It’s common knowledge that the Mercury loves to make fun of the Pearl District. Lord how we loathe those yuppie yupsters with their yuppity-yup mobiles, and any restaurant that starts up in that condo-addled, godforsaken craphole has an uphill field to till
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Colleen’s Back in Bistro
Beloved Breakfast Joint Serves Up Dinner
Once a tucked-away breakfast joint populated by hipsters and devotees of Ozone Records, Colleen’s is back, better, and ready for dinner. A scant distance from her former station
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Self-Indulgence
Mercury Employees’ Dining Hotspots
LANCE CHESS – Director of Circulation Hi, I’m Lance and I’m an Aquarius. I like long walks on the beach, a well-made Maker’s Mark Old Fashioned and pointing out that I’m the only person at the Mercury who actually physically works for a living. I also like Mississippi Pizza and its recent addition the Atlantis […]
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Extra Effort
Spacious Olea Spins its Wheels
Leaning forward to pick up on what my date was saying, it occurred to me that all sensation inside Olea was muted—it took effort just to hear words, to feel the tablecloth, to taste our food. Fancy restaurant energy was everywhere, and yet halfway through our meal we
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At Home in the ‘Hood
Bridges Cafe Tackles Dinner
Breakfast joints have a hard time transitioning into dinner spots. Why? Maybe because of the bright, goofy breakfast restaurant decor. Maybe because their names denote “breakfast cafe” (undoubtedly, the reason Genie’s night menu failed). Or maybe it’s because people
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The Emerald City
Seattle’s Best Old-School Spots
There’s no shortage of great food in the Rose City, but if you’re heading to Seattle, you should stuff your face and quench your thirst like a local. Grab breakfast at the Five Spot, bump and grind at the Baltic Room, and don’t miss the fish and chips at Spud’s on Greenlake. You could sob […]
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Sushi Tang
Lush Serves it Raw
One of the strangest ideas I ever encountered was the concept of strip club juice bars. “Let me get this straight,” I marveled, after a local friend told me about the concept. “It’s a strip
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Bubbly for Bubble Tea
A Tour of Portland’s Bubble Tea Havens
Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? What the hell IS bubble tea? During my recent bubble tea tour around town, I came up with some clear
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International Relations
Baraka Blends Moroccan Taste and PDX Style
Here in hyper-creative Portland, there are a lot of restaurants that try too hard to be everything to everyone. Every now and then I’ll hear about
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Get Good Gilt
Supper Club Is Simply Smashing
As is the case with relationships, periods of my life can be marked by the drinking establishments I’ve fallen in love with. There was the heavy drinking and dancing period at the Monte Carlo, which burnt down. There was the blackout-drunk karaoke
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Happy Hours
Did we skip your happy hour? Email katie@portlandmercury.com and we’ll include it next time. Atlantis Lounge at Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, 288-3231, $3 well drinks and $1 PBRs from 6 pm-midnight on Tuesday nights Check this new spot to get your drink on bustling Mississippi. Take Tuesday off work, shop all day, and drink […]
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Gems In the Pearl
The Pearl District: Not Just for Yuppies
Let’s be frank, the Pearl District is a yuppie nightmare crawling with Nike employees paying $400,000 for lofts and thousands more for tiny dogs to decorate them with. Pearl District people are, for the most, shallow, art-collecting dorks with big paychecks and tiny personalities. And while you may think I’m judging harshly, take a look […]