We love Dave's hot chicken. Fresh fries, large sliders and tenders! I love their sauce and the…read moreambiance of every restaurant. Every bite was so fresh and hot! The slider buns are so soft and flavorful. I love the variety of spice levels. Service was pretty quick and friendly here.

Popcorn chicken was an accumulation of all the pieces that were left at the bottom of the fry…read morebasket! Totally disgusting and certainly not worth $6.99

Crispy & tasty but a bit pricey for fast food chicken. $38 gets you 15 pieces of delicious…read moredouble-fried, extra-crispy Korean Fried Chicken. The pieces are fairly substantial, juicy & ultra-flavorful. We had a mix of spicy and soy & garlic. Space was a little tight for eating but cold water was provided. Service was typical counter-serve. We also had bulgogi fries, a smallish portion for the money with only a smattering of bulgogi beef. I wish this place could have gotten 5 stars but the value ain't there, though the taste is.

This is the only place I'll eat chicken, I've tasted all their choices,I love the crunchy flats…read moreonly ,no sauces .. I honestly get cravings for it and will travel 59 miles just to get it... the staff is courteous and helpful.. even when they're super busy I've never waited longer then10 mins.. I hope they do well and stick around, oh and not change their recipe or get too high in price ...

Fried chicken is *very nice*. Dan Dan fries with Sichuan peanut sauce is REALLY VERY NICE. And the…read moreice cream mix-in this week was Strawberry Kool-ade, which was an amazingly good formulation. Prices are not cheap, and an extra $1 for a little cup of extra peanut sauce really feels like nickle-and-diming to an unpleasant extreme. Seating is common with a few other small places, comfortable enough. Outdoor covered seating is lovely if the weather coöperates.

Basilisk is another of those Portland restaurants I regularly visited on work trips to the city in…read morethe 2010s. It's been around 7 or 8 years since my last visit but I remember the fried chicken sandwiches coming with two thick, juicy, fried boneless thighs. I found it difficult to eat more than half a sandwich given the size and excess meat. Usually I would end up pulling one thigh out and saving it for later! I decided to visit again on a recent weekend trip to Portland, arriving for an early dinner at around 4:30 PM. It was surprisingly busy, with at least a quarter of the seats taken in the shared seating pool even though it was so early in the day. Luckily there wasn't a line to order and the food came out within 15 minutes. Fried Chicken Sandwich ($13) - Just as how I remembered, this sandwich is still huge with two breaded and fried thighs on a bed of lightly dressed, crunchy cole slaw. It's really tall and doesn't compress well due to the abundant crunchy elements throughout. There's the bun that's heavily toasted until extremely, almost aggressively, crisp and almost dark golden brown, absolutely doused in butter a la Texas toast. There are house pickles on the bottom bun, very quickly pickled such that it develops no acidity, but changes to that crunchy yet soggy pickle texture. The two chicken thighs are expertly breaded until full of crags and valleys, seasoned well, and fried until crisp. The crispy quality is of a lighter variety rather than a hard crunch, very delicate as compared to a typical flour based fried chicken dredge. The chicken is different from what I remembered. Instead of being juicy full thighs, almost an inch thick at the meatiest, these patties are thin, sad, like a single thigh butterflied and cut into fourths width-wise. The breading is far thicker than the chicken itself - in fact the chicken almost is an afterthought here, completely getting lost in all the breading and everything else in the sandwich. Seriously, look at some of the photos from other Yelpers taken in 2016 and 2017 and compare to my cross section photo. It's a huge difference. I bet it's a cost cutting measure and it certainly isn't an appreciated change. Maybe it's just a sign of the times - while the 2010s air waves thumped with 'All About That Bass," the thick thighs have now unfortunately been 2020s Ozempic zapped. The major downside of the sandwich is surprisingly the bun. It's by far the most dominant component of the sandwich. It's the crunchiest element and the butter flavor completely overwhelms the taste buds. This is why fried chicken sandwiches are usually served on soft and pillowy buns, or at least buns that are only lightly toasted, so the bread can focus on and cradle the crunch element rather than supersede it. This is the first time that I can recall a sandwich where the bun is the dominant entity. (3/5) Dandan Fries ($10) - These fries are deceptively filling. They're really snackable and give a distinct moreish quality. It's like a snack where I absentmindedly keep reaching in the bag for more and suddenly it's completely empty. The fries combine a somewhat lightly fried potato, a delicate crisp on the outside and an extremely fluffy almost fall-apart tender inside, with a nutty, spicy, and mouth tingly mala sauce. The sauce is thick, rich, filled with fatty goodness. It's actually a really good glue, adhering the crushed peanuts on the fries so well, nothing falls off while lifting the fries out of the bowl. I especially love the mini cornichons mixed into the fries. They add just a bit of sweetness and acidity that balances so well with the fatty dandan inspired sauce. Without them, I think the dish would feel far too rich. With them, the fries go down the gullet at a quick rate. (5/5) I can't help but feel a little disappointed at Basilisk. It's another one of those places that seems to have decided to sacrifice quality in order to keep prices relatively low. While I enjoyed the Dandan Fries, I'm not sure that's enough of a draw to get me to revisit. Bathrooms - Four unisex rooms shared with the other establishments in the building. Requires code to enter.

A special burger this week Pepper-crusted and smoked beef patty, grilled corn & cherry pepper…read morerelish, tomato aioli, iceberg, pepper jack cheese on a soft bun. They call it the smoke out smash burger. Black pepper-crusted and smoked beef patty in the stye of Steak Au Poivre, complimented by grilled corn and hot cherry peppers, smothered in pepper jack cheese and a tomato aioli with a firecracker explosion of flavor! That's what it says in the description and are you afraid it would be too smoky? Well, it isn't. Then I was afraid it would be too spicy. Well, it isn't. What it really is is a delicious juicy bite of a burger, very well done composition of taste, texture, and simply delicious. It's always the service at Big Chicken is fast, very friendly, and there is so much room in the nice designed restaurant that coming back is not a question, but only when. But we can finally put the question to rest. Can a chicken place really make a good burger

We ordered griddled corn cakes (which were the only item that was okay, just okay); fried wings…read more(too salty) fried broccoli which was completely inedible. It was horrible. Much too salty. Buttermilk pie, also not good, hardly any flavor and bad texture. We ended up getting all of our money back because we had to toss all of the food. We will never order from there again!

So I tend to avoid super hyped places because the quality usually ends up lacking as the popularity…read moregrows...but I do love a good chicken sandwich, and we've been curious for a few years; so come Thursday night after a long shift, I decided to order takeout. With delivery and tip, our total was about $79...which seems steep, but realistically their "sliders" are about the size of a standard Popeyes chicken sandwich with a HUGE piece of chicken. We got 4 sandwiches, fries, mac and cheese and the five piece mozzarella "slabs" (they're not sticks lol), plus I ordered a large ranch and Dave's sauce (like a better version of Chic-Fil-A sauce) and a small hot honey and Reaper ranch...so price pretty standard for the amount of food. The food traveled well and these were literally the best chicken sandwiches we've had. Chicken was juicy and crispy and a dry season that was insanely good. Slaw was crunchy and pickles were tangy. I added hot honey and Dave's sauce to mine and they were amazing. Fries are standard crinkle cut, but well seasoned and crispy. Mac and cheese was good, pretty much the exact kind you'd want as a kid...gooey and Kraft like flavored but with shells and a little wetter. Mozzarella "sticks" were good, I got them in Mild and if anything they were seasoned with the same seasoning they use for the chicken and very good, but surprisingly a bit too salty for me...I'd probably stick to the sandwiches and the fries to be honest. OKAY, but for the HEAT LEVELS: I debated for a while on which to order because I'd say we have a decent spice tolerance...like habaneros are my favorite, but I find them spicy. Buldak ramen is hot as heck, but manageable. To be safe, I got us each a Mild and Medium the first time and we noticed very little variation between the two, and maaaaybe a small spice kick on the back end with the Medium. That being said, we both agreed we'd like a little extra spice next time and considering the jump between Mild and Medium was so minimal, we figured Hot or Extra Hot would be good for us. WE WERE SO WRONG. We ordered again on Sunday. Two Hot sandwiches and one Extra Hot to share...and I highly recommend ordering either of those if you enjoy pain, anguish, are looking to smell colors and taste sounds; because I'm pretty sure we both almost simply passed away. I used half a large container of Dave's sauce on my Hot sandwich as well as an ungodly amount of honey...and by the time the tears in my eyes cleared I realized my fiance was just walking laps through the house in between bites. The flavor is still there, but at what cost? About 20 minutes after eating we both resigned to carrying the fireball in our stomachs to lie down and wait to succumb to our choices, only to awake 4 hours later with hiccups and burps that would make a fire breathing dragon envious. Just be warned if you like spice, you won't find it in the Medium except for at a totally normal amount, if you love spice...you'll find it and then hate that you did at the Hot or above amount. Suffice to say, we'll be returning often...or ordering (whatever)...but we're sticking to Medium even if that makes us wimpy. And if you know someone who chooses Extra Hot or Reaper for enjoyment, you should not only fear them, but get a restraining order...because something ain't right if you can enjoy that. And if you're chaotic like us and STILL want to try a higher spice amount, do yourself a favor and just order a single tender first to try the different levels so you can enjoy your meal fully without being surprised at how one level can increase the spice by 1% and then the next somehow jumps it up 50%. I wish there was a way to get a Medium-Hot one, but I'd still rather take the less spicy, more flavor. Anyways, perfectly cooked chicken, fast service and I'd highly recommend!

Stopped by Dave's Hot Chicken after hearing so much hype around it and finally decided to give it a…read moretry. Overall, I thought it was decent, but personally it didn't really stand out from some of the other hot chicken spots around. The chicken was crispy and juicy, fries were solid, and the heat level had a nice kick without overpowering everything. Good food overall, just not something that personally blew me away. What really stood out though was the customer service. Everyone was friendly, welcoming, and attentive. The restaurant was clean, the food came out quick, and the atmosphere had a fun energy to it. One thing my wife and daughter really enjoyed was the cheese sticks. That cheese pull was actually super satisfying and probably one of the highlights of the meal for us Definitely one of those moments you almost have to record before taking a bite. Would I come back? Probably if I was nearby and craving hot chicken, but for me it was more of a solid casual spot than a must-have destination. Still worth trying at least once if you haven't been before.

Wings are on the small side . The whole vibe seems put together in a hurry . I was the only patron…read moreinside . Some things not working . There are other places that serve better Korean wings . And on a weird note; I glanced on the outside menu board , and saw that they also serve pizza . Maybe this place might click with others . Sorry , not me.

I enjoy the crispiness, fresh flavors not oily of this amazing recipe that ChimcKing makes. This…read morelocation tops others in Oregon with the exception of parking. You can't really enjoy a meal there unless you're fortunate to get parking in the front which is rare. Ambiance can be improved but this location seems to be a place for take out only. Staff is knowledgeable of the selections and makes recommendations as we have questions. I like that --- customer interaction. It seems like they enjoy their work. My hope is that ChimcKing can find a location in SW Washington. We're starving for amazing korean chicken.

This is my neighborhood fried chicken joint. My. Dad has been a loyal eater of this fine dive for…read moremany years. The chicken is always hot and fresh and very crispy, enjoy some to go with jo-jo's and slaw and find a nice park to Dine in. This place is beyond divey with it's own neighborhood bar stool shit talkers. Beware of that. The chicken is solid and good.

Disappointed. I really was looking forward to the chicken wings! They were just too small for the…read moreprice of $8.00 for the Wing Ding deal. They tasted good, just wasn't worth it. The awesome bartender did make me want to come back cuz she was very friendly. But probably won't order again. Might have been my over expectations from what I've read.

El Porvenir Family Taqueria fulfills a need in this neighborhood of Portland. They have street…read moretacos priced at an extremely reasonable $1 a piece, the meat is flavorful and tender, and their kitchen is quick to whip up orders for take out. Everything is pretty straightforward here - you get what you pay for. I love that the restuarant is family-run. Despite the rough location, lack of space, and difficult parking, this restaurant makes up for their shortcomings with quick and delicious, reasonably-priced food with excellent customer service.

This is my second time here, I came back because they're doing a $1/taco deal for the summer. The…read moretacos themselves weren't anything spectacular nor was it particularly plentiful in meat, but it was really cheap. The salsas they have at this store are very nice, they have a kick to them. This is a super small store with no AC so keep that in mind. I really enjoy their horchata (~$5) but it is on the pricier side. Service was relatively quick, it was busy when I was there so it took about 15 minutes to get our food. I'd come back for a cheap meal.

Great noodles. I like the fried chicken noodles with extra veg…read more Was a go-to lunch spot when they were downtown, and I'm glad to seem them doing well in their new location.

When we went it happened to be dumpling week so they only had a special menu item of Wonton soup…read more We were pretty hungry so we still got it even tho we were looking forward to trying their actual menu. It was a pretty standard good wonton soup w/ just wontons & boo choy, the broth had a slight turmeric flavor. It is located in the food cart pod behind steeple brewing, and you can eat inside there too.

I have a few questions for you…read more.. Do you want to visit a cozy, inviting, family-owned neighborhood bar? Do you want creative, beautiful, and delicious cocktails? Do you want amazing, thoughtful sandwiches and snack options? Well you can find all that and MORE at Arbor Hall! This is seriously my favorite bar in Portland and it is truly worth the trip, no matter how far you are. The sweet couple who owns it are so warm and welcoming, you can tell they pour their passion and genius into this place and their friends and siblings who work their are just as wonderful! Arbor Hall also has incredible seasonal drink specials (crystal clear Marg, Mure the Berrier, Amazing Ciderman, Milk punches sometimes!), as well as a crazy comprehensive spirit menu. I can't wait to go back!!

Our first time trying this spot and we loved it! It's cozy, the drinks are delicious and unique,…read moreand the bartender Steven that made our drinks is very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend checking it out! :)