Typhoon! on Broadway

08/25/09

zero for two meals- DO NOT EAT HERE!

by ahimsaloria

I've never written a review for a restaurant, let alone a negative review.. an experience has to be particularly traumatic for me to be driven to write a poor review about it online. If they had a 'negative stars' option, that would've been it.

We went to this restaurant because it was next door to our friend's hotel on Broadway, and because they had a separate vegan menu.

Both of our "vegan" dishes, ordered from their separate menu, came out with animal products in them. The first was obviously full of chicken and we sent it back. By the time they had brought out a replacement, we'd realized the other dish we had already started eating had egg in it. Nothing was taken off the bill. We were pretty disgusted and would never ever go back there again.

• Pros: wish i could think of one....
• Cons: Vegans BEWARE

02/06/09

Bad service, bad atmosphere, expensive, sub-par food

by MiaNombre58

Do not ever, ever go to Typhoon. The service is terrible, close to abysmal. My last trip there, I was with one other person, on a slow Wednesday night. We ordered appetizers (chicken satay that showed up after the main course, were cold, and seemed to have been sitting there for a while), and two main courses (I had green curry, it was alright but the beef had the feel of shoe leather, and it was also cold). Our drinks took almost 20 minutes to come out (and tasted like they'd been filtered through an ashtray). The food is overpriced, and the quality is beyond poor. I once even found aphids in a salad. The cleanliness definitely leaves something to be desired as well. Finally, I've heard (but cannot confirm) they seem to be in yet another legal battle over labor law violations, so I can only imagine why their waitstaff doesn't care. Strange side-note, I used to work right around the restaurant on broadway, and I saw one of their old bartender's being put into the back of a police car earlier this year, not too sure what that's about. So, if you want Thai food, try one of the hundreds of Thai restaurants in Portland, but please leave Typhoon alone.

• Pros: It's in downtown
• Cons: Everything else

08/06/08

OverPriced and Under-Authentic, or: How to be an Americanized Thai Restaurant

by glittergirl97266

"From humble beginnings on Northwest 23rd, Chef Bo Kline and Typhoon! have become icons of the Northwest food scene. "

If I'm not mistaken, it was their downtown location that was there first. So, they are lying about their "humble beginnings".

dont get me wrong, the food is good... But, its not that great. Ive had better food and service from Arawan Thai Cuisine on 82nd and Johnson Creek.

In short, if you like overpriced, overly pretentious settings to impress your out of town friends by the amount you can charge to your corporate account, this is the place for you! If you like real Thai Food cooked by real Thai people I would suggest the afformentioned Arawan restaurant or, for really great authentic food, go to Mai Thai on Belmont/30th.

After all, its your hard earned money that your wasting to support downtown/northwest rents!

• Pros: Great presentation of foods, ultra hip ambience.
• Cons: High, high prices, bad service, average taste.