Khao Moo Dang

I am so sad that I am from out of town so I won't be able to eat Khao Moo Dang again. The 7.2 Ba-Mhee Tom-Yum Naam was the star of our meal. Soup was very flavorful and had a small spicy kick (beware if you can't handle spice). The 8. House Curry Noodle was also good but not our favorite since it was too sweet forward for our liking. It was the best khao soi we've ever had though. The crispy pork belly topping that is included in both items was the best crispy pork belly we've had from Thai restaurant. It looks like it can be dry but it's actually soft moist flavorful and freshly crispy. Other places they make it too dry or too hard, or the skin is stale/hard. Lastly $3 Cha-Yen you can't beat the value of this. It actually had such good tea flavor and not overly sweet or weak like a lot of other restaurants. We liked it so much we bought more to go to enjoy during the rest of our trip.

Tried a mix of dishes here and had a pretty balanced experience overall. Khao Moo-Dang was interesting. The sauce covered most of the dish, which made it feel a bit heavy, though the flavor itself was actually light and paired well with everything. The Chinese sausage was solid, and the crispy pork belly was good, just could’ve used a bit more of it. Ba Mhee Tom Kha was a standout. The broth was rich and flavorful, with a good amount of meat and noodles. If you’ve had Mama noodles before, it has a similar comforting taste. Definitely something I’d order again. The steamed dumplings worked well as a shared plate. They were good, but could’ve used a little more filling. The sauce on its own was a bit underwhelming, but adding soy sauce and chili oil helped bring it together. For drinks, the lychee hibiscus juice was refreshing and felt worth the price - light, fresh, and easy to drink. The Thai iced tea also hit the mark, with a good balance of flavor and portion size. Space itself was clean with both indoor and outdoor seating available. Ambience indoor is causal. Food came out quickly, and while the menu has pictures, the dishes don’t particularly look the same. It’s a bus-your-own-table setup, but overall the experience felt efficient and straightforward.

We spent the weekend at Seaside and came back to Seattle via PDX - intent on eating something delicious. We made our first stop at a truck pod , and on local recommendation , drove to Khao Moo Dang . This was the BEST decision all weekend! We tried the Namesake dish and it was amazing, SO freaking good. Also the Lime Iced tea was refreshing on the hot day . I brought the Curry Noodle (#8) home and heated it up the next day. This dish could possibly sway me to move from Washington… THAT’S how great it was. Can’t wait to return and have time to dine in !

I’ll start off by saying I’m generally not a big noodle soup fan except for Pho and a quality ramen. My wife loved her #10 with bone broth, two dumplings stuffed with pork, yu choy, egg and delicious 12-hour braised pork shoulder. I preferred her meal to mine as the pork shoulder was excellent- perfectly seasoned (5 spice?) and so tender. But it is quite a salty/oily broth. I got the #12 tom kha broth with sliced pork tenderloin (??!), pork belly, egg and yu choy (my favorite part = green thin vegetable soaked in the coconut broth). It was way too salty and I like me some salt. I couldn’t eat more than a 1/3 of the broth and didn’t really care for the hard to chew pork tenderloin- which seemed more like Chinese red pork char siu. The pork belly had a nice crispy top which was a good texture compared to the overly soft egg noodles which were falling apart, unfortunately. I can see that plenty of folks would like this place but… Friendly staff.