Vientiane - West Sacramento

I'll go in to into my gripes first. With the unexpected exposure, the restaurant is understaffed and out of some key items. I can't hold that against them too much. Service was slow (there was only 1 person on the floor). No stuffed chicken wings or mango sticky rice. No blue bath tubs. Now for the good! The ambiance here is great. The food was great. The drinks were good. The lychee sangria is the perfect amount of wine and lychee- not too sweet either. We ordered the tower, drunken noodles, the steak, fried tilapia, chicken satay, and something else I can't remember lol. All very good. The meatballs have a weird texture-i wasn't a fan. The papaya salad is hella good. Garlic pork- amazing! Chicken satay was a little salty. All in all- I'd go back.

The service tried to automatically add an 18% tip charge without informing us. This is separate from the tip expected to leave. Parking: Small parking spots

The food here is good but this place is very expensive. But what I am flabbergasted with is when I paid my bill of $150+, I was charged $4.50 for using their credit card machine. Most businesses would absorb this cost charged by Visa and or Mastercard but not this place. Just a warning…I do not agree with this restaurant’s policy when they can absorb this cost as a business expense! I will not eat here again.

Delicious food and great service. Finding Vientiane on the way home from Tahoe was a treat. We ordered a tofu pad se ew and their sampler tower. Everything was absolutely delicious. The only mistake we made was asking for their medium spice level. I guess we have very different definitions of medium .? I will definitely stop by again when in the area.

I this restaurant might have changed owners. Pho was definitely not pho. Out of a lot items. Spring rolls were good.