The Original Sab-E-Lee
13223-2 Black Mountain Road, San Diego
(858) 780-0022
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Great place! The food and portions were amazing and their Thai tea is great as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came in for lunch and had the curry. I said level 1 in spice. I was unable to eat it. They don't offer lunch specials and the email was 20 bucks. I constantly had look for the waiter service was not good. When I went to pay the waiter asked why I wasn't tipping!?? Tipping is not required! Won't be coming back. Wayy over priced for mediocre food and service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Waitress was amazing.
We had an order that was curry, with no meat and veggies.
On the phone, we were told they would put us in the records for messing up.
When we tried to use the credit, it wasn't in the book. Our waitress tried to help but the manager told me it was impossible. I showed the call log, but she said it could never happen with the curry.
After debating, it turned out it did happen and the manager forgot to add the credit from the receipt and she was the person I talked to on 10/10/2025.
It was extremely embarrassing as I usually love eating here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
After picking up my to go order (entered my card into the machine, selected tip, pressed ok, screen said “thank you” and server handed me my order), I later saw several missed calls and received the text in the picture from this restaurant. When I called back asking about the threatening text, I was told “you can’t just grab your food and walk away”. I’m literally speechless. Needless to say, we won’t be back and eager to spread the word about this experience to my PQ/Sundance community. Insane!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wonderful fresh roll and pad see ew
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve given this place three tries, hoping to see why it’s so popular but I’ve decided it’s just not for me. Here are my main reasons:
1. The food is overly sweet. From the curry to the pad see ew, I could taste more sugar than any of the other flavors. It really threw off the balance of the dishes.
2. They charge extra for rice with curry. This one is mind-boggling. A small curry is already around $17, and yet rice isn’t included so you have to pay extra. No one eats curry by itself! Most Thai restaurants I’ve been to include rice in the price but here it ends up being close to $20 for a basic curry dish.
3. Service is hit or miss. Sometimes it’s fine, but during my last visit, my friend and I tried to redeem the free Thai tea promo they were advertising at every table. We both checked in on Yelp, but my friend had some trouble finding it after she checked-in. The server was dismissive and said, “Then just try Instagram.” We eventually did get the tea, but the whole interaction felt awkward…if you’re promoting something, at least be friendly about it.
Overall, I wanted to like this place, but between the overly sweet food, confusing pricing, and inconsistent service, I don’t think I’ll be coming back.
Drunk Noodle and Thai tea is too sweet. Tom Yam Gong is very sour.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
with plenty of parking in the plaza, this restaurant has delicious thai food and friendly service. it's nice for a casual stop by, and the prices are by your choice of meat in each dish.
Pad Thai with Shrimp
the noodles were chewy and delicious and the textures of the crunchy bean sprouts and peanuts played together nicely. the flavor was a bit subtle. it was still enjoyable but i would've liked a little more flavor here.
Drunken Noodle with Chicken
we usually order this over pad-see-ew since it has more veggies, but this was the day i learned drunken noodles are also sweeter which i didn't love.
Spicy Basil with Fish Fillets
spicy and refreshing, this dish had a lot of yummy veggies, but for the price the fish was pretty lacking which made me sad.
Pa-nang Curry with Chicken
this curry was smooth and savory with a subtle sweetness. it had plenty of meat and vegetables inside and was very enjoyable, although it didn't come with rice so we had to order that separately.
Mango Sticky Rice with Sesame Seeds
the mangos were soft and sweet and the rice was warm and chewy without being overwhelmingly sweet. the sesame seeds on this dish added a nice new flavor and texture as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Portion size was small for its value. Taste was just okay. No rice came with any entrees extra added price for half a cup.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Best Thai food I ever had
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Good size portions and amazing flavor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious!! But when they say spicy they mean it! I typically am a medium or 3/5 girl but not here. Recommended going down a couple spice levels;) great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Thai food. Very flavorful. Low level of spice was enough for me.
Every time they raise their prices, they neglect to update it on their own website so I pay a surprise price when picking up. Why so disorganized?
Authentic Thai food. I usually order their drunken noodles with vegetables and fried tofu.
Beware! Their food is spicy! A level 3 is medium as I was told when I ordered. I ordered a level 5 and that's usually a level 7 at other Thai restaurants.
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