Champa Sampler with Lao sausages, fried rice ball salad, and fried spring rolls
Pad Se-ew made with thick rice noodles fried with soy sauce, egg, and broccoli
Left: Fried Banana with Ice Cream
Right: Thai Iced Tea
After hearing rave reviews from a few friends, I tried Champa Garden, a Laotian restaurant in the Ivy Hill neighborhood of East Oakland, for the first time a few weeks ago. My friends weren't kidding—Champa Garden is serving incredible, seemingly familiar Thai-sounding dishes with a distinctly Laotian twist.
My dining companion and I ordered a few items, all of which we enjoyed. We started with the Champa Sampler with Lao sausages, fried rice ball salad, and fried spring rolls. The rice ball salad came with a side of lettuce to envelope the crunchy, flavorful rice. The Pad Se-ew was everything we wanted in the dish: thick, floppy noodles served with blanched broccoli and fried egg. Mm-mmm. We tried the Thai Iced Tea and rounded out the meal with Fried Banana with Ice Cream. (Who doesn't want ice cream?)
I would definitely stop by Champa Garden for take-out soon, most likely trying another noodle dish and definitely some sort of fried rice. If you've visited Champa Garden recently, what do you recommend trying?
Champa Garden
2102 8th Ave., Oakland, CA 94606
Open: Sunday - Thursday 11am - 3pm & 5 - 9pm, Friday - Saturday 11am - 3pm & 5 - 10pm
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