Updated - Tasty n Sons has now closed.Updated 10/17 - Tasty & Sons is a new concept by John Gorham of Toro Bravo, branching out from Spanish food. This cuisine is more "Americana", but there are lots of interesting foreign dishes as well, so be adventurous and explore the menu.One thing to keep in mind: the food is generally served "family-style". Most of it is … [Read more...] about Review: Tasty n Sons (Tasty n Daughters)
Portland Metro Restaurants That are Now Closed
It's always sad to see a restaurant close. As places we have reviewed go out of business, they end up in this category
Review: Toro Bravo Restaurant
Note: Toro Bravo closed in 2020.To understand Spanish food, it helps to have a little understanding of the culture behind it Spain tugs at something deep in my soul. Maybe it is because taste, music, and memory are so closely intertwined, but every time I hear flamenco, I flash back to a time 25 years ago.I was living in Healdsburg in the Sonoma Valley, where I … [Read more...] about Review: Toro Bravo Restaurant
Review: Nel Centro
On a cool evening a few months ago, I sat with friends on the patio at Nel Centro. Three fire pits allowed heat to drift across our table. The flames, reflected in window after window of the hotel, were sometimes three layers deep. Sheltered from the transit mall, it was a little oasis. Vines climbed nearby walls, the background music was perfect, and the chairs were … [Read more...] about Review: Nel Centro
Review: Beast Restaurant
Note: Beast closed in 2020, but may come back at some point. I'm leaving the review up for reference. Last update: 11/17 Just about everyone who reads local magazines has seen this photo of Naomi Pomeroy of Beast. One of the creators of Gotham Tavern, Ripe Family Supper, and clarklewis, she is the stuff of local legend. In 2009 Naomi opened Beast, modeled somewhat on her … [Read more...] about Review: Beast Restaurant
Review: Ten 01
Note: This restaurant closed on January 3, 2011. This review was written in 2009.Fugue - Music: a composition based on multiple themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.For those who have been reading my reviews … [Read more...] about Review: Ten 01