Teraoka Gyoza in Central Festival

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

 

Teraoka Gyoza is an informal Japanese restaurant on the lower level of Central Festival that specializes in gyoza (fried dumplings, aka pot stickers). It also offers ramen (noodle) dishes and a few other Japanese standards. It may not be the best place in town for Japanese food, but it is a reasonable option if you just want Japanese-style gyoza or ramen.

 

The Central Festival branch is one of several Teraoka Gyoza restaurants in Thailand. It is a joint venture between Thai entrepreneurs and Yuichi Teraoka, a champion gyoza chef whose image festoons the restaurant. He is noted not only for traditional gyoza but modernized "fusion" variations that use Western ingredients like mozzarella cheese. He even came up with a dessert gyoza.

 

 

I recently tried their current special, tonkatsu, for 159 baht, including your choice of soft drink or water. Konkatsu is a deep-fried cutlet of pork, but this was the gyoza version.

 

 

 

It was served with shredded cabbage, the customary accompaniment to tonkatsu.

 

 

Pork-filled dumplings, nicely deep-fried.

 

 

Teraoka Gyoza also has various combination meals, mostly under 300 baht. I'm running out of time, so I'll run the pics and add more text in an update.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 2017 by Evil Penevil

[MM 6,562]

That's the only restaurant I eat at in Central lower floor (ground or basement, I can never remember).

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

That's the only restaurant I eat at in Central lower floor (ground or basement, I can never remember).

 

Now that I think of it, it's the only one I eat at, too, although I did try the food court a couple of times in years past. The buttons on the elevators in Central are labeled "G" for ground.

 

Evil

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I ate in a Japanese restaurant in Central once. Is there (was there) another one on a higher floor?

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

I ate in a Japanese restaurant in Central once. Is there (was there) another one on a higher floor?

 

There are at least eight on the higher levels- Fuiji, Oishi, Shabushi, Zen, Hajime (the robot restaurant), Hachiban and a couple more.

 

Evil

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

 

There are at least eight on the higher levels- Fuiji, Oishi, Shabushi, Zen, Hajime (the robot restaurant), Hachiban and a couple more.

 

Evil

 

Wow, now not sure which it was. I had no idea there were so many.

 

I will try Teraoka Gyoza in January. The food looks excellent.

[MM 6,562]

 

Now that I think of it, it's the only one I eat at, too, although I did try the food court a couple of times in years past. The buttons on the elevators in Central are labeled "G" for ground.

 

Evil

I usually come by motorbike so I lose track of which floor. It seems like a basement floor, because at either end, the beach or second Road, you have to go up stairs to get to the ground level (I think).

 

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[Evil Penevil 7,628]

I usually come by motorbike so I lose track of which floor. It seems like a basement floor, because at either end, the beach or second Road, you have to go up stairs to get to the ground level (I think).

 

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Yes, it is indeed below ground level, but they don't call it basement. I have a vague memory pf reading somewhere that U.S. retail outlets don't use the word "basement" for levels below ground because some customers will avoid it because they think it's a utility or storage area. There is also a negative association with "bargain basement."

 

Evil

[atlas2 4,329]

 

Yes, it is indeed below ground level, but they don't call it basement. I have a vague memory pf reading somewhere that U.S. retail outlets don't use the word "basement" for levels below ground because some customers will avoid it because they think it's a utility or storage area. There is also a negative association with "bargain basement."

 

Evil

 

 

Though nothing base is meant.

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Though nothing base is meant.

GROAN!!

[Odense 498]

Bargain basement prices would be good - more for the customers than the shops though ☺

 

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