Thai Chin-gon — Restaurant in Eugene

I stopped by Back Alley Food Cart Corral for lunch, and decided to visit Thai Chin Gon for some takeout for dinner, yesterday. I ordered a container of Tom Kha Gai (Chicken Coconut Curry Soup), and they made it fresh right there. Came with a nice portion of Jasmin Rice also.

Got home and put it in the fridge for later. Around dinnertime, I heated it up slowly in a pan... and nuked the rice after adding a little bit of water to it.

The soup was very good (no heat at all, as I did not ask for it.. but the proprietor did ask if I needed chili oil. But I have Nam Prik Pao at home - Thai chili oil - I used a teaspoon of the Nam Prik Pao to add a nice level of spice to the soup.)

Nice sweet sour flavor in the coconut milk both, decent amount of chicken, onion, etc. Rice was good also. I suspect he may have used a pre-made curry paste for the soup broth, as there was no galangal or lemongrass in the soup, although the flavor was there. Still good!

I would definitely order it again. And I look forward to trying some of the other...

The food is super flavorful!! They were slammed, underestimated the amount of time it would take for the order to be ready, but they were very friendly and apologetic. You could tell they were working their buns off. Honestly, the food was well worth the wait. We had yellow curry with chx, pad se ew w/beef, and a special with lots of veggies, garlic and chx. I just hung out in my car to keep warm and listened to music, waiting for them to buzz me. Thai burrito is their take on a fresh salad roll. Very yummy, like the best tasting salad with shrimp in a rice wrap you have ever had! And, c,mon their name is witty! I love it. Another gem in...

The only reason I am not giving 5 stars is because both proteins I got in my dish tofu and beef, were over cooked. The beef was pretty dry and the tofu was a little tough. Flavors were excellent! Portion sizes are decent, though i do wish I had gotten a little more beef. The prices are fair. The mango sticky rice is excellent. The chili oil is my absolute favorite. Amazing that they put some garlic in it. Oh man I would buy this by itself. The pad thai was full of flavor definitely can taste each component of the dish. The thai iced tea is everything you expect and want. Super super tasty. Overall...