Good Taste (Old Town – Chinatown location) 18 NW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97209 YelpAfter a few miles hiking through the evergreen forests of Portland, we definitely worked up a appetite for something comforting. The noodles at Good Taste really hit the spot. The place is your typical fobby Chinese joint. Their mastery of cleanliness…
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Pip’s Original Doughnuts
Pip’s Original Doughnuts 4759 NE Fremont St., Ste C Portland, OR 97213 Yelp When traveling, I grapple with this horrible first world problem. There’s just not enough meals and time in a day to eat everything I want to eat. With some thoughtful planning, we were able to squeeze in a visit to Pip’s for…
Olympia Provisions
Olympia Provisions 107 SE Washington St. Portland, OR 97214 olympiaprovisions.com Yelp My first visit to Olympia Provisions was 4 years ago, at a time when it was still known as Olympic Provisions (please refer to this link for the utterly ridiculous drama surrounding its name change). But despite the name change, the place still remains…
Khao San
Khao San 1435 NW Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 khaosanpdx.com Yelp I love Asian food more than any other food on this planet. After a couple non Asian meals, I will usually crave something Asian. So I was happy to squeeze in some Thai food during my Portland trip. The Thai food is noticeable solid…
Sweedeedee
Sweedeedee 5202 N. Albina Ave. Portland, OR 97217 sweedeedeepdx.tumblr.com Yelp Decidedly Undecided and I attempted to brunch it at one of my favorite spots, Tasty & Alder, but of course the wait was ridiculous so we skedaddled from the shiny part of Downtown Portland over to the more grungy Northwest Portland. I had never…
Cacao
Cacao 414 SW 13th Ave Portland, OR 9720 cacaodrinkchocolate.com Yelp When I lived in Portland, the perpetual doom and gloom would get to me on certain days, especially so when I had a stressful day at work. I’m definitely a stress eater. I feel like indulging in something deliciously sinful soothes my woes away. Living…
Ava Gene
Ava Gene was one of the few restaurants that impressed Perpetually Underwhelmed during her time in Portland. Obviously, that is saying something given her name. Zhu Zhu Hamster sang the restaurant’s praises. It was the first restaurant I wanted to try during my summer visit to my old city. The weather left much to be…
Screendoor
Southern food is not really my favorite food. The food is just too heavy and low on the vegetable/high fiber component. I’m not a healthnut really, but I prefer balance in my diet and Southern food represents everything wrong with the American diet in this country. So you’ll rarely see my seek out Southern food,…
Holdfast
The Gunner and Perpetually Underwhelmed spoke very highly of Holdfast, a pop up dining experience to recently enter the culinary scene in Portland. Pop ups are fun, but they can be unpredictable. There’s a lot of experimentation that goes into any given night’s menu. Sometimes items are being served for the first time, which can…
Lauretta Jean’s
I love me some pie, but only the fruity ones. I never ate pecan pie, pumpkin pie, or banana cream pie, just to name a few, growing up. It’s a strange concept to pair a flakey pie crust with the aforementioned ingredients. I love the contrast of a tart tangy fruit with a slightly sweet…
Sen Yai
Andy Ricker’s fame has spread beyond the confines of grey-ass, gloomy-ass Portland. Who would have ever thought a white man could create this burgeoning Thai food empire from one of the less Asian influenced cities in this country? If you won’t take my word for it, believe me when I say even Thai people (Verde…
The Woodsman Tavern
I had been wanting to go to Woodsman Tavern for a long long time and finally got around to it thanks to some friends. Verde, Perpetually Underwhelmed, The Gunner (though she’s not doing much of that anymore these days), Big Spoon, joined me for some good ole grubbin’. Marinated Octopus pickled lemon, oregano capers…
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