Sab e Lee for the Umpteenth time

[This visit was on 7/9 - went with a friend who's never been here before]

One of my very good friends wanted to go out for Thai...what better place than Sab e Lee? We used to work together, then she transferred to a (then) newer school. I missed having offices next to each other - during the rare moments of down time, we would bullshit in each others' offices or trade funny anecdotes...Anyhow, here's our drinks - my iced coffee on the left and her iced tea on the right.
She chose a noodle dish - which I forgot the name of, but it had beef in it. I'm such a lazy food blogger. I have the menu around somewhere but don't feel like getting up to look for it! Sorry dudes. I think it's the spicy noodles with mint and beef.
Another view of the noodles:
Papaya salad - spice scale 6, but it tasted like a 4. It wasn't hot enough to numb my lips.
Of course, I had to order the Northeastern Style pork sausage (with curry and rice)...I could eat just this with sticky rice and be happy. If you've never had this, it's #48 on the menu, I believe. This was the first time I'd ordered dessert here - we wanted the "Ruammit" but Kobey (the owner) said he was out. He did have, however, imported Thai ice cream. The flavor was coconut, but it was a light greenish color due to "bai toey" (that's just one variation of the spelling), which is also known as "pandan", a leaf used in Southeast Asian cooking. It imparts the light green color you see here and a slight vegetal flavor. When I asked Kobey what made the ice cream green, he wrote the name of the ingredient for me and described it. It sounded like pandan leaves to me, so when I looked it up online at home, I found that "bai toey" and "pandan" were one and the same. The yellowish orange bits you see in here are jackfruit, which were kind of chewy. We liked this very much - next time I go here, I'll see if they have it. And...I'll let Kobey know about the "pandan" (since he didn't known the English name for 'bai toey')!After lunch, we went to Thuan Phat for a cultural plunge (for my friend that is). I got some ingredients for bun and iced coffee. As we parked in Thuan Phat (which is just down the street from Sab e Lee), I realized I left my book bag with my junk and waters in it. We went back immediately and Kobey had already set it aside for me. He is super nice as well as knowledgeable about food. That's one reason why I like going back to Sab e Lee. It may be small, but there is a lot of care that goes into their food. They don't rush it and slap it down on your plate so you can get in and out in thirty minutes. No one hassles you here and the owner is always willing to share his knowledge about his dishes with the customers! Now that's great service! And the food kicks ass on those pussified Thai places all over San Diego too!