gourmet snob

Megumi

2011-03-30T10:00:00.002+07:00

A Japanese beef place called Megumi opened up near my place in Nuanchun area. Their beef is pretty good considering the price is very reasonable.

I think they can cut back on some MSGs in their shabu soup though.

Megumi

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Sriracha District

2011-03-26T17:03:00.002+07:00

It's really bad but I really cannot remember the name of this authentic Japanese restaurant I stopped by in Sriracha awhile back.

Tempura Soba- the wheat noodles with tempura topping. There's something about tempura's grease on the surface of the soup that I wasn't very fond of.

Tako salad- octopus sashimi with sour sesame dressing.

Assorted sashimi salad with shrimp roe.

E at 72

2011-02-22T00:03:00.005+07:00

My second time around at E at 72 on Ekkamai.

Sour Squid Salad. This was super spicy and extremely tasty.

Sour Squid soup,this similar to Tom Yum but without the coconut milk.

Chicken with basil.

Fried fish with sour mangos. These are fish crumbs deep fried and served with sour mangos and spicy sauce.

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72Ekamai

Rakuza

2010-11-04T08:22:00.002+07:00

I wandered around Thonglor and came across Rakuza in the area called "The Grass." Something about this place lured me inside without even looking at the menu first. Turned out, it was a Japanese fusion place. The atmosphere of the restaurant was more like a grown up place, this is definitely a perfect place to get away from the lousy teenagers.

I forget what these were but everything was extremely delicious! The service was amazing, very friendly staffs including the Japanese head chef there. I gotta go back to this place!

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Doo Dee ดู๋ด๊๋

2010-11-02T09:48:00.003+07:00

Doo Dee is a really old noodle spot in Siam that has been there for a long time. I personally did not think this place was all that. The soup was rather sweet and not spicy. The dishes look a lot spicier than they really are. To me, this place was just, ehh..

Spicy glass noodles.

Tom Yum with skinny rice noodles.

Tom Yum with glass noodles.

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Est. 33 by Sigha

2010-11-01T08:18:00.004+07:00

There's this really cute beer garden in CDC (Crystal Design Center) Everything is quite pricey but they've got some really good beer. Since this place is such a hot spot, getting a table here has to be done wayyy in advance.

Onion rings.

Smoked salmon salad with pomegranate (this is def. one of my favorite dishes from here).

German sausages.

Coco Curry

2010-10-29T09:06:00.002+07:00

Coco Curry Ichibanya is a chain restaurant from Japan. I went to the one at Esplanade mall.. for some reason Thais are obsessed with this place... I think it's good but not so good that I want to go so often. I think its quite pricy for a plate of curry.

Fried Chicken curry with mushrooms and extra cheese. The cheese def made this meal so much more fattening.

and when you order as a set, they give you a side of salad and a bottle of drink of your choice.

Cococurry

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ABAC

2010-10-28T11:02:00.002+07:00

My boss had to speak at ABAC in Bangna so I had a reason to visit the campus for the first time. The campus was beautiful but too crowded. For lunch at Abac all restaurants we walked into smelt funky, not air conditioned, and were allll out of food. We had no choice but to walk into any place that had food.. so we landed here. I don't remember the name of the restaurant... but it's really not important.

Wonton with pork, these definitely look better than they taste. They did not taste good.

Grilled duck over jade noodles with sauce. This tasted just alright.

Hanaya Thonglor

2010-10-27T13:00:00.002+07:00

Hanaya is hidden inside the building called The Liberty place next to To Die For in Thonglor.

I ordered grilled Saba and a set of sushi. The food was just alright nothing special.

Sagano (Thonglor)

2010-07-27T23:13:00.002+07:00

A friend of mine owns a ramen spot up in Thonglor 13, Right by J Avenue. I decided to try it out one day...

Shoyu soup with beef.

Shoyu soup with Pork.

This is probably my favorite out of all the things I ordered, cold ramen in miso sauce. Similar to a dish called Hiyashi chuka. (it's probably the same thing with a different name)

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Kuroda

2010-07-23T21:05:00.002+07:00

Kuroda is definitely a good place to pig out. It's a type of Japanese all you can eat where you can just sit on your bum and order massive amount of food. It's 450B. per head which isn't cheap but I think quality is well worth the $$.

Tofu salad- this tastes better than it looks.

Fish steaks

Shrimp Tempura- surprisingly these were not doughy. Tastes pretty good actually.

Kuroda on BKK Menu

To Die For

2010-07-13T19:51:00.003+07:00

While a good friend of mine from US was visiting me here she also had her friends visit her from China. We decided to go out to a nice dinner and I took them to To Die For. We pretty much ordered everything on the menu...

Our friends ordered Oyster Shots

Smoked salmon wrapped with carrot and celery served with spicy sauce and mint leaf

Grilled tiger prawn & scallops with lime and min sauce.

Seasonal Sorbet

Banoffee = this was the best Banoffee I've ever had.

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See Fah's Catering Service!!

2010-07-09T09:41:00.005+07:00

There was a press release day for one of the products in my company and we had a catering service by See Fah. See Fah is a chain restaurant that has been around for the longest time. Their food used to be better in the past but their catering service was definitely something...

Biscuits with shrimp roe.

Tuna sandwiches,

Sticky rice and shrimp.

Fruit tarts - I kinda wish the tarts were a little crunchier.

Chocolate and vanilla eclair's.

Ham and cheese croissant.

Biscuit with cream and caviar... they tasted alright.

Sticky rice with sweet shrimp.

iberry

2010-07-06T08:53:00.002+07:00

iberry is one of my favorite places for desserts, many ppl might know iberry for their interesting ice cream flavors.

A scoop of raspberry cheesecake and a scoop of Santol. I personally do not like Santols so I find this flavor a little odd. It does taste exactly like the actual fruit with the texture. I think it's the "tissue" texture that give me the chills when I eat santols. The cheesecake one though, was really really good, I could feel the cheesecake bits floating in every bite and slowly melt with the ice cream.

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Ootoya

2010-06-29T09:04:00.002+07:00

This time I decided to try something new...

Bakudan Don

Hotate Rice (scallop rice)

I felt like I had to eat fast because this thing kept on burning and my rice was making that "ssssssss" sound.

This chicken with radish came with the scallop rice meal.

Thonglor, J Avenue branch.

Zen's Dessert

2010-06-26T08:59:00.003+07:00

This might be really really simple but I lovee Shaved ice + syrup + condensed milk + azuki (red beans) from Zen!

Seoul

2010-06-23T09:33:00.002+07:00

There is this Korean restaurant that I have been going to since I was young called Seoul. This restaurant is located on the main street in Thonglor. It's a barbeque place with charcoal grill pits. It's not cheap but their food is so worth the money!

Ox Tongues

I'm not sure what this is but it was the appetizer.

Kimchee

Beef Bibimbob - this is to die for.

Green Tea shaved ice

Seoul

Homemade Udon

2010-06-21T18:55:00.001+07:00

My mom made me some delicious udon when I was sick :)

Michizure

2010-06-18T08:41:00.003+07:00

I decided on this place mainly because of the little red octopus on their sign. This place is on Ekkamai road in the little artsy plaza. This place serves a lot of octopus (tako) and different varieties of Japanese pizza.

Tako Salad with seaweed.

No, we don't get to make these Okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza) ourselves but the hot plate is to keep it warm.

Michizure

3 Soi Jaroenmit (Ekkamai Soi 10) Sukhumvit 63 Rd.,

Klongton Nua Wattana Tel. 02-714-1119

Kanom

2010-06-16T17:35:00.004+07:00

Kanom is a chain restaurant/cafe. This place doesn't serve delicious meals but appetizers and their Egg Tarts are what they are well known by. This one I went to is by Punya Village, the place is decorated with super comfortable couches and the atmosphere is super cozy.

Crispy Shrimp Wontons with sweet dip. Tasty and crunchy shrimp on the inside.

Their Egg tarts come in two versions; one is made from pure egg whites, and the other one is made from the yolks. I chose the "egg yolks" one. This didn't taste as amazing as I expected.

Kanom

Ramen Tei

2010-06-10T09:02:00.002+07:00

I have been going to Ramen Tei with my parents since I was young. It's like the most real authentic Japanese ramen place here in BKK, at least in my opinion it is.

We weren't supposed to take pics here... but the lady kinda told me after I took all the pictures..

Tonkotsu Ramen

Moyashi Ramen - lots of bean sprouts and vegetables in shoyu soup.

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Hyde & Seek

2010-06-09T13:13:00.004+07:00

I was watching TV one day and saw an interview on Chef Ian Kittichai, apparently he owned a few famous restaurants in NY and some of them I've already been to! He recently opened up a new restaurant in BKK called Hyde and Seek, so I decided to go stalk him there... and yes, he was at the restaurant! He was soo cool, he definitely had this "chef aura."

Pork with chocolate sauce.

This is horrible but I forget what this was called.

Popcorn shrimp (this was one of the best dishes)

Grilled chicken with emulsion.

I apologize for horrible pictures but the lighting was so horrible :(

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Hyde & Seek gastro bar

Singaporean Restaurant

2010-06-08T13:40:00.003+07:00

There's this old Singaporean restaurant across from J Avenue in Thonglor that serves amazing Singaporean food. The place looks a little run down, and the interior looks a lot like a Brooklyn Chinese takeout place (well, minus the bullet proof glass at the cashier/order window). Not a very nice place to sit and chat but the food is tasty! There's one thing about this place though, dishes are quite pricy!

Tofu + veggie gravy.

Lad-Na (stir-fried noodles + gravy with seafood)

Chicken rice.

Baked Duck.

Scoozi

2010-06-07T13:18:00.004+07:00

Scoozi is a chained Italian restaurant in Thailand. It's just my personal opinion but I think they serve the best pizza here in Thailand. I had these delivered and they were still amazing. It might just be me but I think they taste better at the restaurant.

Chef's Special Pizza - Tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy salami, ham, mushrooms, prawns, chili.

All' Amatriciana - Tomato sauce , smoked bacon, fresh chili and onions.

This was super spicy but still tasty!

Scoozi Pizza!!

Spa Food

2010-06-04T14:16:00.003+07:00

There's this "organic area" by where I live on Ramintra-Ekkamai express way where they sell all healthy and organic food. Lots of restaurants in the plaza are also healthy and organic. One of the restaurants in little plaza is called Spa Foods. This place serves varieties of vegetarian dishes at decent prices.

Lemon steamed fish (t0fu fish) this tasted exactly like fish.

Stir fried beef with vegetables. Yes, tofu beef. It was crunchy on the outside just like how beef would be.

Spa Foods

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