Zien Hong   

It's hard to find a decent restaurant open late on weekends, let alone during the week. If you have come to this conclusion too many times in Portland, point your compass east and head down Sandy Boulevard to Zien Hong, where the doors stay open until midnight. This, of course, isn't the only reason to hit Zien Hong. This restaurant is like an Asian smorgasbord adventure, offering a surprisingly wide range of well-finessed entrees and appetizers with Szechuan, Vietnamese and Mongolian roots. Specialties range from seafood to pan-fried noodles to pepper salted tofu, hot and sour soup, curried barbecue, spiced broccoli, fresh salad rolls and Kung Pao chicken. Dishes are flavorful and low on the grease factor. Entrees average $6. -- Jo Ostgarden