PDX restaurants

My cousin Robyn and I (and now a couple other friends as well) have made a solemn pact to chew our way through Portland, i.e., identify (and eat in) restaurants and other food emporiums in glassland, i.e., Portland, the surrounding burbs and Vancouver, WA.

Our restaurants should (mostly) fit the following criteria:

How hard can that be?

So far, not very. Here’s what we’ve reviewed so far. At some point I should probably turn this into a searchable database with a proximity map…but it’ll be awhile. Unless otherwise noted, all restaurants are in downtown Portland someplace. I’ve marked my absolutely stellarly favorite places in bold, with an asterisk.

Click on a link to see the review

Asian/Indian

Breakfast/brunch

Coffee/dessert

European

Latin American

Middle Eastern/African

Northwestern/”New”/American

Soup/sandwiches

Anyone who knows of a great place in Portland to eat, gimmea holler, post a comment, whatever. I’ll send in the team (my belly and whoever it can grab for company) and get there eventually.

Our “gotta try” list so far (and please feel free to give your impressions of these or suggest others):

Would love to find a GOOD Mexican restaurant (and having grown up in central California, I’m picky). Also seeking good Persian, Afghani, Armenian, East African, Indian, Northwestern, vegetarian. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks–

–cynthia