Suriwong Road Walk - Soi Twilight - October 16, 2016

[TotallyOz]

I went out last night to eat at The Smokin' Pig. It was closed but still wanted ribs so I wanted to the rib place at the end of Suriwong.  As I walked, it was pretty errie.  The streets were quite and Soi Twilight was black and dark.  It was a very somber mood. 

 

After eating dinner at Roadhouse BBQ, we walked back to the Patpong Night Market and it was also very quiet.  First time I have been there in ages. But, I have never been there when things were this quite and walking down the isles and no one bumping into you.

 

On the BTS, the mood is very somber as well.  As foreigners, we need to respect their grief and being loud and partying right now is not acceptable. There were a few groups of foreigners that were very loud on the BTS, and they were getting stares and scolding eyes.  I was a bit embarrassed.

 

At Roadhouse, we were there for 1.5 hours.  No liquor sales allowed.  And, we were the only customers.  First time I have been there where I had the place to myself as well.

[vinapu]

where is Smoking Pig? I kind of recall the sign but can't place it in the topography. Is it place on corner of Suriwong and soi 6 , steps from Tawan ?

 

 

No surprise it was so quiet, I guess it should be for few days, after all He wasonly king most of Thai population ever knew but my bet is all will go back to normal in very few days. 

[TotallyOz]

Yes, you are right.  Not far from Tawan on the opposite side of street. It was a 10 min walk (max) to Roadhouse. 

[TMax]

where is Smoking Pig? I kind of recall the sign but can't place it in the topography. Is it place on corner of Suriwong and soi 6 , steps from Tawan ?

 

 

 

The one on the corner would be Baruza, or it used to be, I think The Smoking Pug is around the corner and across the street

[vinapu]

The one on the corner would be Baruza, or it used to be, I think The Smoking Pug is around the corner and across the street

thank you for a lead but it looks that both places are too sofisticated for me although I was dining once my boy Boy from Tawan at Baruza

[traveller123]

 Vinapu,  even as a Brit I can recommend The Smoking Pug.

It is only small but the owners are very friendly and there was a real nice atmosphere on the evening me and my partner ate there.

Its certainly not sophisticated I wish we were closer to Bangkok and able to visit it more often, and of course for you it is very close to your favourite place

[Guest ryanasia]

Thanks for the info. I haven't been further than 711 near my condo in the past four days. Passiondelivery and Foodpanda helped keep me alive during that period. 

[baobao]

The Smokin' Pug looks interesting, thanks... I'll try it next time I'm in town. It's not much of a walk from either the Chong Nonsi or the Sala Daeng BTS stations. The site says they're taking a few weeks off after the birth of a son. 

 

http://www.smokinpugbbq.com/

 

[i see this was covered in a thread I'd missed, but hopefully it's worth repeating]

[Alexx]

It should be said that there's no ban of alcohol sales as part of the mourning period, in case someone gets that impression from reading the OP. Yesterday was a Buddhist holiday, the end of the lent, that is a dry day.

[Guest ryanasia]

It should be said that there's no ban of alcohol sales as part of the mourning period, in case someone gets that impression from reading the OP. Yesterday was a Buddhist holiday, the end of the lent, that is a dry day.

 

Hmmm today wasn't a buddhist holiday so yes there was a short ban. Also at 711 the signs said no alcohol Oct 14-17 at midnight. So in the morning is the first time it has been sold since the 14th making a 4 day ban in reality. No that it matters now because it is over but to say there was no ban is not solid information. 

[TotallyOz]

It should be said that there's no ban of alcohol sales as part of the mourning period, in case someone gets that impression from reading the OP. Yesterday was a Buddhist holiday, the end of the lent, that is a dry day.

 

I went to The Roadhouse 2 days ago and they would sell no alcohol and the day before another restaurant the same.  So, it wasn't just one day. I don't drink, so it is easy for me. But, I was with friends who wanted a beer.  They understood and just got soda.

[Guest ryanasia]

I went to The Roadhouse 2 days ago and they would sell no alcohol and the day before another restaurant the same.  So, it wasn't just one day. I don't drink, so it is easy for me. But, I was with friends who wanted a beer.  They understood and just got soda.

 

I concur. The signs in 711 are still up now. They will resume alcohol sales at 11 am today. Lent happened to coincide with the ban. That's all.

[Guest ryanasia]

Beer is being sold again today so the drought is over. Any word on  the bar areas? 

[Alexx]

I went to The Roadhouse 2 days ago and they would sell no alcohol and the day before another restaurant the same.  So, it wasn't just one day. I don't drink, so it is easy for me. But, I was with friends who wanted a beer.  They understood and just got soda.

My point was that alcohol sales weren't banned as part of the mourning period. It was left to the individual businesses to decide when they considered selling alcohol appropriate. Some chose not to sell alcohol for a few days, while others did sell alcohol without breaking any law doing so. The End of the Buddhist Lent holiday (which fell on Sunday), on the other hand, comes with an alcohol sales ban. Not only this year.

[Guest ryanasia]

My point was that alcohol sales weren't banned as part of the mourning period. It was left to the individual businesses to decide when they considered selling alcohol appropriate. Some chose not to sell alcohol for a few days, while others did sell alcohol without breaking any law doing so. The End of the Buddhist Lent holiday (which fell on Sunday), on the other hand, comes with an alcohol sales ban. Not only this year.

 

I do believe 711 was told to stop the sales of alcohol rather than a voluntary move. It doesn't matter either way as the result was the same regardless of the motive. Mom and pop shops and other places always decide for themselves when to sell and will usually sell in spite of a ban. Red light areas were closed for a short period and this isn't in doubt. 

[dneimar]

A restaurant I went to during the 3-day period wasn't serving alcohol. They said the police came around and told them not to serve (but the bar down the block was open and serving). So even if there was no official ban, I guess some businesses were told not to (or didn't pay off the police enough or something).

[ggobkk]

Had dinner at Roadhouse BBQ with three friends, we were the only customers when we arrived, while we were there, and no one was coming in when we left after an hour.  Alcohol was served (to me) the Thais in the group declined alcohol.  I walked along Suriwong and went to Soi Twilight on the 19th.  Mourning black is the prevalent color in a shirt, a dress, or a black ribbon worn on a white shirt.  This was a Wednesday, not too crowded  and foot traffic flowed fairly well.  Soi Twilight seemed like an airless balloon, the touts were really pushing to get folks into the shows...not many takers.  Not much foot traffic.  The Patpong night market was active but when I backed away from a price, the vendor cut the cost without  argument.  Some of the boys told me that shows had few attending and fewer offs.  One decided to just go home until the mourning period was over (30 days?).