Brooke Geery

Food

Lunch at Pambiche

Today we ventured into Northeast to dine at Pambiche, the somewhat offensively colored Cuban joint on 28th and Glisan. There's definitely some drama surrounding this place, with the local hipsters mad that people park their cars on the side streets and that they can't pass out drunk on that section of sidewalk or whatever, and today was no exception. Although the hipster in question was Jared, and he was concerned that Cuban cuisine is not very veggie friendly. True, but I had a serious hankering and I told him too damn bad. I've only been to Pambiche one other time, and it was for Happy Hour (which lasts like 5…
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Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
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It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
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Lunch at Pambiche

Today we ventured into Northeast to dine at Pambiche, the somewhat offensively colored Cuban joint on 28th and Glisan. There's definitely some drama surrounding this place, with the local hipsters mad that people park their cars on the side streets and that they can't pass out drunk on that section of sidewalk or whatever, and today was no exception. Although the hipster in question was Jared, and he was concerned that Cuban cuisine is not very veggie friendly. True, but I had a serious hankering and I told him too damn bad. I've only been to Pambiche one other time, and it was for Happy Hour (which lasts like 5…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
Read More

Lunch at Pambiche

Today we ventured into Northeast to dine at Pambiche, the somewhat offensively colored Cuban joint on 28th and Glisan. There's definitely some drama surrounding this place, with the local hipsters mad that people park their cars on the side streets and that they can't pass out drunk on that section of sidewalk or whatever, and today was no exception. Although the hipster in question was Jared, and he was concerned that Cuban cuisine is not very veggie friendly. True, but I had a serious hankering and I told him too damn bad. I've only been to Pambiche one other time, and it was for Happy Hour (which lasts like 5…
Read More

Fire On the Mountain

I had been to Fire on the Mountain once before. Ben made me go there and buy him dinner once for some reason. But I'd never been to the one on 17th and E Burnside, nor been there for lunch. Figured what the hell? They even have "veggie wings." So I got a BBQ Chicken sandwich. It came with tater tots and was basically a chicken breast with lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on ciabatta bread. It was pretty good, but same price all day, so it was still $7.50. A bit much for lunch. Poor Jared ordered the veggie wings, which are not wings at all but veggie chicken …
Read More

It’s Just Lunch

So everyday around 11:45 I realize I am starving and that can only mean one thing, it's time for lunch. I try really hard not to get into a rut or going to the same few places everyday, since Portland is a veritable restaurant wonderland and I often finding myself googling where I should go. Sometimes I will type in "awesome lunch specials" or "best Portland lunch" and usually it recommends places on the other side of the bridge, which I really have to want to try to go to. Anyway, I end up at new places often, and it's always interesting to see the difference in the lunch menu.…
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