UPSTAIRS?

>> YOU KNOW THEY'RE OVER 50,000 TIES IN L.A.

BUT WE ALL CON GRA GATE INTO THIS AREA TO DO YOUR SHOPPING AND EATING.

>> Huell: BUT YOU'RE SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE CITY?

>> NO DOUBT.

>> Huell: AND YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STREET AND THERE IS A BIG STORE OVER THERE WITH THE WORD ARMENIA WRITTEN.

SO THAI TOWN AND ARMENIA ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

>> YES, ACROSS THE STREET IS LITTLE ARMENIA.

>> Huell: VERY CULTURAL?

>> YES.

>> Huell: YOU HAVE BROUGHT US DOWN TO SEE SOME OF THE HOT SPOTS.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHO'S HONGING WHO'S--HANGING OUT HERE.

THIS IS A HOT SPOT.

>> YES IT'S LITTLE TOUND.

>> Huell: I'VE NEVER BEEN UP HERE.

THESE PEOPLE STOPPED US AND SAID WHAT WHY ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE HERE.

>> WE JUST ATE AT THE RESTAURANT.

>> THAI ELVIS PLAYS HERE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

>> Huell: THAI ELVIS, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THAT.

>> AMAZING, VERY ELABORATE AND ENTERTAINING.

AND VERY ENTERTAINING.

HIS RIDE SAYS IT ALL.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS OVER HERE.

THE FRONT OF HIS CAR, HAS GOT T ELVIS WRITTEN ON IT.

SO THAT LET'S US ç KNOW THAT THAI ELVIS IS IN THE HOUSE.

>> HE'S REALLY GOOD.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU FIND OUT DID THAI ELVIS.

>> MY FRIEND READ THE ARTICLE ON THE RESTAURANT AND WE CAME HERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LIKE THE FOOD FOR FOUR PEOPLE.

IT WAS GOOD.

FOR A GREAT PRICE.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE I'M--BOOSTING UP THE RESTAURANT BUT THEN WHAT IS GOING ON.

THIS GUY IS SINGING BLUE BERRY HILL AND DRESSED UP IN THE WHOLE THING.

>> Huell: OKAY, YOU WON ME OVER.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO CHECK IT OUT.

>> Huell: THANKS A LOT.

WE'RE JUST NOW CATCHING ONTO THIS WHOLE ELVIS THING?

>> OH YEAH.

>> Huell: HE HAS BECOME A FIXTURE?

>> DEFINITELY A LOCAL CELEBRITY.

>> Huell: WHAT HAPPENS HERE?

>> WE'RE GOING INTO PALM'S THAI RESTAURANT AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN GET A GREAT THAI MEAL.

>> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME FOOD DOWN THE WAY HERE?

>> YES, RIGHT NEXT DOOR THERE IS A DESERT SHOP.

>> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH DESERT BUT STARTING WITH THAI ELVIS INSIDE THE PALM'S THAI RESTAURANT.

>> HELLO.

>> Huell: YOU'RE COMING IN AND WE'RE COMING IN.

>> I ALWAYS SEE YOUR PROGRAM.

>> Huell: IS FOOD GOOD?

>> EXCELLENT.

>> Huell: SHE GOING BACK IN?

>> HI, HOW YOU DOING?

>> OH BOY YOU HEAD THE GUY.

>> >> YES.

>> Huell: TELL US ABOUT YOUR PLACE HERE?

>> CROWDED.

IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT.

EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

>> Huell: NOW--LOOK AT THIS.

TROY, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE?

WHAT ARE WE LOOK AT OVER MERE?

>> I BETTER SEND YOU THE WAITRESS.

>> Huell: THIS IS YOUR RESTAURANT.

>> THIS IS STEAMED FISH WITH THE SPICY, IT'S A STEAMED FISH TROUT WITH THE SPICY SUPER.

>> SUPER--SOUP.

>> Huell: SO SHE SPECIALIZE IN FISH?

>> ALL MANNERS OF FOOD.

>> AND MAKE SELF NOT FROM THE CAN.

>> Huell: I HEARD THE PRICE IS VERY REASONABLE?

>> VERY.

>> Huell: ARE MOST OF YOUR CUSTOMERS THAI OR IS IT A MIXTURE WITH ALL KINDS OF BACK GROUNDS?

>> IT'S ABOUT 20% THAI, THE REST IS AMERICAN MIXES.

MOST AMERICANS, SAY ABOUT 60% IS AMERICAN.

>> Huell: SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

>> YES, 20 MIXES AND 20 THAI.

>> Huell: CAN WE WANDER AROUND.

THAT AIN'T THAI ELVIS.

>> >> NO THAT'S JAPANESE.

>> Huell: IT'S THE 60s FOLK SINGER.

>> VERY DIVERSE ECLECTIC GROUP HERE.

>> Huell: GOOD EVENING.

>> FROM OHIO TO SEE THAI ELVIS.

>> CINCINNATI TO BE EXACT.

>> Huell: OH MY GOSH.

LET'S LISTEN TO THIS FOR JUST A MINUTE BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING HERE.

WE'VE GOT A JAPANESE FOLK SINGER.

SINGING 60s SONGS.

LOOK AT THIS TABLE OF FOOD, TROY.

LOOK AT THIS.

YOU'RE HAVING--YOU'RE HAVING A FEAST TONIGHT?

WHAT ARE YOU EATING HERE.

>> PORK, FISH, BEEF.

>> Huell: WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT IS THIS OVER HERE?

>> OH, THIS IS THE FISH AND SAUCE SOUP.

>> Huell: BOY, LOOK AT THIS THIS IS GREAT.

>> ADD SOUP TO IT.

>> Huell: SO THAT'S A SOUP?

>> YEAH, THE LIVE FISH WITH SOUP.

>> THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.

>> YEAH, ç BIG MIXED TABLE.

THAT'S ç A SLOW SIMERED TROUT AND PAPAYA SALAD OCCURCURRY AND COLD THAI SALAD AND THIS IS WHAT THAI CALL GRANMIYAN WHICH IS PORK PLATE.

>> Huell: YOU'RE A REGULAR HERE?

>> YEAH, WE CAME FROM SEATTLE FOR THIS.

>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE, WE MET PEOPLE FROM CINCINNATI AND SEATTLE IS ANYONE FROM AROUND HERE.

>> WE'VE GOT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY L.A.

PEOPLE.

>> Huell: I BET THIS GUY--.

>> IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.

>> EVERYBODY I KNOW LIKES YOU.

THIS PLACE IS A THAI RESTAURANT BUT EXTRAORDINARILY THE OCCASIONAL STARS LIKE YOU, WE HAVE THE THAI ELVIS.

>> Huell: THIS IS AN INTERESTING GROUP.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYBODY HERE.

>> WE'RE ALL FRIENDS.

AND THESE ARE ALL THAI PEOPLE HERE.

I'M NOT.

BUT THEY'RE MY GOOD AND FINE FRIENDS.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU GET TURNED ONTO THIS?

>> BY HAVING GOOD FRIENDS LIKE THAT.

THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS GOOD THINGS FOR HERE TO EAT.

>> Huell: DO YOU KNOW THIS FELLOW OR YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE SITTING NEXT TO HIM.

>> I KNOW HIM FOR LONG TIME, I LIKE TIM.

>> >>.

>> Huell: DO YOU WORK TOGETHER.

>> ?S MY LANDLORD.

>> Huell: IS THAI ELVIS IN THE HOUSE?

>> YES, WE SHOULD TRACK HIM DOWN.

>> Huell: TROY AND I WILL JUST LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC OVER HERE.

CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR ♪ ♪ WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ♪ ♪ ♪ M ♪ .

>> Huell: WELL THE SUSPENSE IS ALMOST HERE.

HE HAS BEEN SPOTTED OUTSIDE AND HERE HE IS.

THAI ELVIS.

>> [APPLAUSE].

>> Huell: I'M SO GLAD TO MEET YOU.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYBODY.

>> MY NAME KEVIN.

>> Huell: TELL US HOW YOU BECAME THAI ELVIS?

>> I START ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO IN THAILAND IN BANCOCK THAILAND.

>> Huell: AND THEN CAME OVER TO HOLLYWOOD.

>> IN 1922.

>> AND YOU HAVE BEEN THAI ELVIS EVER SINCE.

IS THIS A FULL-TIME JOB?

>> I START A FULL-TIME IN 1991.

>> Huell: ARE YOU PERFORMING EVERY NIGHT?

>> YES.

>> Huell: HERE OR IN OTHER PLACES.

>> YES.

>> Huell: SO YOU'RE ALL OVER TOWN?

>> YES.

>> Huell: YOU'RE A LEGEND.

EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU.

>> YES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ELD VISAS A LOSS FOR WORDS.

>> HE ACTUALLY TRAVELS TO COMPETE.

>> Huell: SO YOU'VE COMPETED IN LAS VEGAS?

>> YES.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU DO IN.

>> I WIN THE CONTEST, THEY ELVIS IN THE CONTEST.

I HAVE THE CONTACT FOR IN LAS VEGAS.

>> Huell: NOW WAS ELVIS BIG IN THAILAND?

>> YES, RIGHT, RIGHT, YES.

>> Huell: VERY BIG?

>> VERY POPULAR IN THAILAND.

EVERY YEAR I GO TO SHOW IN THAILAND IN AUGUST.

>> Huell: SO YOU GO BACK TO THAILAND.

>> YES.

>> Huell: OH THERE IS THE PICTURE THERE, I HEARD ABOUT.

SOMEBODY TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.

NOW THIS IS ELVIS--.

>> THE KING AND THE QUEEN AND GO TO SEE ELVIS--.

>> Huell: THE FILMING OF "GI BLUES" SO THIS IS ELVIS VISITING WITH THE KING AND QUEEN OF THAILAND.

SO THERE IS A HOLLYWOOD THAILAND ELVIS CONNECTION.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

HE ELVIS IS HUGELY POPULAR.

THE FIRST THEY STARTED COMING OVER IN 1967 AND THEY WOULD GO TO VEGAS TO PERFORM.

>> Huell: WE'RE HOLD YOU UP.

ARE YOU READY TO PERFORM?

>> YES.

>> Huell: DO YOU HAVE A BAND?

>> NO, NO.

>> Huell: YOU DO IT ALL YOURSELF?

>> YES.

>> Huell: ARE YOU EXCITED?

>> OH YES, I LIKE HOW HE SINGS, THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE.

>> Huell: YOU'RE HERE TO HEAR TIE ELVIS?

>> YES, I HEARD HIM BEFORE.

>> Huell: EVERYBODY IS READY SO NOW WE'LL LET YOU GO ON STAGE AND WE'LL BE READY FOR THE PERFORMANCE IN JUST A MINUTE.

OKAY.

READY TO TAKE A STAGE.

>> Huell: KIND OF LOW KEY.

BUT HE KIND OF SETS IT ALL UP HIMSELF.

>> YES.

>> Huell: HE'S GOT HIS OWN EQUIPMENT.

>> YES, HE'S GOT THE MUSIC AND SETS UP THE MUSIC AND LAYS DOWN THE TRACKS AND SINGS ALONG TO.

>> Huell: KIND OF A LOW-KEY GUY.

>> YES, UNTIL THE MUSIC COMES ON.

HE'S OUR ELVIS.

♪ ♪ WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR ♪ SHE LOVED ME SWEET ♪ AND TREATS ME LIKE THOSE KISSING ♪ ♪ KISS ME ONCE, KISS ME TWICE ♪ WHAT YOU'LL BE TOLD ♪ FOR C÷úTH çzSE KISS, CALL FOR COLD AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ♪ ♪ DREAMY NIGHTS--.

>> Huell: OH-OH A FEW TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

>> A ONE MAN SHOW.

>> Huell: THIS IS AMAZING.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUR THAI ELVIS.

>> Huell: HE SOUNDS LIKE ELVIS.

>> I TOLD HE SOUNDS JUST LIKE HIM.

>> Huell: NOW HE'S HE'S ALL EXCITED.

>> HE GETS THE DANCE GOING.

IT'S NOT THE SAME GUY THAT WALKED INTO )THE SAME PLACE.

♪ ♪ DREAMY NIGHTS.

♪ SWEPT MY DREAMING YOU ♪ ♪ ♪ BABY, IF YOU WALK RIGHT THROUGH ♪ ♪ MY ADVISE, DREAMY NIGHTS ♪ ♪ DREAMY NIGHTS ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] .

>> Huell: WELL, IT WAS HARD TO TEAR OURSELVES AWAY FROM THAI ELVIS BUT WE'RE NOW NEXT DOOR TO THE ORIGINAL ç ç THAI DESSERT.

>> IN THAI IT'S CALLED BAN BHANCONAN THAI.

>> YES, HOUSE OF THAI DESSERTS.

>> Huell: IS THIS A TRADITION.

>> EVERY THAI MEAL HAS TO END WITH SEATS.

>> Huell: SO THESE ARE DESSERT SHOPS.

>> YES EXACTLY THEY DO NOTHING BUT SWEETS.

>> Huell: WOW.

>> ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SWEETS.

>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE?

>> THIS IS CALLED TOKYO LIKE THE CITY OF JAPAN.

>> Huell: WHAT IS THIS MADE OFF?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

>> Huell: HOW DID YOU GET TURNED ONTO THIS?

>> I LIKE TO EAT.

>>@oHuell: BUT HOW DID YOU FIND THIS PLACE?

>> WE ATE AT ANOTHER THAI RESTAURANTS AND WE COME HERE FOR DESSERT.

>> Huell: THIS IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

>> MY WIFE.

>> Huell: HI, HOW YOU DOING?

>> HI.

>> Huell: TELL US WHAT WE'RE EATING.

>> I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS CALLED TOKYO, THE SAME AS THE CITY.

>> Huell: SO WHEN YOU COME IN HERE YOU'RE LEARNING NEW THINGS YOURSELF?

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: THIS BELONGS TO YOUR HUSBAND, YOU WERE CIRCULATING AROUND PRETTY CLOSE.

NOW YOU MARRIED--YOU ARE FROM THAILAND.

>> NO I'M FROM JAPAN.

>> THIS IS HERS, TER TOKYO.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

>> THIS IS INFLUENCED BY TOKYO AND WE INFLUENCED IT BY TIE DIDESSERT.

>> Huell: BUT YOU MARRIED HER, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS DIDESSERT.

>> [SPEAKING JAPANESE].

YES, IT'S TRUE BUT LEARNING.

>> MY NAME IS KATSEO.

>> Huell: I'M HUELL.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> I'M LEE.

>> Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> LIKE WISE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT--I NOTICED IN THE OTHER RESTAURANT IN THE PALMS THEY HAD THESE SAME STATUTE?

>> THESE ARE WELCOMING STATUTES WELCOMING.

WE CALL THAT WY.

>> Huell: SO THESE WOULD BE LOCATED IN ANY STORE OR RESTAURANT TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU INTO THE PLACE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Huell: THEY ARE CALLED WHAT?

>> WHYING, YOU THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL HELLO AND GOODBYE.

>> Huell: OKAY, WE'RE HERE IN THE DESSERT SHOP AND OH BOY, LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE?

>> WELL HE'S ARE SORT OF FRITTERS AND MADE OUT--MOST OF THE THAI DESERT ARE MADE OUT OF COCONUT BASE THIS IS COKE NEWS- COKE--COCONUT.

>> Huell: AND WHAT IS THIS?

>> IT'S LIKE A JELLO.

BUT BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A VEGETABLE JELATIN.

>> Huell: I HATE TO SAY IT BUT THIS IS BETTER THAN THIS.

>> WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

>> YES, LAYER CAKE, YES.

>> Huell: LAYER CAKE.

>> YES, THAI IS CALLED CANO CANOMISHAN.

>> Huell: CAN I HAVE ONE LITTLE BITE?

>> YES.

>> Huell: HOW DO YOU EAT THIS.

>> JUST WITH YOUR HAND--THEY'RE GOING TO GET YOU A FORK.

>> KHAN IN THAI MEANS LAYERS.

>> Huell: OH LOOK AT THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE--I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO TRY IT.

WE'RE HERE YOU'VE GOT TO TRY EVERYTHING.

>> Huell: I'M JUST TRYING TO COMPARE THIS TO SOMETHING.

IT LOOKS LIKE A PASTE--DO YOU JUST CHEW THIS?

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE SOME TOO?

>> OKAY.

>> Huell: OH BOY THAT GIVES ME SOME CONFIDENCE.

OH MY GOD.

JEFF,.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> Huell: IT'S ACTUALLY VERY GOOD.

>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A--IT'S JELATINY SOFT AND TEXTURES.

>> Huell: AND THIS COMES IN DIFFERENT TEXTURES?

>> YES, AND LAYERS.

IT'S TRANSLATED AS LAYERED DESSERT.

>> Huell: WOW.

>> YOU WANT TO TRY ONE OF THE FRITTERS TOO?

>> Huell: YEAH, IF I CAN GET THROUGH CHEWING THIS THING.

LET'S TRY ONE.

OH, SO WE JUST--.

>> USE YOUR HANDS.

>> Huell: OH YOU JUST USE YOUR HANDS.

AND THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE FRITTER.

>> UH-HUH.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

AND WHAT'S THAT MADE OFF?

>> IT'S COCONUT SHREDS, WE'VE GOT CORN AND RICE FLOUR AND OF COURSE SUGAR.

>> Huell: OH VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Huell: DO YOU HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS HERE AT NIGHT?

[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE].

SHE SAYS THEY HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF çCUSTOMERS.

>> Huell: SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LEARNING THE LANGUAGE.

>> YES.

>> Huell: ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE STILL COMING OVER FROM THAILAND?

>> YES, AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

SO THEY APPEAL.

>> Huell: AND WHEN THEY COME, THEY COME TO PLACES LIKE THAI TOWN WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND AT HOME.

>> YES, THEY SPEND THEIR DAYS AT SCHOOL AND THEN--TO TO THE AMERICAN FAMILY, THEY COME TO WORK, SO THEY'RE STUDENTS IN THE MORNING AND WORKING DESSERT SHOPS IN THE EVENING.

>> Huell: INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> I'M RAYO.

>> AND I'M BUCK'.

>> Huell: THIS IS YOUR SECOND TIME HERE.

>> IT'S VERY NICE TOO.

LONG TIME FOR--I HAD TO COME BACK HERE.

WE LIVE PRETTY FAR.

BUT WE DECIDED WE HAD TO COME HERE.

>> Huell: HOW FAR AWAY?

>> ABOUT A HALF HOUR.

>> Huell: DID YOU COME BACK FOR THE FOOD OR THAI ELVIS?

>> ALL OF US, THE FOOD, THE ADDTMOSPHERE.

>> Huell: YOUR BACK GROUND IS NOT THAI?

>> NO WE'RE INDIAN.

>> Huell: REALLY.

>> HOW DOES THIS FIT IN WITH THE INDIAN CULTURE.

>> IT'S NICE, POINTS SPICY ENOUGH LIKE THE INDIAN FOOD.

IT'S GOT A MIXTURE.

>> Huell: AND LOOK WHAT HE'S TAKING HOME WITH HIM.

>> A LOT OF LEFT OVERS, TOMORROW'S LUNCH.

>> Huell: GREAT, NICE TO MEET YOU.

WHAT TOWN ARE YOU FROM?

>> LA CRESENTA.

>> Huell: WELCOME TO THAI TOWN.

LOOK WHO'S OUTSIDE HERE.

THAI ELVIS YOU'RE BACK OUTSIDE?

>> YES.

>> Huell: I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE IN THERE PERFORMING.

>> YEAH, I JUST TAKE A BREAK.

>> Huell: WOW, THIS IS A GREAT EVENING.

YOU'RE THE OWNERS OF THE PALMS.

WE JUST LEFT THE DESSERT SHOP?

DO YOU OWN THAT AS WELL?

>> NO A FRIEND OF MINE.

EVERYTHING THERE IS FROM THAILAND.

MOST OF THEM IS COME IN BOX AND COME CONTAINER, BUT A LOT OF THEM THEY MAKE FRESH WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE IT THAT WAY.

>> Huell: YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE INTERESTING SLICE OF THAILAND HERE ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD.

>> YES AND I'M IN THE THAI TOWN COMMITTEE.

I TALKED TO JACKIE GOLDBERG TO GET THIS THAI TOWN.

>> Huell: OH TO GET THIS NAMED THAI TOWN.

>> YES.

>> Huell: CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'VE GOT THAT FLOUR HERE.

>> THAT'S LOTUS IT BLOOM WHEN THE SUN IS OUT AND CLOSE WHEN THE SUN IS NOT OUT.

>> Huell: THIS IS A VERY L.A.

VISION WE'RE GETTING HERE OF THE LOET--LOTUS DESSERTS AND THAI ELVIS.

IT'S A WONDERFUL KIND OF PICTURE.

>> YES, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES AND WE TRYñr TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THAI IS.

>> Huell: NOW JEFF, THIS IS INTERESTING AFTER WE SAID GOOD NIGHT AND WE WENT INTO THE PALMS THAI RESTAURANT TO HAVE A BEER.

>> A THAI BEER.

>> Huell: AND THAI TEA.

I WAS COMMENTING THAT I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE ROUNT HAD SO MANY NON-THAI PEOPLE THERE.

>> IT'S A DPROP FOR WE SHALLERS--WESTERNERS TO SEE THE ELVIS.

>> Huell: YES.

YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME ANOTHER BLOCK DOWN HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD TO A PLACE THAT IS HARD CORE THAI.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE CALL HARD CORE THAI, THE SIGNS AND PATRONS ARE THAI.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE--.

>> A GUESS--IT'S A TOTALLY EXPERIENCE.

THAT ONE IS A SEMI EMERGING INTO THE THAI EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS THE PLACE TO COME IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY.

>> Huell: AND THIS IS THE OWNER.

>> ONE OF THE OWNERS AT THE RESTAURANT HERE.

>> Huell: BUT THIS WHOLE BLOCK?

>> ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE SQUARE BLOCKS.

>> Huell: IS ALL PART OF THE THAI KHEERNS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Huell: YES, IF THEY WANT TO COME TO THAI TOWN THEY CAN HAVE A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, AND WE WILL END WITH A THAI SINGER IN HERE.

NOT ç SINGING AMERICAN SONGS BU THAI MUSIC.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY DO THAI MUSIC FROM 9:00 ALL THE WAY TO 3:00 OR 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

>> Huell: 3:00 OR 4:00 IN THE MORNING?

>> YES, THIS IS THE TRUE THAI EXPERIENCE.

♪ ♪ [SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE] LANGUAGE]♪ ♪ ç [ SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAG ] ♪ [SINGING IN LATE ♪ [SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE] LANGUAGE]