Pok Pok Noi - Portland, OR

CLOSED June 15, 2020

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Rebranded as Pok Pok Wing early 2019

1469 NE Prescott, Sabin

Established 2020

Visited December 2, 2012

Pok Pok Noi misses out on the press big brother Pok Pok gets but if you're willing to settle for Pok Pok lite, then Pok Pok Noi will do and with little or no wait and easier parking.

If you can't pronounce the name, order by number. Or order an item you can pronounce...I'll have the Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings.

Comedian Garry Shandling joked he was envious of sportscasters who dynamically call the jaw dropping action as it unfolds. He said "I couldn't do that. If it was me, I would say, 'Wow, did you see that?' " Likewise, I envy food writers whose creative descriptions induce food lust and ordain my next food excursion. I would say, "Wow, this is good."

So here I have a beautifully plated dish of garlic encrusted honey colored chicken wings. What do I say? Allow me to do the Guy Fieri call. Moist, juicy, garlicky, sticky sweet, salty, just the right amount of heat to get the sweat rolling, You rock dude. Fist bump.

Bottom Line:  This is the little sister that doesn't get the hype.  In that case, this is the Real Deal.