Pok Pok Chicken Wings
In 2011, the order of best Thai was Pok Pok, Red Onion, Chiang Mai, Chaba Thai, Mee-Sen, Thai Noon and E-san. This year, Chiang Mai has climbed, Red Onion has plummeted, and Thai Noon has fallen off the list. I don’t think it will surprise anyone that Pok Pok took 43% of the vote. Here are the results:
Out of 840 votes:
1. Pok Pok – 43% of the vote. 3226 Southeast Division Street Portland, OR 97202 Map (503) 232-1387 My review
2. Chiang Mai – 8% 3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214 Map (503) 234-6192
3. Cha Ba Thai – 3%
- 3024 N.E. Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211 Map (503) 719-6917
- 5810 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97213 Map (503) 282-3970
4. Red Onion Thai – 2.5% 1123 Northwest 23rd Avenue Portland, OR 97210 Map (503) 208-2634
5. Mee Sen - 3924 N Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR 97227 Map (503) 445-1909
6. E-San Thai Cuisine -
- 133 Southwest 2nd Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Map (503) 223-4090
- 8233 N Denver Ave., Portland OR 97217 Map (503) 517-0683
8. Pad Thai Kitchen - 2309 Southeast Belmont Street Portland, OR 97214 Map (503) 232-8766
9. PaaDee Thai Comfort Food - 6 Southeast 28th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Map (503) 360-1453
I like Pok Pok, Chiang Mai and Red Onion.
You can see the rest of the 2012 Reader Survey results here.
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Excellent! Thank you for posting the results. Now I have a list to work of. Out of those I’ve only been to Pok Pok (which was amazing! I had the boar’s collar and it was the spiciest meal I’ve ever had. I still tell people about how they brought out collard greens and shaved ice to cool my palate down.).
Paa Dee is really fantastic. Highly recommend.
Thanks for the suggestion. I need to give them a try again – haven’t been since their first week.
We’d love to have you here, FD. Our food has been improving since we have a new head chef & a line cook in March from the recently closed down place on broadway. I’m also put more attention and care to this place and hoping one day we could become a better place to eat and drink for Portland foodies./Earl
E-San on Denver was seriously some of the Worst food (not just Thai) I have ever tried to eat. Sivali Thai in SE is quite good and the folks running are beyond welcoming.
The Vietnamese-only menu at Yen Ha not at all secret—just ask for it.
Worth trying is Tiet Canh—dish of duck blood mixed with various innards and eaten with rice crackers, chilies, lime & fish sauce. Extremely popular with Vietnamese customers and a common dish with drinks.
Have had several dishes at Yen Ha where the seafood was not fresh. I won’t be back.
It is a well-deserved honor, at that. You folks make some seriously good food!