Food Reviews & Stories Since crossing the river from its original Pearl location, this local vegan favorite has indeed blossomed: The restaurant now offers lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch and has just added a full-service   More

Food Reviews & Stories Vegans and carnivores alike, hie to this bright hole-in-the-wall deli-bakery combo with two locations hidden amid industrial buildings both north and south of East Burnside. Prepare to taste a forei   More

Food Reviews & Stories Vietnamese sandwiches are pretty much the best way for hungry folks to spend $2.50 (and for whatever reason, they always seem to cost $2.50). The ones at Binh Minh, a miniature storefront with fogge   More

Food Reviews & Stories Ethiopian dining is rarely an elegant affair, and the white tablecloths, real napkins and minimalist decor of Bete-Lukas don’t exactly scream, “Pull up a pew and start scarfing lentils with your   More

Food Reviews & Stories Best Taste brands itself as “Chinese BBQ,” and the owners aren’t kidding; this meat bears no resemblance to its American cousin. Right by the doorway fire-reddened ducks are strung up at the n   More

Food Reviews & Stories Portland’s only Vietnamese sandwich drive-thru recently added Koi Fusion-inspired Viet tacos to the menu (three for $5), but don’t order them—they’re a trap; mediocre fillings on lousy torti   More

Food Reviews & Stories Slices ($3.50) so big you must fold them over to eat ’em? Check. So piping hot they blister the roof of your mouth? Check. OK, we admit our standards for a pizzeria aren’t too exacting. But Bell   More

Food Reviews & Stories It’s a ballsy move, declaring your biscuits and gravy the best in Portland right there on the menu. But when the plate arrives, it’s hard to argue against a pair of fluffy sweet potato biscuits   More

Food Reviews & Stories Unlike the all-you-can eat buffet and great simmering bowls of downtown’s Taiwanese-style Hot Pot City (see page 19), Beijing Hot Pot is a communal affair: A bowl of broth is placed in the center   More

Food Reviews & Stories Tucked in a sunny, off-street industrial building on Northeast Glisan Street, Bakery Bar can be hard to find. Once you’ve visited, though, it’s similarly hard to quit. Though the name implies ca   More