Cheap Eats 2010

By Matthew Korfhage

Three words: beer-battered burger. It's vegetarian, sure, but the decadence of the deep-fried Wilky's Comet ($8) still stuns. Sagittarius is part of the venerable Portland tradition of hippie comfort food, but meat lovers needn't worry, as forcefully attested by the beefy Astro Burger ($8, with prosciutto, mango and avocado) and bacon-wrapped meatloaf ($10). The non-sandwich food­—greasy brewpub fries, spicy-creamy rosemary mac ($8)—is so cosseting it's womblike. You'd think it was designed specifically for the pot-munchied and hungover.

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Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

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