Lotus Thai - Garden Grove

This unpretentious little stripe mall is just that. I didn't know this was known to serve the best authentic Lao and Thai food in the orange county. The food is fresh, full of taste and waiting is not long for service. We shared the fish cakes, spicy Lao style papaya salad, wheel close w/chicken, steak salad (nam tok), and a bowl Kapoon noodles with fish intestine (my little favorite). I even bought a fried Ted pepper snack with sesame seeds. It's crispy goodness. Stop it because it's good!

I'll try other delicious dishes again. My belly was in heavenly happiness. Here is what I ordered: Papaya Salat jungle style (strong shrimp paste taste) Lao sausage pad see ew lemon fish (dry) bare fried water crest Thai crepes with condensed milk They were all delicious, but the Thai crests stood out. I originally wanted the mango with sticky rice, but they ran out. So I had the Thai crepes. Heavenly. I didn't have such a dessert at the age. If that was my last bite, I could die happy.

If they ask you how bitter you want Larp, you know you are for a good authentic treatment. We ordered Khaopoon, Beef Larp, Jungle Papaya Salad and Crispy roasted rice. All dishes tasted great and not disappointed. It is a small restaurant with only 6 tables and is pretty busy. Not an ideal place for a large group, but feasible. Parking is also fairly packed because it is located in a business complex. Isn't you happy enough to get a table to go. They won't be disappointed and I'll go back.

I'm glad I tried here. Many delicious dishes for Southeast Asian food lovers. Good portions and service too.

Absolutely delicious food here with great service. The team made sure we were well looked after and were very knowledgeable on the ingredients for each dish, also offering different levels of spice to choose from for the dishes with spice. Super impressed top notch, authentic food! Highly recommend the laab (raw beef salad) and the boat noodles