Lutz Tavern, 4639 SE Woodstock, 774-0353, Wed 11 am-midnight,
Miller $1.25, Sun 11 am-midnight, $1 off micros
The Lutz is an amazing old-school dive where Bukowski would have
fought, fallen in love, passed out, and written sexist poetry. That is,
if he’d lived in Portland and it wasn’t overrun by those nefarious
Reedies. Go early for the original townie feel. PAC
MacTarnahan’s Taproom, 2730 NW 31st, 228-5269, daily 3-6 pm
& 9-close, 20-ounce pints $3, cheap food
Mac’s makes some mighty fine brews and you can taste ’em all in this
lodge-like setting. It’s the kind of place where Sophocles might have
indulged his beer diet while writing the next tragic drama. That is, if
he wore Eddie Bauer instead of a toga and lived in Northwest Portland.
PAC
The Maiden, 639 SE Morrison, 232-5553, Mon-Sat 4-6 pm, house
sangria $5, bucket o’ Sessions $6, bucket o’ Corona $10, $1 off
wells
The Maiden doesn’t smell of sea foam and wet wood, but you
definitely get that nautical idea. New owners mean new menu and live
music. It’s the kind of place Hemingway might have gone to sip sangria
and dream of the ocean. That is, if he hadn’t shot himself in the face.
PAC
Madison’s Grill, 1109 SE Madison, 230-2471, daily 3-6 pm,
two-for-one appetizers
If you don’t mind sitting in a room that looks like Aunt Peggy’s
den, Madison’s Grill is a perfectly fine place to spend an afternoon.
What it lacks in edge, it makes up for in food and beverages. It’s the
kind of place John Irving…. Aw, fuck it. SB