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Pok Pok Will Permanently Close Most of Its Restaurants in Portland

Pok Pok, the iconic restaurant that introduced Portland to the cuisine of Northern Thailand when it opened on Division Street in 2005, is permanently closing nearly all of its locations in the city, save its flagship dining room and Pok Pok Wing in Southeast Portland.

A New Project from Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker Opens in Northwest Portland This Month

Ping Yang Pow will be Ricker’s first non-Pok Pok project since his Division Street noodle house, Sen Yai, closed in 2016.

Portland Restaurateur Kurt Huffman Is Fighting Eviction from Chinatown’s Historic Hung Far Low Building

The building’s rehab was a collaboration between Huffman and then-owner JoAnne Hong, who died in late 2016. Now Huffman is suing Hong’s heirs and estate, saying they engaged in an elaborate scheme to oust Huffman and his business interests from the property by denying renovations and sneaking into the business after hours.

The New York Location of Iconic Portland Thai Franchise Pok Pok Is Closing

After six years, Portland restauranteur Andy Ricker is shuttering the New York location of his Pok Pok franchise, the New York Times first reported today.

Gilgamesh, Salem’s Biggest Brewery, Distributes Beer All the Way to Japan

Gilgamesh is epic.

Pok Pok Looks to Make a Pub in Beaverton, But You Probably Won’t Be Able to Eat There

A liquor license application filed Feb. 23 shows that Andy Ricker is planning an establishment called Pok Pok Pub at the address of Nike’s Beaverton campus, at One Bowerman Drive. This application follows the opening of Pok Pok Wing in Sellwood in 2016 and Pok Pok NW in the Pearl in 2017.

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Pok Pok Will Permanently Close Most of Its Restaurants in Portland

A New Project from Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker Opens in Northwest Portland This Month

Portland Restaurateur Kurt Huffman Is Fighting Eviction from Chinatown’s Historic Hung Far Low Building

The New York Location of Iconic Portland Thai Franchise Pok Pok Is Closing

Gilgamesh, Salem’s Biggest Brewery, Distributes Beer All the Way to Japan

Pok Pok Looks to Make a Pub in Beaverton, But You Probably Won’t Be Able to Eat There

The New Pok Pok NW is the Andy Ricker’s Best Thai Restaurant Yet

When Fancy Chefs Go Casual, They're Taking a Huge Risk

Sure, Pok Pok Used To Be Better—But It's Still Really Good

We Went For Tacos and Margs at the Six Most Bougie Taco Spots in Southeast—Here's the Best of Everything.

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