October 25, 2020. Madison, Mississippi. New but Old.

Today for brunch, Christina and I decided to go to Surin, a Thaie restaurant in the Fondren district of Jackson. But when she mentioned it to Mary Frances, she told Christina that the name had changed to Thailicious. As we all enjoy Thai food, we went. Surin was an excellent restaurant but it was big with a large bar and two main dining areas plus an outside patio. It was always busy but it did not survive the shutdown for the virus. I have read that 40% of all eating and drinking establishments in New York City will be closed by the end of the year. This is the second excellent restaurant in the Jackson area to have closed permantly due to the virus. One charming practice at Surin was to bring you soup immediately after you ordered your beverage but before ordereing food. The soup was light and delicious, served in a very small bowl. The first time we went to Surin, Kate ordered a big bowl of souip for her brunch, it was so good. No soup today unfortunately. The new restaurant has taken over less than half the space. The seating is different and there is no bar. They took on the back portion of the place which does not give access to outside dining. Thailicious has been open for two weeks. Fortunately, we decided that the food is excellent, perhaps better than Surin. As is often the case, the restaurant is family owned and run. The man who speaks excellent english was the owner waited on us. Two ladies helped bring the food. Their english was limited. I ordered Pad Thai, because I have eaten it all over north america and know what good pad thai should taste like. Mary Frances ordered it too as all week she was thinking about eating Pad Thai. We both declared it a winner. The folks waiting on us were charming. We were sad to see that Surin has gone but we are delighted to find the replacement which has superior food. Some days you just get lucky.