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Excellent Thai food. There are daily dinner specials which are generally worth trying. Food is consistently good, ingredients fresh, service is good, atmosphere pleasant. I took a friend visiting from NYC and he loved it. High recommendation!

Ernesto's has REALLY gone downhill during the last several years. It used to be a traditional standard with great food and friendly atmosphere. Now it is just a restaurant with mediocre food and worse service. Too bad!! They need to get Mike back to run things right.

See commentary by MC... this place is worthless. Just a greedy venal chain, corporate look and feel, blase' food. And usually crowded, DUH! One visit was enough.

On our first (and only!) visit, we waited what seemed like hours for our food after ordering. It wasn't really worth waiting for. OK, the kitchen staff was backed up, too busy, short-handed, whatever. It happens. But the service! Totally flaky wait-staff. I got the impression they were all in some drug-recovery program where they de-program you by removing ALL social skills. There are several better food choices on this corner (26th & Clinton).

The Overlook is similar to the coffee shops back east. Huge menu, decent food. I go often for weekend breakfast and always end up with some form of biscuits and gravy. Best I've had. Good food, good service, nice funky atmosphere.

I think the place is too big, so that wait staff can't keep track of the customers. Why else would service be so lousy? Hmmmmm.

I love this place! Any given morning or afternoon will find the Overlook crowded and bustling. True diner fare, with a Greek bent. Great breakfasts! Bisquits and gravy are the best!

Well, it was a while ago, but I was there once, and the bartender was SO damn rude I decided never to return. It takes only once to make an irretrieveably bad impression!

Walk into Richie B's, and Richie is right there, touting his fare. He's ready and willing to describe his menu, and his enthusiasm adds flavor to all his food. It's the best sandwich food west of the Hudson. There's no one item to recommend over others, everything is great. Chicken cutlet, hot meatball, pastrami, and the Italian sub are all superb. Get a bag of Wise potato chips and a Dr. Brown's soda also. And pizza!! Yes, he's got the New York recipes, best pizza around. On our last visit, Richie sat and chatted with us at an outdoor table while we watched the 23rd Avenue foot traffic (he's on Kearney, one door down from 23rd), and forced us to try his daily pizza special: eggplant and ricotta cheese on a base of special pizza sauce and cheese. Nice, thin crust. Richie himself is the main attraction. Try not to stare at his buff torso in a tight black T-shirt. OK, go ahead and stare, he can handle it. He's right out there with his New York attitude (no, people, New Yorkers are NOT rude!). He's the world's friendliest guy, making every customer feel like a close friend. Anyway, he's open 11-11, seven days. If you don't eat there you're missing something very special.

This is authentic New York folks! Walk into Richie B's, and Richie is right there, touting his fare. He's ready and willing to describe his menu, and his enthusiasm adds flavor to all his food. It's the best sandwich food west of the Hudson. There's no one item to recommend over others, everything is great. Chicken cutlet, hot meatball, pastrami, and the Italian sub are all superb. Get a bag of Wise potato chips and a Dr. Brown's soda also. And pizza!! Yes, he's got the New York recipes, best pizza around. On our last visit, Richie sat and chatted with us at an outdoor table while we watched the 23rd Avenue foot traffic (he's on Kearney, one door down from 23rd), and forced us to try his daily pizza special: eggplant and ricotta cheese on a base of special pizza sauce and cheese. Nice, thin crust. Richie himself is the main attraction. Try not to stare at his buff torso in a tight black T-shirt. OK, go ahead and stare, he can handle it. He's right out there with his New York attitude (no, people, New Yorkers are NOT rude!). He's the world's friendliest guy, making every customer feel like a close friend. Anyway, he's open 11-11, seven days. If you don't eat there you're missing something very special.

La Fogata is one of the best all-around Mexican restaurants in town. Lunch and dinner meals are high quality and satisfying. The portions are enormous. My standard favorite is Chili Colorado, but various shrimp and chicken dishes are also excellent. Service is spotty. They try, but miss much of the time. The food is worth it though. Located toward the back of Canyon Place shopping center.

Best Indian food in town. Two locations, Beaverton and NW Portland (21st and Lovejoy). The place is normally crowded, and a majority of the customers are Indian..always a good sign. Start with appetizer and beer. Many entrees on the menu-- chicken, shrimp, lamb, and lots of veggie options. The tandoori dishes are excellent. Dinners are available a la carte or full thali dinner. If you like lots of side dishes, go with the thali dinner, but a la carte provides a larger main dish. Nan (bread) is served with most entrees. Service can be spotty, but generally adequate. Apparently, Swagat also has several locations on the SF peninsula.

Sports bar. Dining room. Entrees, burgers, pizza, normal bar fare. A bit overpriced, but the food is "OK", not by any means outstanding. The problem here is the service. It's awful. Slow, yes, but that's not so bad. In Portland, slow service is the norm. The staff has kind of an attitude that defies normal customer service. It's like they are all extra-stupid, and the management subscribes to the same magazine. I used to go there for an occasional dinner. No more.

First of all, La Catalana is a SPANISH restaurant, not Mexican. It's small, intime, simply but nicely decorated. Romantic atmosphere. The food and service are outstanding. Have an appetizer, a pitcher of Sangria, and try the Paella. Follow your repast with a glass of sherry, and if you have room, dessert. Make reservations, prepare to have great time, and enjoy!

Tribeca Grill used to be very trendy--it's been a while, but I tend to think it's still hopping. We had reservations on a Saturday night at 10:00 and stayed until well after 1:00AM, repasting and drinking in the culture. When a pompous drunk at the next table looked familiar to me I asked the waitress who he was. She said "I don't know, but I'll find out." And she did. And so the food...excellent! Everything fresh, an arrugula and fresh mozzarella salad, gorgeous steak, downright evil dessert... Presentation, service, ambiance, all wonderful, and not really all that spendy. Very yuppie, but cool.

Food and prices seem OK, pizza is good. Crowded on weekends. We ordered a bottle of wine and got one with a twist-off cap! Will not order wine there again.

Montage is great... it's probably the "trendiest" place in town, but that does not detract from its charm. Old, big, and dark, Montage sits under the Morrison bridge, provides parking, and has the best attitude a restaurant can have: they want to have happy and repeat customers. No decaf! No margarine! Only the real stuff here. The staff works very hard and do a great job. Montage has a sort-of New York feel, with tables being adjacent and groups forced to mingle. The food..well, it's good. Cajun specialities, lots of Mac & Cheese, good chicken and steak entrees, Jumbalaya, Etofee, salads, etc. It's also open really late, something generally lacking in Portland. They don't seem to advertise, so the crowds must be all generated by word-of-mouth. Well, go there, but don't tell anyone. It's too crowded as it is.

Henry Ford's has been there forever...I wouln't be surprised if old Henry the Model T guy dined there himself. But the atmosphere is a throwback to the 60's..tacky 60's. Well, it does look interesting. You walk in to a lobby and expect beehive hairdos. The dining room is downstairs. 60's elegant, which is sort of incongruous anyway. Well, the food is decent. Not outstanding in any way. And by the time you've ordered appetizers, meal, coffee, etc, you've spent a small fortune. There are far better restaurants in town with better food and lower prices. The service is good, if a bit condescending.