Jingthing Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Indian street snack food. Not rare here in restaurants. Especially pav bhaji. Just Google. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, TaaSaparot said: ???? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 hours ago, Jingthing said: Indian street snack food. Not rare here in restaurants. Especially pav bhaji. Just Google. Oh well, should not have bothered then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 12:53 PM, Jingthing said: Please support this place. Only real Pho in town! I bet she is still doing her thing, long after Mr. Nam Pho has given up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opporna Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I've had the pho there, and it's not nearly as good as Mr. Nam's as well as only being available on weekends if I recall correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, TaaSaparot said: I bet she is still doing her thing, long after Mr. Nam Pho has given up. OK, I admit I haven't been there. Have you had the Pho at both places? Do you know what real Vietnamese pho is supposed to taste like? The broth needs to be cooked for a very long time with the proper spices. I recall looking at pictures of the food from that place and it looked to me like one of those Vietnamese for Thai tastes type of places. In such places, they don't generally cook the Pho broth correctly. More like a Thai style clear broth noodle. So have you tried the Pho in both places? Or are you just posting to try to show me up? I asserted that Mr. Pho is the ONLY place in town for real Pho. Maybe I'm wrong. But you're posting about this place again doesn't prove it. I noticed you didn't bother to describe their Pho and whether you really know about Pho. Again, if I'm wrong, and you know about Pho and that place has real flavor Pho that is as good or even better than Mr Pho, that's great. But nothing you posted so far tells us that. To add, I'm not saying Mr. Pho is the best in all of Thailand, or that it would be the best in HCM City or Southern California but it's damn good Pho for Pattaya. Edited March 21, 2019 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, opporna said: I've had the pho there, and it's not nearly as good as Mr. Nam's as well as only being available on weekends if I recall correctly. I strongly suspect the same, as mentioned in my previous post. Mr. Nam has very good food but I am concerned about the location. It's not high cost food so they need to do a good volume to keep it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, opporna said: I've had the pho there, and it's not nearly as good as Mr. Nam's as well as only being available on weekends if I recall correctly. Wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewGuy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Jingthing, about pho: you cannot make an acceptable version if only cooked on the weekend. I understand in Vietnam (and even some places in Canada), at the end of the day, the unsold broth becomes the start of the next day’s soup, deep flavour and all. So you get an historical slurp. Or maybe that’s just an urban myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said: Wrong OK, sorry, you may have posted it before but I recall that place is on Pattaya Tai. Where exactly on Pattaya Tai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, NewGuy said: Jingthing, about pho: you cannot make an acceptable version if only cooked on the weekend. I understand in Vietnam (and even some places in Canada), at the end of the day, the unsold broth becomes the start of the next day’s soup, deep flavour and all. So you get an historical slurp. Or maybe that’s just an urban myth. There are probably levels with broths, but for it to be at all proper it needs to cooked for a quite a long time. Experienced Pho eaters don't have to ask, you can tell by the taste. The broths at Thai style "Vietnamese" places that I've tried basically taste the same as the broths for Thai noodle soups. Edited March 21, 2019 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Jingthing said: There are probably levels with broths, but for it to be at all proper it needs to cooked for a quite a long time. Experienced Pho eaters don't have to ask, you can tell by the taste. The broths at Thai style "Vietnamese" places that I've tried basically taste the same as the broths for Thai noodle soups. I will not eat Pho here again. The real Pho is like a work of art. Sounds stupid maybe but this place is not close to true Vietnam Pho. They feed you some form of clueless soup here. Not good. Edited March 21, 2019 by bkk6060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: I will not eat Pho here again. The real Pho is like a work of art. Sounds stupid maybe but this place is not close to true Vietnam Pho. They feed you some form of clueless soup here. Not good. I don't agree. I think their Pho is rather good and I wouldn't expect that you can find better in Pattaya. But of course people need to judge for themselves whether a place works for them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 2:07 PM, Jingthing said: OK, sorry, you may have posted it before but I recall that place is on Pattaya Tai. Where exactly on Pattaya Tai? It's in the picture. Soi 12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywla Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Big Kahuna, what happened I am reading the place is no longer in operations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Even more perfect than usual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Every time I go to Retox now I never get black pudding. Do you have to ask for it or something? Apart from that, definitely the best value breakfast in Pattaya, even if one does pay more than 0B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 55 minutes ago, KittenKong said: Every time I go to Retox now I never get black pudding. Do you have to ask for it or something? Yes, so many people just leave the black pudding on their plate, that they stopped serving it unless you ask for it. Its understandable I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCanada Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Is that what that thing is? I never ate it. Yes Retox Lengkee has free breakfast today April 1. I think it's for 300 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCanada Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Teddy's burgers Pattaya also has buy 1 get 1 free today April 1 too if you like and share their Facebook page. Edited April 1, 2019 by AlexCanada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, dannywla said: Big Kahuna, what happened I am reading the place is no longer in operations? The location isn't good, lots of traffic noise. Only the bigger buildings set back a bit in Jomthien sai 2 manage to cope, anything near the road is like eating at a highway stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, dannywla said: Big Kahuna, what happened I am reading the place is no longer in operations? News to me. I ate breakfast there recently. It was very good. I wouldn't be surprised though as they seem to do well for breakfast but not after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, DrTuner said: The location isn't good, lots of traffic noise. Only the bigger buildings set back a bit in Jomthien sai 2 manage to cope, anything near the road is like eating at a highway stop. Most of the seating is indoor. The location hasn't stopped their neighbor the Continental which seems to have been there forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Frankie's Inn 2nd Road Stylish modern Italian in mid-JOMTIEN Indoor and outdoor seating This is a very new place. I tried it and I feel it is quite good relative to the Pattaya market. No I'm not jumping up and down in excitement but definitely worthy of repeat visits. Yes the prices are on the high side (unless you use eatigo). Easy to get to. From Jomtien beach road, stop at the Night Market and go down to 2nd road, then just turn right. You can see the location and pictures of the their food on these links. https://www.inspirepattaya.com/pattaya/frankies-inn-authentic-italian-restaurant-and-pizzeria-pattaya/ https://www.facebook.com/frankiespattaya/ I had the peppered mussels appetizer 280 and the lamb Ossobuco risotto w/ saffron rice 450 main course. The mussels had great flavor from the cooking stock, were fresh enough, but they seemed to be local smallish mussels and the dish was a tad bit too salty for my taste. Also the item is called peppered mussels so I was expecting maybe some peppers of some kind in the presentation, such as red bell peppers, but instead there were cherry tomatoes. The Ossobuco main dish was scrumptious. There was a surprise of a lot of peas in the meat part of it which I did enjoy. The only weird thing I found is that the dressing on the small side salad didn't taste like olive oil, and I didn't like the flavor of the oil they did use. Quite an ample portion of meat and risotto. Some other dishes which caught my eye on the menu -- House made pastas -- Gnocchi Ravioli Tagliatelle Pizzas of course but also an unusually large selection of PANZAROTTI which are similar to calzone. You can choose fried or baked. Although calzone aren't hard to find in town, I'm not aware of any other local restaurant that has a panzerotti section. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerotti Seems to be a featured dish here -- Ravioli w/ ricotta, spinach, pumpkin, pork cheeks, mushroom sauce. WOW! 290 Baked eggplant parm 280 (I confirmed that the eggplant was breaded) Garlic parm crusted salmon 340 As you can, kind of a more "special" menu. They are on eatigo.com (discount as much as 50 percent) and they also have an everyday special of choose most of their pizza choices (regular prices up to 280) including soft drink for 220 baht. Panzerotti not included with this pizza offer. There is no plus plus. Edited April 1, 2019 by Jingthing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Correction -- s/b turn left not right Quote Easy to get to. From Jomtien beach road, stop at the Night Market and go down to 2nd road, then just turn right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) . Edited April 1, 2019 by KittenKong Duplicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, KittenKong said: This morning I had another very nice "full English" at Retox. The black pudding is now on request only, as many wimps non-Brits did not like it. Just ask and you shall receive. This breakfast is good value at the usual 99B but earlier today it was entirely free to all. And that is no April Fool. Already posted on page 290. I decided to give the staff the cost of our breakfasts as a tip. Do you think Jingthing has ever had a Retox 99 baht Bahtbuster ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said: Already posted on page 290. I decided to give the staff the cost of our breakfasts as a tip. Do you think Jingthing has ever had a Retox 99 baht Bahtbuster ? Never. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) ^^^^ Sorry, thought I read it elsewhere. Actually I thought that your original post was an April fool. I was going there anyway so it was a big surprise to me when I saw the 0B bill. Edited April 1, 2019 by KittenKong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myshem Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 12:04 PM, DrTuner said: The location isn't good, lots of traffic noise. Only the bigger buildings set back a bit in Jomthien sai 2 manage to cope, anything near the road is like eating at a highway stop. But it seems ok for most people ?! I always wonder why people choose to eat in front of a road or even rent/buy a condo/house at the ground floor in front of a road. I'm happy to now know that I am not alone to have this idea. It's true that most sitting was indoor, but I think that tourists do not like to sit indoor when on vacation in a tropical country. What was good at kahuna anyway ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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