The gas station on Mittraphap Road is mostly a quick stop where most people just refuel and continue, but if you stay a little longer, you'll find a small beef noodle shop that many specifically drive to enjoy.
This shop is Khok Chang, King of Beef Stew, located inside Bangchak Gas Station (Khok Chang) at 354/1 Moo 7, Mittraphap Road, Samo Khae Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phitsanulok Province. The owner is Ms. Chamai Phon Thiaprat, aged 39.
The signature dish is glass tendon beef stew, with meat so tender it almost melts in your mouth. Another frequently requested dish is the hot pot beef with Jiang Cuoi leaves, served bubbling hot in a pot, stimulating the appetite with every bite.
Besides beef, there are pork noodles, single-dish meals, and meat soup options. The broths include clear, mushroom, and tom yum flavors. Noodle types range from thin rice noodles, wide rice noodles, white egg noodles, yellow egg noodles, to glass noodles.
Popular customer orders include white egg noodles with glass tendon, thin noodles mixed beef, meat soup with Jiang Cuoi leaves, tiger tear beef fried rice, minced pork with preserved plum, and pork blood soup with Jiang Cuoi leaves.
What sets this shop apart is its clear broth, slowly simmered without rushing, and the tender stewed beef achieved through careful slow cooking. The flavors are light and not greasy, making it suitable for both breakfast and lunch.
Pork noodles start at 60 baht per bowl, beef noodles start at 80 baht per bowl, and beef hot pot begins at 200 baht per pot.
The shop is open daily from 07:00 to 16:00. Those interested can inquire about directions or make reservations in advance by calling 065-0720403.