Every so often I sit down to do a review and just don’t quite know what to say. That is why it takes me a while to get these out; sometimes, they have to percolate in my mind or else require an extra visit. This was the case with Ciao Vito. I had so many mixed experiences there, I ended up going four … [Read more...] about Review: Ciao Vito
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Review: Higgins Bar
Lazin’ On a Sunny Afternoon - Marshall Manning reviews the bar at Higgins Restaurant [Note: this review is only of the bar area. There is a full review of the entire restaurant here.] Friday was one of those days I don’t have often enough. It was the kind of day I’d have frequently if I ever got lucky enough to win … [Read more...] about Review: Higgins Bar
Review: Por Qué No? Taqueria
[updated 9.17] ¿Por Qué No? is yet another hole-in-the-wall taqueria to grace Portland, this time in the burgeoning Mississippi area. Located just 500 feet north of Fremont on Mississippi, it is a converted garage with a dozen tables inside, a recently converted and covered area next door, and a choice of … [Read more...] about Review: Por Qué No? Taqueria
Review: St. Honoré Boulangerie
Updated 6.17 If Disney Corporation was told to design a French bakery, I would guess that St. Honoré would be pretty close to their final result. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It is more the movie version American tourists expect from a French bakery, but not like any I have ever seen in France. It just has … [Read more...] about Review: St. Honoré Boulangerie
Review: Eleni’s Philoxenia
Updated 4/08: stopped here for a meal recently. Overall food quality has dropped significantly. I will go back for more meals and a full review, but for the time being, no longer recommend this restaurant. Many years ago on a whim, I took off on an adventure with a friend, and went to stay in a small stone house … [Read more...] about Review: Eleni’s Philoxenia
Review: Café Castagna
I have traveled far from my roots, but have never forgotten the lessons I learned about what makes a good burger back when I was a child. For the past few years, I’ve been searching for a one that could take me back to those days. I’ve tried countless: Higgins, Stanich’s, Skyline, Helvetia, Carafe, Bluehour, Wildwood, … [Read more...] about Review: Café Castagna
Review: Vault Martini
- refreshed 2/12 The first time I walked into Vault Martini I was stunned. Just a few short months before I had been in the Vespa dealership in the same space revisiting a trip to Italy. At that time the building was a dark, dank, greasy, concrete box. Now that Vault had taken over it was transformed. There was no … [Read more...] about Review: Vault Martini