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Nong's Khao Man Gai is a Thai restaurant located in
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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
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from
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in 2003. She arrived with $70 and a suitcase. Poonsukwattana began working as a waitress at several restaurants in
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before eventually receiving a position at
Pok Pok Pok Pok was a group of Thai restaurants based in Portland, Oregon, founded and led by chef Andy Ricker. Pok Pok won both local recognition and major industry awards, with ''The Oregonian'' describing the restaurant as "one of those quintessentiall ...
, a Thai restaurant in Portland. At Pok Pok, she was the only
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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. The first brick and mortar restaurant is located in
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's Buckman neighborhood. In 2014, the restaurant was featured on ''
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''.


See also

* List of Thai restaurants


References


External links

* 2009 establishments in Oregon Buckman, Portland, Oregon Food carts in Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 2009 Southwest Portland, Oregon Thai restaurants in Portland, Oregon {{Oregon-stub