Food was never very important to my family when I was growing up, so my relationship to it has always been functional: I eat when hungry, and I don’t care whether I’m sharing the experience with anyone else. In fact, I never knew how important food was to some people–much less that people actually bonded […]
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Twenty-Nine Cent Hamburger
Twenty-nine cents for a hamburger? A person could feed a nation! A thirty-nine-cent cheeseburger? It’s insane! Sundays and Wednesdays. I couldn’t wait for these days to come around. Holding 60 cents in my hand, two quarters and a dime, standing in line, knowing exactly what to order. For years I lived almost next door to […]
Ah’m Hown-gray! (Translation: “I’m Hungry.”)
Compiled by Wm. Steven Humphrey, Phil Busse, Julianne Shepherd, Katia Dunn, Quinn Viladas, Katie Shimer, Jessica Troiano, Monica Drake, and Louise Ross Low blood sugar is setting in, and you’re looking at the love of your life as if their head was a pork chop. The question arrives: “Where do you want to eat?” And […]
Eggcetra
Eggcetra 1501 NE Fremont 288-3766 I’m sad that I have to write this negative review, because the service at Eggcetra (I’m not even going to comment on the dumbness of the name) is stellar. You know when you meet one of those waitresses who seems like she is genuinely interested in being your friend, rather […]
All Yall’s BBQ
All Yall’s BBQ 1337 NE Broadway Don’t think me stuck-up, but when it comes to barbecue, I know my stuff. I was raised in the greatest barbecue cities in America: Birmingham, Columbia, Chicago, and Memphis. However, no matter where you go, there is but one constant: the service is so slow many patrons die before […]
Self-Hell
Recently, it has come to our attention that many people across the United States believe themselves to be in love with Benicio Del Toro. But before you leave your spouse and children, don’t you think you should be sure? Working around the clock with a team of crack Benicio Del Toro experts, we have put […]
Ole! Ole!
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 […]
SWEET BASIL
3135 NE Broadway, 281-8337 When I walked into Sweet Basil, the new Thai restaurant on Broadway, I opened the door into a woman and practically took off her right foot. She gathered her balance pretty well after that, but shot me one extremely nasty look. I smiled sheepishly. After fighting my way through a crowd […]
SELF-HELL
Am I Fulfilling My Potential? Every month, here at the Self-Hell Institute in Helsinki, we receive thousands of letters from individuals just like you who are worried they may not be fulfilling their potential. This is a delicate question, and not one to be taken lightly. Many of the symptoms that may indicate a lack […]
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 […]
BREAKFAST AT BILLY REED’S
2808 NE MLK Blvd, 473-8127 It’s always a gamble to eat a lot of grease with an extreme hangover. It will either help tremendously, or, in unfortunate circumstances, make it much, much worse. But have you ever experienced the third option? You’re feeling well on your way to recovery, but you end up waiting in […]
RICE JUNKIES
620 SW 9th Ave, 274-2154 Slacker joints can have a certain funky or arrogant charm, but ultimately they have to actually provide food and services to their constituents or even the ethereal or displaced will give up on it. Rice Junkies fails in this respect. Its menu advertises “quick service” in a “unique atmosphere.” Both […]
