Name: Arabian Breeze
Location: 3223 NE Broadway
Portland, OR
Contact information: 503-445-4700
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.-9 p.m.
Cost: Most dishes $6-$10
Reservation recommended: Not taken
Good for: Americanized Middle Eastern
Insider tip: Care to smoke some hooka? Buy some and borrow a pipe to smoke in the back garden
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Name: Hot Lips Pizza
Location: Multiple
Contact information: Hawthorne: 503.234.9999, Pearl: 503.595.2342, Downtown: 503.224.0311, Raleigh Hills 503.297.8424
Web address: www.hotlipspizza.com
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 12-9 p.m.
Cost: For a speciality pizza, around $19 for a large and $27 for a giant
Reservation recommended: None taken, but place pizza orders in advance if you don’t want to wait a long time for pick up
Good for: Gourmet, regional-emphasized pizzzzza
Insider tip: Go for the specialty pizzas - you can get cheese and pepperoni anywhere
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Name: Pizza Roma
Location: 4715 SE Woodstock Boulevard
Portland, OR
Contact information: 503.774.5667
Web address: www.pizzaromanw.com
Hours: Open everyday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: Most pies around $19 for medium (there are no smalls), $21 for large and $26 for extra large
Reservation recommended: Not taken
Good for: Grand, gourmet pizza
Insider tip: Warning - this is not a place to grab a pie in a hurry. Expect to wait 45 minutes, even on a slow night
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Name: Lorenzo’s Tavalo Caldo
Location: 3807 N Mississippi Avenue
Portland, OR 97227
Contact information: 503.284.6200
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Cost: Approx. $8 for an entree, $4 for an appetizer
Reservation recommended: None taken
Good for: Cheap, easy Italian
Insider tip: Things move a little on the slow side, even for counter-service
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Name: The Pharmacy
Location: NW 21st and Glisan
Hours: 24 hours/7 days a week
Cost: Cheap - $3-$6 for munchies
Reservation recommended: None taken
Good for: Drunk munchies
Insider tip: Avoid it late night if you don’t like dealing with loud, drunk people
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Name: Taqueria La Sirenita
Location: 2817 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211
Contact information: 503.335.8283
Hours: Every day 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: $3-$6 for burritos, tacos and other mains
Reservation recommended: Not Taken
Good for: Cheap, quick Mexican
Insider tip: If you want to eat, make sure you’ve got cash - nothing else is accepted
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Name: Paley’s Place
Location: 1204 NW 21st Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
Contact information: 503.243.2403
Web address: http://paleysplace.citysearch.com
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:30-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 5:30-11 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m-10 p.m.
Cost: Appetizers around $8, Entrees around $22, Desserts around $7
Reservation recommended: Most Definitely
Good for: Pacific Northwest French with a twist
Insider tip: Paley’s Place is very accommodating of food restrictions
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Name: Bread and Ink Cafe
Location: 3610 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR 97214-5144
Contact information: 503.239.4756
Hours: Most days 7 a.m.-9 p.m. with a two hour break between 3-5
Cost: Entrees around $12
Reservation recommended: Nope
Good for: Breakfast, supposedly
Insider tip: This is known as a breakfast place. Don’t make the mistake of going there for meals other than that
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Name: Three Degrees
Location: 1510 SW Harbor Way Portland, OR 97201
Contact information: 503.295.6166
Web address: www.threedegreesrestaurant.com
Hours: Monday-Saturday 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Cost: Around $20 for entrees
Reservation recommended: If requesting a waterfront table
Good for: Hotel dining and waterfront views
Insider tip: Save at happy hour - 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Name: Newport Seafood Grill
Location: 1200 NE Broadway Street
Portland, OR 97232
Contact information: 503.493.0100
Web address: www.newportseafoodgrill.com
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-12 a.m.
Cost: Most entrees between $13-$19
Reservation recommended: Hit-and-miss
Good for: Standard Portland seafood
Insider tip: Like the other Pacific Coast Restaurants (Portland City Grill, Steak and Chophouse, etc), happy hour looks like a good bet: 3 p.m.-6 p.m. everyday
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