Sappe: Thai Skewer Shop!

Sappe is a new Thai restaurant that has opened up here in NYC known for its delicious skewers. This is the sister restaurant to the infamous and one of our favorite Thai restaurants in the city, Soothr. There are 12 options for the skewers from marinated pork belly, and chicken wing, to intestines, but we only tried the squid, marinated pork belly, chicken skin, and the wing! My personal favorite was the squid as it was grilled perfectly and with their special powder seasoning you get on the side it was delicious! I will say this restaurant is a little on the pricier side as the portions for the mains are on the smaller side. But the must-order dish our table agreed upon was the Mama E noodles which had so much flavor, a little sweet and savory moment, which was so chef kiss. I could eat this all day every day. The fried rice was good, but nothing crazy and I would personally skip the pork jowl next time. If you love the flavors of lemongrass I also would highly recommend the mok nor mai, which is cooked in a banana leaf with bamboo shoots, pork belly, and a spicy herb paste which gives it that extra kick! And for those of you who love Tom Yum, I would say Sappe’s was up there for my favorite Tom Yum soups in the city. It was perfectly tangy, sweet, and balanced, the perfect thing to have when you're sick or on a rainy day.

This reservation is getting harder and harder to get so I say book your table now before it’s too late and you're stuck with a 10 pm dinner… Many have asked us though if this spot beats Soothr and although the noodles and skewers are great, Soothr is still at the top of our list. The one thing I will say is, if you are bringing friends who never stray from pad thai or drunken noodles, this is NOT THE SPOT FOR YOU!

OUR ORDER

• 12 skewers for $50

squid, chicken skin, chicken wing & marinated pork belly

• Chicken tom yum soup $23

• Mok Nor Mai $20

• Pork jowl $18

• Mama E- La noodles $23

• Khao pad rod fai gai fried rice $19