#: He went to a newly opened restaurant in Portland. Hmm.. what was Tony supposed to do? See what new industrial food service entrees are available at your favorite Applebee's in Gresham?

@# You used taint, pretentious, and Portland in the same sentence. You lose. Get an original critique, asshole.

@# Perhaps TP's critique is entirely favorable because Skin and Bones deserves it? I don't strongly identify with people who want to hear shit talked about any new thang they don't quite get or don't want to like. I share your desire for original critiques, but how much can we expect from a weekly, small-town rag? I bet if TP was being paid better, his writing would follow suit. Good content is never cheap.

lets eat at nasty places so we can be nasty people and want everything to be nasty! yaaaaaaaa......uuy.

only dinner? i though they did coffees and amazing-looking pastries in the mornings on the weekend. i dunno, aint been there since opening week. too pricey for my blood, but they are bangin with customers every night. it's impressive cos coffee shop after coffee shop move in and fail about once a year in a spot right across the street, so theyre doing something right. food was good, and price is right for the mt tabor crowd, but i rent, so it's not really in my ken.
if someone was smart, they'd take this as a cue to rent the spot across the street and open something NOT a crappy little coffee barn, cos this proves the location itself isn't cursed.