GetGo Kitchen

Monday, June 14th, 2010 — View Comments

GetGo Kitchen is a development by GetGo gas stations, which are part of the larger family Giant Eagle food stores in the Ohio River Valley. It’s kind of like a Sheetz or Wawa in how you play with a touch screen until you eventually arrive to a decision you normally regret. According to their website [...]

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Horse Brass Pub

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 — View Comments

The Horse Brass Pub is an authentic British restaurant & pub  in SE Portland at the intersection of Belmont and 45th. Their website claims “everything on the menu is made the old-fashioned way, using the freshest ingredients.” They offer a wide of assortment of British pub food and an insanely extensive,  frequently changing beer selection. [...]

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Starky’s

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 — View Comments

Starky’s is a restaurant/bar located in SE Portland at Stark & 28th. I’ve passed by this place many, many times (and actually lived less than a block from it) but have never had the desire to check it out. From the website:  Starky’s has been a part of Portland’s Gay Community since 1984. Purchased in [...]

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Foster Burger

5339 SE Foster Road Portland, OR 97206

Friday, January 8th, 2010 — View Comments

Foster Burger is a new burger bar in SE Portland near Foster & 54th. This visit was my first time in the area, and finding this place was pretty difficult. There are no signs outside of the building, and the address wasn’t viewable from the car, so I had to estimate where it should be [...]

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Paccini Restaurant & Bar

1717 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97201

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 — View Comments

Paccini’s is a restaurant and bar (as you would guess by their name) on Portland State University campus in SW Portland. When you first walk in, it initially seems like a pizza parlor with limited seating where you can order pizza and sandwiches. As you walk back into the rear of the building, there is [...]

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Holman’s Restaurant

15 SE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97214

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 — View Comments

Holman’s Restaurant is a dive bar (or not – they don’t have PBR on tap) in SE Portland at 28th and Burnside.  The outside doesn’t seem too inviting, and the only reason why I even ate here was because it was raining and 3 other restaurants didn’t have any open tables.  I would say the [...]

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Alameda Brew House

4765 NE Fremont Street Portland, OR 97213

Monday, September 14th, 2009 — View Comments

Alameda Brew House is a brewpub in NE Portland, preparing all of their menu items in-house. They have a few burgers on the menu, including a veggie burger that was ranked 2nd best by Portland Monthly Magazine (but who gives a shit about veggie burgers?).  The menu description of the burger – the non-vegetarian, infinitely [...]

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