Deschutes Brewery

210 NW 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97209

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 — View Comments

From their website,“The Portland Deschutes Brewery and Public House opened in Portland’s Pearl District in May 2008 and has become a destination for great beer, delicious food and a relaxed urban atmosphere. The pub’s design is similar to a Scottish pub, but with a distinct Northwest style that brings a taste of Central Oregon to [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Fenouil

900 Northwest 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97209

Monday, January 4th, 2010 — View Comments

As their website states, Fenouil is an urban brasserie that “combines the best of classic French cuisine with the inventive use of flavors and ingredients from nearby European countries.”  I have heard they have a pretty amazing happy hour, so I decided to try it out for myself. Their happy hour menu offers more variety [...]

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Vita Cafe

3023 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211

Monday, December 21st, 2009 — View Comments

Vita Cafe is a restaurant in NE Portland specializing in vegetarian/vegan fare. Their tagline: “Since 1999, Vita Café has been serving the community with wholesome meals at a fair price. Our restaurant serves primarily vegetarian and vegan fare as well as free range, all natural, hormone free meats and eggs. We choose to use local [...]

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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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Fire On The Mountain

1706 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 — View Comments

Fire on the Mountain is a restaurant at East Burnside & 17th serving a wide variety of chicken products, burgers, and other fried foods. They also have a North Interstate location, which is smaller in size but has a similar menu. The set up is kind of confusing if you’ve never been there before. As [...]

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