We visited Xay’s Kitchen on our half way to Kent with extreme hunger and felt satisfied with their service and food. The exterior is humble and easy to miss.
The owner was super friendly, welcoming and introduced their menu in details. We are familiar with Thai food but not the cuisine from Lao and she recommended us to try some authentic Laotian dishes.
原本計畫在目的地Kent吃午餐，
但景色優美的七號公路車流量多，
臨時決定在沿途小鎮Danbury覓食、稍作歇息。
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Xay’s Kitchen評價優、但不多，
主打寮國、泰國菜，
對東南亞菜系沒有招架能力的我們無異議同意踩點。
We ordered Xay’s Sampler which included 5 different appetizers, Nam Khao and Thai tea with reasonable price and great portion. The food was amazingly delicious and appetizing in this hot & humid weather.
價格很實惠、份量驚人，
我們點兩份餐、一杯泰奶，
自中午吃到晚上。
? Xay’s Sampler ($25)
There are 5 different appetizers in the sampler: Chicken Wings、Egg Rolls、Beef Jerky、Hai Gun and Shrimp in a blanket. Our favorite was the Hai Gun and there is also a single order option on the menu.
The Hai Gun was fried, made with shrimp, pork wonton and wrapped in rice paper. It was fried well with crispy layer and is super juicy and tender inside. It’s similar to fried shrimp roll but it’s the best one I have ever had in the US.
貪心的我們選擇足夠4人分食的拼盤，
可以嘗試五樣前菜：Chicken Wings、Egg Rolls、Beef Jerky、Hai Gun and Shrimp in a blanket。
最驚艷的是 Hai Gun，
碎蝦仁、魚漿、絞肉製成，
看似一般的蝦捲，
吃起來非常有層次，
外層酥脆、內餡彈牙且多汁。
乍看以為是熱狗的Shrimp in a blanket，
其實是另一種形式的蝦捲，
內餡不含豬絞肉、比Hai Gun細緻，
可以吃到完整的蝦肉。
? Nam Khao ($14)
Nam Khao is a traditional Laotian dish, chopped fried pork with crispy rice serving with lettuce. It was really refreshing and not greasy at all.
老闆娘推薦的寮國特色菜，
第一次嘗試，
基底是豬肉炒飯，
飯、豬肉預炸後拌炒，
搭配生菜的吃法類似蝦鬆，
雖然食材經過油炸卻非常清爽，
很適合炎熱的天氣。
The portion was more than enough to share with 2 of us, so we brought them home and had them as dinner.
兩個餐份量十足，
回到家作為晚餐繼續享用．
The owner mentioned dine-in will be allowed from June 17th. We will definitely visit again in the near future even though the drive is 2.5 hours for us from Queens.
康州餐廳目前僅供外帶，
口音頗重的老闆娘親切地推薦特色菜，
同時提到6/17開始可以內用。
?Xay’s Kitchen Laos & Thai Cuisine
35 White St UNIT 4, Danbury, CT 06810, United States
https://goo.gl/maps/dTX4fpdub4ttQ8xS7
I hope to find a good place soon to try some.