The Wife and I have a distinct love for south Asian cuisine. In fact, when we first met, I was in an “Asian phase,” adding soy sauce, ginger and hot peppers to everything I cooked. I even grew some lemongrass out in the yard that did quite well until a roommate ran a push mower over my little grove.
Nonetheless, we are always on the lookout for the next place to get our fix. When living in Baton Rouge, Rama was our standby. Great pad thai, killer soups (coconut curry and lemongrass being the top two), and the best dessert in the state (tempura fried banana with coconut ice cream covered in a buttery rum sauce).
Wait…where were we?
So we’re always looking for a new place to some some Thai or Vietnamese food, and tt wasn’t long after my sister-in-law suggested the Noodle House that we were at the door, bottle in hand. You read correctly, it’s another BYOB, which puts it near the top of my list for that fact alone.
Settling down and perusing the menu, it’s rather easy to get overwhelmed so let me help you out:
- The fried wontons: stuffed with various meats and veggies, these were the best wontons I’ve come across in LA
- The spring rolls: light, fresh, totally delicious, a true winner
- The pho: get the one with a little bit of everything in it and a massive bowl of goodness arrives at your table; easily can feed two or more people and while I am not a “soup for dinner” kind of guy, this could be my dinner any day
- The pad thai: excellent and just as it should be with clear rice noodles, a good bit of chicken, and peanuts galore
Besides the individual dishes, one of the aspects I love most about the Noodle House is the number of condiments they bring for each course. I would hate to be the dishwasher here because every selection comes with two or more sides of something to dip, top, or alter the dish. With the pho for instance, you get a lime, some crisp cold lettuce, and a sprig of fresh cilantro that is not only straight off the vine, it is ON THE VINE. You also get one of those little rotating condiment assortments with a hot pepper spread, a roasted garlic oil, and some other hard to describe but delectable concoction that can make each bite taste like something completely different.
Everything is fresh, delicious, and often beautiful at the Noodle House. Combine that with great service, good prices and the ability to bring your finest bottle of white from the Albertson’s down the road and you have a true winner here.
If you have trouble finding it, look behind the Baskin Robbins!
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