Man, sometimes you’ve got to give it up to your media frenemies for scoring the awesome “get”. That’s why I’m tipping my porkpie to Eater PDX for this:
- From Eater PDX
That’s a photo from Oasisba, where all the servers are drag queens and all of the food is Asian cuisine. Hit it, Eater:
The just-outside-the-Pearl location (across the street from the Mission Theater) may seem a bit odd for a drag-meets-Asian food spot, but Oasisba’s staff features famous-in-LA queens ChiChi and Chonga (famous for live-rapping to Salt N Pepa), among others, performing sets in between food service — every hour, on the hour. Also: The lengthy cocktail menu features Thai iced tea with Maker’s Mark, which is kind of life-changing. Also: Drag queens serving Asian food. Then lip-synching to Kylie and/or a track from Dreamgirls. Then refilling your water glass. Brilliant.
Damn. I think one of my biggest regrets about leaving the Mercury food critic post is not being able to review this place. C’est la vie. You wanna do it?
Is that Vili Fualaau on the left?
I think these are the coolest servers in Portland. The food is first rate, and so are the show tunes. I also love the retro lounge atmosphere. This place is the great new let’s meet up spot.