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Zabb Elee

Item: Zabb Elee
Author: Andrea Wien

Cuisine: Asian, Thai

Price: $$

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When Zabb Elee opened their East Village outpost after years of serving exclusively out of their Queens digs, Thai purists went wild. Fast forward a few years later and foodies are still flocking in droves to 2nd Avenue for an authentic Isan Thai experience. The East Village haunt is still leaps and bounds better than anything around, but if you want a true taste of the heat that started it all, you have to get to Jackson Heights. Along with turning out incredibly flavorful food, this hole-in-the-wall hotspot recently snagged a Michelin star for 2015, making it the first time a Thai restaurant has received the honors.

Address:

71-28 Roosevelt Ave
Queens, NY 11377
718-426-7992

Hours:

Sun-Thu: Noon-2am
Fri-Sat: Noon-3am

Website:

zabbelee.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Andrea Wien
New York Local Expert

Asian: "The food here doesn't hold back on the spice, so order carefully."
Thai: "Servers give you the option to choose your heat on a scale from 1 - 5, and unless you're ready to leave your lips behind, even NY Mag recommends you go with the 4."

Best for Asian Because: It's regularly rated as the best Thai food in the city.
Best for Thai Because: It was awarded a Michelin star in 2015, making it the first Thai restaurant to earn the honor.

Main Menu
- Tod
  
  Kai Tod
  
  marinated fried half chicken ($9.00)
  
  Peek Kai Tod
  
  marinated chicken wing ($7.00)
  
  Nuer Kem Tod
  
  marinated salted fried beef ($9.00)
  
  Moo Kem Tod
  
  marinated salted fried pork ($9.00)
- Toam
  
  Toam Zabb Kha Moo
  
  pork leg with mushrooms, cabbage, long bean, basil, galangal, chili powder ($9.00)
  
  Toam Yam Kha Moo
  
  pork leg with mushroom, tomato, cabbage, long bean, basil, galangal, fresh chili ($9.00)
  
  Toam Zabb Kra Dook Moo
  
  pork spare ribs with mushrooms, cabbage long bean, basil, galangal, fersh chili powder ($9.00)
  
  Toam Yam Kra Dook Moo
  
  pork spare ribs with mushrooms, tomatoes, cabbage, long bean, basil, galangal, fresh chili ($9.00)
  
  Toam Zabb Kai Baan
  
  chicken with mushrooms, cabbage, long bean, basil, galangal, chili powder ($9.00)
- Specialties
  
  Kra Pao Moo Krob
  
  crispy pork, basil leaf, white onions, oyster sauce ($11.00)
  
  Pad Ped Moo Krob
  
  crispy pork, thai eggplant, peppers, basil, wild ginger w/spicy curry ($11.00)
  
  Gang Som
  
  bamboo shoot, pappaya, shrimp, sweet lime juice ($9.00)
  
  Pla Dook Dad Deaw
  
  crispy marinated catfish with thai herb with sweet tamarind sauce ($9.00)
  
  Pla Chon Dad Deaw
  
  marinated snake head fish with fresh thai herb and garlic pepper lime dip ($9.00)
- Khao Toam
  
  Yum Goong Hang
  
  dried small shrimp spicy salad ($7.00)
  
  Yum Kai Dao
  
  fried egg (sunny side up) spicy salad ($7.00)
  
  Yum Khai Kem
  
  salted egg spicy salad ($7.00)
  
  Yum Goon Chieng
  
  sweet sausage spicy salad ($7.00)
  
  Pla Salid Tod
  
  crispy pilot fish ($7.00)
  
  Ped Paloa
  
  duck stew ($10.00)
  
  Khla Moo
  
  pork leg stew and chinese broccoli ($10.00)
- Bangkok Rice & Noodles
  
  Kao Moo Dang
  
  roast pork, sweet sausage, half boiled egg ($9.00)
  
  Kao Ka Moo
  
  pork leg over rice ($9.00)
  
  Kao Mun Kai Tod
  
  fried chicken with ginger rice and sweet chili sauce ($9.00)
  
  Kao Moo Korb
  
  crispy pork over rice ($9.00)
  
  Ba Mee
  
  egg noodle soup with roasted pork ($9.00)
- Side Order
  
  Kao Neaw
  
  sticky rice ($2.00)
  
  Pukk Kang Kieng
  
  fresh vegetables: napa, cabbage, long bean, and cucumber ($2.00)
  
  Khai Daw
  
  fried egg ($2.00)

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