There is something about the scene that almost feels military in precision.Ī few things to consider: even though Wong’s is huge, it packs with customers. The wait staff is smartly attired, and always quick to respond, though you may have to wave to get their attention now and then. You’ll feel like you are in a Chinese banquet hall the room seats over 200. Crisp white tablecloths set off the 60 or so tables the larger ones have a Lazy Susan in the middle to make sharing easy. Servers push carts laden with dim sum in every direction.
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One wall is taken up by large well-maintained fish tanks full of crabs and lobsters. As soon as he picked it up, someone rushed over and began polishing the top. The dining room is huge, modern, and spotlessly clean – on the way out a companion set a to-go container on a counter.
The entrance doors in the mini mall don’t prepare you for what is coming. Then I started hearing rumors of a new place named Wong’s King Seafood. Compared to those cities, Portland’s Chinese restaurants usually turned out gelatinous, greasy slop. The problem was I’d had good Chinese in L.A., San Francisco, and Vancouver BC. I have a lot of Asian friends and when it comes to food they know I’m always up for Thai or Japanese, but when they’d suggest Chinese, I was always busy. I used to be embarrassed when out-of-town guests wanted to get Chinese in Portland. Note: Wong’s King Seafood closed in 2020.įood isn’t quite as good as it used to be, but it still attracts crowds, especially for dim sum. Reader Survey: Best Coffeehouses in Portland 2017.A Map of our favorite Portland coffeehouses.Interviews: Honest dialog with people in the Portland food industry.Reader Survey: Best of Portland Food 2017.
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