![]() ![]() That might have begun to change with the arrival of Afuri, a Tokyo-based ramen chain that chose Portland for its first location due to the quality of its water. Outside of Nak Won and the Italian pillars Mingo and Decarli (a trio with a combined 54 years in business), Beaverton lacks much in the way of destination dining. ![]() Despite the crowd, our wings were delivered to the plaza in less than 30 minutes, just enough time to drink a can of light Korean beer while our kids ran amok in the play area. And get there early - on a recent visit, the narrow, dimly lit dining room was already full by 4:30 p.m. Order the wings the bossam, a sliced pork belly platter with pungent sauces and cabbage leaves for making wraps and the rose tteokbokki (the penne alla vodka of the spicy rice cake world), with chewy rice tubes tossed with bacon in a creamy sauce. ![]() Nowadays, it means boxes of crispy fried chicken wings and mozzarella-stuffed corn dogs at 1st Street Pocha, a Korean street food restaurant along First Street’s new car-free plaza. Before the pandemic, that meant hand-pulled noodles, sizzling kalbi and bottles of soju at Du Kuh Bee, one of Beaverton’s most lamentable pandemic-time restaurant closures (a second location lives on in Northeast Portland). Korean food fans have lined up for last-call at the narrow, dimly lit pub next to Nak Won for more than a decade. ![]()
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