dave@uwvax.UUCP (Dave Cohrs) (04/25/85)
With the conference just over the hill, my thoughts turn to what I'm
going to eat while in Portland. Would anyone like to post a list of
restaurants, etc in the area, similar to the list of last summer's
conference in SLC?
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dave cohrs
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(bug? what bug? that's a feature!)jerryp@tektools.UUCP (Jerry Peek) (04/30/85)
In article <178@uwvax.UUCP> dave@uwvax.UUCP (Dave Cohrs) writes: > With the conference just over the hill, my thoughts turn to what I'm > going to eat while in Portland. Would anyone like to post a list of > restaurants, etc in the area, similar to the list of last summer's > conference in SLC? I read, a year or so ago, that Portland is third in the US, behind San Francisco and Seattle, in the number of restaurants per capita. Ten or fifteen years ago, Portland was a dining wasteland. Now, things are just the opposite -- *lots* of unique and interesting places to eat. Here are a few... not all "gourmet's choice", but Portland traditions or unique. Oregon restaurants are divided into smoking and non-smoking sections. There's no sales tax. Because Portland's bus system (Tri-Met) is efficient and on-time, and because a lot of people won't have cars, I've included the bus numbers and the bus stop to stand at (buses run to six different areas of town; there's one stop for each area). Tri-Met's phone number is 233-3511. *** FOOD *** Rose's (315 NW 23rd, bus #53-salmon): The biggest sandwiches, pastries, and cakes you've ever seen. A real experience. Buttertoe's (3244 SE Belmont -- bus #21-beaver): A restored Victorian in a part of town where you wouldn't expect this kind of restaurant. Friendly, mellow, intimate but not dark, reasonable prices... unique sandwiches and salads, coffee with a hint of nutmeg. Refreshingly different. Fong Chong (301 NW 4th Ave. -- take any bus that runs up 6th Ave.): Unusual, excellent Chinese foods in a boring atmosphere. *Very* crowded at lunchtime (dim sum); get there early. My fiancee is an Asian cooking devotee from San Francisco, and she swears by this place. Dan & Louis Oyster Bar (208 SW Ankeny -- any bus that runs up 6th Ave.): Has been in town so long that you can't call it anything else but a tradition. Excellent seafood in a "nautical" atmosphere -- wood-paneled walls covered with old sailing gear and photos. Jarra's Ethiopian (617 SE Morrison, bus #21-beaver): If you're not used to spicy foods, bring your fire extinguisher... very tasty food, though. If you haven't eaten Ethiopian, you should try it. They expanded their serving area not long ago... a good sign. The Original Pancake House (8600 SW Barbur Blvd., bus #44-rose): This place doesn't need to advertise. Best breakfasts in town, for sure. Get there *early* -- even if you don't, the long wait is worth it. Everything is exquisite, not just the pancakes. Uncle Chen (529 SW 3rd -- any bus up 6th Ave.) Lots of Chinese restaurants in Portland; this is one of the best. Fairly expensive but worth it; food is incredibly good. Ask if you can be seated in the back room; interesting decor in a high-ceiling room. Big Red's (5515 SW Canyon Ct., Sylvan -- buses #57-deer or #59-deer): Anywhere that has plastic cactus and armadillos, well....... This place is so strange and outrageous that you like it right away; maybe it's the electric Texas decor; maybe it's the huge plates of nachos and cheap drink specials. Rheinlander -- (5035 NE Sandy, bus #14-raindrops): Sunday brunch (if you're here that long) is *deadly* -- German and other continental food, run by a very successful restauranteur. Another Portland tradition, with letters and certificates on the wall from the mayor, governor, etc. etc. *** DESSERTS/EVENINGS *** Rimsky-Korsakoffee House (707 SE 12th, bus #21-beaver): Live classical music in an old home. Frequented by musicians, radicals, fun-loving intellectuals, etc. The desserts aren't the best in town, but they're good, and the atmosphere is lively. Everything there is a play on something else (including the place's name). Won a prize, a few years back, in the "Chocolate Death" dessert category of some contest. Papa Haydn (701 NW 23rd -- bus #53-salmon; also 5829 SE Milwaukie Blvd.): Less fun but better desserts than The R-K House above. Location on 23rd St. is full of yuppies, but the food helps you forget. Can get crowded. Roberto's (Galleria, 921 SW Morrison -- any bus down 6th Ave.; also near 600 NW 23rd, bus #53-salmon): Very good ice cream, with cones made there in the store. Try their Chocolate Truffle. Location at the Galleria is usually much less crowded. By the way, Portland's bus system is free within the downtown area (except during rush hours, I think)... the "bus mall" is on 5th and 6th streets. Buses run up and down the mall; most buses run the length of the mall. Trips to other places in this list are 75 cents; a few might be $1.00. See you in June. --Jerry Peek, UNIX Training Instructor, Tektronix, Inc. US Mail: MS 76-036, P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97077 uucp: {allegra,decvax,hplabs,ihnp4,ucbvax}!tektronix!tektools!jerryp CS,ARPAnet: jerryp%tektools@tektronix.csnet Phone: 503/627-1603
davest@daemon.UUCP (Dave Stewart) (05/02/85)
In article <217@tektools.UUCP> jerryp@tektools.UUCP (Jerry Peek) writes: ... >Because Portland's bus system (Tri-Met) is efficient and on-time, and because ... Right - that's why I see so many "I hate Tri-Met" bumper stickers on cars in the Portland area. You must understand that Tek is so spread out that there is no way to get people together to get out a food list. Anyway, nobody included: BIJOU CAFE (123 SW 3rd, sort of arround the corner from the Metro). Fairly reasonable for lunch or dinner. Several psuedo-Mexican dishes. -- David C. Stewart uucp: tektronix!davest Small Systems Support Group csnet: davest@TEKTRONIX Tektronix, Inc. phone: (503) 627-5418
wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) (05/03/85)
> With the conference just over the hill, my thoughts turn to what I'm > going to eat while in Portland. Would anyone like to post a list of > restaurants, etc in the area, similar to the list of last summer's > conference in SLC? > > -- > dave cohrs From postnews Sat Mar 9 21:10:11 1985 Subject: Re: burger wars? Newsgroups: ca.general Distribution: ba References: <31@cadtec.UUCP> For all you folks heading to Portland in June for USENIX: Rock Creek Tavern - A huge burger and just as much fries. Located about 20 miles outside Portland (go out US 26 to Rock Creek) L' Auberge - A truly great burger, Sundays only (NW 26th & Vaughan) Hamburger Mary's - Same as the one here in the City [SF] (bet you didn't know it's a chain :->) (SW Park & Taylor) Foothill Broiler - Your basic burger, but good (Uptown Shopping Center, NW 23rd & Burnside) Enjoy! -- J. Wong ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!wong **************************************************************** You start a conversation, you can't even finish it. You're talking alot, but you're not saying anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again. - David Byrne
terryl@tekcrl.UUCP () (05/09/85)
>For all you folks heading to Portland in June for USENIX: > Rock Creek Tavern - A huge burger and just as much fries. Located > about 20 miles outside Portland (go out US 26 to Rock Creek) Uh, might he be confusing Rock Creek Tavern with Helvetia Tavern??? If so, just go one exit(or is it two) further on US 26 to Helvetia Road. These burgers (Helvetia) are HUGE and MESSY, but VERY GOOD!!!!! BTW, Rock Creek Road (I assume that'w what he means) cannot be reached from US 26. Take Cornelius Pass exit off of US 26, go left at end of exit(north) to first stop sign. Keep going straight after first stop sign, and at the next road that you can turn left at, turn left(can't remember if there is a road sign there or not). Rock Creek Tavern is about 1/2 mile on the right hand side of the road after the previous left turn. >........ >........ >........ >........ >........ > Foothill Broiler - Your basic burger, but good (Uptown Shopping Center, > NW 23rd & Burnside) Definitely go here if you like burgers. Best burgers in town(in my opinion). Check out their fresh fruit shakes and fries. WARNING: MAY BE VERY FATTENING AND FILLING, but definitely worth it.