Date of visit: Monday, April 7, 2025 Service: I was greeted immediately as I walked in and decided to have dinner at a table by the window. I ordered my food a little bit before 6pm and I was extremely happy that my food was brought to the table at 6:05pm. During dinner, I appreciated the constant attention to see if I needed anything. At the end of dinner, they boxed all of my leftovers for me. As I was leaving after I paid my bil, they thanked me for coming in. Food and drinks: The Pad Thai with chicken was made perfectly to my liking because it was not too dry and not too saucy. The Tom Yum with shrimp was just the right amount of spicy for me. The Thai Iced Tea was perfect because it was not too sweet. I couldn't decide between the two desserts so I ordered both, the sweet sticky rice with mango and fried banana with ice cream. I preferred the fried banana with ice cream. Ambiance: The Thai or Lao music was different to listen to, but it made the dining experience a very great unique experience. The restaurant is beautifully decorated. I live in Manteca. I took a relief shift for work in the area. I will definitely be coming back if I'm ever in the area. Thank you very much!

I keep coming back to this place over and over because it is just THAT GOOD!! Staff and environment is SUPER friendly and welcoming, always has a positive attitude! Not to mention the amazing tasting food - (Laos sausage/ Pad See Ew) and delicious mango sticky rice for dessert! Totally recommend 10/10

This restaurant is closed, Taste of Lao Thai is the new name & new owners but same location so please delete Thai Lao ASAP !!!!!!!!!! Please update Yelp !!! thank you !!!

One of several Thai restaurants within the Hercules/Pinole/Rodeo area. Ordered take out on a Friday night and unexpectedly it was a quick turn around completing our order. Semi-busy inside, as it was a cold night so lots of soup and hot items being ordered from what I saw being served and eaten by patrons. If a Thai place has nam Khao, I have to try it. Thai Lao's version is in my book, with plenty of veggies given to make hand bites. The tom yum and pad thai are also dishes for me to check out: Chicken pad thai was good, will have to ask if it can be made spicy, but majority of the noodles were broken up into small pieces, so not really a noodle dish. I wished the tom yum had more protein (chicken) and was a little sourer. It was more lemongrass forward. Papaya salad is a must try!

I have been coming to this place since they opened. Great food and Best service. ( Nam Khao) is my favorite at Thai Lao restaurant. if you want to try Lao spicy soup I would also highly suggested Curry Noodle Soup (Khao Poon). they made it with chicken, noodles,, veggies, red curry broth, and meat balls . It was AMAZING. 10/10 Also they just add more menu (pho) and more I definitely will be back to try it

My friend suggested that we stop by here for dinner. I was told this is a new restaurant. Plenty of parking spaces and easy to find a spot. Here's what I ordered for the table: Lao sausage Lao style papaya salad, add shrimp Khao soy Pad see ew Nam khao tod Sticky rice I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of lao sausage. Papaya salad was spicy and has that kick I'm looking for. Khao soy looked spicy but the flavor of the soup was actually mild. Service was not as quick due to one person working in the front of the restaurant. I wasn't in a hurry though. Price wise I thought it was affordable! I was too full to order Mango with sticky rice. I'll be sure to try this next time. Server was nice and provided a good service. He refilled our water pitcher often. I'll be back!

We went to try out this new neighborhood spot for lunch. All the food were pretty good. Will add to our local places to eat!

My review is mainly just for the food. We came On a weeknight, and it wasn't busy at all. We were seated right away. It's not super spacious inside. The service was good. Food came out fast. We ordered 5 different things, and yes it's a lot for 2 people. We always tend to order with ours eyes lol. But my favorite out everything we ordered is the ka soy! It's super flavorful! We ordered the papaya salad spicy, and it was actually spicy! I feel like most places, you tell them you want it spicy, but it's never spicy, but this place, it actually hit the spot and I got my craving fixed! Overall, I would continue coming back!

Called in an order on a Wednesday night and he said it would be ready in 15 min. It was sad to walk in and see the place empty especially with all the positive reviews. This place does not disappoint! We ordered: Tom Kha soup with chicken 5/5!! It was SO GOOD especially on a cold winter night. The citrus from the lemongrass was *chefs kiss and big enough to serve 2-3 people. Chicken satay 3/5 it wasn't too memorable Pad kee Mao with tofu 4/5. So tasty and added their chili sauce that really elevated the dish TLDR: hidden gem in Hercules. Great food. Large portions. Definitely coming back for their Lao dishes.