One of the best restaurants in Chiang Rai - Lab Sanam Keela )

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I think one of the best restaurants in Chiang Rai is Lab Sanam Keela. You can read all the details about it here: I really love Chiang Rai as a city - its peaceful, usually has fresh air, the lifestyle is calm, relaxing and friendly, and most of all, theres a good selection of food to eat. Ranging from northern Thai food to delicious Thai Chinese food, youll find plenty to devour when youre in Chiang Rai. One of my absolute favorite restaurants in the city is Lab Sanam Keela, a restaurant located on the peaceful side of the city, near the Chiang Rai stadium and a school. Lab Sanam Keela ) serves mostly a menu of northern Thai dishes, and they have a bunch of specials on their menu as well. I didnt see an English menu, but the menu did have pictures to make it easier for you to order if you dont speak Thai. The restaurant is sort of like an oversized open air shack, one of the types of restaurants that looked like it started off small and just kept growing and expanding in size little by little, until turning into the pretty large restaurant that it is today. But its exactly my style of a restaurants - no frills, open air, makeshift tables, and just amazing food. Ying and I first started off with a Thai dish known as Yang Ruam, which was basically just a mixed grill plate. It included grilled pork, and some grilled pork organs like intestines and liver. The meat was grilled until almost halfway to a jerky style meat - so it had a bit of chewy texture, and it was slightly dried out - which is the way it was supposed to be. Dipped into the house-made chili sauce, it was pretty tasty. I especially liked the intestines, which were like little nuggets of sausage. The next dish we ordered was Jeen Neung, a plate of beef steamed with lemongrass and galangal, and served on a plate with fresh sprigs of cilantro and a side dipping sauce of galangal chilli sauce, known in Thai as nam prik kha. The combination was masterful, the meat was slightly chewy, but along with the galangal chilli sauce and the fresh herbs, it was sensational. It honestly almost tasted like a Sunday roast, only with more flavor from the chili and herbs. The Jeen Neung ) was one of the highlights of my meal at Lab Sanam Keela ) restaurant. For another impressive dish we ordered the pla tabtim tod kratiem, a fish deep fried, and topped with the most amazing pile of fried garlic that Ive ever seen in my life. It was almost comical how much garlic they loaded on top of it. I did notice that the garlic was slightly battered before it was deep fried, so that did increase the size a bit, but nevertheless, it was a jaw-dropping mound of garlic. The fish was fried to an absolute crisp, and the sauce served was spicy and garlicky. The combination of the crunchy fried fish with the garlic and chili sauce was incredibly delicious. Our final dish, which we ordered just to wrap everything up and call it a complete northern Thai meal, was tom sab moo, a soup of pork and herbs. It was a little on the greasy side, but wow was it extremely tasty. It was almost perfectly flavored, with chilies, lime juice, tomatoes, and cilantro, and the pork was so tender and so flavorful. Lab Sanam Keela ) is a wonderful place to eat in Chiang Rai, and I think its one of my personal favorite restaurants in the city. The open air, and relaxing atmosphere could not get much better, and the food is wonderful - spicy, sour, pungent, and ultimately delicious. If you visit Chiang Rai, Thailand, and looking for a delicious meal experience thats heavy on the meat, you should check this place out. Ran Lab Sanam Keela ) Address: 123 Moo 22, Tambon Robwiang, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai Open hours: 10 am 9 pm daily 123 22 10. 00 21. 00. For more details on how to get here and what to eat, be sure to check out my full post
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

lily lilin
you shoud hv try lab moo(pork salad) i think you wife probably know wht i mean, and lab woa (beef) they also good (they hv both raw and well-done choice, but i personally not eat raw) bc lab is the menu that resemble this restaurant (as they named lab (menu) sanamgeela (the address) btw i fall in love with all your videos and this make me hungry and want to go back home now (i study aboard) this is one of my favorite restaurant too. welcome to CEI, from chiang rai girl.
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David Pearl
Mark and Bourdain are the only dudes who can do Asia justice--they are the only Asia videos that I watch. I have spent months at a time in SE Asia and Mark conveys all the excitement and energy of these places. He has a great attitude, good energy and is very appreciative of Asia culture. >Well done sir and thank you
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Darren Wellhoefer
When my business is slow, I travel. And I use your videos to help me with cuisine and its downright amazing. And when I can't travel due to workload, I watch your videos, turn on the heater extra hot and imagine I am there. haha. Thanks so much for the videos, Mark. They are a blessing. Su su
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Jara Villanueva
How do you find all these great places? I'm watching this at 6: 40 A. M. (Philippine Time. I ate breakfast and all but I'm still hungry. That fish and garlic combo just looks awesome. I would have it dipped in soysauce with chilis. Aaah. this is why I would never be able to start my diet. haha
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lobsang tsering
Mark i and my wife been watching your show since more then yr ago and when ever you upload new vedio. we both enjoying watching your vedio. Soon as you bite any food goes with excelent expression and the most enjoyable word ohh man love it. Thank you for all wonderful vedio.
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Renu Suwannalai
Wow. i like every thing did you present. Now im start to lean english with your vedio on youtube. I feel good when i see you thank you very much for you recommend. I will be follow you forever. (Im so sorry if you cant understanded becuase i still not good in english.
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Sainty1980
I agree -- that crispy fish with fried garlic looks very tasty Thank u for sharing your travel experiences -- you show us the diversity of humans and their creativity in creating dishes. I Really enjoy watching u eat -- you make eating local food a great pleasure
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youkong taing
Mark, I'm one of your follower. I never miss any of your video clip even I visit Bangkok every year. Well done my man. I appreciate your effort. Keep up with your good work and we still keep watching. Just wonder how you can upload very good quality VDO's.
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Danny F
This restaurant was a short walk from Le Meridien where I was staying at. Got some great northern Thai food. Wished they had the fried fish with tons of fried garlic. They didn't have any fish when I was there, but the other dishes I had was so good.
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Pauline Chitkuer
You should go to Phuket Phuket is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Thailand. I have been there several times to visit my dad's side of the family. It is almost like Hawaii here in the U. S. but at a cheaper price: )
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