Thip Khao’s Owners Reveal Name of New Under-Wraps Restaurant

The owners of critically acclaimed Thip Khao in Columbia Heights and Padaek in Falls Church are getting ready to debut their third Laotian restaurant in a few weeks.

Hanumanh (1604 7th Street NW) comes from mother-son duo Seng Luangrath and Bobby Pradachith, who plan to serve a vegetable-heavy lineup of small dishes and Lao-inspired cocktails at the new 40-seat space, reports DCist.

Eater first reported about the chosen Shaw location this summer, in a space north of Dacha on 7th Street NW the team had been eyeing for some time.

Guests can expect salads pounded with a mortar and pestle — a traditional technique in Laos — as well as steamed and raw fish, adds DCist, with some meat and offal offerings in the mix.

“The menu has more rustic, country-style dishes inspired by our childhood,” Pradachith tells the publication.

Some items will be cooked over a charcoal grill, with lots of lemongrass and ginger flavors native to his homeland to appearing throughout the menu. Design elements also honor the Southeast Asian country’s culture, and a huge mural of a Hindu monkey god — the meaning behind the restaurant’s name — will be splashed across the space.

• Thip Khao Team To Open ‘Rustic, Country-Style’ Lao Restaurant Hanumanh Next To Dacha [DCist]
• Team Thip Khao Is Unveiling Another Laotian Eatery This Year [EDC]