Anders Printing Co
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Clinton

3402 S.E. Division Street
Portland, OR 97202

Brice B. writes: I try to use Anders whenever possible.  They're in my neighborhood, and every dollar they get is two dollars that stays out of the clutches of the evil effing Kinko's empire.

Like the other reviewers said, they do about everything.  I've used them for…

Hollywood Lighting Services
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

5251 SE McLoughlin Blvd
Portland, OR 97202

Dwayne T. writes: I work here!  So, of course I'll give us 5 stars.  And, just a brief word about our product offerings:

We are a full-service Event Lighting production provider, offering award-winning design services, state-of-the-art equipment rentals, and a full…

SubRosa
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Clinton

2601 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202

Jenny H. writes: You know when you read a really great book or see a really wonderful movie, and you don't want it to end? And then you find yourself thinking about it while walking home at night or brushing your teeth in the morning, and it makes you feel all dreamy…

Kappaya Japanese Restaurant
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Clinton

3384 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97202

Wendy C. writes: Wow...this is the.....absolute......lon gest.......I've ever had to wait for sushi. Anywhere. I went here with a group of 10, so the requisite uncomfortable jokes. (ie, "Huh, guess they had to drive out to the coast to catch the fish heheheh") ensued…

BaRa Sushi House
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Clinton

2625 SE 21st Ave
Unit B
Portland, OR 97202

Stanley T. writes: There were 5 of us. Started out the evening thinking this was 5 stars easy. My cucumber salad was great. My wife's seaweed salad was better than great. Other people in my party gave me tastes of their dinners when mine seemed slow to arrive and…

Pacific Fish & Oyster
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

3380 SE Powell Boulevard
Portland, OR 97202

Brenna S. writes: You can always tell fresh seafood by the smell. If it smells slightly fishy, like being at the ocean, you know it's probably safe. But if it stinks to the point you gag when you walk in, you know something is probably wrong. Luckily, Pacific Seafood…

Deco To Disco
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

1960 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Cam T. writes: if you're addicted to mid century style, come and bask in the glory of the era when furniture was made to last.  the owners have populated the space with a mixture of refurbished finds (they do their own reupholstering and have been known to succumb…

The Bridal Loft
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

2808 NE M L King Boulevard
Portland, OR 97212

Laura C. writes: The Bridal Loft is a collection of rad women who provide goods and services for your wedding and formal event needs.  You can get your makeup, jewelry, wedding gown, event coordination services, and more in one hip, friendly locale.  I used EJP…

Title Wave Used Books
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

216 NE Knott Street
Portland, OR 97212

Kelly M. writes: Title Wave is the Multnomah County Library's used bookstore located in northeast Portland.  My crush on Multnomah County Library only got bigger when I went into Title Wave for the first time.  Books are reasonably priced and even more so when you…

Periodical & Book Paradise
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

1928 NE 42nd Ave
Portland, OR 97213

Kelly M. writes: Sadly, this incredible cavern of print media left my own Hawthorne neighborhood in favor of Hollywood.

Despite its recent relocation, Periodical and Book Paradise is still incredible.  This paradise is full of an impressive collection of every…

The Hutch Tavern
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

4606 NE Glisan Street
Portland, OR 97213

stephen l. writes: 3 1/2 stars...what gives people? This place is pretty bad ass. Granted, I'm from San Diego so I don't quite understand the people in Portland yet but if this bar was in SD i would definitely kick it here. This is a hell of a neighborhood bar. I have…

Ralph's Hollywood Florist
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

2005 NE 42nd Ave
Portland, OR 97213

Sasha R. writes: This tiny flower shop is sandwiched in between the Antique mall, and because of that I didn't notice it the first couple of times I hit this Hollywood strip. But, when I did it was a happy happy day.

They have great flowers, and fun garden items that…

It's My Pleasure
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

3106 NE 64th Ave
Portland, OR 97213

Ana M. writes: As I pulled off the main road and down a tiny residential I couldn't help but wonder if I was in the right place. Shit there is a baby swing on that house down the street and all I want is a new vibrator! As I u-turned and came back down I saw a cute…

Leaf & Bean Cafe
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

4936 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

Buck F. writes: CLOSED!!! This restaurant has been closed for a couple years now.

Stanich Ten Till One Tavern
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

4915 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

matthew r. writes: This was where I tasted a burger with a fried egg in it. Stanich's is special to me. That aside, it's more or less your typical neighborhood tavern. There's a pool table and the fries were good.

I will die of heart disease one day, I'm pretty sure.

Namaste Indian Cuisine

6300 NE 117th Ave Ste A
Vancouver, WA 98662

Danielle R. writes: It's hard to find good food, especially ethnic food, in the Couv.  Namaste is one of only a few restaurants that my husband and I consistently get take out from and it's always fabulous and inexpensive.  We order pretty much the same thing every time…

Catedral Tapatia

707 SE 164th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98683

J. S. writes: This restaurant is like an abusive relationship.  When it is good, it's great but when it's bad, you're likely to eat raw chicken or have a stable in your dish (both past results).

I still go back, as it is one of the few places near my house that has…

Sheridan's Frozen Custard

14389 SE Mill Plain Rd
Vancouver, WA 98684

Gabe C. writes: Hot damn....frozen custard....oh do I love me some of this.  The health-conscious public of the great NW seems to have turned a blind eye to frozen custard...opting for sorbet and gelato...the contents of which I am not entirely certain.  During a…

Arawan Thai Cuisine

700 SE 160th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98684

b w. writes: When a restaurant has a line out front before opening- as Arawan does today- my head turns.

Arawan caught my eye last week- it's hard not to notice a place filled to the brim in the early evening, cars sliding in and out of the two pick-up parking…

Burgerville USA

13301 NE Highway 99
Vancouver, WA 98686

Rowena D. writes: Soooo...in a span of 24 hours I went to Burgerville twice.  The first time was when my husband and I were driving down to Portland from Seattle and decided to stop at the Nike outlet in Centralia.  On our way out we were looking for a place to eat…

Everyday Music
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

1931 NE Sandy Boulevard
Portland, OR 97232

Luke K. writes: Since I have yet to make the leap to an I-pod I go here to grab the CD that contains that song that I can't get outta my head.  Everyday Music has the power to separate me from my money - at least in $25-$30 dollar increments.  It's much like the…

Blue
Neighborhood: Mississippi, North Portland

3753 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Kelly M. writes: Blue is one of the more affordable options among the independent clothing boutiques on North Mississippi Avenue.  It is also one of the only ones carrying something for the boys.

Blue strives for fun and hipness, combining national lines with vintage…

Grand Central Bakery
Neighborhood: Mississippi, North Portland

714 N Fremont
Portland, OR 97227

Lorri E. writes: A favorite weekend morning--riding my bike to Grand Central (burn off about 1/4th of necessary calories to earn my breakfast) and get a bacon/egg bolo, or on a big buttery, crispy croissant.  So, so good.  Obviously, being a bakery, they have fresh…

Yoga Shala North Williams
Neighborhood: Mississippi

3808 N Williams
Portland, OR 97227

Wendy C. writes: I am so happy my neighbor tipped me off to the Shala. All I wanted was a studio within a mile or two of my place that didn't charge me like $18 for a drop-in class and had childcare on the weekends available. Yoga Shala North is a lovely,…

Siam Thai

18395 NW West Union Rd
Portland, OR 97229

Catie L. writes: We visited here recently looking for some decent Thai and were pleased to find it here.   The salad wraps were delish, the Pud Thai was in my top five, and I also had a dish with noodles and peanut sauce.  I'm a huge sucker for peanut sauce and this…

Tillamook Ice Creamery

12890 NW Cornell Rd
Portland, OR 97229

SAM Y. writes: I love their lumberjack burger and their ice cream. Its a total throwback to the days of Dairy Queen in a little rural town before DQ became a huge franchise. I have never found a burger like the jack ever again, try it.

Impulse Video
Neighborhood: Southwest Portland, Hillsdale

6356 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97239

Kate F. writes: This place has a superb selection of new releases and older films, with beefy foreign and documentary sections.  You can always find something worth watching here, and the staff are pretty knowledgeable about what's in the store.  Their rental rates…

Hillsdale Brewery & Public House
Neighborhood: Southwest Portland, Hillsdale

1505 SW Sunset Blvd
Portland, OR 97239

christine s. writes: This review is actually for last nights 15th Annual Brewfest.  20 Mcmenimans brewers presented a beer from each brewery and use your vote to decide who brewed the winning beer!  The brewer who's beer was rated number one gets to compete in the Oregon…

Bikram's College of India - John's Landing
Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

5816 SW Hood Ave
Portland, OR 97239

Angela B. writes: This is a great yoga studio specializing in hot yoga (yoga poses done in a 90 degree room). I checked this place out as they have an introductory rate for new students to attend one month of unlimited classes for only $29.

This is a great way to get…

Tennessee Red's Barbeque Co
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Central Eastside

2133 SE 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97255

Kimberly V. writes: If I believed in a creator, I would think He/She/It/Monster loves me a stupid truckload. My testimony is that He/She/It/Monster pointed me in the direction of Tennessee Red's. And Tennessee Red's has everything I love.

Karaoke nights! Barbeque!…

In Other Words

8 NE Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97255

Frank Lee F. writes: Can you say hell yeah! for a feminist bookstore that's sex positive (definitely not a given). Funniest spoken word/performance night in stumptown happens here every second Friday. Thanks be for this space opening its doors for dirty queers the city…

The Monkey King
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Hawthorne

3534 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97255

Cam T. writes: psst.  hey kid, yes, _you_!  i see you eyeing that Chairman Mao propoganda poster.  don't think you can hide behind your bourgeois Prada shades while you secretly covet the Maoster ash trays, because i see right through you baby.  and so do the…

Old Market Pub & Brewery
Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

6959 SW Multnomah Blvd.
Portland, OR 97255

Ryan S. writes: I went with Jen B. below and had a great time!

The food was pretty good, but nothing to write home about. I was a huge fan of the beer battered fries though.

The beer selection was awesome and there were some interesting choices. We got a pitcher of…

Life of Riley Tavern
Neighborhood: Pearl District

300 NW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Andrew C. writes: It's a bummer that most Pearl District venues blend together. With all the money and development in the area you'd think someone could come up with some atmosphere. I guess atmosphere cannot be purchased.

Life of Riley is a big, two story (basement)…

Van Hanh Vegetarian Restaurant
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

8446 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97255

Vi N. writes: As a Californian, I usually don't go to other states for Vietnamese food but I decided to check this place out since I was dead curious.  I'm really glad I did.  The service was good (it was kinda cute how the nuns were discussing in Vietnamese…

Meianna Bakery
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

Fubonn Shopping Center
2850 SE 82nd Avenue Suite #80
Portland, OR 97266

makila c. writes: The first time I ever went inside an Asian bakery was in Sydney, Australia. I walked in and wondered why I had never been in one before.

Meianna happily reminds me of that trip everytime i walk through the door.

They have a wide variety of goodies and…

Esther Short Park

W Columbia Ave and W 8th St
Vancouver, WA 98660

Jenny C. writes: 10 years ago if someone would have suggested hanging out at Esther Short Park I would have responded with "Not no, but hell no."  Anyone who has been around Vancouver long enough to remember the old Lucky Brewery knows that this park has made a 180…

McMenamin's on the Columbia

1801 SE Columbia River Dr
Vancouver, WA 98661

mnypny b. writes: I think you are starting to get it that if its on the waterfront, we'll end up there at some point. We stopped in here for lunch following our flight into the area, so I wasn't really into having a beer. I probably should have, so I could pretend the…

Baja Fresh

7801 NE Highway 99
Vancouver, WA 98665

Karen J. writes: Superior food and great customer service here.   I frequently go to this particular Baja Fresh because it's close to my work.  The staff are always friendly and food is fresh and delicious.