Whiskey Soda Lounge Editor’s Pick

Image: Karen Brooks
Type
Thai
Features
Conversation, Date Night, Dinner, Late Night, Outdoor Dining
Price Scale
$
Description
Drawing from what the Thais call aahaan kap klaem, or food made for eating with whiskey, Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker re-creates Asian pub snacks without compromising for Western palates: stewed pork, frog legs, and a bamboo shoot salad, all designed to be washed down with drinking vinegars, cocktails, and ice-cold bia wun, or “jelly beer.” Begin your education with kai saam yang (toasted peanuts, minced shallots, lemongrass, and salt flecks) and neua sawan (deep-fried beef shreds served with lime leaves). The pad Thai, served only after 10 p.m., is Portland’s best.
Whiskey Soda Lounge
3131 SE Division St. , Portland, OR, 97202-1452
Division/Clinton
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503-232-0102
4 p.m.–midnight Sun–Thu; 4 p.m.–1 a.m. Friday–Sat