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Khao Tom Fifty Fifth (a.k.a. 55 Pochana)
Khao tom means rice soup in Thais, and khao tom shop usually serves up spicy Thai salad and Thai-Chinese dishes to go with the rice soup (or plain rice) and a bottle of chilled beer.
55 Pochana is sitting on the mouth of Soi Thonglor, on Sukhumvit Road toward Ekamai. I have no idea when was this busy and famous (at least in the high-so Thonglor community) shop house style khao tom eatery opened for the first day and how it earns the heart of Thonglor queens and clubbers. At least I am one of the 55 Pochana regular for 15 years, at that time I 'roamed' and later lived in the area. My regular visiting hour was 1am to do my supper with a friend, who just finished his duty in the hotel. At 1am, sometimes we couldn't grasp our table if we were being slow and polite. This devil khao tom eatery was packed from 7pm until they close at 4am. Simply because the food is good and the price is right.
Last week, I placed 55 Pochana a revisit. The shop is still that popular despite of the economic downturn, packed with patrons from the neighborhood. Servers are still quite laid back. Owner is still coughing toward patrons while they asked for the bill. The food, authentic and those yum (Thai salad) and tom (spicy soup) that burn your tongue, still serves with good quality.
During the dinner we ordered seven dishes. Started with Yum Hoy Krang (spicy Thai salad with herbs and slightly cooked cockles), and Or-Suan (sizzling pan fried oysters with flour and eggs). The cockles were fresh and the yum tasted fiery hot enough! Followed were Tom Kom (spicy soup with local herbs and prawn) and Stir-fried Clam in spicy Holy Basil and Chilies; both of them pungent hot and ultra aroi (delicious). To go with a dish of Seafood Fried Rice, we preferred the simple Stir-fried Morning Glory and Steam Eggs; and both were satisfying. The bill, at Baht 640, good value!
Khao Tom Fifty Fifth ****
Sukhumvit Road, corner of Soi Thonglor
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.391.2021
Open daily 7pm - 4 am
Pay (food only for two): around THB 600
* Both air-conditioning dining room and sidewalk sitting are available.
24 comments:
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Thaiclub is on a vacation that is very tiring and exhauting. He may need another vacation to recover this vacation.
His vacation may mean work. Stay tuned.
Hello! Welcome back. Missed your updates... Hope you had a nice time vacationing.
Thaisclub is taking another vacation for the next 2 weeks since his good friends marching
in again.
Yes, TC is now much occupied with various missions (but not impossible).
hahaha thanks for support will c u guys soon
Yes I can read this blog too at work.
From,
Patty Annie Mo
TC needs another vacation to recover his recent vacation.
I like Thonglor a lot although this area is more expensive.
I can stay here for few days by myself without going to other places.
I heard Thonglor is for Western people to stay. It is like Lan Kwai Fong in HK.
Mi
Yes this is the best place of BKK for foreigners since they can understad English here.
hahaha u only require them understanding decent EN
This place looks better than the previous one on top of the river. At least I know I don't need to swim when I eat.
Hi TC,
How come no CHAN JOY YUE in your post yet> I wanted to show Rosemary Yang and Timothy Wei this small but superb Chinatown eatery.
SS
sorry SS the month of August and September r reserved for posts on Thai restaurants with spicy dishes as too many friends complain they don't c enough such reviews
for Chan Joy Yue 陳再裕酒家, pls kindly make use of the tag provided on the left hand side of this blog, click on Chinese cuisine (20), then ur browser will be redirected to the Chinese cuisine posts, on that page, scroll down and look for Tang Jai You Restaurant, that's what u r looking for
if too complicated, simply type thaisclub Tang Jai You Bangkok Amazing Gourmet in Google search, it works too!
click link or copy and paste:
http://thaisclub.blogspot.com/search/label/Chinese%20cuisine
Thank you T C. I will delegate this task to Rosemary.
I assume 55 Pochana is on Street Thonglor but not Thonglor community right? As I did not notice this at the Thonglor(community) I knew of.
the answer is in the post and 55 address :)
TC
Don't worry, if they like I can bring them to Tang Jai You (Chen Joy Yue). Make sure they love roasted suckling pig and baked taro rice! Of course, not to be missed shall be the baked crab claw on glass noodle, and steam crab with rich roe.
MIKE
I recall this night time eating-out places are highly recommended by TC and I tried a few times. Pretty good but it's quite crowded; so you need some patience.
FYI, my local Thai friends need to move out of Thonglor/Ekkamai due to the growing restaurant/commercial activities. It's really interesting to see how this place was once "hip" with the 2 main designers' brands back in the 90's, but then developed into a big area of various things taking place.
strange that Thonglo is a hiso area for the locals (before it invades by foreigners), but Thai restaurants there not too many outstanding one (or my taste buds not working well); maybe Thai people like to drive a few (hundred) miles to eat?
maybe those hi-so prefer foreign food.. :)
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