South Area Market

My friend who lived in Sacramento said he had the best pad Thai here. So I have to come check it out myself. So it is a market spot with a Togo restaurant in the back. I ordered the Pad Thai of course plus the chicken larp and Lao sausage. The pad Thai and the chicken larp is good and flavorful but to me their Lao sausage is the best item here. They make it in house too. It's packed with flavors and some texture too. It was soo good I went back in to get 5 more sausage for the road. I was hoping they would sell them frozen but no. Maybe one day they would so for now I'll make a few hours trips just for some bussing Lao sausage Togo. Service was fast and it's a super chill spot. Like a hole in the wall.

"I'm not joking around here--this place is a true mom-and-pop shop. It hits the spot! Just one bite and you'll feel like slapping your grandma out of sheer delight!"

Idk why I haven't discovered this place sooner. We usually go to Pure Water for our sausages and papaya salad, but they are closed on Tuesdays (the day we wanted some)- and so I yelped a place with papaya salad and this store came up! The price of everything is so reasonably affordable, not so crazy. And the food is GREAT!Service is super nice and accommodating as well. We came back again and will keep coming back for our Lao Sausage and Papaya fix lol.

*Food is served to go only*I guess South Area Market still hasn't opened dining in yet since COVID. I wish I had been aware of this prior to coming, since I knew I wanted to order the Kapoon; it was more than a little difficult to eat this particular item out of the container. They have a small market/grocery area in the front, followed by a space with many tables with the chairs flipped over the tops of them (since they're only doing to go now), and in the very back is where you order prepared food. We tried the following: Lao Sausage, Sticky Rice, Pad Thai, Beef Laab, and Kapoon. I have enjoyed Kapoon more elsewhere, but it was still ok from this business. I haven't had Laab before, and I enjoyed the flavor of the dish. My favorite item was the Pad Thai by far.Friendly and welcoming service.

My favorite lao food in Sac! This is hands down the best Lao food I've had! I don't go anywhere else haha I've tried mostly everything on their menu & none of them has disappointed. SO DELICIOUS & AUTHENTIC. Prices are reasonable too. Kao poon, Lao sausage, pad Thai are my favorite.

Not much of a "market", but it has a To Go food area in the back of the store for authentic Thai and Laotian food. Got an order of sticky rice and 4 Lao sausages ($3 a piece). Good flavoring with a bit of a kick, but not too spicy.

FOOD WAS BOMB AF!Came in and bought the papaya salad, lao sausage, and sticky rice. I asked for mild and the papaya salad was so juicy and spicy and yummy. I wish the ratio to sauce and papaya was better. The Lao sausage was so tender and juicy. Kinda sweet, kinda salty.The dining area wasn't open but that was okay. The grocery store side was cool, lots of snacks and cookware. Place wasn't the prettiest but it's okay because service was awesome and food was awesome!Ambiance was okay and quiet.

I regularly visit this place for the Lao sausages, chicken wings, kapoon, sticky rice, Larb, and papaya salad. It's, in my opinion, the top spot for Lao cuisine, and the staff are always friendly. :)

I had this mini market/express food store bookmarked for months and finally got to try it today! I made papaya salad earlier today, so I needed some protein to go with it. Walked inside and the store is a mini market and a express food restaurant at the same time. My boyfriend and I shopped around first and got some Asian snacks then we headed to the food portion of the store and decided what to order. We ended up getting fried chicken wings, Lao sausages, sticky rice, fried meatballs and a tapioca with taro dessert. My heavens, the fried chicken wings were delicious. The cashier working informed us it would be a 15 minute wait for the chicken wings and it was so worth it. The chicken wings were crispy, fresh and seasoned well. The lao sausages were so flavorful! It was like a party inside my mouth whenever I took a bite. I like that they ask if you would like the sausages sliced or not. My boyfriend got his whole and I got mines sliced. The sticky rice was so good, it paired very well with the chicken wings and sausages. The fried meatballs were just okay for us, it's literally just meatballs that are fried haha. But they do give you sauce to eat it with! I think was a sweet and sour sauce. Lastly, the taro tapioca dessert we got was just okay too. The flavor was there 100% but I felt like the taro inside was too hard and the milk or cream was too thick for the consistency. I'll be back here again to try what I enjoyed on the menu along with new items!Also, the customer service here is top tier. The girl cashier who helped us out was so sweet throughout the whole time we shopped and waited. She also brought out our food for us since we went to go in wait the car. 5 stars because she didn't have to do that, but she was thoughtful enough to. :)

True definition of a hole in the wall or do not judge a book by its cover. The location and building might put some people off but don't be afraid go right in and get you some good grub. Best kapoon and Laos sausage I've ever had. The employee at the register was very polite. A+++. Go get you some!!!