Pok Pok Thai restaurant

Even before we moved to Portland, I heard of Pok Pok from a Thai friend who said it was the best Thai restaurant in the States. Interestingly it's owned by a white guy who traveled to Thailand years ago and fell in love with local cuisine and decided to bring it home.

We went with a few friend there for dinner. It's crowded. We had to wait for about 20 minutes to get a table on a Monday evening. But the food is worth the wait. Most of the stuff on the menu is spicy. We had to get the famous ike's fish sauce wings. The wings are not spicy, but they're so flavorful with hints of fish sauce.

Each of us order a dish and we shared family style. I thought the best dish was the catfish with rice noodle and turmeric oil. It's not spicy either unless you bite into one of the few chopped green chili pepper pieces scattered on top.

Catfish with herbs on rice vermicelli. It's very refreshing

Lenka order this pork skewer dish. It's pretty good with the peanut sauce on the side