Ton Kao Thai

113 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214, United States

Ton Kao Thai
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Thai food cart

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Diner Review №1

I ordered through Uber Eats. The food is very good! I got very mild and it was nicely spiced. My one complaint is the packaging for delivery curry. The driver wasn’t good and had the food on its side. The package allowed the curry to leak so I was left with just the chicken and veggies. Despite not having the curry sauce, it was delicious! Will order again but I’d suggest different packaging for the curry.

Diner Review №2

I have been going here for years and am convinced they have some of the best Thai food in Portland! Everything is delicious and they are always kind! Would recommend

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Diner Review №6

Food was excellent, thoroughly moist and fresh with strong flavor and pleasant texture. Truck owner/chef was friendly and portions were generous. Would go again! Seating is picnic tables in the shared food truck space.

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Diner Review №8

This review is based solely on the pad see ew dish and fried spring rolls. The noodles were complete mush and had zero char to it. The flavor was leaning more on the fish sauce side instead of soy sauce. The egg rolls/ fried spring rolls were full of mush veggies. If you want pad see ew, order go from Paadee across the street. You can have it there or to go and eat it at the food carts

Diner Review №9

Food was disappointing, unfortunately. Ordered green curry with tofu; eggplant was missing all together, but overall favor was good. I was really craving eggplant and picked this dish specifically because of this ingredient.

Diner Review №10

Amazing food cart off of 28th Ave

Diner Review №11

All four items we purchased were SO tasty. Have had a lot of Thai food over the years and this place rates high on the list. What a gem!

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The soup was amazing! Very tasty

Diner Review №14

I love Thai food and have been trying many Thai restaurants and food carts in PDX. Tried this place twice now, months apart, and have found the quality consistently excellent.

This most recent try was chicken green curry, medium spice. Food was flavorful, spice level was not overwhelming, and the eggplant was perfectly cooked - not too hard, not too soft (this is a challenging feat, as other places have demonstrated to me). What was particularly impressive is that I snuck in right before closing, and despite the interruption to their end-of-day work, the food was this exemplary.

Only thing to note per the curry: the rice was in the same container as the curry. I ate right there, but if this dish is travelling, the rice may become soggy.

Last go was Pad Ki Mao, which was similarly within excellent tolerances - the noodles were not stuck together or too soft, which other places have disappointed with.

Seriously some of the best Thai food Portland has to offer!

Diner Review №15

Low quality

Diner Review №16

Waited 45min and our one small order was still not ready. After 20 and 30 min, I asked about the order and he said he was working on it. Had to leave without eating. Poor service. He could have just communicated how long it would be, which would have given me time to find something else to eat.

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This slice of heaven never misses with their fresh Thai dishes. My personal favorites: Sexy Crab Rolls (the best appetizer of all time), Pad Thai (best pad thai I’ve had in PDX), Drunken Noodles, Golden Rice, and any curry on the menu 🔥 so so so delicious, every time.

Diner Review №19

Great food, great crab, v spicy!

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Diner Review №22

I choose to eat twice a week or more because food is consistently good. And that's that!

Diner Review №23

Staff wasn’t friendly and Thai iced tea was disgustingly sweet.

Diner Review №24

푸드트럭 존에서 무엇을 먹을지 갈등하다
선택한 타이 음식!
포틀랜드에서 타이음식이 진짜 많은데
먹은 음식들이 다 완전 맛있었다!

그 기억을 살려 여기서도 도전!

Pad Prik + Chicken (spicy flavor) / $9

밥은 무료로 제공됨!

특별한 맛은 아니지만 나쁘지 않은 맛!
다른 타이음식점 대비 덜 느끼하게 볶아준다.

음식도 음식이지만 푸드드럭 존에서 먹는 분위기가 장난 아님!
맑은날 해가 져가는 저녁에 가면 예쁜 노을을 바라보며 먹을 수 있다 🌆

Diner Review №25

My husband and I always love Thai food, that's why we gave it a try. We ordered spicy chicken pad thai and kind of disappointed with the flavor. Food was oily, bland, and not too spicy.

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Great food and friendly staff

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Pretty good mango and sticky rice

Diner Review №31

The pad khee mao is okay.

Diner Review №32

This is my second time coming to Ton Kao Thai. First timed I ordered pad Thai, with tofu and the sexy crab rolls. For dessert, I got the mango sticky rice. (Best I've ever had)
Everything was DELICIOUS!
It made me want to come back on my day off to try something else off of their menu. Today I got the avocado curry with tofu, and that was not a disappointment at all either. I am determined to come back and try every single thing on their menu. So delicious with huge portions, great prices, and friendly staff. ☺️

Diner Review №33

Love having the cart in the pod. Food is good and fresh. And there are lots of optons.

Diner Review №34

Love having the cart in the pod.

Diner Review №35

This is a food cart in the middle of a food cart pod. I was on my way to a Thai restaurant nearby when I decided to try Ton Kao.

I found the place to be "just okay". Here's why...

I ordered two dishes: Pad Prik Khing, and Pad Khi Mao.

My first issue is minor: there's no brown rice. So I had white rice with my pad prik. The pad prik was fairly good. I order it many other places and am picky. I would eat this one again. It was sufficiently spicy (which I requested.)

My biggest issue was with the pad khi mao. (First time I have seen that spelling of the dish, btw.) Its noodles were way to soft. Frankly, the noodles were over cooked or something. Not good noodles. The taste of the dish was pretty bland as well, and it wasn't nearly as spicy as the pad prik. (I ordered both dishes with the same spice level.)

My third issue is with the packaging... plastic. I hate hot food in plastic. This food was very hot. I don't mind plastic for a cool dish, but for hot food I prefer paper-based packaging or foil between the food and the dish.

Overall this isn't a bad place, but I would consider it average. I wouldn't mind having the pad prik again, but it won't be the first place I go when I have a choice.

Details
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  • 35 reviews
  • 4.0 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 503-803-4167
  • Website: https://bit.ly/40vN1eP
  • Location: 113 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214, United States
  • Map: 45.5217326, -122.6377054
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Saturday: 12–9 PM
  • Sunday: 12–9 PM
Service options
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
Offerings
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Dessert: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available