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Review: Mercato

February 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Mercato
904 NW Couch Street
Portland, OR
503-219-9966
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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 to CNN) to the incredibly friendly [...]

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Tags: $$ · $$$ · Bring the Kids · Business Lunch · Closed · Coffee and More · Cute Waitstaff · First Date Place · Friendly Waitstaff · Garlic Lovers · Grand Opening · In Need of Caffeine · Italian · Lotsa Cheese! · Lotsa Meat! · Lunch and Shopping · Lunch with Friends · Pearl District · People-Watching · Pizza · Place to Celebrate · Spicy! · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · Take Mom and Dad · Take the Boss · Take the Out-of-Towners · Take the streetcar · To-Go, Please · Trendy

HH Review: The Sapphire Hotel

January 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Sapphire Hotel
5008 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR
503-232-6333
**Opens at 4 p.m.
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Dark, candlelit and romantic, Sapphire Hotel is both a terrific place for a date or gathering with friends for happy hour. It’s an especially nice place to duck into on one of those long, rainy Stumptown winter afternoons, when you have some free time [...]

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Tags: $$ · Art · Burgers · Cute Waitstaff · Day Off Spot · First Date Place · Foodies Love It · Friendly Waitstaff · Happy Hour · Hipster-Friendly · Hole-in-the-Wall · Late Night · Liquid Lunch · Music · Neighborhood Haunts · Oh So Retro · People-Watching · Place to Celebrate · Romantic · SE · Salads · Stiff Drinks · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · Take Mom and Dad · Take the Boss · Take the Out-of-Towners · Vegan · Vegetarian

Review: Todai Sushi and Seafood Buffet

January 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Todai Sushi and Seafood Buffet
(Inside Pioneer Place)
340 SW Morrison Street, 4th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
503-294-0007
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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 before just so I [...]

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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

Review: The Cheesecake Factory

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The Cheesecake Factory
(At Washington Square)
9309 SW Washington Square Road
Portland, OR
503-620-1100
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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 reviewing chain restaurants, but this is [...]

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Tags: $$$ · $$$$ · Bring the Kids · Brunch for Lunch · Burgers · Business Lunch · Chains · Day Off Spot · Family Fun · First Date Place · Friendly Waitstaff · Leisure Lunch · Lunch and Shopping · Lunch with Friends · Outdoor Dining · People-Watching · Picky Eaters · Pizza · Place to Celebrate · SW · Salads · Special Events · Splurge · Take Mom and Dad · Take the Boss · Take the Out-of-Towners · Tigard · Trendy

Review: Thai Peacock

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Thai Peacock
219 SW 9th Avenue
Portland, OR
503-228-2310
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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 and went to peanut sauce [...]

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Tags: $$ · Downtown · First Date Place · Lunch with Friends · Noodles · Romantic · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · Take the Boss · Thai · To-Go, Please