In 2010, I asked "Who has the best breakfast in Portland". The answers were 1. Screen Door, 2. Simpatica, 3. Mother's Bistro. I asked again in 2011, and this time the ranking was Tasty n Sons, Screen Door and Simpatica. With the arrival of Tasty n Sons at the top position, everything else just pushed down one slot. This year, the rankings are the same, but I added 11 other … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Brunch in Portland
Reader Survey 2012: Best Restaurant for an Illicit Affair!
"O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright"People think an "affair" is such a tawdry thing. Illicit kisses under darkened stairways, knowing looks over a spouse's shoulders followed by furtive rendezvous in cheap hotel rooms... I always get nasty comments about this question. I am glad, however, to dispel this myth, and admit here that I once had a glorious … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Restaurant for an Illicit Affair!
Reader Survey 2012: I’m Embarrassed To Admit I Eat Here!
Always a fun question though the answers tend to be the same year over year. That being said, a few people surprised me. Little Big Burger? Moonsoon Thai? Sunshine Tavern? However, there are a few of you who should be spanked. Subway, Ihop, Domino's Pizza, McMenamins, Panda Express(!), Old Spaghetti Factory, PF Changs. I mean, really!Without further adoo,1. Burgerville. … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: I’m Embarrassed To Admit I Eat Here!
Reader Survey 2012: Most Family Friendly Restaurant
"The place where friends and family meet", "Bring the kids!", "Tot Tuesday", "Free Soft Serve Ice Cream". These are all quotes from the websites at Hopworks and Laurelwood Public House, and they show how much things have changed. Add Sunshine Tavern and Pause and these sort of restaurants are reaching out to a bigger audience. It's Phillip Morris all over again!Obviously … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Most Family Friendly Restaurant
Reader Survey 2012: I Had to “Breakup” With This Restaurant
This is a question that doesn't get a ton of votes, but nonetheless is always interesting. I can understand the first choice, and it has a clear majority. The second restaurant on the list has gone through a transition and now has a new chef, so I think folks may not have tried it since he took over. I haven't been recently, and if you have, I'd like your opinion. To me, the … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: I Had to “Breakup” With This Restaurant