prepared to order using fresh ingredients . Friendly service. Very affordable. Can get noisy. Take a cushion to pad the seats unless you have...sufficient "natural padding". read more

I'm a big fan of Bay Thai and these are the same owners. This space is much larger with room for community tables as well as bar type seats at the window. The food is excellent! The service is pristine every time I've eaten here which is about 5x so far...it can get crowded and sometimes a line forms so be prepared-it's also a bit loud. They have ceiling noise reduction thingy's but it's still a little loud- or maybe I'm just sensitive. read more

Food was FANTASTIC. We ordered way more than we could eat and I was thrilled to be able to enjoy it again for lunch the next day. Will be back!! read more

We have been wanting to try this place since they opened and our visit did NOT disappoint. We showed up later than we planned (about 20 mins before closing). They were very nice about it, gave us some time to look at the menu and let us eat without rushing us. We of course tried to be quick, understanding they were closing soon. Anyways the food - SOOO GOOD. We had the papaya salad lao style, sausage app, an amazing soup which I forget the name of, chicken larb, red curry and an amazing beer! The place is super cute, clean and we just cannot wait to come back and bring friends!!! So happy to have them in town. read more

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One of my yelp elite friends brought me here after he had tried this place and had great things to say about it. To say the least, he wasn't wrong and this place was amazing. This seems like a family owned place and the service is very warming and welcoming. The ambiance and decor around the restaurant is modern and elegant. There is a lot of seating in doors and they can accommodate for any sized group. The food came out relatively quickly and did not disappoint. Visually everything looked great and was plated beautifully. Everything tasted fresh and very flavorful. They have a wide variety of appetizers and entrees to choose from. The steak and chicken were very tender in our dishes. The yellow curry soup was very flavorful and delicious. Overall, the food was nothing but delicious. I'll definitely need to come back here with my family! read more

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I am a foodie. I don't usually leave reviews on Yelp unless something was so truly remarkable that I'm unable to keep it to myself. This is, hands-down, the best food I have had - in any category - in Marin. Absolute gem of a restaurant. The staff are super sweet and the balance and exotic complexity of each dish is beyond description. The final bill was also about 30% lower than what I'd expect to pay simply for the amount of food, let alone the quality. Don't think. Just go. read more

Laos Kitchen - Upper left: Beef Larb. Lower left: Mok Moo. Right: Nam Khao Tod. 5/5 on everything. - Laotian Near Me - San Rafael, California

Cute place and checked it out with friends for lunch. Great menu with tons of dairy free and gluten free options that are well labeled. I tried the pork larb and was delicious. It had good flavor and decent portion. Friends had the mango salad and spring rolls. The salad was fresh and light, also a good portion. The spring rolls were so good and everything really fresh. I also like how every dish you could choose spice level of mild, medium, and hot. The medium wasn't too spicy but still flavorful. Servers were attentive and very nice. I'd come back again if in the area and recommend read more

Laos Kitchen - Larb with pork - Laotian Near Me - San Rafael, California

Yummy! What a delightful little spot. The fried chicken plate, the yellow curry, and the pineapple fried rice were all delicious. The decor is homey and comfy. The two women who were waiting on the tables were delightful...courteous and hard-working. Kudos to them! read more

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I've reviewed previously but need to give a warning. On busy nights allow at least an hour for your take out to be ready. read more

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Can't say enough good things! I am gluten and dairy free and this is one of my fave places to go, the menu is clearly marked and accommodating toward food sensitivity AND the food is AMAZING read more

Delicious food, friendly service, lovely flower decorations. Plating of the food makes me want to take photos. read more

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Yelps Top 10 Thai- Laos restaurant! CONGRATS! This is well earned your service and food is on of a kind. The best thing it all made fresh & with love... read more

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Good for takeout, would like to dine in & try other things on the menu next time. Fried rice was good, not greasy at all! (4/5) Curry puffs- okay, but I'd pass on that next time (2/5) Sticky rice in the menu and steamed in with banana leaf (3.5/5) Pad woon sen (stir fried silver noodle)- haven't seen this on a menu anywhere so I had to try it. No complaints (4/5) Prices are average, clean restaurant, friendly staff. Worth a shot if you're in the area I'd like to try the sausage and salads (nam Kao and laab) next time read more

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We came to Laos Kitchen in San Rafael to celebrate my oldest son's birthday and had a wonderful time. The food was fresh and delicious, the service was fast and friendly, and the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming. Perfect spot for a family meal--we'll definitely be back! read more

This place is amazing! Staff are nice, the food is delicious and ambiance is on point to enjoy a meal in. The crispy chicken combo is one of my favorite meals and I consider it my usual. I just tried the chicken eggplant, it's really good too. I highly recommend this place! read more

Laos Kitchen - Chicken eggplant w/ brown rice and a Thai ice tea. - Laotian Near Me - San Rafael, California

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I have given Laos Kitchen 5 star reviews(2) recently, unfortunately not tonight on Friday at 5PM. We sat near the far right counter where there were a stack of maybe 3 dozen or so used, uncleaned dinner plates with utensils. Maybe that was the slight odor I did not to complain about during our dinner as the odor was very slight. What really prompted this review is we ordered 4 dishes and all had little if any taste character. The pad see uwe, fried fish, mee katii were pretty boring. We also had the papaya salad which provided a Burn, only. 1st time disappointed here, not sure if I'll be back. 2.5 stars overall. read more

We came at 6:30pm and sit at the high table facing to the street. We received a menu and no one came to check in on us or ask what drinks we wanted. We decided to leave at 7pm after waiting for so long and couldn't stop any busy waitresses to make our orders. The restaurant was so crowded in Saturday evening when we came. It was our first time to come to try the food! read more