Sanae Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Salem

Finally, a place you can enjoy a Thai home cooked meal in Salem!

We ordered fried chicken/sticky rice and som tum. The chicken was made fresh (hence, taking longer time to perfect), the meat was tender and juicy, however the skin was VERY crispy. This was how my grandma made the dish! Somtum or papaya salad was scrumptious. I miss this unique blend of flavors while I am in the USA.

We also ordered pad Thai and pad ka praw which were all authentically delicious.

I was told this place uses palm sugar and no msg. Thank you! We are delighted to have discovered this charming (Sanae) Thai...

I hate to write this. I actually preferred the previous restaurant "Hong Thai." Drove here to order dinner for take-out tonight. Realized going inside that it is now "Sanae Thai." Decided to give them a try. Was very disappointed. Pad Thai noodles had good flavor, but seemed lacking of sauce and were oily. Ordered mild spicy and felt there was no spice at all. Crab Rangoon were mostly empty inside (see photos). Tofu salad rolls were okay. Peanut sauce is thin. I hope they succeed however, I won't be...

The food (tofu pad thai and salad rolls) isn't as good as it was when it was Hong Thai cuisine. The pad thai was oily and. The herbs in the rolls were minimal and honestly tasteless.

I also tried ordering the sweet and sour chicken but they didn't understand what I was trying to order. So I asked for orange chicken, which they understood, but it was soggy...