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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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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Jin Wah Restaurant 4021 SW 117th Avenue (across from Fred Meyer; near Beaverton TC) Beaverton, OR 97005 Map It! 503-641-2852 Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. (daily dim sum 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Website | Lunch money: $$$ Rating: When we hear the text message alert on the iPhone go off before noon on [...]

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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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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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Greek Cusina (Tualatin location) 7017 SW Nyberg Street (At Nyberg Woods Shopping Center) Tualatin, Oregon 97062 503-783-2469 Map It! Web site: Greek Cusina Rating: When most Portlanders hear the name Greek Cusina, they’ll likely conjure up images of the cavernous landmark restaurant and nightclub which has served downtown since 1975. Over a year ago the [...]

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Wong Kee Dim Sum Restaurant 28 NW 4th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 503-229-1888 Map It! Rating: Believe it or not, until a few weeks ago I’d never had dim sum. How could that be, you ask? Well, I don’t know. I frequently eat at the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown and many of them offer dim [...]

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Skyline Restaurant 1313 NW Skyline Boulevard Portland, OR 97229 503-292-6727 Map It! Rating: Foodies around the world know the name James Beard, one of the most acclaimed American chefs of all time, so it’s a little odd to see a browned-with-age newspaper clipping framed on the wall at Skyline touting Beard’s professed devotion for this [...]

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