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[Beacher]

mmushr00m, on 2009-06-25 20:30:22, said:

Yuck, cant stand it. I always get a bad stomach after eating there as well....probably from not having the patience and eating partially boiled meat.
And to top it off, the desert selection at MK is horrible. So not even a reward for my good behaviour.

Oh good - it's not just me. I also found that my stomach would be in a state of distress after eating at MK -- gassy and sore. But I don't think it's from eating partially boiled meat because we always cooked it long enough. There just seems to be something in some of the ingredients that plays hel_l with my gut.

So, I'm now allowed to pass on MK (thank gawd) when the GF and family get the urge to go. I always gave the place a failing grade anyway - not very tasty and overpriced.

[bkkjames]

I don't mind MK once and awhile. Duck is good, the pork ribs terrific, the soup I leave up to the wife to pick what goes into ours.

All those stringy green veggies and that are much better than a bran muffin and an espresso in my opinion.

[wintermute]

I used to hate MK with a passion but have grown to love it quite a bit. Do yourself a favor and just order a big heaping plate of duck like everyone has mentioned already. That's all you need to eat there in order to walk away happy.

[LazyYogi]

I love MK, but I'm also a vegetarian.
So whenever I eat there it's just veggies, mushrooms, and tofu into the soup.
Add a couple spoons of the dipping sauce into my soup bowl+a bunch of garlic...Mmmmmm.

[neverdie]

Sorry, no matter what way I look at it, MK is very bland crap foot, nothing special and overpriced for Thailand, its a food chain, no different to sizzler or ones like that. Its NOT thai food.  

I think thais like eating there and sitting in the boothes closest to the external windows of the restuarants so the passing foot traffic in the shopping plaza can see them seated in there.....its something to do with hi-so or something.

Just watch the thais sitting in the window of MK Gold preening themselves as you walk past next time, its a classic.

Edited by neverdie, 2009-11-07 10:58:04.

[YoungNRich12]

MK is terrible. If you think its good it means you have terrible taste in food.

[YoungNRich12]

You kids need to go to Chinatown, eat some real Chinese food and you won't even go back to MK. My wife and her family always joke about MK. "...Lets go to MK" then everyone makes a choking sound like they are dying.

[sibeymai]

I have one issue with MK. Before I get on to that I'll agree with almost everyone posting here.....gotta order the duck. haven't tried the ribs yet but will do so on my next visit.

What I object to is that the soup stock is full of lovely nutrients after boiling all that food in it (BTW, the idea is to NOT boild the crap out of your food and turn the pot down as soon as it comes to the boil). How nice it would be of MK to provide a container to take the unused soup stock home for further use. It would be very useful and nutritious as the base for a number of home cooked dishes.

As for the blandness of the items, try not to order the manufactured foods and stick to the original beef, pork, squid, chicken, fish, prawns etc. Fish balls, pork balls, "salmon" (haha) aren't really anything much. Doesn't matter to Thais since they smother everything in the sauce so they don't know what flavour they're supposed to be eating.

[neverdie]

sibeymai, on 2009-11-07 13:50:14, said:

How nice it would be of MK to provide a container to take the unused soup stock home for further use. It would be very useful and nutritious as the base for a number of home cooked dishes.

sibeymai,

If you want their crappy stock so badly, take your own decent container with you to the & I use tongue in cheek when I say Restuarant.

Its not that difficult to make ur own delicious stock, personally I wouldnt bother with MK's.

Its typical food chain crap people, theres no denying it.

[JimmyTheMook]

You can make a nice healthy meal from a MK soup - there is a reason they are so popular.

[ryladie99]

TexasRanger, on 2009-06-25 09:13:28, said:

Wasn't too keen at first but now I like it a lot, can be quite a healthy option. Love the roast duck as they don't palm you off with a plate full of bones and fat.

I wish we have MK in US but, we can go to a fancy Korean restaurant to sub it. Last time I went to reunite at MK with my college friends. There were so many people and we had our hard time to chat...but, the food were alright..Love the roast duck and the hot pot is healthy..my opinion

[KhunDave]

Slight thread drift, but don't you think the way they force the staff to do the silly dance routine is kind of cruel? The poor kids always seem to look as if they really wish they were somewhere else.

[Monroe]

I'll agree that the food is overpriced and not all that great, but I wouldn't mind knowing what's in the water. I think it's some kind of tea-diluted maybe. Goes down very smoothly, though.

[jfchandler]

Another vote for their roast sliced duck and/or roast sliced pork. Pretty good quality and price, compared to other places...

The suki stuff there I can take or leave... But it does have the advantage of being vegetable heavy and not fried, which actually is better for your health in general.

Splurge on the duck and/or pork, then make up for it with boiled veggies and related stuff.

The staff dance is an institution there... fun to watch. But their uniforms are HORRIBLE...

[jonnxx]

Tasteless,Overpriced,Crap.

[languageexpress]

Fully agree with the OP. Low quality boiled meat and veg isnt my thing at all.

[lomatopo]

With 300 restaurants and 900 million baht is revenue they must be doing something which appeals to the Thai market?

I like MK and eat there ~ 4 times per month on average.


I also like that they are using the famous Japanese song, "Ue o muite arukō" by Kyu Sakamoto as their theme song. For international release, and no logical reason as it is a love song, it was renamed "Sukiyaki", and heard last season in Mad Men S02E2 ("Flight 1").

[zachary]

OMG MK is 1 of the best chain resto's EVER!!!

[nisakiman]

I'd go with most of the posters here - duck is great, suki, well, I can take it or leave it. Needless to say, the wife loves it.

I must say that I've always been impressed with the speed and efficiency of the service. It's a very slick operation.

[powderpuff]

I am beginning to like MK better. But since I am a health food nut I usually go for Pizza.