Dive Into Larry's For Wackiness, Food And Fun In Bangkok

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Dive Into Larry's For Wackiness, Food And Fun -- Bangkok, Thailand

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If you like dive bars you’ll love Larry’s in Bangkok. Real dive bars we mean, not the sleazy, rundown places we all loved to go when we were young and liked the danger, intrigue and mystery that went with going to a dump. After all, when you’re young it doesn’t take as much to make things interesting, does it?No, Larry’s is a REAL dive bar since it has a scuba diving shop attached to the bar and a beachside motif and it also serves food like burgers and barbecued ribs.

In fact, in its earliest days 12 years ago there was actually sand on the floor so it was like walking on a real beach. The owner then, Rob Dennis, is a Canadian with an engaging personality and a decidedly quirky sense of humor. He created the fictional character “Larry,” who supposedly owns the bar and whose image graces the menu and other printed material, as well as the general ambience of the place which could best be described as southern California surf bar meets Tex-Mex sports bar if you can imagine that.

To get an idea of the business philosophy of Larry, this quote kind of sums things up: “If the beer is warm, the women are cold, the service is slow or the food is lousy, please leave a bigger tip so we know you appreciate it”. LARRY. How can you not love a guy like that?

The food, however, is usually quite good and centers around the abovementioned Tex-Mex as well as burgers, ribs and other American casual food staples like steak, nachos, potato skins, chicken fingers and all kinds of sandwiches. They claim to have the best ribs around, although there are places that would challenge that, and they do have a good selection of Tex-Mex food including all the usual suspects: tacos, burritos, enchiladas, nachos and chili. And they have an ironclad service guarantee: Served in 30 minutes... or it’s cold.“ How can you beat that?

This is definitely one of the more interesting places in Bangkok and is worth the time to check out. It’s right on Sukhumvit Soi 22 also, so it’s easy to get to. We’d like to leave you with one last bit of advice from Larry himself: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes... That way you're a mile away, plus you have their shoes."

See http://bangkokdining.ning.com/profiles/blog/list for info on Bangkok restaurants.