The Rounders, The Clamtones, LesClams. My grandma was widowed before WWII, so she and my mom sold their Wisconsin farm and came to Portland to work in the Kaiser shipyard. All I know is that if you were told the wait time at the Castle was an hour, you just drove over to Roake’s Coney Island shack on McLoughlin and were happy with those dogs. The Refectory location is now a Dollar Tree. Digger’s was a blast from pre-opening cleaning with Mr. Burns and me scrubbing the tile threshholds of the kitchen and restrooms to the constant party scene in the bar! I wish I would have thought of going there while home this past summer. Maletis’ Market in Old Town, for quick satisfying deli sandwiches. Remember the Tiffany style stained glass “Orange Slice” sign (an orange slice, literally) Formerly, it was The Chocolate Lounge. I’m an old friend of Bob’s daughter Neena so I shared them with her as well on facebook and he got to see them. Brother you don’t know the half of it! We have writers with varied training and work experience. A great salad bar and our favorite pizza: Barmaid’s Special (pepperoni, ground beef, and fresh mushrooms). I had a neighbor that made the chips there and he used to bring some home and give some when they were still warm. ” Authentic “…..yeah! Yes, on the way up to the dental college above Dunaway park. Downtown had lots of neat places. Not upscale, but nice. I have an old keychain bottle opener from there. Also, in the summer, they made fresh strawberry and peach pie. I was surprised that the owner even picked me as I doubted he even knew who I was and I was no Bob Vila by any measure. Remember the Netcap Tavern on Macadam, east side and just north of Staff’s? That was before they hit the big time. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures. Not sure if he will succeed. Chucks Steakhouse on Front Ave for drinks jazz and backgammon! Some amazing time ever warp photos! In the 1950’s my mom worked at the Bohemian Pastry, part of the Bohemian Restaurant at SW 10th and Morrison. Littl Boy Blue, fish, mashed potatoes and jello was child’s plate. We entered the Paramount through the glass doors up in back and when the usherette disappeared for a minute, we’d shoot up into the balcony. I remember walking the long gravel parking lot on Friday nights to get inside. So fun to relive “the good ol’ days” with your remembrances shared here with us .You mentioned great people that touched my life at Belinda’s too. I knew a waiter named Val, that worked at The Prime Rib on Sandy in 1975 or 76. Remember any of these? I did not have any crew chow photos. The owners were from Hong Kong, the lease was up for renewal at a very high price, Awa bought it and moved to NW Broadway and Glisan, next to the passport place. There is a Subway there now. Maybe someone out there knows where they are now. I went to Ja Civas on SE Hawthorne @47th for their ” after hours” cafe. Professional and Experienced Academic Writers. The Nite Hawk, on N Interstate and Rosa Parks (see how change ain’t all bad?). I think it was mostly a dessert place..? The Bohemian Buffet was located at 323 1/2 Washington St in Portland in 1913-15 and at 384 Washington St from 1921-33+ . Scotty made great drinks. My mother was the manager at Obie’s restaurant a few blocks north of there for several years and I also worked for Obie going through HS. One day we were being a bit overwhelmed by cigarette smoke from a neighboring table. I miss the fantastic sandwiches and salads my dad made. In my humble opinion, they’re signature sandwich. I think my mom never wanted to wait and it was always crowded. Things were so simple and delicious then. : ). To this day I hate a plain bun. Their walls were lined with bottles of seemingly every possible variety of hot sauce. Only the later day versions. We would always order, our plates would come, she would look at mine and say “can we trade,? It was Ireland’s before Sweet tubby Dunbar. I’m not sure what the third one was. Would be convenient and scrolling down would be like digging into the history of the blogs. Jazz De Opus & Opus too ….31 nw couch my first restaurant job….started as a basil picker for the seasonal pesto making and just stayed moving my way up dishwasher pantry cook jazz cook ect then moved to Key Largo as kitchen manager. We were waited on by Sylvia’s daughter and we asked about our favorite pizza, bacon and tomato. I remember going to Bogart’s in the Galleria when I was in high school in the late 1980s. I loved the Meier and Frank Coffee Shop and the Lipman’s Tea Room. My room mate loved Yaws french fies with gravy !!! They sold it by the quart. I was just about ready to close and I saw this. Does anyone remember the ingredients (or receipt) in John’s Meat Market restaurant mid 1970’s (NW 22nd & Burnside Portland) skillet steak? The part about him saying people mostly ate chicken dinners on Sunday sounds right on. Picked up a Roakes shirt last summer to go with it. You can contact him on Linkedin. My mother’s name was Violet Gramstad, and was next to Portland Cutlery and Packhouz jewelers. Thank you again so much. He was the Culinary Captain for the Pacific NW Culinary Team after he was on a whirlwind tour of some fo the first hot food competitions around the globe and stateside when cameras were present but not nationally aired. Marguerites’ that would put you in the bag so fast you couldn’t “No Mas”! A great place to grow up. http://tdn.com/announcements/obituaries/henry-paul/article_48ddd2d4-aed9-5fd8-b012-b23868b74927.html. Reuben’s (Worked there as a busboy briefly) It was called Bacchus, named after the roman wine god. Loved that place And I don’t think John Gray was going to pay for the upkeep of the signs. Piknik Deli was in the basement of Morgan’s Alley. My mother Becky worked at Digger O’dells as a bartender for years. The main entrance was split level, up to the dining room and down to the Pastry Shop, renown for their cheesecake and salty bread sticks. .:). tatiana. Back in the mid 60’s, I worked as a busboy at the Top Of The Cosmo. Kings was down 82nd between Wasco and Holliday next to Pappys. The Chcolate Lounge at Meier & Frank and the tea rooms at both Lipmans & Meier Franks. I miss that place. Anyone have a clue where? The Portland Club was above Jolly Joans and a great place for singles. Always bittersweet to lose favorite places. Hey Bill, ya know ya don’t need no passport to come home to Portland! The art deco interior worked well with the overall appearance of the dome-liner. Ah, the good old days! The “fancy” restaurant on the 10th floor was the Georgian Room, and we girls all hoped to be promoted to working there someday, but we all left for various opportunities of employment elsewhere. His cookbook was featured at the National Book Festival and was Gourmand’s Best Cooking History Book in the World Honorable Mention, the James Beard Foundation KitchenAid Award for Excellence winner and the IACP had his book in the running with Schwarz’s seminal Jewish treatise for Best Cook Book of the Year. I used to come up from Roseburg as a 13-15 y/o to see a doctor and as a kid, being perpetually low on funds, figured both of these places gave pretty good value and good food..and I could find them easily. I was only a kid when my parents took me there. Calzones, Pasta, Pizza by the Slice I worked at Ryans eating establishment in the mid 60’s, also at Nordstrom, Lloyd center, John was a men’s buyer then, we became great friends, but lost contact when I WAS MARRIED AND transferred to another state. My cousins and I were toddlers running around the Chalet before service while my Mom, Uncle, Grandma and Aunt all prepped mise-en-place……it is now called Amadeus Manor. The Italian deli on Powell at 39tb was called Pieri’s, as I recall. I remember being awed at the age of 6 by an almost campily dressed cocktail waitress at the Top Of The Cosmo. NOTE* It is curious that I am able to remember most of the goings-on in the restaurants of old. You may remember me. I wore my Multnomah Clogs for many years. http://tinyurl.com/7a7srns he remarked it was one of the best Szechuan-type menus he had tried the whole USA. Mr. Beazely was a gem. 82nd Tillamook St. – N.E. Chateau l’ Abbe was a fine old world place that Portland should be proud to remember. A group of friends (8 AM brunchers – Donald, Jesse, Chris, Janet, Jimmy and Frida) and I cleaned and painted that kitchen as a gift to Howard and Millie. This has been replaced by fried calamari, at Jake’s in Portland and Georgie’s in Newport. I got the oregon hwy dept to take down the green signs on the i5 because they didn’t meet the trip visitation req. This was the ” Silk & Satin ” restaurant/bar. And who remembers the buttermilk, all you could drink for a nickel? Hi Martha, I cleaned out a lot of old files several years ago I lived near Division, and on Fridays I’d walk to Millie and Howard’s garage for James Beard Brownies, roasted chicken, and other gourmet take out food they sold from Friday noon until end of Saturday out of their garage window, if the food lasted that long. My hubby’s best friend and bf’s brother bought the Victoria Station train cars and on their own moved them to the brother’s property near the Hillsboro Airport where they built a spur and that is where they now reside. The design was great, the black beans with brown rice topped with Boss Sauce and cheese amazing, and maybe that dish would stand up, but when MM was hot, “health food” was as well. Friday and Saturday, two seatings each night. http://bijoucafepdx.com/. Just wondering Gosh Mo- You hit most of my highpoints of my youth. I’m looking for recipes from the Harris Wine Cellar lunchroom that was on the corner of NW 23rd & Thurman in the 80’s. I think the name came about because Kim’s father worked for the railroad.. Great memories! : ). Tagging on since I can’t find where to start a new thread. I have a memory of being envious of the Blazers cup Ross was drinking from. I believe it was a restaurant in the 60’s and perhaps earlier.There is some talk in the family that this was a favorite of wrestler, Gorgeous George. There were rumors that all sorts of crazy things that happened there. I don’t remember that the sit-down restaurant on the upper level basement of the downtown Meier & Frank had an actual name. I’ll match anyone to this day to a crepe off. I had two friends who waited tables there. The son has a sandwich place in Old Town on NW 5 th or 6 th-Ford’s also, I believe. I loved going to the Carnival… I have fond memories of that restaurant, and many others that have been mentioned…. We went there for our engagement dinner and Sylvia surprised us by taking care of the bill. Not the same family! I can’t find an address or picture of belindas in sellwood. was a good teacher and fun guy. Christma Eve free prime rib sandwiches with drinks in lobby at Benson Hotel in 1969. It was where I first introduced to hot meatball sandwiches…..so much better than the chain sandwich shops. I used to eat at a place that had all their food in small window type boxes along a long wall. Hi Vicki….Fred was my father. Love to hear from you. Pietro’s Pizza deserves its own thread. I’ve been doing research for quite a while looking for the recipe for the sauce and the Tostada Salad (No. Sometimes we’d go twice in a day! I’ve known the shopping area as John’s Landing for at least 40 years. The worst part was being sexually harassed by some of the pervy old waiters. Mostly this was ignorance born of not knowing or understanding. Always, always interested in recipes….one in particular from Trader Vic’s…Sesame Chicken…. Not what I expected the weather to be. Ah,the good old days. It was never the same when moved down toward Tigard. I heard that somebody was fired – either a bar tender or a waiter – from The Encore because they dusted off the bottles above the bar … it ruined the look… True?? The restaurant of the Lloyd Center rink was Aladdin’s. Can’t remember the name of it. It was the first restaurant I went to with just friends, no parents. Yum! He says this is Bob Marks standing outside and the other photo is I believe of Ross at crew chow? “Hiliare’s”? We covered all the toppings on the pizza with cheese and did indeed cut the pizza in squares. Does anyone know the name of the restaurant that previously occupied (1970’s) the space where Tom’s restaurant and bar is – corner of SE 39th & Division? Del was financial partner. Nancy K, Yes, I remember Mama Maria’s. The first thing I remember landing at the airport having come from Fort Morgan, Colorado, (80 miles northeast of Denver) was that I could smell the ocean from Portland. Elegant & very nice ladies that worked there. That’s unfortunately correct. Great messy Reubens washed down with a bottle of Henry’s Dark! Owner was O B Nagel and his brother, who worked there was named Faber. They had a great Friday night seafood buffet. Rare treat. – the old Gene and Joe’s on McLoighlin Blvd. I’m 64 and still remember it. I don’t remember seeing any Roses or Van Duyns east of Gresham. I do remember the wonderful Mannings next to the skating rink that served cafeteria style and had the most wonderful banana cream cake. Ate at Red Coach on Yamhill between fifth and fourth. I’m remembering the old Little King Sandwich shop downtown maybe on 3rd or 4th? The Imperial Hotel restaurant was called the Kings Coffee House and yes the pastry chef made the BEST pies. We understand that you expect our writers and editors to do the job no matter how difficult they are. Yes, thank God Huber’s is still there although it won’t e the same without the charming Alex pouring my Spanish coffee! I believe that Nagel’s Big Apple was on Sandy Blvd at Columbia/99th st. Salsa on the very top. They also stiffed the kitchen staff regularly. Great place for a sandwich and glass of beer. Food poison. There has never been another pizza as good as they made it; the Portland chains never were able to duplicate it to perfection. We now live in Tualatin farm country. No memory’s of Portland would be complete without The Pantry on Broadway, Bart’s Wharf on the Columbia, The Anchorage in Sellwood with its all you can eat Friday night seafood buffet, later called Salty s. A few more: Hilaire’s (where I had my one solo dinner with my grandfather), Uncle Chen’s (longest menu, best Chinese ever), Lipman’s tearoom (where ladies always wore white gloves to lunch), Piccolo Mondo and Capt. I remember Peter’s Habit, Frankensteins and several other music clubs on Second and Front that are long gone now. It was the best before they remodeled and was just hole in the wall. Planked salmon was one of those meals. Amato’s Supper Club on Broadway (I was too young to go in, but there was a DJ who broadcast from a widow on the corner on Friday nights, so you could see him as you cruised by). At Lloyd Center it was Mr. C’s Hippopotamus, and there was Manning’s Cafeteria (with a sit-down area next to the skating rink), The Aladdin (above the rink), the Pancake Corner, Goldbergs, and Woolworth’s and Newberry’s counters. I loved going there and eating oysters and calamari as a teen, wish it was still around! In 1949 and 1950 my teenage friends and I loved going to Jolly jones, on SW Broadway. Also this was served at Hill Villa. I thought Roake’s coney sauce WAS coney sauce until I visited Michigan. Also. We’d travel from Portland just to eat there in the 60’s and 70’s…even until they closed…. Even more fun to get them to the customer without dumping the scoops! I purchased my first Sauterne there. My name is Bob Johnson and I worked for Tim at Wooden Spoons in 1984. It was probably at one or another address 1916-20 but I don’t have directories for those years. The link and video will explain: http://igg.me/at/Chef-Ross Just curious, someone must know there where abouts or what happened to them? That beautiful library was my home away from home and of course, the Circle and the Rex were homes away from home as well. I STILL want to know if anyone out there knows what happened to Bobby and Julie Lee that had Rickshaw Charlies in Old Town (best Chinese food EVER) but he was busted with Gary Harrington (Penny’s husband) for dealing drugs. So was the Whistling Pig, on Broadway. The Canlis at the top of the HIlton Hotel? The Lido sure beat the frozen Costco ravioli! Portland had lots of great places in those days. LOL! Which is a shame. Just a lovely place. The owner hired some lawyers and got out of the franchise agreement ( not the Mexican food chain ) with the people in Miss. Years ago a gentleman online from Alaska emailed me and said he’d worked there and described how they made it. Col Sanders approached my Papa to indeed have a stake in the Fried Chicken Biz. When Lloyd Center remodeled–I think in the 1980’s–Bob’s went out of business. My Dad took me to the Home Run Café on Hawthorne for a piece of pie back in the 40’s They served great pies. I as a teen delivered salads there made from his “Mother” restaurant out on 82 and Division. If it’s the Bart’s on upper Burnside, yes. Subject of the painting was a man rowing a boat with a large fish laid in the stern and a ship to which he was heading far away on the horizon. Portland has sure changed since the old days and I can hardly even remember the Hilaire’s store front as I drive down Washington St. as they have torn down the old building. I had no idea that black headliners in Vegas had to stay in black hotels on the other side of town. Our good friend owned it and my son worked there while in high school and college. had the best crab Louies, and Farrell’s icecream parlor was a fun place to get your icecream on. I know that we did not get to experience authentic Mexican food for many years, until the Mexican family places started opening in the late 80’S in Hillsboro, Woodburn, and other outlying towns. But myself the most..they had the Bohemian Bakery Banana Cream Cake and its as good as I remember. Maybe a gas explosion ? I worked at Rians eating establishment for 8 years through college and beyond !! I frequented the LIttle King’s down at Portland Center? and DAVE’s deli! It wasn’t long until all the waitresses cornered me and asked if I’d seen any money on the tables. That was Steamer’s, corner of 82nd & Sandy Blvd. She would always get soft center chocolates,ususlly 2 or 3,and really enjoy as her dessert. Belonged to the Furgusons and was the original Fulton post office. Bill’s Gold Coin was a hoot and Bud meadow’s could (and did) drink just about anyone under the table. The owner retired in the late ’80s or early ’90s and her daughter took it over. When my folks date it was coon chicken inn, prior to 1939. Thank you! Every time I’m in that neighborhood(a colleague of mine has an office close by)and I drive by the empty lot where it was……I wish it were still there. I’ve never found any other burgers in Portland that tasted like those two places. The train you refer to, was on the 10th floor of Meier & Frank, toy department. When I was there we only had soft ice cream, but I do remember as a child having a Summer Girl there, which was made with hard ice cream. Did you say you had the Boss Sauce Recipe? Hey there Bob! Lake Oswego: 5605 SE Division St. He held court at the bar every evening with a beer or glass of wine in hand. Mither made his boxes when he was at Meier Frank. When my mother went to work for Ralph Nollgren in the late 50’s as hostess @ “Nollgren’s All you can eat for .99 cents” on 82nd just north of division I would on Sunday be the kid scooping ice cream for the 1000 plus guests. The Embers still exists, over on the NW side of Broadway. Another cool restaurant we went to back in the day 🙂. Always sent them upstairs to the bathroom. I had dinner at Salty’s in approximately 1992-1993. My husband is the one who built the new room, where the store used to be. It was so cozy with delicious comfort food. Possibly the best restaurant on the East side at the time. Dave mentioned the Last Hurrah. Any china turning up? Tostado with beef and a huge pile of lettuce on top. Now, even the building has been torn down. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Colonel Harlan Sanders offered him a franchise for the entire area and Hilaire brushed him off. We lived in an apartment in Milwaukie. Howard and Millie were Reed professors that left after a big kerfuffle with a bunch of others (including Judy (?) I sure miss Mannings and the gals in hairnets that were dolls!!! were full up on We have experienced writers in over 70+ disciplines for whom English is a native language and will easily prepare a paper according to your requirements. Your folks, perhaps? !Rimsky-KorsaCoffee House & Papa Haydns always dukeing it out for the best ambiance…and you need to go by the Alibi on Interstate! I’m surprised that nobody mentioned the best Rose’s on 23rd. Deborah managed the staff and helped run the place. My mother worked at Irelands during high school and continued to eat there after graduating from business college and then took me there as a child in the early 60s, Called the Buttermilk Corner.. one brother owned The Red Coach Inn. Valentino’s! Places I’ve worked, Clementine’s on S.W. From what I’ve read they’re the largest US users of mizithra cheese. I just moved back to Portland and found this blog. Eat well. 1610 SE Tolman St. But it just might not get on today’s enlightened radar with all the varied concepts Mexican and healthy/local. I am from NYC. I lived in Portland from 1968 through 1971 attending both Reed and PSU off and on. Does anyone remember Rene Varin. Delevans was in the old fire station on NW Glissan, a very fancy supper club. Tebo’s, a couple of blocks away, still has a pretty good basic burger bar. There you can find the next chapter of the Belinda’s saga……which was never really gone from the horizon. I just ran across this site while looking for info on John’s Meat Market…one of my husband’s and my favorite restaurants back in the day. By the way it is West Coast Hotels that own and operate the Benson Hotel since the mid 80’s. Add mustard to color. The fine dining place in Milwaukie was Chalet l’Abbe, run by the Aebi family. They too were great. and ??? I couldn’t believe it! I think Campbell’s Soup company took them over sometime late 70’s??? BART’S might be a reference to Bart’s Wharf on the east bank of the Willamette out Sellwood way. I have felt we lack places that are enjoyable to go to, everything now is mostly corporate and trendy not necessarily good; sort of “oh this week we all have to make our food tall, or oh we have to put peppers in everything” unfortunately as consumers we are looking for everyone to do the same thing as well. Further up on Alberta was Bosses (Boss Pit) BBQ. Holmans in SE was also one of Walters places. But again, a long time ago. if i’m not mistaken, l’auberge was on vaughn, current home of meriweathers. That did it! Ate there many times with my family in the 60’s. Best Ever Doughnuts was owned by my dad Scott Fergerson. Eastside: I remember ( is it still there? ) In about the late ’60’s /early ’70’s? Absolutely amazing. I was to arrange lunch one day so I chose Vat and Tonsure because Rosemary made an amazing Hungarian Goulash, Tiibor’s favorite dish. Pretty damn exotic in 1981…lol. I remember back in the 70s my mother telling me Fred Aebi’s family owned Chalet l’Abbe. Hi, Original Coney Island in SW Washington between 11&12. Yaws, waffle abd green river. Loved the River Queen and the model ships in HillVilla. It had been a lunch counter back in the day and Millie talked of the woman/cook/owner who passed out over the stove and burned her breasts. Ross Pullen Owner/Chef Belinda’s Restaurant 8324 SE 17 TH in Sellwoood. Also no one here mentioned Boc’s Burgers…(on NE 39th) one of my favorites. It seemed that it was located where Powell changed to a V and went straight and Foster angled to the right if you were heading away from town.
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