Northwest Public House: House Of Brews

By Casey Jarman

Summer is patio season, and if you're in the no-porch-at-home camp like I am, you're in total outdoor seating-hunting mode about now. That's where Northwest Public House (2327 NW Kearney St., northwestpublichouse.com)—in the literal Northwest Portland house formerly occupied by Laurelwood Public House—comes in handy. In addition to two levels of breezy, wide-open indoor seating, it has a total of three outdoor seating areas: A large front porch with both outdoor bar and table seating, plus two intimate upstairs patios that you might just have to cut a bitch to enjoy. You may just wind up staring at the eight flat-screen TVs upstairs (a huge contrast to the stripped-down main dining area). Beers and food items are generally a buck or two more than they probably should be—the gluten-free crowd won't mind, as NWPH is way GF-friendly—but then the build-a-burger options are pretty thrilling. And those $8 apple fritters? Oh my lord. NWPH is all about the great outdoors, but what's inside isn't half bad, either.

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.

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