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New Owner Plans to Stop Making Oregon’s Full Sail Beer After Hood River Brewpub Closes

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Full Sail Brewing Co., one of Oregon’s pioneering craft breweries, is facing the end of its nearly 40-year beer-making history after Kentucky-based spirits company Sazerac acquired the business. Sazerac plans to use the brewery’s production facilities to expand its manufacturing capacity. A company spokesperson...

Hood River, OR · 3d

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This Oregon Pizzeria Is So Good Everyone Says You Have To Drive And Try It

People rarely agree unanimously on where to find the best pizza. Somehow, this Oregon spot ends every single one of those arguments before it even starts. Crust comes out charred just right, blistered at the edges from a wood fired oven that clearly knows what it’s doing. Toppings stay simple, nothing overcomplicated or trying too hard, just quality ingredients treated with enough respect to let them actually shine through.

Portland, OR · 2d

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Everyone Loves This Iconic Oregon Diner Where A Giant Breakfast Costs Less Than $12

Portland has a diner that operates by its own rules, stays open when everyone else has gone home, and serves a breakfast so filling that you’ll be planning your next visit before you’ve finished your current one. The Original Hotcake House on SE Powell Boulevard is that diner,...

Portland, OR · 12d

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James Beard Once Declared The Onion Rings At This Vintage Oregon Steakhouse The Best In America

You can spend a lifetime searching for the perfect onion ring, or you can go to RingSide Steakhouse in Portland, Oregon, where James Beard already did the searching for you and left behind a verdict that still holds up today. The man knew what he was talking about, and what...

Portland, OR · 5d

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5 Best Restaurants in Hillsboro, Oregon You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Hillsboro, Oregon — a city where the Tualatin Valley rolls green and generous beneath a sky that always seems to be shifting, where the scent of cedar mingles with the aroma of roasting coffee, and where neighborhoods are stitched together by the laughter of children, the hum of tech workers, and the quiet pride of families who have called this place home for generations. Here, glass towers rise beside berry fields, and food trucks park in the shadow of historic storefronts, each corner humming with the stories of newcomers and old-timers alike.

Hillsboro, OR · 3d

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The Oregon Pie House That Never Closes Serves Homemade Lemon Meringue At 2 AM? Here Is What It Really Serves

A pie called the Elvis stacks chocolate, banana cream, and peanut butter into one slice. That alone deserves a road trip. The same dessert case also holds a marionberry poppyseed cake that gets mentioned more than almost anything else on the menu. Then there’s the cherry pie, the key lime, and a banana cream that counts as a house signature.

Tigard, OR · 2d

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This Oregon Restaurant Is So Hard to Book That Diners Refresh the Page for Weeks

Some people set alarms for concert tickets. In a small Willamette Valley town, people set them for dinner. A modest Italian dining room in Newberg has become so popular that open tables vanish fast, and hopeful guests keep checking the booking page week after week for a single opening. Weekend...

Newberg, OR · 2d

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This Gluten-Free Oregon Bakery Turns Out Croissants So Flaky Nobody Guesses the Secret

Gluten-free pastry has a reputation problem, and most people who avoid wheat have learned to expect less from the bakery case. One small shop in Beaverton, Oregon, is quietly changing that, one flaky layer at a time. Friends who eat regular bread keep ordering seconds without realizing anything is missing, and people with celiac disease drive across the Portland metro just to stock up.

Beaverton, OR · 2d

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Locals Say This Secret Oregon Diner Serves One Of The Top Breakfasts Around

You’ve probably driven past this unassuming corner spot without a second glance. But the locals know. They line up on weekends, often waiting 30 to 45 minutes just to get a table. And they’ll tell you it’s absolutely worth it. The cafe is the definition of old-school...

Portland, OR · 1d

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This ’50s-Style Burger Joint In Oregon Serves Up Milkshakes So Good You’ll Never Forget Them

Nobody warns you that a single milkshake can completely rearrange your priorities, but that’s exactly what happens at Cruiser’s Drive-In in Portland, Oregon. One sip of one of their thick, creamy shakes and suddenly everything else on your afternoon agenda feels significantly less important than finishing this glass.

Portland, OR · 5d

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Still hungry after all these years: 12 classic Portland restaurants

The past few years have seen several defining Portland restaurants turn 20, including Nostrana, Le Pigeon and Apizza Scholls (yes, even Voodoo Doughnut passed the two-decade mark). But at the following businesses, the history stretches back a bit further. These 12 Portland restaurant classics are still serving good food decades — or even a full century — after opening.

Portland, OR · 1d

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This Old-School Oregon Steakhouse Glows Red And Serves Prime Rib To Live Music

A suit of armor stands guard at the host stand, and the steakhouse behind it looks like a castle. Inside, stone walls glow under red light while a band tunes up near the bar. The prime rib gets carved tableside. The booths are red velvet. The au jus is made...

Portland, OR · 8d

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You’ll Happily Drive Hours Just For The Fried Chicken At This Modest Oregon Restaurant

Somewhere in Portland, Oregon, there’s a modest little building with a bold orange sign, a parking lot full of regulars, and fried chicken that people genuinely drive hours to eat. That place is Cider Mill & Fryer Tuck Chicken, and if you haven’t been there yet, this is the...

Portland, OR · 12d

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Walking Into This Oregon Italian Market Feels Like A Trip To Rome Without The Plane Ticket

A full Italian deli counter greets you at the door, and it sits inside a strip mall. That alone made me grin. Shelves of olive oils, herbs, pasta salads, gelato, and sweets wait before you even reach a table. Keep going and the place opens into a trattoria with an...

Lake Oswego, OR · 3d

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Health inspector finds employee handling money before touching food

The following is a snapshot of the restaurant inspections conducted by the health department in Marion County. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures and preparation practices, worker hygiene, dishwashing, sanitizing and equipment and facility cleanliness. Violations: Scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled. Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be reinspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection. The following are scores for semiannual restaurant inspections from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23: Smith Creek Big Leaf Grill and Market Location: 2002 Silver Falls Highway SE, Sublimity Date: Oct. 23 Score: 97 Priority violations: Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically, a sanitary method for drying hands was not available at the employee restroom handwash sink. Point deduction: 3 Akai Ramen and Izakaya Location: 380 High St. NE, Salem Date: Oct. 23 Score: 95 Priority violations: Food

Marion County, OR · 1d

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People Travel From All Over Oregon To Eat At This Legendary Pie Shop In 2026

You know how some places have a reputation that precedes them? This Oregon pie shop is exactly that kind of spot. People from across the state plan entire trips around a single slice. And honestly, once you taste it, you’ll understand. The crust is flaky and golden, the fillings...

Oregon · 1d

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Oregon’s wine country throws its Thanksgiving party twice, Washington’s waits for Black Friday, and Walla Walla holds out until December

Three Northwest wine weekends, three different dates. Here's when the Willamette, Yakima and Walla Walla valleys each open their cellars this holiday season, and which one ends with a parade. The post Oregon’s wine country throws its Thanksgiving party twice, Washington’s waits for Black Friday, and Walla Walla holds out until December appeared first on PNW is for Adventure .

Walla Walla, WA · 1d

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Locals Say This Salem Barbecue Joint Hides The Best Brisket In All Of Oregon

The brisket here comes thick-cut, with a dark bark and a fat layer the kitchen leaves on purpose. That choice alone tells you a lot about the people running the smoker. The spot sits on a quiet road west of downtown, far from any busy food strip. It keeps a short schedule, too.

Salem, OR · 1d

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The Best New Bars in Portland Right Now

The closure of several high-profile and well-loved drinking establishments, Pink Rabbit, Expatriate, and Eastburn among them, has the Oregonian speculating that Portland may be in the midst of another "barmageddon." But if there's one thing this city does better than closing bars it's opening new ones. Perhaps it's the spirit of unbounded creativity that animates the Pacific Northwest, perhaps it's just short attention spans and the constant churn of new transplants. Either way, there's plenty of interesting new cocktail spots on both sides of the Willamette, and even a notable newcomer across the Columbia.

Portland, OR · 14d

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A Wine Bar for Every Mood In and Around Portland

The Portland area has a lot of wine bars these days — so many, in fact, that it can be a challenge to pick amongst the bunch. And with so many great wine lists to choose from, why not just go by pure vibes? Whether the mood calls for a day trip to the Columbia River Gorge or just a quick trip to Sullivan's Gulch for good wine and focaccia, this list has a spot for every type of drinker — pure pleasure with no wine knowledge required (unless, of course, that's your thing).

Portland, OR · 4d