Lunch at Royal King Elephant

Had lunch here with my dad a while back because of the LATimes article on Laotian restaurants. It was a little hard to find in the strip mall, which wound about a bit.

The waiter was very friendly and eager to help with the menu. They only sell wine by the bottle, but they let us take home the bottle. I think there was only one other table seated the whole time we were there, but a few people came by for takeout.

The Lao Sausage was amazing, very fragrant, smelling of lemongrass and herbs.

I got the beef larb, which had tripe. :grinning: I got medium spicy, but next time might get it spicier. Very good!

This raw shrimp dish was fantastic, with a heat that builds!

We also got a special, morning glory with pork. No picture, sadly. It was great.

The food was so outstanding, I think it may be our next lunch date!

https://www.royalkingelephant.com/

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Thanks for sharing @Xochitl, I really enjoy this place too. Need to visit one more time for the proper write-up I have wanted to do, so this is good inspiration.

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