:( sad news. i love the food there. but why discriminate against cheap food? some of the best food i've eaten are in hole-in-the-wall & road/riverside restaurants at the cheapest prices.

the first thai food i've eaten was in college in a very popular cheap joint just outside campus whose neighbours were eateries for laborers. sometimes you can see mama thai's dirty fingernails digging into the mixed rice toppings you ordered. but the food was great and since i'm still alive i guess it's ok.

if i was being mean today i would think you're the f&b manager of a neigbouring restaurant who wants to put them out of business. but don't worry, i'm not doubting you. i'll take your word for it

but some thai people do eat some weird stuff. like bugs. maybe worms too