Sabbai Express

Overpriced for not so great food. drunken noodles were bland, food is unappetizing and not authentic. The bubble teas are tasty but i don't recommend getting food here. There are much better places in global market to get food

Terrible inedible food, not authentic Thai. We ordered Drunken Noodles and a green curry. Both were extremely salty and lacking standard ingredients. Drunken Noodles did not come with wide ride noodles (instead used fettuccine) or egg or basil. The green curry had no eggplant and was too salty to eat. Total waste of money. Do not eat here.

Excellent tofu pad thai! Clearly made hot and fresh to order. The tofu was spongy and flavorful. The noodles were perfectly cooked. I loved the amount of egg in this dish. I devoured this meal. A great work lunch.

My favorite pad thai (mock duck, spice level 5 is my go-to) I’ve ever had. Delicious, quick & friendly service, and love spending time at Midtown Global Market. I usually even have enough for leftovers to bring home!

Decided to visit on a whim and ordered Tom Yum and bubble tea to share with a friend. And MAN it was delicious. The boba was flavorful, and the tom yum excellent and a really large size, easily lasting one person 2 or more meals. One warning: this place actually caters to asian spice levels, so unless you have HIGH HIGH HIGH spice tolerance, I'd suggest treating the level 3 as hot, level 2 as medium, and level 1 as mild (which is not the same as no spice). I have a decent spice tolerance and liked the level 3, but 3 was at my white friend's top limit. Keep that in mind when ordering. I definitely am planning to come again!

I got the vegatable stir fry and the coconut juice. It was excellent, they have a 0-5 spicyness scale. I did 1.5 which was perfect enough to add flavor for me. The staff was really kind and the whole building is really cool.

Good food, AMAZING bubble tea. I ordered the drunken noodles with mock duck and no eggs, and I'm pretty dang happy. There is a fair amount of food for the price, although the veggies are lacking in quantity, and the taste is excellent. Noodles are cooked well and veggies seem pretty fresh to me. The spice is serious. They don't mess around here. My dish was a three star, and at any other MN restaurant it would be a 5 star. Really, really grateful for spicy food here! Two complaints: the drunken noodles did just not have enough vegetables. There are literally 11 veggies in the whole dish split between carrots, cauliflower & broccoli. The second thing is the straws for the bubble tea are too small for the pearls, which is a first world bummer.

Love this place, go here often for their Shrimp and Tofu Pad-Ti or their Shrimp and/or Tofu Green Curry. Love it all, oh and I love their bubble teas - yummy! Highly recommend to anyone who wants great food. The facility in Minneapolis is within the Global Market building. You should check it out the stores near them are also nice I've purchased a few items from the surrounding stores as well.

Sabbai has some of the best fried rice I've eaten in a long time! Seriously, it's hard to find good fried rice nowadays. I also really enjoyed the oyster wings. Take that, Leeann Chin! That said, you can't eat both at the same time. The oyster wings have a strong salty flavor that completely overwhelms the subtle flavor of the fried rice. Rice first, wings second. You can thank me later.

Food was average and took a bit of time to serve. Prices charged were more than listed on their menu, but they decided to not update. Overall feel of the area felt rundown.

Love it here! My favorite place on the Global Market! Fried rice is awesome! Egg rolls however were unfortunately a disappointment.

Sabbai offers your standard Thai and Cambodian cuisine without scaling things back for delicate Minnesotan palates. I tried the red curry with chicken. It was scrumptious and had a nice heat level - "a good burn," as the restaurant employee described it. You can adjust the spice level to your liking, so if you're spice-averse, then order "no spice" (notice: "mild" does not equal "no spice"). While it's not the most amazing southeast Asian food I've had, it hit the spot for lunch. Consider visiting Sabbai yourself if you're craving some Asian flavors.

One of my greatest finds! Let me tell you why: 1. They have Tum Yum 2. They have Chicken egg rolls!!! 3. Also their customer service is one of the best I've had. With my Tum Yum, I had the option to get it with any protein: chicken, beef, or shrimp and get it as spicy as I want it. This soup was served HOT & just the way I like it. Now there are a couple different styles of Tum Yum; Thai & Vietnamese. The one made here is Thai style. The broth was delicious and the kind of rice they serve is glossy which I haven't seen before, also delicious! I've been on the hunt for chicken-anything but pork egg rolls and to my surprise the lady at the counter said they have chicken egg rolls! It was nuts to me and I made 2 orders! They were fresh, crispy, & HOT! Not spicy hot, but temperature hot. It was juicy and had so much flavor, I didn't need the sweet and sour dip. That's when you know their egg rolls are good though. My parents make egg rolls all the time and I grew up oblivious to any sauce for egg rolls. This place has every other place beat! They also fill their rolls with a lot of meat and vegetables and less of the roll sheet. I love when places don't hold back on their fillings. Their food is delish, their customer service is superb, & they serve an assortment of dishes, chicken egg rolls, & bubbles which I'll try next time.

Typically service is great.... But today! my god the owner literally cursed me out for asking questions! I always get their boba tea. However wanting to switch it up I ask, "which drink uses real fruit vs powder" she said if you don't like it take your money somewhere else!?! 0-100??? I was just asking, she goes to say, "I don't give a shit" I responded. I'm very surprised on how your treating me for asking a question... she said " I am the owner here for 9 years and take your money somewhere else I don't care. "!!!!! WTF its sad to be treated this way and I've been coming here for those 9 years. The Husbands come out and apologized then waves me off. whoa! To be a Black woman in America! Lowest of caste?!? that what they think! so all that to say I will never come back here and neither will my family or GREEN money! There is no excuse to be treated this way. None.

This is ONLY reviewing their bubble tea. Their bubble tea is so fresh and delicious. They offer a variety of flavors. I had the Taro and by far I think this is the best I've had in the Twin Cities. Their bubbles were soft and chewy. The tea itself was so silky smooth.

Their good is delicious, i usually get pad Thai and their boba is great. Also the staff are so respectful and welcoming. 10/10

Last Saturday, We decided to stop by at the global market to eat lunch. I ordered from here for my mom. A young teenage boy, who's probably the owner' son took my order. I ordered shrimp tum yum with rice and eggrolls. We waited 15-20 mins. When my mom got her order and she opened her order and she was very disappointed yo only find a cup of rice with her small containerof Tum Yum. Portion was ridiculously small for the rice and tum yum for $15. Not worth it. Taste was good but mostly liquid. Eggrolls was okay. One star for food and one star for customer service.

Still good after all of these years. I often times get the Tom Yum with shrimp. This last time I spooned through it and thought they forgot the shrimp. It turns out they now cut off the tails, which made them look similar to the cauliflower (with my bad vision). Why do they trim it now? Get this: they found that younger people were freaking out and complaining because they couldn't use their hands to grab the shrimp and pull the tails off 'cause they'd get their phones dirty. They couldn't cope with that (probably couldn't cope with using napkins either). They can't enjoy a meal because being on their device is more important. I've also had a couple of nice talks with one of the owners about cooking and recipes. It's all very good and I fret going because it's hard to decide what to get, but I'm about to leave now to go there.

This has become a new go-to for me at Global Market. I have had five different items in past few months - pad thai, green curry, drunken noodles, kung pao, and fried rice. All are 9 or 10 out of 10. They can do anything vegetarian and make everything so fresh to order. Perfect little tofu triangles are just the right size and texture. Family run and always great service. Love love love Sabbai! Oh, and you better believe their cautions on the spice scale. Spicy level 3 had me uncomfortable and dripping sweat. Tasty but a bit awkward.

Amazing food and great service. I was treated fairly and got my delicious food shockingly quick.

Really good chicken pad Thai although it took alittle longer than I felt it should have at 3 in the afternoon. It was flavorful and fresh. The staff was friendly. The market was fairly empty. Tried bubble tea for first time ever. Tried jack fruit which tasted fine I just didn't really care for the huge tapioca "bubbles" but that's what it was supposed to be just a preference on my part. I am glad I tried it.

I love this place! I work in an adjacent building and frequent the Midtown Global Market. I would recommend this place over Phams. Food: get the chicken pad Thai! This is cooked to order and it's delicious! Lots of egg and really tender chicken with a nice citrus sauce. Add some extra lime for flavor. Very well priced at like $9 and well worth the wait! Sometimes the noodle are a little undercooked, but love it! Large portion Wing: the have large cooked to order wings, like six of them, either oyster or sesame. I recommend the oyster. They. Are. Delicious! Perfectly cooked and crispy, with tender chicken. Love them and had them for lunch today! Like $10. Sesame chicken is really good most of the time. A little inconsistent because sometimes the sauce isn't as good or it tastes like sweet and sour. But way better than Phams! Go there and tip them, especially when you get cooked to order items, which I would get every time. Love you guys

This review is only about the bubble tea as I have not had any food on the menu. I ALWAYS stop here if I'm in the area and especially if I'm already in Midtown Global Market. They have many bubble tea flavors. My favorites are the chai and taro. Quick and friendly service! Favorite bubble tea that I've had in the twin cities so far.

While visiting the market I had to get the red curry here just to see how good it was. Well it wasn't that good and my order got screwed up which delayed me in trying the curry today for lunch. My wife had the Pai Thai I tried and that was much better in texture and flavor. So looks like this place is hit or miss on some their items they have for lunch. On the plus side the portion sizes were pretty big.

The Mi Katang is wonderful. Freshly made to order, with generous portions of protein (I got the chicken, which had shockingly large and full flavored slices of fresh cut meat) and a voluminous portion of very fresh veggies. I asked for it extra spicy and, man, did it kick. The supple and complexly spiced - think a marriage of 5 spice and and South Asian aromatic spices - brown gravy that the noodles are cooked in (and which they soak up) perfectly complements the bird's eye pepper notes. I'd highly recommend this if you like your heat. A more than satisfying dinner on a cold night for under 10 bucks. What more could you ask for? Despite the fact that I've had a few solid meals at the Rabbit's Hole, Sabbai makes the food that I crave most at the Global Market.

If you like pad Thai, this is definitely a place to check out! It's located in the midtown global market. They cooked the pad Thai to order, and it was steaming hot and filled with chunks of chicken, pieces of egg, sliced onion, and topped with bean sprouts and peanuts. So delicious!!!

Order the Pad Thai which was awesome and very flavorful to my liking. I have had at other restaurant where the Pad Thai has like no flavor to it and this place definitely you could taste the Pad Thai. I also order the chicken fried rice which was okay. One thing I didn't like and it tasted weird if the chunk of the chicken in it. It just felt and tasted weird but overall not much special about the fried rice. Not your traditional Thai fried rice in my opinion.

The mango drink with the beads at the bottom was delicious and filled me up. Reasonably priced food and drinks with friendly staff who actually make suggestions for what to eat/drink if you're unfamiliar with the Cambodian menu.

We live close to the market so we are always happy to see a new addition to the area and Sabbai has been a great go to place for busy nights when we don't want to cook. My boyfriend eats there much more than I do as he tends to eat out when I'm not there to cook but he's addicted to their fried rice. He must have had it over 10 times now and he loves the beef spicy version. HIs only compliant is sometimes when he orders they make it too spicy, but that never stops him from eating it all! I've tried the chicken curry dish and mine was very spicy too because I ordered my BF"s spicy rice at the same time and I think the communication broke down and I ended up getting a abnormally spicy curry as well. But it was huge portion so I could make two meals out of it and with enough rice to cut down the fire, it was very good. I'm sure the normal spice level is just right, so next time I'll be sure to try to be clearer. Service is fast and friendly and you can take food to go as well. I'm not sure why it's gotten such bad reviews but the fried rice and curry dishes are both winners!

I don't think some of these reviews are entirely fair. First, it's incredibly difficult to be an Asian restaurant in the TC and it's not fair to compare cuisines that are completely different in philosophy and taste. Restaurants have to cater to tastes that range from the quest for "authentic" to those who prefer Americanized sweet versions of the original dish. Striking the right balance is difficult, and I think Sabbai's problem is one of marketing. People don't know what Cambodian food is so they also make Thai food (but people already have preconceived ideas about what that is). People should be ordering more of the Cambodian dishes. OK enough of my soapbox rant. I've been to Sabbai Cuisine many times and have tried a few other dishes, but honestly, I almost always order Mee Katang (which is made to order). It's basically the Cambodian version of chow fun with just the right mix of wide rice noodles, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, snap peas, egg and your choice of meat (beef is best). If you like spicy, this is definitely the right amount of spice! It's my go to comfort food in the market. I always get fast, friendly service here.

I was craving some good fried rice & this was the place. I ordered house special fried rice medium high spicy. It came with chunks of chicken, shrimp, beef with vegetables. Ohhh! It was so delicious I forgot to take a picture . Just give it a try!

Every time I have a craving for Pad Thai I come here. It is good, close to my house, and they validate parking. They make the pad thai to order and you can see how it being prepared, this makes me feel better knowing that I am not getting something that has been sitting under a warmer. I've been here at least 10 times and my dish is always prepared to perfection. I can't say much about the other dishes since I've only gotten the pad thai, but their bubble teas are also great! This is great choice at Midtown Global Market! Parking is validate if you park in the parking ramp. Bring your ticket with you and get the cashier to stamp it.

After a trip to my local DMV (in the basement of Midtown Global Market), I decided to grab lunch on my way to the office. It was early (10:30ish) on a Thursday and there weren't many lines or anything as many places were just getting their grills hot, etc. Sabbai caught my eye because they offer a mock duck rice noodle salad which I figured would hold up decently on my ~30minute bus trek to work. Service was fast and friendly which I appreciated. While prepping my food, I was offered the choice of a peanut sauce OR the house dressing. I asked what the employee preferred and she said she personally liked the house dressing best but admitted that many people love the peanut. I decided to go with the house per her recommendation and it was tasty enough but did not really stand out above any other typical dressing provided with these types of salads. When I got to the office, I noticed that in addition to the dressing, they included a little container of crushed peanuts. I did a light sprinkle on my salad but soon discovered they were very stale (as in, I had to spit one out because it nearly broke my tooth) so I'm glad they were kept on the side. The mock duck was good but there was not a ton of it. The noodles were slightly overcooked but the cucumber was ample and gave the dish a refreshing edge. Overall, I thought this place was just okay. While it satisfied my need for a convenient lunch, in the sea of delicious cuisine that is Midtown Global Market, Sabbai was unable to convince me of the need for an urgent return visit.

I love Midtown Global Market- for the atmosphere and the ability to get quick, good food from diverse and POC-owned vendors. My go-to places are Safari (Somali food) & Manny's Tortas, but I felt like noodles today so a friend & I decided to try Sabbai for the first time. I've always told people to not eat Asian food at Midtown, since Pham's is mediocre & Rabbit Hole isn't open on weekends & it's fusion. This is why I was excited to try Sabbai's. I got the mee katang with beef & my friend got the drunken noodles with chicken. It was amusing that our two dishes looked and tasted the same but luckily we liked it. They make the dishes fresh to order so that really helps the noodle from getting too sticky & rubbery. I also like the chunks of fried egg. We both got it "spicy" and it actually was spicy (doesn't always happen in MN). My friend thought it seemed a little spendy for what it is ($10/dish) but I thought it was worth it to have it cooked fresh instead of sitting out buffet style. I'd eat here again & will add it to my go-tos for Midtown Global Market.

Food was good, menu is very misleading with prices. They need to update the menu. But pad Thai is Delish

It's ok. I had the sesame chicken lunch combo. It's a decent deal but the food is just okay. I did like the white rice and their cream cheese wonton. The chicken was fine. It will do in a Chinese chicken emergency. You would be surprised at how often I have these. Points for having canned pop my favorite pop containment method.

To preface this I would give the place a 2.5 stars if I can but willing to round it up to 3. At 3PM with no breakfast or lunch I was starving and made a mistake of going to Midtown Global Market (MGM), given it has so many options and I am very indecisive. My boyfriend finally suggested I grab two things, one from each place; and bless his heart (sarcasm), he would be willing to help me finish half of each. I was craving some asian food and wanted to try a torta (see Manny's Torta review). I end up getting the drunken noodles here. Overall with tax it came around to be like $10. I must say that it was about meh. The noodles were cooked just right, chicken was tender and vegetables were not soggy but fresh -- so i was convinced they made it on the spot. However, there was also nothing particularly special about it. Maybe I have higher standards for MGM, but the dish seem to be more like asian fast-food booths in a shopping mall. The portion was on the skimpy side and there wasn't actually much to share. For $10 for a skimpy and forgettable dish, I would be more willing to pay a bit more and eat at a sit-down restaurant where I know the standards are higher. Overall, I'm not entirely sure I would come back again given the many options they have at MGM. The food was just too mediocre and nothing in the menu screams original to me. This was probably one of the most "fast food" experiences I have had at MGM given food at other places actually taste like it was made with more care in a restaurant style format.

The person at the counter covered all over the basics: Asking me if I want a receipt, telling me how long the food would take, and going ahead with bagging it for me when I was unsure whether or not I want to take out, if that was the best option. I ordered the shrimp Tom Yum, and it was a good amount of food for the price! The quality of the food was also acceptable!

Chicken Pad Thai is amazing! Made to order and spice level was on point. Quick and friendly service and I can't wait to try another dish on my next visit.

Always delicious - great flavor, HOT in both temperature and spice! Go down a spice level from what you would usually order. Consistently good!

I haven't been to the midtown market for a while, but I was pleasantly surprised when I stopped at Sabbai Cuisine. I've been to many Thai restaurants, and I didn't think that such a small place like this would be so good, especially for the price! I ordered their Chicken Pad Thai, and I have found that it is hard for a lot of places to get it right...not here. It wasn't overly greasy or salty, but still was able to retain its flavor and spice. My girlfriend ordered the Hot and Sour Soup (Tom Yum Kung), and it was...amazing! She doesn't even like traditional Hot and Sour soups that you would find at a buffet, but she loved this, and so did I! This is real homemade stuff here. No processed BS that you would find at other places. Even their Thai Tea was homemade and the best I've had. Everything was very authentic and delicious. If you don't like this, you probably just don't like Thai food. Nuff said. Flavorless? You must have been in a terrible taste bud accident. 1 star? There is no critic in the world that would EVER give this place a 1 star. Or even a 3 star for its price. This is _quality_ authentic Thai food for a good price, period.

Midtown Global Market is a great little market place especially if you're missing the comforts of your hometown. Unfortunately the Sabbai Express is less than average, I agree with Gordon K. although his review was some time ago! First I ordered the over priced shrimp pad Thai it was lunch time so I asked about specials and if perhaps the portion came with soup. I was told No because Tom Yum soup is a meal in itself "Wrong" so I went ahead with the order and a drink. It was not only the poor service but the food I received once my order was corrected. I ordered Shrimp and received Chicken with an apology. No worries right? well when I opened the box it had two shrimp on so I was forced to search for them before letting the cashier off the hook. She told me "Oh no we put plenty of shrimp there are seven, we use 30's; yeah its the market price so yeah" After her speech she rolled her eyes, shook her head and went back to her less than humble crew to voice her conversation....or so I would hope. They all looked over at me as though I had done something wrong. So I decided to open a YELP account because I am so sick and tired of poor service, poor attitudes, and poor food. Everyone who has a restaurant shouldn't, just as everyone who has one shouldn't be put under the microscope for the bad ones out there. My 13 year old like to go out and support the community by eating at places such as this however this one missed the mark on so many levels. The Shrimp pad Thai; too many onions both white and spring onions, the sauce; not nearly enough lacked the sweet undertone with a spicy kick.This tasted like some Americanized bottled version of a classic dish. The scrambled egg,well take a look at the scrambled egg blob! Really who does that ?? Small bite sized barely there pieces are the norm! There was bean sprouts, I counted 9 in one corner of the box with a juicy lime wedge in the other and crushed peanuts just opposite of that. All in all this meal was a D Service an F, my thirteen year old son decided to take a taste he said the shrimp was dry and the noodles were too gummy: his version of not enough sauce. So if a 13yr old can gather that on his own think about it before you give this place a try. I sincerely wanted to like this meal, but food and service together were a D.

Went here on the way home from a school field trip. I have been on a quest for the best tasting Pad Thai, so of course I had to try their Pad Thai. I would say next time I should definitely get it medium spice instead of mild, because it was missing that aspect. So far it has been the second best Pad Thai I have had. I enjoy their service it was as fast as they could go with the customer to staff ratio. Also the staff was kind and very pleasing. I also got the Taro Smoothie, I have had taro bread in Hawaii so I thought I'd give it a try. It was a purple smoothie with a taste that hangs around for a while like coffee would. So if you enjoy coffee, like me, then I would recommend this smoothie. Note if you don't know already, this is in Global Midtown Market, so there is no seating just for this restaurant its seating for the all the surrounding restaurants. So more like a food court.

I love this place. They make the best pad Thai in the city. I confess that i have only ever ordered their pad Thai, but it was so good the first time that i always get it when i come back. The woman who owns Sabbai is very friendly and knowledgeable. She also gives me tips on how to improve the pad Thai i make at home. In conclusion: PAD THAI!!!

Best pad thai I've ever had. Service was friendly and fast.

I ate at Sabbai today and was INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED by their food and their service. They were thoughtful and fast and their bubble tea is THE BEST IN TOWN!!! Go there - you will be very happy!

This is another great addition to the Midtown Global Market. I had the chicken pad Thai. I liked the spice level (fairly spicy), but it lacked the sweeter undertone that I like about the pad Thai found at Sawatdee. I also had a mango smoothie, which I really liked. I tried a sip of a friend's coconut smoothie as well - also delicious. Nice to have the option of Thai/Cambodian food when I'm at MGM with my family and they're in the mood for tacos!

Best pad see yew in Minneapolis, hands down. They call it the "drunken noodle". It's actually spicy and not bland like every other Minneapolis restaurant!

I have been eating here twice over the past two weeks - mainly because of their Mi Katang, a Cambodian-Chinese fried noodle delicacy that I have been craving and which Sabbai managed to cook up excellently. For a price of $8.99, I just wished the serving could have been bigger. To be honest, the amount of food I got was probably half of what I usually get at other Asian restaurants. Not sure if this is because of the high rental fee at the Global Market, but seriously the serving size can be improved.

I really like the food here! The pad Thai was a little plain, but I ordered it without spice. The orange chicken was flavorful and the egg rolls and sauce are amazingly good!

Being that I eat at the Midtown Global Market about 6 times a week, I've gotten to know the food here pretty well. In my experience, Sabbai is one of the three best places in the market and one that I go to as much as any other. My favorite is the Tom Yum Kung, a lemongrass based soup with shrimp, which is as good as any sit-down restaurant's version for half the price. It was only introduced recently and I would recommend it to anyone. The other favorites are the chicken curried fried rice and any of the curries on hand during lunch. Speaking of curries, two in particular, chicken with bamboo shoots or chicken with Thai eggplants, are not made often enough during lunch but always worth an order when they are. They remind me of those made by my friends' moms growing up. The owners, and their entire family actually who help out here and there, are very nice and put emphasis on using fresh, natural ingredients. I've read other reviews commenting on the amount of grease in their food but I haven't had such experience in the dozens of time I've eaten here. I would even say that I've had the opposite experience. But different strokes for different folks I suppose. Also, make sure to order the fresh coconut (literally a fresh coconut that you drink the juice out of with a straw) and ask them to make the opening big enough so you can scoop the flesh out with a spoon. Always a treat.

Have been back three times since my first review. Each time the meal was different. Very inconsistant in recipes and quality. I am SO disappointed, as the first time I tried this restaurant, it was excellent and unique. Sad to say, but I will never get another meal from them again. I noticed that the first time I ordered from Sabbai, there was an elderly lady as the cook. She hasn't been there the last three times. Each time there has been a different cook. Each time a different recipe for the same order.

Excellent, made to order food. We tried their spring rolls, orange chicken and drunken noodles. Everything was fresh and flavorful. Customer service was awesome. We will definitely be back.

Extremely poor customer service. I would not recommend the food here either. The noodles were extremely oily. We stood in line and only one person was able to put in their order before the guy at the register walked away from us. He then proceed to take the orders of the people standing behind us. We had to remind him that we still needed to place our orders. Service was slow and somehow the people that placed their order after us managed to get it before us.