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For a late night snack or even a light meal, Yakuza Burger on Soi Marine (aka Soi Lucky Star) just off Walking Street has been a safe bet for a long time. It's open until 6.00 a.m. every day. While most noted for its burgers (beef, chicken and fish), it also serves up hot dogs, toasties, panini, fried shrimp, chicken nuggets and spaghetti. Everything is cooked to order in front of the customer. The grill, food preparation area and counter were very clean, which isn't always the case at hamburger stalls. You sit on a stool at the counter, but it was more comfortable than the butt-as

The eateries and other stalls in the back covered section have been cleared out. It's empty now. The front open-air section beside the fountain still has food stalls and tables for sit-down dining. I haven't tried it yet. Another good meal at So's. I was hungry last night, so I had a big bowl of pork noodle soup for 80 baht: followed by garlic fried spare ribs at 145 baht. The ribs were meaty and tender, while the sliced garlic had been fried crispy without any burning. With rice and a bottle of water, the meal cost 280 baht in all. Evil

The all-you-can-eat international buffet at the Atlantis Restaurant at the Centara Azure on Soi 15 falls squarely in the mediocre column. It runs Monday through Thursday, 6.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m, and costs 299 baht. There isn't much variety- about eight main dishes ( four each of Asian and farang food), a measly salad bar and a few side dishes, appetizers and desserts to choose from. It's not a bountiful buffet. The food is undistinguished and dining can be hassle due to Chinese and other tour groups. We got there at 7.00 p.m. but the serving trays had already been heavily plundered and

I started the "Under 300 Baht ... And Good!" thread to disprove a particularly silly statement that claimed if you spend less than 300 baht on farang food in Pattaya, you get "garbage." It was easy to find dozens of examples of good farang food that cost less than 300 baht in Pattaya. The "Under 300 Baht..." thread has run more than two years and still has a ways to go. There are so many restaurants in town where you can get good food under 300 baht and it's almost impossible to cover them all. However, not all the food i

La Cuisine Au Beurre is a French restaurant on the west side of TukCom, on the same street as La Pettite Planete. LCAB is larger and its interior design is a bit fancier, but both restaurants serve traditional French cuisine and feature three-course fixed menus. A friend and I choose the fixed menu at 360 baht including coffee or tea. He took the mixed salad as his starter ... while I had what the menu called "pastry with mushroom." He had no complaints about his salad, but the pastry I got was badly overcooked, even burned on the bottom. I should have sent it

I did try the chicken with cashews and it was very good! However, So's is closed Friday and Saturday due to the Buddha days. Evil

The only two businesses in Tree Town that ever seem to have customers are the beer garden ... and the cocktail van. Evil

Yes, I'd be happy to try. I have been to Le Freelax twice, but no luck either time. First time it was closed, second time it was full. It wasn't actually, but they were holding tables for regular customers. Would anyone happen to know the hours at Le Freelax? Evil

Pizza Italy has a pretty enthusiastic crew. From its Facebook page: The caption of the photo below was "GNOCCHI- My passion." Evil

It's not just smoke and mirrors at Pakbungloyfah. Some good meals I've had there: Duck with mushroom sauce: Shrimp with enokitake (enoki mushrooms):

Freshly made gnocchi (potato-filled dumplings) with ground beef sauce at Pizza Italy off Soi Bukhao for 220 baht. This is a hearty dish perhaps better suited for snowy winter evenings than the tropical heat of Thailand, so fresh gnocchi is hard to find in Pattaya. Pizza Italy can also be find hard to find, or at least explain where it is. However, the map is NOT to scale. Pizza Italy is close to Soi 15 and much closer to Soi Diana than Pattaya Tai. Consistently good Italian food by an Italian chef at reasonable prices. Evil

Pakbungloyfah, which translates roughly as "flying greens" or "flying vegetables," lives up to its name on occasion. An extremely high heat is used to fry the greens, resulting in them catching fire. The content of the wok full of greens is tossed across 2nd Road for the amusement of guests and passers-by. The Pakbungloyfah branch near Walking Street is carrying on an old tradition: I took these pics back in February during Chinese New Year, but Pakbungloyfah has continued with the greens' tossing on an irregular basis since then. A few months ago, they seemed to

Yes, I was a typo. I corrected it. Thanks/ Evil

In some bars and restaurants, if food or a drink has been given to a customer, a manager/owner must approve the replacement or the cost is deducted from the waiter or waitress' salary. I have run into that situation several times. That's also the reason I didn't argue harder with the waitress over the 30-baht mistake on my bill. The chances of winning are small and even if you do win, it doesn't seem like much of a victory. However, if enforcers are involved, that says to me they acting on behalf of the management and it's impossible to win. The term clip joint comes to mind. I have

That's right, I made a mistake. It's 3 for 2. I have to say, though, that Craft Cottage should be avoided. According to a post on another board from a member I've met IRL, he was hassled over a bad glass of wine his companion ordered. The restaurant refused to replace it, so he wanted it taken off the bill. He was confronted by two men and even though he had been polite, the situation got threatening. He paid up, but will never return. Neither will I. Evil

Craft Cottage sits at the corner of Diana and LK Metro. It has craft beer as it specialty and "Good Food and Cold Beer" as its slogan. It has a fairly extensive menu of Western and Thai dishes, although the food doesn't come from its own kitchen but is prepared in the adjacent Lee's Diner. It's an attractive and comfortable place to have either a beer or a meal. If you don't mind sitting outdoors, it's a good place for watching the comings and goings along LK Metro. They have a lot of domestic and imported craft beer in bottles and cans, plus five on tap. It's not

Time for an update on Hachiban Ramen 8 in Tukcom. I did a longer review here, so I won't repeat the basics. A few days ago I had the cold noodles in a lemony sauce with Japanese roast pork, egg, shrimp, cucumber and ham, garnished with pickled ginger and a dab of mayonnaise. It was good at 98 baht. The lemon sauce was particularly tasty. Water cost 18 baht for a bottle, so the total bill was 116 baht. Yesterday I was back at Tukcom and tried a set meal at 155 baht for pork noodle soup, six pieces of gyoza and a glass of Coke. Again, it was good and quite

Tree Town bills itself as a "night life market" and is an eclectic collection of bars, restaurants, food and other stalls and even carnival rides for children. The stalls sell everything under the sun, from fried insects and tourist souvenir junk to clothes and household items. Tree Town isn't part of LK Metro, but is located on a fair-sized parcel of land on Soi Bukhao about 150 or 200 meters north of LK Metro. I have no idea what the possibilities are for P4P in Tree Town. There are a few bars which appear to have hostesses, but I think they are mainly aimed at Thais. Tree Tow

It was a "normal" size bottle of Asahi, not large. Evil

Akatsuki is a small Japanese restaurant in Tree Town, the "night life market" on Soi Bukhao about 200 meters north of LK Metro. The meal I had there was good and the price was low for what I got. If you are walking north on Soi Bukhao, turn left at the unnamed subsoi that forms Tree Town's southern border. Akatsuki is about three-quarters of the way down that subsoi on the right. Looking west from in front of Akatsuki: I ordered the tonkatsu meal for 180 baht. Tonkatsu is a breaded pork cutlet. It came with miso soup, a salad of the shredded cabbage that cu

Rinapp Ristorante is a small Italian restaurant on Soi 13/1 (Soi Yamato) between 2nd Road and Beach Road. I had the pasta alla puttanesca (whore's pasta) a couple of days ago, It was good but not great at 290 baht. I had a choice of pasta (linguine, penne or spaghetti) and I picked spaghetti. Several explanations exist as to why it's called whore's pasta. The most likely is that puttanesca is a quick and easy sauce invented by prostitutes who had only a short time to prepare meals between customers. Another explanation claims it got its name because the sauce "has everything in it."

I'm not a fan of Indian or U.K.-style curry, so I can't speak from personal experience as I almost never eat it. However, a U.K. friend who is a fan sings the praises of the curry at Kilkenny on LK Metro. I've never had it and probably won't, just relaying information. Evil

I can imagine it would have a very frightening effect on cholesterol levels. I just wonder how many people would even attempt it, much less finish it. Maybe this guy:

Hard to say, but at least 7,000 for the burger and 8,500 for the challenge meal including the two orders of fries and an order of onion rings. A double bacon cheeseburger at McD's has 1,130 calories (link), so 2.5 times that would be 2,825. Add the calories from the extra patties and slices of bacon and cheese and we're up to 7,000. A large order of fries or onion rings has about 500 calories each, so it increases to about 8,500 for the meal. The recommended daily intake of calories for males is 2,000. Evil

I had the planked pork tenderloin at Harry's on Soi Diana last night. It was very tasty and filling for 195 baht. It consisted of two pieces of tender pork on a bed of mixed vegetables and brown gravy surrounded by mashed potatoes. A grilled tomato, a piece of sweet corn, two bacon-wrapped spears of asparagus and bearnaise sauce were the other accompaniments. I've seen more attractive presentations of Swedish plankstek, but there was nothing wrong with the taste. Bottom line: I wouldn't hesitant to order it again. I'll also be back to try the version with imported Australian