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Apr 30, '08 2:32 PM
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Category:	Restaurants
Cuisine:	Other
Location:	Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63)

I am still in the dark about what makes MK Gold so "golden" that it feels it's more "deserving" of my dough.

Oh sure, its exterior in Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63) is pretty impressive.

Smiling staff greet you gracefully with a 'wai' as soon as you step in (sure makes you feel like VIP~!!).

And look... the place has glittering crystal chandeliers~!!

And gigantic golden artsy "stuff" strewn all around~!!

Nevertheless, even though my eyes were pretty happy, my taste buds weren't feelin' so hot. I swear, the offerings were the same with the "typical" MK (just minus the ear-splitting noise) and MK Trend

i (just minus the dancing).

Perhaps my tongue has developed way too-thick calluses due to the usual scorching Thai street food... that's why I couldn't taste any difference~!!

So if you take out the fancy utensils, crisp uniforms and soft lighting... it's basically what the Thais like to say - "same same"~!!

And considering how hi-so MK Gold is supposed to be, how come they didn't invest in machines that would suck steamy smoke AWAY from your hi-so hair and makeup~?!?! (*grumble*)

Now, everybody knows that a "steam treatment" does wonders for one's complexion, but just NOT while you're not IN a spa~!!

Can you imagine spending a week's salary on hair and makeup to look exceptionally fabulous for one special night, only to emerge a dripping, soaking mess after dinner~?! Not a pretty sight.

(Besides, it's not as if the weather outside still needs more help in the humidity department~!!).

Truth be told, the only "gold" in MK Gold (beside the artsy "stuff") can be found merely in its table mat and "plates tree".

(Oh, and the hot pot mentioned above).

more copper than gold; BAH~!!

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meefsgirl wrote on Apr 30

LOL!.. I thought you were going to talk about some type of real gold!
Yeah, sounds like a lot of fancy restaurants I know too... same food you'd find elsewhere plus all the glitz and then hike up the prices.
oooooh... who was the special date with?????

stormlizard wrote on Apr 30

Is it one of those places that always manage to add todays date into the bill when it's a foriegner paying? Some even add the bill number too !!

ynottony wrote on Apr 30

i like MK :P

ynottony wrote on Apr 30

especially the ads few years back,
Kin arai, kin arai, pai kin Mkkkkkkk :P hehehehee

was once in chiang mai, somewhere, one MK, eat halfway suddenly the whole shop's crew have something like a 'mk-exercise' kind of stuffs, the loud speaker blasting with gym styled music and they're like performing some very interesting stuff :P

hilarious :P hehe and we had a good meal :)

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30

meefsgirl said

Yes, verrrry sneaky indeed... But I can see RIGHT THROUGH 'em~!! HAH~!!

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30

stormlizard said

Is it one of those places that always manage to add todays date into the bill when it's a foriegner paying? Some even add the bill number too !!

Oh crap, I didn't even check whether the bill was absolutely CORRECT~~!!! AAAAARRRGGHHHH~~~~ All the blingin' gold made me temporarily blind boo hoooooo...

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30

ynottony said

i like MK :P

Yea me too... but I'm just gonna stick with the "normal" (as in NOT MK Gold) MK from now on~!!

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30, edited on Apr 30

ynottony said

especially the ads few years back,
Kin arai, kin arai, pai kin Mkkkkkkk :P hehehehee

Oyea, the ad's jingle stuck in EVERYBODY'S MIND~!! One of my Korean friends even still remembers MK's delivery phone number~!!! HAHAHAHAAAA~~~

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30

ynottony said

was once in chiang mai, somewhere, one MK, eat halfway suddenly the whole shop's crew have something like a 'mk-exercise' kind of stuffs, the loud speaker blasting with gym styled music and they're like performing some very interesting stuff :P

Dude, that's MK Trendi you're talking about~!! The staff does this semi-aerobic dance every hour, right~?? That's not MK Gold... MK Gold is tooo 'hi-so' for such a silly dance, I guess...

I heard a theory that MK Trendi makes their waiters/waitresses dance with such a noisy music to WAKE UP the customers, coz you get rather sleepy after a while... with all the smoke and steam BWA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~

Anyway, I'd take MK Trendi over MK Gold anyday~!!

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on Apr 30

meefsgirl said

oooooh... who was the special date with?????

*giggle* Nah... it wasn't a date... more like a networking party. See, me and my friends have this networking party every 2 months. I bring my people and everybody else can bring THEIR people so we all can meet each other, exchange name cards, and who knows... maybe do some business together in the future~?? Heh heh... You're welcome to join when you're in Bangkok~!!

noelkid wrote on May 1

I've been there (Ekamai branch) when it was 'narmal' MK. ;) This Gold version is too hi-so....hahaha...........Thanks for not inviting me. :P

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 1

noelkid said

I've been there (Ekamai branch) when it was 'narmal' MK. ;) This Gold version is too hi-so....hahaha...........Thanks for not inviting me. :P

HAHAHAHAAAA... you're welcome, Noel~!! I am also gonna stick to the usual MK from now on. I'd also tried the "gold" version in Paragon... also disappointed bleh~

topchobits wrote on May 1

Don't tell me that they give fortune cookies after dinner! That could make MK Gold gold. Wait..do they even have those silly fortune cookies like we do in the US?

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 1

topchobits said

Don't tell me that they give fortune cookies after dinner! That could make MK Gold gold. Wait..do they even have those silly fortune cookies like we do in the US?

Nah... no fortune cookies from MK... I think those come out only during Chinese New Year.

Level up from "gold" is usually "platinum"... and then it's "black"... don't ask me WHY hahahaaaaa...

acer3ya1 wrote on May 1

hey...i happen to like MK gold :D

the waitress are extra pretty than the usual :D

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 1

acer3ya1 said

hey...i happen to like MK gold :D

the waitress are extra pretty than the usual :D

BWAHAHAHAAAA~~ I guess that's why you pay more... Prettier "decor" = more pleasure, therefore higher price~!! But how come the waiters look very 'cheui-cheui' (so-so), la~?! This is sexual discrimination GRRRRR...

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 1, edited on May 1

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iampack wrote on May 1

I don't like MK Gold and MK also. (But I was the fan of this restuarant ...) I think now MK price is not reasonable ... !!!!

ynottony wrote on May 2

streetsmartsukhumvit said

Anyway, I'd take MK Trendi over MK Gold anyday~!!

ya i think so :) hehe.

haven't tried any mk gold, but will take your word for it :P

mk will do :P

mn jeon ji hyun doesn't like the mk gold kind of thing, she's real :P

mk will do.

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 2

iampack said

I don't like MK Gold and MK also. (But I was the fan of this restuarant ...) I think now MK price is not reasonable ... !!!!

Yes yes,,, wise words indeed, my man~!!

streetsmartsukhumvit wrote on May 2

ynottony said

mn jeon ji hyun doesn't like the mk gold kind of thing, she's real :P

mk will do.

That's right; lucky you - you can just pay with cash with the normal MK *snicker*