Portland, OR – Horn of Africa Restaurant

Met my pal here for the lunch buffet today, it’s a bargain at about $8, and enough variety to satisfy whatever kind of “vore” you are. I had curried goat, the minced beef casserole common to that region, greens, hummus, bideena bread, hibiscus tea. Picked up a cup of soup and the falafel plate to… Continue reading Portland, OR – Horn of Africa Restaurant

Ridgefield, WA – Jollie’s Restaurant/Bar

Odd I find myself here.  Even odder, I find myself here for the 2nd time in a couple months. Out looking at land for a client project, we rolled into Jollie’s for a bit o lunch repast…being as it was the only thing around. This kind of dive/diner/truck stop is fine with me.  My companions… Continue reading Ridgefield, WA – Jollie’s Restaurant/Bar

Nationwide Chain – Sbarro’s

Sbarro is the king of mall pizza, arguably.  And the chain recently entered voluntary bankruptcy.  I saw an article recently that called Sbarro “America’s least essential restaurant,” and that may well be true. I hadn’t been to one in a long time, but finding myself trapped in a mall the other day, I deciced to… Continue reading Nationwide Chain – Sbarro’s

Portland, OR – Vegetarian House

Burgerdogboy went over to the dark side yesterday, hit up the buffet at the Vegetarian House in Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown.  $8 all you can eat, $6 for a single plate. There are about 8-10 items and soup on the buffet.  The restaurant is clean and the host hospitable. I enjoyed my lunch, which consisted of… Continue reading Portland, OR – Vegetarian House