smokie36 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Visited this Mexican restaurant last night on Sukhumvit Soi 23 with some mixed results. First we tried the pork carnitas tacos which was decent enough and served in a corn style taco with four different salsas to choose from. I think I picked the mildest one and found the dish rather bland really...although it picked up when I added a slightly hotter variety the carnitas wasn't really begging me to eat more. So we moved on and tried their homemade chorizo tacos which is in a flour tortilla style taco....and what a difference! Absolutely the best I've had in Bangkok....not greasy at all...well spiced and utterly moreish. A hot smoky salsa to accompany it (to be fair this was available with any dish) was my choice and it blew the steam out of my ears.....highly recommend this dish. As a frequent advocate of La Monita I have to say give this place a try....I will be and hopefully add another couple of dishes to this list soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language. If you haven't been and tried the food...in particular the dish I mentioned then you are clueless really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language. Which is why I really appreciate when someone finds something good and posts about it. Thanks, Smokie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 edit : double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 agree, for mexican I give it a ( 7 out of 10 ) .... food good .... small quaint place. I have eaten more mexican than most here, years ago there use to be Marie's in the back of soi 23 ... it wasn't bad. Then there's La Fiesta over silom way which is quite good, Coyotes franchise is tasty and good variety. Many have come and gone .... There is one yet to try located right at the end of soi 18 .... the very last shop on the left hand side. Will try soon and advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOFphon Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Mexican food stand in W district, suk..soi 71. Decent tacos and burritoes. No real salsa choice or side dishes. Zambreo mexican in Central World, way in the back near Toy are Us. Really good tacos with choices of salsa. Burritoes look good, but haven't tried. I'd add a google placemark, but can't figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language. Charlie Browns round the corner from Cheap Charlie's does excellent Tex-Mex. They now have a mobile Taco-truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language.Charlie Browns round the corner from Cheap Charlie's does excellent Tex-Mex. They now have a mobile Taco-truck. Charley Browns serves the kind of stuff we get in the UK. OK if that's your thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 They dont do Mexican here well at all. It's like a foreign language.Charlie Browns round the corner from Cheap Charlie's does excellent Tex-Mex. They now have a mobile Taco-truck. Charley Browns serves the kind of stuff we get in the UK. OK if that's your thing. Warm, flat beer and boiled meat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutman360 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Really folks? I am a little speechless over the positive reviews I read for some of these Bangkok Mexican restaurants. Please get out more. Maybe a nice trip to southern California or Texas would do you some good if you want to know what good Tex-Mex food is supposed to taste like. Just IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Really folks? I am a little speechless over the positive reviews I read for some of these Bangkok Mexican restaurants. Please get out more. Maybe a nice trip to southern California or Texas would do you some good if you want to know what good Tex-Mex food is supposed to taste like. Just IMHO. I'm relatively certain many posters "know what good Tex-Mex food is supposed to taste like." For a variety of reasons, it's difficult to duplicate in Southeast Asia. On the ethnic food/burger/pizza threads you have to take the review within the context that it's good considering where one is located. Of course Mexican-style food is going to be better in CA or TX (or even Mexico, huh?) but it's a bit cost prohibitive and time consuming to travel that distance/time for a single meal. (And many would argue that Tex-Mex and Cal-Mex are dissimilar, thus negating your suggestion to travel to CA for Tex-Mex.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Really folks? I am a little speechless over the positive reviews I read for some of these Bangkok Mexican restaurants. Please get out more. Maybe a nice trip to southern California or Texas would do you some good if you want to know what good Tex-Mex food is supposed to taste like. Just IMHO. I'm relatively certain many posters "know what good Tex-Mex food is supposed to taste like." For a variety of reasons, it's difficult to duplicate in Southeast Asia. On the ethnic food/burger/pizza threads you have to take the review within the context that it's good considering where one is located. Of course Mexican-style food is going to be better in CA or TX (or even Mexico, huh?) but it's a bit cost prohibitive and time consuming to travel that distance/time for a single meal. (And many would argue that Tex-Mex and Cal-Mex are dissimilar, thus negating your suggestion to travel to CA for Tex-Mex.) Some of us have never been to the US or Mexico and have no desire to visit either place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Sabroso Mexican Bistro, sometimes referred to as Sabroso Mexican Grill, has been getting good reviews. I think it is run by the same person who previously operated "Tacos & Salsa". http://www.10best.com/destinations/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/mexican/ https://sabrosobkk.wordpress.com/ El Mariachi is a bit out of the way, on Srinakarin road, is supposed to be pretty good. I think they may have a food truck, and/or, an outlet at the On Nut Beer garden (but maybe relocating soon according to their FB page). https://www.facebook.com/ElMariachiBKK http://www.elmariachibangkok.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Couple of pics of Sabroso tacos and their choice of salsas. Was great again last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 1434245149013.jpg1434245173923.jpg Couple of pics of Sabroso tacos and their choice of salsas. Was great again last night. Can you park at chokchai near there or any other parking? Sent from my GT-N5100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 1434245149013.jpg1434245173923.jpg Couple of pics of Sabroso tacos and their choice of salsas. Was great again last night. Can you park at chokchai near there or any other parking?Sent from my GT-N5100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app I don't know....but outside Chokchai is usually not full in the evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Charlie Browns is not good Mexican. Tacos and Salsa prefabbed terribleness, La Monita, last time there the center of my burrito was cold, sent it back and then they forgot about me,I ended up just walking away. Used to love Los Cabos,old boy would fly in the Poblano chiles for the best Chille Rellenos in all of SE Asia. Miss that place. Will give Sabroso a go next time in BKK,but am just a couple a months away from So Cal, so might wait for some truly autentico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Anyone know if Sabroso on Suk 23 is still open or has closed? I chanced upon its Facebook page the other day, and all mention of the restaurant seems to have been removed, and now it talks only about a catering service. Haven't been down to that end of Soi 23 lately to see in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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