Thailand Cafe "SIP HOK" (TEL 0172-40-3258) opened on April 30 in Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru-gun.

The same restaurant that offers Thai food and Thai cafe menu. Masao Aizu from Itayanagi and his wife Chanok Nang (Pui) from Bangkok, Thailand opened a store.

Aizu worked as a company employee in Aomori City. Mr. Pui came to Japan in 2013 and attended school as a graduate student at Aomori Chuo Gakuin University. After graduating, he lived in Aomori City. The two became acquainted when they were in the cafe where Mr. Aizu was in business, and they got married in 2018. It was said that the preparations for the opening of business began at that time.

"I thought about opening the business in Aomori City and Hirosaki City, but I finally decided on Itayanagi Town, my hometown. It was a location where I could see Mt. Iwaki, and my parents encouraged Puy to help me," he said. Aizu-san. The store area is about 11 tsubo, and there are 14 seats. The concept of the store is "a place where you can calm down slowly" and Mr. Pui took charge of the interior.

The store name is 16 in Thai. The birthdays of the two are 16th, and they are lucky numbers. The pigs with the logo mark symbolize success and prosperity as much as they want to be pets. The crown worn by pigs is a mug, and black is the color of coffee. The fork on the right and the spoon on the left were drawn from Thai table manners.

During the preparation period, some people walked along the road asking, "Is there a beauty salon?", and some people were surprised at the appearance that was illuminated at night. There was an unexpected response when the information on the opening was sent on SNS, and people who reported that they were happy that "a Thai restaurant can be opened in Itayanagi-cho" or "visited SNS" and visited twice a day It was said to have been

The menu includes green curry (800 yen), massaman curry (800 yen), panen curry (800 yen), Gapao rice (700 yen). I ordered Thai ingredients and Mr. Pui recreates the local taste. Thai coffee (400 yen) in the drink menu uses coffee beans from Thailand and is a staple at Thai cafes such as "Gokucho Magma Chocolate Milk" (450 yen) and Cecceko Core (350 yen) "Thai Tea Latte" (400 yen). Providing a menu. All menus correspond to takeout.

Regarding the future, Mr. Pui said, "I want to start a cafe and start a business that connects Aomori and Thailand. If I can start something,". Mr. Aizu said, "If we could sell Thai items in our shop or Aomori ingredients in Thailand," he said.

Business hours are from 10:00 to 17:00. Closed on Thursdays, Sundays and public holidays.