Best restaurant in Portland for a first date For me, after the obligatory coffee meetup, the first real date gives me enough information to decide whether we should go out again. I want to know 1) do they like dogs, 2) have a sense of humor and 3) how adventurous their palate is. These things are – Read more…
Little Bird Restaurant
Reader Survey 2017: Best Burger in Portland
What restaurant has the best burger in Portland? The category for best burger in Portland received 812 votes. Burgers tend to be a polarizing subject, with strong opinions. For many of us they fulfill a primal call to our childhood, grilling in the backyard, and all burgers compare to that. But the true burger fan leaves – Read more…
Thrillist Names PDX Burger Best in America
Online magazine Thrillist, names Stanich’s Burger as Best in America, Little Bird Bistro comes in at #43. Kevin Alexander of Thrillist has finished a year-long quest across the USA, trying 330 burgers in 30 cities. Not only did Little Bird come in at #43, but Stanich’s “Nick’s Cheeseburger ($7.95) took the number one spot – The sesame – Read more…
Little Bird & Le Pigeon Return to Tipping
They gave it a good try. Le Pigeon and Little Bird Restaurants have returned to a normal tipping program – Return to Traditional Tip Model Last year, we implemented a gratuity-free payment model at both of our restaurants. While we are proud to have experimented with this format, it unfortunately, did not work as well – Read more…
Top Ten Portland Restaurants – and Overrated – May 2017
New Year, New List: Zusman’s Best Restaurants in Portland – and the Overrated Ones As Jerome J. Garcia and Robert C. Hunter once wrote, “The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet ‘neath the ground.” Portland’s darkest season made me want to flee or sleep, in turns. But at last Springy things are – Read more…
Top 10 Portland Restaurants – September 2016
My Top 10 Portland Restaurants along with my next 15 for September 2016 This is the first update to my Top 10 Portland restaurants list since it was originally published in March. It’s the only local list that’s immune from p.r. and advertising pressures and is actually written by someone who’s lived in Portland forever, has been eating out – Read more…
Zusman’s Top 10 Portland Restaurants
Michael Zusman goes to restaurants far more than I am able to, so I asked if he would be interested in an ongoing Top Ten Portland Restaurants list for the home page of the website. Fortunately he was happy to help, sending me 25. FD] Originally, my Top 10 Portland restaurants list was something I – Read more…
Gabriel Rucker Heads Kitchen at Little Bird Bistro
Gabriel Rucker Returns to Little Bird Bistro. Little Bird Bistro has never had quite the same following as it’s older sister Le Pigeon. The food has been good, but not up to the standards of the other restaurant. Today, two-time James Beard Award chef Gabriel Rucker announced that he has taken over the kitchen and – Read more…