![]() ![]() "For example, we roll our own eggs, and that plays a big part in the taste and freshness." "We are extremely excited to bring the realness back to restaurant dining," he said. There will also be appetizers, such as egg rolls, spring rolls and fried calamari that Toumoua said will not be made to order. "It's for spice lovers and seafood lovers," said Toumoua. Signature Laotian menu items will range in heat levels, like the jungle fish curry. Some of the dishes that will be on the menu include traditional Thai favorites like pineapple fried rice, basil fried rice, noodle dishes and curry dishes, along with drunken noodles with chicken and pad thai, a popular stir-fried rice noodle dish. Though similar in many ways, Thai and Laotian food differ in how vegetables, herbs and spices are used during the cooking and marinating processes. "We like the area and we feel like there aren't too many Thai and Lao restaurants anywhere in Buford and Hall County," he said. Toumoua believes the Laotian dining option that Sally's Kitchen offers is something new for the area. The couple decided to open the restaurant, their first, despite there being another Thai restaurant, Golden Phoenix, which also serves Chinese food, half a mile away. ![]() "We have been working on this site since December." "We really want to try to get it open soon," he said. The Thaos are planning to have Sally's Kitchen up and running by early June, according to Toumoua. Located inside the Friendship Village shopping center next to Flow Factory Barber Shop and La Cazuela, the restaurant will be able to accommodate 40 dine-in customers. "My wife has been cooking since she was a little girl," Toumoua said. Thao's business partner is his wife, Sally, the restaurant's head chef and namesake. Perhaps they have upped their game since that inspection.Thao says Sally's Kitchen is a "startup," but will use family recipes and classic cultural dishes to differentiate its menu from other Asian-inspired restaurants in the county. Obviously my bad for not checking that out beforehand, it would certainly have put us off! That said, the food was fine and we weren't ill. The only other negative, is finding out after we left that they only have a 1 star hygiene rating (awarded Oct 2022). ![]() I suspect it could be a cultural thing, it just came across as very rude and unnecessary. It just seemed like he had to do it and it was a hindrance to his job, we could have done it ourselves, we needed to with the rest anyway. It just felt, awkward! Another dish came with rice, and he quite aggressively plonked two small bowls infront of each of us and slopped two spoonfuls of rice into each bowl. He's stood there doing it quite aggressively for a good minute but didn't say a single word. One of our dishes comprised of a ducks leg, the waiter brought this to us and shred it with a spoon. The only real negatives to speak of were the attitudes of the staff. We enjoyed what we had although it was too much for us. There was no one rushing us to decide as other reviews have stated. Staff appeared to have two way radio earpieces to co-ordinate this and it was really efficient.Īfter perusing the menu for 15 minute we ordered a set menu for two. When we got there someone directed us to a table for two. there someone else directed us to go up to the third floor. We were directed to go upstairs, when we got. Queued for approx 5 minutes before being ushered in ahead of a few in the queue as there were only two of us. Picked this place after wandering through Chinatown on a Saturday at around 7pm.
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