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View Thip Khao at 3462 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20010 on Google Maps Call Thip Khao by phone at (202) 387-5426
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Menu

Our dishes are served as family-style and will be sent to your table once they are made, in no particular order.

Not all ingredients are listed, please notify the server of any food allergies or sensitivities.

- Thip Khao Family

✦: Feeling adventurous? Go to the Jungle!

G : gluten free, although certain dishes are fried in the same fryer with dishes containing gluten. 

V : dishes that can be made vegetarian. Some dishes can be made vegan upon request. 

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SMALL PLATES

SIIN/MUU HAENG

crispy sesame jerky, ginger, sour chili sauce beef 12 | pork 12

SAI OUA

herbal pork sausage, peanut, pineapple-soybean sauce 14

CHUENH NOK

fried black pepper quail, ginger, lemongrass 14

CHUENH PEEK GAI -G-

crispy chili-glazed chicken wings 12

CHUENH TAOHU -G- -V-

crispy chili-glazed tofu, ginger, scallion 10

KHAONOM MUN FALANG -V-

yellow curry potato puffs, sweet and sour sauce 10

✦ PIING HUA JAI KAI

grilled chicken hearts, fermented shellfish, lime 11

✦ HU MUU TODD

fried pig ears, tamarind salt, fermented chili-fish sauce 13

SALADS

TAM MUK HOUNG -G-

green papaya, padaek, fermented shellfish, chili, tomato, eggplant, lime, garlic, puffed rice 13

TAM SOM -G- -V-

green papaya, fish sauce, tamarind, chili, tomato, green bean, lime, palm sugar, peanut 12

NAEM KHAO THADEAU -G- -V-

crispy coconut rice, sour pork, peanut, banana blossom, lime, scallion, cilantro 15

LAAB -G- -V-

minced salad, toasted rice, chili, banana blossom, lemongrass, galangal, cilantro, rau ram duck 18 | shrimp 18 | catfish 15 | chicken 14 | fried tofu 13

✦ TAM MUK HOUNG PHET PHET -G-

extremely spicy green papaya, padaek, fermented shellfish, tomato, eggplant, lime, garlic, puffed rice 14

✦ NAEM KHAO HU MUU -G-

crispy coconut rice, pig ear, sour pork, peanut, banana blossom, lime, ginger, scallion, cilantro 16

✦ LAAB E’KAE -G-

minced alligator, green apple, toasted rice, chili, banana blossom, lemongrass, galangal, cilantro, rau ram 18

NOODLES, SOUPS & STEWS

KHAO POON -V-

rice vermicelli, red coconut curry, makrut lime, egg, makrut lime, banana blossom, bamboo, cabbage, bean sprout, cilantro catfish 16 | chicken 15 | fried tofu 14

MEE KATHI -G- -V-

rice vermicelli, red coconut curry, peanut, egg, makrut lime, cabbage, banana blossom, bean sprout, mint, cilantro pork 15 | chicken 15 | fried tofu 14

KUA MEE -G- -V-

wok rice noodles, fish sauce caramel, egg, tomato, bean sprout, lime shrimp 16 | pork belly 15 | chicken 15 | fried tofu 12

GAENG SOM -G- -V-

fragrant tamarind soup, lemongrass, mushroom, fish sauce, scallion, toasted chili, thai basil shrimp 16 | catfish 15 | chicken 14 | tofu 12

GAENG PHET -G- -V-

red coconut curry, eggplant, green bean, bamboo, bell pepper, thai basil catfish 15 | chicken 14 | tofu 12

✦ OOB BAE

goat red curry stew, fragrant herb, bell pepper, cilantro 16

✦ AWK -G- -V-

herbal stew, lemongrass, dill, eggplant wood era, green bean chicken 15 | pork 15 | braised beef 15 | tofu 14

MAINS

MOAK PAA -G- -V-

steamed inside banana leaves, herbal rice paste, coconut, wood-ear salmon 20 | catfish 18 | mushroom 16

PAA NUONG MAK NAO

steamed catchfish, spicy chili lime sauce, cilantro, lemongrass, rau ram 18

KHAO SIIN/MUU HAENG

crispy sesame jerky, coconut rice, fermented chili-fish sauce, cucumber, pickled radish beef 17 | pork 17

KUA KHAO JAEW BONG

fermented chili fried rice, fish sauce, egg, zucchini squash, thai basil, pickled cucumber & radish shrimp 16 | sausage 15 | pork belly 15 | fried tofu 14

PIING

grilled skewers with lemongrass, ginger, padaek, spicy toasted rice sauce pork neck 16 | pork 12 | chicken thigh 12

PUN MIENG PAA

collard green wrap, dill, padaek-pineapple sauce, raw herb & vegetable fried catfish 25 | fried tofu 16

✦ LON SOM PAA -G-

riced-cured catfish & pork dipping sauce, red curry coconut, tomato, lemongrass, dill 17

✦ MUU SOM

rice-cured sour pork belly, makrut lime, ginger, garlic, tomato, wood ear, toasted chili, puffed rice 16

✦ CHUENH PAA SA MOUN PAI

crispy catfish, spicy fish sauce, lemongrass, mint, cilantro, cashew, fried shallot 24

About

SENG LUANGRATH

CHEF AND OWNER

Chef Seng was born in Laos and fled the country during the Vietnam War. During her stay at a Thailand refugee camp of Nakhon Phanom, she learned how to cook from her camp neighbors and elders. At the age of twelve, she was the eldest of five and took on the role of caretaker of her four younger s...

BOBBY PRADACHITH

CHEF AND OWNER

Bobby Pradachith grew up in Northern Virginia in a Lao household. He felt lost within his family’s culture due to separate upbringings outside of home. As he sought to understand more about his family, he discovered food could help guide his learning journey. The opportunity to study in cul...

News

Press

2014

Taste Test by Brightest Young Things
From Refugee to Restaurateur, Seng Luangrath Prepares to Open D.C.'s First Laotian Spot

2015

Thip Khao Review on Washington Post
DC-Area Chefs to Put on Your Radar
Best New Restaurants - Bon Appétit

2016

Thip Khao's Bobby Pradachith's Phenomenal Pop-up - Pittsburgh Magazine
Chef Seng Luangrath featured on Washington Post
Michelin Releases Its Bib Gourmand List for DC

2017

Washington chefs and restaurants earn nods as James Beard Award semifinalists
For This Mother-and-Son Chef Team, the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Was More than a Protest - VICE
Chef Seng is leading the Lao Food Movement - Tasting Table
#RedefineAtoZ: Seng Luangrath, the Chef Leading the Lao Food Movement - NBC
A Mission To Preserve Funky Flavors on Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown
Zagat's 30 Under 30 National Honorees - Congrats Chef Bobby!

2018

The 2018 James Beard Awards Semifinalists
Bobby Pradachith Fuses Classic Lao Flavors with Modern Influences - Michelin Guide

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