It's one of the best restaurants I've been to. Everything about it was top-notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mich
Jan 2024:Party of 10Sushi rolls were surprisingly delicious and fresh and presentation was nice! I enjoyed the crab ragoons they were. Perfectly crispy and warm. Had the pad thai with tofu it was delicious although the tofu was a bit much and I prefer it fully grilled and not mushy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Priya Pandey
Well the food in this place is really good and wouldn’t disappoint you however didn’t quite like the experience when the staff took our plates when we were still eating food. It wasn’t quite appreciated. I understand they had quite a long line of customers waiting for their turn but it was quite a rude experience on my end.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Cheng-Chen Tsai (蔡承臻)
Business is also very good on weekday evenings. If you don't have a reservation, you need to have everyone present to be seated. There is no paper menu, you just scan the QR code on the table and follow the staff to order. The menu is quite rich, ranging from appetizers, salads/soups, fried rice, noodles, stir-fries, sushi rolls/sashimi/nigiri to drinks. They also sell cocktails and off-menu dishes. Prices range from about $18-$50 per person.Maybe because there were so many customers, I had to wait for a while after ordering before the food started to be served. The portions of rice and noodles are quite large, and I highly recommend the crispy chicken. It’s fried crispy and quite large. Sushi rolls range from cheap to expensive. The portions are not large, but the ingredients and presentation of the special rolls are exquisite and should be suitable for sharing as a side dish.If you leave a five-star review on Yelp, you will receive a cup of Thai milk tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Max Ballo
The yellowtail and salmon belly with truffle was truly delicious. They also have a great salmon pa’nang curry which is really flavorful (definitely recommend). Service was great and staff is knowledgeable and friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samir Zaman
solid local thai spot, fine to eat in or out. I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty the sushi was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sasitorn k
I've never given any review anywhere and this is my first time for giving a bad review here. I got 3 orders of Moo Ping (grilled pork) that costs me about 50$ for delivery order. I'm so upset cuz it's too much fat (about 80%). I have ordered Moo Ping from other restaurants many times and I've never seen so much fat like this. I can't believe that a famous restaurant would make such poor quality food. This will be my first and last time ordering food from here.
Food: 1
Yinzy
Tried their Omakase, over all good experience. Nice food, good service, the only thing not match the price is the environment. But over all good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ethan Valery
Good place with nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Syrah M
Very good food! Quick delivery to Children’s Hospital lobby (the order said 70 min. but it arrived in 20!)
Laughing Monk is pretty spacious, so it is good for a group meal. I've been here twice and have never had issues with the service.Food:- Thai Iced Tea: A classic drink at any Thai place. It was very creamy and did not taste powdery. I would get this again.- Shrimp Thai Fried Rice: This dish was a bit oily, but the wok flavor is very nice. Lots of umami.- Chicken Mango Curry: The chicken was pretty dry, but the curry was well balanced. However, it is not the best mango curry that I've had.- Beef Pad See Ew: This dish was very salty. I am not sure if it was an off day or if it is usually this salty.- Flan and Sticky Rice: This dessert felt like a scam to be honest. You are pretty much paying for the presentation because the flan and sticky rice were each about the size of a quarter. This was recommended by our server, but we were very disappointed because we could not taste anything given the size.This was my second time here. I enjoyed my first time more, especially since prices have increased quite a bit without the same increase in quality or variety, but I would come a third time for the omakase, as that seems to be a good experience based on reviews.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Miteshri Prajapati
An amazing Thai restaurant with plenty of Asian food options to choose from. The only negative about this place is the hard to find parking spot.We ordered the scallion pancakes, no meat tofu sushi rolls and Thai basil fried rice. ? ??Scallion pancakes were not too oily, crisp and to our liking. The no meat sushi rolls were flavorful ( it had cucumber, avocado, and fried tofu) loved the flavors. Thai basil fried rice never disappoints. We requested them to make it “Thai spicy” and they obliged.The ambience, service and music was veryinviting. We will definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raj Sheth
Very cute Thai eatery.They were playing Christmas music when we walked in and had a whole projector installation for the holiday season.We ordered the yuzu lager beer they had and it was freaking AMAZING. Such a good beer, albeit an expensive beer ($12)The food itself was also well done. The red curry was spicy and well made. The gyoza was delicious. The sushi tasted fresh and had a lot of nice flavors and finally the tom yum soup was yummy.Honestly loved everything about this place, no complaints at all!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Yum Coconut Soup, Sushi, Red Curry L
Jonathan Yam
Laughing Monk Cafe's inventive omakase highlights Thai-inspired flavors throughout its unique 2 hour tasting menu experience in a casual atmosphere.This is a must try!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Timothy H.
Great food with delicious Thai foodGood location and nice ambience. Would come back again
It's one of the best restaurants I've been to. Everything about it was top-notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jan 2024:Party of 10Sushi rolls were surprisingly delicious and fresh and presentation was nice! I enjoyed the crab ragoons they were. Perfectly crispy and warm. Had the pad thai with tofu it was delicious although the tofu was a bit much and I prefer it fully grilled and not mushy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Well the food in this place is really good and wouldn’t disappoint you however didn’t quite like the experience when the staff took our plates when we were still eating food. It wasn’t quite appreciated. I understand they had quite a long line of customers waiting for their turn but it was quite a rude experience on my end.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Business is also very good on weekday evenings. If you don't have a reservation, you need to have everyone present to be seated. There is no paper menu, you just scan the QR code on the table and follow the staff to order. The menu is quite rich, ranging from appetizers, salads/soups, fried rice, noodles, stir-fries, sushi rolls/sashimi/nigiri to drinks. They also sell cocktails and off-menu dishes. Prices range from about $18-$50 per person.Maybe because there were so many customers, I had to wait for a while after ordering before the food started to be served. The portions of rice and noodles are quite large, and I highly recommend the crispy chicken. It’s fried crispy and quite large. Sushi rolls range from cheap to expensive. The portions are not large, but the ingredients and presentation of the special rolls are exquisite and should be suitable for sharing as a side dish.If you leave a five-star review on Yelp, you will receive a cup of Thai milk tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
The yellowtail and salmon belly with truffle was truly delicious. They also have a great salmon pa’nang curry which is really flavorful (definitely recommend). Service was great and staff is knowledgeable and friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
solid local thai spot, fine to eat in or out. I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty the sushi was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I've never given any review anywhere and this is my first time for giving a bad review here. I got 3 orders of Moo Ping (grilled pork) that costs me about 50$ for delivery order. I'm so upset cuz it's too much fat (about 80%). I have ordered Moo Ping from other restaurants many times and I've never seen so much fat like this. I can't believe that a famous restaurant would make such poor quality food. This will be my first and last time ordering food from here.
Food: 1
Tried their Omakase, over all good experience. Nice food, good service, the only thing not match the price is the environment. But over all good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good place with nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food! Quick delivery to Children’s Hospital lobby (the order said 70 min. but it arrived in 20!)
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Yum Soup
Restaurantji Recommends
Laughing Monk is pretty spacious, so it is good for a group meal. I've been here twice and have never had issues with the service.Food:- Thai Iced Tea: A classic drink at any Thai place. It was very creamy and did not taste powdery. I would get this again.- Shrimp Thai Fried Rice: This dish was a bit oily, but the wok flavor is very nice. Lots of umami.- Chicken Mango Curry: The chicken was pretty dry, but the curry was well balanced. However, it is not the best mango curry that I've had.- Beef Pad See Ew: This dish was very salty. I am not sure if it was an off day or if it is usually this salty.- Flan and Sticky Rice: This dessert felt like a scam to be honest. You are pretty much paying for the presentation because the flan and sticky rice were each about the size of a quarter. This was recommended by our server, but we were very disappointed because we could not taste anything given the size.This was my second time here. I enjoyed my first time more, especially since prices have increased quite a bit without the same increase in quality or variety, but I would come a third time for the omakase, as that seems to be a good experience based on reviews.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
An amazing Thai restaurant with plenty of Asian food options to choose from. The only negative about this place is the hard to find parking spot.We ordered the scallion pancakes, no meat tofu sushi rolls and Thai basil fried rice. ? ??Scallion pancakes were not too oily, crisp and to our liking. The no meat sushi rolls were flavorful ( it had cucumber, avocado, and fried tofu) loved the flavors. Thai basil fried rice never disappoints. We requested them to make it “Thai spicy” and they obliged.The ambience, service and music was veryinviting. We will definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very cute Thai eatery.They were playing Christmas music when we walked in and had a whole projector installation for the holiday season.We ordered the yuzu lager beer they had and it was freaking AMAZING. Such a good beer, albeit an expensive beer ($12)The food itself was also well done. The red curry was spicy and well made. The gyoza was delicious. The sushi tasted fresh and had a lot of nice flavors and finally the tom yum soup was yummy.Honestly loved everything about this place, no complaints at all!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Yum Coconut Soup, Sushi, Red Curry L
Laughing Monk Cafe's inventive omakase highlights Thai-inspired flavors throughout its unique 2 hour tasting menu experience in a casual atmosphere.This is a must try!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food with delicious Thai foodGood location and nice ambience. Would come back again