[Sca-cooks] Visit to Portland Oregon

[Mark Hendershott]

At 03:58 PM 12/31/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > I've friends who will be visiting Portland, Oregon in January
> > for a week or so.  Anyone have any suggestions regards sights
> > to see in the way of exhibits, museums and art galleries?  They
> > are Jewish but aside from avoiding pork don't seem to have
> > any other dietary restrictions.  Could
> > anyone suggest some restaurants as well?
> >
> > Daniel
>
>OMSI, definitely (the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). Sounds flakey,
>is fantastic. Advise them to plan at least an entire afternoon, assuming
>that they're not interested in the IMAC or planetarium.
>
>Beyond that, I don't know - haven't been home in over 10 years. *sniff* I'm
>sure the restaurants have changed. There was a good Italian family-run
>restaurant/lounge on B-b- opps, I've lost the name of the street - a
>north/south "dividing line" street (easy to spot in the city map). Anyway,
>if it's still there and still run by the same family, it's got *great* food.
>I didn't bother with the lounge, but the food was wonderful. (I was a
>weirdo, though and while appreciating the better cruisine, loved their
>hand-patted thick-crusted pizzas, rectangular, with Canadian bacon and fresh
>tomatoes. I'm thinking it was a regional thing, as I've not seen that
>configuration outside of Portland).
>
>Hrothny
>
>Hrothny

Bet you meant the Monte Carlo on Belmont.  I understand it is closed 
now.  I haven't lived in Portland for thirty years but it was
a favorite in college days.

Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir