Spencer's Food Adventures

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  • The Houston Blacklight

    Found a new favorite bar recently, The Houston Blacklight in Portland, OR. Located on SE Clinton & 21st, this is the new offering from the team behind Gado Gado and Oma’s Hideaway, two of the best restaurant/bars in town. This is truly an excellent bar, both as a destination spot and, if you’re lucky enough,…

  • Paradise Hamburguesas

    I have had many wonderful summer eating adventures, but my favorite so far was a visit to Paradise Hamburguesas in Portland, OR. This is a summer pop-up food cart serving up incredible food in the patio behind Guero, one of my favorite restaurants ever. They are serving up a small, thoughtfully put together menu of…

  • Stacked Sandwich Shop

    Stacked Sandwich Shop is back. After closing 1.5 years ago they have reopened in a new location, taking over the Sunshine Noodle spot (gone too soon…). On the menu are 8 regular sandwiches and a rotating/seasonal option, along with a few sides: fries, chips, salad, potato salad. They are well-known for their oxtail french dip.…

  • Tito’s Taquitos

    I went to the grand opening of Tito’s Taquitos this weekend. This is their first brick and mortar restaurant after starting a popular and successful food cart a few years ago. I had heard good things but hadn’t visited the cart yet. Thankfully the restaurant is much closer to where I live. They had me…

  • Mole Mole

    Holy Mole, I have found my new favorite Mexican food in town. Between Mole Mole and Ki’ikibaa, Portland is entering into a new era of super delicious, authentic Mexican food. You can find my review of Ki’ikibaa on this page as the first review. Mole Mole is a food cart on Alberta and 23rd that…

  • XLB

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited XLB, which has been on my list for awhile now. XLB is a fast casual Chinese restaurant with a limited menu that features Bao. Their namesake (XLB) is an acronym for Xiao Long Bao, which are soup dumplings. Those are smaller and come…

  • Eem

    On Friday I got the keys to my new place and decided to celebrate by having lunch at my favorite restaurant in town, Eem. I don’t say favorite lightly. I have many faves, but the hands down single favorite is Eem. Everything they do there is so unbelievably delicious and perfect. I have never had…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Ex Novo Brewpub

    In today’s installment of “Where Did Spencer Eat Lunch Today?” the answer is Ex Novo Brewing Co. in NEPO. This is one of the few places I can walk to, and while their beer is not my favorite, I discovered they have this incredible sandwich there. In the past I don’t think I had ever…