Spicy Lao Kitchen

Asian restaurant · San Diego

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"Finding its footing in Kearny Mesa is this family-owned Southeast Asian restaurant centered around Lao cuisine, with standouts that include lemongrass-studded Lao sausage, Lao-style papaya salad, a crispy rice dish called nam khao, and khao piek sen, a lesser-seen Lao noodle soup. A spice level of five is powerfully, properly Lao spicy but dishes can also be ordered with less heat." - Helen I. Hwang, Candice Woo, Eater Staff

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5375 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123 Get directions

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