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    SomTum Thai Kitchen

    4.3 (186 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Garlic Pork Rib ()Crab Rangoon (5)
    Emily B.

    Lovely atmosphere and the food and drinks were phenomenal. We went for Portland dining month and loved everything. The ribeye in the curry was so amazing. The papaya salad was so fresh. We also loved the fresh rolls with shrimp. Can't wait to come back.

    Crying Tiger /
    Jon S.

    There's plenty of street parking and a parking garage nearby. This restaurant is located upstairs past the bubble tea shop when you start walking up the stairs you can tell that they already try to set that atmosphere with the decorations that are outside. The inside is a little bit on the smaller end, but still have enough tables for those that come in. The host was great and the waiter welcomed as well and was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. This Thai place is staffed and operated bye mostly Thai people which is cool to see, but mostly you can tell by the quality and the taste of the food. Which spoiler alert was amazing!!! We got multiple dishes and they were all pretty amazing. What stood out to me the most was a crying tiger steak. This was by far a 5/5!! The quality of the meat was great, very tender, very flavorful and was delicious all around. It does have a little bit of the fatty part of a steak on there, but is pretty great to still have as a balance me. It is served, medium, rare to medium, which is perfect for me, but I know that others may or may not like that. The pork skewers were great and had a lot of flavor and was super tender! I also got Tom Sap Kradook On, the soup was super light and refreshing with a hint of lime and spice. The meat has a cartilage and a bone in it, which is fine, but the meat was super tender and fell right off the bone. I would totally recommend it. 5/5 The pad Thai was honestly just OK, it was a little bit on the spicier end, even though we picked the lowest spice (Granted in my wife's spice tolerance is pretty weak). The chicken was a little bit on the dryer and and wasn't as good as the rest of the meat that we had ordered overall, it was about average.3/5 It seems as though the authentic Thai food items is where it's at! Definitely give it each item and you will try because I feel like there's more treasures to be discovered !! Overall. 4.5/5!!! A MUST

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    Torie T.

    This was a great lunch spot for my partner and I! The interior is very inviting and fairly small. We were seating right away and overall food came very quickly. Our server was super friendly and she came by to check in on us multiple times. The food itself was excellent. A fair warning that I remembered from my last time here: they are not kidding about the spice levels! I find that a lot of places in PDX do not actually mean "spicy" when they say it, so you might be tempted to order things "hot" here. I would not recommend this unless you are truly a tastebud titan. For me, the "medium" spice level is perfect and is about on par with a "high spicy level" at other spots with similar food. The man next to us ordered medium as well and was crying from how hot it was, for context. The food is well-priced and portions are fairly large. We ordered the vegetarian papaya salad (very crispy, excellent flavor and texture) and the veggie egg rolls (also good). I got the Pad Kee Mow with Tofu and my partner got the Penang Peanut Curry. Both of us enjoyed our entrees and my partner had enough to take home for lunch the next day.

    Mango Sticky Rice
    Damien H.

    Visited by myself for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon before heading to the airport and had a pleasant experience. It wasn't too crowded the time I went but there were a couple other people being served at other tables. The environment was calm and casual, and put me in a good mood before my flight. The host and server were both very friendly to me. I was seated promptly and served quickly after my order was taken. The food was delicious. I ordered the crispy chicken peanut curry lunch special and loved the flavors and spices in the curry. As an Asian American, I've found that it's a bit harder to find food with a decent level of spice in cities in Oregon, at least compared to what I'm used to in areas with larger Asian populations, but this curry was definitely up to par. The chicken was cooked to the perfect crispiness as was the egg roll. I also went in the summer when mangoes were in season and the mango sticky rice was amazing, the sticky rice was the ideal sticky texture with the right amount of sweet coconut milk sauce for the ideal flavor and the mango was perfectly ripe and sweet Overall I'd definitely return again if/when I'm in the area

    Waylette T.

    I was in the verge of 5 staring this restaurant due to how much my sisters loved it when they were in town. The food is amazing, they are spot on with the spice level and bring to real authenticate Thai favoring to Portland. The first night we were amazed by how the owner showed up, held conversation, and made suggestion. He new his menu; which brought us back the next day requesting for him. The fooood was just as amazing on the second occasion I returned with my cousin so she could to experience the delicious, hospitality. It wasn't there she ordered a drink that wasn't made well, asked the host to take it away and was still charged. We asked for a to go box like 4 times. It just wasn't at welcoming the third go round

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    Sarah M.

    Such amazing variety here! I loved seeing all the different traditional menu items that I don't see typically at Thai restaurants. I came here specifically to try sai krok isan which is a fermented pork sausage, it was delish! Also got an order of their beef larb which was very delicious and herbaceous. My friend ordered the yellow curry which I tried a little of & was a little unimpressed with, it was very sweet. The Thai tea was okay, not the best I've had, a little too sweet in my opinion. The Thai iced coffee was yummy but also a little too sweet but not as much compared to the Thai tea. Service was good, they sat us quickly, took our order quickly & checked on us once. Love the vibe of the place. Lots of cute hanging flowers and monstera wallpaper. I would like to come back & try more dishes! The price was fair for the food although the sticky rice ($3) was overpriced for the small portion we received.

    Sticky Rice - great with grilled meat & somtums
    Aliza C.

    We had a great early dinner here this past Saturday. With so many Thai restaurants in Portland this place was a standout for its Isan offerings. The restaurant is located near PSU behind/above Bobcat Tea House, and has cute decor. We were greeted and seated right away. We ordered Tum Khao Pod (very good), Yum Woon Sen (refreshing), Moo Ping Kati (delicious but tad too sweet), Isan Sampler (great variety), Sticky Rice (a must), and Thai Coconut Creme Brûlée (yum). There were quite a few more dishes we wanted to try, so there will be a next time. I highly recommend this restaurant, especially if you're in the mood for Isan food.

    Sandy N.

    What a great place to catch up with a friend! My boyfriend and I were traveling to Portland and we agreed to meet a friend of ours to catch up over a meal. SomTum Thai Kitchen was a great choice to do so. We ordered salmon plara with vermicelli noodles, pad see ew, and two cocktails. I loved how spicy and flavorful the salmon plara was. If you are used to the taste of the fermented fish sauce, definitely get their plara dishes or other variations of som tum/papaya salad. The cocktails were great too! I enjoyed my mango cocktail and what it came in surprised me. It was a cage surrounding the glass with cute fake mango decor! I forgot what drink my boyfriend got but he enjoyed it. Our friend didn't get anything to drink and just had the pad see ew. If you're looking for good thai food in the Portland area, this is the place to go to. Also, the service is quite nice!

    Yaya S.

    highly encourage everyone who loves thai flavors and thai foodto visit this place -- its portland wing week, and they are offering basil wings! this is usually my go to place for papaya salad, and its such a bonus that they are right next to the PSU campus. my favorite dishes here are: the salty egg papaya salad, yum woon sen, and all the larbs/namtoks (mushroom/hed & kor moo yang) if youre looking for a flavorful experience, with a bit of heat/spice then i would point you to this place.

    Steve A.

    visited SomTum based on a Thai friend's recommendation, who said their flavors are as close to authentic Thai as you'll find in PDX. SomTum did not disappoint. The flavors and spice are bold, so be prepared! They have an easy-to-understand heat scale to help guide you. Be sure to try their house specials. I sampled a bit of everything, and everything was packed with flavor. The staff is friendly, and while the restaurant is near PSU, parking (street or garage) can be a challenge. Enjoy.

    Pad See Ew with veggies
    Cindy A.

    SomTum Thai Kitchen serves some of the most delicious and flavorful Thai food in Portland. Considering how many Thai restaurants/ food carts there are operating in Portland, that is saying a lot. SomTum offers delivery thru GrubHub. I took advantage of this and ordered yellow curry with veggies, pad see ew with veggies, Thai fried rice with veggies and stir fried veggies. The food arrived on time and well packaged. Each item was full of flavor. I appreciated how the veggies were all cut into bite sized pieces. There were options for spice level as well as choices for meats, tofu or veggies. As a vegetarian I always look for items that come with a choice rather than automatic meats added. SomTum is located above Bobacat Tea House, another fine establishment near PSU in downtown Portland. They offer inside as well as outside seating. They're open everyday. If you enjoy tasty Thai food, I highly recommend trying SomTum Thai Kitchen!

    absolutely amazing. this is easily one of the most authentic thai spots i've tried, and i'm from seattle so i've had my fair share. the flavors were spot on, everything tasted fresh, and you can tell a lot of care goes into the food. i'm seriously craving it again already and can't wait to come back!

    Crying Tiger
    Holly T.

    Thai food It's my favorite. I'm always looking for new places, but a few places will make it into my rotation. This is one of them. I was craving papaya salad. And naturally, you want bbq chicken and sticky rice with it. SomTum popped up serving it all on one plate. Perfect! Of course, that's what I ordered. Thai spicy. They even have a hotter level than Thai spicy, which is wild. I can handle my heat, but SomTum hits different. The spice was amazing. A nice lingering heat. The chicken was delicious too. A perfect pairing. My partner ordered the crispy chicken with curry sauce. It was also really tasty. It comes as a medium heat already. It was definitely a barely there heat for spice lovers but that's okay. I wouldn't change it! We also ordered crying tiger because it's amazing. And it absolutely was. While I loved everything, this was probably my favorite. Service was great too. I loved how the chef even came out to see if we enjoyed his meal. Heck yes! We'll be back!

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    Ask the Community - SomTum Thai Kitchen

    What items on your menu can be made vegan by request with no fish sauce, no shrimp paste, or other seafood or egg ingredients?

    Do you allow dining, or only take out?

    Both!

    What is som tum Thai kitchen address?

    1924 SW Broadway Portland OR 97201 Call 503-2275603

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    I have mixed feelings about this place. The problem wasn't with the food. In fact the food was…read moredelicious. I got the Red Curry and it was so flavorful, like really good stuff. But when the lady in the food cart handed my order to me, she apologized because it was so hot. She handed me a tall plastic container stacked a carton of rice on top and gave me two napkins. The container was so hot to the touch that I thought I would drop it. I had a concert to go to at Moda but i tried cooling this down for 15 min. I thought it was cool enough but it wasn't. I was pretty hungry and took a bite and still burned my tongue because it was still scalding hot. I'm disappointed about that as I suffered the rest of my night at my event at Moda. However, the price was reasonable and the red curry was darn tasty, and it was a great portion size. It took about 20 min before it wasn't scalding hot but because it was a tall narrow container, it wasn't going to cool quickly. Why couldn't they have given a proper disposable bowl. That would have made it safer to eat and I probably wouldn't have burned my tongue. 20 min is a long time for food to cool down. I think this was a one off incident, but I want to post this to let the owner know, they shouldn't be serving scalding hot curry to their customers. Watch the temperature of your foods, please. I still loved the flavor so much that I will come back, hopefully when I don't have an event at Moda and hopefully it isn't scalding hot. I tried to take a pic of my dish but it came out blurry unfortunately as my smartphone camera was having issues, so sorry no pictures.

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