Loading ...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, [...]
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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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Kenny & Zuke’s 1038 SW Stark Street Portland, OR 97205 503-222-3344 Map It! Rating: A lot of people have been raving about Kenny & Zuke’s. So much so that I was extremely excited to try Portland’s new “authentic” New York-style delicatessen. On a recent sunny day my lunch companion and I decided to stroll [...]
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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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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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Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar (Downtown location) 327 SW Morrison Street Portland, OR 503-224-1309 Map It! Rating: 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 [...]
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IKEA Café 10280 NE Cascades Parkway Portland, OR 503-282-4532 Map It! Rating: Welcome to the world of IKEA. Yeah, Stumptown finally has our very own mega-shopping paradise, and along with that comes the meaty-goodness that are IKEA’s Swedish meatballs! But there is more to the IKEA café than just the meatballs. The selections include [...]
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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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Giant Drive-In 15840 Boones Ferry Road Lake Oswego, OR 503-636-0255 Map It! Rating: Burger lovers rejoice! Giant Drive-In has been a Lake Oswego staple for decades, and it’s easy to see why this little burger joint has been able to last so long: They’ve got great burgers. Sure, you can go in for just a [...]
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