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Just a follow up on Bully's. we took the family and friends there for dinner - a total of 9 people. We were running late by over an hour but they worked us in as soon as we arrived. The service was a but off, but they were dealing with an unruly customer, so no biggie there. The food was fresh and well-stocked. They have a really nice setup that helps maintain things at the proper temperature. They have a new GM there, I believe her name is Abigale. Terrific lady with extensive international F&B experience. She was very attentive and kept the staff on their toes. For our first Thanksgiving away from the extended family in the US I would say this was a suitable replacement. We all left fat and happy, and the price was reasonable. We'll be back next year for sure.

Thanks to all those who posted on this forum. It really helped us decide where to go. Much appreciated!

Sunrise Tacos? Who'da thunk, lol!

Edit: The Bully's menu looks fantastic.

Careful with buffet type spreads at Bully's. Great ambiance and nice staff , but…...

Uh-oh...planning to take the family there for dinner this evening. Have there been problems with the food quality there? Do tell.

I had a Cinco De Mayo style buffet there last May. Much as I like the place for its general atmosphere , the food quality was not good. Perhaps, a Thanksgiving buffet would be better ( because it's warm food and they will likely keep it that way ) , the Mexican style buffet is harder to put together and keep fresh, b/c there's tomatoes , shredded cheese , sour cream , etc that sits out on a table. The seasoned beef was questionable , the taco shells were stale , the taco fixings did not taste fresh and appeared to have been sitting out on the table all day. I believe the menu food is better than buffet food. It's a good place , maybe you can drop by , assess the situation and have a Plan B , in case you take a pass. Hope that helps.

Thanks for that. You make some good points. Having worked in the food business before (a looooonnnnggg time ago), I agree that a Mexican-style buffet is more difficult to keep fresh than other types. Some friends have said that Bully's does a good job for Thanksgiving, so we'll give 'em a shot. Sounds like Sunrise might make for a good Plan B. Cheers!

Sunrise Tacos? Who'da thunk, lol!

Edit: The Bully's menu looks fantastic.

Careful with buffet type spreads at Bully's. Great ambiance and nice staff , but…...

Uh-oh...planning to take the family there for dinner this evening. Have there been problems with the food quality there? Do tell.

Just one man's opinion but if you're looking for a good Thanksgiving experience and good turkey and pumpkin pie AVOID Bourbon Street. Food thrown into buffet servers, not quality food, grab your utensils, no table service, overcrowded and competition for limited seating. Went last year, highly disappointed and ended up having good sushi for Thanksgiving at the Japanese around the corner.

Just had lunch with colleagues at Bourbon Street. It was a bit crowded right at noon, but it cleared out pretty quickly. Nice American craft beer being sold at the door for those waiting. The food was excellent and the staff was very attentive. Come 7 o'clock tonight it might be a different story, but lunch was great!

Make it 17 countries...I just got a security warning message regarding the protests from the US Embassy in BKK. Nothing in the message I didn't already know. Surprised they waited as long as they did.

My daughter says Ikea in Bang Na has them. She seems to think they deliver to all of Thailand. I found plenty of bean-bag chairs on non-Thailand Ikea sites, but nothing comes up on www.ikea.co.th when I searched.

Thanks to those who have posted useful links.

As someone who was used to having fully interactive weather data at my fingertips when I lived in the States, I have not had much luck finding the same here in Thailand. I used to be able to view nearly-live radar loops of Bangkok from TMD, but it seems they shut the service to the public on May 31 of this year. If anyone has other informative weather links a weather junkie would find useful, please post!

Would have liked to have seen a little bit more detail about the balances dropping. I'm not sure of the exact amount, but my balance dropped by around 500 THB between 5 pm Friday and the first trip through the tolls on Monday. Not sure how to determine or prove what happened. Topped up Tuesday and only took 15 minutes to show on the tag, but tag did not register at a couple of different booths after that, causing the embarrassing "back up and move to the cash lane" situation. Ah well...if that's the biggest worry I have at the moment I'm doing okay.

I have rented from Thai Rent-a-Car, Avis and Hertz. I recommend Thai and Hertz if you want your car waiting at the terminal. Avis requires you to take a shuttle a kilometer or two away from the terminal. All are very good and can offer the right kind of insurance coverage at reasonable rates (and you want the coverage, trust me!). I would book in advance as certain classes of cars are often sold out.