Editor’s Note: Three “huzzahs!” for John Lewis, the winner of our “Why I Drink” essay contest. For his entry, John wins 100 bucks and a home bar kit from the fine folks at Palookaville. Congratulations, John, and we’ll see ya in the gutter! When they blew up the Marines barrack in Beirut back around ’84, […]
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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 […]
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Hawaiian-Style Foods
Portland Saturday Market, Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 11 am to 4:30 pm, $4.25-$6.25 Believe it or not, there really is a reason to venture into the fetid mass of unwashed, greedy, zig-zagging humanity known as Saturday Market. And that would be for a plate of yakisoba noodles with lemon chicken at the Hawaiian-Style Foods […]
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Shandown’s Buffet
SHAWDON’S BUFFET 2731 N Killingsworth, 285-4144 Whenever the thermometer tops 85, there are always those who cry out in anguish, “It’s too hot to eat!” To them I say–great. All the more for me. Summer is the time for eating. Yet there are certain dishes which are simply better suited to raw, blistering heat. Like […]
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SCHÖNDECKEN COFFEE ROASTERS
6720 SE 16th, 236-8234 In the heart of Westmoreland, where Bybee meets Milwaukie, there are two obvious coffee choices: Starbucks and Marsee Baking. Starbucks we all know as the word’s largest coffee chain, an affiliate of Kraft Foods, working in collusion with Pepsi-Cola on projects like “Frappacino.” Marsee is an Oregon business, and a thriving […]
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LOS TRES HERMANOS
SE 33rd and Division Once, in a Mexican border town, I asked to use the bathroom at a taco stand after I’d eaten three, four, or maybe even five wonderfully greasy little tacos. I’d been ordering one after another, standing at the counter, on the side of a dusty road. The woman and son who […]
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El Taco Express #2
5447 NE 42nd Ave, 284-8446 Anyone familiar with authentic Mexican fare in the Northeast knows the joys of La Sirenita and El Burrito Loco. Now, it’s time to add another restaurant to the list: El Taco Express #2–offering Latino minimalism, and enormous portions at a great price. The menu is diverse, presenting patrons with 10 […]
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Marathon Taverna
1735 W BURNSIDE, 224-1341 So grease is gross and starches are bad for you and carbohydrates turn you into a grotesquely obese sloth, but who wants to eat a fruit plate the morning after you’ve been drinking like a goddamn fish? Booze isn’t exactly health food; you might as well make it a double-header of […]
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Restaurant Murata
200 SW MARKET, 227-0080 Once your tastebuds have been blessed by a piece of true sushi, you’ll never look back. And if you’ve never been to heaven, head directly to Restaurant Murata, where the streets are paved with the softest, sweetest fish imaginable. Eating sushi at Restaurant Murata should not be done in haste or […]
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BANGKOK KITCHEN
2534 SE BELMONT 236-7349 Though Portland may sport a Thai restaurant on every other corner, it doesn’t guarantee that this city knows how to pick a good stalk of lemongrass. That said, there’s a reason Thai food is so hip: When it’s good, it’s incredible. The Bangkok Kitchen offers a comprehensive (but not excessive) range […]