Ole! Ole! 2137 E Burnside, 230-1132 Dear Luis and Magdalena, Where do I start? Let me begin by saying thank you for bringing Ole! Ole! into my life. Are you psychic? Did you know how desperately the poor orphans to the north and south of East Burnside needed a taqueria? We weren’t asking for anything […]
Robin Rosenberg
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PHO VAN
PHÓ VÁN 1919 SE 82nd Ave, 788-5244 82nd Avenue is not a destination for fine dining–used car lots, strip clubs, and endless chain restaurants evoke the melancholic detachment of watching a Huey Lewis video at your uncle’s funeral. But amidst the chaos and monotony exists a restaurant that serves as a haven for the hungry […]
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Hoda’s Middle eastern cuisine
3401 SE Belmont Lebanese restaurants are usually a family affair. You’ll find a surprisingly low divorce rate among families who must use sharp knives and ovens in confined spaces, and what won’t kill you will only make you stronger. Hoda Khouri carries on in the tradition of her father’s eponymous Nicholas Restaurant, hangs her own […]
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Jojo-A-Go Go
Holier-Than-Thou Food Reviews
Once upon a time, there was an indigestible, starchy tuber that no one wanted in their mouth. So the potato sat and thought about all the wonderful foods in the world, and if he was not a potato, what food would he most like to be? Mmmmm, fried chicken. Behold, the birth of the jojo! […]
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DRUNKEN MUNCHIES
It’s 2:45 am and sure, there are plenty of places you can go to replenish those precious supplies of salt and grease that drinking depletes. But there’s nothing I love more than falling up my front steps, waking my housemates, and creating some of the most deliciously repulsive delicacies. This is food to be consumed […]
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ESPARZA’S TEX-MEX CAFE
2725 SE Ankeny St, 234-7909 With glowing mentions in The New York Times and Bon Appetit, one expects the food at Esparza’s to be something special; You might think that the line trickling out the door on a Thursday night is an indication of exceptional Tex-Mex, worth a considerable sum. Well, certainly, Esparza’s dècor, an […]