User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.1 (PPC) X-Complaints-To: [email removed] Lines: 65 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu seattle.eats:20609 rec.food.cooking:961500 Cristine wrote: > I'm going to Portland in a few weeks and definitely won't try Uwajimaya, but > does anyone have any GOOD recommendations for me to try? I get down there every few months to visit the in-laws. Some of my favorites are: The Rheinlander (5035 NE Sandy Blvd) has great German food, better than anything I've found in Seattle. McMenamins St. Johns Pub (8203 N. Ivanhoe) has a West African Chicken Peanut Soup that's to die for. Tad's Chicken 'n Dumplins (943 Historic Columbia River in Troutdale) has pretty good, basic American comfort food and a gorgeous location overlooking the Sandy River. Make reservations if you can--they get very crowded when the weather is nice. On the other hand, don't bother with the Tommy's on Burnside. For those who've never had the pleasure, the original Tommy's is a legendary chili joint in southern California. They have several locations, but the original and quintessential one is in at Beverly and Rampart, a seedy section east of Hollywood. They're open 24/7, and they're *always* crowded--USC frat boys in BMWs, parked next to lowriders, parked next to family minivans, parked next to Harleys, parked next to West Hollywood party boys in Miatas...a true cross-section of southern California humanity. They dish up burgers, hot dogs, tamales, and fries, all laden with a totally indescribable and addictive chili. It has a flavor and an aroma all its own--I remember in college, you could get on the elevator in the dorm and instantly know that somebody had brought back Tommy's, long after they'd gotten off the elevator--that smell was unmistakable, and that powerful. It's one of those things you either love or hate--but if you love it, you never stop craving it. I saw this Portland restaurant back in the spring, when I wasn't able to stop and check it out. They clearly intended you to think they were part of the southern California chain--same typeface on the sign, same menu items, and a slogan underneath confirming "Yes, it is!" I had my doubts, so I went to the real Tommy's website <http://www.originaltommys.com/> to check. Sure enough, they have no locations listed outside southern California, and they clearly state that they have no plans to expand beyond that region. So last weekend, somewhat against my better judgement, I decided to see if this unauthorized clone had somehow managed to produce a reasonable facsimile of the real deal. They haven't. The chili looked right, had approximately the right consistency, but the flavor was way off--bland and utterly lacking that strange and wonderful Tommy's taste. Just for grins, I asked the guy behind the counter if they were affiliated with the southern California Tommy's chain. He said "Uh, yeah!" Liar! <sigh> I knew it was too good to be true!
Portland, OR
Uwajimaya in Portland, OR--horrible experience...
Cristine wrote: > > I'm going to Portland in a few weeks and definitely won't try Uwajimaya, but > does anyone have any GOOD recommendations for me to try? > > Thanks > Cristine > > Two restaurants we like to visit when in Portland neither are asian cuisine... Papa Haydn (701 NW 23rd Ave) good food generally, great desserts. Higgins (1239 SW Broadway) excellent food. Tom AZ
NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Aug 2002 06:11:38 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu alt.food.sushi:25988 seattle.eats:20641 rec.food.cooking:961884 alt.food.asian:15859 alt.support.diet.low-carb:438081 Cristine wrote in message news:... > I'm going to Portland in a few weeks and definitely won't try Uwajimaya, but > does anyone have any GOOD recommendations for me to try? > Since Uwajimaya is a grocery store, I'm thinking you're not interested in just another grocery store, right (I hope)? So...where are the good restaurants. I'd definately go for Higgins (SW Broadway at Columbia, I *think*). Greg Higgins has gotten James Bear awards twice now, and he usually tries to use some of the fresh wild Oregon mushrooms in his dishes. Expect matsutake coming soon, along with chanterelles, Lobster mushroom, oysters, shiitake, portobello, Hericiums, Dentinum, perhaps even the odd truffle or two. Another _great_ place for mushrooms (but about an hour's drive from Portland) is the Joel Palmer House in Dayton, operated by chef Jack Czarnecki. Jack was previously the owner/operator of Joe's Restaurant in Reading, PA, where people would drive for several hundred miles away just to eat his mushrooms. Both places feature mushrooms (big surprise). Daniel B. Wheeler www.oregonwhitetruffles.com
Neil B. wrote: >I would've recommended them before I found the Berlin Inn. Much better >German food, small restaurant feel. Excellent desserts and pastries! >http://www.berlininn.com/main.html Also adjacent to that, hard by the Am/Pm lot at 12th & Powell is the Edelweiss German Deli. Alllll sortsa German import food products (many of which we enjoy in our home) all sortsa German beers (you'll never drink Coors seriously again), a whole aisle full of German candy, chocolate,and Marzipan, authentic German recipe ingredients (such as that heavenly Quark [a sort of German sour cream-cream cheese that sort of defies handy explanation]) and a whole meat case full of German-style meats and sausages they make on premises. The main reason for the adveturous diner to stop there is during lunch hours, about 11.00-14.00h, they have a quick lunch counter. Wurst specials with sides of warm Bavarian style potato salad, the most sublime Reuben you've ever had, all low-priced and good for a hearty Mittagessen-deutsche Speise fix between reasonably spaced visits to the Berlin Inn. Anyone who loves German food and products is really missing out if they don't stop in. -SJK
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free software - Baxter Codeworks www.baxcode.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glabah wrote: > In article , "Neil Bradley" > Someone wrote: > > > > Tad's Chicken 'n Dumplins (943 Historic Columbia River in Troutdale) has > > > pretty good, basic American comfort food and a gorgeous location > > > overlooking the Sandy River. Make reservations if you can--they get > > > very crowded when the weather is nice. > > > > Can't agree with this. I grew up in Corbett and it's consistently some of > > the worst food in that area. > > > If your going to go all the way out there, you might as well go to the > restaurant operating at the Multnomah Falls lodge. I've not eaten there, > but someone I know from back east was invited there by friends, and really > liked it a lot. As they were the guest, I have no idea what the prices > were like or what information is available on it, but for the out of > towners it seems like a very good place to go. > Speaking of out of town - try breakfast at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Pricey, but you won't need to eat for three days.