{"id":991,"date":"2007-02-11T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-11T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawrencem94.sg-host.com\/?p=991"},"modified":"2007-02-11T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-11T18:41:00","slug":"o-happy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"O Happy Day……"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to Bangkok Pavilion <\/a>last week for lunch; they have a Thai buffet & it was quite tasty. (Thom Yum soup from heaven!) So the Wo & I decided to give their weekend lunch buffet a go, and boy howdy, were we ever delighted. It was like going home. We walked in the door & I immediately spotted one of the women from the now-defunct (but dearly loved) Thai 2000. (Previous adoring posts on Thai 2000 can be found here<\/a>, here <\/a>and here<\/a>.) Sure enough, the sisters from Thai 2000 were there, and this was the first weekend the restaurant was trying out the authentic brunch. <\/p>\n

We almost fell over from the sheer happiness of it all. James kept asking me if I knew and was keeping it as a surprise. (Nope!) <\/p>\n

I will say that the food had less spice, and that will probably help it appeal to a wider contingency. They have all the spice condiments so you can make your own degree of heat, which is nice. I was actually able to eat two bowls of Chicken Curry Soup, and before could only get through half a bowl, due to the amount of flaming hot spice in it. I had the traditional pork-noodle appetizer, and one of the workers told me I was eating it just like an authentic Thai person would. (With a spoon. Go me!) By the time we left, the place was hopping, skewing heavily to an Asian dining population, which again, is usually a good sign. The service was excellent, and I know we’ll be going back again soon. It was great to discover it this weekend – and the added bonus being, it’s like, 8 miles closer than Thai 2000 was!<\/p>\n

Of course, we’ll continue to support our local Thai restaurant (Thai House<\/a>) ; I’m now on a first-name basis with the chef there, and when I call in my order I make sure she’s the one making my Red Curry Beef. They hired an additional cook a while back, and whoever they are, they don’t make it like Penny does. I declared myself the “Prime Minister of Thai Food” to James, as I was bloviating about the Red Curry Situation a few weeks ago, and kudos to the owners for listening to me when I brought it up. James pointed out that title IS self-appointed. However, I do think I’ve earned it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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