I’d been meaning to visit The Victory Bar ever since Imbibe Magazine named it one of the 100 best places to drink beer in the country. That was almost two years ago, however, and somehow my beer drinking never took me out to SE 37th and Division. Recently, however, I noted an intriguing tweet from @VictoryBar:
The Victory Bar
July 4th, 2010 · No Comments
Potato Champion
June 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Potato Champion is the grandaddy of Portland poutine. I have no doubt that more Portlanders tried poutine for the first time at this modest food cart parked at the corner of SE Hawthorne and 12th than at any other poutine purveyor in town.
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Laurelwood NW Public House
May 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments
When Heather lived in NW Portland, the Laurelwood NW Public House was one of our favorite weekend brunch spots. But since we moved to North Portland, we seldom have reason to visit the neighborhood. Recently, however, we learned that the menu had been revamped, and that one new menu (pdf) item in particular would provide the impetus to revisit Heather’s old stomping grounds:
Poutine $5/$8
House Cut Fries, Cheese Curds,
Mother Lode Golden Ale Gravy
