5 to Try: Hot and Spicy Dishes
By Annamaria Pardini, Citysearch Contributor
Like it spicy? From a fiery Mexican meal to a hot Indian dish, sample the best tongue-tingling delights in Portland.
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Salvador Molly's
1573 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland, OR
It doesn't get any hotter than the infamous Great Balls of Fire--habanero-cheese fritters, with smokin' hot sauce. -
Bewon Korean Restaurant
1203 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR
Venture beyond kimchi and spice it up with black cod in red-pepper-garlic sauce or spicy tofu stew. -
Lemongrass Thai Restaurant
1705 NE Couch St, Portland, OR
Choose your heat on a scale from one to 20 on specialties as innocent as pad Thai or menacing as chili paste chicken. -
Queen of Sheba
2413 NE M L King Blvd, Portland, OR
Name your heat's desire with sizzling lamb, chicken with mushrooms or vegetarian chickpea cakes made with exotic berbere spice blend. -
Taqueria La Sirenita
2817 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR
South of the border eats heat up with fiery red salsa, deep-fried fresh or pickled jalapenos and spicy Tapatio sauce.
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Nuestra Cocina
2135 SE Division St, Portland, OR
Authentic Mexican cuisine for the gourmet crowd in a fun, festive spot. -
Chaba Thai
5810 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR
Super-tasty Thai housed in an unlikely spot on NE Sandy.
