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Guide to Bangkok Eating: Restaurants, Street Food and More
Apr 2, 2013, 4:55 am
#496
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After a huge remodel, Hemingway's took over for Los Cabos on Soi 14 behind the Sheraton. It's owned by a guy from Philly, Greg. The place is gorgeous. What we ate - pizza, cheese & salumi plate, & a seafood pasta were all excellent (as were the mojitos). Finished off at the bar upstairs for a cigar & a cognac. All in all, a beautiful well run establishment and not real expensive. Well worth a look, even if just for drinks. We were in there before the official opening and it was quite slow. They're so new, who knows what'll happen if they get a mob in the joint. LINK: http://www.hemingwaysbangkok.com/htt...ysbangkok.com/
Apr 2, 2013, 5:34 am
#497
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Also concur on it was for a long the only tex mex choice (I knew of). Today they come out of nowhere, everywhere... at least that's my current impression after walking around Salae Deng during last week. Behind Pat Pong at Silom Rd. opened two (or three?) places alone. One place even hired salsa/merenge dancer to lure customer in.
Anyway. I will try that Charly Brown place. Otherwise I do not have high hopes anymore for decent Tex Mex in BKK... if it's necessary here is an entirely different question.
Apr 2, 2013, 5:44 am
#498
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After a huge remodel, Hemingway's took over for Los Cabos on Soi 14 behind the Sheraton. It's owned by a guy from Philly, Greg. The place is gorgeous. What we ate - pizza, cheese & salumi plate, & a seafood pasta were all excellent (as were the mojitos). Finished off at the bar upstairs for a cigar & a cognac. All in all, a beautiful well run establishment and not real expensive. Well worth a look, even if just for drinks. We were in there before the official opening and it was quite slow. They're so new, who knows what'll happen if they get a mob in the joint. LINK: http://www.hemingwaysbangkok.com/htt...ysbangkok.com/
If possible I'll try that tonight.
Apr 2, 2013, 5:47 am
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Apr 2, 2013, 9:11 am
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We live in Southern California where Mexican food is abundant (not the Taco Bell style!) and hence our familiarity with it. We also been to Mexico more than 20 times and have very good experience with Mexican cuisine. Owned by a guy from the US state of Georgia (according to his employees), Sunrise Tacos food does not resemble anything Mexican. The food and the tortilla chips are awful in quality and preparation and there is hardly any value as the menu prices aren't cheap. This place is on my AVOID list and highly NOT recommended.
Apr 2, 2013, 6:11 pm
#501
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I have to agree with Kalboz here- when there was 1 Sunrise Tacos (the original on Sukhumvit) it was not too bad and especially at 4 AM in the morning when it was at peak capacity was fun if only for the crowd watching which was quite a scene a few years ago. Now- I don't think I would go here unless it was really an emergency to eat something sort of resembling Mexican food- better choice (although still not great) is the Mexican restaurant behind the SGS. Someone must like Sunrise Tacos though because it has expanded from one outlet to quite a few now and they have the large and quite expensive rent shopping centres vs. the original in a much lower rent location.
Apr 2, 2013, 6:25 pm
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Soi 11 is hardly a "red light district". You're way off there. Now, Love Scene is full of bar girls and their customers late night and is 50m from Cowboy. Food's real good if you like Issan cuisine. IMO there is no good Mexican food in Thailand, Vietnam, or Cambodia. We expect Mex to be cheap and w/the price of Mexican ingredients in SE Asia frequently astronomical, corners are cut.
Also note: there is a difference between Mex and Tex-Mex. Charley Brown's is explicitly Tex-Mex.
I discovered the place five or six years ago, when I was wandering through, checking out the tapas place next door. At the time, they had a sign posted: "Best Tex-Mex in Bangkok!" I figured it was a joke: they were the ONLY Tex-Mex in Bangkok.
No, it wasn't a joke. The food was GOOD!, better than a lot of places I know Stateside. Talking with the manager after the meal, he told me that there were, at that time, four Tex-Mex places in Bangkok that he knew of.
It has been on my must-hit-when-in-town list ever since, even before I discovered their margaritas.
Oh, and I agree with you about Love Scene late at night. Think of it as local color and free entertainment while you enjoy the food.
Apr 2, 2013, 8:36 pm
#503
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I've eaten at Charlie Brown's and maybe 25 other restaurants serving Mexican like product in SE Asia. I have a chef friend who wanted to open Mex in Thailand, so everywhere we went had to try the local fare. They ranged from bad - to utterly inedible. Why bother, Thai food rocks !
Apr 2, 2013, 8:56 pm
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Soi 11 is hardly a "red light district". You're way off there. Now, Love Scene is full of bar girls and their customers late night and is 50m from Cowboy. Food's real good if you like Issan cuisine. IMO there is no good Mexican food in Thailand, Vietnam, or Cambodia. We expect Mex to be cheap and w/the price of Mexican ingredients in SE Asia frequently astronomical, corners are cut.
With an upcoming stay on Soi 18 I gotta ask: Where exactly is Love Scene? All too often Isaan food is dumbed (and sweetened) down to Bangkok standards and I'm always happy to try a new place.
Apr 2, 2013, 9:13 pm
#505
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It's on 23 on the L, maybe 1/2 way to SC from Suk. It's close to the Fish & Chips shop. You walk through the kitchen to the dining room.
Apr 2, 2013, 9:34 pm
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Apr 3, 2013, 4:53 am
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It's more the hole between places... but easy to identify by the "hanging things" like in so many Isan food places. I went by yesterday and gave it a look. It was after dinner so I did not eat. The salads looked promising though, as was the other stuff visible on the tables. The lady serving and the guy dealing with the food made a kind and inviting impression. I'll be back to see for real...
Apr 3, 2013, 5:34 am
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It's more the hole between places... but easy to identify by the "hanging things" like in so many Isan food places. I went by yesterday and gave it a look. It was after dinner so I did not eat. The salads looked promising though, as was the other stuff visible on the tables. The lady serving and the guy dealing with the food made a kind and inviting impression. I'll be back to see for real...
My wife, an Isaan-ite herself, when being told about this place remarked, 'what style of Isaan food?'
Apr 4, 2013, 1:39 am
#510
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After a huge remodel, Hemingway's took over for Los Cabos on Soi 14 behind the Sheraton. It's owned by a guy from Philly, Greg. The place is gorgeous. What we ate - pizza, cheese & salumi plate, & a seafood pasta were all excellent (as were the mojitos). Finished off at the bar upstairs for a cigar & a cognac. All in all, a beautiful well run establishment and not real expensive. Well worth a look, even if just for drinks. We were in there before the official opening and it was quite slow. They're so new, who knows what'll happen if they get a mob in the joint. LINK: http://www.hemingwaysbangkok.com/htt...ysbangkok.com/
http://foodieontour.com/2013/04/hemingways-bangkok/