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Restaurant Review
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OK Chicken Rules Pok Pok’s Old Roost

The latest Earl Ninsom restaurant has Pok Pok-sized shoes to fill. Luckily, it did OK.
Avatar photo by Andrea Damewood

If Portland was a game of Monopoly, Earl Ninsom clearly has control of the board. The Bangkok-born Ninsom has a sprawling empire of Thai restaurants across most quadrants, each offering specialities perfected. No one can touch the roti at Hat Yai, nor the brisket curry at Eem, or the sumptuous prix fixe experience at Langbaan.  […]

Posted inFood and Drink

Three Must-Try New AAPI-Owned Eateries: Dear Lola, After Ours, and Bangkok Belly

These newcomers offer Filipino diaspora food, Vietnamese bar snacks, and Thai street skewers.
Avatar photo by Katherine Chew Hamilton

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Dear Lola When Danté Fernandez was growing up in Portland, many other Filipinos told […]

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