Note: Wong's King Seafood closed in 2020.Food isn't quite as good as it used to be, but it still attracts crowds, especially for dim sum.I used to be embarrassed when out-of-town guests wanted to get Chinese in Portland. I have a lot of Asian friends and when it comes to food they know I’m always up for Thai or Japanese, but when they’d suggest Chinese, I was always … [Read more...] about Review: Wong’s King Seafood
Review: Wong’s King Seafood
Is Michelin Misguided – Outdated References Are Everywhere
The San Francisco Chronicle seems to think so: Diners expecting a warm greeting from Jamie Passot as they sweep into La Folie, Michelin Red Guide in hand, are in for a disappointment.No matter what the prestigious French restaurant guide says, the chef's wife won't be waiting at the door. She stopped working nights when she and chef Roland Passot had their daughter … [Read more...] about Is Michelin Misguided – Outdated References Are Everywhere
Vesta Restaurant to Open in Vancouver WA, Yakuza in Portland, Lovely Hula Hands Moving…
What happens when you drop a 7,000 square foot high-end restaurant in Vancouver Washington? I'm not sure, but we are about to find out. Vesta Restaurant and Vesta Wine Bar will be opening on SE Mill Plain, across the street from Evergreen airfield. This is a 7,000 sq. ft. space that was originally built as a Fudruckers, became Fat Tire, then Billygan's Roadhouse and has lain … [Read more...] about Vesta Restaurant to Open in Vancouver WA, Yakuza in Portland, Lovely Hula Hands Moving…
Oregon Brings Home the Gold, Silver and Bronze at Beer Festival
DENVER - Oregon is still Beervana, at least in the eyes of the judges at the Great American Beer Festival. Over the weekend, 2400 beers from 450 breweries were judged in 69 style categories. Oregon brewers earned 14 of the 207 medals awarded, topping last year's medal take of eight.-----The 25-year-old Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is really two events: a brewing … [Read more...] about Oregon Brings Home the Gold, Silver and Bronze at Beer Festival
Review: Pok Pok – To Go Food
Refreshed 4.11 Note that this review is for the to-go shack and not for the Pok Pok dining room reviewed here, or Whiskey Soda Lounge across the street. You'll find the menu and food here is very similar at the new Pok Pok Noi on Prescot at NE 15th.It was a chilly night, and I felt like the fox that had gotten into the chicken coop. Crispy, crackly chicken skin gave gently … [Read more...] about Review: Pok Pok – To Go Food