Vientiane Café Menu – Philadelphia, PA

Type : Laotian restaurant

Location : Philadelphia, PA

Relaxed Laotian-Thai BYOB spot serving curries, noodles, salads & soups in a compact setting. Based on 401 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Vientiane Café 19143

Address:
4728 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Phone: (215) 726-1095

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Hours

Wednesday 4–9 PM
Thursday 4–9 PM
Friday 4–9 PM
Saturday 4–9 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 4–9 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Satay
4 skewers. grilled served with peanut and cucumber salsa, tofu or chicken
$6.95
Fish Cake
seasoned with mix herbs and chili paste; served with cucumber salsa.
$6.95
Banh-Xeo
asian crepe stuffed with shrimp, bean sprouts, onions, & carrots; served with house sauce.
$6.95
Fresh Spring Rolls (2)
soft rice paper with herbs & vermicelli with sweet peanut sauce
$4.95
Spring Roll
deep-fried until golden; served with house sauce.
$5.95
Steamed Dumplings
served with chili garlic soy sauce.
$6.95
Grilled Vegetables
mixed vegetables that’s marinated; served with peanut sauce.
$5.95
Fried Tofu
with plum sauce and crushed peanuts.
$4.95
Edamame
fresh steamed soybean pods
$4.95
Home-Made Beef Jerky
marinated pieces of beef with steamed vegetables; served with chili paste.
$6.95
Soup Your Choice
Tom Yum
with kalange root, kaffir leaves and chili lemon grass
$4.95
Coconut Soup
carrots, onions, and broccoli with coconut milk
$4.95
Spinach Soup
spinach in a clear broth
$4.95
Clear Noodles Soup
silver noodles, napa cabbage, and carrots.
$4.95
Wonton
wonton stuffed with shrimp in a clear broth.
$5.95
Miso Soup
soybean based with seaweed and tofu.
$4.95
Salads
House Salad
crispy spring mixed with tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, & crushed peanuts; served with house dressing
$5.95
Green Papaya Salad
shredded green papaya with tomatoes, chili, lime juice and special sauce, topped with crush peanuts. vegetarian, thai with fish sauce, or lao with anchovies
$6.95
Baby Portabella Salad
grilled portabella mushroom on a bed of spring mixed salad, with crushed peanuts; served with special dressing.
$5.95
Yum Salad
marinated with asian herbs, spring mixed salad, lemon grass, kaffir leaves, spicy lemon dressing and crushed peanuts.
$6.95
Vegetarian Naam Salad
marinated rice with coconut flakes then tossed with mints, scallions, lime juice, lime leaves, crushed peanut; served with lettuce to wrap
$6.95
Entrees
Sweet Basil
sauteed with garlic, chili pepper, broccoli, carrots, and onion in a spicy gravy sauce.
Eggplant Sweet Basil
bell peppers, onions, and carrots in a sweet chili sauce.
Ginger Sauce
sauteed with garlic, chili peppers, red bell pepper, carrots, onion in a spicy sauce.
Tamarind Sauce
shiitake mushrooms with spinach chili sauce.
Chicken Beef
tofu, salmon or shrimp.
Sweet And Sour Cucumber
cucumbers, pineapples, onions, and tomatoes.
Laah
marinated and mixed herbs served with sticky rice.
Aw-Lao
soup-like with sauteed lemongrass, shallots, chili, asian eggplant, dill; served with sticky rice.
Casserole
contains eggs with napa cabbage, clear noodles, sweet basil & chili
Curry Dishes
Yellow
with potatoes, onions, broccoli, carrots & chili pepper.
Red
with onions, bell peppers, chili, broccoli & carrots
Green
with onions, green beans, broccoli, & carrots.
Panaeng
seasoned with spices, ground peanuts & herbs in coconut milk.
Noodle Dishes
Pad Thai
sauteed rice noodles with broccoli, carrots and bean sprouts.
Pad See-Eew
sauteed nat rice noodles with mixed vegetables in soy sauce.
Pad-Kee-Mao
sauteed flat rice noodles with onions, carrots, broccoli, chili pepper, basil.
Lad Na
sauteed flat rice noodles with mixed vegetables in gravy sauce
Fried Rice
House Special
Crazy Pineapple
Spicy Basil
Spicy Yellow Curry
Pho Sure Soup
rice noodles or flat rice noodles soup with bean sprouts & scallions
$9.95
Steamed Tilapia
stuffed with mushroom, onions, carrot, and silver noodles; served with red curry sauce and steamed vegetables
$15.95
Bbq Cornish Hen
marinated, grilled with coconut milk, served with house special sauce; served with sticky rice.
$14.95
Home Made Sausages
stuffed with pork, spices, lemon grass & kaffir leaves; served with steamed vegetables & sticky rice
$14.95
Thai Cut Fish
deep-fried whole fish with steamed vegetables; served with sticky rice.
$12.95
Triple Flavored
sweet, sour, and chili sauce, served with steamed vegetables. choice of: deep-fried whole red snapper
$15.95
Desserts
Steam Sweet Rice $5.95
Coconut Rice Pudding $5.95
Coconut Ice Cream $6.95
Banana Chocolate Spring Rolls $6.95
Fried Banana Tempura $6.95
Mango Sticky Rice $6.95

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Reviews

Mrs Bonsu
Small place but very intimate and inviting. This was my 2nd visit. I got the fresh spring rolls and pad thai with tofu and my husband got chicken skewers and some type of tilapia with ginger sauce over rice. Everything was great. We will be back again.

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amruta naik
The place looks small from outside but it’s kinda of spacious when you enter. They have a very different menu. We ordered Banh-xeo(tofu). This is a first time I had tasted this dish and it was delicious and huge in portion. We also had fried tofu in tamarind sauce. I was disappointed that they didn’t have chicken wings. We also had spicy yellow curry and king soup with prawns. The portions are generous and presentation was cute.

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Beth Duddy
I stopped in by myself on a brutally hot summer evening looking for cold, light food. The vegetarian naam salad was over-the-top delicious. Crunchy and sweet/savory, served with crisp, fresh lettuce leaves for wrapping. Delightful on a hot night. Pad See Eew was a heavier dish, a little bland and pasty (corn starch?), and was better when I added lime and chili oil. The service was outstanding, the ambiance and air conditioning delightful. Definitely worth a visit.

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Dr. Abby
Great food and a large menu. Service was good and attentive, and the food came out quickly. The restaurant is more spacious than it appears from the street. I knocked one star off because they’re cash only.

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Roger Lewis
Walked in and was just overwhelmed with the aroma of this place. The service was outstanding and the Thai was probably the best in Philadelphia. Order the Vegetarian Naam Salad as soon as you sit down it was delicious. We also loved the green curry and the sweet basil. The restaurant is out of the way in west Philadelphia but gets filled up fast on weekends so plan ahead. Don’t miss this place!!!

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Neena Jolly
Love this place but yesterday was very disappointing. Promised a half hour wait for a table, however it took almost close to an hour. Took another 20 minutes just to get our order in, 30 min for the food, another 30 for dessert …you get the pattern! We left there exhausted from just the waiting.

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Jasmine Omorogbe
Really delicious vegetarian and vegan options. Loved the coconut milk soup with shrimp!

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Lily de la Torre
The food is reliably good. Curries are flavorful and appetizers are great to share. The recent menu update makes it really clear what is vegetarian and gluten free. The Cornish hen is juicy and has a balanced char. If you have room, try the mango sticky rice. I almost always share a pot of ginger tea here too. Great comfort food and something for everyone.

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Melvin Bussie
This restaurant is small and have a personal, intimate feel to it. The food is a amazing! Every dish we tried except for the Beef Jerky was very tasteful

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Johadane Pierre
We went there for University City Restaurant Week. Food was delicious. It is a combination of Thai and Laos cuisine. Beware the spices! They do have different level of spiciness. Staff was attentive and kind. Place was neat and the decoration was also very unique. Service was quick. It is cash only. It is also a BYOB location. Street parking available near the location. There’s also a Vietnam Cafe available nearby so be careful; it’s easy to get those 2 spots mixed up. Spelling is key. They’re totally different. So if you’re in the Philly area, in particularly the University City area, check them out. Bon appétit!

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