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    Sawasdee Thai

    4.6 (24 reviews)

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    Its tucked between two buildings in a fenced off area
    Chad C.

    The food here is fantastic and always super fast even when there's a line standing out on the sidewalk. I always end up getting the pad thai with pork at medium spicy, but that's just on the edge of being too spicy for me so I order a cup of peanut sauce on the side to tame it down a bit. The portion sizes are large enough that they could be cut in half for a single meal; that said, pricing is on par for this neighborhood, about $10-$13 per meal. One time I grabbed my order and immediately dropped my cup of peanut sauce on the group. The guy at the counter was nice enough to hand me another free of charge - very much appreciated!

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    PH D.

    Great food! This restaurant is killing it with taste! Great service. Restaurant could use some freshened up ambiance. Otherwise great!

    Chicken Pad Thai and Pineapple Fried Rice with Chicken
    Stephanie K.

    My husband and I found this place on accident because we were originally trying to eat at Pettygrove Station but they were closed. There was no line at Sawasdee so we thought why not. I ordered my go to Pad Thai and my husband ordered the pineapple fried rice. The lady was super sweet and she finished our order in about 5 minutes which was both perfect and amazing because we were famished. We enjoyed our dishes so much - I have to say this was one of the best Pad Thais I've ever had! We'll definitely be back.

    Yellow curry, chicken pad thai, and Thai tea
    Kimberly R.

    This meal was one of the best Thai meals that I've ever eaten. The lovely lady who cooked for us for kind and provided wonderful service. We ate outside on the patio in the crisp weather, creating a beautiful atmosphere. The sticky rice was delicious, the noodles were tasty, and the tea was sweet. I highly recommend!!

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    love this place! Always so fast and so yummy and the staff are super sweet :) it's in my regular takeout rotation.

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    Super delicious and garlicky!! This place is a short walk from my apartment so I'll definitely be back soon!

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    9 years ago

    10:30 am and you have the flu and need spicy red curry?? This is the best! And only $8 for a generous serving of red curry.

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    I ordered the Penang curry, and it was great. It had a very nice curry flavor that wasn't too spicy and had a nice sweetness to it.

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    1.7 miLower Burnside, Industrial District, Buckman, Central Eastside, Southeast Portland
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    Great chicken and rice. Not sure how they do it, but the chicken is soft, tender, moist and very…read moreflavorful and the rice is very aromatic and delicious. The sauce they use with the chicken and rice is great and is worth buying to take home to make your own dishes better. There is a good amount of seating both inside and out. I also tried the pork which was good but I prefer the chicken so will stick to that on a future visit. I have tried a lot of places that do the same thai style chicken and rice and it's almost always a miss for me, something is always off, usually the chicken is touch, or too dry, or lacking flavor but here it just hits right.

    Made it back but this time to the Ankeny location. Sharing an entrance with the Kinboshi Ramen and…read moreSnappy's, Nong's was busy as usual with some seats indoors. We had to wait a bit for a spot to open up but soon were able to sit with a high chair (located in the middle near the entrance). We got our number after ordering and food quickly came out after our wait to sit. We got Khao Man Gai Piset (with liver), Khao Kha Muu and chicken skins. The kids ate so much and the hainanese chicken was a kid friendly favorite! We really enjoyed the Khao Kha Muu which was similar to an adobo with yummy pickled mustard greens. The meat was tender and marinated so well. The liver is always enjoyable by me and everyone ate the skins which were so crispy! The 2 meals were large and fed all of us well. Please remember to bus your own table!

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    4.8(329 reviews)
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    Have been going to Zaap Thai for the past 5 years and the food is always amazing and the folks here…read moreare absolutely wonderful. They have several vegan dishes and we generally get vegan versions of the Evil Jungle with Tempeh, Pad Kee Mao with Tempeh, and the Enoki Mushroom Salad. They also have various vegan specials from time to time, outside of their vegan menu, which have all been amazing and something we keep an eye out for. If you have the time to eat in, you definitely should to fully appreciate certain dishes; but they do an amazing job with doing their to-go orders as well - like frying certain items when you arrive so they don't get soggy from waiting to be picked up. The ambiance is really nice for an intimate or small group meal and this is one of my favorite places to bring people that aren't vegan as they have all been really blown away with the meat dishes they've ordered.

    Incredible!! The best Thai food we have ever had. To be fair, I haven't been to Thailand yet, but I…read morehave tried a variety of Thai places across the U.S. This was amazing and I will definitely make a special stop here next time I am in Portland. Service was efficient on a weekday for lunch. I was very impressed that the woman serving us also cooks. She said she has one other person helping her over the weekend. The food was SO DELICIOUS. This was the best pad Thai we had with such depth of flavor - not too sweet or oily, just perfect. We also had the pad kra pao, eggplant and tom kha. The tom kha had good flavor and with a thinner broth that I'm used to which was fabulous. The eggplant was so delicious - the consistency was incredible. Not too soggy, just right. I also tried the mango sticky rice. For drinks we had the Thai lemon tea which tasted like Thai iced tea without the milk and lemon added - delightful! We even bought an extra dish to take with us to go. Amazing place. Ambiance is casual. I can't wait to return.

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    4.1(705 reviews)
    2.7 miKerns
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    Rare is the restaurant that makes one dish so well that you don't ever allow yourself to experience…read morethe remainder of the menu. Such is my experience with the Green Curry at Paadee. It is, in a word, perfect. I can only imagine what their other offerings taste like, but I myself may never know because the Green Curry is just that good. Add in excellent and attentive service and a very Portlandesque atmosphere and Paadee is a definite winner. Easily one of the best Thai restaurants in the city. If I were to pick one thing to gripe about it's that it's so good that sometimes seating isn't available, but good for them. Get it to go instead if that happens.

    Upon entering you see the wood feels like were in SE Asia? Ceiling lamps feels like bamboo. I see a…read moredish being carried to a table the waitress smiling carrying the plate with ease. We are greeting letting us know to come to the front of the counter to order although the sign says Please wait to be seated. A little confusion but with smiles, so we are happy. They are moving chairs... sit here..or here. A stack of menus by the point of sale...but you know this place is good by the smells, laughter and the smiles, the vibe...you want to be here everything is moving smooth. The person same person that guided us with the menu also delivered one of the dishes. We order some Thai ice teas, Pad see ew and Tom kha gai. The noodles fat wide on the Pad see ew. Some veggies huge bomb shrimp cooked perfectly, everything cooked spot on. The soup cream coconut flavors a little steamy on the cool day in Portland. Great tasting. They stop by to drop off the food and come by later delivering spices and checking on us. A bustling place. I see an egg plant dish.. must try that... the crowd is upscale... the food some of Portland's finest.

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