Surin of Thailand has closed on Knoxville's Bearden Hill weeks after founder's death

Keenan Thomas, Knoxville News Sentinel
Updated ·1 min read
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Surin of Thailand restaurant, which has been operating for decades on Bearden Hill, has closed.

The last post from Jan. 9 on the restaurant's Facebook page shared a link to an obituary for the owner Surin Techarukpong. He died Jan. 6.

The restaurant's Facebook page and Google listing say it is permanently closed. It served stir fry, curry, noodles, special entrees and sushi.

Surin of Thailand's Knoxville location is at 6213 Kingston Pike, and the owners have six other Surin locations in Alabama and Georgia, and one in Atlanta called Ocean Wave, that are still open.

Surin of Thailand started in started in 1995 in Five Points South in Birmingham, Alabama, before a branch opened in Knoxville, according to an article about Techarukpong on al.com.

Keenan Thomas reports for the Knox News business growth and development team. You can reach him by email at keenan.thomas@knoxnews.com.

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Surin of Thailand at 6213 Kingston Pike in Knoxville has closed.
Surin of Thailand at 6213 Kingston Pike in Knoxville has closed.

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Surin of Thailand in Knoxville closes weeks after owner's death