"This is a grocery store that doubles as an excellent restaurant. There are a number of Lao and Thai dishes on the menu, including the contrasting versions of pad Lao and pad Thai. Especially delicious is the khao poun nam poan, with pork intestines and other pork pieces interspersed among rice vermicelli noodles. The bowl exudes an offal smell that’s at once funky and seductive. It comes with an accompanying plate of vegetables, herbs, and more to doctor up the soup, and you should definitely get some Lao sausage on the side." - Jay Friedman