White Elephant Asian Fusion — Restaurant in Portland

I wanted to like this food. It looked appetizing at first. Unfortunately, it was pretty much inedible and/or poorly made. I live in Portland and this was my first time trying this place. It's by far the worst food I've ever had in Portland. Let me explain. The sticky rice came in a Ziploc bag and was not even edible (see photos). It stuck to everything, even the box. I would have had to eat the whole ball in one bite but i didn't want to do that because it was flavorless. Just add sauce then? Well, the sauces tasted like regular grocery store bottled sauce.... Nothing exciting. It gets worse with the meatballs? I had to double check the menu when i got home to make sure it said "beef meatballs". I have never seen any meatball (not even a frozen one) that looked and tasted like this. It was hard to cut with a serrated knife!! The taste was not even identifiable. They were tough, spongy and not edible. The fried dough balls were nothing special and to add insult to an already horrible meal, the powdered? sugar was in rock hard clumps. The sugar was so hard I couldn't even crush it between my fingers. I ate the pot stickers but I could have bought frozen food and saved 30 bucks. If you're visiting Portland, take my advice and eat somewhere...

White Elephant catered for our wedding, and not only was their food amazing but the WE team was the best! Even after our wedding, many of our guests are still raving to us about it being the best food they’ve ever had at a wedding. The food was beautiful and so thoughtfully presented! We had mango sticky rice, Thai tea, and Ube-BAE for our dessert and refreshments and they were a hit!

Jen was so sweet and extremely helpful throughout the entire planning process. We had some vegan/vegetarian guests and she was able to accommodate all of our requests. She was always quick to respond when I had any questions and her thoroughness was one of the deciding factors when I chose White Elephant to be our caterer. Her team was also wonderful on the day of. One of the servers offered to make a plate for my husband and me so we didn’t have to go grab them ourselves and they were checking on us the entire evening to make sure we were taken care of.

I highly recommend the WE team for any weddings or events or even if you’re not in need of a caterer, then definitely stop by for Jen’s...

I ordered take out from here. I put "Mild" for spice level and emphasized it in the notes. I got my food and it was inedible. The spice was the complete opposite of mild. There were actual pepper seeds sprinkled over the top. I called the restaurant to see if they would make it right. The woman I spoke to said "just ask for a refund from whatever site you ordered from." And hung up. Did not offer to fix their mistake...meanwhile my dinner was ruined and I could not eat it. No one in my household could stomach eating how spicy it was. It would have been an easy fix. I ordered via Postmates, so I contacted them and they wouldn't refund me either. They said it was up to the restaurant to make it right...and you can see how helpful they were in that regard. I was very disappointed in the level of service and quality of the food. If they had offered to remake it, I would have given this place a second chance. Now I will never go back thanks to...