All 196 rated mentions, most helpful first
“That being said for the duck version specifically, the best version is at Zaab Zaab known as Larb Ped U-Don with minced duck breast, fried liver, fried duck skin, lime leaves, charred galangal, and plenty of chili. It's also the only dish I really like there and yep, it's quite hot.”
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“Zaab Zaab in Jackson Heights is great. Really full on blast of flavor, not sweet like a lot of Thai places, and spicy.”
H3
“all of their dishes, including other soups I've had, are a departure from the sweet style of Thai commonly found in the city and lean into herbacious, acidic and spicy.”
H3
“Went back recently, it was such a let down, that fragrant creamy green curry became bland, watery, all the grilled items were super over cooked.”
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“Zaab Zaab in Elmhurst takes the traditional Larb to new heights with their Duck Larb, incorporating various duck parts – skin, liver, and meat – along with an array of herbs. The result is an incredibly rich and flavorful dish that showcases the chef's creativity.”
H3
“If you can handle your spice for real, Zaab Zaab is such a fun vibe for super legit Thai. The servers sing Thai karaoke while you sit there sweating and questioning your life choices, but it's so good you can't stop.”
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“Som Tum Pla Ra from Zaab Zaab. I’ve only ever tapped out from spice twice in my life; once at a Thai chili festival; the second, in the middle of this salad. Suuuuppppeerrrrr funky, too!”
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“We got the ribeye larb and the zaab zaab fries. Larb was solid and nice acid to break up our previous meal but the fries just felt like fries despite having their name in them but i guess i dunno what i was expecting.”
H2
“Go to Queens, specifically Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside for authentic Thai food!”
H2
“So balanced and spicy, perfect for a sunny day sitting on the roof of market 57!”
H2
“Zaab Zaab (Williamsburg & Woodside locations) is my winner so far.”
H2
“Zaab Zaab (somtum / steak kapow)”
H2
“Zaab Zaab. Ask for non-white person spicy.”
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“I like it better than Zaab Zaab”
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“Zaab Zaab is some of the most authentic/best Thai food in the city”
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“Zaab Zaab (the somtum and steak kra pow are unbelievable)”
H2
“but you can do much better than zaab zaab.”
H2
“zaab zaab and hug esan both in elmhurst are VERY good and remind me a lot of the food i ate when i was living in Thailand”
H2
“On a side note, I don't like Zaab Zaab outside of their larb ped udon/duck larb.”
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“Dinner: bar steak il Buco or Raouls or Mieng Pla Plow Zaab zaab.”
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“Zaab Zaab is completely overrated”
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“Saranrom, Spicy Shallot, Zaab Zaab are all great.”
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“Zaab Zaab for the kaprow and somtum, this is the best thai I've had.”
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“The Zaab Zaab raw shrimp salad changed my life tbh.”
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“Zaab Zaab is great and criminally underrated”
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“Second Zaab Zaab, it is spicy as fuck”
H2
“For Thai, Somtum Der and Zaab Zaab are both very spicy and regionally specific (at least the Zaab Zaab in Woodside - I have heard the newer locations are a bit more crowd-pleasing).”
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“zaab zaab is really good for strict isaan thai (like laabs and papaya salads)”
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“Zaab Zaab makes a good one.”
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“Zaab zaab for spicy Thai”
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“Zaab Zaab does a good Nom Prik which I think goes well w/ sticky rice.”
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“Zaab Zaab is pretty mid now. They toned down the spice a lot after they got big.”
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“Zaab zaab - whole fried sea bass with cilantro , durian crème brûlée”
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“they are good but not a worth a trip to flushing on its own”
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“Zaab Zaab (and Hug Esan) have some unique dishes tough to find elsewhere in the city, and even on the more common dishes the flavors are on a different level.”
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“If you like Somtum Der, try Zaab Zaab - both the OG in Queens and the new one in Williasmsburg are worth going to for different menus.”
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“It was so spicy and so good!”
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“It’s Isan Thai food, very spicy and amazing.”
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“Hug Esan is good, but I thought it just wasn't as punchy as Playground (my top Isan choice) or Zaab Zaab, and I like punchy.”
H2
“Not sure i've seen it mentioned so i'll throw out Zaab Zaab. Isaan Thai style, extremely spicy.”
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“The Neur Yang (Crying Tiger) from Zaab Zaab in Jackson Heights is some of the best steak I’ve ever had.”
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“The steak or pork Krapow (Ka prow?), som tum, fish, etc are all unreal. Easy to get a large table. I really enjoy this place, underrated.”
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“yeah I went into Zaab Zaab and was surprised it was not spicy.”
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“the whole dried sea bass with lemongrass was stellar . the tom yum was also much better than I have had it anywhere else .”
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“Jackson Heights/Elmhurst Thai is on the money. Not only super authentic, but one can even get regional (Isaan) gourmet Thai at Zaab Zaab.”
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“Zaab Zaab (tell them that you’re after the spiciest thing they have - “Thai spicy”)”
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“Duck larb at Zaab Zaab almost took me out the other day. But it was still delicious.”
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“Authentic, more affordable and packed with flavor.”
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“Salt crusted fish- Zaab Zaab”
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“I've never been spiced out by them, but it's still v. spicy.”
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