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    Tan's Happy Kitchen

    4.6 (49 reviews)
    InexpensiveCaterers, Food Trucks
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Linda N.

    Decided to check out Tan's happy kitchen for lunch. Really glad that I did! I like that they have a variety of dishes available, including lunch, specials, and combination specials! I ordered the combination plate with teriyaki chicken and chicken lo mein. Definitely delicious and had a good price point. Also, really enjoyed the woman who took my order. I believe she is the owner? She was really sweet!

    Egg Flower Soup. Pretty good. It's huge.
    Amy W.

    The Lemon chicken was soggy. Maybe because it was delivered by Uber Eats. The rice and broccoli chicken were just ok. The soup only comes in one size and it's huge. It was pretty good.

    Maybe 6-7 pieces of beef and probably an entire onion or two.
    Yo M.

    Ordered the Mongolian beef over rice and got a box full of onions. You can traverse the entire globe and won't find someone that loves onions as much as me. However, I ordered "Mongolian beef" not "Mongolian onions". They did make my order fresh so that's a plus.

    Teriyaki Chicken bento box over rice
    Anne L.

    Happy to have discovered this cart! Exterior is clean and they follow safety protocols. Check out the specials menu. The teriyaki Chicken bento box was the perfect portion, flavoeful, and really brought back the home cooked feeling. Mm! Many people were ordering meals for pick up while we waited. We can't wait to come back to try the other dishes!

    Dori H.

    Uh... what? The flavors from this place were ridiculous! We ordered a nice Tuesday night meal. We held low to no expectations about the experience going into it, but were quickly slapped across our dang faces when the food arrived. Crispy frying, perfect salt level, hot to warm upon arrival, portion sizes are exceptional, and sauce in all the right places. This cart is so worth it!! Highly recommend sesame chicken, potstickers, and fried rice with anything. The frying was still crispy when it got to our place... yes, your mouth is drooling. Our new favorite place to eat at off 82nd!

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    Jaqueline L.

    This is seriously bussin Chinese food. It's my favorite place to get Chinese food, the older woman who is always there is so nice. Their food tastes like it's made with love, you won't regret getting food here.

    There's no sign on the trailer, so just look for the purple trailer with the menus in the window.
    Stephen K.

    What a good find! We stopped by Bubble Bar to get some boba drinks, and the owner of Tan's Happy Kitchen approached us to offer us a menu. The items were tempting enough for us to give it a try, and we're happy that we did! There are nine crab puffs in an order, the most I've ever seen in an order anywhere, and they are quite good. The potstickers were probably the tastiest we've ever had, and the egg rolls were very tasty and fresh! The owners are extraordinarily nice, and gave use the egg rolls on the house as a bonus gift with our order. The General Tso's chicken was nice and crispy, and very tasty. The chicken fried rice was good, but not great. Nice bonuses were the good quantities and varieties of sauces, plenty of napkins, and the very high quality to-go containers. The owner also frequently checked in on us as we dined, and offered other sauces to accompany our meals. We'll definitely be back!

    Orange chicken
    Charlie L.

    Stopped by to pick up dinner and was blown away at the portions and the flavor of the dishes. Pot stickers were slightly crispy and flavorful. Mongolian beef was just hot enough to be tasty but not overwhelming. All in all really enjoyed the meals much more than any of the other full restaurants in the area. I will be back.

    Tracy T.

    Tan's now has combination entrees that you can make to your preference. It has 10+ options to choose from and big portions too. Very good value for money.

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    This place is great. Really sad it's not on door dash anymore. Wonderful portions for the price! Good food.

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    Tasty food! Fresher veggies than I'm used to in American Chinese food. REALLY kind employees!

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    great chinese food, it's hard to find in portland! would recommend orange chicken and crab puffs. happy i found this place.

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    Absolutely delicious! My wife and stepson are Chinese, and they really liked it also. I can't wait to go back. Welcome to the neighborhood!

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    This is my family's favorite choice for take out dinner! Delicious food and big portions for the price. Yum!

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    This roll was beautiful and delicious!

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