Zaap Kitchen Lao & Thai Street Eats-WESTBEND

Joshua Key Edited 2 weeks ago

This is mostly a take-out Lao/ Thai food place. I recommend just grabbing an order to-go. I ate inside the restaurant. The staff were friendly. While the food wasn’t bad, the cheap plastic forks and spoons really detracted from the experience. It was really hard to eat their yellow curry with their flimsy plastic spoon. Likewise, the Pad Thai and Thai Basil were also hard to eat with their plastic fork. You’ll know what I’m talking about once you try it. I’d respectfully suggest to the owners to invest in some stainless steel cutlery for in-store diners, and perhaps source some much higher quality disposable utensils for take-out orders. That would make a big difference in the quality of the dining experience there. I get it, it’s supposed to be “street food” and I guess that’s part of the gimmick to use the cheapest plastic trash you can find for containers and utensils, but… it’s a little off-putting to me personally. Maybe hand out some wooden chopsticks instead- that would be a way better option (at least for the pad Thai, maybe not the curry). In addition- overall, the food was not bad, but it was overpriced in my opinion.

Voluptuous Vegan 3 months ago

This place gets 5stars for delivering HEAT ! Everything was flavorful and delicious . It’s a small Laos street eats casual restaurant with limited seating indoors but you can’t find a better location . It’s smack dab in the entrance of westbend near the river . We noticed a never ending cycle of deliveries going out while we dined for lunch . Really neat murals painted on the walls of the interior and the service was great. All the food is pretty modifiable and transparent with ingredients . So if you’re a veg head just make sure to communicate with your cashier before ordering . We would absolutely go back !

jenniedafoodie 3 months ago

First time here and definitely not the last. I love Thai food and I always base my experience on how well they make their Pad Thai. I have my favorite spots that make them so well, and some that I’ll never go back to. Well, Zaap makes really yummy Pad Thai and I’ll be coming back for more!! I really enjoyed it and the sauce was perfect. We also ordered the Pad Kee Mao, which was good, just light on the flavor. Their Basil fried rice was also yummy!

Tania Herscobedo 7 months ago

Great! The food was delicious. It's a small place with 4 tables, but comfy. Clean and friendly. The price per person is about $20. The portions are fair (have leftovers). Our food was ready in about 10 min. I would definitely go back 😋 Parking on the other hand is a bit of a struggle, but there is a garage if needed.

Ziaur Chowdhury 8 months ago

I was craving something spicy and decided to try ZAPP Kitchen after seeing their strong Google reviews. I ordered the shrimp basil fried rice and the chicken basil fried rice, and both hit exactly what I was looking for. The flavor was bold, properly spicy, and tasted like authentic Thai cooking rather than toned-down, generic takeout. If you’re craving real Thai food, this place is absolutely worth a visit.