Thai Luang - Herndon, Va

I've been to this restaurant a couple of times. I was not very impressed before. It was merely an average Thai restaurant. I decided to try it again because they have a Crispy Duck Noodle Soup. This is the first time I have ever had this dish or just a Thai noodle soup, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The restaurant was packed for lunch. The soup came out quickly. The soup had wide rice noodles, bean sprouts, lettuce and was topped with crispy fried duck. The duck very crispy and tasty but quite fatty. There was quite a bit of bean sprouts, which is a major distraction for me. I do not eat bean sprouts. I usually order my food without bean sprouts, but I didn't know it was in the soup. So I tend to eat around the bean sprouts. The wide noodles do not hold enough soup flavor, unless you eat it with a little broth. The broth had a mild flavor to it. I felt it could have been stronger. Overall this dish was better than the others I have had at Thai Luang. It was a pretty good noodle soup, but there are many others I like much better. I still classify this restaurant as average. I might come back to try a couple of other noodle soups since many of the Thai restaurants in the area don't have noodle soup. But for the typical Thai food, there are plenty of other Thai restaurants in Herndon, which I like better.

171 Elden St # 171
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 478-2233