Chris Onstad

U-Licious, ghostly in the Friday light The defiantly slap-dash U-Licious bbq restaurant has been in my neighborhood (NE Killingsworth and 15th) for a year or so, but until this weekend I hadn’t gotten up the backbone to go in. This former mobile home may be a bit intimidating but, we must remind ourselves, great bbq […]

The lot at the gordian intersection of NE Cully/Prescott/60th now numbers five carts and casual eating establishments; all I remember from being there six weeks ago is the little taco truck with the fresh salsas and tiny tortillas. Images Jones Italian, Thai, Mexican, Arabic, and Burger carts have taken root. There is space for a […]

The location is 910 East Burnside — a coveted address, in the stomping grounds of Stumptown legends Le Pigeon, Union Jacks, and The Doug Fir. It’s a beautifully big lot with enormous potential. What is Boogie Burger (a new venture one employee claimed shared ownership with Sassy’s Bar & Grill) going to make of it? […]

Chris Onstad Twenty-plus places visited; spot the emergency banh mi. Click to enlarge, if you think that’s necessary. As I say in this week’s Fried Chicken Round-Up, even after visiting over twenty metro establishments (or the graveyards thereof) I do not consider it a comprehensive guide to Portland fried chicken. I am sure there are […]

Once again, I’ve culled the latest review‘s pictures from my spy camera and uploaded them here so you can see what I was writing about. Riffle NW’s chowder is a thing of beauty, one of the most satisfying $10 seafood dishes in town, rich with plentiful morsels of mussels, flaked white fish, scented beautifully with […]

Fantasy Hands The Dekum? Things like this get me excited. I live in the far northern Siberia of Concordia/Woodlawn, and restaurant growth in this steadily improving area is, in my opinion, behind the curve. So, I’m driving down Dekum a few days ago and see a sign which reads as follows: NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD & DRINK […]