Food Reviews & Stories At first glance, Gil’s Speakeasy—sunken below an apartment complex without much fanfare or even a sign—doesn’t seem like an ideal destination to watch a Blazers game. But step inside and you quickly realize two things: It has a couch that’s always empty and pints of PBR   More

Food Reviews & Stories If the barroom looks a little empty stepping into Ducketts, don’t let that scare you away: The action’s usually out on the back patio. The combination of sun and $5 pitchers of PBR (served all day, mind you) makes for the perfect lazy Sunday afternoon. Inside it’s a bit dark, but c   More

Food Reviews & Stories You shouldn’t feel bad if you can’t find the Yes and No. With a totally un-Googleable name and nondescript, hidden entrance, the new downtown watering hole—which occupies the space next to Tube formerly home to Food Hole—is so new it hasn’t changed the name on the marqu   More

Food Reviews & Stories I have a tendency to favor bitter drinks, but before Saturday night, I only had a vague idea of what “bitters” were. Sitting at the Branch Whiskey Bar with a few friends, I casually asked bartender Andrew Finkelman how he makes his bitters. “Is it just herbs and oranges and stuff?&   More

Food Reviews & Stories You could feed a Third World country on one order of Reel ’M Inn’s fried chicken and jojos. This isn’t the type of bar you come to when you’re feeling peckish—it’s the place you go after a long workday when you forgot to eat and don’t feel like grabbing anot   More

Food Reviews & Stories 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 toppings but light on your pocketbook. The one thing it has always lacked is a place to grab a pint and    More

Food Reviews & Stories The only aspect that remains from this bar’s former incarnation, Colosso, is the low-lit setting, which is perfect for quiet conversations but makes reading the menu tough. We decided to stick with the basics—herb-sautéed calamari ($8), which was surprisingly light and fresh&mdash   More

Bar Reviews There are places that serve clam chowder, and then there are places that serve a bowl of chowder so HUGE and intimidating that it’s listed in all caps on the menu. At Pal’s Shanty (4630 NE ...   More

Food Cart Reviews My mom never really made me peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when I was little. Maybe it was my irrational hatred of chunky peanut butter (hey, I was a weird kid) or love of anything that has cheese ...   More

Music Stop everything you are doing. I think you're going to want to hear the new Menomena single. This morning, on an official announcement on the band's website (and also Pitchfork, Stereogum, and your kid brother's blog) drummer Danny Seim finally gave some concrete details on th...   More