We have been waiting months and months for Davis Street Tavern to open, and according to their Web site the new Old Town eatery is now open daily from 4 p.m. until “late.” They plan to start serving during lunch in January!
We can’t wait to try the cozy-looking place out (ah, sometime after all this [...]

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Thai Food Café
833 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97217
503-285-8745
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Oh how I miss living in my old neighborhood. Not only did I live in the cutest of cute lil’ bungalow, but I was just a short walk or even shorter drive from all the hotspots of North and inner Northeast Portland. So when I got [...]

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Five Guys Burger and Fries
2606 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-430-8748
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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 heard her wrong. A Five Guys [...]

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The Lunch Lady lived in the DC-area for more than five years, and Five Guys Burgers and Fries was the local burger joint of legend. So we were THRILLED today when our dear friend Shannon mentioned that Five Guys just opened their first Oregon location on Monday.
The Five Guys menu is simple enough: burgers, fries [...]

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Hello Lunch Lovers,
We’ve been away for a little while; this economy has even the Lunch Lady pinching her precious lunch pennies.
But we have two new lunch spot openings to report.
If you are in the Pearl/Old Town area, Chez Joly has officially opened their doors. They are located at 135 NW Broadway and are open [...]

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We are working to fix some problems that surfaced when we upgraded the system last weekend. Hopefully things will be back to normal by this weekend.
The Lunch Lady has been happily surprised at how well the Web site is doing, and our numbers continue to go up! Thanks to everyone who comes to visit!
While we [...]

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The Lunch Lady drives by the former Three Lions Bakery in Old Town all the time (corner of NW 5th and Davis), and a while back we noticed that the place is under construction. We are so thrilled to find out the place is being transformed into a tavern with a local-centric menu!
The new place, [...]

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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
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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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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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Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar (Downtown location)
327 SW Morrison Street
Portland, OR
503-224-1309
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I waited patiently for months for Buffalo Wild Wings to open up on SW Morrison. Sure, I could have visited their other location out in Hillsboro, but who really wants to drive that far when there are so many tasty [...]

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Looking for a great lunch spot? Tired of brown-baggin’ it and hungry for something new? Do you have a favorite lunch spot you want to share with the people of Stumptown?
From the carts downtown to those hidden gems you’ve heard of but never visited to the tried-and-true diners and dining rooms all over PDX, our [...]

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