Brooke Geery

Thai

Chopsticks

3616 SE Hawthorne Blvd Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Date of visit: 12/21/09 The Chopsticks on Hawthorne is one of four restaurants so named in Portland. Is it a chain or just a common name? I have no idea. But I do know it was a place we drove by a million times without even thinking of eating at. Sandwiched between the Bridgeport Ale House, and some sort of retail establishment, the somewhat classy Asian restaurant almost just blends in. Once we did tune into it, there was still some hesitation, because from the fancy sign and ornate decorations, frankly it looked expensive. But we finally made it inside…
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Thai Spoon

1334 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: November 13, 3009 Price for 2 (with tip) $17 If there is one thing Portland does not have a shortage of it's Thai restaurants. There are at least 5 I can think of off the top of my head on Hawthorne alone, and for that reason, we'd never tried Thai Spoon before. But whenever it's my turn to drive (yes, we drive to lunch every day and we've both driven to the office so we always fight over who has to drive that day) I always pick a place that's as close as possible. Don't tell Jared about this, since when he drives…
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Thanh Thao

4005 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: October 29, 2009 Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Though there was nothing particularly Vietnamese or Thai (as the sign implies) about the lunch I ate at Thanh Thao, it definitely is in the running for my favorite new lunch spot on Hawthorne. Today's visit was actually our second attempt to each there. The first was on Tuesday, the one day a week they are closed. That day, we ended up eating at No Fish, Go Fish right across the street instead, so it wasn't all bad. Thanh Thao is decent sized and was nearly full with diners, which is always a good…
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Lek Thai Food

3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cost for 2 (with tip) $21.50 If we're in the mood for Thai, we normally don't venture to Hawthorne, as our office is one block from Thai Thai on Stark. But when I saw the building that was formerly The Italian Joint had been painted lime green and purple and filled by Lek Thai, I figured I might as well throw myself on the fire and try it out. Like Chinese places, Thai restaurants usually have bitchin' lunch specials, so I expected a discounted menu, which they had. Unfortunately, the specials weren't all that great, all over $7 for a single dish. Since most of the…
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Chopsticks

3616 SE Hawthorne Blvd Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Date of visit: 12/21/09 The Chopsticks on Hawthorne is one of four restaurants so named in Portland. Is it a chain or just a common name? I have no idea. But I do know it was a place we drove by a million times without even thinking of eating at. Sandwiched between the Bridgeport Ale House, and some sort of retail establishment, the somewhat classy Asian restaurant almost just blends in. Once we did tune into it, there was still some hesitation, because from the fancy sign and ornate decorations, frankly it looked expensive. But we finally made it inside…
Read More

Thai Spoon

1334 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: November 13, 3009 Price for 2 (with tip) $17 If there is one thing Portland does not have a shortage of it's Thai restaurants. There are at least 5 I can think of off the top of my head on Hawthorne alone, and for that reason, we'd never tried Thai Spoon before. But whenever it's my turn to drive (yes, we drive to lunch every day and we've both driven to the office so we always fight over who has to drive that day) I always pick a place that's as close as possible. Don't tell Jared about this, since when he drives…
Read More

Thanh Thao

4005 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: October 29, 2009 Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Though there was nothing particularly Vietnamese or Thai (as the sign implies) about the lunch I ate at Thanh Thao, it definitely is in the running for my favorite new lunch spot on Hawthorne. Today's visit was actually our second attempt to each there. The first was on Tuesday, the one day a week they are closed. That day, we ended up eating at No Fish, Go Fish right across the street instead, so it wasn't all bad. Thanh Thao is decent sized and was nearly full with diners, which is always a good…
Read More

Lek Thai Food

3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cost for 2 (with tip) $21.50 If we're in the mood for Thai, we normally don't venture to Hawthorne, as our office is one block from Thai Thai on Stark. But when I saw the building that was formerly The Italian Joint had been painted lime green and purple and filled by Lek Thai, I figured I might as well throw myself on the fire and try it out. Like Chinese places, Thai restaurants usually have bitchin' lunch specials, so I expected a discounted menu, which they had. Unfortunately, the specials weren't all that great, all over $7 for a single dish. Since most of the…
Read More

Chopsticks

3616 SE Hawthorne Blvd Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Date of visit: 12/21/09 The Chopsticks on Hawthorne is one of four restaurants so named in Portland. Is it a chain or just a common name? I have no idea. But I do know it was a place we drove by a million times without even thinking of eating at. Sandwiched between the Bridgeport Ale House, and some sort of retail establishment, the somewhat classy Asian restaurant almost just blends in. Once we did tune into it, there was still some hesitation, because from the fancy sign and ornate decorations, frankly it looked expensive. But we finally made it inside…
Read More

Thai Spoon

1334 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: November 13, 3009 Price for 2 (with tip) $17 If there is one thing Portland does not have a shortage of it's Thai restaurants. There are at least 5 I can think of off the top of my head on Hawthorne alone, and for that reason, we'd never tried Thai Spoon before. But whenever it's my turn to drive (yes, we drive to lunch every day and we've both driven to the office so we always fight over who has to drive that day) I always pick a place that's as close as possible. Don't tell Jared about this, since when he drives…
Read More

Thanh Thao

4005 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: October 29, 2009 Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Though there was nothing particularly Vietnamese or Thai (as the sign implies) about the lunch I ate at Thanh Thao, it definitely is in the running for my favorite new lunch spot on Hawthorne. Today's visit was actually our second attempt to each there. The first was on Tuesday, the one day a week they are closed. That day, we ended up eating at No Fish, Go Fish right across the street instead, so it wasn't all bad. Thanh Thao is decent sized and was nearly full with diners, which is always a good…
Read More

Lek Thai Food

3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cost for 2 (with tip) $21.50 If we're in the mood for Thai, we normally don't venture to Hawthorne, as our office is one block from Thai Thai on Stark. But when I saw the building that was formerly The Italian Joint had been painted lime green and purple and filled by Lek Thai, I figured I might as well throw myself on the fire and try it out. Like Chinese places, Thai restaurants usually have bitchin' lunch specials, so I expected a discounted menu, which they had. Unfortunately, the specials weren't all that great, all over $7 for a single dish. Since most of the…
Read More

Chopsticks

3616 SE Hawthorne Blvd Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Date of visit: 12/21/09 The Chopsticks on Hawthorne is one of four restaurants so named in Portland. Is it a chain or just a common name? I have no idea. But I do know it was a place we drove by a million times without even thinking of eating at. Sandwiched between the Bridgeport Ale House, and some sort of retail establishment, the somewhat classy Asian restaurant almost just blends in. Once we did tune into it, there was still some hesitation, because from the fancy sign and ornate decorations, frankly it looked expensive. But we finally made it inside…
Read More

Thai Spoon

1334 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: November 13, 3009 Price for 2 (with tip) $17 If there is one thing Portland does not have a shortage of it's Thai restaurants. There are at least 5 I can think of off the top of my head on Hawthorne alone, and for that reason, we'd never tried Thai Spoon before. But whenever it's my turn to drive (yes, we drive to lunch every day and we've both driven to the office so we always fight over who has to drive that day) I always pick a place that's as close as possible. Don't tell Jared about this, since when he drives…
Read More

Thanh Thao

4005 SE Hawthorne Blvd Date of Visit: October 29, 2009 Price for 2 (with tip) $16 Though there was nothing particularly Vietnamese or Thai (as the sign implies) about the lunch I ate at Thanh Thao, it definitely is in the running for my favorite new lunch spot on Hawthorne. Today's visit was actually our second attempt to each there. The first was on Tuesday, the one day a week they are closed. That day, we ended up eating at No Fish, Go Fish right across the street instead, so it wasn't all bad. Thanh Thao is decent sized and was nearly full with diners, which is always a good…
Read More

Lek Thai Food

3145 SE Hawthorne Blvd Cost for 2 (with tip) $21.50 If we're in the mood for Thai, we normally don't venture to Hawthorne, as our office is one block from Thai Thai on Stark. But when I saw the building that was formerly The Italian Joint had been painted lime green and purple and filled by Lek Thai, I figured I might as well throw myself on the fire and try it out. Like Chinese places, Thai restaurants usually have bitchin' lunch specials, so I expected a discounted menu, which they had. Unfortunately, the specials weren't all that great, all over $7 for a single dish. Since most of the…
Read More