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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2007)
• DECEMBER 21 2007 lUSt out out I BUY ONE SLICE I 8 GET ONE SLICE I I I BY JENNY NGUYEN I I Presents of Mine I I here is something about the holiday I Fresh Ingredients season that makes us think about those I Vegan Options we love, how we want to share our gtxxl I fortune and, more importantly, what we I 3240 N. Williams want to give to those who’ve given to us. I 503-335-0300 This time ’round I’m giving you, my lovely I www.pizza-agogo.com eaters/readers, a random spackling of some small I FREE! out out out out I I I I I T but delightful restaurants that will turn even the naughtiest gluttons nice. $2000FF Break fas Ful WE DELIVER! Cava • 5339 S.E. Foster Road Practically across town from me, Foster Road has, until late, been just a name paired with gridlock on traffic reports. That was before 1 discovered Cava (and Devil’s Point on the same block). The simple menu is chock full of distinctive Northwest flavors done up via classical French cookery. The result is a pure, flavorful and authentic taste that is rare in these here parts. The cheese plate is a divine smat tering of four or five unique cheeses, from a hitter crème to a pungent, chalky blue paired with honey and marconas. The watercress salad comes dressed with perfectly roasted beet, marcona almonds and orange. The cassoulet is decadent with an entire bone-in confit duck leg, sausage and white beans. While heartier sandwiches grace a space on the menu, go for the exquisitely executed entrees. Get a to-go box and then splurge on dessert, paired with a few nicely chosen ports or dessert wines. Cava is a gift to the Southeast side. Miss Delta • 3950 N. Mississippi Ave. This small new kid on the block packs all the punch of an authentic Southern kick to the groin. The gin gimlets put a lil’ hair on my chest, while the sumptuous fried chicken and cheesy mac had me undoing my belt two notches. The crispy okra, hushpuppies and stout-spiked spare ribs are all true- to-form staples done right. The fried black-eyed pea fritters are dense, moist and addictive, whilst the collard greens hold enough heat to melt yer damn chaps. Balance it all with some dark, creamy shrimp gumbo, an apple hot toddy and rambunc tious diner folk and you’ll start to wonder which Mississippi you’re really in. out I I I I I finy Combination I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 501-2H-88W («503735 0195 I I I I I 607 SE Morrison St. • Portland I I , Mon WedIkm llpm*Ihurs Sdtlhm fam •SunHam l?ain f I **______ __________________ « pizza a go go! I I I I I I I I out Adobe Ros ? O cafeteria portland Tues. - Sat. &L Oregon DINNER 5.00-9.00 Tues. - Sat. 503.226.3400 DAILY BUFFETS Cafe 15% OFF 5+ Sandwiches DINNER HAPPY HOUR 0470 SW HAMILTON COURT SUNDAY BRUNCH WWW AQUARIVAPORTl AND COM LUNCH 11.-30-2.00 www.veganopolis.com 412 SW 4th Ave. • Portland LUNCH OUt 31 Pick-Up Orders Dessert Platters CLOSED Sun. & Mon. FULL BAR Experience The Flavors of New Mexico 1634 S.E. Bybee Blvd. • (503) 235-9114 LUNCH. DINNER. MUSIC CAFFE MINGO New year's Eve... John Gilmore sings “Sinatra” serving dinner nightly @ 5pm ner Reservations begin at gpm /VI usic at Spin in northwest Portland, we don't do reservations I 503-223-0070 800 NW 6th Ave. at Union Station www.wilfsiestaiirant.cpm Caffe Allora • 509 N.W. Ninth Ave. A resident in the Pearl for more than four years, this beautifully tiny, intimate restaurant has been overshadowed by some of Portland’s most presti gious Italian joints. Thank goddess for that, mak ing reservations unnecessary and keeping the prices insanely moderate. The abundant antipasti platter pays homage to pickled and marinated vegetables as much as it does to buttery coppa and spicy capri- cola. The homemade ravioli specials are to die for, as is the quattro formaggio gnocchi. Simple fare is the key to Allora’s menu—no lobster cream sauce or truffle-infused caviar brioche, just perfectly cooked pasta, creamy cheese and fine cured meats. © JENNY N guyen believes everything needs the balance of sweet, salty and hot. Write to her about restaurants, food or egg drop soup at epiqueerean@comcast .net. simple Italian cooking simple Italian food M ÌNGO serving lunch mon-fri, dinner 7 nights in between averton. we do reservations bar, big bottles of wine :a(.... if you can find it 503 646 6464 (directions at mingowest.com) WEST e CAFE 503.227.8189 sw 12th & jefferson st New Year's Champagne Toast - Midnight New Yem's Day Brunch - 10am-2pm dine in or Joke owoy evening & weekend parking available www.westcofepdx.com
