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What Happened to Pok Pok After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Portland, OR)

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As of September 2026, Pok Pok has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.

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What the source shows: Wikipedia's July 2026 revision reports that Pok Pok's remaining locations closed in 2020, corroborated by a Yelp listing updated August 2026 marking the Division Street address closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured Pok Pok's Vietnamese fish sauce wings, known as Ike's Wings, in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. According to Wikipedia, chef Andy Ricker opened the original Pok Pok on Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon, in 2005, serving Northern Thai and Isaan street food; the fish sauce wing recipe was developed with his first employee, Ich 'Ike' Truong. Willamette Week reported that Pok Pok grew into a Portland institution and expanded to other cities before Ricker closed its remaining locations in 2020. This appearance is logged as an additional episode credit against the existing Pok Pok record for Portland, Oregon.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives included Pok Pok of Portland, Oregon, in the 'Amazing Asian' episode (S27E8), which aired September 29, 2017. Pok Pok, founded by chef Andy Ricker, is known for Southeast Asian street food, including its Vietnamese-style fish-sauce chicken wings, according to a Food Network video clip of Fieri's visit. The Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives locations archive lists an earlier Pok Pok appearance from 2009, with this later segment folding the restaurant into a themed roundup of Asian restaurants rather than a standalone visit.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Pok Pok in "You Can Say That Again" (S7E7), which aired October 5, 2009, spotlighting the restaurant's Southeast Asian street food, including its Vietnamese-style fish-sauce wings. Pok Pok was a Thai restaurant founded by chef Andy Ricker on Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon, according to Wikipedia. Wikipedia's Pok Pok entry, revised July 11, 2026, reports that Ricker's satellite locations followed the original restaurant's success and that its remaining locations closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Yelp listing for the Division Street address, updated August 2026, separately marks the restaurant as closed. No source reviewed for this record shows the Division Street location has reopened since the 2020 closure reported by Wikipedia.

Pok Pok appeared in the episode 'Handheld Happiness' for its Northern Thai street-style cooking, the specialty chef Andy Ricker built the restaurant around. According to Wikipedia, Ricker opened the original Pok Pok on Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon, in 2005, and the concept grew into a small chain with additional Portland locations plus outposts in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas; the Brooklyn location later earned a Michelin star, and Ricker received two James Beard Awards for his work. According to The Oregonian, Pok Pok was widely regarded as a Portland institution with a rags-to-riches history, moving from a street cart to a celebrated restaurant. Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, reports that Pok Pok's remaining locations closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 11
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Finger Food
What was featured
Ike's Vietnamese fish sauce chicken wings, Pok Pok's signature dish, in Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Finger Food' episode
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pok Pok
Season / episode
Season 27, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Amazing Asian
What was featured
Vietnamese fish-sauce chicken wings and Southeast Asian street food
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pok Pok
Season / episode
Season 7, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
You Can Say That Again
What was featured
Southeast Asian street food including Thai-style wings
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pok Pok
Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 2
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Handheld Happiness
What was featured
Northern Thai street food, chef Andy Ricker's specialty
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pok Pok

Frequently asked questions

Is Pok Pok still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Pok Pok has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.

What happened to Pok Pok after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured Pok Pok's Vietnamese fish sauce wings, known as Ike's Wings, in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. As of September 2026, Pok Pok has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.

Is Pok Pok permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Pok Pok has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Pok Pok located?

3226 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Pok Pok?

Season 5, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Finger Food”.

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Visit info

Address
3226 Southeast Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok_Pok
  • wweek.com — https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2020/10/30/andy-ricker-is-closing-pok-poks-last-remaining-restaurants-bringing-an-end-to-one-of-portlands-preeminent-food-empires/
  • youtube.com — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IU6P_yxqdM
  • dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/pok-pok-oregon.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/pok-pok-portland

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