The Lamp, 3023 SE Milwaukie, 234-7000, daily 3-6 pm, $2.50
wells, $3.50 micros, $1.50 Hamm’s, $2.50 domestic bottles, $4 food
An overlooked Southeast gem! Boasting top-notch, reasonably priced
grub and an honest pour, the Lamp also has some of the friendliest,
funniest, sexiest staff that you will ever have the pleasure of being
served by. They are goddamned professionals. I should know, I used to
work there.
LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan, 232-1504, free
show every night.
Yep… that’s the happy hour. I have to say that the LaurelThirst
draws a really diverse crowd and some pretty unbelievable hippie
dancing when the Freak Mountain Ramblers come to jam. Nice pool table
in the back and a spot-on music venue for any genre created before
1969.
Laurelwood NW Public House, 2327 NW Kearney, 228-5553, daily
3-6 pm & 9 pm-close, $1 off pints & cheap food
Who doesn’t want to spend a sunny afternoon sipping some microbrews
on the patio of a NW Portland home built in 1902? Jerks that don’t
enjoy life, that’s who! So… no jerks here. Added bonus: Watching Nob
Hill types traipse through their trendy neighborhood. And boy can they
traipse!
Leaky Roof, 1538 SW Jefferson, 222-3745, Mon-Fri 4-6:30 pm,
cheap food
Tucked away in Goose Hollow, the Leaky Roof is one of the more
authentic Irish joints in Portland. These people know their whiskys (no
“e” in the Irish version) as well as they know their food, which is
cheap as hell during happy hour.