Phở Kim

Phở Kim
Phở Kim
	The restaurant's exterior, 2022
Restaurant information
Established	2013
Owner(s)	Kim Lam
Chef	Tony Tien
Food type	Vietnamese
Street address	2204 Southeast 82nd Avenue
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97216
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°30′25″N 122°34′42″W / 45.5070°N 122.5784°W
Website	phokimpdx.com

Phở Kim is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2013, the family-owned restaurant is located on 82nd Avenue in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood.

Description

Phở Kim is a Vietnamese restaurant specializing in pho, located on 82nd Avenue in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood. The restaurant has house-made noodles.^[1]

History

The family-owned restaurant opened in 2013. Owner Kim Lam manages operations^[2] and her husband Tony Tien serves as chef.^[3]^[4]^[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Phở Kim closed temporarily and implemented seating restrictions to comply with social distancing guidelines. The restaurant caught fire in 2020,^[6] forcing a temporary close for repairs and installation of a new roof. A grand reopening ceremony was held in March 2022.^[2]

Reception

Samantha Bakall and Michael Russell of The Oregonian gave Phở Kim honorable mention in a 2017 list of "Portland's 5 best bowls of pho", writing:

When people talk about 82nd Avenue's best everyday bowls of pho, Pho Oregon and Pho Hung 82 come up a lot more often than Pho Kim. That should probably change. This large restaurant, a former Carrows, serves a tasty, relatively inexpensive bowl of pho. Better yet, if you're craving Vietnamese food later in the day, Pho Kim has a full menu beyond soup, and stays open until at least 10 p.m.^[7]^[8]

They also said of the noodles and ambiance: "Probably the weakest point of the bowl, the noodles weren't bad, just a little clumpy at first, but came apart a bit as the bowl cooled... The redecorated Carrows/Maine Street Restaurant/Saigon Pearl space greets you with several columns of cardboard boxes, but is otherwise pleasant."^[7]^[8] In Eater Portland's 2020 overview of "Where to Find Steamy Bowls of Pho in Portland", Krista Garcia wrote:

Pho Kim might look like any other 82nd Avenue Vietnamese restaurant, but the pho is out-of-the-ordinary. The soup is distinguished by the use house-made rice noodles, a rarity in the U.S. The menu doesn't make mention of this special addition, but ask for 'big noodles,' and if available, the pho will come with wider-than-usual fresh rice noodles instead of the typical dried version.^[9]

References

^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 5, 2021). "A Vietnamese Restaurant Serving House-Made Noodles Is Coming to North Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pho Kim Reopens Sunday After Long Closure". Montavilla News. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ Damewood, Andrea (September 11, 2019). "Feast Returns: Events Your Stomach Won't Want to Miss!". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Feast Portland 2019: Notes from a First-Timer". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ Frane, Alex (September 3, 2019). "The Feast Portland 2019 Tickets Still Up For Grabs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Pho Kim's 2021 Reopening". Montavilla News. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Russell, Michael (January 28, 2017). "Join the hunt for Portland's best bowl of pho". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Bakall, Samantha (February 9, 2017). "Portland's 5 best bowls of pho". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ Garcia, Krista (February 7, 2020). "Where to Find Steamy Bowls of Pho in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 5, 2021). "A Vietnamese Restaurant Serving House-Made Noodles Is Coming to North Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[:0-2] "Pho Kim Reopens Sunday After Long Closure". Montavilla News. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[3] Damewood, Andrea (September 11, 2019). "Feast Returns: Events Your Stomach Won't Want to Miss!". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[4] "Feast Portland 2019: Notes from a First-Timer". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[5] Frane, Alex (September 3, 2019). "The Feast Portland 2019 Tickets Still Up For Grabs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[6] "Pho Kim's 2021 Reopening". Montavilla News. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[Russell-7] Russell, Michael (January 28, 2017). "Join the hunt for Portland's best bowl of pho". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[Bakall-8] Bakall, Samantha (February 9, 2017). "Portland's 5 best bowls of pho". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[9] Garcia, Krista (February 7, 2020). "Where to Find Steamy Bowls of Pho in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

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