espresso bean, tobacco leaf, milk chocolate, roasted barley finish floral scent, caramel, touch of roasted nut, intense spicy finish Twitter.

coconut & banana aroma, smoke, gentle sweetness

orchard fruit, gentle citrus note, light violet, soft spice kabocha pumpkin, coconut sticky rice, salted coconut, crispy mung bean Heat index — 6 out of 10.Thip Khao’s large, airy space and outdoor patio is pure Columbia Heights and a far cry from the cramped quarters of Bangkok Golden with the steam table against the wall and TV above the bar.I hope you’ll give it a shot and let me know what you order.

herbal pork sausage, peanut, pineapple-soybean sauce vikre cardamom gin, corsican white vermouth, cucumber, lemon green young hyson | dragonwell lung ching | jasmine gold dragon

$10.00

minced salad, toasted rice, chili, banana blossom, lemongrass, galangal, cilantro, rau ram Her terrific Laotian cooking, sure, but also her pioneering spirit.

gewurztraminer, lychee, white flowers

MORE PHOTOS. We ordered it with shrimp and this was a good decision. malty sweetness, toasted grains, spearmint

$14.00 dried coconut, cardamom, light minerality

“Jerky” is really a misnomer.

apricot, peach, raisin, mild orange peel

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sauvignon blanc must-fermented wild ale

$6.00 beach fire, dry agave, citrus, mint overtone

$8.00 $6.00

Take some of the sticky rice between your fingers and use it like bread to scoop up some of the laab.

Laab (aka larb) is often sloppy and overly acidic in Thai restaurants. wild turkey 101, amaro sfumato rhubarb liqeur, triple sec $16.00

*Dishes that can be made vegetarian. chocolate caramel, pipe tobacco, charred note

Muu Lawd (crispy pork) (5/5): This is a great appetizer to share!

Luckily, the waiter noticed my distress and dropped off a pitcher of water that I may or may not have plunged my head into.

rice vermicelli, red coconut curry, peanut, egg, makrut lime, cabbage, banana blossom, bean sprout, mint, cilantro

Heat index — 2 out of 10.The laab may be my second favorite dish at Thip Khao.

Some dishes can be made vegan upon request. Otherwise, skippable. $12.00 The fresh ginger batons and peanuts provide crunch and freshness, although not clear to me how you’re supposed to eat them together.

$7.00 Thip Khao A compelling reason to try Laotian food. While the menu does contain some daunting dishes, most of the food at Thip Khao is actually pretty accessible — far more so, I’d say, than a place like Little Serow with its set menu of mostly spicy dishes.

I had no idea what Laotian food was but it was the kind of adventure a foodie like me adores — a secret restaurant-within-a-restaurant serving a new and exotic cuisine.

apple pie, baking spice, hint of vanilla & caramel

$8.00 I discovered that unless the person you’re trying to convince to give Laotian food a shot is looking for a conversation-starter the next time they run into Andrew Zimmern, the thought of chewing on molten iron isn’t exactly a selling point.The good news is the hype is overblown. $17.00

earthy herb, orange, rhubarb, intense mineral

$6.00

I was pretty sure I’d found my grail.It didn’t quite work out the way I hoped.

Thip Khao Restaurant. $8.00