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Nong's Khao Man Gai
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Food cart in 2017
Restaurant information
Established 2009 (2009)
Current owner(s) Nong Poonsukwattana
Food type Thai
Street address 609 SE Ankeny St C and 417 SW 13th Ave
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Country United States
Coordinates 45°31′21″N 122°39′34″W / 45.52238°N 122.65940°W / 45.52238; -122.65940

Nong's Khao Man Gai is a Thai restaurant located in Portland, Oregon which primarily serves Khao man gai, a chicken and rice dish originating in Southeast Asia.

History

Nong's Khao Man Gai was founded by Nong Poonsukwattana in 2009. Poonsukwattana emigrated to Oregon from Bangkok, Thailand in 2003. She arrived with $70 and a suitcase. Poonsukwattana began working as a waitress at several restaurants in Beaverton, Oregon before eventually receiving a position at Pok Pok, a Thai restaurant in Portland. At Pok Pok, she was the only Thai cook. Poonsukwattana was later able to purchase a food cart off Craigslist for $1,300, and, in 2009, opened Nong's Khao Man Gai as a food cart at Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street, serving chicken and rice every day until the product ran out.

Nong's Khao Man Gai, Buckman, SE PDX, 2021
Interior of the Buckman restaurant in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic

The first brick and mortar restaurant is located in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.

In 2014, the restaurant was featured on Chopped.

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