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Posted inFood Issue 2026

Food-Focused Day Trip: Beaverton Bites

Chow down on pho pizza and Mexican ice cream, and break to watch the birds.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Beaverton is more well-known as the home of Nike’s world […]

Posted inFood and Drink

 Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Will Dive into the Wacky World of Organ Grinder Pizza

An upcoming documentary explores the Portland pizzeria that may have once been the largest in the world.

Amid the strip malls and used car lots along SE 82nd, one big building, now home to Super King Buffet, looks out of place: glass walls stretching tens of feet tall, ceilings sharply sloping in different directions. Turns out these glass add-ons, designed by none other than Pioneer Square architect Willard K. Martin, were once […]

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