"9Zaab, located in East Cambridge, is one of a growing number of Boston-area Thai restaurants that have broken away from the longstanding Thai-food-in-America playbook, realizing that plenty of non-Thai diners are happy to go beyond the usual pad thai, drunken noodles, and such. At 9Zaab, the specialty is street food, especially rice dishes such as khao mun gai, khao moo dang, and khao na ped. The sai ua (Northern Thai sausage), yum nam tok (“waterfall” beef salad), and laab zaab mama (spicy ground meat with instant noodles) are in my usual rotation. 9Zaab is a suitable spot for dining in — it’s spacious and decorated nicely — but it’s also a reliable delivery option, one I’ve enjoyed many times in 2019. —RLB" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Terrence Doyle
