3 6 J U S t O U t » novembar 19, 2004
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LoBu gets its foodie groove on
8051 SE 17th
SELLW00D 503 239-1177
2225 NEMLK
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nee the sole province of car sales and
strip joints, Lower Burnside is veritably
bursting with urban renewal these days.
Alongside the Bossanova Ballroom (pre
viously the Viscount) and a few tun vintage
clothing stores, a smattering of restaurants have
popped up to provide a place to nosh. The
Fann Cate, of course, stole our hearts last year.
Now a tew more queer-friendly eateries are on
the East Burnside map.
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Colleen's • 22 N.E. Seventh Ave.
Snuggle up to a cup...
Great Coffee, Pastries, Soup fir Gifts
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We're not a national chain of expensive steak houses. W e’re a Portland, Oregon favorite.
And for over 55 years, w e’ve been bringing families together with great meals at prices so
reasonable you’ll never eat alone. Unless, o f course, you want some peace and quiet.
On the corner o f 41st 8r Woodstock
(503)7740577
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CAFE & ESPRESSO BAR
Voted the
Best
Breakfast
in
Vancouver
Grendel’s Cafe • 729 E. Burnside St.
105th & S.E. Stark 503-252-4171 & B eaverton H illsdale Hwy at G riffith D r 503-644-1492
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060) 737-9907 • H rs : T-S*r 7 am -3 pm / $UK 9 am -2 pm
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The new owners, Joe & Greg
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a Portland classic
dinner is served
tucsday through thursday 5-9pm
friday and Saturday 5 - 1 Opm
since
Besaw’s
2301 NW Savicr St.
503-228-2619
hat first, great monster in English literature
has lent his name to this humble coffee
and sandwich shop, painted an appropriate
water-monster hue. The fixxl is nothing to
write home about, but it’s always fresh and
straightforward (no pun intended). Clientele
obviously stop in for the atmosphere, which is
all about lingering. Bring your laptop, play a
game of Boggle, add a handbill to the sur
rounding bric-a-brac. It’s a nice stop for an
espresso and a little musing, say, on how chis
eled and hot Beowulf must have lixiked when
he tixik on “that demon, that fiend/Grendel
who haunted the moors."
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1 1 you haven’t heard of this sweet, European-
| inspired cafe around the com er from Ozone
1 Records, don’t he too chagrined. N either had
we. O pen for more than a year, Colleen’s is
moving its humble self out into the limelight
on Burnside and Eighth Avenue in a few
months. No matter when you go (and you
should go), you can’t go wrong with selections
from the all-day breakfast menu. The flank
steak breakfast hurrito is creatively comple
mented with tangy green salsa: it brought hack
pleasant memories of college comfort fixxl. Tra
ditional lunches include soup specials like lamb
and quince ragout and fresh green salad with
peppercorn dressing. The chef is likely to visit
your table and make sure you like his home
made focaccia— and don’t even think about
not trying it!
Doug Fir Restaurant and Bar •
800 E. Burnside S t
Restaurant and Bar
P ortlan d ’s E a stsid e
D in in g & S p irits
Now featuring music and videos
on flat screen plasma monitors
Extended menu
Including late night hours
Thurs. Fri. Sat. til 1:30am
503-230-7980
2913 SE Stark
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f you haven’t yet been to the Doug Fir, you
can’t call yourself a Portlander, much less a '
Portland queer. T he epicenter of hip at the
moment, this club-cum-motel-cum-restaurant
serves damn fine food at damn low prices. For
lunch, try the Farmer’s Sandwich, a melted
dream of grilled cheese, spinach and red pepper
tapenade on whole-grain gixxlness, with per
fectly munchahle fries. For an affordable din
ner, go with the Fir Burger, super thick and
fresh, with potatoes au gratin that are out of
this world. Pair this plate with a half-liter of
the cheap house merlot and you’ll he singing
from the varnished log rafters.
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