I've got a few places that I like :D
After a disasterous conveyor belt Sushi experience at Sushi Land at Bridgeport we found Sushi Hana on Hall Boulevard. It's good fast sushi that is safe and fairly inexpensive. This is imperative as my son LOVES the Shrimp. (Seriously- when he is a teenager I'd better be working to pay the grocery store.)
Then there is Fudruckers. We used to go to the Red Bird but their burgers always tasted frozen. When we moved Fudruckers became our new Burger place. They even have an Elk burger! I wish they'd quit over cooking mine! I'm going to make them re-fire it or stand back there and say "Take it off NOW"as Elk cooks quickly and isn't very fatty so, it only takes like 4-5 minutes to cook to medium- which is a tad pink in the center.
So far it seems the Burbs are a sea of chain stores, which are fine but, I'm looking to support some people doing it right out here in the vast expanse of un-Portland.
I have a few lines on some good Asian food- we shall see. After I find Pho and Chinese Takeout (that doesn't have Pand.a E.xpress on the front door) I'll begin looking for Mexican food and then my favorite: Itallian.
Next up: The distance I will go for good coffee. (Pictures!)
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Mai Asia...not my Asia.
Looking for Pho in all the wrong places...
Mai Asia has a bunch of great reviews on the the net. Perhaps they are all for their very good Salad Rolls and peanut ginger sauce. I could eat those all night.
Their Pho Ga, which is our favorite type of Vietnamese Pho or "Pho Soup" as my four year old likes to call it- was not the stuff of my dreams.
The chicken was...probably boiled. Not the biggest sin, but steamed is a better texture.
The broth is where this soup goes really wrong. It tastes...heavy and smells...um...organish? As if they boiled the stock with the whole chicken in it and only removed the feathers?
I don't want to beat them up, the owners and staff were awesome, they gave my kid a jelly and were friendly and kind. I kinda want to jump back there and give them a lesson in clear broth. But that would be totally rude.
If all Pho in the burbs is like this...I'm going to have to order Pho Kit by the case. While Brandy would LOVE my business, we tend to go out to Pho on nights I don't want to cook!
Mai Asia has a bunch of great reviews on the the net. Perhaps they are all for their very good Salad Rolls and peanut ginger sauce. I could eat those all night.
Their Pho Ga, which is our favorite type of Vietnamese Pho or "Pho Soup" as my four year old likes to call it- was not the stuff of my dreams.
The chicken was...probably boiled. Not the biggest sin, but steamed is a better texture.
The broth is where this soup goes really wrong. It tastes...heavy and smells...um...organish? As if they boiled the stock with the whole chicken in it and only removed the feathers?
I don't want to beat them up, the owners and staff were awesome, they gave my kid a jelly and were friendly and kind. I kinda want to jump back there and give them a lesson in clear broth. But that would be totally rude.
If all Pho in the burbs is like this...I'm going to have to order Pho Kit by the case. While Brandy would LOVE my business, we tend to go out to Pho on nights I don't want to cook!
Victory #1 Well I lied...
There was one place that we used to love, that actually has grown to four or five locations!
Pizza Caboose!
Their crust is crunchy and tastes awesome, the cheese is good, the toppings are high quality and generously placed. The price is right and you can eat it in a caboose. Or they will deliver it (Just short of our place- sadly! Next store in Tualatin PLEASE!!!) hot from their trucks that are equipped with warming ovens. It is really good pizza. Now I want some.
The atmosphere is a family friendly but low tech, low frills place. I wouldn't call it a dive, more like a hole in the wall. I don't know about their newer locations, but I'm happy with it just the way it is.
We had my four year old's fourth birthday at the Tigard location after bowling at Tigard Bowl.
Heads up for the moms out there, do their party package! Great deal, Great fun!!
Pizza Caboose!
Their crust is crunchy and tastes awesome, the cheese is good, the toppings are high quality and generously placed. The price is right and you can eat it in a caboose. Or they will deliver it (Just short of our place- sadly! Next store in Tualatin PLEASE!!!) hot from their trucks that are equipped with warming ovens. It is really good pizza. Now I want some.
The atmosphere is a family friendly but low tech, low frills place. I wouldn't call it a dive, more like a hole in the wall. I don't know about their newer locations, but I'm happy with it just the way it is.
We had my four year old's fourth birthday at the Tigard location after bowling at Tigard Bowl.
Heads up for the moms out there, do their party package! Great deal, Great fun!!
You Can't Leave for Over a Decade...
We lived in Portland for two years about 12 years ago.
We had started to really love it here. We had places.
The places are gone.
The Places Were:
The Noble House- Unarguably the best Chinese food in South West Portland
Spaghetti Already- Pizza, Focaccia sandwiches, pasta.
The Red Pepper- Better Mexican Food, Azteca but better. Albondegas was awesome.
All in the Water Tower at John's Landing. All gone now. Was it location? Was it economy? Who knows. I'd have to do a lot of investigating that I don't have time for with two active boys to take care of!
That's another thing: I now have two sons! A four year old and a nine month old. So dining out has new requirements, but both love to eat, and are generally very good eating out. The four year old loves to go places and the nine month old, he loves to eat! Food. Real Food. With his one tooth.
So, Here I go...searching for food in the southwestern suburbs of Portland, Oregon. Doccumented for your entertainment. My standards are those of a realistic food lover. I want food done well, at a good price, served to me with a smile. (Not to mention that I'd like to be able to drive there without getting on the Interstate.
We had started to really love it here. We had places.
The places are gone.
The Places Were:
The Noble House- Unarguably the best Chinese food in South West Portland
Spaghetti Already- Pizza, Focaccia sandwiches, pasta.
The Red Pepper- Better Mexican Food, Azteca but better. Albondegas was awesome.
All in the Water Tower at John's Landing. All gone now. Was it location? Was it economy? Who knows. I'd have to do a lot of investigating that I don't have time for with two active boys to take care of!
That's another thing: I now have two sons! A four year old and a nine month old. So dining out has new requirements, but both love to eat, and are generally very good eating out. The four year old loves to go places and the nine month old, he loves to eat! Food. Real Food. With his one tooth.
So, Here I go...searching for food in the southwestern suburbs of Portland, Oregon. Doccumented for your entertainment. My standards are those of a realistic food lover. I want food done well, at a good price, served to me with a smile. (Not to mention that I'd like to be able to drive there without getting on the Interstate.
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