Boualouang Laos and Thai Cuisine - Edmonton, Alberta

Food is okay, but not nearly as good as it used to be. Syphay is better quality. The main issue with Boualouang is their inability to manage the restaurant. You should expect long waits to be seated, even when it’s not busy. Ordering take out? If you want to pick ... it up at 6pm, you should order it for 5pm. I’ve waited for over 40 minutes after confirmed pick up time for my order. There are way better Thai restaurants in Edmonton. Read more

This is my favourite restaurant that serves Thai food and it has been a staple in Edmonton’s Chinatown for many years. The pad Thai here is the best I’ve ever had and their curry is also consistently good with a nice kick. The fried fish is definitely one of my ... favourites as it is crispy with the right amount sweetness from the sauce and the insides are cooked to perfection. Definitely recommend! Read more

We have been eating at this wonderful Thai restaurant for many years. The best Thai food we have ever eaten! And so imagine our dismay when we discovered a few months ago that it had closed down! But, happily it's back in business under new management who have brilliantly taken ... lessons from the previous owners. Tonight we tasted their ambrosial and delightful food once again and it was a flavour memory from heaven! We'll be back, and frequently!! M. Brooks Read more

We dined here last night. Wonderful little restaurant. Reservations recommended as they’re a smaller restaurant and can get busy during dinner time. Our favourite was the pad Thai and the red curry. Good sized portions. We ordered too much food and ended up having to take it home. So happy ... for delicious leftovers this morning! Servers and owner very friendly. Read more

My 2nd time here. I came back because the food was excellent the 1st time. However, this experience was so bad. I called at 4:30 for pickup and was told it would be ready at 5:30. Upon arrival the only thing that was ready were 2 appetizers. I ended up ... waiting until 6:30. I checked my order before the server packed it and 2 of the dishes were wrong. Then an argument ensued where I was told I had ordered red curry. I ordered Matsuman, etc. Finally, the server realized she was wrong and had to go back to the kitchen and re-order, thus more waiting. By the time I got the Massaman curry, everything else was ice cold. And then when we started eating, not only was everything cold, all of it was disgusting. Overcooked/ mushy, bland, oily and 1 order was still wrong. Plus, I paid extra for 2 coconut rice and got 2 steamed rice. Fried eggs mysteriously appeared on the #18 Pad-ka-pow; shrimp stir fry. What a fiasco. Doubt I will be returning. My observations while waiting were that the restaurant is lacking proper management, the kitchen is understaffed, the existing staff/ servers/ etc, are not trained, thus there is extremely poor efficiency. Please see food photos: 1: I'm not sure what this was supposed to be? It was overcooked shrimp & chicken floating in oil. 2: steamed rice. 3: Menu item #9: Yum; glass noodle salad with shrimp (it had no onions or shrimp or dressing, or peanut sauce dressing that is supposed to come with it) 4: oily spring rolls. 5: menu item #18; Pad Ka Pow. Overcooked, mushy and bland. 6: Matsuman Curry (this was good). This cost me $100, plus I left a 20% tip. Very disappointing! Read more