Portland

[workswithseed 2112]

23 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Thanks for the assistance I’ll dm for any questions. I’d anymore suggestions come up, lemme know. I’ll be in pdx tomorrow morning with the avatar so look for the avatar. Can’t miss that. Yes, she’s just the avatar. 

I'll make sure to find a women's bare ads out in Portland? I think I can do such a thing.

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

^^^yup, you seem like you should be coming to the wedding. Anyway, driving from pdx to our Airbnb it went from 82 to 90 to 81 to now 59 on the coast. Mom and GF=ohh no jackets.... me=sweet mother of Moses!! Lastly, this is my first time traveling as a sober “young adult” with my GF and older in age mother. All I have to say is.....how?

[Chopper 17238]

On 8/5/2019 at 5:54 PM, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Boom boom throwing out rep here. To add, will have a couple of “off” days from the wedding. Have the girlfriend with me, any places/things to do say within an hour that’d be worth it that maybe has been said and highlighted again or hasn’t been said yet? Can you ride horses on a beach around there? Anything like ATV’s? Looking into the hiking that was discussed earlier. 

I don't recall seeing horses or atv's. You can rent fat tire bikes. Also you can have a campfire on the beach at night. The irish restaurant and the casual restaurant that's also a hardware store, both near Pelican Brewing, got thumbs up from me. 

Edited August 13, 2019 by Chopper

[Chopper 17238]

Can anyone recommend a low-key Portland neighborhood to stay in for a week coming up in a couple of weeks? Someplace laid back with decent access to downtown and to the fwy heading south would be preferable.

Edited August 22, 2019 by Chopper

[chitwood 155]

Others here will know more, but when my daughter and I visited colleges in March, the area around Reed looked pretty nice.  Cool homes, restaurants and bars, etc.

[workswithseed 2112]

18 hours ago, Chopper said:

Can anyone recommend a low-key Portland neighborhood to stay in for a week coming up in a couple of weeks? Someplace laid back with decent access to downtown and to the fwy heading south would be preferable.

North Portland, somewhere near Mississippi.

[Sundodger 66]

4 hours ago, workswithseed said:

North Portland, somewhere near Mississippi.

Not low key at all.   That area is a hip gentrification neighborhood.   I’d look further south.

[triplehorn 2664]

On 8/21/2019 at 6:55 PM, Chopper said:

Can anyone recommend a low-key Portland neighborhood to stay in for a week coming up in a couple of weeks? Someplace laid back with decent access to downtown and to the fwy heading south would be preferable.

Whichever neighborhood has hops growing on street poles, that one.

 

 

[notre dame joe 188]

Going for a couple days next week to see Mt Hood.  Anything real cool in their city?

[Longhorn 145]

Leave Portland and go south to Coos Bay Area. Specifically, Bandon.

[notre dame joe 188]

touched down.  I appear to be staying in the nose-pierced district. 

[Incredulity 11675]

9 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

touched down.  I appear to be staying in the nose-pierced district. 

Well thats pretty much the whole city.  

Wait, scratch “pretty much”.

[notre dame joe 188]

Downtown Portland is deadish after 6m like other Western cities.  Have to go quite a few blocks north of city Hall to find signs of life. Still trusting your recs and will try Desculmhutes and 12th St Tavern.

 

Something from breakfast in some drive by diner.  Waitress and her regulars are talking about Texas and how "we're afraid of them.". Then some someone mentions Austin and the fear turned to condescension because it's a fake weird. 

so far my take on the locals is that they dress liberal but are very docile. I have not seen a police officer all day. Coming from Arizona that is very very weird.

 

[6th Street 6420]

9 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

Downtown Portland is deadish after 6m like other Western cities.  Have to go quite a few blocks north of city Hall to find signs of life. Still trusting your recs and will try Desculmhutes and 12th St Tavern.

 

Something from breakfast in some drive by diner.  Waitress and her regulars are talking about Texas and how "we're afraid of them.". Then some someone mentions Austin and the fear turned to condescension because it's a fake weird. 

so far my take on the locals is that they dress liberal but are very docile. I have not seen a police officer all day. Coming from Arizona that is very very weird.

 

Deschutes is always busy - lot of out of towners there. Von Ebert down the street is solid too, little more of a local spot, 

Hit up Spyce after - $40 all nude private dances, or so I'm told. 

[workswithseed 2112]

20 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

Downtown Portland is deadish after 6m like other Western cities.  Have to go quite a few blocks north of city Hall to find signs of life. Still trusting your recs and will try Desculmhutes and 12th St Tavern.

 

Something from breakfast in some drive by diner.  Waitress and her regulars are talking about Texas and how "we're afraid of them.". Then some someone mentions Austin and the fear turned to condescension because it's a fake weird. 

so far my take on the locals is that they dress liberal but are very docile. I have not seen a police officer all day. Coming from Arizona that is very very weird.

 

I think I need to show up to that diner with my don't mess with Texas shirt, apparently.

[notre dame joe 188]

On 9/5/2019 at 7:43 PM, workswithseed said:

I think I need to show up to that diner with my don't mess with Texas shirt, apparently.

It's the Cameo Cafe off of Sandy.  A classic diner with Korean fusion, by far the best food I've had this trip.

Von Ebert's was huge inside , designed for 200 person corporate events I hope.  The Hefe was a A-.  Also well repped is the Mt Hood Brewing at the stately Timberline Lodge.

The homeless problem is way overblown.  I've seen a dozen, not hundreds.  But the fugly tat problem cannot be overstated.  

 

 

[workswithseed 2112]

1 hour ago, notre dame joe said:

It's the Cameo Cafe off of Sandy.  A classic diner with Korean fusion, by far the best food I've had this trip.

Von Ebert's was huge inside , designed for 200 person corporate events I hope.  The Hefe was a A-.  Also well repped is the Mt Hood Brewing at the stately Timberline Lodge.

The homeless problem is way overblown.  I've seen a dozen, not hundreds.  But the fugly tat problem cannot be overstated.  

 

 

Did you go by Voodoo? They're all over there.

[notre dame joe 188]

12 hours ago, workswithseed said:

Did you go by Voodoo? They're all over there.

Both the waitress and someone here said it's a tourist trap.

[workswithseed 2112]

4 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

Both the waitress and someone here said it's a tourist trap.

They're not wrong. I found Kolaches here at a place by me called Bread and Honey, and they're pretty damn good.

[4th&Five 41558]

We ate at a sushi place by voodoo that was good. They tried to sit us outside 3 feet from a homeless drum circle. 

[Incredulity 11675]

4 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

We ate at a sushi place by voodoo that was good. They tried to sit us outside 3 feet from a homeless drum circle. 

That’s pretty much the whole city.  Wait, scratch the pretty much.

[4th&Five 41558]

Yeah. I’d go back for the food, beer, weed and weather but I’d spend my time on the coast. 

[Larry Sellers 8]

Headed to portland for work conference in October. Any steakhouse recs (not sure if the wife is in for the strip club one)?

[4th&Five 41558]

Good boy...it's important that you do your homework.

[Incredulity 11675]

Ringside 

[DDD Dad 14339]

19 hours ago, Larry Sellers said:

Headed to portland for work conference in October. Any steakhouse recs (not sure if the wife is in for the strip club one)?

We ate at one downtown a few years back.  Ringside.  It was good.

Edited September 9, 2019 by DDD Dad

[Larry Sellers 8]

I’ll look into ringside. Is there anything worthwhile close to the convention center? Looks like most of the cool stuff is in the west side of the river

[DDD Dad 14339]

Not sure where it is but I have heard that Franks Noodle House (not steaks) is good. Will be going there in November before heading down to Bandon.

 

[HenryJames 66127]

6 hours ago, Larry Sellers said:

Looks like most of the cool stuff is in the west side of the river

wut

[6th Street 6420]

8 hours ago, Larry Sellers said:

I’ll look into ringside. Is there anything worthwhile close to the convention center? Looks like most of the cool stuff is in the west side of the river

SE Portland is the hip part of town with a bunch of cool spots like Bollywood Theater, Pok Pok, Olympic Provisions, and a Pine Street Biscuits. Food trucks there are solid too. Even NE Portland on Alberta St is good

[Incredulity 11675]

1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

SE Portland is the hip part of town with a bunch of cool spots like Bollywood Theater, Pok Pok, Olympic Provisions, and a Pine Street Biscuits. Food trucks there are solid too. Even NE Portland on Alberta St is good

do you even Pearl District, bro?

[HenryJames 66127]

SE Division > Pearl District

[Nuge 1970]

On 9/8/2019 at 9:27 PM, Larry Sellers said:

Headed to portland for work conference in October. Any steakhouse recs (not sure if the wife is in for the strip club one)?

Go to Ox

https://oxpdx.com/

Edited September 10, 2019 by Nuge

[HenryJames 66127]

Do not go to a strip club named Ox.

[Nuge 1970]

5 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Do not go to a strip club named Ox.

Word

[Incredulity 11675]

well since we have melded steak and stripclub... Acropolis is your answer.

[workswithseed 2112]

5 hours ago, 6th Street said:

SE Portland is the hip part of town with a bunch of cool spots like Bollywood Theater, Pok Pok, Olympic Provisions, and a Pine Street Biscuits. Food trucks there are solid too. Even NE Portland on Alberta St is good

Pine is overrated

[Incredulity 11675]

2 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Pine is overrated

 

The Reggie kicks all kinds of ass.

[workswithseed 2112]

If it was cheaper, sure. But $1 to add cheese? Nah, I'd rather go home and make it myself.

[Incredulity 11675]

Not much is cheap in PDX or the west coast for that matter. 

[workswithseed 2112]

Yeah, but still. I also didn't think the gravy was all that good, too sweet. 

[notre dame joe 188]

On 9/9/2019 at 8:46 PM, Larry Sellers said:

I’ll look into ringside. Is there anything worthwhile close to the convention center? Looks like most of the cool stuff is in the west side of the river

It's like all the corporate stuff is zoned on one side of the river and Mom&Pops are in the east.  I was in basically a residential zone in the east side, just how I like it. 

[CoTex 1160]

Here's my advice:

Mee-Sen Thai Eatery for ... thai eats.

Walk across the street to Nectar cannabis for ... souvenirs.

Then take an uber to your hotel and do not try to drive your rented Cadillac Escalade.

If the girl named "Rosemary" behind the desk at your hotel has a deepish voice to go with the scarf covering her adam's apple, just keep your clever comments to yourself and check into your room.  Portlanders won't understand your uninformed Texas humor.

That's all I got.

[workswithseed 2112]

That's all right down the road from, if you're over on Mississippi, you might as well ask to drink with ya.

[Sundodger 66]

16 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

It's like all the corporate stuff is zoned on one side of the river and Mom&Pops are in the east.  I was in basically a residential zone in the east side, just how I like it. 

It’s nothing to do with zoning and everything to do with history and geography.  Portland historically was downtown and wealthy west of the Willamette and the poor and working class neighborhoods east of the river.   It makes sense as downtown is in a pocket surrounded by hills.  When Portland was founded it was just the place where larger ships couldn’t advance further up the Willamette while Oregon City at the falls and Fort Vancouver on the Columbia were the larger settlements.   I don’t think they anticipated that it would become the dominant settlement in the area or they’d probably picked the east side of the river to accommodate the growth.

[Larry Sellers 8]

Headed there next week. Got reservations for Ox. I saw Tasty n Sons was recommended but I only see Tasty n Alder and Tasty n Daughters, so I don’t know what that’s about. Tasty n Alder looked great but yelp acts like it’s a 1 hr wait most of the day. Anyone know if it’s worth the wait?

[Larry Sellers 8]

Also on Mutonomah falls, if we went on a Friday afternoon do I get a parking spot or not?

[4th&Five 41558]

7 minutes ago, Larry Sellers said:

Headed there next week. Got reservations for Ox. I saw Tasty n Sons was recommended but I only see Tasty n Alder and Tasty n Daughters, so I don’t know what that’s about. Tasty n Alder looked great but yelp acts like it’s a 1 hr wait most of the day. Anyone know if it’s worth the wait?

Tasty n Alder was probably our favorite meal in town. 

[6th Street 6420]

8 minutes ago, Larry Sellers said:

Also on Mutonomah falls, if we went on a Friday afternoon do I get a parking spot or not?

Friday PM should be fine for parking. 

If you have some time drive a few miles up the road to Cascade Locks and check out Bridge of the Gods and the waterfront park. Hood River is great too but a little further out.  

[HenryJames 66127]

12 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

I saw Tasty n Sons was recommended but I only see Tasty n Alder and Tasty n Daughters, so I don’t know what that’s about.

The sons identify as trans now.