If you like sitting on a toilet unleashing a torent of buring brown liquid for 3 hours, knock your self out with these places. Fact is, if cash didn't pass hands, none would pass a health inspection. For my money and gut, I'll take Denny's any day.

i've been to all you have listed and found that they really aren't that amazing. I have a secret place that I refuse to give up that I go for tacos, and other yummy things. It is way better and family operated.

Sorry but the "alternative" and yuppie parts of this city don't offer the best foods, just the most written about because writers are lazy.

Portland does good food very well, but it does not do bad food well. There's no such thing as a good taco in the Northwest. Stick with your artisan burritos and give up the charade.

Shut up.

Kip, Denny's is ALL yours, buddy. Pretty much speaks volumes. Nothing to add.

To the contrary, there are plenty of good tacos in Portland amongst the many mediocre and bad ones. I wouldn't for a second hold the conceit that the many fine Hispanic family cooks in Portland don't hold a candle up against California, Texas or, hell, Mexico. What a ridiculous generalization.