Hanumanh

"Shaw’s 4-year-old cocktail and small plates bar Hanumanh, which had a brief hiatus this spring, reboots service in May with a brand-new name and menu focus." - Tierney Plumb

"Chef Seng Luangrath and family garnered acclaim for their Laotian cooking at Columbia Heights’s Thip Khao, and now they’re letting loose at Hanumanh, a fun Shaw newcomer that experiments with tradition. Two must-order starters: an Outback-inspired blooming mushroom and a thinly sliced banana-blossom salad. The compact menu rotates frequently—fresh, funky dishes meant for sharing include vermicelli noodles with fermented fish-pork sauce, steamed Cornish game hens, beef meatballs with sticky rice, and red crab curry. The fiery food here goes hand-in-hand with fruity tiki drinks; try the restaurant’s eponymous cocktail, with banana-flavored Lao-style whisky, brown butter condensed milk, passion fruit, mango, and vanilla." - Adele Chapin

"Shaw’s beloved Lao bar from Team Thip Khao is finally back with top-notch tiki drinks and a list of rotating snacks." - Tierney Plumb

"Pretty much everything I ate and drank at tiny Hanumanh, the 30-seat Laotian watering hole from mother-and-son chefs Seng Luangrath and Boby Pradachith. I hope they return. Life is better in the company of Cornish hen steamed in banana leaf and beef tongue braised in sour beer." - Gabe Hiatt

"Not long ago, GQ tapped Hanumanh, the most recent addition to the mini-empire of Lao restaurants overseen by chef Seng Luangrath and her son, Boby Pradachith, for its 2020 “Best New Restaurants in America” list." - Simone Jacobson