media Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 New Chinese restaurant in Pratumnak Pattaya "The Chow Box" I was wondering if Anyone tried has the food yet? anyone dined in? If its good it would be a great addition to the area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 A case for Jingthing! But I'm sure he would be happy to know the exact location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 A case for Jingthing! But I'm sure he would be happy to know the exact location The address is Thap Praya road, on the hill, opposite soi 15 & The Mata Hari restaurant, Nirvana Place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! Edited December 9, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelaway Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! See your travel agent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! what do you think about the NamSing restaurant? and I think I saw one also on pattaya klang opposite tops supermarket - looked very boring though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 what do you think about the NamSing restaurant? and I think I saw one also on pattaya klang opposite tops supermarket - looked very boring though Nam Sing, not at all impressed, and of course their purpose is to push shark fins and birds nests.Yes the other one kind of a fish maw soup Thai Chinese dealio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RabC Posted December 10, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2012 Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! See your travel agent... One Way???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) With a name like Chow Box...I'd be amazed if it wasn't authentic delicious Chinese cuisine. Namg Sing, contrary to the opinions of some, is the best of a bad lot here in Pattaya. Pao is decent when it's open (is it still in business...someone once predicted hordes of Bangkok Thai-Chinese would discover the place and the owners would have a goldmine...just wondering?) Edited December 10, 2012 by OMGImInPattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Pao is decent when it's open (is it still in business......just wondering?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) With a name like Chow Box...I'd be amazed if it wasn't authentic delicious Chinese cuisine. ... Apparently 'Chow Box' is slang for something more like Japanese sushi than Chinese food.Anyway, IF the menu I found online for a place called Chow Box is actually what is going to be offered at Chow Box, its some kind of British-Chinese food. Edited December 10, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatchamacallit Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! Went to China Garden 3 months ago. We were very disappointed in the food which all had the same exact sauce and nothing authentic at all - we're not impressed!!! If the Chow Box is anything like China Garden - then we will give it a miss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Yeah, PAO is coming back and that is good news, but there is still quite a bit of business potential for restauranteurs wanting to offer better (and more authentic) Chinese food in Pattaya. As far as British style Chinese food, I don't really know what that is, but what I've tried in Pattaya I'm guessing doesn't represent good examples of that. There is such a thing as American style Chinese food as well, and that is not authentic either but sometimes CAN be good. For example stir fried good quality beef with Western broccoli can be very delicious. I'd welcome any variations of GOOD Chinese food in town, American Chinese, Taiwan Chinese, Sechuan Chinese, you name it. Right now, its almost a desert here for Chinese food lovers. I really don't understand that either. There is serviceable food here (and sometimes MUCH better) at at least at a number of places for other varieties of food here, including Korean, Indian, Iranian, and Italian, etc.. But Chinese really one of the most popular food types in the world, isn't happening in Pattaya. Edited December 10, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 With a name like Chow Box...I'd be amazed if it wasn't authentic delicious Chinese cuisine. ... Apparently 'Chow Box' is slang for something more like Japanese sushi than Chinese food.Anyway, IF the menu I found online for a place called Chow Box is actually what is going to be offered at Chow Box, its some kind of British-Chinese food. Maybe they were thinking of a "Bento" box, but that is a Japanese boxed lunch (or dinner). Fuji does a nice one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Based on this menu, I can't get excited. Its apparently some kind of attempt at so called British style Chinese food and the menu seems pretty much exactly like China Garden on Soi Lengkee: http://door2doorpatt...chow-box-2.html So if you like China Garden type food you're in luck. http://www.chinagard...IdArticle=25937 I am wanting REAL Chinese food. HELP! Went to China Garden 3 months ago. We were very disappointed in the food which all had the same exact sauce and nothing authentic at all - we're not impressed!!! If the Chow Box is anything like China Garden - then we will give it a miss. Too bad you didn't look on T-V first...could have saved some money. This place was reviewed by many a couple years ago and from your post, I see nothing's changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Did they realize the SLANG meaning of Chow Box? OK, it's not as bad as the racist name we once had for a Brit-Chinese place here, but on the other hand, maybe it was intentional. Edited December 10, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Did they realize the SLANG meaning of Chow Box? OK, it's not as bad as the racist name we once had for a Brit-Chinese place here, but on the other hand, maybe it was intentional. I'm not too current on my urban slang but would it be similar to a "fun-house," or could it be like where the Tea Party folks were not aware of the meaning of tea-bagging! Edited December 10, 2012 by OMGImInPattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Do they have a set menu for 1 or 2 (a la the China Garden) ? The menu from door to door just shows individual items (all priced around 180 baht). If you had to choose 3 it gets expensive at 500 + baht. More than the UK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The menu from door to door just shows individual items (all priced around 180 baht). Indeed. Fried rice at 180B! For the cost of two plates of that you could go to the Hilton for their Thursday asian buffet. Decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) To be fair CHINESE fried rice can actually be a gourmet dish and worth a high price in a restaurant. That said, I agree with the opinion that China Garden's prices are not a good value (and also that they won't be competing for any Michelin stars). Edited December 11, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyesuare Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 China Garden will be introducing an all you can eat menu in the next few days I believe for 300 baht or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) China Garden will be introducing an all you can eat menu in the next few days I believe for 300 baht or so. Really? That was announced years ago but as yet never happened as far as I know.. It's a great idea. I'm not a big fan of their food but 300 baht for a basic faux Chinese pig out wouldn't be bad. For lunch and dinner, daily, or if not, when? Edited December 11, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 China Garden will be introducing an all you can eat menu in the next few days I believe for 300 baht or so. When it get down to B 30, PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) China Garden will be introducing an all you can eat menu in the next few days I believe for 300 baht or so. When it get down to B 30, PM me. Good luck. I don't think you will even find a buffet for fried cock-a-roaches at that price. Edited December 11, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It just occurred to me that all you can eat menu is not the same thing as a physical buffet. Perhaps it will be more like Saigon Cafe is doing during limited hours, all you can eat from a limited menu for 199 baht. I prefer physical buffets because you can pick and choose the portions of what you want rather than getting entire orders or half orders of things when you might not want that much and would prefer more variety instead. Anyway, let us know when there's news about this new offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Perhaps it will be more like Saigon Cafe is doing during limited hours, all you can eat from a limited menu for 199 baht. Not doing, did. They stopped it a few weeks ago, presumably for high season. Which was a bit annoying as I had been putting off going to it for several months, and on the day I did finally get there it was gone. Hopefully it will start up again towards the end of high season, whenever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Perhaps it will be more like Saigon Cafe is doing during limited hours, all you can eat from a limited menu for 199 baht. Not doing, did. They stopped it a few weeks ago, presumably for high season. Which was a bit annoying as I had been putting off going to it for several months, and on the day I did finally get there it was gone. Hopefully it will start up again towards the end of high season, whenever that is. Thanks for that. I thought that was a set thing as it was only for off hours anyway. Too bad. I tried it a number of times but it got kind of boring as the choices for the "buffet" were limited but worth it for 199 baht. It's a decent place for some of their menu items though their Pho broth doesn't taste real. Edited December 11, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jingthing Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 So is this a physical buffet table dealio or is that the menu you can order from (and get snarky looks from waiters if they think you are ordering too much)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyesuare Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I think its made to order, everyday from 12:00PM to 6:00PM. Lone Star Texas Grill nearby also has the same kind of deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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