Sue's Place, Soi 13/4 (Pattayaland 2)

[Evil Penevil]

Sue's Restaurant is a small Mexican restaurant on Soi 13/4 (Pattayaland 2) off Beach Road, about half way up the block on the left side as you walk towards 2nd Road. The food was very good and I took the unusual step (for me) of eating there on two consecutive days.

I don't know if it's the weather or low season, but on both days (Wednesday, 6.30-8.30 pm and Thursday, 5.30-6.30 pm) I was the only farang customer. There were some Thai women eating and drinking at the same time, but they appeared to be either employees or friends of the boss.

It's unfortunate, because Sue's Place deserves more custom. Perhaps the location is a factor. Pattayaland 2 was pretty dead, with very little foot traffic past the restaurant while I was sitting there.

 

 

The menu features an assortment standard Mexican dishes plus some combination platters and Thai dishes. I'm sure Gordon Ramsey would approve, as he often urged small restaurants to do a few dishes well rather than attempt a lot of mediocre dishes. I can't be bothered to look it up right now, but If I recall correctly, Sue's Place took over the menu and perhaps the cook from its defunct neighbor, the former Blue Parrot.

I started my meal Wednesday with a margarita. It was fresh-tasting with a good shot of tequila.

 

I followed with a combo platter of a beef taco and a beef chimichanga, basically a deep-fried burrito. It came with rice and refried beans as the sides and two small dishes, one with salsa and the other with hot sauce. It tasted fine, equal to what you'd get in a decent Mexican restaurant in the U.S. It cost 235 baht and a bottle of San Miguel Light was 80 baht.

 

 

Thursday night I went for the grilled steak fajitas, which were served with onions and green peppers fried together. It also comes with two flour tortillas and small dishes of salsa, sour cream and hot sauce. It was brought to the table sizzling on a metal platter on a wooden tray. You spoon the meat, veggies and condiments onto the tortillas and roll them up yourself.

Again, a very tasty dish with the fajitas seasoned properly. It cost 265 baht.

 

 

The women at the adjacent table kept toasting me and eventually asked me to join them. I did so and we had a lot of laughs. I gave one of the women a teddy bear, which made her happy indeed.

 

 

I also gave a little girl in restaurant a bear and she played with it a long time, although she wasn't eager to have her picture taken. Her mother tried to get her to smile, but she wasn't having any of it. I think my camera and flash frightened her a bit.

 

One of the walls featured an interesting collection of stickers, of which one stuck out. I must be a real antique, I haven't seen one like for many years.

 

 

On my first night, I noticed a cat sitting on the first-story roof across the street (marked by the yellow arrow in the pic). I wondered what the cat was doing on the roof. I thought it might be delivering gifts but had its dates mixed up. After all, a cat that lives on the beach has to be sandy claws.

 

 

The next afternoon, there was whole tribe of cats on that roof. I wonder how many of them get fired by the electrical wires.

Evil

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[Stlakid]

Well if it make you feel better you have found her one more customer when I get there next month!  I will definitely stop in and drag a friend along! I love Thai and Mexican food both. (I'm in CA, so not really surprise) The Thai restaurants are about to pass the Mexican ones for shear number in my area!

[B-Man]

The pics certainly look better than what i remember eating at the Blue Parrot. Then again that was 10 years ago, never went back. Will give this place a try soon, IMHO the only decent Mexican food in Pattaya is Mikes Mexican Theppraya soi 5

[crazyhawaiian]

Hey Evel I know of where you speak, Sue's was actually a small bar that to American USAF Aircrews. The food thing is a recent addition, it was acquired from Blue Parrot that was next door until it closed almost a year ago and moved the kitchen over to Sue's. If she also got the cooks in the deal then I totally agree, the food will be fantastic. Looking foreword to making a visit there soon.

[brownlegs]

I was there a few weeks ago. I make apoint of going there.  It used to be the blur parrot.............or green parrot.  It's an an american military bar....The guys hang out on leave from fighting the good fight in the Sandpit or when on joint maneuvers.  The food seems good to me.

[rugpirin]

Yes quite agree I was there recently & food very enjoyable

[speedybluebiker]

I used to eat at the Blue Parrot a number of times back in the late 1990's.  Sad it is gone.  Did the new place acquire the photos that were on the walls?  Mostly old USAF photos.

[coastguard]

For Mexican foods lovers, another restaurant I like is Sunrise Tacos in Jomtien. It's on the right as you approach the beach on the short road connecting 2nd road Jomtien and the beach.

[Pattaya_Brian]

As I mentioned on another thread, Sue's grandson runs the kitchen. She told me they sent him to America for culinary training at some point.

 

He knows what he's doing and he doesn't cut corners when it comes to acquiring the ingredients. I don't know where he gets all the right cheeses and stuff, but he gets them and then knows how to use them.

 

The food is as good as any Mexican grub I've had in the States and the burritos are better than any I've ever eaten.

 

The GF says the Thai food is also very good.

 

I don't know why the place isn't packed when we go there.

[Pattaya_Brian]

On my first night, I noticed a cat sitting on the first-story roof across the street (marked by the yellow arrow in the pic). I wondered what the cat was doing on the roof. I thought it might be delivering gifts but had its dates mixed up. After all, a cat that lives on the beach has to be sandy claws.

 

 

The next afternoon, there was whole tribe of cats on that roof. I wonder how many of them get fired by the electrical wires.

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The woman who runs that bar below the roof throws food scraps up there. Thus the cat population.

[Luv2Phuket]

Thanks for the tip, EP!

 

I had heard people lament the departure of the Blue Parrot, but had never had the chance top go there.  Meeting a friend from Texas in Pattaya in 24 short (LONG?) days, so I will see if I can get him to go there.   People from Texas (I'm from there, but in So Cal for the last 14 years) SWEAR by their Tex Mex, so he may politely decline....in which case, I'll hit it a few days later after he heads home!

[Yahooka]

Have walked past it numerous times,but it always seemed empty so I never checked it out......................will do tmorrow   .