I went to Laughing Monk Cafe located on 168 Brighton Ave A, Allston, MA📍 This northeastern thai 🇹🇭isan style restaurant serves authentic cuisine 🥘that you just have to come and try!

For drinks we had classic thai🧋ice teas and coffee thai ice teas. This is a must have when ordering thai food.

For appetizers we had the fried gyoza 🥟with chicken, cabbage and onion. We also had the Isan sausage or “Sai Krok Isan” which were deep fried Isan style sausage (ground pork, rice and herbs). And we had moo ping which was chargrilled marinated pork belly served with spicy dipping sauce. I never would think to order the isan sausage or the moo ping dishes but these were amazing! The meat was so flavorful and definitely worth a try.

For entrees we had the Thai fried rice with shrimp🍤, the Panang Nuar Nong Lai which was a Boneless beef 🥩 shank in Panang curry and coconut milk, a papaya salad, and the nam ya poo with crab🦀 I personally loved the panang nuar nong lai dish. This packed delicious flavor and I wish I could pour that curry sauce over everything! If you love 🥰spice and also crab I recommend getting the Nam ya poo.

For dessert🍨we had a classic mango sticky rice. They aren’t shy about giving you mango🥭 slices for this.

Check out this spot if you are in Allston or if you are looking to get Thai takeout. Take a stab at trying some authentic dishes that you will easily fall in love💕 with.

Food: 8/10 Affordability: 8/10