Vientiane Restuarant

A few days ago I got the urge for some Pad Thai, a Thai dish that is one of my favorite. I knew of only one place that made authentic Pad Thai and that was at Thai/Mex, a place in Danville that opened not too long ago. I rode over and it was closed down and for sale. I never thought the idea of a mix like that was going to work and it didn't. I had eaten there once, the Mexican food was terrible but I took home some Pad Thai and it was great. It was closed though, so I headed over to Vientiane at the intersection of Hwy 10/27. They have some great Asian food but when I was there last I hadn't noticed Pad Thai on the menu. I was probably too busy eyeballing all the other great dinners. They have pictures on the wall of the meals they offer. I'm sure that you could get any combination of food you want, just tell them what you would like.
I asked the cook if she could make Pad Thai and she said, sure. I made sure she understood that I wanted the real thing, not any watered down noodles, she assured me I would like it. I did like it, it was wonderful and filling.
For anyone that likes Asian food, Vientiane really should be the next place to eat. Not the old regular tasting American Chinese food that one gets at Mulan's or New China. This Asian food is different. You can even get curry and I love yellow curry, chicken, peppers and steamed white rice. They have a buffet that I've never tried and have no idea what they offer on it. They always have egg drop soup and hot sweet sour soup in case you just got to have some of the old regular.
I spent alot of time in Thailand and was married to a Thai for several years and not once did I eat anything remotely like what you find at any of the American Chinese Restuarants.
For a different eating experiance try it, you'll like it.