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Some Restaurants That Serve Nutritious and Tasty Food The Pink Feather 14154 SE Division, 761-2030 When you’re sitting around with $6.79 to your name, and you’re so sick of watching your roommate play Crazy Taxi you could puke, escape to The Pink Feather. An oasis in the bleak, stripmall desert between Portland and Gresham, it’s […]

Ed and Company 1505 NE Killingsworth, 331-8520 You’ve probably driven past Ed and Company on NE Killingsworth and 15th without giving it a second glance, because it’s a yellow singlewide trailer, which for the longest time had no sign out front except for “OPEN.” I mean, c’mon!! No sign? Regardless, they’ve got a nice sign […]

Bower’s Bakery 3545 SE Hawthorne, 231-0017 At Bower’s Bakery & Deli on Hawthone, one can purchase fresh-sliced dry meat–not water-logged like a filet of lox–on a stuffed sandwich dressed with cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, lettuce, tomato, and sprouts. After consuming this delicacy, one may have to do a few extra crunches with the personal […]

J & M Café 527 SE Ash, 230-0463 Despite that the J & M Café is almost never open, the food is great, the service is out-of-control fast, friendly, and efficient, and it is very un-Portland like, in that it doesn’t take forever. Their dishes are decidedly unique combinations and use fresh ingredients. They have […]

Abol Café 923 NE Broadway, 281-7961 Lost among three other worthy Ethiopian restaurants in the Lloyd District, Abol Café faces an uphill battle for recognition–it’s easy to walk by without even noticing it. But the food here is subtle, with a building heat that is satisfying and exotic. There’s no menu, so ask for suggestions. […]

Baobab 422 NW 8th Ave, 241-0390 Built in an old garage off the NW Park blocks, Baobab makes a noble attempt at capturing some of the charm of the owner’s home country of Senegal. The entire front of the restaurant opens out onto the Park Block lawns and, in the late summer months, with the […]