14642 Memorial Drive Houston, TX 77079 832.230.4091 zaabder.com

This special little Thai restaurant serves the Energy Corridor as well as the vast Memorial neighborhoods which surround it. Dairy Ashford is the nearest cross street. I found the food to be especially tasty and the service prompt and professional. My server was a friend of the owner’s family and she was helping out that day. Free parking in the retail center where Zaab Der is located, and…don’t ask me what Zaab Der means…I meant to ask but forgot to! Starters * Crispy duck meat egg roll with plum sauce * Crispy tofu * Sweet potato fry * Homemade steamed chicken dumpling * Grilled marinated pork on skewer * Homemade crispy shrimp patty, plum sauce * Egg roll * Chicken wrap, minced chicken w diced bell pepper, onion, fresh ginger, cashew nuts, lettuce * Soup * Tom kha, creamy coconut soup w Thai herbs * Tom yum, hot & sour w mushroom & onion * Tsunami, light creamy spicy, sour mix seafood, shrimp, scallop, squid, mussels, kaffir leaves, lemon grass, green onion, cilantro * Chef special * Crab fried rice * Chicken satay * Piggy cry, marinated pork loin w spicy house sauce * Zaab wings, tossed w house sweet sauce * Yum salmon, fresh Thai chili, lime juice dressing, cashew nuts * Curry * Red, Panang, Massaman, Green * Salad * Papaya Isan style w salty crab * Glass noodle, shrimp, minced pork, celery, tomato, onion, fresh Thai chili, lime juice dressing * Larb minced chicken salad * Steak * Ribeye steak stir fry w house garlic sauce, onion, bell pepper, & Thai basil, white rice * Pepper steak, diced ribeye * Steak & curry * BBQ curry, marinated pork w cur5r sauce, snow peas bell pepper, bamboo, basil w jasmine rice * Rice & noodle * Thai fried rice * Pineapple rice * Glass noodle w Chinese broccoli, egg * Basis fried rice * Drunken noodle, flat noodle, egg, fresh chili, garlic, basil, house sauce * Drink & dessert * Lemon cake * Coconut ice cream, homemade * Espresso * Summer latte * Thai green tea * Brown sugar latte

1010 W. Cavalcade Houston (Heights) 77009 346.406.3177 streetfoodthaimarket.com
(W. Cavalcade is an extension of E. 20th St., and the restaurant is just east of Studewood)

Several word of mouth recommendations sent me to this neat little spot, where the dining room is in the same space as the Thai food market. Menu items are prepared fresh from nearby farmers market suppliers, and the restaurant’s owner-operators come from over 15 years’ experience with Thai restaurants. As at Café Adel, take-out orders were moving non-stop as I dined. Similar to most Asian restaurants, the menu items are insanely numerous, so I will give a representative list without descriptions. Your fun will be to make multiple visits to explore the menu on your own! Starters * Fish cake * Egg rolls * Son-in-law eggs * Fried tofu * Dumpling pork * Cheese roll * Grilled beef meatballs * Pork jerky * Fried spare ribs * Lemongrass chicken * Chicken curry puff * Street spicy wings * All-time favorites * Beef noodle soup * Curry noodle w chicken * Chicken & rice w ginger sauce * Deep fried whole white pompano w Thai triple flavored sauce * Soup * Tom Yum Goong, Thai spicy soup w shrimp * Laos style rice flour noodle sour w chicken * Spicy Thai herbs soup w mixed seafood * Thai sour curry soup * Curry * Red chili paste w coconut milk, bamboo shoot, bell pepper, basis, Thai eggplant * Yellow, green, Panang, and Massaman curry * Thailand northeastern/Laos style * Papaya salad w long bean, dried shrimp, peanut * Deep fried quail w garlic & spice, white rice * Grilled marinated pork neck w Esarn style chili dipping sauce * Pork sausage, mint, lime juice, ginger, dried chili * Deep fried sour fish topped w crispy fried garlic & onion * Pad stir fried * Flat rice noodles w egg, Chinese broccoli, sweet soy * Stir fried basil w chopped meat, onion, pepper, Thai chili, topped w fried egg * Stir fried stinky beans w chopped pork & shrimp * Stir fried shrimp & squid, chili paste, herbs, vegetables * Vegetable dishes * Mixed vegetables w tofu * Stir fried sweet pumpkin w chili, basil, egg * Chinese greens * Sides * Brown, Jasmine, Sticky rice * Vermicelli * Fried egg * Extra pork belly * Extra crabmeat or shrimp * Sweets * Coconut ice cream * Sweet stick rice w mango * Thai tea, coffee, green tea