Larb Siab on the Rooftop!

Went at 5.30pm for dinner at Larb Siab on the rooftop of Jim Thompson Art Center. The sun is still blazing and unrelenting at 5.30pm. There isn't any shelter, except for a few seats at the bar counter. Although I think they can put up a tarp or temporary shelter for events and such. Most people only turn up at about 6.30pm as the sun sets. We went early because the skewers take some time to be grilled and it can be a long wait for food to arrive at your table if the crowds whoosh in on a non-rainy evening. 

The owner Arthit 'Fai' Mulsan was an art curator and a Isaan cultural researcher. He decided to experiment with bite-sized meat skewers with Isaan flavors. He found happiness in larb siab. and setting up a grill corner with meat skewers and craft beer. He calls it Isan Spicy BBQ ลาบเสียบ.

The man couldn't be more pleased with dinner. No major carb bombs tonight, except for the beer, and he could eat till he was super full. Hahaha. There were cute skewers of beef onglet, shank, duck thigh, and pork intestines. The joint also offers its special stuffed Isaan sausage with cheese, which was quite tasty! Grilled vegetables include eggplants, okra and orinji mushrooms. The homemade nam prik pao was out of this world piquant.

Apparently Bangkok likes mala beef skewers this year. No thanks. NO MA-LA for me. Larb Siab's skewers are done with Isaan flavors, 'marinated' with toasted rice powder, bird’s eye chilli, lime juice, and fish sauce. These flavors always hit a spot with me. I love them wayyy over anything-mala. I didn't want to have that much beer. But I inhaled more meats than I should have. Mmmmmm.