Siam Paragon Shopping center
Jan 22, 2016, 4:00 pm
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The one on the 5th floor is pretty much a tourist trap anyway.
Aug 27, 2019, 12:44 pm
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I like the Mexican food there. Not great but recognizable as Mexican which is rare in BKK. 5th Avenue in MBK is good, too.
6th floor MBK has a large food court. As far as the largest, I don't think there is a definitive answer. Largest based on one single payment point (cards)? Or conglomerate of independent vendors?
6th floor MBK has a large food court. As far as the largest, I don't think there is a definitive answer. Largest based on one single payment point (cards)? Or conglomerate of independent vendors?
Aug 28, 2019, 8:57 am
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Are there any bona fide Mexican restaurants im Bangkok? I will be traveling to that city in October with a Mexican woman and would like to gauge her reaction.
Aug 28, 2019, 5:57 pm
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There are a number of Mexican nationals who own/operate restaurants here.
How "bona-fide" they are? Who knows?
Coming to Bangkok for Mexican food, even "reaction gauging", seems about as fruitful as going to Mexico for Thai food?
Within Siam Paragon (sort of back on topic) you have a branch of La Monita, and the flagship Taco Bell, which has proven popular with the locals.
Charley Brown's is pretty popular with the ex-pats; I think it's been around for eons, maybe originally on Soi 11 (side-Soi)? The Chef is Mexican, I think.
https://www.facebook.com/charleybrownsmexicana/
How "bona-fide" they are? Who knows?
Coming to Bangkok for Mexican food, even "reaction gauging", seems about as fruitful as going to Mexico for Thai food?
Within Siam Paragon (sort of back on topic) you have a branch of La Monita, and the flagship Taco Bell, which has proven popular with the locals.
Charley Brown's is pretty popular with the ex-pats; I think it's been around for eons, maybe originally on Soi 11 (side-Soi)? The Chef is Mexican, I think.
https://www.facebook.com/charleybrownsmexicana/
Aug 29, 2019, 11:25 am
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Aug 29, 2019, 1:12 pm
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Appreciate your replies, 1786771 and rjh
"At The Missing Burro we don’t take ourselves all that seriously, but when it comes to food, we are uncompromising, radical extremist, that won’t put in your plate something that doesn’t taste 100% like in Mexico." It's worth a visit just for that.
Come to think of it, these two countries cuisines should join forces more often...spicy mashed catfish and tacos de canasta don't have to be strangers.
Casa Azul over by Ari used to have a Mexican cook when I was last there in 2018. It was ok.
Aug 29, 2019, 6:39 pm
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Lots of promos and reviews on Youtube for The Missing Burro...looks awesome. There are a few others like this but having trouble finding them, believe some have gone out of business. Plenty of tex-mex, cali-mex, fusion-y types about. Not sure how popular these are with Thais, other than some hi-so, except to say Taco Bell seems quite popular (they've adjusted their menu for local tastes, so they say). It's always packed when I walk by in Siam Paragon; I think there are plans to open a few more.
Aug 29, 2019, 7:46 pm
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There is one between Sukhumvit Soi 2 and Soi 4. It is near the Raja Hotel. It is a odd one as it is not on a street but sort of a short cut road between soi 2 and soi 4. When it was opened it was very good and authentic but again I have not been there to eat recently so do not know how the food is now.
Aug 29, 2019, 8:02 pm
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There is one between Sukhumvit Soi 2 and Soi 4. It is near the Raja Hotel. It is a odd one as it is not on a street but sort of a short cut road between soi 2 and soi 4. When it was opened it was very good and authentic but again I have not been there to eat recently so do not know how the food is now.
https://themexicanbkk.com/
No clue how these sorts of places survive, other than to provide "laundry" services on the side.
Space was a biker bar before, with probies as labor.
Aug 30, 2019, 9:30 am
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They do not provide laundry services on the side. I think that may be one of the biggest problems. In fact they have a board outside saying that they do not provide so and to bring your own. The competition to laundry services is too big nearby for them to even think about it. It has been there for more than a few years now so something else must be going on.
Once a week that place seems to get really packed and they have live band too.
Once a week that place seems to get really packed and they have live band too.
Aug 30, 2019, 11:45 pm
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Lots of promos and reviews on Youtube for The Missing Burro...looks awesome. There are a few others like this but having trouble finding them, believe some have gone out of business. Plenty of tex-mex, cali-mex, fusion-y types about. Not sure how popular these are with Thais, other than some hi-so, except to say Taco Bell seems quite popular (they've adjusted their menu for local tastes, so they say). It's always packed when I walk by in Siam Paragon; I think there are plans to open a few more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKEv1sZtTC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKEv1sZtTC0
Was at Charley Brown once last year. It was good.
I think I ate at the Mexican food truck in the ground floor food hall of Siam Paragon a few years ago and it was good as well.
Oct 16, 2019, 10:55 am
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They hired a new head chef a while back, from Mexico. The guy's work is OUTSTANDING! It made a place that has been good for as long as I've been going there, which is quite a few years now, even better.
The owner initially set him up for a two-week trial period. First day, first meal, first BITE, and the owner told him "I've changed my mind. I don't need the trial period. You're hired, effective immediately!" I heard the story from the owner. On one of my last visits there, I tried one of the guy's specialty dishes, and I had exactly the same reaction.