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Mojo's Blues and Barbeque

Posted by Stuart at 10:24 AM on May 03, 2004

Last night, Piyawat and paid a visit to Mojo's -- Bangkok's home of barbeque ribs and live blues music. I found it hard to believe that someplace in Thailand could serve good southern-style food and have live music, so I figured a visit to Mojo's was in order.

With low expectations, we arrived at the Sukumvit 33 location after passing a number of hostess bars with names like Van Gogh, Monet, and Dali. (Walking through Bangkok is so surreal sometimes.) Once inside, we found a table near the front with a good view of the small corner stage. On the stage an all-white blues band was playing.

Food for the evening consisted of a conbination platter of ribs, pulled "North Carolina style" barbeque (not what I would call NC-style), and barbeque chicken, as well as a plate of blackened chicken, which we ordered after being told they were out of our first choice of blackened duck.

The food was... well... "not bad for Bangkok." If we were eating near Beale Street in Memphis, I'd give it an "average" rating. But considering where we were, it was ok.

It was nice to hear some blues music, though. We heard two bands over the course of the evening. They were both decent. At least the individuals were good musicians, but neither band had much of a raport between band members. It looked and sounded like 6 individuals who just happened to be sharing a stage and playing the same song at the (more or less) same time.

Oh well, in any case it was a nice change from the regular Bangkok scene, but it certainly doesn't compare to hot spots in New Orleans, Memphis, Austin...