Loading ...We’ve been using LivingSocial’s Instant Deals for awhile. They’re SO easy to use and the deals are fantastic. If you plan to eat lunch tomorrow (and you probably are), I recommend checking this out. But get up early, I’m sure many of the most popular spots are going to sell out fast!!! Some of the [...]
Papaya King ~ Hollywood 1645 N. Wilcox Avenue Hollywood, California 90028 323-871-8799 Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily Website Map It! Twitter: @papayakingla We waited and waited and waited for the infamous Papaya King to arrive in our former Hollywood neighborhood for sooooo long. So when we learned (via Twitter) that the only location [...]
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Silver Dollar Pizza II 225 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 503-241-3465 Map It! Rating: I’m not going to try to fool you; Silver Dollar Pizza II is not an upscale restaurant by any means. In fact, the place is pretty much a dive bar, serving up their stiff drinks to the often-smoking and drinking clientele. [...]
Tags: $ · $$ · Dive Bar Lunch · Don't Bring the Kids · Downtown · Friendly Waitstaff · Hipster-Friendly · Hole-in-the-Wall · Late Night · Liquid Lunch · Lotsa Cheese! · Lotsa Meat! · People-Watching · Pizza · SW
Five Guys Burger and Fries 2606 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard Beaverton, OR 97005 503-430-8748 Map it! Rating: Having lived in Washington, DC, for several years, I was already familiar with Five Guys and their delicious burgers and yummy fries. But when a friend mentioned the opening of Five Guys in Beaverton, I thought I [...]
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No Fish! Go Fish! 3962 SE Hawthorne Boulevard Portland, Oregon 97214 503-235-5378 Map It! Rating: I woke up today feeling a little under the weather, but I managed to make it to my lunch appointment with friends at No Fish! Go Fish! Lucky for me the restaurant specializes in comfort food like soup and stuffed [...]
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Marinepolis Sushi Land (Lloyd location) 1409 NE Weidler Street Portland, Oregon 97232 503-280-0300 Map It! Rating: There are a handful of Sushi Land locations around the metro area and they all feature the train-style conveyor belt of small sushi plates. I have now visited two of the Portland area Sushi Land restaurants. Typically I go [...]
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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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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 [...]
Tags: $ · $$ · Burgers · Friendly Waitstaff · Hawaiian · Hole-in-the-Wall · Japanese · Noodles · NW · Teriyaki · To-Go, Please
Bandito Taco 13565 NW Cornell Road Portland, OR 503-643-2304 Map It! Rating: Today I was craving a little Mexican (no, not like comedienne Chelsea Handler), so I ended up at Bandito Taco in Cedar Mill. This little strip mall-type shop has been around since 1990, serving up quality Mexican grub at very reasonable prices. The [...]
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IKEA Café 10280 NE Cascades Parkway Portland, OR 503-282-4532 Map It! Rating: Welcome to the world of IKEA. Yeah, Stumptown finally has our very own mega-shopping paradise, and along with that comes the meaty-goodness that are IKEA’s Swedish meatballs! But there is more to the IKEA café than just the meatballs. The selections include [...]
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Sushi Ichiban (formerly Sushi Takahashi) 24 NW Broadway Portland, OR 503-224-3417 Map It! Rating: If you ever decide to all gonzo and try to stalk the Lunch Lady, there is one surefire place you can find me: Saturday at lunchtime at Sushi Takahashi on Broadway. But you’ll have to look hard because I’ll probably be camouflaged [...]
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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