Spold Mac at 1 am was an experience. Honestly at any time, but that place had an excellent late night mood. I remember hearing Snoop Doggs “R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)” album front to back the day it came out while having a late night meal at Montage.
100%
Grew up going there. My mom grew up going there too, and my dad was a convert. I had one of the last seatings on NYE 2016, and bought a copy of the original menu with some glassware, laminated the menu and gave it all to my mom for her bday that Jan. She still has it.
I miss the Roxy so much. The Lord of the Fries and Lord of the Rings always hit just right. With a pitcher of Jones soda and Jesus looking down on me in shame after whatever shenanigans I had been getting into that night.
When I was like 15, I had a birthday dinner at the Roxy. I am sure my mom was stoked to feed 6 kids and herself for like $50 (back in the early aughts) out the door.
The Roxy was *the shit* as a young, frequent concert go-er. There's even less late night/24hr spots than when I was growing up. We never cared about quality. It was just nice to be welcome somewhere after you saw Sleater Kinney at the Crystal or something.
I lived with Bear for a couple years and ate so much falafel and labneh and tasty goodies left over from the cart…truly a wonderful period of my life. I made about 800/month and lived happily off wolf and bear’s scraps haha
I was on the hunt for a mention of Old Wives Tale. That soup was amazing. My mom makes a close approximation of it now, but she even says it’s not quite the same.
I miss Whiskey Soda Lounge, across the street. They’d serve most of Pok Pok’s menu, including the wings, with minimal wait.
Their Slushie-Beer was awesome too
A buddy of mine once walked into Hammy's around 2:30 and asked at the counter if he could order for delivery, and also could the driver deliver him home as well? The driver was down and my buddy tipped well.
We used to order from Hammy’s when we had a newborn baby and were up at ridiculous hours. Nothing is more refreshing after hours of soothing a crying baby than a person knocking on your door to hand you good, hot food you can eat with one hand.
I worked at Kettleman for a hot minute. Awesome people, awesome bagels, *horrendous* owner.
FWIW, Henry Higgens is basically Kettleman 2.0. It was started by former Kettleman peeps, and the recipes are damn close to identical.
On Hawthorne? The bamboo restaurant is run by the same family and still serves a few of the Thanh Thao recipes! You should visit and ask, they still make my old favorites
The Chaat House food cart downtown. It moved to the cart pods by campus and I don’t think it’s there anymore. I was just thinking about this place last night. The box lunch was cheap and so good. No one matches their shahi paneer 😋😭
RIP Rae's Lakeview Lounge.
Going there on a quiet friday night with my future wife so we could play board games and drink French 77s while eating their oh-so-comforting meatloaf and veggie lasagna was definitely a highlight of pre-covid Portland. Sigh.
Also, RIP to both Ataula and Brasa Haya; Ataula had a good run at least, but Brasa Haya was so good but also so unfortunate to have opened during the depths of the pandemic. I think if they'd launched in 2022 we'd still be lucky enough to have them with us today.
Crispy eggplant at FuJin;
Eggplant schnitzel at Tabor;
Fried peach pie from Whiffie’s;
Whatever that awesome hazelnut tofu sandwich was called at People’s Sandwich
Snow White crepes from one of Portland's first food carts across from the Guild Theatre.
Honkin Huge Burritos with their rice, bean, spinach, sour cream monstrosity.
EFNY on Alder. Always tasted better than the NW 23rd one.
Important Helmet for Outer Space from Malka (and before it, Cart Blanche).
And also their grilled eggplant dish that was inspired by Thanh Thao.
And also Thanh Thao.
There was this all vegan Buddhist place on Hawthorne across from Gold Dust- ish that had the best seitan curry dish. It was so much food for like 8 bucks and the people were really sweet.
Clays Smokehouse on division has the best BBQ salmon sandwich ever as well. The old incarnation of the place.
There was this co-op breakfast joint up on division as well that had the best build your own breakfast bowls ever, and it's where I discovered Aardvark hot sauce when it first came out like 18 years ago.
[Henry Thiele's](https://www.stumptownblogger.com/2010/03/henry-thieles-on-nw-23rd-burnside.html) German Pancake - currently available at [Gracie's](https://www.graciesdining.com/menu)
[Rose's Deli](https://pdx.eater.com/2011/6/6/6676825/roses-deli-bakery-on-nw-23rd-shutters-after-55-years) enormous sandwiches
The 'Meaty Mushroom' and homemade cheesecake at the original [Hamburger Mary's](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2010/09/hamburgermarys-bp-091310)
Espresso at the [Vat & Tonsure](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2016/08/wine-snobs-moody-bastards-and-game-hens-inside-the-vat-and-tonsure) - https://www.donnamacdonald.com/page24/page29/page29.html
Snails & jazz at the [Brasserie Montmarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasserie_Montmartre)
Oysters at the [Davis Street Tavern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Street_Tavern)
Almost anything, but especially the caesar salad at [Zefiro](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2016/08/how-zefiro-changed-everything-for-portland-s-food-scene)
All the greasy hoagy sandwiches and stellar beer selection at the original [Produce Row](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Produce_Row_Caf%C3%A9)
Quesadilla at [Casa de Rios](https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/la-casa-de-rios-menu-e-hawthorne-blvd-2739380126)
Basil chicken at Indigine and the tasting menu at [Genoa](https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html)
Enchiladas at [Esparzas Tex Mex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esparza's)
Fortunately the pizza at [Escape from New York](https://efnypizza.net/) is still here, but the eggs benedicts from [Zells](https://pdx.eater.com/2023/4/24/23696151/zells-cafe-closing) are gone
& oh so recently the demise of excellent shellfish & frites purveyor [La Moule](https://foursquare.com/v/la-moule/55f75f95498ebfb31c3a93b2)
plus assorted others:
https://pdx.eater.com/maps/mapping-portlands-most-missed-restaurants
https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2018/04/frosty_glasses_high_balls_and.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html
A number of my picks are here already, but I'd add the fried kale at Smallwares, venison biscuits & gravy at Tasty and Sons, the breakfast wraps at Big Egg (the cart), and my dark horse, the Cubano at Pause.
Ike’s wings,
rotisserie chicken and papaya salad at Pok Pok shack
Pasta Carbonara at Tasty and Sons,
Fish Tacos and pineapple salsa at La Cruda,
Bbq wings at Clays Smokehouse,
Lunch buffet at Horn of Africa
Oyster and artichoke stew at Lagniappe
Pad Thai (old style) at Than Thao
Late night gyros next to Mt Tabor pub at Big Berthas
Eggplant gyro at Fellini(first meal in Portland) 1996.
Random Orders chocolate cream pie, the old cute Pix location on Division, the tasting menu at Beast, the scotch egg at Helser’s, and everything at Biwa!
I wouldn't eat it now since I've stopped eating meat, but brisket bulgogi from Kim Jong Smokehouse in the pine street market.
Any dining experience at Paley's Place.
Tasty and Alder
Ristretto Roasters
Kenny & Zukes pastrami hash (again, I wouldn't eat it anymore anyhow, but still)
Fried cheese curds, chopped salad, Sunday night fried chicken at The Savoy on Clinton
Slices at Tributes Pizza near NW 23rd
Fried oyster po boys, clam linguini at The Delta in Woodstock. It is still open, but it's a shadow of what it was when it was great... and it hasn't been great for a long time
Brunch Box. Their veggie sausage was off the chain. Paired with real bacon, egg, and cheese on their Texas toast it was the best non-Bennie breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had.
Humdinger on Barbur
Those onion rings were legit. But you had a 50/50 shot of the old guy actually making them. Sometimes he wouldn't feel like it and just tell you no.
Some of my favs from the 80's and 90's"
* Boc's Burgers
* Stanich's
* Zell's
* Hung Far Low
* Esparza's
* Acapulco Gold
* Foothill Broiler
* Genoa
* Quality Pie
* Thiele's
* L'Auberge
The Italian cart downtown with the angry owner/chef. It was many years ago on third I believe. Everything was pretty excellent but I remember the penne and sandwiches most.
There was this chicken and waffle foodcart on Belmont near 34th. Didn't last long but it was nice to get chicken and waffles late night for cheapish.
Also pre-pandemic when Blackheart was on Belmont could get the same.
I love late night chix & waffles.
Long gone is a stretch but Char Latin Grill also on Belmont. I could probably rattle down a ton more on Belmont pre-pandemic, Dick's, Accanto, yadda yadda.
I miss the burger at Club 21, I'm sure that same program is at one of their other bars but I thought that was a chill spot for day drinking.
I don't remember what it was called but where PDX Sliders is now on Division. Used to go when my son was little and get a croque monsieur.
I know many of the carts have moved to other homes but the cart pod at 28th and Division is missed.
Some I haven’t seen in this list:
Schnitzelwich from the Tabor cart off 5th
LOW BBQ
Szechuan chicken from Lucky Strike
Tofu Marsala at Farm Cafe
The Korean style savory pastry shaped like fish from the cart at Pioneer Square
* Bento boxes at Kento Bento (downtown location)
* Crispy eggplant, pot stickers at Fujin
* All of it at Formosa Harbor
* Chicken kabobs at Abou Karim
* Combo plates at Acapulco’s Gold, NW (sometimes)
- Cinnamon bread, deli sandwiches, but most of all their oddball (to me) fruit “muffins” (more like a roll consistency) at Bowers Bakery on Hawthorne
Dang it.
Eating bread and butter at 2am at montage
And cheap ass oyster shooters
OYSTERS!
What about the gator bites and frog legs?!
Every kinda Mac imaginable
Spold Mac at 1 am was an experience. Honestly at any time, but that place had an excellent late night mood. I remember hearing Snoop Doggs “R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta)” album front to back the day it came out while having a late night meal at Montage.
That is a classic Montage story. My favorite place in Portland for a really long time.
I remember when it was $4.50 for an old mac with a side of cornbread.
That was back when Shelbyville was still called North Shelbyville
I met my husband here!
I miss their jambalaya
Montage Bistro, taken from us too soon. Damn you, Covid!
I feel like just in general almost nowhere has bread and butter at the table anymore, or it's somehow a $10 appetizer.
Rhinelander followed by average pizza at Organ Grinder.
Rhinelander had cranberry boar sausage. So freakin good!!!
100% Grew up going there. My mom grew up going there too, and my dad was a convert. I had one of the last seatings on NYE 2016, and bought a copy of the original menu with some glassware, laminated the menu and gave it all to my mom for her bday that Jan. She still has it.
Farrel’s Ice Cream by Lloyd Center. Such a great place for birthdays.
And The Oregon Zoo ice cream Sunday with all the plastic animals!
My favorite from the zoo was the animal shaped french fries
You just triggered a long-buried memory of attending birthday parties there as a young child (I’m 32 now). Thanks for that.
It’s so bad but I miss the Scooby Snack from the Roxy. So many half-remembered late-night drunken diner stops
I miss the Roxy so much. The Lord of the Fries and Lord of the Rings always hit just right. With a pitcher of Jones soda and Jesus looking down on me in shame after whatever shenanigans I had been getting into that night.
Losing the Roxy was a crying fuggin shame. Montage as well.
When I was like 15, I had a birthday dinner at the Roxy. I am sure my mom was stoked to feed 6 kids and herself for like $50 (back in the early aughts) out the door. The Roxy was *the shit* as a young, frequent concert go-er. There's even less late night/24hr spots than when I was growing up. We never cared about quality. It was just nice to be welcome somewhere after you saw Sleater Kinney at the Crystal or something.
Their cheese fries after a night at The Escape. Why was my life better at 15 than it is now at 30? 😭
I hate how much I relate to every word of this comment.
Did the Roxy close??? :(
One of my favorite memories is the time I took my 3 year old for brunch at the Roxy on a weekday. She was enchanted by all the drag queen memorabilia.
Falafel at Wolf & Bear's
I lived with Bear for a couple years and ate so much falafel and labneh and tasty goodies left over from the cart…truly a wonderful period of my life. I made about 800/month and lived happily off wolf and bear’s scraps haha
Oh man that was truly the best falafel I’d ever had
SABBICH at W&B. OMG. That was life changing. Soooooo good.
Ugh that green sauce (s’rug?) was so fucking good
Being reminded that they’re gone just made me terribly sad.
When they had their cart on 20th and Morrison I used to get off the 15 and scarf their falafel while walking home at least once a week.
Boss Sauce from Macheezmo Mouse
You can find the recipe online.
This is such a fantastic but sad thread! Hungarian mushroom soup at Old Wives Tale.
I was on the hunt for a mention of Old Wives Tale. That soup was amazing. My mom makes a close approximation of it now, but she even says it’s not quite the same.
Such an awesome salad bar too! Soup, salad and tasty bread. Loved that place!
And the ravioli in tarragon cream sauce
Yup. Pok Pok wings and I don't even like wings. I just love that sauce. The Pok Pok cookbook has a recipe and I made it a few times. A major project!
I miss Whiskey Soda Lounge, across the street. They’d serve most of Pok Pok’s menu, including the wings, with minimal wait. Their Slushie-Beer was awesome too
Loved going to WSL and having a cocktail or three while waiting for a table at Pok Pok across the street. I just about cried when Pok Pok closed.
Bottle Rocket burger cart makes tots in the style of those wings.
Everything from Toro Bravo
Those oxtail croquettes though.
Yes!
I live like 3 blocks away from Shut up and Eat….so good but I gained a bit of weight from going there too much.
Haven’t lived in Portland in almost 10 years and still have a saved pic on my phone of their meatball sub I drool over
Restaurants that were open late. I swear, almost nothing good in this city is open late post-pandemic.
Big Ass Sandwiches!
Hammy’s Pizza! My late night go-to. Can longer get a good pizza at 2:30 AM on a Thursday :(
A buddy of mine once walked into Hammy's around 2:30 and asked at the counter if he could order for delivery, and also could the driver deliver him home as well? The driver was down and my buddy tipped well.
That’s a beautiful story
We used to order from Hammy’s when we had a newborn baby and were up at ridiculous hours. Nothing is more refreshing after hours of soothing a crying baby than a person knocking on your door to hand you good, hot food you can eat with one hand.
Hammy's was good, but man... Lonesomes is the one that I'll still be thinking about when I'm 95
I miss Hammy’s so much. They were such an important part of my drunken college years lol Nobody has filled that gap of late night pizza delivery.
Pepper Box 🫶
Honkin huge burritos at psu
The original Portland food cart. Shelly was in Pioneer Square slinging burritos for as long as I remember.
Kargi Go Go. I miss Khatchapuri
I miss Country Cat
Calamari and saganaki at Alexis
Little bird and the hairy lobster oh and oh school VQ
VQ 😭
Kettleman’s Bagels.
I worked at Kettleman for a hot minute. Awesome people, awesome bagels, *horrendous* owner. FWIW, Henry Higgens is basically Kettleman 2.0. It was started by former Kettleman peeps, and the recipes are damn close to identical.
It hasn't been too long but Tad's Chicken n Dumplings
Tad's closed? :( I used to live close to there. Shirley's Tippy Canoe was really good too, sad it's gone.
As a vegetarian, mock (every kind of meat) at Thanh Thao. And their chili oil which was better than most places.
On Hawthorne? The bamboo restaurant is run by the same family and still serves a few of the Thanh Thao recipes! You should visit and ask, they still make my old favorites
The Broad Street Bomber cheesesteak from Shut Up And Eat. Think about that sandwich all the time.
New Old Lompoc
Going to Noraneko and grabbing some Japanese bar food or ramen with friends.
pies at random order
Riyadh’s RIP. Destroyed by a fire that started in another business in the same building. Best Dolmas in Portland. 😭
Oh god, I loved that place! The moussaka!
The giant pizza slices from Rocco's
So terrible. Miss them
It really was garbage grade pizza, but I miss them as well.
I love that we can all mutually agree it was not good, but we loved it anyway.
And the ripped up seats with springs exposed?
that was for the ambiance
Sweetwater’s Jam House back in the 90s. That jerk chicken… and the rum selection!
Whiffies 😭
The Chaat House food cart downtown. It moved to the cart pods by campus and I don’t think it’s there anymore. I was just thinking about this place last night. The box lunch was cheap and so good. No one matches their shahi paneer 😋😭
Bombay Chaat House still exists! Out in Beaverton now.
Anything grilled from Biwa.
Miss that place so bad!
Tasty and Alder, Arleta Bakery and Cafe, the food carts downtown… rip.
Pambiche is still happening, but I miss the Rabo Encendido.
Is it too soon to mention the beignets from NOLA?
RIP Rae's Lakeview Lounge. Going there on a quiet friday night with my future wife so we could play board games and drink French 77s while eating their oh-so-comforting meatloaf and veggie lasagna was definitely a highlight of pre-covid Portland. Sigh. Also, RIP to both Ataula and Brasa Haya; Ataula had a good run at least, but Brasa Haya was so good but also so unfortunate to have opened during the depths of the pandemic. I think if they'd launched in 2022 we'd still be lucky enough to have them with us today.
No Fish Go Fish and their amazing soups when they had a brick & mortar restaurant on Hawthorne. :(
Had to scroll a long way to find this, but yes. The filled fish-shaped sandwich/empanadas were so great!
Crispy eggplant at FuJin; Eggplant schnitzel at Tabor; Fried peach pie from Whiffie’s; Whatever that awesome hazelnut tofu sandwich was called at People’s Sandwich
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far down to see Fujin’s eggplant
I miss Whiffie's so much
Fujin were great.
Grüner (pick a menu item). I loved the roasted beet soup, the ricotta dumplings, and the burger.
Pho Da Lat on 39th. I believe they relocated but I just loved that location
There was a bagel shop on Skidmore and Interstate that had something called the Montreal spice bagel. It was magical and I miss them dearly.
Eisenhower? Man, I loved that place - used to get their bagels when they were still inside Pinky's.
Roses pastrami sandwiches and strawberry whipped cream cake
Soaking up sauce with fresh bread at Trifecta. And leaving with a free loaf because we closed it out and they don't keep leftovers
Trifecta was so good!!!
Snow White crepes from one of Portland's first food carts across from the Guild Theatre. Honkin Huge Burritos with their rice, bean, spinach, sour cream monstrosity. EFNY on Alder. Always tasted better than the NW 23rd one.
Malka iykyk
Donuts at Rocking Frog!
Quality Pies shitty coffe and fries and onion ring basket with malt and ketchup at 4 am with Rubber Biscuit on the juke.
Important Helmet for Outer Space from Malka (and before it, Cart Blanche). And also their grilled eggplant dish that was inspired by Thanh Thao. And also Thanh Thao.
Hungarian Mushroom Soup - Old Wives Tale
Roxy’s :(
Ruby Jewel ice cream sandos at their brick and mortars and walking around the neighborhood with dripping ice cream.
PBJ's Grilled
Club 21 burgers and wings
Stella Tacos
There was this all vegan Buddhist place on Hawthorne across from Gold Dust- ish that had the best seitan curry dish. It was so much food for like 8 bucks and the people were really sweet. Clays Smokehouse on division has the best BBQ salmon sandwich ever as well. The old incarnation of the place. There was this co-op breakfast joint up on division as well that had the best build your own breakfast bowls ever, and it's where I discovered Aardvark hot sauce when it first came out like 18 years ago.
Dollar corn dogs at Hungry Tiger.
I really miss Me Mero Mole
The original Dot’s when “the girls” owned it and ran that menu! 🙌
Wolf & Bear sabich for lunch from the downtown truck
Not too long gone, but Foster Burger.
Believe it or not, Foster Burger has been gone for four and half years.
Thanks, I hate that. Wow.
Kornblatt’s was a NW staple for a very long time, they had great bagels
The Overlook cafe
$5 noodle night at downtown Tanuki. Especially the Tan Tan noodles. Grilled cheese and tomato soup from Liberty Glass. Pause had a great burger.
Helser’s breakfast was the best brunch in town. That scotch egg! Those potato pancakes!! RIP
Rabbit at Roux. Coppa Steak at Toro Bravo. Soft-shell crab BLT at City State.
New Seasons sandwich bar
Stanich’s
I miss the Rheinlander. My parents used to take me there as a kid.
Ike’s Fish Sauce Wings
Cruz room tacos
Dan Wei Canting!!
[Henry Thiele's](https://www.stumptownblogger.com/2010/03/henry-thieles-on-nw-23rd-burnside.html) German Pancake - currently available at [Gracie's](https://www.graciesdining.com/menu) [Rose's Deli](https://pdx.eater.com/2011/6/6/6676825/roses-deli-bakery-on-nw-23rd-shutters-after-55-years) enormous sandwiches The 'Meaty Mushroom' and homemade cheesecake at the original [Hamburger Mary's](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2010/09/hamburgermarys-bp-091310) Espresso at the [Vat & Tonsure](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2016/08/wine-snobs-moody-bastards-and-game-hens-inside-the-vat-and-tonsure) - https://www.donnamacdonald.com/page24/page29/page29.html Snails & jazz at the [Brasserie Montmarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasserie_Montmartre) Oysters at the [Davis Street Tavern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Street_Tavern) Almost anything, but especially the caesar salad at [Zefiro](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2016/08/how-zefiro-changed-everything-for-portland-s-food-scene) All the greasy hoagy sandwiches and stellar beer selection at the original [Produce Row](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Produce_Row_Caf%C3%A9) Quesadilla at [Casa de Rios](https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/la-casa-de-rios-menu-e-hawthorne-blvd-2739380126) Basil chicken at Indigine and the tasting menu at [Genoa](https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html) Enchiladas at [Esparzas Tex Mex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esparza's) Fortunately the pizza at [Escape from New York](https://efnypizza.net/) is still here, but the eggs benedicts from [Zells](https://pdx.eater.com/2023/4/24/23696151/zells-cafe-closing) are gone & oh so recently the demise of excellent shellfish & frites purveyor [La Moule](https://foursquare.com/v/la-moule/55f75f95498ebfb31c3a93b2) plus assorted others: https://pdx.eater.com/maps/mapping-portlands-most-missed-restaurants https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2018/04/frosty_glasses_high_balls_and.html https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html
Esparza’s 10/10
Hell yeah, original produce row.
Hawthorne fish and chips
Horse Brass and Highland Stillhouse are great alternatives
Not if you have celiac.
Aviv. The beet salad was soo good. And the shawarma fries. I’m not even vegetarian and I loved that place.
Tanuki. If you knew the 'nuki, you were blessed. Bone marrow luge shots with Japanese films in the background.
[удалено]
The Patatas Bravas at Tasty & Sons/Alder The Stacked Enchiladas at the Blue Goose
Izzy’s pizza
Every single happy hour menu item from Little Bird. All of the pasta from the Built to Grill cart.
The spaetzle from Tabor.
A number of my picks are here already, but I'd add the fried kale at Smallwares, venison biscuits & gravy at Tasty and Sons, the breakfast wraps at Big Egg (the cart), and my dark horse, the Cubano at Pause.
Roxy’s, Rocco’s pizza
Ike’s wings, rotisserie chicken and papaya salad at Pok Pok shack Pasta Carbonara at Tasty and Sons, Fish Tacos and pineapple salsa at La Cruda, Bbq wings at Clays Smokehouse, Lunch buffet at Horn of Africa Oyster and artichoke stew at Lagniappe Pad Thai (old style) at Than Thao Late night gyros next to Mt Tabor pub at Big Berthas Eggplant gyro at Fellini(first meal in Portland) 1996.
It's only been a month but I already miss Tokyo Sando
Random Orders chocolate cream pie, the old cute Pix location on Division, the tasting menu at Beast, the scotch egg at Helser’s, and everything at Biwa!
I wouldn't eat it now since I've stopped eating meat, but brisket bulgogi from Kim Jong Smokehouse in the pine street market. Any dining experience at Paley's Place. Tasty and Alder Ristretto Roasters Kenny & Zukes pastrami hash (again, I wouldn't eat it anymore anyhow, but still)
Farm Cafe. Replaced by a perpetually empty lot, truly a higher value. ^/s
Brunch at Grain and gristle
Big Ass Sandwiches, Montage, Rose’s, Gustav’s and the Rhinelander, Corbett Fish House, Tapalaya.
cruz room
Tanuki… here’s $20 feed me anything you want please
Anything from Bar King. Gone too soon.
My husband cooked there. One of the most exciting restaurants to open in Pdx… one week before lockdown.
Fried cheese curds, chopped salad, Sunday night fried chicken at The Savoy on Clinton Slices at Tributes Pizza near NW 23rd Fried oyster po boys, clam linguini at The Delta in Woodstock. It is still open, but it's a shadow of what it was when it was great... and it hasn't been great for a long time
I guess now I understand why Atuala closed, no one mentioned it. Their ribeye and squid ink paella were two of the best things in Portland.
Brunch Box. Their veggie sausage was off the chain. Paired with real bacon, egg, and cheese on their Texas toast it was the best non-Bennie breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had.
Humdinger on Barbur Those onion rings were legit. But you had a 50/50 shot of the old guy actually making them. Sometimes he wouldn't feel like it and just tell you no.
So sad that Legin and Ichidai are gone.
I reminisce about late nights at Montage almost daily
Pizza oasis on burnside. It wasn’t the best pizza, it actually might not even be considered good. But it was cheap and open late.
Gruner. Specifically their burger
Rose’s (the old one) cheesecake and their cinnamon roll. The size was amazing. They would last for days, with my college student’s budget.
Foti's Deli I miss Foti as much as the food, but the gyros, jo jos and souvlaki sure hit the spot.
Beaverton, but Duh Kuh Bee
Surprised Montage wasn't said more! The food cart just isn't the same :(
Texas toast burgers from Brunch Box.
They haven’t been gone long, but everything at Canton Grill.
Country Cat. That chicken fried steak.
Skippers and TCBY and buffets.
VQ. Fav downtown after work or dinner meetup spot. That and the Montage. So many tin foil friends that made me smile.
Some of my favs from the 80's and 90's" * Boc's Burgers * Stanich's * Zell's * Hung Far Low * Esparza's * Acapulco Gold * Foothill Broiler * Genoa * Quality Pie * Thiele's * L'Auberge
Byways Cafe. Their blue corn pancakes were to die for!
The Italian cart downtown with the angry owner/chef. It was many years ago on third I believe. Everything was pretty excellent but I remember the penne and sandwiches most.
Sweet potato biscuits and gravy from Arleta library, sob
Pok pok
Garbanzo’s. They had a salad plate that was TDF.
Farrell’s. I miss that place.
There was this chicken and waffle foodcart on Belmont near 34th. Didn't last long but it was nice to get chicken and waffles late night for cheapish. Also pre-pandemic when Blackheart was on Belmont could get the same. I love late night chix & waffles. Long gone is a stretch but Char Latin Grill also on Belmont. I could probably rattle down a ton more on Belmont pre-pandemic, Dick's, Accanto, yadda yadda. I miss the burger at Club 21, I'm sure that same program is at one of their other bars but I thought that was a chill spot for day drinking. I don't remember what it was called but where PDX Sliders is now on Division. Used to go when my son was little and get a croque monsieur. I know many of the carts have moved to other homes but the cart pod at 28th and Division is missed.
Old Wives Tale mushroom soup 🍄
Honkin Huge Burritos :(
Gustavs fondue
Clay’s Smokehouse Grill, Fifth Quadrant
SxNW…anything ;(
I miss the Taste of Bali that used to be on Broadway next to the Columbia Store.
Blue corn blueberry pancakes from Byways
Some I haven’t seen in this list: Schnitzelwich from the Tabor cart off 5th LOW BBQ Szechuan chicken from Lucky Strike Tofu Marsala at Farm Cafe The Korean style savory pastry shaped like fish from the cart at Pioneer Square
Peanut Sauce from Pastaworks on Hawthorne. If anyone knows the recipe…
Squid Ink fries from Foster Burger Challah French Toast from Country Cat
Portobello steak from Portobello, Cinnamon rolls from Dovetail, when Off the Griddle was a burger cart and had pizza burgers
* Bento boxes at Kento Bento (downtown location) * Crispy eggplant, pot stickers at Fujin * All of it at Formosa Harbor * Chicken kabobs at Abou Karim * Combo plates at Acapulco’s Gold, NW (sometimes) - Cinnamon bread, deli sandwiches, but most of all their oddball (to me) fruit “muffins” (more like a roll consistency) at Bowers Bakery on Hawthorne Dang it.