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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.

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.  […]

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Northern Comfort

Andy Ricker Brings Thai Street Food to Portland

The smell of roasted chicken, lemongrass, and coconut curry soup wafts through the crisp December air as I approach Pok Pok. I came here a week ago for a delicious introduction to Thai street food, and now I’m back to learn more. “I went to Thailand for the first time in 1988; I spent three […]

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