Well, about a month after the fact ….

Dinner last night at a new Thai restaurant on Lockhart Road, smack dab in the middle of the go-go bars, but clearly aimed towards patrons of those establishments. The place is called NaNa Banana – which I imaging was deliberately chosen to make frequent Bangkok visitors think of Soi Nana and Nana Plaza.

It’s a bright clean spot with big LCD TVs on the walls showing sports. More to the point, all of the waitresses are female, Thai, friendly, wearing miniskirts and boots. Pretty much everyone eating there was male – and actually very few people were eating, most were just drinking.

We tried three dishes and all were just okay – I think my mistake was asking for them to be prepared just a little spicy and perhaps if I’d gone for full-on they might have tasted more authentic. The king prawns were over cooked and the khao klik kapi didn’t have as many side things on the plate as you get elsewhere. In general, I’d say if Thai food’s your thing and you’re on that street, you’re better off going to Thai Hut or Thai Farmer.

On the other hand, I’m fully supportive of anything that opens along that stretch that isn’t a go-go bar, so I hope they make it. I don’t mind the girls sitting outside the clubs in their tiny little outfits (duh) but I hate when the mama-sans come running over and grab you by the arm and try to drag you in. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t walk down that street if I’m alone.
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In the US, the Dark Knight DVD sold 3 million copies on its first day of release. That includes 600,000 copies on Blu-Ray. This more than doubles the record set by Iron Man, which sold 250,000 Blu-Ray discs on its first day of release. After reading this last night, I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in months.

Hongkie Town
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