Portland, OR – Patti’s Homeplate Cafe & Fountain

Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I spent our Saturday exploring some of Portland’s fabulous neighborhoods. Portland is one of the few fortunate cities in North America to have seemingly completely escaped urban decay – in addition to a still vibrant downtown, the area is still few of vital neighborhoods from back in the day – pockets of… Continue reading Portland, OR – Patti’s Homeplate Cafe & Fountain

Portland, OR – Golden Touch Family Restaurant

Mrs. BDB wanted lunch, out, on a weekday, always delighted when that happens.  We wanted to stay close to home, but go to someplace “new.”   We drive by the Golden Touch most every day, but had never stopped in.  It’s an obvious throwback to old time diner days, the exterior looks like it may… Continue reading Portland, OR – Golden Touch Family Restaurant

Portland, OR – Return to the Original Dinerant

Returned to The Original in downtown Portland, was last there about sixteen months ago.   Been a few changes on the menu, some of the more innovative dishes appear to have vanished;  I guess that’s not so hard to understand, a lot of online reviews kind of panned those efforts, but I don’t know why.… Continue reading Portland, OR – Return to the Original Dinerant