The Saap Avenue

We stopped here on a whim as we were looking for something new after a workout class. Walking in there were plenty of tables open. This place has an enormous bar area as well. It must have been a sports bar in its former life. We ordered the Roti to start and my wife ordered the spring rolls with shrimp. I went with the roast duck over rice. The Roti was fine… it seemed like they put their roti in a panini press and just served it like that, so not a lot of flavor. The Thai restaurant down the street (infinity) has a much better roti. The curry dipping sauce was really good though. My wife said the spring rolls were “fine”. I really enjoyed my duck over rice dish though. The duck was moist and full of flavor and the hot soy sauce had a nice kick to it. Service seemed a bit off, slow to

FYI, we came for happy hour but the prices have been updated and everything is about $2-$3 more than the menus I've seen online; hours are also reduced to 4-7PM. The cocktail were solid but the beef jerky was a very small portion and not very flavorful

A week ago, I got to check out this really great Laotian restaurant/bar conveniently located on Piedmont Ave in Oakland. I overheard a colleague mention that they were a mixologist here and after a mutually rough day at work- another colleague and I decided to check it out for happy hour. Did I mention Happy Hour is everyday from 5-8 pm (only at the bar) with it's own bar menu alongside the restaurant menu? We were pleasantly surprised as we walked in- first off, we were able to find parking across the street on a busy Friday night so it made me feel safe to be able to see my car. The place seats about 50 people (both bar and restaurant). Lots of open windows- as you walk in you wait to be seated. We were delighted to see how many people were coming in and out- seemed like a lot of regula

Starting with the service, I came here with a group of 10 people, and never felt like we had to wait too long for anything. They were really attentive and accommodating. The drinks were great, and the bartender was really fun! Definitely recommend the gin spritz and peach bourbon highball. Then the food, it came out really quickly and was really flavourful. My favourites were the roti with curry, the curry puffs, the duck over rice and the yellow curry. Will definitely be back here, and 10/10 recommend it for everyone. Unfortunately didn’t get any pictures cus I was enjoying the food so much.

Indochina Laos cuisine, most of Vietnamese plates are appearing here. However the dipping sauce is americanized, sweeter, lighter than original taste. However, rude staff very impolite when asking for check, “she” taps on the table.