In 1805, explorers Meriwether Lewis and Daniel Clark were deep in the midst of the first transcontinental exploration to the West Coast of the United States; in 1905, to celebrate the centennial of that expedition, Portland hosted a “world’s fair”, the Lewis and Clark Exposition. At that time in history, “World’s Fairs” were held annually [...]
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No Comments »“Dressed to the nines” – is a riff on an old English idiom, which means “to perfection” or “to the highest degree.” Basically, putting on your best duds in order to impress. When one visits the Departure Restaurant in the “Nines” Hotel in downtown Portland, one might consider “dressing to the nines” – not to [...]
Yippee kay yay, pardner! Belly up to the bar, straddle the saddle, and be welcomed to one of the friendliest “dive bars” in the Portland area, with food all day long, and nightly specials. What constitutes a “dive bar?” Well, according to the all knowing, all seeing, magic 8 ball Wikipedia, these days, it’s really [...]
Ah, back in my salad days, Trader Vic’s, in Mpls-St. Paul, used to be one of my “go-to” places to impress the ladies! Did it work? Oh, yeah! So now, TV’s has returned to open in Portland, and is chock-a-block full of authentic tiki decor, and serves up some of the best exotic cocktails and [...]
Posted in Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Other Tags: Portland downtown, Portland Happy Hour, Portland restsaurant, Tiki bar No Comments »Had a great time at a private fete at Sunshine Tavern in Portland on Saturday afternoon. I’m sure I will return, it’s a menu made just for me! We were served a wide variety of dishes, and overall my favorite was Sunshine’s take on the national dish of Canada, poutine. Sunshine’s version adds Italian pork [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Hamburgers, Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Pizza, Sausage Tags: Portland Brunch, Portland Happy Hour, Portland Pizza, Poutine No Comments »This may be the funnest place in Portland you’ve never heard of! Nestled in an industrial neighborhood in NW, almost under I-405, the Canvas Art Bar and Bistro makes for a very special date night with your significant other or your children! As they indicate on their website, you can go there to [...]
Not a full posting, but they deserve one in the future. El Gaucho is a mini chain of premium steakhouses in the Pacific NW. I’ve been numerous times, but never for happy hour, which is really poppin’ if you arrive any later than the time the doors open at 5pm. We grazed the happy hour [...]
Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I found ourselves downtown Portland on Saturday, she had a brief appointment near the end of the day, and I told her I would wait for her at the Virginia Cafe on 10th. Mrs. BDB and I have enjoyed the start of a bender or two at the Virginia, but that was [...]
Mrs. Burgerdogboy and I have switched our weekly happy hour nite out to Tuesdays, instead of Wednesdays, as she has a crack o’ dawn biz obligation every Thursday, and works entirely at home on Wednesdays. So we can be a little footloose on Tuesday nites. We stayed close to home tonight and went to downtown [...]
In my opinion, it’s hard to find anything affiliated with the Kimpton Hotel chain that is “wrong.” Our experiences in these hotels, around the country, and here in Portland, have been absolutely superb. In fact, the Portland Monaco (formerly Fifth Avenue Suites) was Mrs. BDB and my choice to host our wedding party, back in [...]
