ARISTIDE Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Just curious, is it the dipping sauce, the soup, the duck? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I've eaten there a few times... At different locations... each time for a semi-special occasion...at my Thai GFs/Family/Friends behest... Can't say I see the attraction of the place. Food is kind of bland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deke Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I get there every few months. It's more a favorite of my wife's than mine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionluke Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I don't like the electronic menu / order set up . The duck is ok but overpriced . It was ok all in all once , but not really worth the price . I like a bit of fluff on my duck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macknife Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Food is bland. It's too exoensive for what it is. For cheaper I could have a nice pork chop etc in a decent restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I sometimes go to MK when my wife and I are out shopping and we need a quick bite …. I see it as an alternative to fast food such as McDonalds… It’s nothing special, it not as appalling as some may suggest either.. It fills a gap, that’s all I’ve ever expected it to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) It fills the Applebee's space for middlebrow, middle class Thai people. They think it's special. It isn't. Edited March 22, 2012 by Jingthing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It fills a small gap, but the missus likes to go so we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post angiud Posted March 22, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2012 Tasteless not so cheap food you have to cook yourself 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrya Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Suki is one of my favourites so I always go for a genuine one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brit1984 Posted March 22, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2012 The prices are not low The seats are uncomfortable The decor is drab The customer has to cook the food The food is soaking wet 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'm not a big fan of sea monsters, which often figure prominently in their advertisements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Great place, and the best Duck with sauce ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Boiled bits dumped in sauce. Yum? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidflyer Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Bland and boring food which is over priced... Yes, Thais love it; go figure... I know lots of folks like the duck - and its good - but you can get as good or better duck lots of places which have some spicy stuff to go with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KunMatt Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Bland and boring food which is over priced... Yes, Thais love it; go figure... I know lots of folks like the duck - and its good - but you can get as good or better duck lots of places which have some spicy stuff to go with it. Before I first went there I thought it was a low budget place which is why it is so popular with Thais but its at least as expensive as a "real restaurant". Personally I cannot see the point of going to a restaurant where you have to cook all your own food yourself using overpriced crap ingredients. I hate MK and avoid it at all costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brit1984 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Has anyone tried MK Gold? We passed one yesterday and my wife (after a quick chat with her sister in Thai) asked if I would like to go there for dinner. I said "yes as long as it is nothing like normal MK" and so we ate at Maha-Naga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Well, it is predictable and clean and the food is served free of crawling bugs! (Great marketing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Expensive,overated, DIY version, of Thai Stew, Edited March 22, 2012 by MAJIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The best thing is the little dance routine the staff do at around 6.00 everynight to get them into the mood of feigned enthusiasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I hear the comment that MK is bland over and over again. Here is a hint...try the sauce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I hear the comment that MK is bland over and over again. Here is a hint...try the sauce! I agree with you there. You have the option to spice it up. When I used to go there, I always did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennkate Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The Thais like it because it's expensive. That means it has to be good. Not for me I would rather eat off of a street cart. better food than in that place and at 10% of the price. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I like it, quick easy predictable. Whenever the relatives take me to a proper resteraunt I end up with plates of fish guts, sea slugs and little bleeding mussels and assorted offal... I go home hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Tasteless not so cheap food you have to cook yourself The prices are not low The seats are uncomfortable The decor is drab The customer has to cook the food The food is soaking wet These 2 quotes sum it up nicely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I enjoy the duck at MK along with those green noodles. I also understand the feelings of some that the food can be watery and bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Tasteless not so cheap food you have to cook yourself The prices are not low The seats are uncomfortable The decor is drab The customer has to cook the food The food is soaking wet These 2 quotes sum it up nicely. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It's bland. Boring, boiled meat and veggies. Even if you drench everything in the sauce it's still bland. It's also way overpriced for what you get. Every 99 baht suki place I've been to has been way better, and there are even better ones for a bit more. Tons of sauces, marinated meat, lots of veggies, fried rice, curries, seafood, etc and its all you can eat. So much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There are local all you can eat (suki?) buffets where you cook your own food for 100 bt ish/ plate. The good ones are usually full quickly. My gf really likes Hot Pot, but not MK. I think hot pot is like 200+ baht/person. "2nd best time to plant a tree is today." Sent from TV android app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) MK Suki food...when the family goes to one...is a compromise for us. Myself, I'm more likely to look for Japanese style Sushi. Or Korean food. But the family doesn't like that, My wife's oldest son has an allergy to any shellfish...Crab, Prawn, etc, are out for him for that reason. There are a LOT of Thai places close to where we live with good Thai and Chinese-Thai food, so more often than not the family picks one of those places. Last time I was in an MK was last October (2011) for a combination of my birthday and the oldest son's birthday celebrations. Also had my wife's sister and two other family members (wife's relatives) with us...so MK was a place we compromised on since we all had different tastes and preferences in food. And there are OTHER suki style places not just MK with better tasting food....MK is a mass market chain and their food is keyed for sales volume and efficency rather than taste. Some of the smaller non-chain Suki places are more into the quality of the food. Better taste. Edited March 23, 2012 by IMA_FARANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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