Thien Hong
(503) 281-1247
6749 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland,
OR
97213
45.5464
-122.5938
Neighborhoods: Roseway, Central northeast Neighbors Incorporated
Reviews & Ratings for Thien Hong
37 reviews
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Great Salt and Pepper Shrimp
by dsnichole
November 13, 2006
The food here is great, people come here for the salt and pepper squid and shrimp. I don't like squid but the shrimp yum! I would highly reccomend.
- Pros: Shrimp
- Cons: A little crowded on a Sunday
one of pdx's few late night, affordable options
by beesintheclover
June 06, 2009
seriously, where else are you going to go from 9pm-12am for chinese or vietnamese food in portland? it's the only place open, so you might as well try it. as long as you avoid the pork or beef, and stick with the chicken, seafood, tofu or vegetable dishes, you'll be pleased. deal with the lady-server-dominatrix by asserting yourself. don't whine about it because you secretly wish you not only owned *a* place but could walk around confident in the knowledge that you were in charge of a tightly run, economical operation! they'll feed you yummy squid plus whatever else you order in about 5-10 mintues, give you free tea, and refused to hover around your table or talk you into ordering more than you really need. take thien hong for what it is- a salt and pepper squid people-feeding factory and be glad that you're not paying for the decor. take your significant other with you if you really need cuddles and emotional support when you go out to dinner.
- Pros: *select* simple, predictably good dishes
- Cons: no frills service, waitress can be intimidating
Great Squid by marty c. at InsiderPages
Contributor
February 08, 2009
Don't stop without eating their spicy squid - Its the big draw to this place . Everything on the menu is great. Nice friendly staff. Plenty of parking around.
Yummy! by Ashley K. at InsiderPages
Contributor
January 06, 2009
Thien Hong is great, they have such a huge menu I never know what to choose, the chicken dishes are excellent and the noodle dishes are so good to! Recommended for sure!
"No tip", ABSOLUTELY NOT
by torilopez
January 01, 2009
I had friends in from out of town and they wanted "good" Chinese food. I had been to this restaurant before, and had good food. I was excited for them to try the squid. We arrived and were seated in a both in which one side or our table could see into the women's restroom. Not like, oh hey I can see in there, but more like we had to avoid seeing in there, it was uncomfortable. We ordered noodles and specifically asked if they would be like Lo Mein, and specified we did not want beef, only vegetables. They came out looking nothing like Lo Mein, and topped with beef. We asked to have them replaced with noodles with only vegetables. The lady that was our server almost refused to replace it with what we wanted claiming that is what we asked for. We also ordered two sodas with our order, and had to remind them to bring them. No wait staff even checked in with us while we were eating. We finished our meal, and out waddled the server with our vegetable Lo Mein. We were done eating and didn't want the noodles. The rude and cranky lady serving us refused at first not to return them. After insisting we were not going to pay for them, she stomped away obviously complaining about us in Chinese or whatever her native language is. The squid was great, unfortunately my guests didn't like it. As we were leaving, the round Asian lady that served us came walking out practically chasing my friend who paid, yelling "NO TIP". He turned around and said, "no, you forgot four things." She ignored him and so he walked up to her again reminding her what was forgotten. The service here is TERRIBLE. The people are rude and cranky. How could anyone possibly expect a tip after such rude, horrible service. The purpose of a tip is because of good customer service. I know they try to pull this off as authentic, but if rudeness is part of the authenticity, then FORGET IT!. I will not go here again, nor recommend it to anyone.
- Cons: Rude, Cranky, Rushed, Awful
Thien Hong by steve c. at InsiderPages
Contributor
December 20, 2008
Love salt and pepper squid, this is the place to go.They are the best in town. Every time we eat there it's a dish we must have. Want some good pepper and salt squid this is the place to go. They make it like no other places. Every time we there for dinner its a dish we must have. And they have good variety of selection in they're menu. Service is friendly and prices are not expansive. I would recommen Thien Hong.
Great food, less than stellar service...
by TrustMe76
May 15, 2008
The service here does leave something to be desired, but along with the atmosphere, this isn't somewhere you go for ambiance. The food is incredible however! Fresh, cooked to perfection, fast and reasonabely priced! I would definitely recommend this place as this is the best chinese I've had in Portland! Large groups of asian american's eating there proves that it's authentic! And if the american chinese isn't what you want, ask your server for the authentic chinese food! They'll make it for you!
- Pros: Great food! Fast and well priced!
- Cons: No ambiance and impersonal service.
Best salt and pepper squid by Julie E. at InsiderPages
Contributor
May 10, 2008
I've have salt and pepper squid at other places but Thien Hong's salt and pepper squid are the best. Even my husband eats the squid and he doesn't really like seafood. Prices are also reasonable.
Sad
by tlcfoodie
March 07, 2008
I'm a transplant from Seattle who has been looking for good Chinese food. I read the reviews and decided to give Thien Hong a try. I must say that the squid was good but that's all that was good. Things didn't start out well, as I waited for my to go order I saw a woman in the kitchen sneeze into her hand and whipe it on her shirt, then run her hands through the fortune cookies at the counter. She wasn't the cook so I decided to just take a pass on the cookies and give the food a try, I'd already ordered any way. For our group I ordered the ribs with black bean sauce, squid, crispy duck, kung pao chicken, fried rice, beef and brocoli. The duck was indeed crispy it was cooked to death, the rice was gummy, the kung pao chicken was ok the ribs were awful. If you want squid go if not forget it. I should also mention that I have traveled extensively throughout China so I'm not in need of Americanized Chinese food, it just wasn't very good, nor was it clean.
- Pros: Squid
- Cons: Everything else, service, food, ambience
Best place for Squid
by pj_5000
December 30, 2007
This is the best place to find Pepper Salted Squid. We will drive a long way to eat here. Just look on every table, Every diner has this dish sitting there. That alone should tell you how good it is. The rest of the menu is great too. Like their Seafood Tofu Soup
- Pros: Pepper Salted Squid...Seafood Tofu Soup
- Cons: Parking
2 hour drive by M H. at InsiderPages
Contributor
November 26, 2007
my family is crazy for driving 2 hours to get some salt & pepper squid, but it's all worth the drive. we have been known to buy no less than 50 orders at one time. not only does it get a little expensive after the first 20 orders, it gets to smell a little funky in our cars. if you're ever in THIS part of portland, you must try Thien Hong!
