Thai Peacock

The Thai restaurant Thai Peacock operates at the intersection of Southwest 9th Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Portland. According to Portland Monthly, the restaurant's colorful umbrellas "mark a corner of the oddly-shaped block" near Powell's Books. The menu includes Evil Jungle Noodles, Pra Ram with peanut sauce, Thai BBQ Chicken, salad rolls, and Thai tea.{{Cite web |title=Thai Peacock |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/thai-peacock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526140639/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/thai-peacock |archive-date=2024-05-26 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}

Thai Peacock is owned by Chookiat "Ham" Saenguraiporn.

The restaurant Khao Moo Dang, which began operating in southeast Portland in late 2019 and is co-owned by Saenguraiporn, Kanik "Song" Charoendee, and Sitthisak "Nuii" Phoonkwan, is considered a sibling establishment to Thai Peacock.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2019-10-25 |title=A New Restaurant Dedicated to Thai Pork and Rice Has Opened on SE Hawthorne [Updated] |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/10/25/20932402/khao-moo-dang-portland-opening-restaurant |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326185750/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/10/25/20932402/khao-moo-dang-portland-opening-restaurant |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-28 |title=What to eat around Portland today: Khao Moo Dang {{!}} Dished |url=https://dailyhive.com/portland/khao-moo-dang-portland |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Daily Hive |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924050722/https://dailyhive.com/portland/khao-moo-dang-portland |url-status=live }} The team is also associated with Rukdiew Cafe,{{Cite web |last=Hilton |first=Thom |date=2023-03-01 |title=16 Portland Restaurants Open for Lunch and Dinner Every Day |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-open-daily-lunch-dinner |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526140640/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-open-daily-lunch-dinner |url-status=live }} which opened in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=Buckman's New Thai Restaurant RukDiew Cafe Pays Tribute to Mom's Cooking |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/08/02/buckmans-new-thai-restaurant-rukdiew-cafe-pays-tribute-to-moms-cooking/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201041242/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/08/02/buckmans-new-thai-restaurant-rukdiew-cafe-pays-tribute-to-moms-cooking/ |url-status=live }}

Little Peacock{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=What to Do in Portland, (April 24-30, 2024) |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2024/04/23/what-to-do-in-portland-april-24-30-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Bach |first=Jonathan |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Downtown Portland building, home to Pine Street Market, goes up for sale |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2023/11/16/pine-street-market-for-sale-portland-downtown.html |journal=Portland Business Journal |access-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526140639/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2023/11/16/pine-street-market-for-sale-portland-downtown.html |url-status=live }} (also known as Little Thai Peacock) operates in Pine Street Market, a food hall in Old Town Chinatown's United Carriage and Baggage Transfer Building. For Dumpling Week in 2024, Little Peacock served Yum Giew Thod, or Thai crispy dumplings with crab stick, ground pork, and pickled garlic fish-lime sauce.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2024-02-05 |title=Dumpling Week kicks off 10th anniversary with specials at more than 50 Portland restaurants |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2024/02/10th-annual-dumpling-week-kicks-off-with-specials-at-more-than-50-portland-restaurants.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319122018/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2024/02/10th-annual-dumpling-week-kicks-off-with-specials-at-more-than-50-portland-restaurants.html |url-status=live }}

Portland Monthly has said the Evil Jungle Noodles and Thai BBQ Chicken "are creative twists worth trying". In Best Places: Portland (2010), John Gottberg and Elizabeth Lopeman considered Thai Peacock to be among "uniquely Portland" restaurants.{{Cite book |last1=Gottberg |first1=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ryVPBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Thai+Peacock%22+Portland&pg=PT102 |title=Best Places: Portland, 8th Edition |last2=Lopeman |first2=Elizabeth |date=2010-06-01 |publisher=Sasquatch Books |isbn=978-1-57061-699-0 |language=en}} In 2022, Thai Peacock was among the highest-rated Asian restaurants in the city, according to Tripadvisor. The website gave ratings of 4.5 for food, 4 for service, 4.5 for value, and 4 for atmosphere, each on a scale of 5.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-20 |title=Highest-rated Asian restaurants in Portland, Oregon, according to Tripadvisor |url=https://www.koin.com/news/food/highest-rated-asian-restaurants-in-portland-oregon-according-to-tripadvisor/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=KOIN.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129181039/https://www.koin.com/news/food/highest-rated-asian-restaurants-in-portland-oregon-according-to-tripadvisor/ |url-status=live }} Thai Peacock has ranked in the Best Thai Restaurant category of Willamette Week{{'s}} annual Best of Portland readers' pollI multiple times. The business placed second in 2020,{{Cite web |title=FOOD, DRINK, RESTAURANTS |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/food-drink-restaurants/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115173206/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/food-drink-restaurants/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=July 22, 2020 |title=Best of Portland Readers' Poll - The Results! |url=https://issuu.com/willametteweek/docs/46.39_-_willamette_week__july_22__2020 |work=Willamette Week |page=36 |volume=46 |issue=39 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526140640/https://issuu.com/willametteweek/docs/46.39_-_willamette_week__july_22__2020 |url-status=live }} was a runner-up in 2022,{{Cite web |title=Food Winners |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2022/07/13/food-winners/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715144318/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2022/07/13/food-winners/ |url-status=live }} and ranked second again in 2023.{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Best of Portland Readers' Poll |url=https://issuu.com/willametteweek/docs/49.36_-_willamette_week_july_19_2023#google_vignette |work=Willamette Week |page=50 |volume=49 |issue=36 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526140653/https://issuu.com/willametteweek/docs/49.36_-_willamette_week_july_19_2023#google_vignette |url-status=live }}

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