TravelCouple's Profile
Portland Oregon 2009
So far our best meal happens to be our least expensive one @ por que no on S.E. Hawthorne. Best shredded beef taco I've ever had. Margarita was fantastic too! Real mood adjuster and loved the tattooed bartender who let me take a shot of her wonderful body artwork. We'll be going back there again - total cost of meal for 2 with 1 drink each was $16-ish. That included; 2 tacos each (he had the fish and said it was okay but not spicy), small order of guacamole, 2 shredded beef tacos, 1 Mexican beer, and 1 tall margarita. You do have to bus your own stuff and it's served in lined plastic baskets - but amazing flavors! YUM YUM p.s. - order first then get your table - very busy place on Sunday early evening - line out the door we made it right before the rush and sat at the bar so we could watch the kitchen action.
Breakfast on 6/1/09 was @ St. Honrore Boulangerie where we ordered a quiche to split and chocolate croissants. Coffee was strong and excellent! Quiche was great too but you can tell they serve those mainly for lunch. We'll go back again and try one of the other dishes we can't pronounce for breakfast. The added perk to hitting this place was seeing Keri Russell and her hubby Shane. He dropped her off after he received his to-go order and she sat at the common table with her order and plenty of reading material. We did not bother her @ that early an hour (7:45 AM). She looks fantastic w/o make-up! Bravo!
Anniversary dinner was @ Feouil. Not recommended for "romantic" seating mainly because of the cranky toddler at a near-by table and loud conversation at table behind us. Even a server made comments regarding the noise. Meal was wonderful (duck breast, rabbit was ordered with side of the truffle fries, appetizer was the lobster), as expected, service was outstanding, but again, do not recommend this place for "intimate" dining. We opted for an intimate walk afterwards back to our hotel.
Hilton Hotel - Executive tower - I always try the eggs b. The sauce the chef makes here is fantastic! A hint of horseradish! yummmmm
Equinox on 830 N. Shaver provided a nice meal. We opted for the happy hour menu and we were pleasantly impressed with the various drinks they offered at a discount. Favorite was the blood orange drop. La Pasion was okay, and the Mississippi Cooler (not on happy hour menu) was refreshing! Proscuitto wraped shrimp with pomegranate wasabi dip is a must have - and I'd multiply that by 2 so you don't have to share! Shaver street ceaser has a lovely kick to it thanks to the yummy habenero dressing!
Alexis = yummy greek food - we ordered gyros that came with a side salad with many yummy olives. The pita bread they use was the best we've ever tasted! Toasted perfectly. We hear they have a food-cart on Adler and will try that today. This was the restaurant we hit on Saturday evening.
More later -
Portland Oregon 2009
Thank you Samtron608. We did just that! But wished you would have told us about the lodge restaurant there at the falls! We will return to dine while watching the falls in the evening when we are hungry. We parked @ first available spot - you see a smaller fall first - and then walked the 1/2 mile hike round-trip to the bigger falls where the lodge is. Hike was beautiful! Photos best taken in afternoon/early evening.
Portland Oregon 2009
Thank you for the plethora of information. Ironic how you said you hate the word "ethnic" - as I'm a true strong feeling kind of person about the word "hate". (wink) But I do agree all food is ethnic but my list of what we like would have been too huge to have posted (chuckle).
Which local Chef-owned establishments?
Please recommend some to us. We will be in Portland May 29-June 6th. Plenty of meal opportunities here - need help. First trip to Portland and staying @ Hilton Executive Towers for a conference. Will have car and willing to travel to find fantastic eats!
Portland Oregon 2009
Please please - give us the names of those chef-owned places! It's not too late for us to cancel our June 1st reservation!
Portland Oregon 2009
Arriving Portland Friday, May 29th.
We have reservations at McCormick's and have written down: Paley's Place, Park Kitchen, and Pok Pok. We will be there a week so we need help! I also was considering The Chart House. And yes, we'll venture to Voodoo donuts just to laugh. We are staying at the Hilton Executive Towers. We've rented a car and will be traveling to the cost just for a day and will probably make a stop at Tillamonk (however they spell it) cheese/dairy factory. I hear they have an awesome ice cream cone and some wonderful cheeses. It would be nice to find recommended places within walking distance for a few of our meals. Any suggestions appreciated! Thank you in advance - we adore ethnic and probably will hit the Greek place listed in Fodor's unless someone says otherwise.
