SapSap

05/28/2026

Summer’s here and apparently people still gotta eat.

So yeah, we’re opening the books again. Catering. Private dinners. Late-night backyard parties. Weddings where nobody remembers the vows but remembers the food. Maybe a private chef if the mood feels right.

Over the years we’ve cooked in parking lots, rooftops, markets, tiny kitchens, loud kitchens, and places we probably shouldn’t have been cooking in. Somewhere along the way people kept asking us to bring SapSap outside the walls too.

So here we are.

If you want something safe and predictable, there’s plenty of that already. But if you want smoke in the air, sticky rice on the table, loud laughs, cold drinks, and food that actually tastes like somebody gave a damn hit us up.

Summer doesn’t last long. Neither do good nights.

05/27/2026

5 years later, 100,000+ sold and still one of our most popular sandwiches to this day. 🔥

Our Fried Chicken Bánh Mì is available now at Zócalo Go grab one.

05/20/2026

SapSap Rooftop Series loading… 🔥❤️

New date drops next week.

We’re picking 5 random people to pull up, eat SapSap on us, and catch some rooftop sunshine ☀️

To enter:
Tag a friend you want to join with in the comments below and share this post.

Winners will be announced next week

05/20/2026

Thank you Milwaukee Magazine

“Alex Hanesakda doesn’t see himself as an activist, per se. After winning a contest at Milwaukee Asian Fest in 2010 for his Lao-style egg rolls, Hanesakda started catering, later launching a retail food line and doing pop-ups to showcase the bold flavors that define his family’s native Laos – flavors overshadowed, historically, by the cuisine of neighboring Thailand.

Read more: https://www.milwaukeemag.com/alex-hanesakda-sapsap/

Story by: Ann Christenson
Photo by: Laurelyn Harrig

This story originally appeared in our May 2026 issue. Ensure every month’s issue is delivered right to your door for less than $20 a year. Subscribe now: https://tr.ee/p5h8my”

Alex Hanesakda doesn’t see himself as an activist, per se. After winning a contest at Milwaukee Asian Fest in 2010 for his Lao-style egg rolls, Hanesakda started catering, later launching a retail food line and doing pop-ups to showcase the bold flavors that define his family’s native Laos – flavors overshadowed, historically, by the cuisine of neighboring Thailand.

Read more: https://www.milwaukeemag.com/alex-hanesakda-sapsap/

Story by: Ann Christenson
Photo by: Laurelyn Harrig

This story originally appeared in our May 2026 issue. Ensure every month’s issue is delivered right to your door for less than $20 a year. Subscribe now: https://tr.ee/p5h8my

05/12/2026

This Friday we’re releasing our new hot sauce/dip: Jeow B**g.

A smoky Lao chile jam layered with makrut lime leaf, galangal, and finished with just a touch of tamarind heaven. Iykyk.

A true Lao classic — the kind of sauce we grew up putting on everything…

Spicy. Smoky. Herbaceous. Nothing else really like it. Ask for a side of sticky rice to pair with it, thank us later.🤤

Available at both SapSap locations this Friday. Zócalo 3rd Street Market Hall

05/06/2026

Smoked Brisket Fried Rice anyone?

04/29/2026

Madison We out here at Sern Sapp—come get it. Lemongrass wings, SapSap dill sausage, Luang Prabang–style papaya salad, and sticky rice. Till sold out.

04/21/2026

Our curry goes crazy. 😋🤤

04/16/2026

Anyone else like a little Char on their Drunken Noodles?

04/15/2026

Listen—these guys did not come to play. This Kroeung Cambodian sandwich from is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had—no BS. We’re lucky to have them as neighbors. Do yourself a favor: order one and come say hi.