OT Restaurant recommendations

[MickZagger]

My birthday is coming up and the lady is treating me somewhere nice. I originally wanted to do Saltys brunch but found out they aren’t doing that because of Covid.

Any ideas? I’m leaning toward dim sum but she’s not a huge fan. Ugh

 

[tlongII]

Dinner at Ringside!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Le Pidgeon. Kind of adventurous but dope.

I wanna go to Ox. Never been though

 

[barfo]

Arby's has the meats.

barfo

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dinner at Ringside!

This.

 

[THE HCP]

Reverends in Sellwood!!!!

 

[HailBlazers]

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/11/republica-restaurant-of-the-year-2021

 

[Chris Craig]

Jake's Grill

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Reverends in Sellwood!!!!

Meh

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Arby's has the meats.

barfo

meat sweats!

 

[Lanny]

My birthday is coming up and the lady is treating me somewhere nice. I originally wanted to do Saltys brunch but found out they aren’t doing that because of Covid.

Any ideas? I’m leaning toward dim sum but she’s not a huge fan. Ugh

We don't go to restaurants because of Covid. We did go to the Portland City Grill because of the stunning view at night and the service was great but the food was bad.

 

[donkiez]

Southpark

 

[ABM]

When my wife (then girlfriend) visited in Portland, one of the places I took her was Jake's Famous Crawfish. She LOVED it! So did I. We sat in a quaint booth. It was amazing. We still chat about it from time to time and want to go back. We also went to Jimmy Mak's (jazz club) nearby. That was way cool, as well. I think it's since closed. Too bad.

 

[Hoopguru]

Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City and Stone Cliff Inn on the Clackamas River are good.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Nostrana on SE Morrison. Outstanding place.

 

[ABM]

 

[MickZagger]

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Drive by there often. Is it actually good?

 

[HailBlazers]

Nostrana on SE Morrison. Outstanding place.

This is the way.

 

[ABM]

Drive by there often. Is it actually good?

YES!! Plus, it's iconic.

 

[Stevenson]

When my wife (then girlfriend) visited in Portland, one of the places I took her was Jake's Famous Crawfish. She LOVED it! So did I. We sat in a quaint booth. It was amazing. We still chat about it from time to time and want to go back. We also went to Jimmy Mak's (jazz club) nearby. That was way cool, as well. I think it's since closed. Too bad.

One of my faves.

 

[Stevenson]

For dim sum, there is, oddly, a fantastic, not inexpensive, place in Washington Square mall - Din Tai Fung.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

For dim sum, there is, oddly, a fantastic, not inexpensive, place in Washington Square mall - Din Tai Fung.

Din Tai Fung is great.

It's soup dumplings (Taiwanese), not Dim Sum (Chinese).

The pork chop and fried rice is a favorite of mine, as are dumplings with spicy chili sauce.

There's a Doughzone (Seattle dumpling spot that people like better than din tai fung) opening at the Riverwalk

https://pdx.eater.com/2021/11/16/22786330/dough-zone-portland-dumplings-xiao-long-bao

 

[Phatguysrule]

Drive by there often. Is it actually good?

The chilli is awesome

 

[MickZagger]

For dim sum, there is, oddly, a fantastic, not inexpensive, place in Washington Square mall - Din Tai Fung.

My brother got us a gift card there a couple Christmas’ ago and it was fantastic

 

[bigbailes]

Drive by there often. Is it actually good?

When I lived in the area we would go to the one on Columbia, in fact went there this past summer when visiting, really good burger that you can make massive and fries. Def a hole in the wall that most people drive right past and never try but worth stopping. In fact I watched the 2007 draft lottery from there and remember telling my dad we were going to be a dynasty .... ughhhhhh.

 

[Lanny]

When my wife (then girlfriend) visited in Portland, one of the places I took her was Jake's Famous Crawfish. She LOVED it! So did I. We sat in a quaint booth. It was amazing. We still chat about it from time to time and want to go back. We also went to Jimmy Mak's (jazz club) nearby. That was way cool, as well. I think it's since closed. Too bad.

Doesn't have the condiments that I need. Lots and lots of lemon wedges, fresh ground horseradish, cocktail sauce and tobacco sauce. Then there's the oysters which must be smaller than small, they must be very tiny. There must be no shell grit in the oysters meaning someone experienced must shuck them. The bed of ice shown is also a must. Last, they must be the right kind. I've found Fanny Bay's from Vancouver Island in British Columbia to be reliably delicious. I had one other kind that was even better than the Fanny Bays, a company name, but forgot their name. We enjoyed them at McCormick and Schmidt's in Beaverton (now closed).

 

[Lanny]

When my wife (then girlfriend) visited in Portland, one of the places I took her was Jake's Famous Crawfish. She LOVED it! So did I. We sat in a quaint booth. It was amazing. We still chat about it from time to time and want to go back. We also went to Jimmy Mak's (jazz club) nearby. That was way cool, as well. I think it's since closed. Too bad.

If you want great seafood try South Park near the downtown Hilton hotel. We had two dozen shucked oysters without a hit of shell debris. The guy who shucked those really knew his business.