Humdinger Drive-In

8250 Southwest Barbur Boulevard Portland, OR 97219

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 — View Comments

Humdinger is a classic burger & milkshake type drive-in located in SW Portland on Barbur Blvd. The “deluxe” burgers here come with your choice of french fries, tater tots, chili, or cole saw as a side item, or you could get a non-deluxe burger for about a buck less.  For being such a tiny place, [...]

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Hot Cake House

1002 Southeast Powell Boulevard Portland, OR 97202

Monday, February 15th, 2010 — View Comments

Hot Cake House is a 24-hour diner in SE Portland at Powell and 10th serving up standard diner fare – breakfast and burgers. They have a tiny parking lot and a fantastic neon sign.

I feel like I should mention the ordering process, as it is somewhat unusual. You walk up to the left of the [...]

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Piper’s Pub

1828 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 — View Comments

Piper’s Pub offers a selection of Irish, Scottish, and British food and drink, using “A Taste of the British Isles” as their slogan.  The beer selection is pretty extensive and supposedly changes weekly, though I would consider the prices a little high.  Moving along, here’s the menu description of the burger:
Create A Burger
With your choice [...]

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Wild Abandon

2411 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR 97214

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 — View Comments

The outside of Wild Abandon is really weird, and you’d probably never guess it was a restaurant if it weren’t from the sandwich board sitting in front of the door.  The indoor decor is supposed to be cozy/romantic (also referred to as “The Red Velvet Lounge”) but comes off as kind of cheesy due to [...]

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Harris Grill

5747 Ellsworth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 — View Comments

This was my first visit to the Harris Grill, home of “Bacon Night”.   I was seated on the second floor facing the window, which had a great view of a run-down building and a few other restaurants across the street.  After a while, I was shock’d and awe’d at the ridiculous number of runners going [...]

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