We needed a nice quiet place for dinner and the oyster bar across the street was, no bueno. We sauntered over to Zab Zaab and had a wonderful meal. The service was spot on and very pleasant. We enjoyed a wonderful and meal with some delicious appetizers. I read the reviews and specifically asked for crispy calamari and it was melt in your mouth delicious. Prawn pad Thai and the curry were very good. I enjoyed the spring rolls which were fresh with crisp filling. Definitely a can't go wrong spot for me. read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - 1. Spring Rolls - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

it was our first time visiting the restaurant and it was very busy at dinner. Our server was very nice, friendly and provided valuable suggestions when we ordered We ordered 2 appetizers (calamari and chicken satay, i forgot to take picture of the satay!) and 1 entree (salmon penang curry). The chicken satay was definitely very good, flavorful and tender. The peanut sauce goes very well with the meat. Downside was the calamari, the pieces are quite big which make it not as crispy as it would be. Our favorite was the salmon penang curry. the coconut flavor of the curry together with the sweetness make it a very well balanced item. it went very well with the jasmine rice. We also tried the mango sticky rice. the warm sticky rice went perfectly well with the sweetness of the mango. very well made I would love to visit again to try other items on the list which caught my eyes read more

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I didn't like the vibe here, nor did I enjoy sitting outside in the patio area with a table rocking so much we couldn't lean elbows on it. Drinks were nice (BBL/peach Bellini non-alcoholic) but probably overpriced for the size. (Banju drinks are half the price.) My friend's seafood dish had a weird mix of too many onions and drowned lettuce with not enough noodles. My pad Thai with beef had kind of a fishy taste. Have had more delicious pad Thai at places like Thai Coco or even Thai Express. Was offered dessert but didn't feel like staying. Servers were telling other customers about their 1.5 hour policy and they were really bothered by my empty drink container on the table until I put it down below on a chair for our purses and things. I actually wanted to keep the cup because it was thick plastic and reusable. Weird that at 5:30, they wouldn't let people sit inside because of reservations. Didn't look full by the time we left either so I think we could have sat inside just fine. Anyway ... I don't think I'll be back. read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - 25. Pad Thai with beef Raw bean sprouts kind of ruin it - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

After a week long on cruise, was fed up of most of the cuisine, but not Thai, as they dint have any Thai food. With a quick Yelp search came across ZZTC, what a gem of a place, glad we went here, had made the reservations, so was able to get seated immediately, it's a small place, and crowded, so feels tight but other than that, food was solid 5star, so was the lychee martini and service was good too, it's a group of hard working people doing there best, if I had stayed one more day in VC, probably would've went again tomorrow. We ordered green curry with chicken and sticky rice, pad kee mao with prawns and pad kee mao with tofu, loved everything and every bit of it. read more

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The chicken dumplings. I will dream about them forevermore! Staff was delightful, owner Bebe was so sweet and welcoming. Stir-fry's were excellent and well priced. But it's all about the dumplings. Just GO! read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - Minced chicken dumplings - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Came in for lunch with friends and were seated and brought our food promptly. I got the yellow curry with tofu, and really appreciated that the tofu was sautéed so the edges were crispy and textured. The lunch menu orders come with a free egg roll which was a fun surprise. The curry was solid and restaurant was clean and spacious. read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - 15. Yellow Curry - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Having visited once with my vegetarian friends, I feel reassured that they also would have options for my vegan friend. True to my instinct, we were able to request modifications to some menu: Green Curry ($20): Tofu as protein served with green bean, eggplant, and red pepper. Curry was rich and savoury if a little thin, though I wish tofu was not deep fried, it felt somewhat unnecessary. One feedback is to serve small bowls when customers order curry as it was slightly difficult to eat without the soup spreading on the plate. Pad See-ew ($20): Served without egg and fish sauce. I am not sure why but this made me think of Kwetiau, which is a common noodle stir fry in Indonesia, Malaysia, or Singapore. Not in a bad sense just surprising in a Thai restaurant. There were surprisingly tons of tofu (even more than the noodles I'd reckon) but slightly greasy for me. Service was very friendly and accommodating. Portion size was generous that we had to ask for takeout boxes. All in all, very nice place for casual Thai dinner. read more

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Decent portions. The green curry is a bit on the sweet side, but you can customize the spice level. Drunken seafood noodles had a good mix of seafood. The green curry could use more veggies or chicken compared to the sauce ratio. The pork belly basil had good chunks of pork and green beans. Thus place is also licensed. Staff is super nice and attentive. read more

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Zab zaab has one of the best thai food in downtown vancouver. Situated in the heart of yaletown, this place is nice and cozy and very near to the skytrain station. We tried the yellow curry and pad si ew both were really good. The servers were great and suggested dishes to us and also customised it for us read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - Pad si ew - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Best thai restaurant in my opinion. Authentic flavours and owned by a Thai family. Their pad thai is the best and they use actual tamarind. Chicken satay is always juicy and full of flavours and you cant go wrong with their curries. Always packed on a Friday night or weekend, it's really cute inside. Staff were so sweet and gave my mom a birthday dessert on the house (banana fritters)! Have been a customer for years and they've never let me down! read more

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Buzzy atmosphere with exceptional service and authentic Thai cuisine. Had satay, shrimp wontons, seafood curry, Penang beef.

The food was the highlight! This is the best Thai food in vancouver! The food truly tasted like authentic Thai packed with lots of flavour. We didn't have a reservation but they were able to squeeze us in on a busy Sunday night. The inside is quite small but they do have some patio seating outside. I can't wait to return, but next time I will definitely make a reservation! read more

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Long wait I am not one to like tai food but the food was great I got the sweet and sour chicken that tasted amazing although the sticky rice was glued together and hard to chew, the soups were good and they had great service would recommend. read more

Excellent food. Great service. Good location from our hotel. They even gave us a complementary birthday dessert, which was very nice

I've been here twice in the last month. The first time I got the Goong Hom Pa, Papaya Salad, and Pad Thai Prawn to share with my friend. The other time I got the Tom Yum Soup (with chicken), Panang Curry (with beef), Drunken Seafood Noodles, and sticky rice to share with my partner. The Goong Hom Pa was really good. It's basically just shrimp wrapped in spring roll wrapper and deep fried. It came with a sweet chili sauce and red curry sauce to dip. I much preferred the red curry sauce--it was so good! This dish also comes on a bed of fried vermicelli chips, which were really good! I ate them with the red curry and put it inside the Pad Thai for more texture. The Papaya Salad was average. The flavours were there and the papaya was good and crunchy. However, they added some strange elements to this dish that I didn't like at all. Namely, the raw green beans that were too hard for my soft mouth. I didn't know people eat green beans raw. In my opinion, it didn't taste good and it didn't go with the dish at all. We asked for mild but it was still a little too spicy so if your spice tolerance is low, ask for even less! The Pad Thai Prawn was pretty good and came with an ample amount of shrimp. My only complaint is that it was too tangy for my preference. Other than that, the noodles were a good texture and there was an ample amount of sauce. The Tom Yum Soup was what I would expect! It was super delicious, fragrant, and had a good balance of salty, sweet, and sour. Loved it. The Panang Curry was rich, sweet, and salty. It was a little too sweet for my preference but that didn't detract from how good it was. It paired really well with the sticky rice. There was an ample amount of beef added to the dish. The Drunken Seafood Noodles were average. It wasn't as saucey as I would have wanted. I wish the flavours of the sauce came out more. There was a lot of good seafood, my favourite being the squid and fish. However, there was a strange assortment of raw vegetables. One of which was the raw green bean again... I can tolerate most of the leafier vegetables but please stop serving raw green beans lol.. The service was really amazing, fast, and friendly both times. I don't think my water ever even got half empty, they filled it so fast! read more

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Best Thai I've had. Too bad I had to fly from Los Angeles to get it! Service was awesome also. Small seating area, but worth the wait.

Great lunch specials! Really nice comfy spot for Thai food in Yaletown. Service was prompt and efficient. Servers filled our water multiple times without asking and were really nice. Food was great. Pad kee mao and green curry were flavourful, and the lunch special came with a spring roll too. The Thai milk tea was sweet and delicious. read more

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Food was amazing! Service was fast and the menu catered to our dietary preferences. Can't wait to visit again!

Wow best food I have had! Amazing 5 stars. I got every time I am in town! It's amazing

Good food! Reasonable prices and good service. Would fine at Zab Zaab Thai restaurant again.

I love this place - the staff are so sweet and somehow remember my order every time, and the food is delicious! I love their lunch specials, you get a lot for the price read more

Superb Thai place in Yaletown - David and Hamilton streets. Despite no reservations, we were welcomed and seated at a location of our choice. Service was very friendly and attentive. We ordered Chicken Satay and Fried Tofu as appetizers and Salmon Paenang, Stir Fried Street Style Pork, Chicken Pad Thai, and Tofu Green Curry as entrees. Drinks consisted of Fresh Lemon Soda, Lager and Lichitini. Drinks were a bit delayed but when served, tasted excellent. Clyde appetizers too were tasty, with thr Satay so tender and flavorful. Entrees were each works of culinary art, although the Green Curry was a tad too sweet. Rice was charged extra, rather steep charge as well per serving - a bit of a downer as most Thai places serve it as a natural accompaniment at no additional charge. Overall though the dinner was memorable - food had the exquisite flavor for which Thai cuisine is so renowned. Although we asked for "hot" spice level, our tongues were not burned off - we even requested chopped fresh red Chilis in the side to amp up the heat. Excellent restaurant, great service - we were set back CAD 200 (including taxes and a generous tip) for 4 persons. Well worth visiting! read more

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Absolutely recommend this place for dinner! We had the lettuce wraps, basil chicken, and stir fried egg plant (nom-nom-nom)! So good! read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - Night in Bangkok cocktails - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Their food is totally delicious! I am taking our friends to this place tonight for the second time.

pretty yummy!! food: pad se ew, pad thai, calamari, crying tiger, thai tea. -pad thai was just a little bit sweet, but the bean sprouts were nice and crunchy. -pad se ew was delicious and spicy, however i personally prefer a different type of noodles service: the ladies here are so kind! very helpful and sweet to my brother who is autistic, thank you to the staff!! ambiance: great decorations with many tables, though small. good music too! read more

Zab Zaab Thai Cuisine - calamari - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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The food was really flavorful. The chicken satay reminded me on night markets I've eaten at in Asia. I tried the Salmon Curry and was happy I did as it was really delicious. My wife had the basil chicken and she loved that it was spicy like she enjoys. read more

This Thai restaurant is soooo good. Authentic and the portions are huge. We went there right at 5:15pm and was seated right away. I feel that you might need to make a reservation If you dine later. read more

Ordered pad se yew spicy albeit with fried tofu (as did not want to substitute the beef for chicken) and it was delicious! This place redeemed itself. The menu has it with beef but the protein can be replaced and if you like a kick, ask for it to be spicy! read more

Last night, I finally found a restaurant that actually makes genuine, authentic Thai food instead of the usual sort of Chinese-like food dressed up to be Thai using some Thai spices. I know because I am half Thai and my mum is Thai and the food at Zab Zaab is exactly how she makes it at home, and it tastes like the food I eat in Thailand when we go back to our hometown in Singburi. The servers are all Thai, so there is a great, client-oriented management and staff with pretty smiles. They really know how to satisfy their patrons. Notwithstanding inflation and all that, the food is still quite affordable even for being located in Yaletown. Of course I am OK with Thai-level spiciness, but I noticed that for other diners nearby to my table they will adjust the taste or customize the ingredients as you request. If you know real Thai food you can even ask for off-menu dishes and they will make them for you, just like in Thailand. We had tom kah prawn soup, which was perfectly coconut creamy and spicy, and then we had chicken cashew nut stir-fry and beef pat krapow (basil) stir-fry. My off-menu dish was yellow chicken curry (kaeng kari) but I had them add diced pumpkin, which no one does anywhere here in Vancouver, but is the normal way to do it in central Thailand and the way my mum usually makes it. It was a perfect meal served by a gracious staff. We ordered too much, so we packed the leftovers to take home. I highly recommend to come here for the true Thai food. read more

First time. Red curry with chicken. Feels authentic (from someone who's spent a month in Thailand). 5 stars. So flavorful. Nice chill vibes. Good patio. read more

Highly recommended. We really enjoyed our meal here. The four of us ordered various items to share and they were all very good. The service team was very friendly and attentive. read more

Came to Zab Zab recently on a Saturday night. The place was very busy. Food was delicious! Service and ambience was great. The price was very reasonable for all that we ordered. read more

We're in town from California and couldn't have been happier with the food. Best we've had in awhile! Top notch!

Delicious food but not very vegetarian friendly menu. They use the same oil to fry meat and vegetarian foods. read more

The ambiance and service here was fantastic! The food was good too but it would be better if there was more protein in the food. The Thai iced tea was super good and the waiter fixed the pad kee mao noodles upon request. Great experience overall. read more

Prices and portions are great! We ordered the Chicken Wings, Green Thai Curry w/ Chicken, Pad See Ew w/ Beef, Thai Basil and Coconut Rice. All the dishes were really good. My favorite was the curry and coconut rice. The curry was packed with veggies and chicken. I was really impressed by the portion! The staff was super friendly and sweet! Great spot for takeout or dine-in. If I lived closer this would definitely be a go-to. read more

I set up a dinner reservation here for a party of 8 - it was incredibly tedious as they needed to get credit card information over the phone to hold the table, and ultimately they didn't know how to refund the deposit ($80, or $10 per head) when I got to the restaurant. I found the food to be very average - the appetizers (calamari and spring rolls) did not have tremendous flavor. We had them to accommodate a vegetarian in our party by providing a side of vegetables, which for some reason they stated they couldn't do (seemed easy enough). Dishes tasted pretty standard otherwise - I had asked for Thai chilis to take the spice level up a notch, but they seemed unaware of how to do this. There are a ton of great spots to eat in Yaletown - this would not be my top pick. read more

Delicious and reasonably priced. Pork cheek, sew and curry were all very good. Staff was friendly and efficient. Restrooms were clean and kitchen well organized. This is a well run place. Go without hesitation read more

This restaurant might have THE best yellow curry that I've ever had. Sweet, but not overly. Spicy, but again, not overly, My wife had crispy pork belly and her only critique was that she should have ordered it softer (the server asked how well done she wanted it) because it was a bit dry. We each ordered a specialty beverage (sorry it's was 2 weeks ago) and they were both delicious. There are outdoor tables as well as indoor. Would return for sure read more

Dined here on a trip to the city. Their chicken satay is like a burst of flavor and not dry unlike other places that serve chicken satay- so so good! We also ate their eggplant stir fry (replacing chicken with prawn) and it was spicy enough to enjoy the kick, and again so flavorful. Lastly, their mango sticky rice was excellent- mango was fresh and sweet and the texture and flavor of sticky rice complimented the fruit beautifully. In addition to the delicious food, their staff is friendly and welcoming. Chatting with the owner was a delight! They seem super popular with lots of people popping in to pick up take-out, lots dining in, and yet had available seating and served us the dishes on time. Highly recommend this eatery and we'll be back for more in the future! read more