Tom Pan
I’ve been to Portland quite a lot, and I’m so glad my friend recommended this place. This is hands down the most authentic northern Thai restaurant I’ve been to — the flavors are bold, rich, and genuinely spicy (a true 5-star heat level if you’re a chili head!). I highly recommend this spot to anyone who loves real Thai food. Honestly, it’s even better than what you can find in Seattle!
… moreTaylor Frederick
wow… this place is worth the price! every dish is made to perfection, the staff and ambiance are wonderful, and the portions are nice and big (great for sharing)
we also got the Tum Lao which was VERY spicy! i could handle it but only wanted a few bites
note for myself in the future: the yellow curry is a medium spice and you’ll want a milder level!
… moreSleepy
High quality, delicious food and drink, a peaceful and welcoming environment, and great customer service. It was a lovely end to my day enjoying dinner at this restaurant, would and will eventually happily take all my friends here!
… moreSi Sayaovong
Restaurant was beautiful, clean, and inviting. Our server was also warm and perfectly attentive. I really appreciated and enjoyed all the unique takes on papaya salad offered at Somtum Thai Kitchen. The salmon salad was delicious but was a lil too sweet for my liking. The goong chae nam-pla was flavorless unless dipped into the green sauce provided. I wasnt crazy about the green sauce. It had a weird taste as if the lime was from a squeeze bottle. I preferred to dip it into the same sauce as the salmon. The papaya salad was delicious as well as the crab fried rice. Would definitely love to try more from their menu.
… moreGaron Fabulous
The salad rolls were delicious, dark green and red leaf lettuce, I loved the spicy peanut cream sauce…the pad kee mow (the drunken noodle dish) flavor was great, the beef was shit, it was so tough I couldn’t chew it, spit most of it out, then I just quit trying and pushed the alleged beef to the side. The red curry, also delicious, but the chicken was so dry it was not edible. Picked it out too…then the rice I added to the curry was so dry it wasn’t really edible either. As others mentioned I did notice fruit flies around my food, I thought maybe it was because I was sitting next to the alter where they offer food to the dead…they are lucky they are dead…the server only once asked me how my meal was, a single person ordering 2 entrees and an appetizer, after my second bite of food in my mouth, gave him a nod (it was a bite of the amazing salad roll) he saw me spitting out the beef and chicken and pushing the rest to the side, but quickly looked away like he didn’t want any confrontation, I was expecting to take enough home for a second meal (2 entrees and an appetizer) but the little I was able to eat wasn’t very filling and there was nothing I wanted to take home, I went up to pay and was finally asked how my meal was, I was honest, said beef was tough, chicken dry and neither edible, he smiled and said “yes” then charged me the full amount. I said no, I wasn’t paying the full amount, he said I should have mentiond something to my server, I would have if they had ever been back around, I said “I didn’t even eat it all, half of it I had to spit back out onto the plate, it’s right there, see?” he said I need to pay the full amount, I said no, I will just leave without paying anything, he said I can’t do that, I then said “at least let me pay for part of it then, but I’m not paying the full amount” he finally took off part of the tab, but begrudgingly. So sad, I was excited for a late night thai restaurant with such a great looking menu, but the service was shit and the proteins inedible…I might be back for the salad rolls…or probably not
… moreGary Ma
I love the range in spice levels. Thai hot is pretty extreme and it’s thermonuclear above that. Although the flavor was very good, I was not impressed with the field crab in the salad; they were just a bunch of shells. Friendly service
… moreNguyen Kate
The food here are amazing. Salmon plara is super good in thai sauce.
Service was ok and the atmosphere and interior were pretty nice!
… moreHugo Coronilla
First time trying Thai food and I was amazed by the spiciness I loved it.. if im in Oregon again I would be stopping by this place again
… moreFang Fang
Seem to be authentic northern Thai food. Interesting to try, be ware some dishes are super salty. I’ve had many Thai food and some are authentic type rather than American Thai, and some can be very spicy, sour. But this is the first time about half of the dishes are way too salty for all 3 of us.
– Somtum thai Kai Kem, too salty, the salted duck egg is the saltiest I’ve had in my life.
– Pa Khao Noi, a combination plate I recommend. I especially like the fried pork ribs and crispy rice salad. Tom sap kradook on (soup) is too salty.
– Gaeng Om Kai, supposed to be medium spicy but not spicy at all. Again too salty. Otherwise I like this soup, I dilute with 1-2x water to drink it.
… moreA J
Very beautiful and pretty spacious local mom and pop vibe restaurant. Beautiful yellow flowers at entry way to upstairs (not wheelchair accessible) and on ceilings inside of the restaurant. Pretty cute reusable tableware including plates, napkin, and bowls. Very delicious, strong flavored authentic Thai food. We got crispy rice salad, Tom kai makham, and pad krapow moo. The tom kai makham is pretty strong flavored and recommend ordering rice to eat with. Pad krapow moo and crispy rice salad is VERY delicious and strong recommended. Also recommended requesting side of sauce&seasoning to add on. Their fish sauce is unforgettable delicious Service is also good.
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