Trader Vic’s 1203 NW Glisan Street Portland, OR 97209 Map It! Ph: 503-467-2277 HH Hours: 3 to 6:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close M-F; all day on Sundays Website | Facebook | Twitter Lunch money: $$$-$$$$ Rating: I wanted to love the happy hour at Trader Vic’s, I really, really did. It’s convenient to [...]

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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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Kornblatt’s Deli 628 NW 23rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210 Map It! 503-242-1027 | Fax: 503-242-1027 Hours: M-F: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat & Sun: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch money: $$-$$$ Rating: Oh, the New York City-style deli dilemma…. It’s seems to be a rather important argument here in Portland. Yep, we’ve got [...]

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We’d been excited about Kenny and Zuke’s 1st Annual Pickle Throwdown for months, so when we woke up Saturday morning we were totally ready for some pickle tasting madness…and we weren’t disappointed. Although the venue was a bit on the small side for the large crowd that showed up (it was held at Kenny and [...]

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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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Hawaiian Time 505 NW 14th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Map It! 503-459-4040 ‎ Hours: Sun-Th 11 a.m. to 9 p.m./F-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Facebook Page | Menu (PDF) | Lunch Money: $$ Rating: Aloha my lovely Stumptown Lunch brahs! Are you ready to grind into some epic “plate lunch” awesomeness? Plate Lunch: A [...]

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On Deck Sports Bar & Grill 910 NW 14th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 503-227-7020 Business Hours: M-Th 11 a.m.-11 p.m., F/Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Sun 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Happy Hour: M-F 3:30-6:30 and 9:30-close, Sat/Sun 9-close Website Map It! Twitter: @ondeckpdx Rating: While the ever popular On Deck Sports Bar and Grill is open daily [...]

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Today we stepped away from our desk around lunchtime and strolled over to the Pearl District for Wieden+Kennedy’s 13th and Farm event. Like a mini farmers market mixed with a block party vibe, Portlanders enjoyed the warm summer day and perused the vendors’ tasty treats, refreshing drinks, colorful flowers, pretty plants and delicious desserts. If [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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