Isaan Restaurants

[LolaBeltran]

Jeeny . .that is exactly the one I was adding to the list.
Good food, good prices and close to the Mall.

[drcjslater]

On the main road by soi 134. Been twice with Thai friends. Very good. There is a large statue of a chicken outside. No English menu so practice your Thai. Cold beer

Crazy 88

this forum wouldn't let me read your "private message".....you can try me at drcjslater@AOL if you would .com of course....thank you

[hhfarang]

Seb Neur, about 200 meters south of the railway station is the best we've found in town.

hhfarang, we tried to find this place last week but couldn't see it. Which side of the road is it on? Is it between Kim's Kitchen and the station or further on? Don't suppose you know what soi it's near?

Probably me just not looking properly but any help appreciated.

Thanks.

It's on the same side as the RR station just a little way down the street headed south (not nearly as far as Kims and on the other side). There is a dirt parking area (best to park there) and then the shops start with a couple of small bars or clothes shops (they change frequently). Immediately after that is a fairly large, open air, Thai restaurant. The sign out front says "Seb Neur Kalisin" restaurant in English.

OK, now I understand the confusion. I was just at Seb Neur and their English sign is gone. They have two (elevated) signs in Thai but they used to have one of those "A" frame wooden folding placards out front with the name in English. Anyway. If you head south from the train station looking at the shops on the track side it is the first open air Thai restaurant you come to. They now have one of those plastic or plaster chickens about a meter tall where the sign used to be so you can look for that. (speaking of chickens, try the herb fried chicken wings. Yumm!)

[KateB]

Thanks Usual Suspect and hhfarang for the recommendations and directions - definitely going to seek out those herb fried chicken wings from the big plastic chicken place (thought I would have noticed a metre tall plastic chicken but there you go....)
Cheers all!

[Sparky]

Seb Neur, about 200 meters south of the railway station is the best we've found in town.

hhfarang, we tried to find this place last week but couldn't see it. Which side of the road is it on? Is it between Kim's Kitchen and the station or further on? Don't suppose you know what soi it's near?

Probably me just not looking properly but any help appreciated.

Thanks.

It's on the same side as the RR station just a little way down the street headed south (not nearly as far as Kims and on the other side). There is a dirt parking area (best to park there) and then the shops start with a couple of small bars or clothes shops (they change frequently). Immediately after that is a fairly large, open air, Thai restaurant. The sign out front says "Seb Neur Kalisin" restaurant in English.

OK, now I understand the confusion. I was just at Seb Neur and their English sign is gone. They have two (elevated) signs in Thai but they used to have one of those "A" frame wooden folding placards out front with the name in English. Anyway. If you head south from the train station looking at the shops on the track side it is the first open air Thai restaurant you come to. They now have one of those plastic or plaster chickens about a meter tall where the sign used to be so you can look for that. (speaking of chickens, try the herb fried chicken wings. Yumm!)

Thanks once again hhfarang, We'll check it out tonight.

cheers

[TimandT]

I hope I got the correct one

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[hhfarang]

That's the place, though I've never seen the chicken wearing a sign. In the first photo, the kitchen/cashier is on the right and the actual seating area of the restaurant is out of the picture on the left. I'm no Issan food expert as I like most Thai food I've ever eaten, but my missus and her friends who go to lunch at different places claim this is the best for that type of food. I've tried several dishes and they've all been good (and I always get those wings as an appetizer/munchie!)

[TimandT]

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[Sparky]

Hi All,

Thanks for the help on this, went to Seb Neur Wednesday and the place is really good, friendly staff, clean place and the food is great. HHfarang thanks for the directions that even I couldn't fail to follow.

This place will be a regular haunt for us. Will check out the one opposite Big Kiang next.

[STEVE G]

Actually, now I see the pictures above, I see that we've been to that restaurant a few times and the food is pretty good. To be honest, we eat in places like this every day when I'm in Thailand but the main problem I have with giving recommendations is that seeing as my partner is the expert on Thai food, I rarely know either what they're called or sometimes even what I've ordered!

[KateB]

Have finally been to Seb Neur - and loved it - thanks for the pointers. Tried a few dishes including the herby fried chicken wings which were indeed fab - though I must make an effort to try different stuff from the menu next time and not just sit there ploughing through baskets of them and drinking Singha which is very tempting....
Cheers!

[hhfarang]

Try the laab pladook or laab phet (ground spicy catfish or ground spicy duck) with sticky rice. Had some of each yesterday and they were very good if you like that sort of dish, but yes, it is easy to just drink beer and down two or three baskets of those wings!

[STEVE G]

What I really enjoy in these local type restaurants is to go with a group of people, let the Thais loose on the menu to fill the table with food and then tuck into whatever takes your fancy. To me it's much more fun than doing it the Western way where you just choose one dish for yourself and you get to try so many different things.

[hhfarang]

^ Yes, we do that whenever relatives or friends come to visit from Issan. The only problem is they usually order one of just about everything on the menu (lots of food is wasted as they order way too much) and I end up paying.

[Nereus]

^ ............................... and I end up paying.

And that`s your proper place. Thought you knew that by now!