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September 28, 2005
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photos by N icole H< x ) per /T he P ortland O bserver
Dung Nguyen o f Bangkok Restaurant serves ju s t one o f the many curry dishes available at
the East Burnside Street business.
Feeding the Neighborhood
Bangkok Restaurant is a family affair
by N icole H ooper
us, but already having an assump­ bridge the language barrier be­
T he P ortland O bserver
tion of what we are going to be tween the customers and her im­
There are over 40 Thai restau­ like.”
migrant parents’ who cook the
rants in the Portland M etropoli­
Since Nguyen was submerged food.
tan area, but the Bangkok Res­ in American culture through many
continued
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taurant has food that truly stands years of school, she is able to
out with over 44 entrees r
on the menu and a variety
of drinks and appetizers )
for the whole family.
My mother and 1 can
never agree on restau­
ra n ts and we u su ally
settle for the tried and true.
Reluctantly, she let me
take her and my step dad
to the Bangkok Restau­
rant at5325 East Burnside
St. To her, most restau­
rant entrees lack proper
s e a s o n in g , so m eth in g
that is important in our
A frican-A m erican c u l­
ture.
The family that owns
the Bangkok Restaurant
put us at ease as we pre­
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pared for a new cuisine.
“ I think that a lot of
people come in having an
idea that all Asian restau­
rants have poor service,”
said Dung Nguyen, head
waitress and daughter of
the restau ran t ow ners.
“Some customers come in Bangkok Restaurant at 5325 E. Burnside St. serves some o f
not really getting to know Portland's most delicious Thai and Vietnamese cuisine.
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