SAAO Thai & Sushi

First time visiting this new restaurant. Clean and wonderful ambiance, as well as very friendly service. We got Happy Hour items and regular price items. Calamari was super hot and fresh with yummy orange sauce. Takoyaki was different, fresh and nicely presented. Happy hour great price for the Nigiri which was 7 pieces as well as Atlantic Roll which was the happy hour specialty roll on Wednesday. We also got King Dragon roll and Daytona roll at regular pricing, but super yummy! They leave the tails on for the eel which we love. Daytona roll was nice and crunchy. Overall, we are excited to return and order more!!!Thanks for making our experience wonderful.

We weren't sure of how good the sushi would be. Splitting the specialties of the restaurant equally between Thai cuisine and Japanese-style sushi is a yellow flag to me, that says the food of either might not be top tier. Our fears were allayed when we had our roll, it was delicious. My wife is vegetarian, and we wanted to split a sushi roll, so we ordered the cream cheese + cucumber + avocado roll. So this is most definitely not the typical sushi experience. However, I will say that in the small niche of vegetarian sushi, this roll was the best I had ever had.For the main dish, we both ordered the special Saao Noodle. This is essentially a drunken noodle dish, with extra vegetables added, and everything is covered in a special chili garlic sauce (instead of the normal drunken noodle sauce that you would find in other Thai restaurants).This dish was spectacular! Definitely the best drunken noodle dish I've had at any Thai restaurant in the area, and on top of that I can confidently say it's one of the best Thai dishes of any kind I've ever had. My wife is a drunken noodle fanatic and got the same dish, but vegan-style (tofu + no fish/oyster sauce). She also agrees that it's the best drunken noodle dish she's ever had as well.This place would have easily gotten 5-stars from me, but for one exception: Our food took far too long to come out. We waited over 25 minutes before our food came out, and this is simply too long to wait for food after you've ordered. However, this could be a one-time issue: it was a Friday night and the place was pretty busy. But the restaurant is small and even when busy there's probably not more than 15-20 tables to serve.

Food: 3/5 Ambiance: 4/5 Service: 0/5 - Definitely racist towards black people and that reflected in the extreme lack of service - Was ignored the whole time and they had the audacity to recommend a 20% tip lol - Never coming back :)

For years, we've driven by this place but never thought to try it. I checked the Yelp reviews recently and saw they were good, so we decided to give it a try.We were here on a Sunday just before 5 p.m. which is the time they open on that day. There was no parking directly outside the place so, we needed to figure out where to park. Around the corner of the building was an entrance to a garage. We went inside and noticed that there were some handicapped spots which are a big help since my husband had a knee replacement. We walked back outside to the restaurant entrance. What we didn't know at the time was there was an entrance to a corridor next to the restaurant that connects to the garage so there's no need to walk in the rain as the outside part is covered.Once in the restaurant, we were immediately greeted and seated. The place is spacious with good spacing of the tables so no one feels cramped. Our server came to take our drink orders. I had a Thai iced tea which was well made and tasty. My husband had a Singha beer.We had looked at the menu at home. They have a Thai menu and a Japanese one, too. For starters, my husband had miso soup while I had seaweed soup (which is usually called wakame soup). My husband thought his miso while tasty was a bit too salty. I liked my soup. It had a generous amount of seaweed and good sized pieces of tofu in it. The broth was tasty and properly salted.For my main course, I chose "Pad Garlic" which consists of: "steamed mixed vegetables sauteed with garlic sauce". Jasmine rice is given with this meal. I chose chicken as my protein. The veggies were fresh ones and many could have been steamed a bit longer as they were tough to chew. Others were better prepared. The assortment was nice as it included a good selection of items. The biggest disappointment was that there wasn't even a hint of garlic in it. Had it been there, this dish would have been much better. The dish had white meat chicken, and while properly cooked, it lacked any flavor.My husband had better luck with his dish. He chose "SAAO cashew". For his protein, he chose fried shrimp. He really liked his dish. The sauce was a generous portion while the fried shrimp were jumbo ones. They didn't skimp on the cashews. This dish also comes with Jasmine rice.Service was good without being overbearing. As we ate, more customers arrived. We would go back again but I will order something different. Maybe we will try a Japanese entree or two.

This was my first time visiting here and I honestly can't wait to go back. The food, the drinks, and the dessert were so good. The service was exceptional. The waitress made sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant was very clean too.

My colleagues and I came here for lunch. I ordered their drunken noodle from the lunch menu. The interior decor is beautiful and our server was nice. Since we ordered from the lunch menu, the portions came a bit smaller. Some of the noodles were still stuck in chunks which was unfortunate but overall, I enjoyed the food. However, there are other Thai restaurants that were a stand outs so this is more of a 3.5 star.

Wow, clean presentation and tasty sushi. I first ordered hot sake with a Yellowtail Lover's roll and a Deep sea roll. The yellowtail was my "safe" order but the Deep sea roll was a new combination for me. I loved them both. I was unusually hungry so I also ordered a Daytona roll, another new combination for me. It was pretty good but a little busy for my taste. The service was prompt and friendly. It looks like I have found a third choice in my sushi adventures. I would recommend this location (and I didn't even try any of the Thai selections)

Good place for sushi, Thai and happy hour drinks!! Nice little cozy family style atmosphere. Waiter seemed cheerful and friendly. Food was good. Overall, I really liked this place and would return!!

When they aren't busy they're great but when they are they cut corners like put cream cheese or Jalapeños on the sushi as opposed to in the roll. The wait time was 1 hour when their timer said it would be 45 min.

Love the quaint atmosphere, great sunlight with spacious tables and mild, somewhat outdated music but in a groovy kind of way. It's relaxing and zen especially overlooking the bubbly zen lotus fountain. It's in an office building setting with thoughtful interior design. Great family dining venue but also great for a date night.Love the huge bar area where you can sit by the bar and make acquaintance with the bartender or sushi chef.Attentive and friendly service, smiles on everyone's faces. I was scooping out ice from my water and the lady noticed and brought me a glass of water with no ice We ordered both Thai and Japanese sushi dishes. Frankly the Thai dishes has been tamed down a bit on the spicyness but delicious for a meal. Sashimi is fresh (which is most important for sushi) and perfectly cut. Poke Nachos is a new concept for me, delicious and goes well with the hot sake.Highly recommend this new Sushi Thai restaurant!