Hong Phat market is hidden on the east of NE Sandy, just north of NE Prescott, where Prescott hits NE99th. “Kinda near the airport” is how I would describe it to people, but to this point nobody has asked.

Hong Phat is primarily a Vietnamese market, and as such, represents one of the Portland’s better entries in this genre.

The food at the deli is wide, varied, and randomly available. Huge bun dishes, loaded with meat and veggies and nuoc cham, almost enough to feed two. Every rice permutation imagineable. Pickles, fermented veggies, bun cuon, goi cuong, it’s all here, and fairly well made.

They make good house-made cha lua here, including the fried “cha chien” (upper left) that once caught the fancy of a young lad who happened to be the Portland Mercury Editor.

There’s no “butcher” counter per se, but there is a large butchering operation on-site that churns out quick-packed flats of common cuts and assorted flesh.

The dried, instant noodle aisle is par for course, featuring many of the usual standards.

I absolutely love the herb variety at hong phat. As is the custom in many Asian markets, fresh herbs are wrapped in self-contained flats and are ridiculously cheap.

Bitter melons, thai eggplant…a great selection of the pre-wrapped “niche” veggies.

This smorgasbord of ingredients as been pre-arranged for a eventual date as some canh chua.

An excellent pickle selection. Here are bitter mustard greens and pickled garlic.

Hong Phat Market

9819 NE Prescott St
Portland, OR 97220-3550
(503) 254-8280