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3. Chabaa
Located just one block down from Marnee, Chabaa is a pleasantly decorated place -- 100% date-worthy -- with a solid, standard Thai American menu. The sour orange curries, waterfall salads, and grilled pork neck with pungent jeaw (dipping sauce) on Chabaa's secret Thai menu (translated here) are another thing altogether. Chef Songla Sriprasom makes excellent Isaan (Northeast Thai) charcuterie, including a plump, tangy sai grok, a sticky-rice sausage that's fermented for a few days, then grilled and served with slivers of ginger, lime, and raw chiles. SFoodie hasn't tasted its like anywhere else in America.
