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Morton’s The Steakhouse

I hadn’t been to Morton’s in at least eight years when I pulled up to the valet a few weeks ago. The last time my experience had been pretty good. On this warm Thursday evening, I was expecting a meal that would be close to the quality of El Gaucho. Morton’s was founded in 1978 by Arnie Morton and Klaus
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El Gaucho

To many, El Gaucho epitomizes what a steakhouse should be. It feels sophisticated. The atmosphere is formal, the lighting dim and romantic, and lots of dark wood provides a backdrop to tinkling stemware and white linens. Live jazz wafts from the background as tuxedo-clad waiters scurry by with carts for tableside Caesar salads, the darkness punctuated by an occasional burst of flame from a bananas Foster in the making. To many people, this type of ambience is it, as fancy as they will ever dine, a place

Review: Country Cat

It’s been just over a year since Country Cat opened, and I thought it was time to go back and take a second look.

Ever since it opened, Country Cat has been a subject of heated debate. Should the fried chicken be boneless? Should it be drizzled with maple syrup? If you look at the comments below from my original look, you’ll see some of the back-and-forth that has taken place.

Country Cat does not try to be an

Hiroshi Sushi

Updated 1/05/08 – based on reader comments, it has been pointed out that toro tuna (as mentioned in the below review) is considered to be highly at risk for becoming endangered due to over fishing. While I believe that food decisions are a personal choice, I do think it is fair to point out this information. If diners are concerned
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Acadia

When I was growing up, my mother used to make jambalaya on a regular basis. It was one of my favorite dishes, and I still make it now and then using her old recipe from the 40′s. With fond memories of that dish and New Orleans cuisine in general, I was excited to be reviewing Acadia. Though I hadn’t been
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Review: Wong’s King Seafood

Here is another in my endless string of confessions to you, my 90,000 closest friends: I used to hate Portland Chinese. I have a lot of Asian friends. When it comes to food, they know I’m always up for Thai or Japanese, but when they’d suggest Chinese, I always seemed to be busy that night. The problem was I’d had
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Review: clarklewis

5.07 – Note: clarklewis chef Morgan Brownlow has left to pursue other ventures. Since then, the restaurant has been taken over by Bruce Carey and company. The food currently being served may or may not match this review. When they settle on a new chef, this review will be updated Clarklewis was opened in February 2004 by the same people
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