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Sub forum - restaurant reviews - Chiang Mai: Route 66
Preamble: "Restaurants" are a hot topic on any forum for expats -- anywhere in the world -- including this forum. I suggested to root admin to add a sub-forum for restaurant reviews. Hopefully it would self-organize with a separate thread for each restaurant. Root admin advised to start topics that could morph into a sub-forum. So here goes: And I suggest to others adding restaurant reviews to follow this title format: Sub forum - restaurant reviews - Chiang Mai: [restaurant name] ------------------ Route 66 is a new restaurant in Chiang Mai. Opened just 3 months ago. Menu American diner style. Almost exactly what I'd expect of any roadside dinner in the USA, 40-50-60 years ago. Expect to look up from studying the menu to see parking lot crowded with 18-wheelers. All-day breakfast, including pancakes, corned beef hash, biscuits & sausage gravy Home-made chili with cheese on top Pulled smoked pork sandwich with BBQ sauce and coleslaw inside the sandwich Wisconsin-style home-made bratwurst sausage Philly cheese steak and Italian meatball sub sandwiches Apple pie. Pecan pie. Banana splits Thai foods just one page, at the end of the menu, but variety looks suitable to bring your Thai friend. A full English breakfast, but I'm not qualified to comment on the taste. And no other specifically British foods: No savory pies, not chip buttie, no afternoon tea, either. Clearly focused on American foods. I've been there twice: Clean, neat, well organized -- which tells me management is farang, and that's a good omen for the future of this restaurant. Service quick and with a smile. Waitresses very helpful and quite good English. Eager to make sure we got exactly what we wanted, not just rush to take the order. On of the things I liked best about Route 66, is the food comes to the table hot, or at least still warm. Delivering hot food hot is not a Thai tradition. So this was a pleasant treat. Could improve if the plates were warmed before putting on the food, but that custom seems unknown in these parts. I can recommend (and my taste buds are 100% USA born and bred): - pancakes: good taste, soft and fluffy texture, good quality ingredients (i.e. NOT "Imperial" pancake mix.) but syrup was "corn syrup" imitation flavour, not even close to real maple syrup. - scrambled eggs: cooked just right, no added anything, but could improve if cooked in butter. - home-fry potatoes: cooked just right, not slightly raw as in some restaurants with Thai cooks in the kitchen - fried shrimp with Sriracha-mayo sauce: I didn't taste this, but got a good report from my Thai companion who scarfed up every bite. But no restaurant is perfect: - Those nice home-fries were doused with chili powder. Ugh! I didn't enjoy at all, but some farang will. When I discussed with waitress, she instantly understood the problem of chili powder on the potatoes. And advised next time to order: "Potato: no preek". So apparently I'm not the only one to complain about that. Lots of parking for motorcycles in front and cars around back. Ramp for wheel chair, but looks like a very narrow ramp -- more like just a "thought" than a use-able ramp. Clean toilets. I just discovered Route 66 last week. Already went back this week for another meal. Major shortcoming for many expats, is location out on the Outer Ring Road. The OUTER ring road. Might as well be in Shaghai as far as some of my fellow expats are concerned. And no song-taew from the moat area, as far as I know. I recommend this restaurant for any American craving the authentic taste of home. And not just "back home", but the taste and quality of years ago in the USA. Restaurant home page and menu: https://www.route66chiangmai.com/ Google map and driving directions: https://shorturl.at/QSvUX This is the first post in what may become a sub-forum for restaurant reviews. Comments and critique welcome. -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 1 November 2024
Thai man slaps famous lawyer allegedly over criticism of Islam Photo via MGR Online A Thai man slapped a famous lawyer during an interview at the Central Investigation Bureau’s Complaint Centre in Bangkok today, November 1, claiming he was offended by the lawyer’s criticism of Islam. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1342345-thai-man-slaps-famous-lawyer-allegedly-over-criticism-of-islam/ -
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2500 fraudulent voter registration being investigated!
The investigation reports by the media into fraudulent registration widens ,beyond PA! It involves an Arizona company, Field & Media corp, Meet their Happy Clients below… Pic from the source clip: 1:50 -
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Thailand grants citizenship to half a million people – but not farangs
See the "Millgram Experiment" - obeying authority. The same sad (terrifying) result is found in nations with higher and lower average intelligence. Most decisions are made subconsiously, then acted-on with a conscious "justification" created. The messages being pushed matter, because whether us "black-sheep" types see through it or not, we will be run through the same corrals as the non-critical-thinkers. They will even bash us if we don't "follow the leader" with them. -
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This is my America sadly
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Thai man slaps famous lawyer allegedly over criticism of Islam
A Thai man slapped a famous lawyer during an interview at the Central Investigation Bureau’s Complaint Centre in Bangkok today, November 1, claiming he was offended by the lawyer’s criticism of Islam. Pictures and videos of the incident, in which renowned lawyer Dhammarat Sarapanya was slapped, circulated on Thai social media this afternoon. Dhammarat was seen giving an interview at the complaint centre when the assailant suddenly approached and struck him. Dhammarat visited the complaint centre today to file a complaint against a well-known influencer named Beer, better known on TikTok as Khon Tuen Thum. Beer is recognised as a Buddhist doctrine commentator who offers strong opinions and answers questions from netizens based on Buddhist principles. Dhammarat accused Beer of insulting the Buddhist religion, allegedly violating Section 206 of the Criminal Code, which could lead to up to one year of imprisonment, a fine of up to 20,000 baht, or both. Dhammarat had just completed the complaint process and was speaking to the media when the incident occurred. The attacker was later identified as 28 year old Jaruwate Pongchawee, who is currently detained at Phahonyothin Police Station. He was questioned for over an hour regarding the motive behind the assault as many suspected it was involved with Beer. Jaruwate denied Beer’s involvement and explained that he had previously seen Dhammarat share opinions and criticism about Islam on his Facebook account. As his wife is Muslim, he found Dhammarat’s post offensive. Lawyer doubts motive Jaruwate stated that he came to the complaint centre to discuss the matter with the lawyer but Dhammarat refused. So he acted in anger and slapped the lawyer, as seen on social media and in news reports. Jaruwate also asserted that his two friends who accompanied him to the complaint centre were not involved in the physical assault. He claimed he acted alone and did not plan the attack. Dhammarat expressed doubt over Jaruwate’s explanation to the media and police, suspecting that someone with a vendetta against him may have been behind the attack. He asked the police to check Jaruwate’s phone to see with whom he had been in contact before the incident. Dhammarat said that the slap was a minor issue for him as he previously survived an attempted shooting. However, he insisted that he would pursue legal action against Jaruwate. He also issued a warning to anyone contemplating harm against him, stating he would consider purchasing more firearms for his protection. In a related report, a Thai man recently accused Dhammarat of hiding his Ducati motorcycle to evade repossession by a finance company, which led the man to nearly lose his home to the lender. The lawyer has maintained his innocence and threatened to sue anyone who attempts to damage his reputation. By Petch Petpailin Photo via MGR Online Source: The Thaiger -- 2024-11-01 -
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The World's Greatest Troll- I give you Trump
Some light reading for those of you interested in the USA's role as "World Policeman"- 1
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