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Pho La La is a small, casual Vietnamese-and-pan-Asian restaurant at 44A NE Sycamore Street in downtown Lee’s Summit — ten phở bowls, bánh mì, vermicelli plates, three ramens, Hainanese chicken rice, bibimbap, khao moo dang and a “Vietnam shaking on the box” — that The Pitch’s readers made a Best Pho finalist in 2025. Third-party listings date it to 2018 under the Thai Spice family; since September 2025 it has been operated by Patchara “Pat” Hompan, who opened the sister restaurant ThaiThai Sushi in Platte Woods in March 2026.

Description

Lee’s Summit’s tourism office lists Pho La La as “Vietnamese noodle soups, Japanese ramen and more served in a small, contemporary restaurant,” and the restaurant’s own copy calls it “the spot for Vietnamese food in Lee’s Summit … casual and friendly, with a menu built on authentic recipes.”12 The room is a storefront on Sycamore a block off the downtown Lee’s Summit main drag.

The menu is broader than the name. Phở comes ten ways — chicken, vegetable, tofu, meatball, rib eye, brisket, pork, shrimp, combo and seafood ($12.95–16.95) — with the standard plate of bean sprouts, basil, lime, cilantro and jalapeño.3 Appetizers run from crab rangoon, egg rolls and fresh spring rolls (including a shiitake-mushroom roll) through gyoza, “shrimp blanket,” bang-bang shrimp, chicken satay, crispy tofu, steamed bao, and La La Fries topped with “homemade beef,” Japanese mayo, Sriracha and kimchi.3 Vermicelli bowls (bún) come with egg rolls, pickled carrot and daikon and sweet fish sauce; the “House Favorites” section holds a bánh mì, Asian-style tacos with kimchi, sukiyaki, curry and teriyaki-udon stir-fries and an orange chicken; ramen is offered in spicy-kimchi, creamy-miso and curry broths; and a rice section ranges across Vietnam (“Vietnam Shaking on The Box”), Hainan (khao man gai), Korea (bibimbap) and Thailand (khao moo dang, teriyaki chicken).3 Soups add udon, yakisoba, sukiyaki, wonton–char siu, egg drop, chicken rice and miso; there is a kids’ phở and Thai iced tea and iced coffee to drink.3 The site’s own tag cloud — “Vegan Food, Miso, Curry Ramen, Dumplings, Vermicelli, Noodle Restaurant, Teriyaki, Yakisoba …” — is an honest summary of a pan-Asian kitchen with phở at its center.2

Ownership and history

Third-party listings give a founding year of 2018 and describe Pho La La as “a sister store to Thai Spice” and part of “the Jindaporn Restaurant Group”; Thai Spice is at 1192 NE Douglas Street, a few blocks away in Lee’s Summit, and its own website does not mention Pho La La.45 On March 2, 2026, the veteran Star restaurant reporter Joyce Smith wrote that Patchara “Pat” Hompan, who had just opened ThaiThai Sushi Restaurant in Platte Woods, “also operates Lee’s Summit Pho La La, which launched in September” 2025; The Pitch’s opening roundup ten days later called Pho La La ThaiThai’s “sister restaurant,” which “boasts high customer ratings.”67 Read together, the sources suggest Hompan took over an existing restaurant in September 2025 rather than founding it — the same conflict logged on the thaithai-sushi page — and the parallel LLC names (Lucky PnP LLC on Pho La La’s site; Lucky KC LLC on ThaiThai’s) point to one operator.26 Hompan’s background and residency are undocumented.

In November 2025 The Pitch’s readers named Pho La La one of five Best Pho finalists, behind Vietnam Cafe and Pho Good and alongside Nguyen Pho & Grill and Pho Tower.8

Last verified: 2026-08-28 · Source: the restaurant’s own online-ordering menu (orderpholala.com/menu) · Confidence: High. Prices marked ”+” carry protein or size options; base prices shown.3

Appetizers

  • Golden Crab Rangoon (6) $8.95 · Crispy Egg Rolls (3) $7.95 · Fresh Spring Rolls (3) $7.95+ · Spring Rolls Deluxe $11.95 · La La Shiitake Mushroom Roll (3) $7.95 · Dumplings/Gyoza (6) $8.95 · Fried Shrimp Blanket (6) $10.95 · BangBang Shrimp (7) $10.95 · La La Fries $10.95 · Chicken Satay (4) $10.95 · Sample Platter $14.95 · Crispy Tofu $8.95 · Steam Bun (Bún Bao) $6.95

Pho Bowls

  • Vegetable, Tofu $12.95+ · Chicken, Pork $13.95+ · Meatball, Rib Eye, Beef Brisket, Shrimp $14.95+ · Combo $15.95+ · Seafood $16.95+

House Favorites

  • Tacos $7.95+ · Vietnam Banh Mi Sandwich $10.95+ · Sukiyaki Stir-Fry $14.95+ · Curry Stir-Fry $14.95+ · Teriyaki Stir Fry Udon $14.95+ · Orange Chicken $14.95

Ramen Bowls

  • Spicy Kimchi Ramen $14.95+ · Creamy Miso Ramen $13.95+ · Curry Ramen $14.95+

Rice Dishes

  • Vietnam Shaking on The Box $13.95+ · Khao Man Gai (Hainanese Chicken) $12.95 · Bibimbap $13.95+ · Khao Moo Dang $14.95 · Teriyaki Chicken $14.95

Soup Bowls

  • Udon Noodles Soup $13.95+ · YakiSoba Noodles Soup $13.95+ · Sukiyaki Noodles Soup $13.95+ · Wonton Char Siu Soup $14.95+ · Chicken Rice Soup $5.95+ · Egg Drop Soup $5.95+ · Miso Soup $6.95

Vermicelli — with egg rolls, pickled carrot and daikon, sweet fish sauce, small soup

  • Chicken, Tofu $13.95 · Char Siu Pork, Shrimp, Beef $14.95 · Combo $15.95 · Seafood $16.95

Kids (under 10) · Drinks

  • Pho Chicken / Rib Eye / Meatballs $10 · Chicken Nuggets with Fries $9
  • Iced tea $3 · Soda $3.25 · Iced coffee $5.95 · Thai iced tea $5.95

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Explore Lee’s Summit (city tourism), restaurant listing “Pho La La.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “Vietnamese noodle soups, Japanese ramen and more served in a small, contemporary restaurant”; address; phone 816.600.2088; website orderpholala.com. ↩

  2. Pho La La — official website, home page. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: name; “the spot for Vietnamese food in Lee’s Summit”; 44A NE Sycamore St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086; phone (816) 603-2834; email pholala.pp@gmail.com; hours text (Mon–Fri 11–3 and 4:30–8:30; Sat 11–8:30; Sun 12–8) and ordering-widget hours (Mon closed; Tue–Fri 11–2:45 and 4:30–7:45; Sat 11–7:45; Sun 12–6:30); delivery areas; OrderSave app; rewards; Facebook link; footer ”© 2026 Lucky PnP LLC”; tag cloud. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Pho La La — official online-ordering menu. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: every category, item and price in the Menu section; address; first-order discount codes; active ordering (next opening time displayed). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  4. Yelp — “Pho La La, 44A NE Sycamore St, Lee’s Summit,” listing updated June 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms (third-party, provisional): “established in 2018”; described as a sister store to Thai Spice / Jindaporn Restaurant Group. ↩

  5. Thai Spice Lee’s Summit — official website. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: Thai Spice at 1192 NE Douglas St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086; no mention of Pho La La or shared ownership on the site. ↩

  6. Joyce Smith (KCinsiders / JoyceKC), Facebook post, “Alert: New Northland Thai & Sushi Restaurant…,” 2026-03-02. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: ThaiThai Sushi owner Patchara “Pat” Hompan “also operates Lee’s Summit Pho La La, which launched in September.” ↩ ↩2

  7. Sarah Sipple, “KC Sipps: Six new food & drink spots open, Snake Saturday, and ‘little luxuries,’” The Pitch, 2026-03-12 — Confirms: Pho La La in Lee’s Summit as ThaiThai Sushi’s sister restaurant, which “boasts high customer ratings”; active March 2026. ↩

  8. The Pitch — Best of KC 2025 results portal, “Best Pho.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: winner Vietnam Cafe; runner-up Pho Good; other finalists Nguyen Pho & Grill, Pho La La, Pho Tower. ↩

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