Because the flame, the wok, the rhythm — it's all part of the dish. At Sake, we bring that same fire, those same bold flavors, right to SE Hawthorne Blvd. No shortcuts. No compromises. Just real street food, made the way it should be.
Loved by locals on Hawthorne
Every plate is built around the wok — high heat, bold spices, and techniques passed down through generations of Thai street cooks.
Wide rice noodles tossed in a smoky dark soy sauce with Chinese broccoli, garlic, and a soft scramble of egg — the dish that started it all on Bangkok streets.
Northern Thailand's crown jewel — egg noodles swimming in a velvety coconut curry broth, topped with crispy noodles, pickled mustard greens, and a squeeze of lime.
Green papaya pounded to life in a mortar — chilies, lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, tomatoes, and long beans. The louder the pounding, the better the salad.
Drunken noodles — wide, chewy ribbons of rice noodle seared in a blazing wok with bird's eye chilies, holy basil, and a punch of oyster and soy sauce.
Ripe seasonal mango draped over warm coconut sticky rice, drizzled with salty-sweet coconut cream. The perfect finish to a bold meal.
Day-old jasmine rice thrown into a screaming-hot wok with shallots, scallions, fish sauce, and a dusting of five-spice. Simple. Add your choice of protein.
Street-Style
Authentic techniques
There's a difference between Thai food cooked in a kitchen and Thai food cooked on a street corner at midnight — the kind of place where the wok is always smoking, the chilies are always fresh, and every dish has a story.
That's what we built at Sake. Right here on SE Hawthorne Blvd, we cook the way street vendors in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Phuket have cooked for generations — open flame, high heat, ingredients you can see and taste. No frozen shortcuts. No hidden MSG. Just real food, made fast, made right.
Whether you're grabbing a quick bowl of Khao Soi at lunch or settling in for a late dinner with friends, we want every bite to remind you why you fell in love with Thai food in the first place.
That signature smoky flavor only a screaming-hot wok can create — we never compromise on heat.
Every sauce is made from scratch. Every herb is chopped by hand. Every dish is cooked to order.
Our recipes come straight from the streets of Thailand — not from a corporate menu, but from real vendors.
Hawthorne Blvd is our neighborhood. We cook for the people who walk past us every day — and we're proud of that.
3272 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Stop by Sake on SE Hawthorne Blvd and taste the difference that flame, fresh ingredients, and genuine passion make.
