Zaap Kitchen ~ Irving, Texas

Zaap Kitchen has 7 other locations in DFW: Dallas (5); Plano (1); Fort Worth (1)

Mr. Music and compadres ventured to Zaap Kitchen in Las Colinas. It is in a strip center on MacArthur and has a fancy fast food vibe. I was a little concerned. We ordered lots of food to share! Green Papaya Salad Lao style (more spicy, less sweet), Dancing Lao Riblets, Lao Sausage, Lao Fried Rice, Thai Fried Rice, and Thai Basil Stir Fry (pork). We really liked everything and ordered it all a heat level 5 of 5. I'd say the heat was weak. Fortunately they made us some fresh pik nam pla (Thai chili and fish sauce), which did the trick. The green papaya salad was yummy, tangy, crunchy, and had a little heat! The Lao sausage was plump and juicy loaded with herbal flavor. Both fried rice dishes had chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp. The flavor was great and I think we all preferred the Lao style by a little. The riblets had a nice flavor, a little sweet and they were small but tasty. The Thai Basil Stir Fry had ground pork and a good assortment of veggies with plenty of fresh Thai basil and steamed jasmine rice. It really helped adding pik nam pla to it. The staff was super nice! It's a surprisingly good restaurant. We're all planning to go again and even try their other locations.

- Mr. Music review