Bar Reviews It’s literally impossible to miss the game at The Cheerful Bullpen (1730 SW Taylor St., 222-3063). Located just across the MAX tracks from PGE Park, the Bullpen has long been a haven where pint- ...   More

Bar Reviews The same quandary confronts all West Coast sports bars: When all the contests are concluded by 10 pm—10:30, if a Pac-10 game goes to overtime—how do they keep the beer-sodden spectators in ...   More

Bar Reviews “You can be LL Cool J,” says Josh, the genial bartender at Hungry Tiger Too (207 SE 12th Ave., 238-4321) as he passes me an LL-illustrated ace of hearts after I give him my food order. Leg ...   More

Bar Reviews “So, you’ll be trying to draw in some of the Marathon crowd from across the street?” I ask Andrew Mechow, owner of newly opened Tequilas Muertos (1650 W Burnside St., 222-1507). &ldq ...   More

Bar Reviews Discreetly stowed above Toro Bravo, with windows spying down on Northeast Russell Street and an adjacent parking lot, The Secret Society Lounge (116 NE Russell St., 493-3600) fits its name quite nicel ...   More

Bar Reviews “Is all your food here vegetarian?” asks the man at the bar, headphones around his neck, bobbing his head like Ali prepping for the big fight as he glances at the Cowboys score on the flat ...   More

Bar Reviews The dimly lit, maritime-themed bar Tanker (4825 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 445-4635) is an eye-catching place. Located a hop, skip and a jump from Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard’s busiest stretch, it ha ...   More

Bar Reviews OPEN AIR: Striding into the Airplay Cafe (701 E Burnside St., 808-7908) at just a shade past 10 pm, I knew something was wrong. The jazz show scheduled for the night was long over, and though the plac ...   More

Bar Reviews IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL: “People were asking me for Fuzzy Navels. I don’t know what that is! A rum and Coke, yes, I can do that,” says Tony Alabi. The owner of Calabash (8 ...   More

Bar Reviews BREWS & BEDLAM: Chaos Cafe & Parlor (2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112) is more kaleidoscopic than chaotic. Adorning the eatery’s outside wall is a bright, intricate logo featuring a sexy, wine-sip ...   More