Take out. Not really sure how I feel about take out. I mean, sure, you don’t have to cook, it keeps your house cooler during the summer… but you still have dishes to wash. Unless you are really good about eating out of the containers. Or use paper plates. There’s a novel idea, my whole blog could be useless if we just all used paper plates. (more…)
So I’m really sad when I think a place has so much potential, and just isn’t living up to it. Take Cooper’s Coffee for instance. Let me recount the things that have happened to me there….. (more…)
I have been here several times now, and am definitely impressed with the owner’s friendly service. Bahn Cuon Tan Dinh is known for its cuon, or rolls, which are like roll-your-own salad rolls. You receive a bowl of hot water, and a plate of thin half moons of rice paper. Your plate is filled with mint, coriander, cilantro, basil, lettuce, daikon, carrot, cucumber, vermicelli noodles, peanuts, scallions and your choice of meat. Dip the rice paper in the water, fill it with food, and roll! For $8 you get a big plate, enough for at least 8 salad rolls. Love it! They make avacado shakes, salty lemonade (think margarita without the tequila) and you can have a whole coconut to drink if you want. The pho here is nothing to write home about, (Pho Hung is the best if you are looking for beef noodle soup), but anything with their BBQ pork or pork sausages is good. They also sell their BBQ by the pound for take out. Located at 2850 SE 82nd Ave in the FuBonn Market. Open daily 9am-9pm.
Two places in one night, wow! My brother in law and his wife invited us downtown to Descutes Brewery and Public House right after we had returned from dinner, and since beer is always a good thing…. we went! Deschutes Brewery is well known in the Portland area, and the main brewery is located in Bend. The building in the Pearl used to be Jim Stevens Auto Body… I still marvel that they got the smell of paint fumes out of the air! (more…)