Reader Survey 2013: Best Mexican Restaurant in Portland

This is one category where things seem to change every year. A fair number of restaurants have fallen off of the list, and the order continues to change. Relative newcomer Mi Mero Mole is making significant gains toward the top spot, eclipsing the percentage of last year's winner. It looks like their success has been at the expensive of stalwarts Autentica and Nuestra Cocina, … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2013: Best Mexican Restaurant in Portland

This has always been a predictable category in the past. Laurelhurst would place first with a long list of the same restaurants in slightly different order every year. Not so this time. Yes, the winner is the same, but the rest of the list is shaken up a bit by the absence of more than four restaurants with enough votes to make it to the list. I wonder if part of that is due to … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2013: The Best Steak in Portland

I said last year that "I'm not particularly interested in vegetarian restaurants". Now that I've tried Natural Selections, I've changed my tune a bit. I found the food there quite interesting and inventive.The total number of people who vote in this category always interests me. In 2011 it got 428 votes, 450 in 2012 and this year it received 560 votes. I'm not sure if this … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2013: Best Vegetarian Restaurant in Portland