My wife and I love to go to happy hour whenever we get a chance. We aren't big alcohol consumers, but we love checking out restaurants at an affordable price. Here's a list of some we've been to recently.
Oba!- This is a great restaurant in the Pearl District. We had been here for dinner before and figured we'd check out happy hour. While the drinks were great ($3.75 margaritas), I have to say we were a little disappointed with the happy hour food. Queso Fundido dip was more oil than anything else. The grilled salmon quesadilla was okay, but not spectacular. It may have been an off night in the kitchen, because when we went for dinner the food was all spot on fantastic. We'll try this one again. Prices $3.50-$6
Blue Hour- Another Pearl District hot spot. This one is very upscale and I would probably never eat here if it wasn't happy hour. The fried olives were interesting, they tasted burnt- but I don't really know what fried olives are supposed to taste like. The butcher's board plate was great, with fantastic housemade mozzarella. We also had the bruschetta and pizza. While the bruschetta was slightly burnt it was still not unpleasant, and the pizza was very good. I might go here again, but Bluehour is a little more swanky then I prefer. Prices were $1-$7.
Olea- Ever had a lobster corn dog with tarragon mustard chased with a shot of beer? For five bucks during happy hour at Olea you can have this unique experience. This was just one of many interesting selections on the happy hour menu. I also highly recommend the Grilled Dates (parma ham, vanilla-black pepper oil), the hummus plate and the pizzas. Not a bad thing on the menu. Everything we ate was between $2-$5
More to come...
2 comments:
a lobster corndog sounds like heaven on earth...cruchy goodness chased with the sweet taste of crustcaen
Back when I kind of lived up there the best lunch in town was at, believe it or not, The Oregon School of Arts and Crafts. I wonder if they still have their cafe there.
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