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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Wow, that didn’t last long. We noticed last night that one of the Pearl District’s newest eateries is already out of business. We enjoyed eating at Mercato several times during their eight months in operation, so we are sad to see them go. In other Stumptown Lunch News, we are working on a review of [...]

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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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 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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We now have a poll section! Feel free to vote. We will update this new section on a regular basis.  Enjoy! The Lunch Lady

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Looks like there is one less place to get wings at lunch in the Portland area! The Lunch Lady got word of the closing of the Beaverton Hooters location via the Conan O’Brien Show just tonight (including a lame Beaverton-related joke). Sadly, upon further research, it sounds like the employees pretty much got screwed over and [...]

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We are working to fix some problems that surfaced when we upgraded the system last weekend. Hopefully things will be back to normal by this weekend. The Lunch Lady has been happily surprised at how well the Web site is doing, and our numbers continue to go up! Thanks to everyone who comes to visit! [...]

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The Lunch Lady drives by the former Three Lions Bakery in Old Town all the time (corner of NW 5th and Davis), and a while back we noticed that the place is under construction. We are so thrilled to find out the place is being transformed into a tavern with a local-centric menu! The new [...]

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On Friday, a friend and I decided to make a dent in his Chili’s gift card (a recent birthday present, and one of his favorite places to eat). We drove over to the Lake Oswego location to grab a quick bite only to find an empty parking lot.Chili’s was closed. Seal up and completely erased [...]

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The Lunch Lady enjoyed the sunny Wednesday evening at Willamette Week’s Finder launch party at the Lizard Lounge. The party was packed, the food from Salvador Molly’s was delicious (best pulled pork sliders ever!) and the free Widmer brews hit the spot. Finder is an excellent guide to all things Portland. We especially love all [...]

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Hello lovely lunch lovers! Yes, we’ve taken a break. A way longer break than we hoped to have. The Lunch Lady is still looking for a REAL job, so we’ve had some lunch budget restrictions. But we have some great reviews coming up soon, including: The NEW Virginia Café Kenny & Zuke’s Sushi Train (Tualatin) [...]

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Here’s an update from Virginia Café’s MySpace page: Dear Virginia Cafe Family, Well, the time has finally come to say adieu to Park Avenue. It’s been a great 86 years here on Park Avenue and we are sad to say good-bye, but you can’t stop progress. All of us are looking forward to our new [...]

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