It may not be the most PC admission, but I use gay pride weekend as an excuse to ogle hot gay men in their hot gay underpants (or, even better, hot gay men without their hot gay underpants). Besides the parade, the best place to do this in Portland is the part of town nicknamed […]
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Revisit the Classics
Fratelli Could Be in Black & White
Fratelli 1230 NW Hoyt 241-8800 Fratelli is a classic. It was the first nice restaurant I ever ate at in Portland and it holds a warm, nostalgic spot in my heart. It’s a place you can keep coming back to with confidence, both that the menu will have evolved with the seasons and that your […]
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Food Cart Roulette
Not So Dangerous, Really
It is no small fact that Lance Chess and Katie Shimer are the two most recklessly dangerous people in the Mercury office. Depending on the day, you’re bound to find one or both drinking themselves self into an overnight hospital stay, running a yellow in a photo radar intersection, or smoking a big doober in […]
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Happy Hours
Did we skip your happy hour? Email katie@portlandmercury.com, and we’ll include it next time. Alibi, 4024 N Interstate, 287-533, cheap apps daily 3-7 pm, Sat-Sun $2.50 Bloodys and screwdrivers all day Enjoy some cheap greasy food at the most happening tiki bar in North Portland. Dan & Louis Oyster Bar, 208 SW Ankeny, 227-5906, $1.95 […]
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Teen Fantasy
Wax Feeds the Fountain of Youth
Wax 5101 N Interstate 283-9093 If you’re a North Portlander, you know that special feeling of excitement when you spot a new restaurant or bar in your neighborhood. Several times, I’ve nearly swerved into oncoming traffic while gawking at, say, Mio Sushi, or Echo, or Wax. And while I first curiously ogled Wax about six […]
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No More Drama
SubRosa Perfects Simplicity
SubRosa 2601 SE Clinton 233-1955 As we get older, life gets more complicated. The people we encounter have more baggage. The transactions we enter are more detailed, and our actions are tainted by years of interacting with other complicated people and processes. Thus, a little simplicity is welcome relief from the everyday. And simplicity has […]
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Sugar Shacks
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
As yummy as DiPrima Dolci’s warm, fried zeppoli are, who can wait for the last Saturday of each month to indulge a sweet tooth? You’ve got a chocolate jones now. A hot fudge monkey on your back. An ice cream itch that needs to be scratched. You can go for Russell Street Barbecue’s ooey-gooey brownie […]
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Happy Hours
Did we skip your happy hour? Email katie@portlandmercury.com, and we’ll include it next time. Bossanova, 722 E Burnside, 233-7855, Cheap food and half-price billiards 5-8 pm daily If you’re a pool shark, this is your spot–and don’t forget to feed those arm muscles with the delicious $3.50 paninis. Boxxes, 330 SW 11th, 226-4171, $1 wells, […]
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Pacific Northeast
Aja Puts Down Stakes
Aja Pacific Kitchen 3449 NE 24th St. 287-5400 Portlanders might already know the unfortunate history of the NE 24th and Fremont address. The chef at SE Hawthorne’s superb Compass Cafe valiantly went there to open the Dining Room. It was a classy place that specialized in fish, steaks, and pasta. It seemed like a solid […]
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Blind Date
Everything In Moderation
As far as I can tell, the latest trend in dating is blind, with potential partners procured over the internet. Meet online, instant message for a week, grab a drink, then possibly have sex. This is an efficient system, but one rife with failure. Online photos are not often representative of how people actually look, […]
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Happy Hours
Did we skip your happy hour? Email katie@portlandmercury.com, and we’ll include it next time. Acme, 1305 SE 8th, 230-9020, $1 off domestic drafts Mon-Fri 3-6 pm Acme is huge, dim, and comfortable, and if you go in the early evening you won’t have to shout over live music. Billy Ray’s Neighborhood Dive, 2216 NE MLK, […]
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Pretty And Popular
Gotham Inspires Envy
Gotham Bldg. Tavern 2240 N Interstate 493-2646 Much like with people, the things you love about restaurants are often the same things you hate. For example, I love my Dad’s biting sense of humor, but I hate it when he’s cleverly calling me fat. Likewise, I love super couple Michael and Naomi Hebberoy’s latest restaurant, […]