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Restaurants reviewed by Willamette Week (Showing 1-99 of 504)
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| Northeast Pizza | ||
| May 07, 2008 - According to Mark Saldaña, one of three owners of Good Neighbor Pizza, the best pizza is simple pizza. "There's no... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast Southern & Soul | 
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| February 13, 2008 - In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it storefront in Northeast Portland's Woodlawn neighborhood hides a new place for real... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Hawthorne Northwest |
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| January 30, 2008 - Once in a great while, you arrive at a restaurant and know you’re going to have a terrific meal before you even walk... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's Choice: We prefer the Lucy Sidecar ($7), but just about anything from owner Lucy Brennan's new book, Hip... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Twice-yearly "pick-off" with a $1,000 prize to the winners.This converted house is like a... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | North American, Asian and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: According to the k-crew, frat types give bad karaoke singers atomic wedgies.A wicker seat at this... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +68% | Northeast Asian and Chinese |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "My favorite drink is the Pepper Mill. It got its name from one the bartenders on an off night... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The tattooed crew's in no mood for B.S. A sign above the bar reads, "If you forgot your limit, we... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: When Greg'r says, "Bottoms up!" it takes on a whole new meaning here.Located at the east end of... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Southeast Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The tavern's cadre of bawdy bartendresses pencil in customers' birthdays along with free... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +71% | Southeast Italian, European and Vegetarian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Shuffleboard!Once among the only jazz clubs in Portland, the Blue Monk is (sadly) transforming... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Downtown Tapas |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Never one to be shy, our bartender insisted that the best hangover cure is to have him in your... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The sweet new bartender of Portland's newest whiskey bar has a dirty little secret: She doesn't... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +69% | Southwest American, Soups and Southern & Soul |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: When you offer more than half a dozen french-fry dipping sauces, this barf-inducing request is... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Pearl District Coffee and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Shinjuku bubble tea ($7), a blend of green tea, almond liqueur, sake and vodka.Sure, the Camellia... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +68% | Downtown Pizza | |
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: It's your 21st birthday? Congratulationsthat'll be $3 for the Corona, please. The captain threw... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Chinatown/Old Town Tapas |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The bartender was too busy eating Chinese food at the other end of the counter, recovering from... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast Burgers, Pub Food and Soups |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Hangover cure? "Water. All a hangover is is dehydration." A bar and a place of scientific... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Pearl District American, Latin American and Mexican |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Ask your server why the bird cage is there-a goodstory follows.The sweet quality of the servers... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Jamming to great music almost every day of the week, getting people wasted and chatting it up... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northwest | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's lament: "This is where you bring your secret lover-or your mistress. And they do. I work the day shift... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: At this place, everybody knows his name (he's the owner's boyfriend).After much hand-wringing... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Chinatown/Old Town Chinese and Asian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: DJs on dueling iPods (debuts summer 2007). With its Chinatown location and modern lines, East... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast Asian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Bloody Mary, extra blood. "You know you've pissed off your bartender if they bleed into your... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's lament: "We have a huge jukebox," one bartender gripes, "but we hear the same songs all the time."The... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Hawthorne Burgers, Pizza and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's lament: "The midnight rush," complains Hope, as four guys walk in. "It always makes me wish it was 1:15... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Southeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: A rigid Al Capone statue scares customers away from the nonsmoking dining room. Service and food... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Burgers and Vegetarian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Even the bartender bemoans the fact that the Tiger's new lair isn't the divey craphole the... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +78% | Downtown Pub Food, European and International |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Favorite drink? East Coast (7-Up, pineapple juice and "a shitload of Captain Morgan's"). "Who... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Southwest American, Fusion and Northwest |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: It's got every kind of Irish whiskey Oregon can get its hands on, and the Roof's helpful-but-not... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +68% | Southeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "I make a really good Cosmo; I just like to learn different drinks."The Limelight is one half... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown Family Fare, American and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Chocolate Martini ($8).The Lotus Card Room has a split personality. By day, it's an old-fashioned... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Asian and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Super Dog Pale Ale ($3.99).This converted warehouse is a great place to stop in after work for a... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +61% | Hawthorne American, Burgers and Diner |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: He was too busy counting his tips to acknowledge us.Probably best to have a seat at one of the... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Alberta American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Make your first beer a homebrew-the in-house ($4 on a regular night) suds here could rock most... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +72% | Northeast Burgers, European and Italian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Your only taste of a thick Irish accent at this U.K.-inspired pub will come in the form of your... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Nob Hill/Uptown American, Asian and Fusion |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Patrons and staff confront several vexing questions daily. Did Mrs. Roper wear underpants beneath... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +72% | Nob Hill/Uptown American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Befitting the hardiness of her native Australia, our bartender's advice for a hangover: "hair of... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Outlaws tried a character shift last December, dropping the urban-cowboy emphasis (though the enormous glittering... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown American and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "We were one of the first places to find a Lemon Drop, says the manager. "We serve 'em in a big... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast Tapas |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The Marietta Angeli Cuveé ($9).If Austin Powers and Moby joined forces to open a wine bar, this... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast Pub Food, Sandwiches/Subs and Soups |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The nice bartender waters the bamboo plants with inspiring alacrity.Levels. Lots of different... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown American and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: A good screwdriver guarantees your hangover will disappear, but you may become an alcoholic.This... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, Barbecue and Southern & Soul |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: It's all about the kebabs, baby.A hodgepodge of artifacts decorate this surprisingly cool... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Pearl District American, Desserts/Ice Cream and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The most beloved Brutal Bitter beer ($5).On a visit to the public house you may faintly hear... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast American, European and Italian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Indio Marionberry Vodka Soda ($5.50).This new accomplice in the ongoing gentrification of lower... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The Duck Fart ($6.50), bartender Jess' mix of Crown Royal with a cloud of Bailey's and Kahlua... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: What drink goes best with the boobies? A barrel-sized can of Schlitz malt liquor. If Magic... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown Steakhouse and Chinese | ||
| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Go easy on the $2 wells, or they'll be carting you out in a wheelbarrow.We have absolutely no... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Bitters and ginger for her hangover; kisses from her bearded boyfriend when she thinks this... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +73% | Southeast Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Featuring fresh juices and Emergen-C, the Guns 'n' Ammo cocktail is the best hangover cure in... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Pearl District Tapas, American and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Anything infused. Or vodka and soda with cranberry for the "well types."SoLo is the trendiest bar... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southwest American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Where the regulars rule, so does the Pink Chantelle ($6). The cocktail, made with Stoli Razberi... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast American and Asian |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "I'm a single-malt scotch man myself. But the favorite here is the Donkey Punch. I didn't come up... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: $2 shot nights.When a queer bar relies on the patrons for character-in this case loads of... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown Pub Food, American and Burgers |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Scotch eggs-hardboiled, wrapped in sausage and fried.Yes, it's pretty much a fake English pub... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Scrabble-the petite bartender loves to watch people play, and giggles at the triple word score... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +73% | Northeast American, European and Seafood |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "Umbeer? I'm kind of a vodka girl myself. But if you're going to order a fancy drink, the Brandy... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Pearl District American, Pub Food and Seafood |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Try the "new" new wine. Purity is a deceptively dark and tangy concoction of Jack Daniels and... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Southeast Tapas, International and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Even if the mere mention of tequila conjures memories of puke-plastered dorm rooms, you'll love... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast Tapas |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "Your mouth is also a dump bucket!"With the success of her Beaverton store, the Wine Cellar, Erin... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Downtown American, International and Mediterranean |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The sweet, petite, blond bar wench was chatty and attentive-asked how long she'd been there, she... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North American, Burgers and Pub Food |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: The seasonals, or, of course, the rich, dark Terminator Stout. If you can get past the dudes... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +69% | Chinatown/Old Town Seafood, American and Desserts/Ice Cream |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: Good rest is the only hangover cure that ever works. Don that fedora and swing down to Union... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +72% | Northeast International, American and Seafood |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: "Super yummy" wine menu; brie on the food menu. Curtained-off booths, sexy servers, live flamenco... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +69% | Northeast Asian, Vegetarian and Vietnamese |
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| January 23, 2008 - Bartender's choice: During k-breaks, one bartender is partial to playing large chunks of the David Bowie canon (most... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North Barbecue and Southern & Soul |
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| December 12, 2007 - I've sorely missed-although I never met-Southeast Portland's Delta Cafe of the '90s. When I discovered the Delta... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | North American |
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| November 15, 2007 - Sometimes a guy (or gal) just wants to go eat good food in a warm and welcoming place without "a production." And... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North Ethiopian/Eritrean and Moroccan |
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| November 14, 2007 - Sonya Damtew grew up in Ethiopia in an Eritrean family-Eritrea shares its southern border with Ethiopia. But she's... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North American, European and Italian |
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| October 31, 2007 - Late this summer, when Travis Blanchette and his fiancée, Nicole Walker, opened Leisure Public House on North Lombard... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Southeast American, European and Italian |
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| October 24, 2007 - I never made it to clarklewis' first incarnation, and always had the feeling I'd come to The Producers just after... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Alberta Tapas, European and Spanish |
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| October 10, 2007 - Giorgio Kawas must love Portland a lot. So much so that the Italian-born restaurateur, whose eponymous Pearl District... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +82% | Nob Hill/Uptown American, Pub Food and Seafood |
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| October 10, 2007 - Cory Schreiber has left the building. When Wildwood opened in May 1994, it marked a moment when a native Oregonian... full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southeast Coffee, Sandwiches/Subs and Soups |
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| October 03, 2007 - This quaint vegetarian-vegan cafe is aptly named, due to its proximity to the bustle of Powell Boulevard's full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +74% | Pearl District American, Sandwiches/Subs and Soups |
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| January 01, 2007 - A new Pearl District morning-midday hot spot from the co-founders of Half and Half Acorn's tiny exposed brick-and-beam n full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +62% | Downtown Hot Dogs, American and Fast Food | |
| January 01, 2007 - This downtown pizza parlor resembles what your local neighborhood dive bar might look like under fluorescent lighting&md full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +83% | Hawthorne Mexican and Latin American |
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| January 01, 2007 - Sit down for a bite at this comfy and colorful garage-style restaurant at the corner of Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard an full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +68% | Northeast Middle Eastern, Greek and Mediterranean |
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| January 01, 2007 - Though the hookah bar alone is worth the trip be sure to venture down into the Breeze's low-ceilinged brightly painted b full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Southwest Asian, Thai and Vegetarian |
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| January 01, 2007 - Unless you live in outer Southeast Portland this Thai restaurant nestled in the cozy environs of a concrete strip mall i full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +83% | Southeast Bakery, American and Desserts/Ice Cream |
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| January 01, 2007 - Located in the shadow of clarklewis in a 'hood rapidly changing from nowhere to somewhere this compact bakerylunch count full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +81% | Alberta Pizza and Vegetarian |
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| January 01, 2007 - Yum. If you're the kind of person who would actually consider going to New York just for a foldable slice of thin-crust full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +77% | Downtown American, Breakfast/Brunch and Coffee |
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| January 01, 2007 - The Bijou is one of those Portland institutions that's been around about million years with the same menu staff and blue full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast American |
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| January 01, 2007 - Given the Texas-sized portions doled out at this local retort to Denny's it's no surprise this mini-chain with five Port full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +80% | Southeast Coffee, Bakery and Vegetarian |
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| January 01, 2007 - When the streets are thick with rush-hour auto traffic biking downtown can feel like swimming upstream. That's why we lo full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +75% | Northeast Ethiopian/Eritrean, African and Moroccan |
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| January 01, 2007 - Grab one of the five tables in this claustrophobic storefront and get ready to dig into the best injera-the tangy full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Downtown Sushi, Asian and Japanese |
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| January 01, 2007 - The new sushi bar on the ground floor of PSU's Broadway Building is nothing you haven't seen before but you can't beat i full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Hawthorne Northwest, Pizza and Pub Food |
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| January 01, 2007 - Local-friendly fare like broccoli pizza pie ($11) and smoked sockeye salmon ($12) may be organic and naturally raised th full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +80% | Pearl District American, Coffee and Diner |
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| January 01, 2007 - With apple strudel cooling on the counter and chipped mugs that read Kansas City Here We Come Byways Cafe sits at the cu full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +85% | Northeast American, Coffee and Diner |
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| January 01, 2007 - Don't mind the looong waits for a table during the weekend brunch rush-your reward at this Northeast staple is a h full review at Willamette Week | ||
| North | ||
| January 01, 2007 - St. Johns was once a major stronghold of dive bars and truckers but this dimly lit health-food store-cum-vegan restauran full review at Willamette Week | ||
| Northeast American, Burgers and Vegetarian |
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| January 01, 2007 - It's a given that Wonder Ballroom packs 'em in show after show but there's more to this venue than music and stiff drink full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +71% | Northeast Soups, Asian and Thai |
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| January 01, 2007 - American sub sandwiches often 2 feet long piled to the rafters with iceberg lettuce and requiring a detachable snake jaw full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +72% | Northeast Barbecue, American and Southern & Soul |
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| January 01, 2007 - Need meat? Cannon's got your back-and ribs legs thighs and breast. The walk-up shack with picnic seating is perfec full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +70% | Hawthorne French, Sandwiches/Subs and Soups |
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| January 01, 2007 - Ooh-la-la. This cutesy French bistrocrperie on the bustling Hawthorne District strip almost always exceeds expectations. full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +75% | Northeast Mexican and Latin American |
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| January 01, 2007 - A slice of Mexico City (complete with telenovelas on the television) Chilango's is a hole-in-the wall market south of th full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +76% | Southeast Steakhouse, Barbecue and Vegetarian |
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| January 01, 2007 - Smoked-flesh lovers rejoice Clay's has some of the tastiest most tender meats in town. The lively interior is filled wit full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +73% | Southwest Seafood and American |
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| January 01, 2007 - These fish and chips are breaded with a light layer of crunchy rice flour to stay true to Wisconsin tradition; happily t full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +75% | Northeast Soups, American and Coffee |
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| January 01, 2007 - Owner Karen Harding is expanding her ever-growing empire built on hormone-free eggs veg-friendly entrees and hot lesbian full review at Willamette Week | ||
| +82% | North Ethiopian/Eritrean, African and Moroccan |
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| January 01, 2007 - A nondescript industrial building on Vancouver Avenue hides a secret some of the best Ethiopian food in the city. For ju full review at Willamette Week |
