Bar Reviews Locals already swoon over Bo Kwon’s Koi Fusion Korean taco truck, but in March the cart debuted a “pop-up restaurant” called Koifusion@1 (1300 NW Lovejoy St., 867-8822) in the space ...   More

Bar Reviews “OMG! THE FOOD HERE IS AWESOME!” screams the massive LED marquee announcing the presence of Farmhouse Restaurant and Lounge (3612 SE 82nd Ave., 777-8126, gregsbackyardgrill.com). That may ...   More

Bar Reviews “Is it ‘COO-pon’ or ‘CUE-pon’? ‘CAR-mel’ or ‘CARE-a-mel’?” asks Larissa, the convivial bartender at Amor Lounge (6219 SE Foster Road, 774-71 ...   More

Bar Reviews Now that Portland’s on the short list of cool American cities, we’re fast becoming a target for chain businesses of a trendier stripe. So while Beauty Bar (111 SW Ash St., 224-0773, beauty ...   More

Bar Reviews Everybody has a weakness. Let’s say yours is shuffleboard. You need to play shuffleboard like other people need to have a nightcap, or masturbate. There are plenty of bars where you can relieve ...   More

Bar Reviews From the street, the Bucket Brigade Saloon (8012 SE Powell Blvd., 774-8953)—flanked by brightly colored fast-food joints—looks like a nunnery or Turkish prison. But inside it feels more li ...   More

Bar Reviews At most bars, I’m happy stuffing my face with something fried at the end of the evening. It doesn’t matter what, really, as long as it’s salty and helps my failed attempts at flirtin ...   More

Bar Reviews The name “Park Avenue” hints at a certain grandiosity—we know this from the Green Acres theme song—but the chunk of Southwest Park Avenue that hosts Brasserie Montmartre (626 S ...   More

Bar Reviews Since opening in 1993, Rocco’s Pizza has been a haven for Powell’s shoppers looking for a quick place to nosh. Grimy and cluttered, it serves pizza that’s heavy on the dough and topp ...   More

Bar Reviews When I lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood, the bar now known as Hound Dog’s Bar & Grill (4463 SE Milwaukie Ave., 232-3547) was a regulars-only dive where dreams went to die. Terry’s Inn ha ...   More