Thai PK — Restaurant in Portland

ThaiPK is by far the best Thai restaurant in all of Portland and likely in the Pacific Northwest. It is always exceptionally delicious, served with great pride, kindness, appreciation, and they are very willing to customize the order to meet different in a variety of dietary restrictions. I have eaten at a great number of Thai restaurants in Portland, but Thai PK is by far the most delicious and the best value in town. They have so many standup dishes ranging from crispy basil chicken (not to be missed), salmon curry!, and delicious version of pad kee mao, exceptional, like curries? Try the red - if you'd like a little spice. Their papaya salad is wonderful- plus incredible, coconut shrimp and seasonable delicacies, such as pumpkin curries, and wonderful stirfry's, noodle dishes, and incredible soups and healthy choices in addition. This is seriously the best Thai food that you can find in this area. And even better that the people that own this restaurant, and every individual that works here is someone with incredible heart that you will feel so pleased to give your money to. This is a local business worthy of your support! If I could give it seven stars I would....

Nice staff, and decent quality clean food. Portion sizes are ok. Maybe a little on the small side.

The reason this place doesn't get a higher rating is because they assume all their customers want bland watered down versions of Thai dishes. (Not a good assumption for the business to make. Who chooses to eat Thai food, but without Thai-style cooking?)

At this place, if you see the word "spicy" on the menu's description it means nothing. You have to remember to take the extra time to emphasize to the staff that you actually do want it spicy. If you don't, they will give you a bland super sweet non-spicy version of the dish that has nothing to do with the description on the menu. It feels like they're catering to the palate of a child.

I know they're able to make legitimate non-bland Thai food, because a few times I have had it from them. I'm giving them 2 stars for assuming their customers don't want real Thai cuisine, and for having an inaccurate menu. If you can't trust the menu to describe the food you're ordering, that's a pretty...

My sister and I are from Seattle and have been looking for a place on par with our fave place there. THIS IS IT. It has the fried chicken with crispy basil (that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else) which is a huge plus for me. They also have great chicken satay (moist, not at all dry, great seasoning) and a good chicken pad Thai. My sister likes the crab fried rice; she gets it at every Thai restaurant we visit, and this appears to be her fave so far. We haven’t tried our chicken cashew nut yet, but I’m sure it’ll be delicious too. The food runs a bit spicier than the other Thai places we’ve tried in Oregon; if you’re a spice weenie like I am, round down a star from your usual, just in case. (The one star was the perfect level of spice for me - enough that you can detect and appreciate it, but not enough to deter me from shoveling it into my mouth haha.) This is gonna be our go-to whenever we find ourselves even remotely close...