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3551 SE Division Street
503-236-6890
FEATURING
Stumptown coffee,
Gabriel’s Bakery
& vegan goodies
VISIT
www.havencoffee.com
for events calendar
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by J enny
N guyen
The 'Couv groove
o, gentle eaters, you’re craving a real din
ing experience, eh? You may not be aware
of it, but Vancouver is spurting with
growth these days. No joke: With ginor
mous steps forward in the city center with the
beautiful Esther Short Park and the year-round
indoor market, dining choices are steadily
increasing. Head north across that green giant
bridge and visit your fat, bad-driving, anti
cultured, inbreeding, tax-dodging neighbors;
maybe you’ll find something good to eat other
than your words.
The Igtoe • 3128 E. Evergreen Blvd.
his shiny tin can and neon-embroidered
eatery is loaded with down-home diner
goods. The menu reflects no change in
time from the good ol’ days, and neither do
their prices (or their clientele—you’ll forgive
’em). The dreadfully delicious and greasy burg
ers are a standard half-pound patty loaded with
anything from blue cheese, pineapple and
bacon to the works for a mere $6. Daily spe
cials include smoky clam chowder, lasagna and
roast turkey sandwiches, all made in-house.
Remodeled two years ago, The Igloo has out
door seating and an outdoor patio for a decent
burger feast or a place to sip real ice cream
milkshakes.
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Vancouver Pizza Co. • 2219 Main St.
uite possibly the best pizza in town, Van
couver Pizza Co. is all about the toppings.
With more than 40 variations to choose
from (all named after artists), you’ll have to
narrow it down to five first. The restaurant is a
little small and cramped inside, so the best
place to enjoy a pan is outdoors in its roped-off
sidewalk area. Perfect crusts and deliciously dis
tinguishable sauces make VanCo hard to beat,
even by Portland standards. Our Stravinsky
came out tall with Italian sausage, mushrooms,
peppers, spinach, garlic and artichoke hearts,
which sealed the deal.
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reservations
503 • 232 • 6151
assaggiorestaurant.com
Ice Cream Renaissance •
2108 Main St.
rive down Main Street and you’ll see a
mini P-town developing here. Hell, its got
a Starbucks, some fancy condos and a vin
tage clothing store. Is this what Hawthorne
used to look like, Grandma? Well, maybe.
Anyhow, there’s a beautiful, artsy ice cream
place popping out of its training bra that’s cre
ated quite a buzz ’round here with weekly
events featuring live local bands and fashion
shows from kx:al designers. Serving homemade
ice cream made fresh daily with flava faves like
bittersweet chiKolate, honey vanilla and pista
chio, the fun has only just begun. Local art
work is on display all over the restaurant, but
the kitchen staff are artists in their own regard.
A glance through the verbose menu is testa
ment to Renaissance’s passion to art and food.
From the custom-made sampling platter
labeled Picasso’s Palate to an edible interpreta
tion of our beloved Mount St. Helens, it’s food
art, and that’s cool, man. jm
Have a restaurant suggestion? Write to JENNY
N guyen at jenny0080@hotmail.com.