Zaab Zaab is one of the best Thai restaurants in NYC. I love the larb ped udon, the kapow, the crab fried rice, the tom sum gai hot pot, the mieng pla pow fish. There's great spice and authenticity here. And the atmosphere is super cute and inviting. Best of all, the owners do so much for the community; they're heavily involved in local food relief efforts and are always giving back. It's a place you can feel good about supporting!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
natalie
food was rlly good and had good customer service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
P T
If you want to get SICK, get LIED too and have HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. This is your restaurant. I don't know how they got a Michelin star.
DO NOT ORDER THE HOT POT. The clay pot was cracked on the bottom and a piece of clay was in the soup. Instead of apologizing, the manager decided to ignore us and make us pay 50% of the soup. The manager who decided to lie to us saying she is just a worker yelled at us and said she was calmly talking to us when she wasn't. She was rolling her eyes the whole entire time. Not only did she belittle us, she also LIED to us. She said a cracked clay pot has no health effect and that they just brought the clay pot. I didn't know the manager was also a scientist.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alicia Scotti
Absolutely delicious meal, as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AMIT SARAFF
Very nice food, out in 35 minutes..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jesse
I've eaten since they first opened, I come like once or twice a year. Always had a great meal. Don't mind the haters, you guys are doing an amazing job. Thank you for the great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emmie Christensen
This is my first time trying the place and I was surprised that there is a high quality thai restaurant near me. This is not going to be my last visit because of good food and good service. I would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Francisco Tovar
This Thai restaurant was absolutely magnificent! The food was off the charts—every dish bursting with authentic flavors. The Duck Larb and Pad See Ew were simply mind-blowing, perfectly cooked and beautifully balanced. The staff was incredible—knowledgeable, friendly, and full of great recommendations. The service was spotless from start to finish, making the whole experience seamless and enjoyable. Super recomendable, and I’m definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Analisa Gomez
A bit of a mix up on my take out order but they fixed it right up and the food was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
SUMMER B.
The Thai restaurant that sale the best duck larb in my opinion. The chef 👩🍳 bring northeastern style of Thai food to New York. Since she here I recommend you try her food and it authentic street Thai food. I love it so much try the duck larb and som tum so delicious. Watch out for the heat it spicy.🌶️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Papaya Salad, Red Eye Thai Tea Latte
The place was almost empty. The waiter initially refused to let us sit at a 4 people table. After we ordered food and got our drinks, suddenly he offered to switch us to the bigger table. I didn’t move since we were already settled. As a result, we got served one dish at a time as the table couldn’t fit more plates.
The food is OK. The experience is ridiculous. There are better options in the neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
nat
Really good 👍🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John A
Do not get in an uber, train or bus to come here. The taste of the food is not worth it in any way. I would not even recommend it if you live in the neighborhood. Every thai restaurant likes to advertise itself as being unique or having a different menu because the owners are some different region of part of country, but whatever region the food from here is, they can just keep it to themselves. My partner and i had three dishes, and none of them stood out as amazing, particularly delicious or worth the treck to get here. It was a disappointing Friday night. Either the food has changed in recent years or the editor that wrote the NY Time article raving about this place was high on crack.
Save your money and time and go to a better restaurant. This one aint it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Waleed Khalid
From the grill comes goong pow, two prawns as big as Italian sausages, their heads dripping with marigold-colored fat that I would happily spread on toast and eat for breakfast. They are served with a tart, herbaceous nam jim, one of many glittering, faceted gems in Mr. Khotsopa’s repertory of sauces. Nuer yang, the grilled steak dish known as crying tiger, is made with rib-eye and comes with two kinds of the dipping sauce jaew, one tart and slightly spicy, the other darker, with an espresso-like bitterness.
Ban Ghosh
Great food, service, vibe. Steamed whole fish and shrimp appetizer were the stars and the larb was very tasty. Easy to see why this place was one of Pete Well’s favorites.
Zaab Zaab is one of the best Thai restaurants in NYC. I love the larb ped udon, the kapow, the crab fried rice, the tom sum gai hot pot, the mieng pla pow fish. There's great spice and authenticity here. And the atmosphere is super cute and inviting. Best of all, the owners do so much for the community; they're heavily involved in local food relief efforts and are always giving back. It's a place you can feel good about supporting!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
food was rlly good and had good customer service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
If you want to get SICK, get LIED too and have HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. This is your restaurant. I don't know how they got a Michelin star.
DO NOT ORDER THE HOT POT. The clay pot was cracked on the bottom and a piece of clay was in the soup. Instead of apologizing, the manager decided to ignore us and make us pay 50% of the soup. The manager who decided to lie to us saying she is just a worker yelled at us and said she was calmly talking to us when she wasn't. She was rolling her eyes the whole entire time. Not only did she belittle us, she also LIED to us. She said a cracked clay pot has no health effect and that they just brought the clay pot. I didn't know the manager was also a scientist.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Absolutely delicious meal, as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice food, out in 35 minutes..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I've eaten since they first opened, I come like once or twice a year. Always had a great meal. Don't mind the haters, you guys are doing an amazing job. Thank you for the great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is my first time trying the place and I was surprised that there is a high quality thai restaurant near me. This is not going to be my last visit because of good food and good service. I would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This Thai restaurant was absolutely magnificent! The food was off the charts—every dish bursting with authentic flavors. The Duck Larb and Pad See Ew were simply mind-blowing, perfectly cooked and beautifully balanced. The staff was incredible—knowledgeable, friendly, and full of great recommendations. The service was spotless from start to finish, making the whole experience seamless and enjoyable. Super recomendable, and I’m definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A bit of a mix up on my take out order but they fixed it right up and the food was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The Thai restaurant that sale the best duck larb in my opinion. The chef 👩🍳 bring northeastern style of Thai food to New York. Since she here I recommend you try her food and it authentic street Thai food. I love it so much try the duck larb and som tum so delicious. Watch out for the heat it spicy.🌶️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Papaya Salad, Red Eye Thai Tea Latte
Restaurantji Recommends
The place was almost empty. The waiter initially refused to let us sit at a 4 people table. After we ordered food and got our drinks, suddenly he offered to switch us to the bigger table. I didn’t move since we were already settled. As a result, we got served one dish at a time as the table couldn’t fit more plates.
The food is OK. The experience is ridiculous. There are better options in the neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Really good 👍🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do not get in an uber, train or bus to come here. The taste of the food is not worth it in any way. I would not even recommend it if you live in the neighborhood. Every thai restaurant likes to advertise itself as being unique or having a different menu because the owners are some different region of part of country, but whatever region the food from here is, they can just keep it to themselves. My partner and i had three dishes, and none of them stood out as amazing, particularly delicious or worth the treck to get here. It was a disappointing Friday night. Either the food has changed in recent years or the editor that wrote the NY Time article raving about this place was high on crack.
Save your money and time and go to a better restaurant. This one aint it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
From the grill comes goong pow, two prawns as big as Italian sausages, their heads dripping with marigold-colored fat that I would happily spread on toast and eat for breakfast. They are served with a tart, herbaceous nam jim, one of many glittering, faceted gems in Mr. Khotsopa’s repertory of sauces. Nuer yang, the grilled steak dish known as crying tiger, is made with rib-eye and comes with two kinds of the dipping sauce jaew, one tart and slightly spicy, the other darker, with an espresso-like bitterness.
Great food, service, vibe. Steamed whole fish and shrimp appetizer were the stars and the larb was very tasty. Easy to see why this place was one of Pete Well’s favorites.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish, Duck Larb
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