Touring the Village with my Mom
So my Mom and Stepfather have been in town over the last couple of days, as they are preparing to leave on a huge driving tour of the west and parts of Canada. We all walked up the Village Sunday morning and managed to avoid the every-ten-minutes rainstorm. We hit all the open stores, starting at Switch Shoes and then crossing over to Peggy Sunday’s where Mom picked up a thing or two for my notoriously hard to shop for Grandmother. We popped down the hill to pick up another great boquet from Kelly’s and poked around M Antiques and talked to Heather for a bit. Then we meandered down the street to the bookstore and poked around in there for a while during a HUGE downpour. Thinker Toys of course was our next stop, where Jr. V was captivated by his latest obsession, “Ugly Dolls“. We wandered a bit and hit up Birdie’s where Mom scored a nice handmade card for Grandma and then we made our way home. We’re going up to Journeys for a beer later tonight. I ran into Brian on the sidewalk and he tells me that the new food menu is up and running!
June 12th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
I hope your mom liked MV.
According to WW’s 2007-2008 finder guide, MV “possesses its own brand of old-fashioned quirky-cool”. All the places mentioned in the MV section are food or drink related except Annie Bloom’s and Gabriel Park.
WW refers to SW Portland as “our own private Boise”. Maybe somewhere between dull and invisible? In the 38 pages of food and drink, and nightlife reviews, only Alba Osteria & Enoteca, Corbett Fish House, Lucky Lab, E & R Wine, Buffalo Gap Saloon, and Dublin Pub are listed for SW Portland (outside downtown). Apparently WW thinks life is seriously bland out here.
Oh well, at least the tram got mentioned - “ski lift on steroids”.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Well, apparently The O agrees with WW that SW Portland is dullsville. Of over 135 places reviewed in today’s Diner guide, only four are in SW Portland (outside downtown): Alba Osteria & Enoteca, Original Pancake House, Three Square Grill, and Tastebud (at the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market).
Are there good places that our local food reviewers don’t know about, or are we really the culinary void?
June 16th, 2007 at 6:42 am
In about 15 pages of reviews in the WW 2007 Cheap Eats guide, there are only four places in SW Portland (outside downtown): Corbett Fish House, Peanut Butter and Ellie’s, Original Pancake House, and Vista Springs Cafe.
What is it with this part of town?