Ma Der Lao Kitchen

45min wait time when there are more than 8 tables empty? See pics!! Do they purposely keep the appearance of this place as "busy" by giving long wait times to customers when there are tons of empty tables?. Food was good.. unique but nothing over the top. Pretty much a version of Thai food. They have Khao Soi which is only offered on thursdays that’s nice. Most recommended: beef jerky, fried chicken, and salad. Salad was crispy and unique and good. Ambiance- so many empty tables and long wait times of 45min for no reason on a Saturday afternoon! When asked about the empty tables the hostess said it’s “reserved”. Not sure who it’s reserved for when this place does not take reservations at all! I

I’ve never expected to find such an unwise restaurant in OKC. I’m from NYC so we have very diverse restaurants and when I’m in OKC, all I see are steak houses on google maps. So I was thrilled when I saw this place. AND it’s won awards. AND the food is inspired by home cooking. SIGN. ME. UP. Our waitress was amazing. The food was spectacular. Price was great. I will definitely come back here when I’m in town. We sat outside, very comfortable seating arrangements and surprisingly no flies. Usually in muggy weather like that day, they’re buzzing around but we were good. It was probably the mini fan at the tables they put but I was glad because then I was able to really focus on eating all the food. Which btw, was amazing. If you’re looking to try unique flavors, come here. You won’t regret

I came here on a recommendation from a fellow OKC fan and must say I was not disappointed. It lives up to the hype. The beef jerky (seen hang) and crispy rice salad (nam khao) without cilantro were really good but for me the standout was the coconut soup (naam vahn) dessert with coconut jelly and jackfruit. Incredibly sweet but not overwhelmingly, one of my favorite desserts. Also don’t sleep on getting a side or sticky rice (khao niew) to dip in some chili dip (jaew bong).

I went here on the recommendation of my son. It smells wonderful walking in the door! The servers were polite and prompt in getting us seated and recommending favorite dishes. We arrived just as they opened and the place fills up quickly and stays full! The food was awesome especially the chicken noodle - I see why it is a favorite.

Pretty small place, probably better to have a reservation, if they take them. I felt like we sat there waiting a bit before our order was taken. Longer than I would have liked anyway. The food was good, no complaints. My most favorite was the Fried Chicken I think. The sticky rice got hard pretty quickly.