As summer slowly creeps into view, patio seating becomes a hot commodity. There’s something wholesome, almost healthy feeling, about getting drunk out of doors, as if exposure to sunlight and fresh air counteracts the ill effects of boozing. If that’s true, then NE Alberta’s Bye and Bye—a spacious, stylish bar with an entirely vegan menu—is […]
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The Lamp, 3023 SE Milwaukie, 234-7000, daily 3-6 pm, $2.50 wells, $3.50 micros, $1.50 Hamm’s, $2.50 domestic bottles, $4 food An overlooked Southeast gem! Boasting top-notch, reasonably priced grub and an honest pour, the Lamp also has some of the friendliest, funniest, sexiest staff that you will ever have the pleasure of being served by. […]
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Divot Dilemma
Down the Flavor Hole at Jáce Gáce
Jáce Gáce is the kind of ridiculous Portland mash-up that causes tourists to use words like “artsy,” “unique,” and “bizarre” when describing our city: The waffle stand/gallery/pub is going the distance to keep Portland weird. The problem is, weird isn’t always flavorful, even if it looks fantastic. The first difficulty Jáce Gáce presents is how […]
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Kingston Bar and Grill, 2021 SW Morrison, 224-2115, daily 3:30-6 pm (unless there is a game at PGE Park), cheap food Everything you want in a sports bar: grease, 32-ounce beers, and proximity to an actual sporting venue. The breakfast can’t be beat and you can start drinking before noon without getting the ol’ stink […]
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Working Lunch
Nosh Answers Your Midday Questions
Lunchtime. You’ve got 30 minutes, a couple bucks, and a feeling of emptiness. It’s not the crippling, emotional emptiness that you’ve grown accustomed to—it’s hunger. Something must be done. This is the ballad of the lunchtime café. Those nondescript little places open from 7 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday, saving the blank-eyed proletariat […]
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Katie O’Brien’s, 2809 NE Sandy, 234-8573, Mon-Fri 3-7 pm, rotating daily specials on booze & brews An Irish pub in the loosest sense. A good amount of beers on tap and a hangover-killing three-egg breakfast bring in the morning weary and thirsty. After all, that Bloody Mary isn’t going to drink itself. Kells, 112 SW […]
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Fond of Fonda Rosa
Please Stop Eating Mediocre Mexican Food
Saturday night at a Southeast Portland Mexican restaurant that shall remain nameless. It’s packed. I’ve pushed my plate away in disgust, having eaten the worst fajita ever. It began lukewarm and gelatinous, it ended with a hair. Why, I wonder, do I subject myself to this cheese-smothered crap? Why are there so many people here […]
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Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th, 295-6542, Mon-Sat 5-7 pm, $1 off pints, $3 wells, cheap food Jimmy Mak’s is one of the few places in town featuring live jazz on a regular basis. If you can handle parking in the Pearl, it’s worth it to sit among the old gray-haired hipsters, bobbing to the downbeat. […]
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Cholesterol Cadillac
Pine State: Just Grab ‘Em in the Biscuits!
“I’m trying to cut down on fried chicken before noon,” drawls the young man sitting at my table. We’re in Pine State Biscuits’ cramped dining room. It’s just after 11 am. He nearly made it. Woe to the health-conscious biscuit acolyte who discovered Pine State at the Portland Farmers Market, yet could only indulge in […]
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Jax, 826 SW 2nd, 228-9128, Mon-Fri 3-6 pm & 10 pm-midnight, $3.25 wells, micros, domestic drafts, $2.75-3.75 food menu Summer is the perfect time for hanging out downtown at Jax. The rooftop patio just goes to waste in the winter and early spring. Ah summer… it’s just around the corner. Isn’t it? Hopworks Urban Brewery, […]
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Red Hot!
Doin’ It Doggy Style
You’re surrounded by Chicago Cubs paraphernalia and staring at the grungy convenience store across the street. A tall boy of Old Style sweats seductively beside you. The air is heavy with the scent of sauerkraut and encased meats. If you squint your eyes just right, you could imagine yourself in Chicago. But this is Wayne’s […]
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Hung Far Low, 2410 SE 82nd, 223-8686, Mon-Fri 1-6 pm, $2 wells The beloved Hung Far Low has become even divier at their SE 82nd location. See if you can count a full set of teeth before you get to your second cocktail! Hungry Tiger Too, 207 SE 12th, 238-4321, daily 4-7 pm, $1 off […]