Thank you for nominating Salt & Straw for Most Annoying Portland Tourist Trap! It now joins an elite club that includes Voodoo Doughnuts, Stumptown Coffee, Last Thursday and Saturday Market.

Let the backlash begin!

Same Alberta area person posting same rant, year after year, about getting their driveway blocked.

It's like moving by the airport and complaining about the constant arrivals and departures.

I know you think Alberta's gentrified or whatever, but be careful what you wish for!

'cause I lived there back when it was a pretty rough neighborhood, you know. Seen a lot of shit. A wasteland of unrestored single-family homes and boarded up food carts. Parking, like, all over the place. So-called "musicians" lurked in the looming shadow of tapas restaurants, ready to pounce and ask for smokes. Or a lighter. Or both! This one time, I think I heard a gunshot (but it could have been a firecracker). Also, I encountered black people on a semi-regular basis.

Maybe you've only been around a little while, man, but you should have seen it back in 2011!

like a car alarm making the same noise over and over eh buddy? Why don't you just turn yourself off. You add nothing.

If you own, hey, at least your home value's going up, there in hipster central. If you rent, move. Also, quit smoking, it's gross.

I'm thinking this might be the Salt & Straw on NW 23rd. There aren't that many lawns and porches near the Alberta location.

I was thinking SE Division, definitely.

Whoever submitted that Hey Buddy post did a wonderful thing. The Colonel has finally abandoned his rating system and is now out to prove that at least Buddy is more boring than he is.

Well played.

@FWTBT...

I'll trade you a Dread Upton rookie card and a Lyle 3rd year card for 2 used fabric softener sheets.

^multiple account alert....

Meant forwhomthebelltrolls ..

And really, just like Voodoo Donuts, Pok Pok, et.c, Salt and straw is very, very mediocre. Perfect Portland group think and conformity confirmed.

I think three twins is much better.

Hey buddy, which is my other account? I'll give ya $20 if you can find it.

^ oh like you'll meet someone in person! Plus I like how you don't deny it. You loser fuckhead weirdo.....

Heh heh. And Last Thursday hasn't even started for the year. Enjoy!

OMG, WHAT IF FWTBT AND BUDDY ARE THE SAME PERSON?!?

Same great taste, now with crippling self-esteem.