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You nailed it.Thai authorities at the national level are showing bar owners, Thai and farang, who's the real boss. It doesn't matter what arrangements the bar owners have made with the local and provincial authorities, it's the big boys in Bangkok who are calling the shots. The edicts of Chinese emperors ended with the words, "Hear and obey tremblingly." That's in essence what the central Thai authorities are saying to bar owners these days. Evil

My Internet connection collapsed in the middle of my previous post and only about half of it reached the board. It took the techs a day to straighten the problem out and I've filled in the gaps, mostly missing pics. Sorry for the fractured early version. Inconsistency is the hobgoblin of almost all restaurants in Pattaya, not just the small ones. A restaurant that serves up great food one day can be way off the mark the next day. That generally has to do with who's in the kitchen- the regular chef or cook or a substitute. A big, big problem is that a lot of Thai cooks don't know how fa

Casa Pascal offers the best breakfast buffet in its price class in central Pattaya. It is located just off 2nd Road near The Avenue and across from Royal Garden Plaza. Eggs and breakfast meats are cooked to order at an outdoor grill and fry station. The choices include steaky and back bacon; marinated chicken; ham; sausage and marinated pork. Inside, there's an outstanding selection of freshly baked breads ... along with cold cuts; a small salad bar fruits; pickled and smoked herring; cheese; Asian and Western hot di

Did any of the girls you sat with in Pattaya go go bars quote you such prices (4,000-5,000 all night) to your face or are you repeating what you've heard and read? If you were quoted 4,000-5,000 baht by a girl, in which bar did that happen? The reason I ask is that these prices are indicative of the high end of the range for Pattaya go go girls. A BF of 1,500 baht usually means you're trying to BF a 10-day coyote dancer before midnight and 4,000-5,000 baht is what some of the most popular girls would ask. Were you trying to BF La La or one of her friends? These girls are

I know it was closed Sunday because they were working on the kitchen, but it was supposed to be open again today. Last week they ran into a real hassle as half the kitchen equipment intended for The Bite got stolen. The spelling mistakes are probably down to a Thai staffer's difficulties with English. Evil

I had dinner last night at The Bite, which is the reincarnated Bite Me! on the same premises near the corner of Third Road and Soi Lengkee. I had one of the two daily specials- escalope of chicken with a four-cheese and mozzarella sauce and sauteed potatoes and a garden salad on the side for 245 baht. Basically, it was a chicken cutlet topped with cheese, grape tomatoes and herbs. This was the pic on The Bite's Facebook page ... and this is how it looked when it can down in front of me: The boneless cutlet was tender and moist, although the cheese topping was a bit bland.

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This is a bit of a double post, but I think it is justified in that everyone may look for information about the reincarnated Bite Me in the other thread. Good news! I plan on visiting tomorrow for the soft opening. It's still the same location on Third Road near the intersection with Soi Lengkee, but under the name The Bite. That's an improvement to start with. Evil

Yes, Bite Me used multiple social media outlets to advertise its specials. That was a good move, as not everyone uses FB, BUT, Bite Me also got a lot of criticism for "spamming." That is an absurd accusation, considering the posts were always informative. The good news is, the menu is back at the old Third Road location under the name "The Bite." If everything goes as planned, I'll pay a visit tomorrow. Evil

Some details about the party at Sexy in the City, lifted from another board: It's our annual 4th of July party, always one of our biggest events! Featuring: -Bar Decorated in USA colors and Flags for this day -All the girls dressed in USA dresses and colors -American Style BBQ at 6PM featuring Burgers, Hot Dogs and American style sandwiches along with many American favorites -This day only, Budweiser Beer to bring back the feel of home available while supplies last ... -Limbo Competition with the girls, always a lot of fun to see -Free Shot with first drink for all military veterans -B

Coop at Chik N Coop bar will be starting his annual BBQ and July 4th party at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Sexy in the City on Soi 6 will also be having a Independence Day party. To everyone, everywhere, who is celebrating the Glorious Fourth, stay safe and have fun! Evil

There's more to worry about in PI than bar raids: Philippines Becomes Hotbed For ISIS Activity As Foreign Jihadis Join The Fight That's some heavy-duty stuff going on in Mindanao: Gov't to halt Marawi offensives for 8 hours to observe end of Ramadan "Some 300 people have been killed while tens of thousands were displaced by a month of fighting between government troops and Maute extremists in the southern lakeside city. The government has declared a national holiday on Monday for Eid'l Fitr, the official end of the month-long fast. Adiong said around 300 civilians were still tra

The only people who could answer that are Thais in positions of authority and I doubt even they know at this point. According to a post on another board, out-of-town heavy weights are behind the latest crackdown and i's not a local effort. Another theory is that bar owners haven't heeded warnings about the way girls are clothed and act outside the bars and this is a way of showing them who's boss. A corollary to that theory says some influential Thai voices want laws and regulations to be followed and that includes no sale of alcohol in bars before 6.00 p.m. But if history is any guide

It's still running, but you can't buy tickets on line. You can, however, reserve a seat by phone from 15 days in advance to an hour before departure. Details here: How to Booking. The ferries have over 300 seats and very few passengers, so there's virtually no chance they will be sold out on the date you want. I haven't yet taken the ferry myself because a friend told his journey had been extremely rough in one direction (to Hua Hin) and just rough in the other. He hadn't thought to get motion sickness pills for the way over and spent 1.5 hours of the two-hour crossing puking in the

Coolidge was most famous for his answer to a beautiful young lady at a White House reception. She told Coolidge she had made a bet with her friends that she could coax the President to say more than two words. "You lose," was Coolidge's answer. In terms of what I'm reading now, I'm almost finished with Embassy to the Eastern courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat by Edmund Roberts and published in 1837. It's an account of a three-year voyage to Asia and the Middle East to establish diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cochin-China (Vietnam), Siam and Muscat. It's fascinating to

It was the leg and thigh, which in the U.S. is considered a quarter chicken. I had one of the pieces and my dining companion had the rest as she isn't a big fan of lamb, but liked the korma. Evil

The Web site says he was the chef at Country Favorites for four years. Evil

I ordered delivery from Naando's Indian Restaurant on 3rd Road around the corner from Soi Lengkee. It opened recently in the premises formerly occupied by Bite Me! I opted for delivery because the TG visiting me didn't feel like going out to eat. She really likes Indian food, so Naando's was a logical choice. The chef at Naando had been the chef at Country Favorites. I had never eaten there, but I know its food had gotten high marks from others. Here's what we decided on, with the descriptions and prices taken from the online menu: Tandoori Chicken – half (chicken marinated in yoghu

I believe that the law states only rooms in establishments licensed as hotels can be rented out for less than a month. Anyone who rents out a condo or two for less than a month is in violation of Thai law, but as you note, the law isn't vigorously enforced. I was thinking it wouldn't be hard for the condo associations to make and enforce their own rules against ST rentals. The explanation I have heard as to why this isn't done is that it would drive property values down, especially in buildings where owners have bought condos for the purpose of renting them out for income. It's not easy

I moved out of View Talay 6 after a year because of all the hassle with short-stay guests who rented through Airbnb. The condo next to mine was rented out on that basis and one night a very drunk Russian mistook my door for his and tried to kick it in when his key wouldn't work. Because of earlier incidents with blaring loud music in the middle of the night, I had the direct number to the building's security guards, but they didn't get to my floor fast enough to make a difference. The noise finally aroused the other two guys who were staying with him next door and they dragged him inside.

In all the hundreds of visits I've made to go go bars in Bangkok and Pattaya, I've only seen one violent incident in a go go bar and that was after the farang manager had tried through conversation for 30 minutes to get the customer to leave. The customer had fallen in love with one of the girls, but she didn't want to speak with him. However, the customer wouldn't leave and in the end, the manager and door staff swarmed him and literally carried him out, with him thrashing wildly the whole time. Even then, he wasn't beaten. I believe the bad rep for some bars came through incidents in

Has it been confirmed that Pattaya Pete has sold PBG? If so, who are the new owners? I must admit, it's been a long time since I've eaten at PBG because of discouraging reports about the food there. Evil

In the past, the management of Bite Me didn't miss a beat in using the punter boards and social media to keep customers informed. I strongly doubt they would open a re-incarnated Bite Me without extensive promotion on the Internet. Things can get well rowdy at Retox on Soi Lengkee on game nights and Retox Xtra could be a way of offering the same Retox products and prices in less enthusiastic surroundings as well as reducing crowding. It's also possible there may be other plans for it in the future, depending on how things work out for the other Retox places. Evil

Their style of slapping (it ain't fighting) tells me they don't have experience from street confrontations. It also meant none of the participants got badly injured. Contrast that with the Songkran video of the passenger in a car who beat up and knocked unconscious a defenseless older man on Pattaya Klang. Maybe it was a "Buy 1, get 1 free deal" deal. However , it isn't unusual to see members of the same club, association, group, etc. wearing identical shirts. Think sports fans on a game day. It does remind me from an experience during my university years many years ago. On weeken