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3435 N Lombard St., 283-5014, mockcrest.com. 9 am-2:30 am daily.
The true dive bar is an endangered species in close-in
Portland. The Matador, Pal's Shanty and Slabtown—all around for more
than 40 years and now, as of last year, nothing more than a past
generation's musty stories. Given the legendary tenure (66-plus years)
of their flagship property, the Mock Crest Tavern owners' recent
acquisitions of both Yorgo's (now "Yorgo's Greeley Avenue Bar &
Grill") and Sellwood's Yukon Tavern attest to their knowledge of what
pumps through the dive bar's veins: beers, burgers, breakfast, and, upon
review of all three establishments' menus...pudding shots? My query
elicited silence in the bar. "Have you had one?" says one full-time
bartendress. "This one's on me." A pair of enthusiastic patrons chimed
in: "You must try them." I took one bite. Then another. Then it was
gone.
Happy hour: 3-6 pm and 11 pm-close daily. $2.25 domestics, $3.75 craft and wells, $1 off wine, food specials.
Entertainment: Poker, puddin', and live music for free.
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