KrazzyJoe's Profile
Portland and around
Wildwood is probably the first restaurant that really changed my brian in a big way when it comes to thinking about and enjoying food. It made me perk up and pay attention and realize what food could be.
If you're not aware, Cory Schrieber is no longer the chef. This happened in 2007, so you've probably eaten there since than. I've heard mixed things. My own post-cory experience wasn't at all bad but it was sort of disappointing as compared to the meals I'd had before. This was in 2008 I think or possibly even 2007. And the Chef as I understand did train under Schrieber for a very long time.
Help ! Oregon Coast Trip
A family from Portland stopped by Penny's today or in the last few days and mentioned Chowhound. I don't know if it was my mention, but regardless Penny kicked me down a free panini and I'm gonna show her what I actually said tomorrow.
So thanks whoever that was and I hope you enjoyed it!
Penny's Peninis! :P
Oregon Coast Eats between Tillamook and Newport
Roseanna's is off and on really.
The Schooner is in Netarts along the way and has improved in really huge ways recently. They have amazing sliders which are sadly only on the bar menu pretty late (don't remember when)
But they always are cooking pizza and it's really, really good homemade pizza. A pizza from the Schooner and a pitcher of Black Butte Porter is one of the greatest things ever. Open up with some sliders if you're at the bar later and you're golden.
Help ! Oregon Coast Trip
Tillamook is beautiful but there's no real reason to stop there if you're hungry. The Cheese Factory can be insanely busy in the summer. The Blue Heron is just a cheap touristy place that buys in "gourmet" stuff, but it's the typical entry level stuff. The brie is bought in. They smoke the smoked stuff there still I think, but it's just standard.
As a longtime Tillamook resident, I now eat at three places. My house, the Tacoria (La Providencia, not Jenny's), and a panini stand that I think is now called Crescent or something along those lines which is parked in the Rosenburg's hardware parking lot on 101 just down the road from the Tacoria which is just down the road from the Cheese Factory.
The sandwich place is new. It's just american food-stand style grilled paninis and sausages. Penny is a really fantastically and out of place passionate woman who runs it entirely by herself. The breakfast panini with ham, eggs, cheese, and apricot jelly is extraordinary to me in that it's amazing how she manages to not overcook the eggs. I don't know how she keeps them so moist. They must go on the grill in the panini pre-cooked, and how they make it out the other end of this process not completely burnt is beyond me. The reubens are great, fresh canned tuna sometimes, and she roasts her own turkey.
La Providencia is your standard absolutely fantastic fresh Mexican food. Fried pork or beef tongue tacos with onion and cilantro are the standards for me and fantastically perfectly balanced food. This is what I order for anyone who hasn't yet experienced taco stand food.
There's a small, standard, one-man breakfast operation called Downy's in Bay City which is your typical mom's breakfast stuff. No fuss, no flare.
There's an insanely out of place teahouse called Lah Tea Dah. As a young and fairly unexperienced food-lover, I have no idea if this is relatively good. I do love it, though, as insanely overpriced as it is. The usual High Tea fair as I understand it.
Across the street is another breakfast joint. This is kind of the secret in my opinion. Unfortunately, the great secret seems to have been so secret that it has proven unprofitable. The place is a horrible looking little restaurant attached to the Red Apple Inn and it is run by a fantastic family of Hawaiian and Japanese. The character is fantastic when the family is all in (which is usually always). The secret which is no longer publically available was perfectly authentic and beautiful fresh soba. They may still prepare this if you ask real nice, but I don't know if it's worth a traveled and experienced foody's time. Great chicken fried steak, though.
Anyway, that's my little rant on what Tillamook has to offer. You'll find much more what you're probably looking for to the north and south. Manzanita and Cannon Beach specifically seem to be changing often with lots of interesting things popping up. There's a cool deli in Manzanita that has some awesome fresh chinese food at lunch. I used to live further North but have little experience there with the food. Portland is, of course, the center.
