East Sacramento now has a new contender for the morning-after cure: Hangover Noodles, a Southeast Asian-inspired ghost kitchen pitching its pho as relief for rough nights. The mother-and-daughter operation is ladling out Thai- and Vietnamese-leaning comfort food - from spicy pho and tom yum to drunken noodles and curries - from the Garden at The Line near Sacramento State. What started as a casual pop-up has shifted into a delivery-focused business built around The Line's collective kitchen setup.
From potluck fix to full-time kitchen
Co-owner Lisa Silimanothay told The Sacramento Bee that Hangover Noodles traces back to a work potluck, where coworkers anointed her homemade pho the "perfect cure" for a brutal morning. She explained that the broth is built on bone stock, which she describes as a source of collagen, and said the spices and ginger "reduce inflammation," adding, "It helps you sweat off the alcohol that poisons your body." Silimanothay and her mother, who immigrated from Laos about a decade ago, tested recipes as a pop-up vendor at T&Y Supermarket in Wills Acres before taking the leap into The Line's shared space.
What’s on the menu and how to get it
The Line's online menu lists Hangover Noodles' headliners - including Spicy Hangover Beef Pho, Shrimp Tom Yum noodle soup and Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles) - and shows the kitchen operating out of 6415 Elvas Ave. As listed on The Line, the Garden at The Line hosts more than a dozen private kitchens and keeps relatively long hours from mid-morning into the late evening. The site also notes that each kitchen manages its own pickup and delivery schedule, so customers ordering from multiple vendors are warned their food may not land at the doorstep at the same time.
Hangover Noodles is taking orders through third-party apps, with the concept appearing on DoorDash and Uber Eats, where the menu and customer ratings are posted. Reviews on those platforms point to generous portions and a strongly flavored broth that some locals say hits the spot after a late night. The delivery setup gives Hangover Noodles a reach that stretches beyond the beer-garden setting and into surrounding student housing and nearby neighborhoods.
Silimanothay described the move to The Line as a step up for the family business and credited the kitchen collective with helping them grow. In an Instagram announcement cited by The Sacramento Bee, she wrote that they "can't wait to share this new chapter" with customers and said she hopes their bowls settle in as a reliable comfort option for locals.
