New East Sacramento ghost kitchen says hangover cure can be found in its noodles
.jpg "Dishes from Hangover Noodles, a new ghost kitchen with Thai and Vietnamese fusion dishes, located in East Sacramento. The business serves its food at the Garden at The Line, at 6415 Elvas Ave.")
A new Southeastern Asian fusion ghost kitchen has joined The Line, a storefront of private kitchens in East Sacramento.
Known as Hangover Noodles, the restaurant serves dishes from a diverse array of Southeast Asian cuisines, from curry and stir-fry to drunken noodles and pho, according to its website. The kitchen primarily takes inspiration from Thai and Vietnamese food.
Lisa Silimanothay, the co-owner of Hangover Noodles, said the idea to start the kitchen came from a work potluck. After bringing homemade pho to work, one of her coworkers said it was the perfect cure for her hangover.
Silimanothay said the sauce in pho, which is made from bone broth, is a great source of collagen. She said the spices and ginger from the soup also reduce inflammation.
“It helps you sweat off the alcohol that poisons your body,” Silimanothay said. “You feel healed and feel good after you have the pho.”
Through encouragement from her coworkers, Silimanothay started selling plates. She would later sell her noodles as a pop-up vendor at the T&Y Supermarket in Wills Acres.
She now owns Hangover Noodles with her mother. Without a dollar to their name, the two immigrated ten years ago from Laos to Sacramento.
“Me and my mom, we love cooking, and we want people to feel good,” Silimanothay said. “The more people try our food, and they feel good about it, it makes us happy.”
Hangover Noodles joins 11 other restaurants at Garden at The Line, which also serves as an indoor and outdoor beer garden at 6415 Elvas Ave. near Sacramento State. All restaurants are locally owned.
The Line’s ghost kitchens include a Nash & Proper, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, Okie Dokies, Kizuna by Binchoyaki, Pizza Piatta, Wings & Things, Athena’s Garden, Calzone Life, La Sabrocita and Garden of Eat’n.
In its social media post announcing it would join the Line, Silimanothay wrote that they “can’t wait to share this new chapter” with customers. She said the Line has been “awesome” to work with.
“We’re beyond excited to announce that Hangover Noodles is relocating to The Garden at the Line—one of Sacramento’s favorite spots to eat, drink, and hang out,” its online page said.
Hangover Noodles is also available for orders on DoorDash and Uber Eats.
The ghost kitchen is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Hangover Noodles closes an hour early at 9 p.m. on Sundays and Tuesdays.
