Loading ...Todai Sushi and Seafood Buffet (Inside Pioneer Place) 340 SW Morrison Street, 4th Floor Portland, OR 97204 503-294-0007 Map It! Rating: It’s not everyday I get to enjoy endless sushi, salads, noodles, teriyaki chicken, multiple desserts and more all in one place! So I was extremely excited to try Todai—I actually skipped dinner the night [...]
Tags: $$$$ · Buffet · Chains · Chinese · Chopsticks · Downtown · Family Fun · First Date Place · Japanese · Lunch with Friends · Noodles · Place to Celebrate · Salads · Seafood · Splurge · Sushi · Take MAX · Take the Out-of-Towners
The Cheesecake Factory (At Washington Square) 9309 SW Washington Square Road Portland, OR 503-620-1100 Map It! Rating: OK, the moniker The Cheesecake Factory is a little misleading, because this place serves WAY more than just cheesecake. In fact, for a chain restaurant, it’s some of the best food in the burbs! I try to avoid [...]
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Thai Peacock 219 SW 9th Avenue Portland, OR 503-228-2310 Map It! Rating: If you like Thai food and you haven’t been to Thai Peacock you are really missing out. Located down the block from Jackpot Records on SW Ninth, it’s an easy walk from most downtown workplaces—and it’s worth that walk! It’s like I died [...]
Tags: $$ · Downtown · First Date Place · Lunch with Friends · Noodles · Romantic · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · Take the Boss · Thai · To-Go, Please
The Burrito House 1220 N. Hayden Meadows Drive Portland, OR 503-283-3439 Map It! Rating: One of my favorite things about eating at a Mexican restaurant is the free chips and salsa. Who doesn’t love free chips and salsa, right? Well, jump in the car and get yourself to North Portland’s Burrito House for [...]
Tags: $$ · Drive-Thru · Friendly Waitstaff · Hangover Cure · Lotsa Cheese! · Mexican · North
Giant Drive-In 15840 Boones Ferry Road Lake Oswego, OR 503-636-0255 Map It! Rating: Burger lovers rejoice! Giant Drive-In has been a Lake Oswego staple for decades, and it’s easy to see why this little burger joint has been able to last so long: They’ve got great burgers. Sure, you can go in for just a [...]
Tags: $ · $$ · Burgers · Diner Grub · Great Fries · Hangover Cure · Lake Oswego · Lotsa Meat! · Neighborhood Haunts · Oh So Retro · Outdoor Dining · Silverware Optional · To-Go, Please
Big Red’s Western Café (Sylvan Hill location) 5515 SW Canyon Court Portland, OR 503-297-5568 Map It! Rating: Oh my. Well, here’s a real disappointment. Big Red Western Café looks like a chain restaurant from the outside, feels like a sports bar from the inside and the food was, well, pretty terrible. Situated atop Sylvan Hill, [...]
Tags: $$ · $$$ · Don’t Even Bother · Needs an Update · SW · Tex-Mex