Willamette Week

Nob Hill

It has many names: the Alphabet District, Nob Hill and Northwest Portland to name some. But this neighborhood isn’t lacking identity. Northwest 21st Avenue was Portland’s original restaurant row, then anchored by the stalwart Paley’s Place, and the now-defunct Zefiro and Wildwood. Two streets west, Northwest 23rd Avenue is a shopping destination and was the … Continue reading Nob Hill

Nob Hill

It has many names: the Alphabet District, Nob Hill and Northwest Portland to name some. But this neighborhood isn’t lacking identity. Northwest 21st Avenue was Portland’s original restaurant row, then anchored by the stalwart Paley’s Place, and the now-defunct Zefiro and Wildwood. Two streets west, Northwest 23rd Avenue is a shopping destination and was the … Continue reading Nob Hill

Kung Pow and Shandong

Kung Pow: 500 NW 21st Ave., 208-2173, kungpowpdx.com. Shandong: 3724 NE Broadway, 287-0331, shandongportland.com. Lunch and dinner daily. Irvington’s Shandong has been serving its own subdued, better-than-most ode to its titular province for a while. But with Nob Hill’s Kung Pow, San Francisco-raised Henry Liu has made an amped-up celebration of the old-school American Chinese … Continue reading Kung Pow and Shandong

Kung Pow and Shandong

Kung Pow: 500 NW 21st Ave., 208-2173, kungpowpdx.com. Shandong: 3724 NE Broadway, 287-0331, shandongportland.com. Lunch and dinner daily. Irvington’s Shandong has been serving its own subdued, better-than-most ode to its titular province for a while. But with Nob Hill’s Kung Pow, San Francisco-raised Henry Liu has made an amped-up celebration of the old-school American Chinese … Continue reading Kung Pow and Shandong

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