Spencer's Food Adventures

Tag: portland

  • Botto’s BBQ

    Whoa, Nelly! There is a new(ish) BBQ joint in town. In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited Botto’s BBQ in SE PDX (3120 SE Milwaukie Ave). I was across the street buying a new piano (very excited!) and I saw a packed little BBQ joint. Apparently Botto’s had been a…

  • Nong’s Khao Man Gai

    Over the weekend I stopped by Nong’s Khao Man Gai for lunch. This place used to be on my regular rotation, I’d stop by once or twice a month. Somehow it fell off the rotation and slipped through the cracks, and I realized it had been years since I had eaten that perfect meal. Time…

  • BAES Fried Chicken

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited BAES Fried Chicken in downtown Portland. I hadn’t been here for a while, and I didn’t realize that BAES had turned into somewhat of an institution and franchise, with several locations around town. From the buzzy restauranteur Micah Camden, who knows a thing…

  • Chochu Local

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited the food cart Chochu Local Island BBQ that is located in the Rose City Food Park. They serve chamorro food, which is indigenous to Guam and the Mariana Islands with a focus on BBQ. They have been around for 4 years or so…

  • Baon Kainan

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I got takeout from the Filipino food cart Baon Kainan. Have you ever had Filipino food? I only have a few times, and was excited to check out this newer cart in NE right next to Matta, which I wrote a piece on last month.…

  • Piccone’s Corner

    Have you heard of Piccone’s Corner, the new butcher shop and restaurant on NE Sandy & 34th? It had been on my list for awhile and I finally checked it out this weekend for a late lunch. I like this new trend of butcher shops/restaurants serving sandwiches (and other food). Both Pasture and Piccone’s Corner…

  • Matt’s BBQ Tacos

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited Matt’s BBQ Tacos at the Hinterland food cart on SE 50th Ave. They also opened up a spot recently in the Great Notion brewery on Alberta. At this point Matt’s BBQ is an institution, and for good reason. Bringing Texas BBQ to a…

  • Kann

    I got to go to Kann! Kann! I was (and still am) so excited. After securing reservations 2 months ago, I went for a late Saturday dinner and it did not disappoint. Easily the buzziest restaurant in Portland in years (and probably all time) and one of the buzziest in the country, all for good…

  • Lottie & Zula’s

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited a neighborhood favorite, Lottie and Zula’s and got one of my fave sandos, their TBD smoked chicken salad grinder. There have been a number of good sandwich joints that have opened up in the inner NE hood in recent years: Lottie & Zula’s,…

  • Rangoon Bistro

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited Rangoon Bistro, a new Burmese restaurant (2311 SE 50th Ave). They have limited hours, just dinner 3 nights a week and then open longer on the weekends (and for lunch). I had been hearing good things about their food, and fried chicken in…