Reader Survey 2013: Best Happy Hour
Clyde Common FriesIt’s Friday – what better day to release our 2013 Reader Survey for Best Happy Hour?Who doesn’t like a good happy hour? We are lucky in Portland, with a huge selection to pick from.In...
View ArticleReader Survey 2013: The Best Steak in Portland
Laurelhurst Market. Photo by Ron DiggityThis has always been a predictable category in the past. Laurelhurst would place first with a long list of the same restaurants in slightly different order every...
View ArticleReader Survey 2015: Best Steakhouse in Portland
Laurelhurst MarketThe Best Steakhouse in Portland 2015 has had the same restaurants in the top two every year since 2011. With the changes both are making, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the trend to...
View ArticleReader Survey 2017: Best Steakhouse in Portland
Laurelhurst Market photo © Ron DiggityI’m not going to spend a lot of time on this category because I already have – If you are interested in more details on Ringside, El Gaucho, Ruth’s Chris and...
View Article52 Fords, Fallout Shelters and the Steakhouse Review Summary
There are times I just can’t help myself. I could just write a boring summary of the steakhouse project, even inserted some charts and graphs – and I love charts and graphs! However, I decided to go...
View ArticleRingside to Open In New Fox Tower?
Ringside Steakhouse to take over the Tondero restaurant in the new Fox TowerRingside Liquor LicenseThe liquor license posted on the door of the old er… Tondero restaurant spot in Fox Tower is the same...
View ArticleSurvey 2011: Best Steak
Laurelhurst Market. Photo by Ron DiggityThe reader survey results for “Best Steak in Portland” doesn’t have any big surprises except for Ringside’s second place performance. It shows what giving more...
View ArticleRingSide Steakhouse Reopens Burnside Location
News from RingSide Steakhouse today that the restaurant is reopening. You may remember it closed last year for a complete remodel and moved to the Fox Tower building. The new location quickly became...
View ArticleReview: Ringside Steakhouse Portland
Ringside Steakhouse[updated 2017] Ringside Steakhouse was been closed, extensively remodeled and has reopened. I thought it was time to go back and take another look.In the early 90’s, I had my first...
View ArticleReader Survey 2012: Best Restaurant for a Steak
Laurelhurst MarketNot many surprises in the Best Steak group this year. The percentage points by which the top two won are double the 2011 score. Even El Gaucho which is quite expensive is up by 4%....
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