Entries Tagged as 'Splurge'
Jin Wah Restaurant 4021 SW 117th Avenue (across from Fred Meyer; near Beaverton TC) Beaverton, OR 97005 Map It! 503-641-2852 Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. (daily dim sum 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Website | Lunch money: $$$ Rating: When we hear the text message alert on the iPhone go off before noon on [...]
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Tags: $$$ · Beaverton · Bring the Kids · Chinese · Chopsticks · Dim Sum · Friendly Waitstaff · Lunch with Friends · Multiple Locations · Noodles · Splurge · Take MAX · Vietnamese
Last year the Lunch Lady loaded up the Honda Element with her three closest friends (and their luggage) and trekked up north for a wonderful Thanksgiving meal on the exquisite Orcas Island. This year, with the cost of, well, just about everything skyrocketing, we’re staying closer to home. So what’s a Lunch Lady to do? [...]
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Tags: Mashed Potatoes · Place to Celebrate · Special Events · Splurge · Stumptown Lunch News
August 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Who else is super excited for the Bite of Oregon? It runs from August 8 to 10, and this year seems jam-packed with cool stuff–not to mention all the food! The Lunch Lady is going on both Friday and Saturday (follow our live Twitter coverage), then not planning to eat at all on Sunday! We [...]
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Tags: Festival · Music · Special Events · Splurge · Stumptown Lunch News · Waterfront Park
February 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
We have been trying to get an R Palate review up, but the Lunch Lady has been busy! But this is one of our VERY FAVORITE places to eat in Portland. The food is wonderful, the prices are reasonable, the waitstaff is super friendly and helpful and it’s such a great new find! So if you [...]
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Tags: $$$ · Art · Business Lunch · Downtown · Friendly Waitstaff · Grand Opening · Happy Hour · Hipster-Friendly · Hole-in-the-Wall · Lunch with Friends · Place to Celebrate · Romantic · Salads · Seafood · Splurge · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · SW · Take Mom and Dad · Take the Boss · Worth a Walk in the Rain
Portland City Grill 111 SW Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor Portland, OR 503-450-0030 Map It! Rating: This is THE happy hour experience you must do at least once if you are in Stumptown. That is, if you can get a table! My best advice: come early. The lunch menu at Portland City Grill is [...]
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Tags: $$ · $$$ · Burgers · Dining Room with a View · Downtown · Fashionistas · Happy Hour · Late Night · Noodles · People-Watching · Place to Celebrate · Romantic · Salads · Seafood · Splurge · Stiff Drinks · Stumptown Lunch Favorite · Take Mom and Dad · Take the Boss · Take the Out-of-Towners · Too Trendy · Unique to Portland
Todai Sushi and Seafood Buffet (Inside Pioneer Place) 340 SW Morrison Street, 4th Floor Portland, OR 97204 503-294-0007 Map It! Rating: It’s not everyday I get to enjoy endless sushi, salads, noodles, teriyaki chicken, multiple desserts and more all in one place! So I was extremely excited to try Todai—I actually skipped dinner the night [...]
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Tags: $$$$ · Buffet · Chains · Chinese · Chopsticks · Downtown · Family Fun · First Date Place · Japanese · Lunch with Friends · Noodles · Place to Celebrate · Salads · Seafood · Splurge · Sushi · Take MAX · Take the Out-of-Towners
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 [...]
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