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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 2006)
38 lUStiOUt JANUARY 6. 2006 eatingout eatingaut eating out eating wt eatingnit eatingout eating gut Sagtet GREAT STEAK GOOD VALUE ATTENTIVE SERVICE - < ' BY JENNY NGUYEN ajafi ktL 1 pacific kitchen OBVIOUSLY, WE RE NOT A CHAIN For over 50 years, Sayler’s has been serving Portland Tv families with what you might expect: great food at a if ' reasonable price served with attention and respect. • ■-* We’re not a national chain of steak houses. Then again, we never aspired fo be one. Epiqueerean ■ northwest cuisine with asian influence. Something New to Chew lunch & dinner everyday breakfast sat & sun at 9am happy hour everyday 4-7pm OLD COUMTRY KITCHEN featuring original paper collage by elizabeth brigham 503.287.5400 • 3449 ne 24th and fremont 105th & S.E. Stark • (503) 252-4171 reservations taken, but not required ------------ - --------—--------------------------------------- 1------------~----— ere it is again—the hope of a fresh start, H a new you. So, cheers to new-fangled beginnings, impossible resolutions and spankin’ new eats. 0’ course, places are popping up faster than corks of Cristal this new year, but yers truly is bringin’ it live from my mouth to yours. Here she blows! L'Astra • 22 N.E. Seventh Ave. Although not born yesterday, this petite eatery has glided under foodie radar for some time now. Once housing the popular Colleen’s, this five-table restaurant is cozy and charming, unless you hate eating in close proximity to strangers or have an allergic reaction to mismatched flatware. Run pri marily by a wife ’n' husband team, the experience is like a home-cooked meal at the neighbors’— except these neighbors are creative, gastronomic and hospitable. The menu is typed fresh daily, with items ranging from homemade ravioli to braised 3551 SE Division Street 503-236-6890 lamb. Lunch is chaotic and dinner more subdued; either way, the food’s good, but what’s punishable is not being able to have a glass of zin with them FEATURING Stumptown coffee, grugeres. Gabriel’s Bakery Gilt Club • 306 N.W. Broadway & vegan goodies The hippest, chicest and flashiest spot to VISIT www.havencoffee.com for events calendar WE NOW HAVE WI-FI 8338 N . Lorn B3RÒ 503- 247-1066 Violet’s Cafe whore yourself on Broadway since Mary’s? You bet I had to be there. Massive thrones of red leather and more bling than Nelly’s grill had my expectations of quality cuisine low. But wham ham, a mountainous salad of pear, pecans, bleu cheese and prosciutto lay beaming before me. Then came the perfectly seared yellowfin tuna with a ruby red center, Basque-style peppernade and fingerlings. High from the sheer shock of par Fresh • Simple American taking in such an exquisite a meal, I went ahead with the Cypress Hill fromage with fig and honey, even though my belt begged me no more. This is Cafe gonna be a good year. 8051 SE 17th • 503-239-1177 Pix Patisserie • 3901 N. Williams Ave. The second installment of dessert heaven is located on a beautiful corner lot on an otherwise dreary North Williams Avenue. Huge garage doors make for an airy atmosphere and an impressive scene when scoping from the outside. It should go without saying, but the desserts are divine, as is the list of beverages to mate your palate. Although the grand space is liberating, service and atmosphere are missing the comfy umph and amiable magic of its Southeast predecessor, making it hard to see All Natural Heats Open Every Day Large Party Space Take Out Available 325 NE Russell Street • 503.528.8224 rmsdlstreetbbq.com 5204 NE Sacramento at 52nd & Sandy Blvd Open 7am-2pm Thursday-Monday where Pix’s true origins are to be found. But for you NoPo sugar junkies who need it now and need it fast, look no further. • J enny N guyen is looking for brand spankin ’ new places to try. Send suggestions to jenny0080@hotmail.com. She ’ll thank you later.
