Food & Restaurants

Restaurant listings can never be complete and/or up to date, but it sure is fun trying.We’ve listed restaurants that have been around a while and are thus likely to be here when you return – months or years from this trip.We’ve missed a lot of them. That means little or nothing.Look to media outlets below for reviews of the latest fashion food outlets.Notable Local Restaurants

    • Most are Portland based, but a few national chains are included because of high quality.

Steak Houses

    • The Steak Houses are a breed apart, so we list them separately, both local and chains.

Food With A View

    • Good food and a great veiw. What’s not to love?

Food Carts

    • A new and novel way to experience great food in a big hurry.

Local Chains

    Speaking of chains, one measure of the importance we place on food, is all of the multi-state restaurants based in the Portland area. All more than worthy of your business.

Apart from sit-down restaurants and food carts, there are also walk-up food experiences that are unique to Portland.

  • Moonstruck Chocolate
    Chocolate to die for? Oprah thinks so. There’s an outlet in the Pioneer Square Fashion Mall right downtown.
  • Voodoo Doughnut
    World famous, and deservedly so.

Restaurant Chains Anchored In Portland and/or The Pacific Northwest

  • Burgerville USA 39 locations.
    Drive-though and Sit-down restaurants.
  • Elmer’s Restaurants 25 locations.
    Started as a Pancake House in 1960.
  • McCormick & Schmick’s 87 locations.
    Listed on NASDAQ. Downtown: Harborside at the Marina is on public transportation.
  • McMenamin’s 57 locations.
    Microbreweries, Theater Pubs, Hstoric Hotels & Dance-Halls.
  • Orignal Pancake House 124 locations.
    Flagship restaurant is on SW Barbur Blvd. No reservations, no seating without full party present. Plan on waiting 20+ minutes even midweek. #12 Bus southbound.
  • The Old Spaghetti Factory 51 locations USA & Canada.
    Flagship restaurant: 0715 S.W. Bancroft St. On Streetcar.
  • Shari’s 104 locations.
    24-hour pie house.
  • Busters BBQ 3 outlets, all in the PDX ‘burbs.
  • Swagat 5 outlets. May be the best Tandoori Chicken in town. Moderate prices. Lunch Buffet $9.
  • Moonstruck Chocolate
    Chocolate to die for? Oprah thinks so. There’s an outlet in the Pioneer Square Fashion Mall right downtown.
  • Pho Van 3 local outlets. Thai.
  • Typhoon 6 outlets. Thai.
  • Hot Lips 5 outlets. Pizza.

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