Comments on: Sabai Deez http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/ "I didn't just eat the pork belly taco, I basically went down on it." Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NUNU http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 NUNU Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:16:05 +0000 http://www.chicagogluttons.com/index.php/sabai-deez/#comment-1159 Aren't most asian foods influenced by other countries? I have been to this restaurant and I have had the LAO food and I am Lao. I was born in Laos. I grew up eating Pho (a Vietnamese soup), but that was a common dish in my household, even though we have no Vietnamese heritage. I even grew up on egg rolls! I usually order the papaya salad (done the Lao way with fermented fish sauce), Larb, Nam (you don't find nam just anywhere in chicago), homemade sausage, Khao Poon (curry soup - very typical and you can't find that at many restaurants or any) or the beef jerky. The restaurant does have sauce (jayo) with sticky rice as well. Lao food may have a strong taste for those who have never had so if you are the first to try just a heads up. I think Sabaidee is the best Lao restaurant here. I go there a few times a month! :) Aren’t most asian foods influenced by other countries? I have been to this restaurant and I have had the LAO food and I am Lao. I was born in Laos. I grew up eating Pho (a Vietnamese soup), but that was a common dish in my household, even though we have no Vietnamese heritage. I even grew up on egg rolls!

I usually order the papaya salad (done the Lao way with fermented fish sauce), Larb, Nam (you don’t find nam just anywhere in chicago), homemade sausage, Khao Poon (curry soup – very typical and you can’t find that at many restaurants or any) or the beef jerky. The restaurant does have sauce (jayo) with sticky rice as well. Lao food may have a strong taste for those who have never had so if you are the first to try just a heads up. I think Sabaidee is the best Lao restaurant here. I go there a few times a month! :)

]]> By: ilovelaofood http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/comment-page-1/#comment-658 ilovelaofood Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:50:05 +0000 http://www.chicagogluttons.com/index.php/sabai-deez/#comment-658 Why is it okay for Thai or Filipino restaurants to serve Chinese egg rolls, which are known to customers as "Thai spring rolls" or "Lumpia", respectively? But if you saw egg rolls at a Lao restaurant, people would freak out? Lao people also eat egg rolls and so do Filipinos, Thais, and Vietnamese people. If it's okay for other Asian cuisines to serve egg rolls, then Lao cuisine shouldn't be singled out. Anyway, Sabai-Dee also serves traditional Lao foods like Larb salad, Sticky Rice, Papaya Salad, Khao Poon curry noodle soup, Som Moo (fermented pork sausage), Lao beef jerky, Lao fried rice ball salad called Nam Khao, etc... Why is it okay for Thai or Filipino restaurants to serve Chinese egg rolls, which are known to customers as “Thai spring rolls” or “Lumpia”, respectively? But if you saw egg rolls at a Lao restaurant, people would freak out? Lao people also eat egg rolls and so do Filipinos, Thais, and Vietnamese people. If it’s okay for other Asian cuisines to serve egg rolls, then Lao cuisine shouldn’t be singled out. Anyway, Sabai-Dee also serves traditional Lao foods like Larb salad, Sticky Rice, Papaya Salad, Khao Poon curry noodle soup, Som Moo (fermented pork sausage), Lao beef jerky, Lao fried rice ball salad called Nam Khao, etc…

]]> By: Darwensi http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Darwensi Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:58:30 +0000 http://www.chicagogluttons.com/index.php/sabai-deez/#comment-484 Jhonny- Thanks for the insight brudda. Keep that belly full! Jhonny-

Thanks for the insight brudda. Keep that belly full!

]]> By: John http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/comment-page-1/#comment-419 John Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:34:31 +0000 http://www.chicagogluttons.com/index.php/sabai-deez/#comment-419 As an FYI- My wife is Lao, and we have spoken with owner. Based on the converstaions we have had I would beg to differ that this a Chinese restaraunt pretending to be a Lao restaurant, because it is just plain wrong. While some generic items like egg rolls may lead some less well versed patrons to jump to this conclusion, it is not true. They offer classic dishes like Larb, Lao style pho, and mnay other things. Additionally, if it is not out at the "buffett" line, ask the owner, and he is more than happy to cook up what ever it is you seek. I would have to guess that most people don't have a good knowledge base when it comes to true Lao Cuisine and wouldn't know what to ask for on their own, but that doesn't make this an unauthentic place to have some great ethnic food by any stretch. As an FYI-
My wife is Lao, and we have spoken with owner. Based on the converstaions we have had I would beg to differ that this a Chinese restaraunt pretending to be a Lao restaurant, because it is just plain wrong. While some generic items like egg rolls may lead some less well versed patrons to jump to this conclusion, it is not true. They offer classic dishes like Larb, Lao style pho, and mnay other things. Additionally, if it is not out at the “buffett” line, ask the owner, and he is more than happy to cook up what ever it is you seek. I would have to guess that most people don’t have a good knowledge base when it comes to true Lao Cuisine and wouldn’t know what to ask for on their own, but that doesn’t make this an unauthentic place to have some great ethnic food by any stretch.

]]> By: Darwensi http://www.chicagogluttons.com/sabai-deez/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Darwensi Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:33:16 +0000 http://www.chicagogluttons.com/index.php/sabai-deez/#comment-395 Yea Lao, hook up the knowledge. Or can we just stop by your house and get skooled? Yea Lao, hook up the knowledge. Or can we just stop by your house and get skooled?

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