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Is Hat Yai Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Portland, OR)

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As of September 2026, Hat Yai is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

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Secondary source
Wikipedia ·

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What the source shows: Yelp listings for both Portland locations, updated July and August 2026, and a Wikipedia article revised 2026-07-11, together show the restaurant currently operating with two active locations.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise featured Hat Yai in Portland, Oregon, in the season 11 premiere episode "Lay It on Thick," spotlighting the restaurant's Southern Thai fried chicken. The business operates as a Thai restaurant founded by chef Earl Ninsom and Alan Akwai, according to a Wikipedia article on the restaurant revised 2026-07-11, which also describes two current Portland locations, in the Killingsworth Street and Belmont Street areas. Yelp's listing for the Killingsworth Street location, updated July 2026, shows 819 reviews and photos, and a separate Yelp listing for the Belmont Street location, updated August 2026, shows 447 reviews. Hat Yai's own website, hatyaipdx.com, was checked 2026-09-08 and returned current hours and an active online ordering system, but the page's copyright notice and other dated text read 2021, so that site alone was not treated as current evidence; the Yelp and Wikipedia sources instead establish that the restaurant remains open.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 1
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Lay It on Thick
What was featured
Hat Yai's Southern Thai fried chicken
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Hat Yai

Frequently asked questions

Is Hat Yai still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Hat Yai is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What happened to Hat Yai after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise featured Hat Yai in Portland, Oregon, in the season 11 premiere episode "Lay It on Thick," spotlighting the restaurant's Southern Thai fried chicken. As of September 2026, Hat Yai is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Hat Yai located?

1605 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Hat Yai?

Season 11, Episode 1 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Lay It on Thick”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

Yelp's listing for the Killingsworth Street location, updated July 2026, shows 819 reviews and photos, and a separate Yelp listing for the Belmont Street location, updated August 2026, shows 447 reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1605 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
hatyaipdx.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hat-yai-portland
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hat-yai-portland-2
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat_Yai_(restaurant)
  • hatyaipdx.com — http://www.hatyaipdx.com/

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