Sushi Train 19239 SW Martinazzi Avenue Tualatin, OR 97062 Map It! Ph: 503-885-2545 Facebook Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating: [Note: I originally reviewed Sushi Train more than three years ago (where does the time go?), so I felt I should update everyone on one of my fave “secret” sushi spots.] I honestly have no idea how [...]

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Boke Bowl 1028 SE Water Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Map It! Website | Twitter | Facebook | Menu Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating: Portland has a lot of noodle options. Like, A LOT of noodle options. So when the buzz-a-thon about Boke Bowl opening their first permanent location began to spread via Twitter, I knew I [...]

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Pink Rose 1300 NW Lovejoy Street Portland, OR 97209 Map It! Ph: 503-482-2165 Website | Twitter | Facebook |Menu Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating: What’s the best part of the weekend? Brunch, of course! But finding an affordable, upscale brunch in Portland (where the wait list time is less than an hour) can be difficult. So [...]

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Hamburger Mary’s 19 NW 5th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 Map It! Ph: 503-688-1200 Website | Twitter | Facebook | Menu Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating:   My recent visit to Portland’s “new” Hamburger Mary’s was on a whim. I was meeting up with a friend and we hadn’t devised a lunch destination in advance. As we [...]

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Agave Azul 155 SE Vista Avenue Gresham, OR 97080 Map It! 503-674-0654 Hours: Sun/Mon 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tue – Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lunch money: $$ Rating: Just off (very busy) Powell Boulevard on a quiet side street in Gresham is a little burnt orange colored house that’s been transformed into [...]

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Kornblatt’s Deli 628 NW 23rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 Map It! 503-242-1027 | Fax: 503-242-1027 Hours: M-F: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat & Sun: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating: Oh, the New York City-style deli dilemma…. It’s seems to be a rather important argument here in Portland. Yep, we’ve got [...]

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The Rock Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits 22401 NE Glisan Street Wood Village, OR 97060 Map It! 503-328-8498 Hours: 11:30 a.m. to midnight daily Website | Twitter: @TheRock_WFP | Facebook Page | Menu Lunch money: $$ Rating: You could say there’s already an overabundance of pizza places in the Portland area. We’ve got the national chains [...]

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Emanon Cafe 1000 NW 17th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 Map It! 503-222-6435 Business Hours: M-Sat 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Happy Hour: M-F 3 to 6:30 p.m., Sat 3 p.m. to close Website | Twitter: @emanoncafe | Facebook Page Menu | Lunch Money: $$ to $$$ Rating: When we [...]

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Hawaiian Time 505 NW 14th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Map It! 503-459-4040 ‎ Hours: Sun-Th 11 a.m. to 9 p.m./F-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Facebook Page | Menu (PDF) | Lunch Money: $$ Rating: Aloha my lovely Stumptown Lunch brahs! Are you ready to grind into some epic “plate lunch” awesomeness? Plate Lunch: A [...]

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On Deck Sports Bar & Grill 910 NW 14th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 503-227-7020 Business Hours: M-Th 11 a.m.-11 p.m., F/Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Sun 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Happy Hour: M-F 3:30-6:30 and 9:30-close, Sat/Sun 9-close Website Map It! Twitter: @ondeckpdx Rating: While the ever popular On Deck Sports Bar and Grill is open daily [...]

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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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Who-Song and Larry’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina 111 SE Columbia Way Vancouver, Washington 98661 360-695-1198 Map It! Rating: After a morning shopping excursion to Jantzen Beach (found some adorable summertime sandals at Target for $10!), we needed to refuel. It was a sunny Saturday, so why not head over state lines and grab some Mexican [...]

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