Laughing Monk Cafe
$$ • Thai
Hours:
168 Brighton Ave A, Allston
(617) 254-8488
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Laughing Monk Cafe Reviews
Amazing authentic Thai food. The basil fried rice was perfectly spicy, and you can taste the love in the pad Thai. I'm not from the Boston area but I would definitely come back for this food again.
I've found my go to Thai place. Five years living in Thailand has left me very particular about the food that gets passed off as Thai--Americanized, mainstream fare. This place has it authentic, and a large Isan menu which few other places offer, with the exception of a couple of offerings like som tam. Here, you can get a dozen different types of som tam alone. Full disclosure, I've just been here one time, got the Thai som tam and gai yang, with some sticky rice. Both were excellent,...read full review
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Hours
| Monday | 11:30AM - 3PM 4 - 10PM |
| Tuesday | 11:30AM - 3PM 4 - 10PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 4 - 10PM 11:30AM - 3PM |
| Friday | 11:30AM - 3PM 4 - 10PM |
| Saturday | 12 - 3PM 4 - 10PM |
| Sunday | 12 - 3PM 4 - 10PM |
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This is just one of Laughing Monk's locations! This location is closer to Boston in the Allston area so it's much easier to get to with public transportation. Food: I got the Tom Yum soup and the Pork Belly skewers. The soup was so hearty, delicious, and warm. I loved the sourness of the soup. Unfortunately, the noodles were clumpy and were breaking apart. This is such a fixable mistake so that wasn't great. The pork had good seasoning and liked the fish sauce it was paired with....read full review