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The touts will take you to Rocket or Playgirls. Both bars are not scams as such, but they are over-priced and aimed at tour groups who want to see "tricks" involving cigarette smoking, live goldfish, balloon bursting and other anatomical acts. The performers tend to be rather big, powerful unattractive women and the whole show is completely untitillating.

You'd be better off taking them to a big gogo bar like Sensations or Living Dolls Showcase, or a proper showbar like Angelwitch.

Thanks - it maybe worth trying them out then as part of the night out!

Few beers and food at King Seafood then more beer and try Rocket or Playgirls..... As long as we are not going to get massively scammed then I am up for it!!

Thanks for your help

BigDamo, I think you misunderstand Brewster's advice. He does not advise you to try Rocket or Playgirls. Angelwitch would definitely be my choice for a group like yours. Baccara can be eye-opening. Alcatraz is a sight to see. Living Dolls has some lovelies, and some shows. You could even risk a peek into BabyDolls, if everyone is tipsy enough by then.

But Rocket and Playgirls....? no, No, NO Never follow a tout standing in the middle of Walking Street, waving his menu of pussy shows at you. These guys want to rip you off, at least a little. And the women doing the shows in these upstairs "show" bars are fat and ugly.

But if your group wants to watch a fat girl drop ping pong balls into a glass without missing even one ball, while paying twice the price for your drinks, go ahead and follow a street tout up the stairs to have your evening possibly ruined. Getting massively scammed in places like these is only too possible.

Great report JT; I'll be making the long baht bus trip down there soon. Like to try the stuffed pork in hot pepper, but am not that fond of extra spicy food. Would it be too spicy hot for a tender tongue?

A bit off-topic, but as JT is a fan of Tonkatsu Ramen, here's a quick roundup of good places in Bangkok: They're on my list to try next visit there.

http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/best-ramen-restaurants-bangkok?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BK%20Weekend&utm

OK, Korean Fried Chicken fans ... try all these supposed places that have it including Bonchon, compare price and tastes, and please report back here!

If the Korean place near Fairtex is the same place that I think it is, I seriously doubt they really have this specialty dish.

Actually years ago I saw a place that probably had it. It was not in a visible place. It was a specialty shop for chicken but everything was in Korean, the prices were much more expensive than Bonchon (perhaps because they were only selling whole chickens), and wasn't able to communicate with them well enough to try it. No pictures and nobody eating there to point at stuff. Not sure if they're still there. Doubt it.

In Korea, traditionally this was a BAR food.

In the USA, where it is now trendy, it is positioned as a premium price fried chicken with the justification that it is more labor intensive to cook than western fried chicken. Which it is.

But I think the flavor elements are a big part in differentiating different outlets.

I tried the Korean place next to Fairtex, on the west side. It's called Ga Ya Lang Korean. There is no fried chicken on the menu, so I tried their Bibimbap for 200 baht. Slightly smaller than the offering at The Bibimbap on 2nd Road, but came with 8 side dishes, all of which I liked except for the very salty fishes. Water 20 baht. Attractive interior, pleasant unobtrusive service, food came quickly (I was the only customer at 6 pm.) and there was no annoying noise/music. I would eat there again.

Talk to a manager at I-Rovers on LK Metro. They can come up with most anything in sports.

Khun JT, thanks for trying Manami at my suggestion. Somehow I didn't expect that you would be thrilled with the tonkatsu ramen (did they raise the price by 10 baht overnight?) I don't really like sushi very much, so I think that on subsequent visits I will explore other aspects of their menu, and report back.

Good to hear that Thais like the place. It gives me another option for when I'm hungry and don't want to walk more than three minutes from my pad. Sometimes, living in the heart of chaotic central Pattaya is preferable to living out in the far reaches of Jomtien.

I also have issues with the baht buses; living in central Pattaya allows me to avoid them most days. Walking is good exercise.

New restaurant alert: Manami Japanese Restaurant is on 3rd Road, east side, about 100 meters north of Pattaya Klang. Open less than a month. Small shophouse, a few tables outside, a few more inside with aircon. Quiet and uncrowded when I happened on it early Sunday evening. Not a big menu, but offers the basics, and is not expensive. Open for lunch 1100-1400, and dinner 1800-2400.

I tried their Tonkatsu Ramen (79 baht) and Teppan Chicken (79 baht). I don't know much about Japanese food as I seldom eat it, but thought both these offerings were good. Iced tea water was given free. Hopefully JT will stop by soon and give a more expert opinion. They were appreciative of my business, and when I took one of their flyers to jot notes for this review, they gave me a pen to write with and keep.

This restaurant is in my neighborhood, so it's on my list for some more hit and runs.

New Chinese restaurant opening later this month on 3rd road soi 22

I tried to find this place and couldn't find it.

Is this for real?

If so, can someone provide more specific information about name, location, side of street, nearby landmarks, details of food offered, etc.?

It's right on the corner of 3rd Road and soi 22, but is still under construction, doesn't look ready to open for a while yet. It's a big building with Chinese lanterns hanging outside and a sign in fancy Thai script. I assume it will become a restaurant.

The Southern Muslims in Buddhist Thailand are in the wrong country. Please give them a chance to leave Thailand peacefully.

Hopefully, a referendum will eventually allow them to join Malaysia, a Muslim country. Then Buddhist Thai teachers could maybe stop dying.

Religion poisons everything.

Price increase alert at Taiwan Restaurant. The tomato-onion-egg dish that was 50 baht last week, was upped to 80 baht yesterday. Other menu items also featured new price stickers covering old prices. I guess they weren't making any money.

No one can predict what will happen. But I think it is wise to extend before the 29th and hopefully you will be OK.

My ED visa situation is similar to yumiyoshi. I've been studying Thai continuously since September 2012; Finished 15 months at Walen, then changed to another school at the start of 2014. My current visa extension expires on September 27. I was hoping to do this in Jomtien as usual, but my school director told me that I must instead leave Thailand and get a new ED visa abroad, in order to finish my final 3 months of study at his school. I plan to go back to the homeland in 2015.

I'm not happy about having to do this unexpected ED visa run so close to the end of my time in Thailand. Would it be possible for me to avoid this by going to Jomtien before August 29 to extend my ED visa one more time; even though that is nearly a month before my current extension expires?

News Flash! The Chinese restaurant on Klang, My Kitchen Pao, which has been closed most of this year, was open tonight. They opened at 7 pm. -- I think it used to be 6 -- so I stopped and ordered a bowl of pork ramen. 100 baht Yummy There were actually four other customers eating at the same time as me. Hope they try to stay open this time, as I like the food there and it's near my apartment.

I recently discovered Cafe Pitini on Soi Buakhao, and would like to give them a thumbs-up. Their service is excellent, the menu is comprehensive, their fish and chips is the best I've yet found in Pattaya or Jomtien, the restaurant is enclosed with cool airconditioning, the noise level is low, there is no smoking inside, newspapers provided free, open all afternoon, definitely my kind of eating place.

I agree

fish,chips and peas, 149 baht if i remember right, excellant service and great value

Where on Soi Buakhao are they located?

Pitini is closer to Klang than to South Road. It's on the west side almost opposite Chaba Hut Resort, a bit south of RCon bar , near where soi 21 off 3rd Road ends at Buakhao, opposite Wok 'n' Rok.

I recently discovered Cafe Pitini on Soi Buakhao, and would like to give them a thumbs-up. Their service is excellent, the menu is comprehensive, their fish and chips is the best I've yet found in Pattaya or Jomtien, the restaurant is enclosed with cool airconditioning, the noise level is low, there is no smoking inside, newspapers provided free, open all afternoon, definitely my kind of eating place.

The TAIWAN RESTAURANT previously reported on is now officially a thing.

Business is buzzing there, they have expanded their menu significantly, the food is tasty/interesting/different, and the prices are certainly right.

No, it's not the gourmet experience of your life awaiting, but let's get real.

Suggest multiple dishes if you're hungry and wish some variety ... so expect to spend about 150 baht person.

Or you could do one dish for a light meal (there is also a noodle soup dish) and spend about 60 baht.

The menu though expanded doesn't mean they actually have everything shown on the menu. As they don't. But hopefully that will improve.

Tried the pork belly rice plate ... the sweet and sour tofu ... and the Chinese style Morning Glory

All very pleasant, mostly fat in the pork belly but that's authentic, the sweet and sour tofu was different than a Western Chinese or Thai Chinese sweet and sour experience very tomato intense I liked it a lot, the stir fried veg clean flavors good deal at 40 baht.

Taiwan Restaurant

2nd road

South Pattaya

Across from Mike Hotel (NOT Mike Shopping Mall)

The way it's going, I think this place being small, good food, good prices, it might start to be a problem to get a TABLE there.

Folks, we've got a WINNER.

How I wish there were MORE restaurants with the intelligent approach of this place! Limited menu, doing what they do well, not pretending to do everything in the world (you will not find BORSCHT on their menu), attractive prices, not wasting money on fancy decor so you don't have to pay for that either ...

Thanks JT, I tried Taiwan Restaurant in late afternoon recently, and was the only customer. I tried the fried tomato with egg (and onion) dish for 50 baht, and the soysauce-marinated ground pork over rice, at 40 baht. Both delicious and good value. The tomato dish had some small red chili peppers hiding underneath. I ate one and suffered for five minutes, but recovered.

I didn't try the "Fried Mater Convolvulus" which is morning glory called by its genus name, but at 40 baht I'll order it next time.

So I guess this means that some of the unfortunate passengers on that doomed plane did not immediately die when the missile hit; instead they had to experience falling to their death, while still alive, from 6 miles up.  That makes the jumpers from the upper floors of World Trade Center seem fortunate, by comparison;  they only had to experience falling to their death for ten seconds or so.

Amporn Seafood, 3rd Road east side, between Central and North, nearer Central. Best yam pla duk foo I've ever eaten, and I'm a long-time fan of this special Thai fish dish. Amporn's offering was perfect. Huge piece of puffy fish, side salad not too spicy, only 130 baht. A lovely find this evening, and it wasn't even on the menu! This restaurant opens at 4 pm., with menu out front. I looked for yam pla duk foo (catfish salad), but they did not have it, so I thought. A lady saw me looking at the menu, came out to greet me, so I asked her if they offered it, as many Thai restaurants do not.

To my surprise, she said that they do have it, so I ordered it. The portion was huge, the side salad was not too spicy for my farang palate, and the price was right, 130 baht. I was in catfish salad heaven, the best I have ever eaten, and I've tried numerous versions of this special Thai dish.

I will be back there soon; was it too good to be true a second time?

Message sent, DK

Yes, I used to be a fan of Donovan, way back when. I had no idea he was still living, and even performing. I live in Pattaya, and would be delighted to see him in concert here. Would that be more possible than trying to catch the wind?

Snooker is not as hot in Thailand as it was back in the days with James Wattana was #3 in the world, and snooker tourneys were being shown often on Thai TV. Pool, on the little tables, is the thing now in Thailand, with the successful opening of Legends testifying to that.

Most Thai guys seem happy enough playing snooker on crappy outdoor tables, where they can drink, smoke and bash balls around the tables.

I'm no expert, but IMHO a quality snooker venue on the dark side would really struggle, and could fail.

Maybe you could talk with the guys who own Legends, to get insights on what it takes to succeed in this tough town.

Uh-oh, the Pardis all-day buffet is getting too popular. Tried to get at 5 pm., but all tables were full. It's a small restaurant.

So I ate nest door at Madras Darbar, which has the best Bhindi Masala that I have found in Pattaya. I'm trying to become more of a vegetarian, and their excellent Bhindi is helping me along the meatless path.

Tropo, thanks for answering my question about what you do with the issue of the leftover pulp (with lots of fiber and nutrients).

It's sad that you just throw it "way" (sic). When you throw it away, while I am drinking it, seems to me that I am winning and you are losing out.

https://www.insidetracker.com/blog/post/23515265743/vegetables

What’s the difference between juicing and blending?

When you make juice, you’re extracting the pulp of vegetables and fruits, leaving behind a juice in a smooth liquid state. Conversely, blending is just simply combining all the ingredients that you place in your blender, which results in a smoothie that contains all the pulp, fiber, liquid, and nutrients. Smoothies are much heavier than juices, so they also keep you fuller for longer. Whole foods can be difficult to chew and some vegetables don’t taste good when they are consumed raw—blending your fruits and vegetables can solve this problem!

Is there anything lacking in juice?

Fiber is the major component missing in juice. This nutrient helps your body to slow the absorption of sugar into the blood, works to improve your digestion, and makes you feel fuller for longer. The skins, peel, and pulp of many fruits and vegetables are naturally high in fiber, but they are typically removed during the juicing process. Therefore, when you drink apple juice, your blood sugar levels rise more quickly than they would if you had eaten an apple.

Well done, You found someone who agrees with you. Don't believe everything posted on the internet because the guy who wrote that doesn't have a clue. If he was posting here I'd tell him that too.

... but now that you've taken to copy 'n pasting from articles you've Googled to try to prove your point, it's time to just agree to disagree. We can both play that game, but it's a bit divergent from the topic of "which is the best juicer in Pattaya".

Tropo, if you don't mind, why doesn't he have a clue? The explanation sounds reasonable to me. Fiber is important, and paying more for a juicer to get rid of the fiber seems like a bad idea.

When I use my cheap blender, I always start with watermelon, to make it easily drinkable. Then I can add carrots, broccoli, kale, beets, and other good stuff without much water content. When it starts getting a bit too thick, I just add a bit of water, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, coconut oil, honey, or another watermelon to keep it drinkable.

BTW, you didn't address my question about what you do with the leftover pulp that is separated by your juicer. Do you throw it away?

Thanks to all posters for helping me understand more about juicers and blenders. I explored Central's kitchen appliance department today, and was amazed at the variety of choices available. The Hurom is currently on sale, reduced from 12900 to 9990 baht. Still, it's not top of the line in juicers. That honor goes to the Kenwood juicer, made of metal rather than plastic, sale priced at 20560 baht. Several other brands of juicers range from 1790 up. Lots of blenders for sale too,from 990 up.

It's good to see that blending and juicing seems to be a popular way of preparing healthy foods. I'm in favor of it all, as drinking from my blenders have helped me lose 50 pounds in a few years, and saved me money too. I've never been enthusiastic about eating fruits and vegetables; it always seemed like too much work. But tossing them in a cheap blender makes it all so much easier. I can drink, yes drink, all the healthy ingredients, from a glass, with no need for a spoon. I don't want any of the good stuff to go to waste.

This is my issue with juicing. It seems to me that separating the good healthy pulp, full of fiber and nutrients, from the juice, is not a good idea. When one eats a fruit or veggie, one is eating both juice and pulp. Is this bad? I don't think so. I don't quite get why people pay more to separate juice from pulp. What do you juicers do with the separated pulp? I hope you don't just discard it as unwanted refuse.

I would appreciate some education about this topic. Juicers vs. blenders: My 1k baht Tefal Maxiblend 2-speed (plus pulse speed) machine,is still working well after two years, still juicing, chopping or blending my fruits and veggies into a lovely drinkable liquid pulp that makes my breakfasts, and keeps me off the sugary corporate breakfast cereals. I'm happy with my cheap machine, but would like to know why I would benefit from upgrading to a Hurom slow juicer, at ten times the price. Please enlighten me.