2009 Dining Guide
New gourmet sandwich shop in town puts your mom's grilled cheese to shame
The trick to success in the world of sandwiches is to stand out from the rest with superb ingredients, service and atmosphere. Melt, a new sandwich shop on Northwest 21st Avenue, is out to do just that.
Never underestimate the potential of these fluffy local treats
What’s hot, fresh and guaranteed to arouse your taste buds? Waffles, baby!
Squeezing a fresh idea between the bland Thai and burrito carts along Southwest Fourth Avenue, Parkers Waffles and Coffee combines sweet and savory items in unimaginable ways. With enough flavors and toppings to rival Baskin Robbins, they have choices to suit anyone who dares to let a waffle be different.
Worthy feeding grounds for the breakfast hunt
Early in the morning creeps an underground society of Portland hunters, tribes of people constantly in search of new feeding grounds. They’re the breakfast crowd. Some catch a bite on their way to work while others traditionally get their breakfast fix after Sunday church.
The Vanguard editors try some of Dave's Gourmet flavors
Everyone has a few personality quirks that their friends don’t entirely understand. Some folks like to ride their bicycles down precarious hills in the dark (damn Zoobombers), and others feel that feet are the sexiest part of the human body. These are peculiarities that make a personality dance amid the doldrums of congruency, traits that offer uniqueness against conformity.
Finding Portland's best late-night grub requires thinking outside of the diner
Portlanders love their nightlife. Rock shows, house parties and excessive amounts of caffeine keep many of us up into the wee hours. Unfortunately, this lifestyle often requires seeking out some form of nocturnal sustenance, which can be a real pain after your sixth tallboy of Hamm’s.
A review of four coffeehouses near campus
Coffee and college students are like peanut butter and chocolate: they belong together. Whether you consume your brew over textbooks or with friends, it is good to know where you can get a decent cup.
The following is a review of some small places near campus to grab that much-needed cup of caffeinated goodness.
Good booze and good food that could make a grown man cry
Sure, greasy bar food can sound tasty after a night of drinking, but so does a 7-Eleven MSG-injected hot dog that’s been rotating on metal tubes for two days. Treat yourself better than that. These are some spots where you’ll find good drinks and good food.
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Live music and tasty treats from the city that works
Perhaps the only thing Portland has more of per capita than food and strip clubs is musicians. Since it’s a lot easier to feature live music with dinner than naked women, it seems only natural that a marriage would emerge. Many restaurants have tried to expand into a music venue without proper consideration of the investments required to do it right. On the other hand, many music venues offer an enormous range of completely typical, anti-climactic bar food that forces patrons to leave feeling worse off than they came. After searching the city, this is a list of the most talked about places to eat and listen, each with their own unique appeal.
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So many places to dine on a vegetarian diet
With so many options, being a vegetarian in Portland is easy. Most places you can order food without meat, but knowing which restaurants contain the best food is key to any diet. The only real problem being a vegetarian in Portland poses is that there may be too many options available. With this quick and easy guide, you can narrow down the problem to a few restaurants in and around town.
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Indish resuscitates drowned taste buds
Sometimes the best things in life can get even better. Take Indian food for example—an exotic mélange of spices, herbs, vegetables, sauces and rice intended to excite the palate while consoling the body.
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Downtown restaurant makes tasty, authentic German cuisine
Anyone who has had the good fortune of visiting Germany has most certainly come across the döner kebab, a shaved lamb sandwich specialty. For those of you who haven’t made it halfway around the world, there is a place in downtown Portland where you can find this foreign delicacy.
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Tips and tricks to keep your food edible and your kitchen from erupting into flames
Even bright students with GPS-equipped phones can have problems finding their way around the kitchen. Here are some basic tips for first-time chefs.
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Tasty, easy meals for $2 through $6
Hungry students often look for food that is easily accessible as well as a bargain. Here’s where to go to get the biggest bang for your buck, either on campus or within walking distance.
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Feed yourself at a variety of Portland food carts
Dreaming of traveling the globe on a student's budget? Well, you can't. But for $5 and change you can get a glimpse of far-off locales by sampling one of Portland's 450 unique food carts. From the Far East to Southwest Portland, the world comes to you. Here are some tasty places to enjoy escapism in a bowl.
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The most glorious combinations of bread and filling this side of the Columbia
Portland’s sandwich offerings are a microcosm of the abundance of options that diners face. You can find sandwiches at food carts throughout town, as well as at upscale restaurants. Within these choices, there are sandwiches from nearly every corner of the globe. Here are a few places to get your fix:
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A guid to delicious and nutritious vegan eats on and near campus
A guid to delicious and nutritious vegan eats on and near campus.
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How a gluttonous Whiffies rampage ended in vomit
Few things are quite as good as pie. Whiffies Fried Pies, a cart located at Southeast 12th Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard, seems to understand this. Their brand of handheld deliciousness—both in dessert and dinner flavors—is some of the best cart eating our city has to offer.
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From weird to gourmet, Portland has a burger for you
Sometimes after a long coffee binge, studying and ramen noodles, you just need a real meal. What could be more satisfying when you’re hungry and wired than a delicious burger and fries?
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Pizza Schmizza vs. Hot Lips vs. Pizzicato
It is said that King of Naples disguised himself as a commoner and, in clandestine fashion, visited a poor neighborhood in his kingdom. One story has it that he wanted to sink his teeth into a food that the queen had banned from the royal court—pizza.
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A few of Portland's best cupcake bakeries
Cupcakes are all the rage right now, and with good reason. Luscious, frosting-smothered personal cakes are sure to make people smile, and Portland has several excellent cupcake bakeries ready to help you with your craving. After sampling a few of Portland’s finest, I discovered that there is no bad cupcake and that each bakery has its own strengths from which to choose.
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Portland is for chocolate lovers
Chocolate isn’t just a guilty pleasure anymore. With current research, studies show that a substance in cocoa helps the body process nitric oxide, a compound critical for healthy blood flow and blood pressure.
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