travelerjim
February 4th, 2008, 19:58
I am an early riser...and recently thought I would escape the smokers who
seem to fill Grottino's Restaurant with smoke from the moment they open doors at 7:00am...
Grottino's has been ...and is ...one of my favorite stops for their American Breakfast...
I seek out the tables closer to the fans..and air conditioning...to combat the smokers...
and enjoy their breakfast - even though they have raised the price from 90 baht to 110 baht recently.
One morning I thought I would check out Googie's Restaurant ...as it has been
recommended many times by friends and on this board...
So it was 9:00am this one morning...and I thought I would walk around the Soi and try Googie's,
which is opposite the Day Night Hotel.
It looks bright and cheerful when you walk by the newly expanded Googies.
Googie recently added a second shophouse...and now has ample space for...all his hoped for ...many customers.
I first walked by the Googies at 9:00am - opening time...and saw the Staff were still preparing to open...mopping the floor.
So I walked around the block two more times and at 9:15am I tried to seat myself at the front most table in Googies.
BUT, to my surprise..,.the staff member who appeared to be manager in Charge...said - "Not Open"...
he was busy marking the chalkboard with the day's specials - I presume....and I was denied entry.
The tone of his voice was a "definite turnoff" to me..as I had patiently walked around the Soi 3 times waiting for them to open...
and with my three operations on my hips, I really was ready to sit down...and only wanted to be seated in the front most table ...
in front of the shophouse.
So - I replied to him - "NO Problem..I will go to another restaurant"...and proceeded to Grottino's.
The moral of this "itty bitty bitch" is sleep in and do not plan on arriving at Googie's
too soon after their stated 9:00am opening hour!
And, may I add another grumble?
One other late morning I did stop by Googie's to see the menu ...
after I had already enjoyed my regular breakfast much earlier that morning...
and wanted to see his menu and rest a spell...
Do NOT try to order the 35 baht breakfast special Googie advertises on his sidewalk billboard...
and in the Breakfast Menu - hot coffee with toast...come to find out -
it has not been available for a long - long time ..according to the Waiter.
But Googie's still enjoys a fine reputation...and I will try it again when next in the area.
seem to fill Grottino's Restaurant with smoke from the moment they open doors at 7:00am...
Grottino's has been ...and is ...one of my favorite stops for their American Breakfast...
I seek out the tables closer to the fans..and air conditioning...to combat the smokers...
and enjoy their breakfast - even though they have raised the price from 90 baht to 110 baht recently.
One morning I thought I would check out Googie's Restaurant ...as it has been
recommended many times by friends and on this board...
So it was 9:00am this one morning...and I thought I would walk around the Soi and try Googie's,
which is opposite the Day Night Hotel.
It looks bright and cheerful when you walk by the newly expanded Googies.
Googie recently added a second shophouse...and now has ample space for...all his hoped for ...many customers.
I first walked by the Googies at 9:00am - opening time...and saw the Staff were still preparing to open...mopping the floor.
So I walked around the block two more times and at 9:15am I tried to seat myself at the front most table in Googies.
BUT, to my surprise..,.the staff member who appeared to be manager in Charge...said - "Not Open"...
he was busy marking the chalkboard with the day's specials - I presume....and I was denied entry.
The tone of his voice was a "definite turnoff" to me..as I had patiently walked around the Soi 3 times waiting for them to open...
and with my three operations on my hips, I really was ready to sit down...and only wanted to be seated in the front most table ...
in front of the shophouse.
So - I replied to him - "NO Problem..I will go to another restaurant"...and proceeded to Grottino's.
The moral of this "itty bitty bitch" is sleep in and do not plan on arriving at Googie's
too soon after their stated 9:00am opening hour!
And, may I add another grumble?
One other late morning I did stop by Googie's to see the menu ...
after I had already enjoyed my regular breakfast much earlier that morning...
and wanted to see his menu and rest a spell...
Do NOT try to order the 35 baht breakfast special Googie advertises on his sidewalk billboard...
and in the Breakfast Menu - hot coffee with toast...come to find out -
it has not been available for a long - long time ..according to the Waiter.
But Googie's still enjoys a fine reputation...and I will try it again when next in the area.