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Pok Pok : Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings It's a total sleeper hit.īlue Star has over EIGHT locations all over the Portland Metro Area. This donut is a combination of fresh sweet blueberries, fresh fragrant basil, and good local bourbon, which adds an irresistible caramel flavor.Ī fresh twist on the powdered sugar donut, a lightly sweet orange-vanilla cake that's coated with a house-made high-quality olive oil powder that has been fused with spices and fennel. My two absolute favorites are the B lueberry Bourbon Basil and the O live Oil Blood Orange donuts (pictured above). Blue Star uses local, seasonal ingredients-fresh fruits, herbs, spices, and even liquors come together in unconventional combos that intrigue the palate. But the real secret to this shop's popularity lies in their little delicious donuts. The shops are clean and cute, with white tile everywhere and wooden countertops, and with stools facing the full-height windows. She has co-founded and opened over 30 restaurants, which also includes local Little Big Burger and Boxer Ramen. CEO, and owner, Katie Poppe has been the recipient of many awards including Oregon’s Most Admired Company, EO’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and a regional finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. They've since become so popular in Portland that they have spread to other cities from Los Angeles to Tokyo, and have been featured in many publications such as Vogue, Forbes, and the ever-great Portland Monthly. Opened in 2012, Blue Star Donuts rattled the Portland donut scene in town, originally dominated by the famous Voodoo Donuts. Blue Star Donuts : Blueberry Bourbon Basil & Orange Olive Oil Here at Forktown, we eat this dish regularly, serve it on some of our itineraries, and crave it in between!Ģ. Over the last decade, she's taken a simple dish and turned it into a steadfast staple in the Portland comfort food scene. Nong takes pride in using the highest-quality ingredients in her food and the result shows. If you can’t get enough of it, you can buy your own sauce at grocery stores throughout Portland. On the side, a soup made from chicken stock and winter squash, and a bowl of Nong’s tasty Khao Man Gai sauce - a soy, ginger, and garlic sauce. The chicken is served either on a plate or wrapped in thick white paper with fresh cucumbers and cilantro. It took Nong over a year of testing to get the recipe just right. She poaches free-range chickens and reserves bones for stock, which is then used to infuse the jasmine rice, of which she uses the highest quality. What makes Nong’s food so special is that the whole menu is focused around one dish - Khao Man Gai. A dish that has been perfected in flavor-from the poached chicken to the rice, to the accompanying side dishes. She has since been a semifinalist for the James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest and won the Food Network's ‘Chopped’ in 2014. Over time, she expanded to a couple of carts in the downtown area before opening two permanent locations (the last of the original food carts closed down in 2018). Born in the Portland food cart scene, owner Nong Poonsukwattana brought her family's dish of chicken and rice to Portland in 2009, after arriving in 2003 with just $70 and a suitcase.

Portland’s ramen game has ballooned like puffed rice since then, but Boxer Ramen continues to stand out for offering its own style of free-wheeling bowls.Arguably amongst the original wave of Portland's famous foods is Nong's Khao Man Gai. Two of Portland’s biggest restaurateurs, Micah Camden and Katie Poppe (Little Big Burger, Blue Star Donuts), founded Boxer Ramen in 2013.

to midnight, with $8 ramen bowls (usually $12). Late-night will also kick off December 7 and run Thursday through Saturday, from 10 p.m. Co-owner Matt Lynch tells Eater cocktails include a gingery Moscow mule and yuzu-infused gin and tonics, and the short rib ramen will debut on December 7, featuring a caramelized beef broth balanced with sherry, with broccoli rabe and a poached egg.

#Boxer ramen food cart free#

(formerly Blair Reynolds’s short-lived Americano), and the free ramen will flow until it runs out.Īs previously reported, Boxer Ramen’s fourth iteration will add cocktails, a new short rib ramen, and late-night happy hour. inside the Burnside 26 building at 2605 E. On November 30, the new 40-seat Boxer Ramen will open at 5 p.m. But it is opening tomorrow to give away free ramen. Adored for its rich tonkotsu-style ramen, fast-casual setup, and pop-art decor, Boxer Ramen tells Eater it will “officially” throw open the doors to its fourth location on Friday, December 1.