tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617309407600850922024-02-20T15:02:07.427-08:00Plain JaneIn search of good food on a tight budget.Sionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062511291942334329noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-24623926464666208192012-06-15T15:41:00.002-07:002012-06-16T20:53:46.744-07:00Pied Cow Coffeehouse3244 SE Belmont St, Portland, 97214
The Pied Cow definitely has its quirky charms: it's a big old Victorian house right on Belmont with seating in three parlors (how quaint!); it also has a magical outdoor seating area that's perfect for lounging on warm summer nights; it's open late on the weekends, which is especially great for the under-21 crowd; it's dog-friendly (they even have menu items Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-33126113771884452632012-06-02T19:24:00.002-07:002012-06-15T15:48:14.103-07:00The Florida Room435 N Killingsworth St, Portland, 97217
*This is a Plain Jane favorite.*
You know what kicks ass about the Florida Room? Everything.
I got hooked on the Flo' Ro' when I lived two blocks away and was semi-unemployed. I probably spent more time at this bar than at home during those five months; hence it became my Cheers. Now I live an inconvenient distance away (i.e. farther than stumbling), Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-4017296008634701952012-04-08T19:30:00.007-07:002012-06-16T20:55:29.888-07:00Miyamoto Sushi422 SE 80th Ave., Portland, 97215
*This is a Plain Jane favorite.*
I am by no means a connoisseur of sushi. I don't like most fish, much less raw fish. Don't like the idea of fish eggs or eel or many of the other traditional sushi ingredients. These squeamish tendencies kept me away from sushi for a long time, and when I finally tried it for the first time, in my late 20's, it was not a good Sionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062511291942334329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-54265899723324928172012-03-28T18:29:00.006-07:002012-04-22T21:18:54.845-07:00Shenzhen707 NE 82nd Ave, Portland, 97220*This is a Plain Jane favorite.*When I was in Madrid I used to go to a Chinese restaurant that was literally underground. Known by the locals as "the Blade Runner restaurant," the place was small, cheaply decorated, not super clean, and run by actual Chinese people. A silent TV hanging from a corner of the ceiling showed Chinese karaoke music videos. There was Sionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062511291942334329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-71652167670399464432009-03-05T18:35:00.000-08:002009-03-05T18:56:01.216-08:00Aquí1408 SE 12th Ave, Portland, 97214The short of it: edible, but not my new favorite Mexican restaurant.Pluses: nice outdoor seating area (love the booths and the cool tin lampshades), very friendly server, management that actually works, enchilada sauce on my companion's dish was very good, Cadillac margarita was better than average.Minuses: had to pay $2 for too-thick chips & three kinds of crappyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-76440066642897734612009-02-28T09:04:00.001-08:002012-06-16T21:00:28.953-07:00Gravy3957 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, 97227
I ordered--and could only eat 1/4th of--the scramble with ham, cheese and onion. Ginormous! And excellent. Came with a huge patty of hash browns.
The coffee's on the weak side, but they let you drink it while you wait for a table. It was super busy, as are most brunch places in P-town. I was glad we got there before the rush; we only had to wait 10 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-51636920917423867042009-01-29T20:25:00.001-08:002012-04-22T21:13:58.895-07:00Porcelli's6500 SW Virginia Ave, Portland, 97239
*This is a Plain Jane favorite!*
Oh. My. God. I would be happy to die here. My stomach will explode just like Mr. Creosote in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life because it is so good I just can't stop.
I first heard about Porcelli's from some fellow food-fiends who took me there for brunch. Brunch at an Italian restaurant? Yes. And it was good. No, it was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-26337901249944819202009-01-29T20:07:00.000-08:002012-07-20T12:42:32.959-07:00Eddie's Pizza1210 N Killingsworth St, Portland, 97217
Awesome pizza, kick-ass wings, and HUGE, HUGE, HUGE portions!
Have eaten here twice. First time was pizza with thick & crunchy crust (they also have thin crust pizza) and buffalo wings (sauce: mild with garlic). At first was confused about the price of the wings and the fact that you could order just 3 of them, but when they came the mystery was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-60871005304492762052009-01-15T21:43:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:05:14.601-08:00La Costita7405 SE Barbur Blvd Suite 110, Portland, 97219Booooo! Hissss!This used to be a Plain Jane favorite for the high yum factor, large portions, free chips & salsa, reasonable prices and friendly staff. They must've changed management recently, however, because my visit last week was sorely disappointing.1. They stopped serving rice & beans on the side with my chicken mole: now it's only rice. The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-77768337879045450412008-12-23T18:53:00.000-08:002008-12-23T19:29:27.883-08:00Pix Patisserie3901 N Williams Ave., Portland, 97227Trudged through several inches of snow for half an hour to get to Pix today. The good news was that they were open, the bad news was that none of the bakers showed up due to the snow, so I did not get the croissant I had come for. Poop.This was my second visit to this Pix location (the other is on SE Division & 34th). The first time I had a hot chocolate and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-91458396314605316192008-12-11T10:59:00.002-08:002009-03-05T19:00:45.986-08:00La Terraza933 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, 97204*This is a Plain Jane favorite!*Whenever I work downtown and have the extra cash, I grab my lunch here at La Terraza.For lunch, it's definitely on the expensive side at $9-11 a plate. BUT, since I'm a total Italian food fanatic, and since theirs is quick and delicious and comes in generous portions, I make the exception.The fairly extensive lunch menu includes Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-44063898872520582722008-12-11T10:59:00.001-08:002008-12-11T13:21:35.235-08:00Thai Food Café833 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, 97217Shortly after this place opened, about a month ago, one of my roommates was walking by and happened to glance in through the window. To his surprise, a short woman standing behind the counter waved at him. Not wanting to be rude, my roommie waved back. The woman was quickly joined by a 50-something, silver-haired man, who beckoned my roommate to enter. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-25137673870482065672008-12-02T08:35:00.000-08:002008-12-11T13:39:50.658-08:00Pause5101 N Interstate Ave, Portland, 97217Probably the best burger and fries I've ever had in my life. E-VER. And a huge plate of it will only cost you $8; no need to order an appetizer, though if you are in the mood for one I recommend the crab and shrimp con queso dip.Pause stands out because it makes everything in-house, from molding their own patties (no frozen meat here!) to hand-cutting their Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-46634776480447804072008-11-25T10:24:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:57:09.629-08:00Tin Shed1438 NE Alberta St, Portland, 97211I brunched here for the first time on Sunday. When I arrived a little before 10am there was already a crowd of people huddled on the sidewalk, drinking coffee out of cups that could've come from my dead grandmother's cupboard and waiting for their names to be called. Good thing that I wasn't starving when I got there, 'cause it took a little more than the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-71393111011992967502008-11-18T10:19:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:44:57.753-08:00Pastini2027 SE Division St, Portland, 97202*This is a Plain Jane favorite!*I know that other PDX publications prefer Italian restaurants like Genoa, but the problem I have with their picks is that they're all so damned expensive.Pastini, on the other hand, is quite reasonable. You can find entrees for as little as eight bucks. Granted, they come a la carte, but they're frickin' delicious.The Pastini on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-35020510934387660472008-11-09T20:53:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:25:28.491-08:00Common Grounds4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, 97215I spent quite a bit of time at Common Grounds this week and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite coffee houses in P-town.So far I've eaten toasted bagels, a cup of chicken dumpling soup, and a tuna melt here. The bagels were quite satisfactory, the cream cheese lovely and rich. The soup was just okay. The tuna melt was surprising and delicious: in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-86137669392791330612008-11-02T14:17:00.000-08:002012-06-15T15:50:17.859-07:00The Cricket Café3159 SE Belmont, Portland, 97214
*This is a Plain Jane favorite!*
Sunday brunch is a popular tradition in Portland, and quite honestly my favorite meal of the week. The restaurant I keep going back to is The Cricket Café.
What I love about this place is THE FOOD! I've not eaten anything here that's less than amazing, though I particularly recommend the Cricket Skillet if you love dairy like I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Portland, OR, USA45.5234515 -122.676207145.345457 -122.9920641 45.701446 -122.3603501tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-19658945222931405152008-11-02T13:52:00.000-08:002008-11-02T14:17:17.927-08:00Hoda's3401 SE Belmont, Portland, 97214I was very sad when, a few years ago, the Garbanzo's restaurants started disappearing. I was in love with their prices as well as their chicken shwarma and freakin' amazing tahini. Since then I've only eaten at one middle eastern restaurant that I thought merited a return visit, and that's Hoda's.I've only been to Hoda's twice, but both times the food and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-33719120914071569232008-10-25T14:13:00.000-07:002008-10-27T15:37:15.153-07:00Pad Thai Kitchen2309 SE Belmont St, Portland, 97214Portland has a ton of good Thai restaurants, and this one runs with the pack.Probably my favorite part about this restaurant is the preponderance of booths. I like booths. It also has a pleasant staff that serves the food up fast. The chicken Tom Ka soup we ordered (mild) was divine, and the chicken satay with peanut sauce was delicious.On the down side, the PadUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-55013596145694891892008-10-25T14:06:00.000-07:002008-10-28T23:08:53.697-07:00Mekong7952 SE 13th Ave, Portland, 97202I've been to Mekong twice, on Tuesday most recently. I don't remember what I ate on my first visit, which leads me to believe it couldn't have been outstanding. On Tuesday I had the chicken pho, recommended by my lunch companion.What struck me most about the food, not just the pho but what the other patrons had on their plates as well, was how fresh and...well, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-55846249353440523252008-10-22T20:59:00.000-07:002009-03-13T21:30:54.695-07:00Wan Q13535 NW Cornell Rd, Beaverton, 97229I don't know about you, but I like my Chinese food greasy. Not so much so that it drips when you pick it up, but definitely so that the bottom of the plate is coated in grease and so are your fingers and your mouth and anything else that touches the food. Which is why Wan Q has been my favorite Portland-area Chinese restaurant for the last 8 or 9 years despiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361730940760085092.post-28133262390125391172008-10-20T18:10:00.001-07:002012-04-22T21:17:48.387-07:00The Creamery *CLOSED*1224 N Killingsworth, Portland, 97217
I was walking to the MAX one morning, and one of The Creamery's employees (or perhaps the owner himself?) was standing out front handing menus to passers-by. I glanced at it, saw they offer a full traditional English breakfast, and put it on my list of places to check out.
This morning I finally got the opportunity to breakfast at this little cafe, and I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0