Restaurants you miss

[orygun]

Yup! It was amazing to see how he dealt with difficult times (for us) and how he looked back on absolute poverty with such a realistic, matter of fact viewpoint. BTW. I moved to Portland in May 1970. Saw many, many changes over the 32 years I lived there. It's definitely NOT the same town I lived in when I first moved there.

Moved "here", Milwaukie, in 74 from eastern Oregon right before I started 7th grade. Moved to Willamette (West Linn) in 87. Nothing is the same. I was just checking property values tonite. Getting close to the time to move.

 

[WillametteWill]

I'm a Bourbon drinker and don't drink any of that imported dirt water either.

Blasphemy! Well, I guess you are talking about blended Scotch, not my single malts (although there are a few blends I like). And for the record, they taste like peat, not dirt.

Celebrating a dozen years in the NW this week, so I don't have the history of vanished establishments that others do. I do miss Pick up Stix, a made to order Asian fast food chain, mostly in SoCal. And for some of you recovering Inland Empire folks, Vinces Spaghetti.

But we have found some go-to places to make new memories, such as Bo & Vine in Salem (great craft burgers), Filberts and Granny Fi's (shortbread) in Aurora, The Yard food trucks in Salem (Yolanda's Tamales and another location that has outstanding birria).

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

This thread needs a soundtrack

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[Diamondback]

Burgerville used to run a deal on either cheeseburgers or hamburgers. 1 for $1.50 or something like that. Dad used to get 10 of them at a time and stuck them in freezer. Hated the soggy stuff when he microwaved them

Lemme share a trick as a bulk-buyer (as in, when they ran "5 for $5" buy the limit and stock the fridge) of Arby's roast beef sandwiches... Deconstruct Before Freezing. Get the sandwiches plain, remove the buns, buns go into a Ziploc bag and meat to fridge/freezer.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Lemme share a trick as a bulk-buyer (as in, when they ran "5 for $5" buy the limit and stock the fridge) of Arby's roast beef sandwiches... Deconstruct Before Freezing. Get the sandwiches plain, remove the buns, buns go into a Ziploc bag and meat to fridge/freezer.

Dad didn't care about deconstructing or making sure they're good to go anyways, useful info!

 

[CamoDeafie]

What was that German food place near Portland edit, on Sandy blvd. Der Rheinlander. Ate there once, dad loved it

 

[fstdraw]

Izzy's?

 

[CamoDeafie]

Izzy's?

All the original Izzy's Pizza locations are gone. However, there is apparently a food truck named "Izzy's pizzas and a whole lot more"

 

[Mikej]

Calamity Jane's was always nice when heading back from the Mt Hood forest.

I never tried that place, but it makes me so sad to see those places sitting there ROTTING every time we go up that way. The Ivy Bear too. Poor damn thing has never been able to grow it's head back.

Oh heck yes! K-Mart diner! They used to have a special on ham sandwiches, 10 for a dollar. We'd buy a bag and throw them in the freezer.

Keep 'em coming.

There it is again! Makes me wonder if Dad had another family! Ten cent or .25 cent ham sandwiches in the freezer from K-Mart. I don't think there was anything on them to get soggy? Just a little "X" of mustard maybe?
I did get one of the triple scoop ice cream cones from time to time. One scoop each: Banana Nut, Strawberry, Chocolate Chip. Weird kid I guess.

 

[foxmeadow]

Old Town Pizza, in Eugene, where Ambrosia is now. They've been gone for many years, but the intense flavors still linger in my memory..

 

[WAYNO]

Dea's In and Out...
The one in Gresham remains, but it's not the place it was in the sixties and seventies.

They had another restaurant in Orient. It's been gone a long time.







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[nwslopoke]

Izzy's?

Izzy's was always dependent on location. I don't know if any are still open.

At the Izzy's in Newberg, while I was filling my plate at the salad bar, my pistol slipped out my Uncle Mike's holster inside my pant leg. I had to crip walk to the restroom with a salad in my hand to fix it. During the lunch rush, of course.

I don't know why anyone sells Uncle Mike's with out the disclaimer, $5 holsters don't work well.

 

[TopGun007]

What was that German food place near Portland edit, on Sandy blvd. Der Rheinlander. Ate there once, dad loved it

Der Rheinlander, 5035 NE Sandy Blvd. Great atmosphere, great food, great fun, grat Chef. Miss it dearly. Closed in 2017.

 

[TopGun007]

Dea's In and Out...
The one in Gresham remains, but it's not the place it was in the sixties and seventies.

They had another restaurant in Orient. It's been gone a long time.
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OM. Great old fashioned burgers, fries & shakes !! Loved the place !!!

 

[64MercurysRule]

Gustav's .

 

[64MercurysRule]

Tcby ....... yogurt ice cream .

 

[Tony617]

My mom's parents lived in Salt Lake City and there was a Dee's Drive-Inn restaurant that we went to. Apparently I liked the Clown on the sign from what my mom was telling me. Good food back in late 1960s and early 1970s.

Whatever happened to ... Dee’s Drive-Ins

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[Diamondback]

Pilot Butte in Bend... back in the 90s before the place got Californicat3d.

 

[mrblond]

I kinda miss Bob's burgers.. the old one not the new abomination they tried to start back up

just a cheeseburger and extra sauce.. memories

 

[gmerkt]

Skippers

There was a Skipper's down the hill from the office I worked in for 20 years. Some wag wrote on a men's room stall:

"Flush twice, it's a long way to Skippers."

I didn't think they were all that bad; I ate there several times over the years. But I'm not really a fish guy.

Before I quit drinking many years ago, after work I'd go the other way, up the hill to the Edmonds West Tavern (now a bakery). Where I'd have a few instead of eating. Then drive home. That's one of the reasons I gave up drinking.