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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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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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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Henry’s 12th Street Tavern 10 NW 12th Street Portland, OR 503-227-5320 * Happy hour runs daily from 3 to 6 pm Map It! Rating:       OK, Henry’s has a great happy hour menu, but it’s almost too much trouble finding a seat to even bother going! I can understand the mad rush at [...]

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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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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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Whole Foods (The Pearl location) 1210 NW Couch Street Portland, OR 503-525-4343 Map It! Rating:     OK, I’m all for healthy eating and stuff, but I do have some standards: I won’t eat it if it doesn’t taste good. I think I know what tastes good, healthy and not-so-healthy. Yes, Whole Foods is a [...]

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