Restaurants, Dining - Alberta, Beaumont, Hollywood, Irvington, Lloyd District, Mississippi, St. John's, University Park, Gresham SE 82nd, NE Sandy, NE Prescott, Killingsworth, Fremont
General North Portland
Salty's on the Columbia. Famous views of the river from one of Portland’s longtime upscale restaurant stalwarts. For lunch, seafood is the rule for appetizers. Soups and salads, combos (about $15) include blackened salmon Caesar, half prime rib. Entrees ($17 - $27) boast Alaskan cod fish ‘n’ chips, prawns, crab and shrimp Louie, Dungeness stuff salmon. Burgers and tacos too. Dinnertime brings big steaks (around $35) or surf and turf dishes (about $50). Around $15 are steamed clams in chardonnay with veggies, coconut-crusted prawns, a spicy calamari, crab cakes, Korean style ribs. Oysters on the half shell or prawns are cold and around $19. Share a large plate of seafood sampler that includes many seafoods above. A massive sampler ($69) includes salmon lox, chilled prawns, raw oysters, Alaskan king crab and more. Various other seafood dishes, and non-seafood plates include chicken and burgers. 3839 N.E. Marine Drive. Portland, Oregon. (503) 288-4444. www.saltys.com/portland/
 Glisan Burger Barn and Grill. So many burger choices, so little time. Major family destination. Most burgers are in the $8 - $10 range and absolutely enormous as well as loaded to the point of overflowing with their ingredients. Simple cheeseburgers to more complex items like the Hawaiian (pineapple, ham and teriyaki), Cock-A-Doodle doo (ham and fried egg), Black 'n Blue (bacon with the blue cheese pecan spread), the Hanoi (peanut sauce, lettuce and cucumber), Fitty Fitty (half cheddar and half pepperjack), The Barn Club (grilled ham, smoked pepper turkey, bacon), a lush patty melt, or the spicy Sweet Heat (chipotle peppers, grilled onions and a chipotle sauce). Other specialties include the Yosemite Sam (cheeseburger with an onion ring and BBQ sauce), or the monstrous Chilli CheeseFries Burger with a burger, chili and fries all kind of piled together. Interesting chicken specialties, a salmon burger and a veggie burger too. Huge hot sandwiches served on 10-inch baguettes include sirloin, chicken, hotdogs, pastrami and more. Incredible homemade shakes and soups. Gluten free options. Located on the Northeast corner of 79th Ave and NE Glisan St. Portland, Oregon. (503) 254-4285. www.glisanburgerbarn.com
Alberta
Fire on the Mountain, N. Portland and East Burnside
. Start with munchies like fries, tots, fried pickles with chipotle mayo, onion rings with a spicy twist, sweet potato fries, or mushrooms stuffed with blue cheese (around $6). Then there are the chicken wings, fried crisp in fat free oil and smothered in homemade sauces. Sauces are mild, medium, hot, sweet BBQ, Jamaican jerk, raspberry habanero, bourbon chipotle or a buffalo lime cilantro. $6 to $10 for six to 12 wings; as many as 250 wings for $170. Hot sandwiches include charbroiled chicken, vegetarian, Jamaican Jerk chicken, BBQ chicken or chicken with peanut sauce in an Asian vein ($9). Plenty of salads, often spicy with chicken. There is vegetarian version of hot wings and fish ‘n’ chips, as well as boneless wings. 4225 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, Oregon. 503-280-WING. www.portlandwings.com Also an East Burnside location.
Beaumont
Hollywood
Irvington
Lloyd District
Mississippi
St. John's
University Park
Gresham
|