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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Lisa says
June 22, 2012 at 4:27 pmExcellent! 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.).
RWC says
June 22, 2012 at 7:42 pmPaa Dee is really fantastic. Highly recommend.
Food Dude says
June 23, 2012 at 4:22 pmThanks for the suggestion. I need to give them a try again – haven’t been since their first week.
paadeepdx says
June 26, 2012 at 10:54 amWe’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
Ingrid says
April 19, 2013 at 11:39 amE-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.
hercule poirot says
July 13, 2014 at 8:32 amHaving lived in thailand and south east asia, as well as holding cooking classes in these areas, i find
It criminal to call pok poks food excellent.
The food here, at its best is mai aroi, overly commercialised.
Another attempt at the bastardisation of a perfectly fine ethnic cuisine.
I presume if the masses are in tune with mundane and mediocre thai cuisine then so be it.
There is severe salty flavour left behind on my palate, and its not from nam phla.
Bon vivant
Poirot
Jill-O says
June 25, 2012 at 10:49 amIt is a well-deserved honor, at that. You folks make some seriously good food!
Jason says
June 24, 2012 at 12:36 amThe 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.
pdxyogi says
June 24, 2012 at 9:11 amHave had several dishes at Yen Ha where the seafood was not fresh. I won’t be back.