Asian Duck Cafe

I really wanted to like this place. It had promising reviews on Google, but I can’t agree to the 4.7 rating. I had a bad experience here. The food was okay. Bahn mi sandwich 5/10–tasted ok, not something I’d get again. Sausage tasted good! Sandwich as a whole was underwhelming. Pad Thai 6/10–was ok, felt like it was missing flavor. Good portion size. Wouldn’t get again. Pork 7/10–flavor was good!! But it was way over cooked. The majority of the pork was super crunchy and dry. Dumplings 5/10–just average pot stickers. Tastes like stuff you can get in the freezer section. The restaurant environment itself was what was most off putting. The tables looked dirty and half of them did not have any napkins. The restaurant also filled up with smoke that was unbearable. My eyes were stinging so bad from the smoke that they were tearing up. And we were there for at least 45 minutes, and the restaurant stayed that smokey the entire time. The last thing that was off putting for me was the bathroom. The bathroom is accessed through a short passage in their private employer area. I understand that they cannot control the layout of the building, but I felt uncomfortable with walking through their private area and seeing all of their belongings (shoes, coats, bags, private items, etc) on display. The bathroom itself also made me feel uncomfortable. No paper towels (ok, not abnormal to experience this), an array of bathroom supplies kinda just scattered everywhere, and then also a big ladder?? Just in there hanging out. It just felt very unprofessional and unappetizing. The restaurant staff were very friendly and helpful though. They were very smiley and patient.

I can’t say enough good things about Asian Duck Cafe. Everything we ordered was outstanding — the Lao Style Papaya Salad, Lao Sausage Fried Rice, Thai Style Cucumber Salad, and another dish we tried were all seriously impressive. …

A very lovely spot with delicious food and friendly service. The Lao Sausage Fried Rice was to die for! The sausage is spicy btw and could easily be shared between two people. The noodles were also delicious and so soft! Will definitely revisit on my next trip to MN! 🤩

Its on a corner with no parking lot so park along the neighborhood. The staff was super friendly but the place is very limited. Prolly about 10 ppl would be able to dine. We got the lao sausage banh mi, boat noodles, spicy garlic fried rice …

If I could put a zero star I would. We ordered the Lao papaya salad and Thai Kapoon papaya salad, and Pad Thai. The food looked so promising on the website, but it looked NOTHING like the food we got. Beware of the false advertising. If you can’t make your food look like the photos on your website, don’t serve it. This place is NOT authentic at all. The papaya salads have no flavor at all (just look at the photos), and it looks like they chopped up the papaya rather than shredding it. There are 2 whole limes in one papaya which is ridiculous. The kapoon noodles are tough as well. The pad Thai noodles are tough and not even the right noodles for pad thai, and the sauce isn’t sweet and tangy like normal Pad Thai. It tastes like dark soy sauce noodles. If you want authentic Thai/Lao food, go somewhere else, anywhere else, not here. We wasted $50+ here for terrible food. Don’t waste your money here.