I was intrigued by the chicken fried steak sandwich ($10), but chose instead the Oriental chicken wrap ($10).
The crisp whole wheat wrapper was stuffed with a warm julienne of yellow and green squash and red and green bell pepper, along with pieces of white meat chicken and served with a puddle of Thai peanut sauce. There was a garnish of cilantro leaves on the plate, and I stuffed them into the wrap for added flavor. If there'd been any around, I might have put in some chopped Thai peppers, but the chef at Sabor has a style of subtlety. I found the wrap delightful, even without extra spiciness.
Not long ago, sweet potato fries were a novelty, but they're now popular on restaurant menus. Those I had with my wrap were crisp, sweet morsels, not the least bit greasy and impossible to stop eating until they were gone.
If you get the shrimp salad ($10), please remember you are in a sophisticated restaurant. As you bite into the warm avocado half sweetened with grilled corn kernels and bright with a confetti of minced peppers and onion, try to keep your ecstasy low key. The fresh baby greens come with a garlicky dressing. The pink shrimp are grilled so they're still juicy inside and spiced to a subtle piquancy. This array was garnished with flour tortilla chips still warm from the fryer.
As soon as Sabor Market opened for dinner, I was back sipping a drink called the Spicy Pear ($10), made from a mixture of Hanger One spiced pear vodka, Belle de Brillet, and pear nectar. The flavor of the drink is delicious and intense. It's the way you wish pears would taste, but they seldom do.
The main dishes are off in a corner of the menu. I let the entrees alone and started with the hummus ($5), which was smooth, garlicky, lemony, and just plain superb. It's served with freshly baked flat bread.
I went on to the figs and dates ($8). The former were stuffed with gorgonzola cheese; the latter wrapped in Spanish ham. They were delightful, although two figs and two dates constituted a small serving for the price.
