Lao Market

This store is impressive. They have almost everything If you are cooking Thai and Lao food. I even found morning glory vegetable here which is rare item.
Definitely visit there again. Love it!

holy basil. thai bananas. thai desserts. locally made rice powder, curry pastes, roasted chili! i think shipment comes in the middle of the week, and they have everything you need for thai cooking and more.

This place has lots of ingredients (from produce to noodles to candy and drinks) that are hard to find at other places in town. We’ve done some Filipino events, and we came here for supplies. Like the other reviewer said, if you are not Southeast Asian, customers might be amused to find you shopping there, but everyone helps. If you come here looking for certain dishes from other Asian cultures (Japanese, for example) they won’t always have the ingredients, as that’s not what they’re catering towards, but they’ll suggest a good place to go. The people are really kind. English speaking is minimal, but they will help and manage however possible. The store’s prices are really reasonable and affordable for families. If you are an adventurous cook, it’d be cool to go, get some random ingredients, and really explore how to prepare them.

Looking to cook some authentic Thai or Laotian food? This is where you need to go. It’s one of many cool little spots in my neighborhood which is rarely visited by anyone who isn’t native to the culture they are catering to, and it shows. I got a number of funny looks in there, especially since I was easily over a foot taller than anyone in there. Most of the regular customers in there are small enough for me to consider as a meal.
They have a ton of fresh spices and herbs, as well as pretty much every ingredient you could ever think of to fix an average Thai dish. It’s great being able to go there and get fresh Lemongrass and Thai Basil very cheaply when I feel like fixing Thai food. You’ll also get an idea how much regular grocery stores mark-​up their «ethnic» food as things like coconut milk are at least ½ the price there that they are in regular grocery stores.
I detracted one star for a couple of things– it’s very tight and cramped (though I’m easily much bigger than their biggest regular client). I really did feel like «a bull in a china shop» there and was afraid to knock over stuff. Also, sometimes you have to dig through some dusty stuff to find a particular item which isn’t expired. The fresh herbs and spices are also pre-​packaged, so you have to just accept whatever package size that things are sold in.
Other than these small things against it, it’s really great having an authentic Lao store so close to me, especially to get fresh, authentic ingredients for when I make Thai food.