9Zaab Thai Street Food

Service was friendly, most people seem to get takeout but they do have tables. Khao Moo Tod was great and tofu triangles were ok.

Service was friendly, and the food was pretty good. The Moo Ping (pork BBQ) was very soft and well marinated. I liked the spicy sauce and the sticky rice (more than the rice that came with my main dish). The Khao Mun Gai was good, but I’ve had better elsewhere. Here, the chicken pieces were smaller and a little bit dry. Prices were reasonable.

Food was ok, the crunchy pad Thai looks great on pictures but not really in person, very dry. The lemon sauce that comes with skewer was tasty. I was confronted by the staff for not giving enough tip and when I asked how much more, they stated I should tip more. I know tipping is important, but to think that I'm confronted because I tipped less than what they expected makes me think this establishment is literally only here to make money and sees customers as money bag. Hope that extra few dollars were worth this review.

Amazing and authentic Thai food. I don’t normally leave reviews but this place was too good! The menu had many unique items at a very reasonable price, and the food came out very fast and was delicious. Very kind staff and the restaurant had a clean and casual interior and you can get complimentary dishes with your purchase. I’ll be coming back here!

Cute, sunny, and excellent food and service. I got crab rangoons, jungle beef, and a Thai iced tea. I found a table in the corner next to the window and enjoyed getting some work done in between bites. The sticky rice was some of the best I’ve had. Overall lovely :)

Great ambience and restaurant - fairly spacious and good vibes. Waiters were nice as well. I got the drunken noodles and Thai tea. Noodles came with a choice of protein and assorted vegetables and was made very well, quite delicious and portions are also very reasonable. Thai tea was also quite good - though if you are not a sweet tooth kind of person, this might be too sweet for you. Although dishes were fairly sized, prices are a little more on the expensive side. Drunken noodle with shrimp was about 15$ and Thai tea was $5. They do pickup orders which is nice!

Food was better than the sign made it look outside. Actually very tasty and the waiter gave some good recs. Ingredients seemed fresh, better than some random Thai places I've been too that use too fake tasting ingredients. The location was clean and people came in and out but there wasent a wait.

Wow! This is a delicious Thai place. I had the Yum Zaab Woon Sen Seafood salad. Best Thai dish I've ever had. Perfect amount of spiciness, a hint of sweetness, the rice noodles were perfect. Highly recommended!

Great Thai restaurant! The food is delicious, with a wide-ranging menu to choose from. The atmosphere is lovely, and the service is exceptional.

I ordered delivery from this place several times. Their menu is extensive, usually i ordered either their moo ping or fried corn cake. These are nice. Their khao mun gai 2 in 1 and khao moo dang are also must try. Pad kua gai is also great for noodle aficionado.

The food! The flavors! The deliciousness! A meal was shared here while rekindling a friendship that hasn't been experienced in over a decade. This was the perfect cozy spot to hold this special moment. We were so satisfied and delighted by everything we ate. Three dishes were shared amongst three gal pals and every plate had not a morsel of sauce, rice, or noodle leftover. Pad See You with Pork, Jungle Beef with sticky rice and spicy lime sauce, and Khao Soi with a chicken drumstick. This gem of a place shouldn't be slept on. The large mural in the shop paid homage to their culture. The staff were friendly and the service was fantastic. Parking can be a bit tough on a Friday night, but stay persistent for a spot!

Generous portion and lots of unique dishes. We got the Nam Tok and it's nice and flavorful. The Sizzling Sukiyaki was also tasty. Could have been spicier but overall not bad.

I loved the ambiance of this place. Our waiter was great, and very attentive. The food was a good spice level, though I will note that our drunken noodles took a while to come out. However, there were nonstop customers with takeout orders so I'm sure we came at a busy time! I will definitely come again, but took off a star because I felt some of the dishes were lacking in depth of flavor. This place has cozy hole-in-the-wall vibes, and I always love to support local restaurants!

Our last lunch spot in Boston was a hit! The Boat Noodle Soup (with beef) was the perfect cure for the rainy day - along with the chewy yet crispy Veg Dumplings. This restaurant has many different options, including some that were new to us like the Crispy Pad Thai - we didn't get much Pad Thai flavor but it is sweet and was moreish. The Khao Mun Gai 2 in 1 was like a Hainanese chicken rice - we all really enjoyed the rice, which was fragrant and complemented the chicken perfectly.

Great Thai street food!! So many options, and you can find great dishes you wouldn't see at most Thai restaurants. Fast friendly service. Casual vibe. Good price. Great stuff all around for fans of Thai!

Service was quick and efficient. The padthai was incredibly well seasoned. Topped with the egg and the crispy fried soft shell crab. It changed my mind on padthai. We also got the Khao Kha Moo - pork hock stew. I wish they added less sauce because it got too sweet for my taste (would like some extra spice to cut through the richness). It's a cute little shop near Lechmere and honestly I'll definitely make this my go to place

The most delicious Thai street food! The soft shell crab pad Thai was one of the best iterations of pad Thai I've ever had. From the saucy noodles to the crispy crab to the lil egg blanket--everything was top-notch. The khao moo sam chan tod (fried pork belly) was the perfect blend of fat and crunch. Wanna return to try more of their massive menu.

For a quick weekend dinner, a friend and I went to 9Zaab. At 7pm, the establishment had half occupancy, so we received seating immediately. I ordered for myself the Khao Mun Gai 2-in-1 ($14.95), consisting of both poached and fried chicken over rice; it arrived within 10 minutes. The rice itself, having soaked up chicken broth, tasted savory, though a bit too mushy. The poached chicken seemed to have lost a decent amount of its flavor, though the fried chicken did not. All this made for a quick and forgettable dinner.

The beef boat noodle soup - WOW. One of the best in Boston no doubt. A well-seasoned, rich, deep beef broth compliments the rice boodles and slices of beef. Served with beansprouts and Chinese broccoli. Service was nothing spectacular, very no-frills but convenient and efficient for sure. Pretty spacious and decent amount of seating. Cute photos of street vendors on the wall. Overall, the place has such an extensive menu with many items you can't find at other Thai restaurants so I will definitely be back to try more after this amazing experience!

Ordered out from this restaurant and it was super yummy! Since I didn't eat at the restaurant, I'm going to assume the food may have been crispier if I ate it straight from the kitchen. I am happy with the portion size compared to the price however, I was able to save about 1/3 of my meal for dinner and was pretty full after the other 2/3s. I do wish I tried some more unique dishes from them for comparison, since I only ate the fried pork with rice.

I tried out their take out lunch on a Saturday afternoon after having lunch elsewhere. The food was very good for the price and portion size were great :) Definitely a fan of their lunch menus. Ordering through their own website was pretty simple as they have a small discount and food was ready within 10 min after I placed the order. Very efficient process indeed. The massaman curry I got was fresh and delicious Overall very happy with the experience and I hope to try their other selections sometimes in the future

This place has really fast service and the portion sizes are good. It's a nice spot for a quick bite to eat. The food itself is decent, though probably not something I would write home about. It's solid for what it is. It's a very casual vibe, and I'd recommend coming for lunch since they have a good lunch special.

What an incredible menu. If the ambiance and seating area could only be half as vast as the Menu this place would be world class. Unfortunately the delivery giggers hang out in the middle of the room, taking up space, while waiting for their orders, and the place lacks serious charm as a result. Small restaurant but the kitchen was banging out lots and lots of food with a full staff. I can't wait to go back.

Amazing Thai food including many regional specialties! We sampled some dishes including khao soi (northern yellow curry egg noodle soup), khao ka moo (braised pork knuckle meat over rice), yum nam tok (spicy grilled meat salad), hoi tod (fried mussel omelet/pancakes), tom yum (spicy and sour soup) and sukiyaki (vermicelli on a sizzling plate). Everything was like a trip to Thailand. The distinct flavors and components on each plate. We also love the service which was swift and warm! They let us took a four top even though there are only two of us (we did ended up ordering enough food for four anyways lol) and were very attentive throughout the meal! I would say it is a perfect destination if you are looking for Thai food in Cambridge and even Boston area!

If u visit mit , remember to visit this restaurant which is one of the best Thai food. I tried tom yum, fried crab, sticky rice with mangoes and more. Staffs are hospitable and nice, the atmosphere is also cozy with Thai style

I have had it once last week and I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS PLACE (!!!) Most of the thing everything is SO SOO GOOD. I think everything is so good. The spices are good, the dishes are good, and they have the best street food. I think this one of the only restaurants in Cambridge I have ever wanted to re order from again. Haha Things I love: + Boat (Beef) Noodle Soup: The spices in the soup is SO good. The noodles are amazing, the beef is amazing. + Wings Zaab: So juicy and amazing. + Tom Yum Creamy Soup: This was SO GOOD. I was so shocked by how good it was. + Khao Moo Daeng: I originally hated rice plates, but I think the meat mixed with the rice was SO GOOD. + Spring rolls: It was so good. It is very fresh and I love it! + Papaya Salad: Super spicy, and I haven't had Thai spices so fresh like this before! + Fried meat ball: Wow DELICIOUS! + Veggie Dumplings: This is so good! IT WAS SO DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER HAD. The outside is like a tofu, and the inside is like a veggie dumpling (cellophane noodles, scallions) Things I would def order again: + Golden Bag: Very good, delicious! Nice portion. + Fried Corn: Also very good! Things I won't order again: + Hoi Tod: It's not good. It's the only thing I could not finish. Sadness al;ksgd alg OVERALL THIS PLACE IS SOOO SOO GOOD. And it is amazing, and I highly recommend everybody order from here. SERIOUSLY

This was really great thai food..really damn good. When I need to blow my nose every 3 minutes with watery eyes, you know it's authentic. Make sure you get extra spicy/thai spicy, it can even help fight against covid infections according to the CDCCCC. Anyways, I will definitely order from here now on. Thank you! Khxbkhuṇ

4 star rating: This place has so many options, I'll definitely be back to try some more Thai dishes! The service was good - very attentive and fast, I had zero issues. I went on a Sunday at noon and place was moderately busy. The place was clean and had good lighting. Decor was minimal with photos on the wall. I ordered the soft shell crab pad Thai and asked that they make it spicy and not tangy as I had read reviews that it comes more on tangy side. The food itself was very presentable - noodles come wrapped in a thin egg omelet that you can slice into noodles as you eat. The crab was delicious and crunchy. The noodles were yummy and not too tangy. Small drawbacks would be that for the price ($20) the meal was on the small side including the crab being small. The noodles were not spicy but that's on me, I should have asked that they make it extra spicy. I'd come back to try other items and if I was wanting to have a "treat myself" day I might just order this again and ask for extra spice! Service - 4 Food/presentation - 4.5 Decor/unique factors - 4

Panang curry with chicken was tasty 4/5 Kao Soi was good too. 4/5 Rad na 4/5 Pad Thai (3/5 everyone but me said it was "just ok") Simple, clean interior. Service was nice

The food at 9Zaab is a real treat and truly refreshing. The menu is massive and it's because they have so many authentic offerings. You like Papaya Salad? Have you ever had it with Salted Crab or Anchovy Paste ... or better yet BOTH? That's the kind of offerings we're talking about here. You can get the typical dishes you expect from a Thai restaurant but they're not shying away from what may unfamiliar to most either. My group of 4 ordered a feast. Crispy rolls and gyoza - standard fare but very crispy. The Papaya Salad is probably the best I've had in Boston and the best part? It's actually spicy. 9Zaab was also one of the first Thai restaurants to offer a combination Khao Mun Gai before the Hainanese chicken trend really took over the food scene - but this dish gives you the best of both worlds of poached and fried chicken in one with a spicy sauce and sweet and sour sauce. We shared the delicious Yum Na Tok Grilled - a grilled pork (you can also opt for beef) with fresh red onion, cilantro, & scallions, crispy roasted rice all combined together in a spicy lime dressing. We also split 2 broth-y dishes of Yen Ta Fo and Boat Noodle Soup. Everything was absolutely delicious and keep some Thai iced tea nearby if you aren't used to spice because it can help temper the heat on these authentic Thai dishes! The service here was also superb; our server was super friendly and happily answered our questions we had about dishes and made great recommendations.

Ordered take out from here and I'm actually super impressed!! Soft shell crab pad Thai is a MUST try! Their prices Thai comes with a huge piece of egg wrapped around and the soft shell crab was a great size. Their pad Thai is a little bit more on the tangy side in terms of taste but really enjoyable. Big portion and the food was great as left overs. The mixed meat plate (Khao Moo Daeng) came with a lot of sauce. I think if I could have, I would have asked to have less sauce on the rice. But the sauce slices and pork were phenomenal, especially the fried pork with crispy skin! The Thai tea was a perfect pairing with the food. Overall would recommend trying this place. I'm excited to try a couple more things on the menu!!

Some of the best Thai food that I've had in Cambridge and that's saying a lot seeing as there are Thai places nearly everywhere! The food is very authentic and well priced too. The restaurant is currently only open for takeout, which you can order online and pick up in 10-15 min or so. Today, my bf and I got the prawn pad thai and the larb moo grob. The prawn pad thai was insanely good, with three huge prawns covering our dish. Under the huge juicy prawns was an omelette surrounding our pad thai, which we quickly mixed in. The noodles were flavorful and had small dried shrimp to add to the prawn flavor of the dish. The noodles were also not dry at all but also weren't swimming in sauce as they are in some places. Would highly recommend. The larb moo grob, a dish of stir fried meat of some sort with some lettuce and other leaves in a slightly sour (and optionally spicy) sauce was personally not really for me. We ordered the non-spicy version because I can't really eat spicy food, but I could see how this would be a great dish when spicy. If you like a more sour/ spicy sort of dish then I could see this being for you. I've also been to Thailand numerous times, having grown up in Asia, and this dish tastes very authentic. It's just not my cup of tea. I visit this place every time I stop by Cambridge, and would highly recommend to anyone looking for some authentic Thai food. The pad thai here is some of the best I've tried in the US (and I'm from NYC) so I'd definitely check it out!

Very delicious and unique menu. This is not your typical Thai restaurant. They specialize in street food and the more unique dishes. We ordered the corn appetizer, the fried pad Thai, and a fried pork belly. The Thai iced teas are very mild and different in flavor than I'm used to. Everything was very delicious. They have a very extensive menu so I may come back this week.

AMAZING Quite literally the best Thai I can find in the boston area. The drunken noodles I dream about weekly. I'm obsessed. I cannot get enough. If I don't eat these noodles once I week I will cry myself to sleep.

This is my second time coming here and I don't usually go back to a restaurant. You must try their Thai tea, one of the better ones out there. The first time I got the drunken noodles mild, but the mild was still too spicy for me but I powered through because it tasted so good, the texture was perfect. Second time I went with my husband and friend. The pad Thai and pad see eww was good, texture and taste was perfect. My friend got the pineapple fried rice was too salty for me and for him, he couldn't finish it. We also got the mango sticky rice, also really good, warm rice and the right amount of condense milk. The portions are pretty good as well. Minus the rice, the whole experience was pretty good

We got take out from here this weekend and it was so good. The pad Thai was delicious. The crunchy tools and the crab rangoons were also so good. Sometimes I feel like the pad Thai can smell and taste a little fishy but this one was so delicious and didn't have that at all.

Our favorite Thai restaurant! The menu is amazing, with so many great Thai street food options, especially the soups. The service is always quick and staff is very friendly. Love 9Zaab!!!!

Made a reservation for 3 people on an early Wednesday evening through Google Assistant (which was super convenient). When we first walked in, they had our table ready with a 'Reserved' sign by a window. The restaurant was pretty empty with only one other table occupied. However, it started filling up around 7-7:30 and most tables were full. Street was readily available and free after 5pm. We started off with Thai fish cakes and the papaya salad for appetizers. The fish cakes were full of flavor, especially with the dipping sauce that it came with. The papaya salad was ok, not great. It kind of felt like it was drowning in too much liquid. It was nice that they gave us shrimp along with the dish but it was only 2 pieces. For the main course, we ordered the crispy pad Thai, Khao Yum Gai Zaab (fried chicken dish) and the beef stew hot pot (not pictured). The pad Thai was a unique dish because I haven't had it crispy before. Our table ended up only eating about half of it because it was a bit too sweet and not palatable. The gai Zaab dish was also ok, not great. The chicken was very thin and it felt like the breading/coating didn't stick on the chicken enough. It was also lukewarm by the time we got the dish. The beef stew hot pot tasted really good but quite expensive for what the dish consisted of. It had some beef balls, tendon, a few pieces of meat, and vegetables served in a broth. The stew didn't come with any rice or noodles, which it definitely needed because the broth was so rich. Overall, would come again because there are so many dishes on the menu that I wanted to try. The flavors are rich and the dishes are unique.

9Zaab has a very extensive menu so you are sure to find something you'll like here. My group ordered the veggie dumplings and scallion pancake to start. The pancake was not good. Not a single piece of green onion visible and overfried. The veggie dumplings were excellent! They don't have wrappers, they are just minced vegetables cut into triangles and fries. And we loved them! My dinner was good, but not amazing. A number of my fellow diners were unsatisfied with their meals. I honestly can't remember the names of the dishes, but there were complaints of too spicy and not flavorful. Probably not a repeat experience

We ordered the fried corn as an appetizer. It was crispy and favorable with the sweet and spicy dipping sauce, but not too much corn. For the main dish, we ordered the soft shell crab pad thai, crispy pad thai with crispy chicken, shrimp zaab, and tom yum prawn hot pot. The crispy pad thai, I don't recommend, is fried thin rice noodle with sweet and sour sauce, just taste like the sweet and sour pork that you eat at a Chinese restaurant. For the soft shell crab pad thai, the sauce for the pad thai is a more tangy taste than the pad thai in other Thai restuarant. The shrimp zaab is really spicy with their special sauce but it tastes good, without the sauce, it is just bland steamed shrimp. Tom yum prawn is highly recommended if you have 2 people or more and enjoyed tom yum soup.

Staff was very helpful in recommending dishes as my roommate and I wanted to try something new! We love spicy food and wanted a light bite so she recommended the thai fish cakes, which to us tasted something like a crab cake. Sauce was very fresh and tangy and had the perfect amount of Thai heat. We are excited to come back next time for a full course meal

Our Sunday lunch at 9Zaab was a pleasure. 9Zaab is not a large establishment with seating for perhaps up to 20, so we did have to wait a bit for a party to finish and pay. But we were encouraged to take a seat, to place our order ahead of time if we liked, and offered a move to another more comfortable table when available. Yes, service was quite pleasant, and I don't think it was because I had checked in on Yelp for a free Thai Ice Tea ($3). I think it is just their MO. Their prices are reasonable, but they also offer a few options if you hit certain spend levels. They have two coupons listed on their take-out menu: free scallion pancake ($6.95) if you order $40 or more, free Khao Na Gai ($10.95) with purchase of $60 or more. Alternatively, with a purchase of $60 or more, you can opt for a spin of the wheel for a variety of other prize options, but then it is up to chance for what you get. For our party of 6, we hit the $60 spend easy and went with the Khao Na Gai (Chicken stew over jasmine rice with brown gravy served with cucumber, Chinese sausage, jalapeno and fried egg), which in my opinion was a good pick. The brown sauce was tasty and flavored up the white rice well, the chicken tender, and the lap cherng added a nice other sweet flavor and texture to the dish. We let our eyes lead the way in a couple of our other selections and ended up with the following: Moo Ping $7.95 Pork BBQ on skewers (4) served with Thai dipping sauce and sticky rice Hoi Tod $13.95 Thai style Crispy fried mussel pancake, egg, bean sprout and scallion served with Thai Chili sauce Jungle Beef $13.95 Grilled marinated slices of beef served with sticky rice and spicy lime juice on the side Khao Moo Sam Chan Tod $11.95 (fried pork belly) Thai style fried pork belly over rice, boiled egg topped with house special sauce Duck Pad Thai $12.95 We enjoyed our meal, and fully intent to come back, but I will add a few informational comments: Their pork tends to be fatty based on our two pork dishes. Belly is of course layered with fat, and it was tasty, but the fat wasn't melty. Our pork belly pick was a bit dry as a dish since the sauce came on the side, and I personally didn't pour it on. Their pad thai was a less sweet version, and not the vinegary sort that another DC prefers, but as a group we quite enjoyed it. I found the thinner slices of beef to be almost too jerky like, but the thicker cut more preferable. But either way, they were well marinated. Tip: Christina's Homemade Ice Cream is 0.7 miles (13 min walk), which is generally walkable, but perhaps not during the really hot days of summer.

stopped by for a quick lunch takeout and WOW this was delicious! loved the blend of flavors, the tenderness of the chicken, and the MUSHROOMS were the star of the show. (that being said, i don't eat rice so i wish there was an option to get a side salad or smth)

This place used to be Pandan Leaf, but is now 9Zaab. TIP: check in with Yelp and you will get free Thai iced tea! The menu is extensive- you can get drunken noodles, pad thai, tom yum soup etc. I decided to have Tom Yam soup and it was really quite spicy!! They put chicken in it, I would have preferred seafood. The Thai iced tea was nice and sweet, it was the perfect contrast to the super spicy soup. Service was fine, we were the only customers in there at that time. Quite a few people did take out. I am looking forward to trying the other items on the menu!

Great place for Thai street food in Boston. Unfortunately, my friend and I came when it was very busy so service was a bit slow. Other than that, we enjoyed our Tom yum and mango fried rice! The zaab wings are also a must try. The citrus cuts through the oiliness and blends together very well.

This place is legit. The menu had a lot of fun options. I loved how they played YouTube videos on the tv in the back of people eating street food in Thailand! Come for the food or takeout - the actual setting itself isn't anything out of the ordinary.

One of the best Thai restaurants in the US. The menu has a very large variety of options. Tried several times and every thing was very good.

A lovely place in Cambridge with casual Thai food @9zaab Get really to drool Ordered several casual dishes including mango sticky rice, crispy pad Thai and fried chicken. They are all good- but the BEST would the sizzling Tom Yum hot pot, highly recommended!! For drinks, you could try the Thai iced tea but not the Thai iced coffee, it was too sweet.

Just tried this place today as I was craving some Thai food! The people working here were really nice. The restaurant was clean and empty, but it got busy right after we sat down. There is meter parking right out from and Cambridge resident parking on the side streets. We ordered crab rangoons, which came with five pieces. Very good and fresh. We had the mango fried rice with shrimp, which was tasty and had a big ginger flavor. My favorite was the pineapple fried rice with shrimp which had cashews and raisins in it. They definitely give a good proportion and don't skimp on the shrimp. I would definitely eat here again!

Best Thai in Boston area!! Have been ordering from this place for the last two years. Such good curries available! Service is great (I usually get takeout which is promptly prepared).

Fresh, reliable, fast and above all, delicious! For these prices you won't find better in East Cambridge!

We ordered dumplings, curry (mango), and Pad Thai w/ shrimp. SO GOOD! Try this place out, you will be happy you did!

I will never go here again. I ordered curry puffs, masaman chicken curry, and mango fried rice with crispy chicken. Where to begin.... The curry puffs were frozen solid on the inside when they came to our table. I let our waitress know and she brought some other ones, however these looked like they were nuked. So safe to say, they're not fresh at all. The masaman chicken curry was watery. It needed to simmer and the carrots inside were limp and tasted old. The rice that came with it was not washed because I had to keep picking black specks out of it. It was unclean rice. The mangrove fried rice, didn't taste like anything special. The "crispy chicken " was just chicken bits that were thrown in some type of batter so it was 75%batter with some chicken. I honestly will never return here and I was excited to try it out. What a bummer.

I got delivery. We liked it quite a bit! Flavors were fairly authentic, food was tasty, and items were pleasantly less greasy than expected. Very happy for delivery.

Had a pickup from this place and ordered from their website. It gives you a 10% your first order! Food was ready within the timeframe it said it would be done. Food was still really hot after a fifteen minute drive back home. Zaab wings- were fried to perfection and seasoned perfectly. Thai iced tea - a bit too sweet for me, but still good Tom Yum soup - a bit too salty, but still flavorful Boat Noodle Soup- Amazing flavorful broth, that we saved for the next day to add rice with it Pad thai- one of the best pad thai I ever had; the noodles were not dry and it had the right amount of sourness to it Nam fried rice- the sausages are like Chinese sausage but they are a spicier version Drunken noodle- the noddles were the right amount of chewiness and the again full of flavor Overall the food was great! But I wish the portions were a bit bigger for the price we paid. Would order again!

I've been seeing press on 9zaab for a while, and I'm glad we finally got to try it. The flavors here are an intense blend of fishy, sour, and spicy, and bring me back to the years I spent in Hollywood's Thai town. I also really appreciated that the menu goes beyond the sweeter, milder, Thai-American dishes. I was most excited to try the mussel omelets. It's a little bit like a Taiwanese oyster omelet, but deep fried so that there's a crisp outer crust. The mussel portion is generous. The bean sprouts underneath the omelet are smoky and eggy and generally great. The only downside of this dish is that it's pretty oily. The jungle beef was tender, spicy, and soured with lime juice. A perfect complement to sticky rice, even if said sticky rice was slightly overcooked and mushy. Laab zaab is laab on top of chewy curly noodles with shrimp on top. The noodles soak up the juices from the zaab, and the shrimp provide a juicy accent.

I've done takeout twice from 9Zaab in the past few weeks. The lunch special for $10.95 -- give or take a few dollars depending on the protein you choose -- is a good deal. I have tried the mango curry with chicken and the ginger chicken. The mango curry was originally made with cashews, which I told the restaurant over the phone I was allergic to. They apologized profusely and made another one for me quickly. The curry once I was able to try it was delicious. The ginger chicken was also good (I would get the mango curry though if I was going back!) but the portion of chicken was a bit small. Nice, crisp, fresh vegetables though. The Thai iced tea and Thai iced coffee my friend and I both thought were overly sugary. Overall, really like this place -- nice employees, unpretentious, food-focused. Kitchen communication could perhaps be improved to deal with allergies better, lunch special portions could be larger, and drinks could be less sweet. Great tasting food though all around!