| Restaurant name |
Category |
Comments
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Lemongrass
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Thai
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This is our favorite place in the world so far.
It really is a wonderful experience, from the greeting from the
chef when you walk in, to the lovely atmosphere, to the exquisitely
prepared meals. I had to make a cell phone call during the meal
to brag to a friend in Boston that I was having a Pad Thai at
Lemongrass.
|
Burgerville
|
American
|
A fast food restaurant that serves Walla
Walla onion rings, Tillamook cheeseburgers, halibut fish and chips, and
Oregon berry shakes. Arguably the best food that you can get at a
drive-through window.
|
Baja Fresh
|
Mexican
|
We thought that Rubio's in San Diego had the
best fish tacos in the world, but I think we have a new winner.
This is a new addition to the Portland stable of restaurants since
we lived here, but we'll probably become regulars in no time.
|
Denicola's
|
Italian
|
Despite the 50's wood paneling, red-and-white
tablecloths, and paper placemats, it's the best Italian food in
Portland. The minestrone soup, house salad, and meatless red
sauce are things we dreamed about from Boston.
|
Nicholas
|
Lebanese
|
The mezza meals here are a wonderful collection
of yummy dishes. We had forgotten that the right way to order is
for one person to get the vegetarian mezza and another person to get
the meat mezza, and then share. We ended up with a little too
much meat mezza.
|
Dingos
|
Mexican
|
Simple and tasty Mexican in the neighborhood.
|
Caprial's
|
American
|
Up-scale dishes from TV celebrity chefs.
|
Taqueria Nueve
|
Mexican, Oaxacan
|
A very different set of dishes than you might
get in your average Mexican restaurant in America.
|
Starbucks
|
Coffee house
|
The Starbucks in Pioneer Square is the only
Starbucks we've seen (and we've been to a lot of them) across the
country that has wireless computer access available.
|
Stumptown
|
Coffee house
|
Great coffee and well-cared-for employees.
But the coffee cake is kind of stale. Very popular among the
countless Portlanders who prefer noncorporate coffee.
|
Jiffy Squid
|
RIP
|
They no longer are in business, but they used to
have 24-hour coffee and Belgian waffles in a modern art atmosphere.
Yum.
|
Baghdad Cafe
|
Microbrewery
|
The McMenamin
brothers have several inns, restaurants, and movie houses around
Portland. This is one of them. It shows second-run movies
and lets you eat pizza and beer while you watch the movie.
|
Rainbow's End
|
Diner
|
This was a new one for us. We stopped here
for lunch in Troutdale on the way to a hike on Mt Hood.
|
Old Town Pizza
|
Pizza
|
A great old building with lots of dark wood and
funky old decor. The small, thin-crust pizzas have lots of gourmet
options. Fresh garlic and onions are free on every pizza.
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