Popular Lubbock restaurant Thai Pepper reopening Monday
On January 28, Thai Pepper reopened for one day offering free food to the community in honor of Trakool ‘Kool’ Srivarodom s 70th birthday.(KCBD)
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Thai Pepper in Lubbock is expected to reopen Monday, May 10, after it closed following the death of owner Trakool ‘Kool’ Srivarodom.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, but will only operate at 50 to 60% capacity. Eight to nine tables will be available for open seating. However, dine-in customers must pay and order before being seated, with servers delivering food and drinks once its ready.
Customers flock to Thai Pepper to honor owner who died from COVID-19
Customers flock to Thai Pepper By Camelia Juarez | January 28, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 6:48 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock community showed their overwhelming support for the family-owned business Thai Pepper on Thursday.
The restaurant closed their doors after the owner Trakool ‘Kool’ Srivarodom passed away from COVID-19 complications.
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Hundreds of people lined up outside the restaurant starting at 8 a.m. Doors were supposed to open at 11:30 a.m., but they starting serving early after seeing how long the line was.
About three weeks after the owner of a popular Lubbock restaurant died due to COVID-19 complications, the man’s family is coming together to give back to the Lubbock community who supported them for many years.
Thai Pepper will open Jan. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offer free lunch to customers. The restaurant is asking for donations to be made to Lubbock Impact.
Dozens and dozens of folks queued up in the cold on Thursday for what could possibly be their last chance to taste the amazing food of Lubbock s Thai Pepper restaurant.
The future of Thai Pepper is currently unseen as the family mourns the passing of their father Trakool Kool Srivarodom, who passed away in early January from complications of COVID-19.
With family-run restaurants, the quality of the dishes pours from the love of the cook preparing it. Kool was one half of the cooking staff, his wife the other. She s the one who made the free meals provided today, with donations benefiting Lubbock Impact.