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Gourmet on the Go
📍 Address: , Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
Everything is so good! My favorites, so hard to choose just one, are the treasure burger (2 patties with cheese and bacon), the triple b (bacon blue cheese burger) and the pulled pork sandwich.
Petunia's Pies & Pastries
📍 Address: 610 SW 12th Ave, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Man, I really WANT to love this place. A GF vegan bakery, and it's crazy adorable?! I'm totally in. But every time I come it's so completely mediocre. Today they were out of most of the things on their savory menu so I ended up with some really dry, bland pesto pasta. No added protein or veggies, just topped with some daiya and maybe microwaved? Didn't end up eating it. The cupcake was good but even with an added cup of coffee, not worth the $15 that I paid . I HATE complaining but I said something to the servers and didn't really receive much of a response, just "thanks". No offer to reimburse or anything. Pretty bummed considering that I left them a generous tip when I paid and I tried to be as kind as possible about it. Don't think I'll be back.
Salty Sow
📍 Address: 1917 Manor Rd, Austin
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
definitely one of the better meals i had in austin the drinks here were unique and strong the pork belly is SUPER rich but tasty (just be sure to slice off that inch-thick layer of pure fat) sadly, the dish i came here to try - the pan fried chicken thighs - were a bit bland in my opinion i would still come back to try more options the next time i'm in austin
Stanford's Restaurant & Bar
📍 Address: 913 Lloyd Ctr, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐ (3)
Went to the Lloyd Center location yesterday. We were greeted upon arrival. The waiter helped us immediately as we pondered the menu. The crab cake was amazing. It was juicy and flavorful. The service was immaculate. We will definitely return in the future.
Contigo
📍 Address: 2027 Anchor Ln, Austin
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Went here because the weather was perfection, and I knew this place had a great patio, but as it would turn out, those were the only things I enjoyed, everything else was downright disappointing. We had an hour-and-a-half wait, which was fine. It was probably one of the nicest nights of the year, I expected it. When we finally got to our table, our waiter was very flighty and hard to track down, but the real problem was the food! We ordered the crispy green beans first, and those were good, but then I ordered a burger and fries. The burger was so salty I could barely eat it. Other people got the chicken, and they said it was good, but they weren't particularly impressed. Then we ordered dessert -- the chocolate torte -- and it was so underwhelming that half of it went uneaten (if you know me, you know that wasting sweets is sacrilege to me, no sweet should ever go uneaten around me). After dessert, the waiter brought us our ticket, but we were enjoying the night and wanted to stay for a bit -- he never checked on us again! I couldn't even find him! We wanted to order another round of drinks, but apparently he wasn't interested, so after sitting there for an extra 45 minutes, we left and went somewhere else. The setup at Contigo is so wonderful that I can't believe I'm giving it two stars. The design of the patio is gorgeous, but location alone isn't going to get me to comeback. I hope the restaurant steps up its game, because I would be all over it if the food was good. But there are too many good restaurants in Austin to leave somewhere feeling this underwhelmed.
Assaggio
📍 Address: 29 Prince St, Boston
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
Maybe I got a bad dish...but this place was SO bad tonight. I had high expectations for my first Italian North End experience and now I'm back home, ordering pizza for my hungry stomach! Stay away from the pesto gnocchi, it was definitely worse than Trader Joe's frozen kind. 2 stars for great service: our lovely waitress comped my boyfriend's meal, since he barely touched it. the wine was also affordable and pretty great.