Oh, summer, where have you gone? Didn’t this summer seem to fly by faster than usual? (Maybe that was because summertime weather didn’t arrive in PDX until about August?) Of course, as we look back at these photos, we realize we certainly made the most of our eating opportunities over the past few months. Here’s [...]

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California Pizza Kitchen (Bridgeport Village) 7315 SW Bridgeport Road Tigard, OR 97224 (Next to Regal Cinemas) Map It! 503-968-0504 Hours: M-Th 11 a.m.-10 p.m., F-Sat 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Website | Twitter: @calpizzakitchen | Lunch Money: $$$ Rating: Pizza. It’s a fave food for people from one to 101 (well, if they [...]

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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. [...]

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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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Tiger Bar 317 NW Broadway Portland, Oregon 97209 (503) 222-7297 Map It! Rating: The first time I visited Tiger Bar also happened to be the night of SantaCon, so I won’t mention all the debauchery that I saw go down there that night. Let’s just say the patrons got to see a lot more drunken Santa [...]

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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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Mercato 904 NW Couch Street Portland, OR 503-219-9966 Map It! Rating:     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 [...]

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Bellagio’s Pizza (Goose Hollow location) 1742 SW Jefferson Street Portland, OR 503-221-0110 Map It! Rating: Most of us have been there, that day when you really just struggle to get out of bed because maybe you stayed out a little too late the night before and, just maybe, had a few more cocktails than you [...]

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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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Ford’s on Fifth (renamed Theo’s) 121 NW Fifth Avenue Portland, OR 503-226-2828 Map It! Rating: To be honest, I discovered the deliciousness that is Ford’s on Fifth very late one night when several friends and I were in great need of some greasy grub before calling it a night. But I was happily surprised to [...]

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Pizza Boys Plus 17788 Pilkington Road Lake Oswego, OR 503-697-1610 Map It! Rating: Oh. My. God! I have driven by this little pizza shop probably a hundred times, but I had never stopped in until today. Now I’m wondering why I’ve never tried it before. I called ahead and ordered a small pizza and an [...]

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  The Burrito House 1220 N. Hayden Meadows Drive Portland, OR 503-283-3439 Map It! Rating:     One of my favorite things about eating at a Mexican restaurant is the free chips and salsa. Who doesn’t love free chips and salsa, right? Well, jump in the car and get yourself to North Portland’s Burrito House for [...]

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