Thaiku to “pop-up” at Copper Gate

Thaiku, the popular Thai restaurant that closed in December due to a property dispute, is setting up a pop-up restaurant at its sister venue, Copper Gate (6301 24th Avenue NW) on Thursday, May 31 from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Some of Thaiku’s former staff will serve the meal at the pop-up, and several popular dishes will be on the menu (Mieng Kahm, Sua Rong Hai and Yum Gai to name a few), including a couple of their signature herb-infused cocktails. The food will range from $7 to $12. The former band which played in Thaiku’s bar, Fu Kun Wu, known as the Fu Kun Wu Trio (Jon Alberts on piano, Jeff Johnson on bass and Tad Britton on drums) have been playing at Copper Gate every Thursday night since Thaiku closed.

Thaiku plans to “pop-up” at Copper Gate often until they open a new location. Alberts, the restaurant owner, says, “we all miss Thaiku and Fu Kun Wu. We’re still actively looking for the right space to reincarnate. For now, let’s see how this goes.”