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. But there is a good [...]

[Read more →]

[Read more →]

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 to CNN) to the incredibly friendly [...]

[Read more →]

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 had originally planned to [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Café Le Delice
3970 Mercantile Drive
Lake Oswego, OR
503-635-6866
Map It!
Rating:
   
I wanted to love this place. I really, really did! But, when I know that the Mediterranean fare at Nicholas Restaurant (review coming soon) is just a short trip up I-5 and the Mezze Platter at Sapphire Hotel is available at happy hour prices, I [...]

[Read more →]

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 supermarket chain, but I just had [...]

[Read more →]

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 order of cheese sticks. [...]

[Read more →]

The Cheesecake Factory
(At Washington Square)
9309 SW Washington Square Road
Portland, OR
503-620-1100
Map It!
Rating:
 
OK, the moniker The Cheesecake Factory is a little misleading, because this place serves WAY more than just cheesecake. In fact, for a chain restaurant, it’s some of the best food in the burbs!
I try to avoid reviewing chain restaurants, but this is [...]

[Read more →]