Muchas Gracias Mexican Food (Lake Oswego location) 3970 Mercantile Drive #180 Lake Oswego, OR 503-675-7400 Map It! Rating:     Wow. I really wonder why it took me so long to discover the cheesy goodness that is Muchas Gracias Mexican restaurants. There are actually more than 30 locations dotted across Oregon and Washington, but until yesterday [...]

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Here’s an update from Virginia Café’s MySpace page: Dear Virginia Cafe Family, Well, the time has finally come to say adieu to Park Avenue. It’s been a great 86 years here on Park Avenue and we are sad to say good-bye, but you can’t stop progress. All of us are looking forward to our new [...]

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Henry’s 12th Street Tavern 10 NW 12th Street Portland, OR 503-227-5320 * Happy hour runs daily from 3 to 6 pm Map It! Rating:       OK, Henry’s has a great happy hour menu, but it’s almost too much trouble finding a seat to even bother going! I can understand the mad rush at [...]

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We have been trying to get an R Palate review up, but the Lunch Lady has been busy! But this is one of our VERY FAVORITE places to eat in Portland. The food is wonderful, the prices are reasonable, the waitstaff is super friendly and helpful and it’s such a great new find! So if you [...]

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Mercato 904 NW Couch Street Portland, OR 503-219-9966 Map It! Rating:     UPDATE: Mercato is now closed. Wow, I think the Lunch Lady has a new favorite lunch spot in the Pearl. From the big screen TVs behind the counter (when we were there three were displaying the menu and the other was tuned [...]

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  Virginia Café NEW ADDRESS: 820 SW 10th Avenue Portland, OR 503-227-0033 Map It! Rating:     [Editor's Note: It's official, the Virginia Cafe has moved to 820 SW 10th Avenue, just across from the library. We are planning to check out the new digs and let you know what we think very soon!] Over the [...]

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Kauai Island Grill 811 NW Murray Boulevard Portland, OR 503-643-4820 Map It! Rating:   A little bit of Hawaii is the perfect pick-me-up during a rainy Stumptown lunch hour; so, today I trekked to the Westside to sample some tasty teriyaki treats. But Kauai Island Grill’s menu goes way beyond teriyaki, they offer traditional Hawaiian fare–where [...]

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The Lunch Lady was at a job interview today (yes, she needs a real job), when the person who was interviewing her mentioned they just recently dined at the new Fire on the Mountain on Burnside. Yay! We tried to stop by a few weeks ago, but they were still working on the finishing touches. [...]

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Bellagio’s Pizza (Goose Hollow location) 1742 SW Jefferson Street Portland, OR 503-221-0110 Map It! Rating: Most of us have been there, that day when you really just struggle to get out of bed because maybe you stayed out a little too late the night before and, just maybe, had a few more cocktails than you [...]

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E-San Thai Cuisine 133 SW Second Avenue Portland, OR 503-223-4090 Map It! Rating:       As Rachael Ray would say, Yum-o! When I stopped by E-San Thai Cuisine I was starving, so I probably would have devoured anything they put in front of me. However, the food was outstanding–so I pretty much ate until [...]

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Last night the Lunch Lady was out and about when she discovered that Mercato is now open for business. It was way past lunchtime, so there was no time to try it out, but expect a Mercato review coming soon!! They are located at the corner of NW Ninth and Couch, and they serve a [...]

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