Showing posts with label small town USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small town USA. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Chiangmai Thai

One of the great things about living in longview is the every changing array of restaurants. New ones open every month and others close about as often. Not all are fantastic but many are worth a try... I mean hey what else are you going to do tonight?
About 6 months ago with no fan fair Chiangmai Thai opened in a strip mall behind the AT&T store. I was luck to spot is and have visited several occasions.
The food is variable based on how busy, the day or the week and who is cooking. The prices are reasonable and the food is fairly fast.
Their wait staff is unique, all brand new servers who have no experience in food service and who know nothing about Thai food. A true experience every time, but one that I honestly enjoy.
Two negatives that I would feel remiss not mentioning: If its a dish that comes with rice you will need an additional side as the rice potion is too small. Secondly last week when we went in a cockroach was spotted scurrying across the wall in the dining area.
http://www.longviewthaifood.com




Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Staying busy in Small Town USA

Going on two years now of living in small town USA has been a transition for the mega cities of Asia. Working for non-profits has taken up a fair amount of my time but wanting to stay busy I enrolled in Kilgore Tx, Citizens Police Academy. I hoped to make some friends, but got a highly engaging Thursday night activity over the last two months. Most small town police departments offer Citizens academy's and I highly recommend trying it out, the one in Kilgore TX has been wonderful. Last week we got to shoot police guns and ride along in the police training track.