I didn't expect many votes for The Most Romantic Restaurant in Portland, but 715 of you indulged me by answering the final survey questions. Let's face it, we all like a little romance now and then. For fun I looked all the way back through our lists to 2006.Interestingly, eight of the past winners have now gone out of business. They are Alba Osteria, Alberta Oyster Bar, … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2015: Most Romantic Restaurant in Portland
Reader Survey 2015: Most Romantic Restaurant in Portland
Reader Survey 2015: Best Hamburger in Portland
Where can you get the best hamburger in Portland Oregon? This category received 1,378 votes. I'm always surprised when we have ties with this many votes cast, and it happened three times in this category. This is always a top vote-getter in our yearly poll, with such a wide variety of responses, even the winners have a fairly low percentage of the total. The "other" write in … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2015: Best Hamburger in Portland
Blue Star Donuts on NW 23rd, Coquine Brick and Mortar
A few items of note from the PR file today. First comes notice that Blue Star Donuts is opening a store on NW 23rd -PORTLAND, Ore. (Mar. 11, 2015) – Portland’s favorite artisan donut shop will be expanding to its fourth location on NW 23rd St. In signature celebration style, Blue Star Donuts will roll out the red carpet to the new location with free donuts in hand on … [Read more...] about Blue Star Donuts on NW 23rd, Coquine Brick and Mortar
Blue Olive Alberta Closes
Blue Olive on NE Alberta street has closed for good. Here is their Facebook post: We would like to announce to our valued customers that the Blue Olive Cafe will be closing down on 3/1/15. We loved serving you through the years but now we need to focus on family and on other ventures. Please stay connected with our Facebook page as well as our website www.blueolivepdx.com for … [Read more...] about Blue Olive Alberta Closes
Reader Survey 2015: Best Sushi in Portland
Portland is a sushi town, and that's reflected in the number of votes for the Reader Survey 2015 Best Sushi in Portland. We have lots of reasonable choices, and the cuisine seems to be growing in popularity. But the top choices always seem to come down to a favorite few. Those restaurants not mentioned here received few votes. This year, Bamboo Sushi once again swept away the … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2015: Best Sushi in Portland