August 2009

  • La Salette: Sonoma, California

    By dubayns on 8/28/09 11:32pm
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    La SaletteLa SaletteI never thought that Portuguese food would be so delicious.  Sure I’ve experienced plenty of French delights and Spanish food is quite readily available if you know where to look.  But Portuguese, in a place like Sonoma, can only mean one thing: greatness.  La Salette definitely delivered and gave my girlfriend and myself a dinner to remember.

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  • The Mandolin Café, Tacoma Washington

    By dubayns on 8/23/09 2:22pm
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    Mandolin CafeMandolin CafeI’m not a real big fan of glorified coffee shop restaurants, which I assumed The Mandolin Café was, but I was taken aback by the variety of great food and beverages that they had to offer after a visit last week for lunch.  The place looked a little crowded but after a couple of minutes waiting in line and a short conversation with one of the employees lingering outside cleaning the windows, we decided to stop in to see just how this café had been growing since the last time I had been there.

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  • Kisaku Sushi in Wallingford

    By dubayns on 8/23/09 2:21pm
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    Kisaku SushiKisaku SushiEvery time I have sushi I end up comparing it the Sushi Zone in San Francisco, the place where I fell in love with sushi.  But that was quite a few years ago and I decided I needed to find a new place to use as a base line when comparing sushi restaurants.  My friends and I recently took a trip to the Wallingford district of Seattle and found ourselves seated inside Kisaku, ready to devour some seafood and enjoy a couple of beers.

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  • Genie’s: Portland Oregon

    By Anonymous on 8/23/09 1:54pm
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    Genie's Classic Eggs BenedictGenie's Classic Eggs BenedictGenie’s is one of those places that a friend recommends yet you don’t really give too much thought to.  Perhaps this lack of thought was due to the unexciting, dull description my friend painted of the place, but I was more than pleasantly surprised after I visited the place for breakfast one morning.

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  • Thai a Different Way: Pok Pok

    By dubayns on 8/18/09 1:14am
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    Pok Pok ThaiPok Pok ThaiWhen I think of Thai food I usually think of pad thai or pad see ew.  After a visit to Pok Pok I was pleasantly surprised that the old expectations of what a Thai restaurant experience is or can be were shattered.  Pok Pok is one of the most unique and enjoyable restaurants I’ve ever been to bar none.  Fro the simple touches like palm leaves in the water and ample outdoor seating to the more complex additions like fusion menu items and traditional rice dishes, this Portland restaurant truly redefined what a Thai restaurant is and should be.

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  • Voodoo Doughnuts: Portland, OR

    By dubayns on 8/18/09 1:13am
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    Voodoo DoughnutVoodoo DoughnutVoodoo Doughnuts is the kind of place that you would expect to exist in a city like Portland, Oregon.  It’s a doughnut shop with character, and it has a real cult following in the Pacific Northwest.  The sell all kinds of doughnuts, some of which have names that cannot be published on this website.  The real ingenuity occurred when someone decided to put breakfast cereal on top of a glazed doughnut, or thick-sliced bacon on a maple bar.  The latter is a real treat, and if you get the chance, I highly recommend that you try it.  Id’ liken it to eating pancakes with maple syrup, and stuffing some bacon into your already full mouth as you chew all of these ingredients together at the same time.  Sounds gross- taste amazing.  Just don’t ask for the nutritional facts.

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