Great food… tried the chicken on rice & the pork on rice. The chicken on rice was ok, the chilli sauce for the chicken made a great taste to it. The rice is slightly flavoured with ginger, not a very strong taste, fragrant & tasty. The soup that came with the rice was a winter melon soup, very tasty too. In my opinion the best dish was the pork in rice, it comes with sliced pork including the skin that melts in your mouth! The sauce on the rice is spot on! It comes with pickled mustard & half a braised egg. Yum-Oh!!!Street parking available, we came off peak time for lunch, people were still coming in, I bet there’s no space during meal time.All in all a yummy experience.if you haven’t been there, go try it. Get the pork on rice, it is seriously underrated.
A little disappointed regarding to the food. The chicken was very dry and the sauce was a little spicy which it wasn’t on the menu. But excellent customer service and cute decorations in store. They have hot tea for free as well. If you do want to try it out, street parking is $2/hr, the parking lots next to the restaurant is $6/hr. Don’t recommend this location.
Stopped in for dinner and it was quite busy so we decided to take the food to go. Our kid loved the Khao man gai (chicken rice) — it was tender and flavorful, rounded out with the ginger sauce it was sublime. We got the veggie Khao man gai (tofu) which was a little underwhelming. Also, we got the Khao kha muu (stewed pork) which was very flavorful and rich. Personally, I would go back just for the chicken rice — yum!
Nice little fast food place. Their pork rice better than chicken rice but you know, chicken rice still great than average.Chicken rice have a small bowl of soup. Don’t order another one! And big bowl soup can share with 2 ppl!It’s a nice place if you are around this area and for a quick pick up. :)
I added Nong's to my list of places to check out while visiting Portland because 1. I saw it on multiple travel sites 2. My sister had tried it a few years back and said it was really good. We popped in on a Saturday at around 3 pm and it was still pretty packed at that time, especially for a non-peak lunch hour. We ordered the original Khao Man Gai (regular size) to share between me and my husband. It comes wrapped in a paper with size of broth and their dipping sauce. It was pretty good, especially the sauce but was it $13 good? That I don't know. It's also something you need to eat right away because it comes out piping hot. If you eat it later, the steam would probably overcook the chicken.Glad I got the chance to try it but also glad we only got one order.
Ordered a khao man gai (chicken, rice, KMG sauce with added weekend special stewed chicken liver, hearts, and crispy fried chicken skin; $~13+3+3) and their pork dish (~$16).KMG: The chicken was boiled and the rice was cooked in chicken broth, perhaps. By themselves, they were not very good. But no one eats those by themselves. Their signature sauce melded both together, making the chicken and rice sing with the aromatic and tart sauce. Luckily, they also sell the sauce by itself ($12 per bottle!). I definitely recommend picking up a bottle if you think you'll eat rice and chicken a lot.Pork dish: apparently they marinate their pork in coca cola and a few other things. It's a really interesting dish. The pork tastes...roasty and just generally different. The flavor doesn't fatigue and each bite gives another wave of flavor. I actually recommend this dish over the KMG for how unique it is.Good portions, good prices, quick service. What more can you ask for? I recommend this place for anyone in the area.
I added Nong's to my list of places to check out while visiting Portland because 1. I saw it on multiple travel sites 2. My sister had tried it a few years back and said it was really good. We popped in on a Saturday at around 3 pm and it was still pretty packed at that time, especially for a non-peak lunch hour. We ordered the original Khao Man Gai (regular size) to share between me and my husband. It comes wrapped in a paper with size of broth and their dipping sauce. It was pretty good, especially the sauce but was it $13 good? That I don't know. It's also something you need to eat right away because it comes out piping hot. If you eat it later, the steam would probably overcook the chicken. Glad I got the chance to try it but also glad we only got one order.
You cannot go to Portland and not stop here! Tried the Khao Kha Muu (thai pork and rice) this time, along with our usual favorite the O.G. Khao Man Gai. Very simple meals but SO flavorful. And, you don't feel guilty eating it!
Can't imagine life without Nong's Khao Man Gai!Delicious food, excellent customer service.My favorite is; white meat chicken Khao man gai with extra sauce. My cat, the pickiest eater in the house, loves the chicken too!
We think Khao Man Gai was alright, nothing special. Authentic? That's debatable! Cheap rice, chicken with no skins? Yeah we eat chicken skins except my wife! Well that is my 2 cents on $13 chicken rice.