Hooters 11995 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy 646-9464 If the editors at the Mercury thought they could send me to Hooters and I would come back with a review of the food, they are insane. All I care about–all I have ever cared about since a milk allergy forced me to suck formula from a bottle– is […]
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La Hora Feliz del Andina
Worship at Andina’s Incan Temple
Andina Happy Hour 1314 NW Glisan 228-9535 Tues-Fri 4-6 pm Andina’s happy hour is something of a tease. While the components soar and delight, one gets the impression of a greater presence beyond the tidy happy hour menu. Granted, this “presence” is a well-staffed kitchen sizzling, searing, and bustling within plain sight, coupled with glorious […]
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Ripe Rules
Secretive Eatery is a Buried Treasure
Ripe 722 W Page ripe@ripepdx.com Some people get all the breaks because their parents are rich, they have a powerful last name, or they’re just dumb and lucky. And while it’s natural to be envious, it’s unnecessary, because these people live vapid, soulless lives and never experience the joy that comes along with accomplishment. Conversely, […]
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Gravy, Baby
Mississippi Does Brunch
Gravy 3957 N Mississippi 287-8800 Of any meal of the week, my most cherished is Saturday breakfast. It’s always ordered in the afternoon when I’m completely starving, then consumed at a lazy pace while drinking tons of coffee and mulling over the options for the day. Unlike the Sex and the City gals, though, who […]
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Parisian Paradise
Or Something Close
Saint Honore Boulangerie 2335 NW Thurman 445-4342 Everything is better in Europe. The men are hotter, the air is cleaner, public transportation is convenient and efficient, hotels are affordable, the food is fantastic, and in most cases you can’t understand what anyone is saying, which I like. If you feel similarly–which is to say you […]
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My New Meaty Friend
Tucci’s Q Passes the Test
Tucci’s Q American Bar-B-Que 325 NE Russell 528-8224 Tucci’s Q is the new kid on the barbecue block (setting up shop in what was formerly Doris’ Café on Russell), yet has shown surprising strength coming out of the gate. The menu, while not all-inclusive, hits a majority of the basics–all at a reasonable price. The […]
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Late Day Rendezvous
Make The Hedge House Yours
Hedge House 3412 SE Division 235-2215 I usually shy away from brewpubs for one particular reason: kids. You see, micro-brew loving parents have found a loophole in the alcohol-exclusive system–during the day they’re allowed to swill Porter all day in brew pubs and bring their screaming, bratty kids. This is particularly true at the Laurelwood […]
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Like Your Best Friend’s Mom
Otto’s Has the Answers
Otto’s Sausage Kitchen 4138 SE Woodstock 771-6714 Remember when you were growing up, how your best friend’s mom made sandwiches that always tasted better than the ones your own mom made? Your best friend’s mom always added that one extra special thing that your mom just didn’t love you enough to do. She’d shred the […]
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One Stop Shop
Genies: A Harmonious Blend of Booze and Brunch
Genies Cafe 1011 SE Divison 445-9777 While no one can quite agree on how to identify “the measure of a man,” it’s safe to say that hollandaise sauce is the measure of a good breakfast restaurant. This creamy, lemony, egg-laden creation of heathenous sauce is, when done correctly, guiltless; entirely worth the fat and calories, […]
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Bar Crawl
Shimer and Friends Find Some New Places to Drink
By Katie Shimer & Marjorie Skinner Picture this: About three weeks ago, I stumble through the door of my favorite watering hole on a Friday night (which everyone in the world knows is the Sandy Hut), only to have the friendly doorman tell me: “Sorry, we’re full to capacity, you’ve gotta wait for somebody to […]
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You Won’t Miss the Meat
Vegan Dining Goes Upscale
Calendula 3257 SE Hawthorne 490-8470 I feel the need to get this out of the way in the opening sentence: Calendula Café is owned by Craig Rosebraugh, a former spokesman for the Earth Liberation Front. Of course it doesn’t matter, but in a city where gossip might as well be the gospel, it needs to […]
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Happy Hunting
Prime Cuts with a Clear Conscience
Vegetarian House 22 NW 4th Ave. 274-0160 One of the strangest aspects of a modern vegetarian diet is navigating the dicey realm of faux meat. Accordingly, there are various camps of vegetarians/vegans who either love the art of meat fabrication or consider such tributes a sacrifice on the altar of human butchery. Either way, most […]