Last week Russ posted a piece asking about the lack of drive thru fast food ^[1] in some of trendy neighborhoods in Portland. I have to say I’m not a big fan of fast food, I like to eat healthy, I like my family to eat healthy, but I must admit the lure of fast food is sometimes overwhelming. Is it that it comes to you so quickly or that it gives you that little fast food rush of fats and sugars? I don’t know, but I do know I like a drive thru window and there are very few of those in Sellwood/ Westmoreland.

So the other night in the midst of an evening home improvement driven shopping bonanza we realized that is was getting late and we had no time to cook dinner and get our kid to bed. Still being 15 minutes from our house we decided on Chinese takeout from Wong’s King ^[2]. It’s isn’t fast food, but it does have a DRIVE THRU WINDOW. Yes, a drive thru window at a Chinese Restaurant, in my thinking it can’t get much better than that. They have several locations but I’m pretty sure the one in Sellwood is the only one with a drive thru.

They have a great menu with almost anything you could expect including a decent selection of vegetarian options (I ‘m partial to their Mushu chicken though). They even have chicken strips, burgers, grilled cheese and crinkle cut fries if someone in the car is hankering for some more “American” style munchies.

If you’re in the neighborhood and looking for something to drive thru and pick up give them a call (503-239-8899) and put in your order, they’re located on the corner of SE Tacoma and 17th (just before it becomes SE Milwaukie). It’s usually only 15 minutes till it’s bagged and ready to go, and it’s oh so tasty with no added msg!