American food in Udon Thani.

[Aardvark]

[fredwilliams]

I thought Sal's 'California Cafe' was great and I really wish that someone else would take the initiative and offer up some Mexican and corned beef fayre!

[papaguido]

I thought Sal's 'California Cafe' was great and I really wish that someone else would take the initiative and offer up some Mexican and corned beef fayre!

You can get tacos at Station Cafe (or something like that) next door to D-corner by rail road station. Tacos aren't authentic, but tasty and at a good value, 49bt.

[polehawk]

I'd love to see a classic American Diner in Udon, with lots of chrome fittings, and neon signs.
The Skyliners "Since I don't have you" coming from the 1950's jukebox.
Hickory smoked bacon, and a choice of how you want your eggs cooked.
All we need is an eccentric millionaire with vision, to come along and build it.
The nearest equivalent I have seen in Thailand, is the one in Foodland on Bangkok's Soi 5 Sukhumvit.

Reminds me of a favorite diner in Pompano Beach FL called Ronnie B's with the chrome fittings, black and white tiles, juke box, burgers and milk shakes. http://local.yahoo.com/info-14212355-ro ... pano-beach Sadly, the place was a victim of the times and now closed. Can still hear that tune from the '50s though:

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I think the eccentric rich guys here have spent all their money on houses, cars and tilac's family misfortunes/water buffalo but will check out that Foodland lunch counter.

[fredwilliams]

I had a decent steak at TJ's a few months ago.

And I've seen them throw out old stock before, which is why I always order my burgers rare there.

I just wish they'd bring their beef stew and hot buttered roll back!

[Ray.Charles]

I too like the Foodland (soi 5, off Sukumvit) counter eating. Good place for people watching also; but the mix have been changing not for the better.

[RLTrader]

American food in Udon Thani.

Best to make your own. For vegetables/fruits any of the open markets or Tesco, CarreFour.

For meat: beef - Thai Beef (select your cut and watch it being cut) as good as anything I have gotten at a Keorger, FoodLion, or any of the other US supermarkets. For hamburger - need to grind your own. Sometimes Tesco or CarreFour has some small packages of ground beef, and if you are lucky its not 3 days old and looking like its already cooked.

chicken - Tesco pork - I guess Tesco, but have not found any that tasty, but then again not a pork fan.

There are a few Thai restaurants where one can get potatoes, vegetables, with either pork, fish, or chicken, or even a combo with all three, for a very reasonable price. Then of course you can get some sort of English mess of who knows what, for a steep price.

[fredwilliams]

TESCO = T.E.S.COhen.

Take it from a Limey! :LOL:

[BobHelm]

chicken - Tesco pork - I guess Tesco, but have not found any that tasty, but then again not a pork fan.

I will say that I have never tried the Thai-French variety beef (YET !), but I have always been disappointed with the product from the Supermarkets. Even the frozen imported stuff is often far too thinly cut for my liking & the local stuff takes more eating than I am willing to commit to.
I must admit that I am a bit of a pork fan RL so I have not worried about the lack of beef that much.
The Thai markets is undoubtedly the best place to buy if you want minced pork, as they will mince the piece while you wait.
I always found the minced pork in Tesco's to be rather 'wet' in consistancy & would certainly buy in Big C before there.

[RLTrader]

You should try Thai Beef, around 11AM to say 1PM on a Thursday, a man is usually working and cutting stuff up for other business's I think. He seems to know what would make me happy and you can always get any thickness at any time.

About 6 years ago, got a nice looking steak at Tops, but it was like eating my shoe and I bet it tasted the same. Big C is the other side of town for me, so only go when going to Makro.

Don't know if it is still there, but for pork there was a place across from the air base on the left with a pig in the sky which had better pork, bacon..... I have not gone in a long time, for a lot of times they had nothing and its out of the way for me.

Pork at the market just might be better, but turned off by the flies. Next time the wife goes, might have her try. For minced pork, get that from local shop, cooked, hot, with sticky rice, great with a few leo's.

[papaguido]

You should try Thai Beef, around 11AM to say 1PM on a Thursday, a man is usually working and cutting stuff up for other business's I think. He seems to know what would make me happy and you can always get any thickness at any time.

About 6 years ago, got a nice looking steak at Tops, but it was like eating my shoe and I bet it tasted the same. Big C is the other side of town for me, so only go when going to Makro.

Don't know if it is still there, but for pork there was a place across from the air base on the left with a pig in the sky which had better pork, bacon..... I have not gone in a long time, for a lot of times they had nothing and its out of the way for me.

Pork at the market just might be better, but turned off by the flies. Next time the wife goes, might have her try. For minced pork, get that from local shop, cooked, hot, with sticky rice, great with a few leo's.

Most the time I get my pork/chicken meat from the Tesabahn morning market. I go early and I have never encountered any flies on the meats, but I have driven past other open air markets later in the day and have witnessed fly infested meat products. I don't shop at Tesco and I've had bad luck with Big C, meat starts to smell after a day or two, even after I put in the refrigerator.

[RLTrader]

FISH

For fish, you can't get any fresher than live at the market and if you want it filleted, just ask, they do a fairly good job, like in the States, just check it and pull out the few bones.
Too hot to be running the oven, so don't do that this time of year. There is a night market the wife calls and then picks up the already cooked whole fish with all the stuff that comes with it. Seems to be about the same price as buying at the market uncooked.

When Carrefour first opened they had some nice Salmon Steaks and the price was right, now the price has doubled and so, they don't sell much. Buying fish is not my forte.

[RLTrader]

I don't shop at Tesco and I've had bad luck with Big C, meat starts to smell after a day or two, even after I put in the refrigerator.

Ya, have also noticed that (starts to smell) from Tesco. So only buy for the day or next, never longer. And like I said, pork never seems to have a good taste. Why, maybe just me. OR Maybe thats why Thai's make it super HOT, when your mouth is burning up, you don't think about the taste.

Oh, I have found that when I have apple sauce with it, everything is fine. But apples are to expensive these days.

[jackspratt]

TESCO = T.E.S.COhen.

Take it from a Limey! :LOL:

Tesco plc is a British international grocery and general merchandising retail chain headquartered in the Tesco House in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. It is the UK's largest supermarket chain.

The chain was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919. The brand first appeared after Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell and he used those initials and added the first two letters of his own surname.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco

[fredwilliams]

I will say that I have never tried the Thai-French variety beef

The fillet is very good, IMHO.

[helen82]

652 is a great value for food and drink. Excellent American and Thai food, free pool table, open air setting, on Nong Bua rd, easy to find by baht bus if not having transportation, actually walking distance from downtown area.

Some of my favorites, best burgers in town, pork chop steak, liver and onions (get good reviews, but not my thing), ribs, are my usual yank food order. Thai food, well, it's all good and all inexpensive. If you don't see it, she can probably do it, spiced up like it should, or any way you want.

James and Nok are pleasant host, and has a local feel to it, along with great non intrusive background music, just request any artist, and he's probably got it. pics on a couple sets on flickr below and facebook

Non beer bar/bar girl venue, if looking for drunks and prostitutes, look elsewhere.

best burgers in town, pork chop steak, Thai food
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# Address: Nong Bua road, walking distance
# Phone: 0828424786
# Directions: walking distance from downtown, or baht bus, 40 baht tuk tuk

[trubrit]

Helen . You might be a little out of date. I met Nok working in a hairdressers in the town center last week and she said she is now separated from her ex husband and certainly isn't doing the cooking there anymore .Don't know if he might have got a new cook though .

[Texpat]

I met Nok working in a hairdressers in the town center last week...

Did you get a perm or your nails done?

[trubrit]

I met Nok working in a hairdressers in the town center last week...

Did you get a perm or your nails done?

Perm, perm? Oh Tex , you are so yesterday. Today's man wouldn't be seen with a perm. I go there for a hair wax and steam, and my natural colored platinum hair highlighted by the L'Oreal trained male stylist who has just started working there .As for the style . I prefer it scissored cut to a fairly short length both back and sides .I don't know how much hair you have left but if you want to try , its located next door but one to Fuzzy Kens, who I understand does a nice hamburger . He also knows a thing or two about hairstyles .

[papaguido]

its located next door but one to Fuzzy Kens, who I understand does a nice hamburger . He also knows a thing or two about hairstyles .

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