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Southwestern restaurants in Portland

Best in Central Portland

The best Southwestern restaurants in Portland.

  1. Esparza's Tex Mex Cafe
  2. Iron Horse
  3. Encanto

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Buzz

These Central Portland Restaurants have received the most positive votes in the past 30 days.

 
Andina (33 votes)
 
Oba (16 votes)
 
Nicholas (12 votes)
 
Delta Cafe (11 votes)
 
El Gaucho (10 votes)

Central Portland critic reviews

148 Carboni's by Willamette Week
July 23, 2008 - [July 23rd, 2008] Is it a pizza place or a barbecue joint? If one restaurant could do both really well, no one would... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub by Willamette Week
July 16, 2008 - It's not every day that a restaurant gets a second chance to make a first impression. But for the 10-month-old Green... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

148 Little T American Baker by Willamette Week
July 02, 2008 - "Get Your Buns In Here!" This command was printed on the T-shirt that my friend was required to wear to her job at a... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

147 Mai Thai by The Mercury
June 18, 2008 - Let's forgive Mai Thai its cringe-inducing name (not to mention that there's nary a Mai Tai to be found on premises... 
full review | all The Mercury reviews

148 Loco BBQ by Willamette Week
June 18, 2008 - Tex-Mex can be confusing to, well, anyone not from Texas. It involves lots of meat-various cuts of beef; pork ribs... 
full review | all Willamette Week reviews

Central Portland blog posts

No_blog Nuestra Cocina
December 21, 2008 - Nuestra Cocina Restaurant Lately, I've been mixing up the way I do reviews. I used to focus on one restaurant at a... 
full post | all Portland Food and Drink reviews
4140 Marinepolis Sushi Land
August 19, 2008 - There are a handful of Sushi Land locations around the metro area and they all feature the train-style conveyor belt... 
full post | all StumptownLunch.com reviews
878 Kenny and Zuke's Delicatessen
August 12, 2008 - I am writing to you, dear readers, for the first time as a married woman. Empanada Boy and I were married in a... 
full post | all The Mango Lassie reviews
No_blog Clinton Corner Cafe
August 11, 2008 - Portland is a brunch town. God help you if you want to eat some eggs on a Saturday morning. On weekends, even regular... 
full post | all Gild the Voodoolily reviews
1634 Grand Central Bakery & Cafe
August 07, 2008 - Look, I know it says 12oz on the menu. You know what a tall is. There's no reason to get snippy. It's not like the... 
full post | all common esculents reviews
Central Portland user reviews

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Kettleman's Bagels
"lovebug" by lovebug (1 review)
August 25, 2008 - I have been live in New York for many years, but I have not been taste a bagel good like this, not like the chain...
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Trébol
"FANTASTIC" by jlavender (1 review)
August 24, 2008 - Believe the hype. This place does it on every level. Food, drinks, service and ambiance, it's all wonderfull. Try it...
4306
Mercato
"really?" by jamesrice (22 reviews)
August 24, 2008 - This place looks great.  Great for lemonade or coffee.  But really, the prices are out of this world.  And for dumpy...
4306
Brazen Bean
"dead space" by jamesrice (22 reviews)
August 24, 2008 - Why did you have to die?  We loved you for years.  We cry now, very sober cries.
4306
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
"whatever" by jamesrice (22 reviews)
August 24, 2008 - food?  nah.  beer?  nah.  vibe?  nah.  but hey, you can bring your dog.  wow.

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