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* All organic produce
* Mostly vegetarian/vegan menu
+ Serving fresh panini sandwiches
+ Delicious homemade soups
& bold salads
< Local hormone-free beef burgers
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n Cinco de Mayo skip the waterfront mad
ness and pay homage to the Mexican Rev
olution by checking out one of these Port
land tesoros.
Specialty and breakfast items too!
G O O D VALUE
La Calaca Comekma • 2304 S.E. Belmont SL
i Local organic beer, wine,
& fresh juices
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and always quick service
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For over 50 years, Sayler’s has been serving Portland families with what you might expect:
great food at a reasonable price served with attention and respect. We're not a national chain
o f steak houses. Then again, we never aspired to be one.
Yummy kids menu!
3024 NE Alberta + 503-335-8233
Breakfast: Sat & Sun 8-5
Lunch: M-F 10-5
Supper: Sun-Wed 5-10
Thu-Sat 5-11
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105th 8i S.E. Stark 503-252-4171 & Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy at Griffith Dr 503-644-1492
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Taqueria Nueve • 28 N.E. 28th Ave.
on’t he fooled by the upscale renovations:
The bigger, more beautiful Taqueria Nueve
is as marvelous and inexpensive as it was
when it seated only 20 at a time. Everything is
fresh and original here. The Caesar salad with
ceviche is so gcxxJ, you’ll want it every time,
and the tacos are simple hut delicious. The beef
soup with com dumplings and the mole enchi
ladas pack mouthfuls of flavor, and the stuffed
chile pepper never disappoints. In fact, nothing
disappoints here, and everyone knows it: You
will always wait. But it’s worth it when you’re
waiting for the best Mexican fcxxi in town.
Order the freshest squeezed, most delicious
margarita you’ll ever taste while you’re waiting.
You’re in for quite a treat.
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Street fixture is that you can get a lot of
f(xxJ for less than $5. A lot. The soft tosta-
da here is really like a giant burrito: an over
sized flour tortilla stuffed with pinto beans, rice,
lettuce, tomato and cheese. Smother it with La
Sirenita’s homemade red sauce and you’ll he
full for the rest of your life. The tacitos are
authentic, small com tortillas topped with
meat, onions and fresh lime, and there arc
always gcxxJ homemade soups on hand. If
you’re on a tight budget hut don’t want to set
tle for a less-than-decent meal, stop off at this
hustling hole in the wall. It’s always packed
with workers, students, hipsters and anyone
else looking for gcxxl, cheap, homemade food.
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it when you can just go there? Its bigger,
better and easier to find in its new-ish
location on Belmont, across from Wild Aban
don. But if you’re looking for a burrito, don’t
bother. Burritos, according to LCC, are an
invention of the border region, not Mexico.
Instead, this place serves up quesadillas, tacos,
salads and lots of specialty items. Try the mole
with blackberries, served with chicken, rice,
pear and tortillas, or the grilled pork loin and
mushrooms with black chile sauce, almonds,
rice and tortillas. Wash either down with a
Spicy Vampire— tequila, spicy sangría and lime
juice— or a Chaay Can (Green Snake)— gin,
avocado, lime juice and mint with a rim of
sugar. It’s a little pricier than most Mexican
joints, hut with food and drinks as original as
these, it’s money well spent.
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Warm, Rustic & Romantic
Neighborhood Dining
7742 SE 13th Avenue
Reservations 503 » 232 * 6151