Good Call Sports Bar & Grill: Hey Now, You're An All-Star

By Casey Jarman

A fatal shooting last October probably unfairly hurt the reputation of the Good Call Sports Bar & Grill (11010 SE Division St., 251-8999), an oversized Cambodian restaurant and watering hole in the Far East (of Portland). That's a shame, because this is one of the friendliest clubs in town. The numerous flat-screen TVs, corner pool table and appetizers like "360 Wind Mill BBQ Wings" and "Game Over Fried Rice" will all feel relatively old hat to sports hounds, but it's the warm staff and full Cambodian menu that make this place a hidden gem. Where else can you down a pint of Guinness with traditional somlar machu kreung ($8.50)—a fantastic, lemongrass-based soup with watercress and thick, tender chunks of beef? Seattle, from what we're told. This is closer—and awesome. A live-music schedule only sweetens the deal.

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