Best Date Places
Happy Hour makes for the perfect first date. It's a quick,
casual meeting to see if you have mutual interest/s, it's cheaper than
a full dinner, and you get to drink a little! These are some quiet, quality, and impressive places:
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Benson Hotel (DT)
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Chart House (Out & About)
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Driftwood Room (DT)
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El Gaucho (DT)
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Farm Cafe (SE)
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Gilt Club (Old Town)
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Grant House (Vancouver)
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Living Room Theaters (DT--movie after?)
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Mama Mia's (DT) Incredible Happy Hour!
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Meriwether's (NW)
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Metrovino (Pearl)
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Portland City Grill (DT)
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Pour Wine Bar (NE) 2-for-1 entree coupon in book
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Riverview (Out & About) 2-for-1 entree coupon
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Sapphire Hotel (SE)
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Sauvage (SE)
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Tabla (NE)
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Uptown Billiards (NW--play pool after--FREE with coupon in the book!)
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Voicebox Karaoke (NW) Serenade at 2-for-1 rate w/coupon :-)
Group Meetings
Arrive at Happy Hour EARLY if you are trying to get a table for 8+! Call for details, but these are common spots that don't necessarily charge room fees, but
of course do require some imbibing:
Aura (can handle small or huge crowds)
Benson Hotel (quiet and gorgeous)
Chapel Pub (nice little private room)
Macadams (private and party rooms)
Old Wives Tales (no Happy Hour, but free group room available with meal purchases)
Seres Long group table space in bar
Spaghetti Factory (small groups, must buy lunch/dinner)
Thirst (variety of options)
Banquet list from OpenTable:
http://www.opentable.com/info/banquets.aspx?m=11
Family Friendly
All the McMenamin's
Hedgehouse
Laurelwoods
Oba (several tables at entry)
Madison's
Serratto
Tin Shed
Best Burgers
Hall Street Grill
Jake's & Jakes Famous
McCormick & Schmick's
Morton's
Ringside
Ruth's Chris
Saucebox
Salty's (my personal fave)
Serratto
Best Pizza
Okay... I am from Chicago where they are known for their pizza, and have struggled to find much of a BEST list, but I want one!! I'm not taking responsibility except for what I've found and enjoyed as listed below. Email me with favorites and I'll see what gets mentioned most, and try it again. At HAPPY HOUR only, please.
Wood-fired and delicious:
Serratto,
Nostrana
Wood-fired and pretty good:
Bar Due, Firehouse
No Happy Hour, but
Apizza Scholls and Lovely Fifty-Fifty (Lovely Hula Hands owners) have the best I've found, in addition to the aforementioned. PDX Pipeline came up with a good list, and ended up with highlights being
Ken’s Artisan, Escape From New York, Vicente’s and Flying Pie.
Click here for PDXPipeline Pizza report
International
Just reminding you about this category. What are you in the "mood"
for??!
