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Yum. That's the word that comes to mind when I think back on my dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery. I was on my own, so instead of waiting for a table (it was a crowded Saturday night), I bellied up to the bar. Ordered their handcrafted porter. Delicious. Rich, chocolate flavor. Dinner was the pulled-pork sandwich. Melt in your mouth and tender. The bartender told me he used to live in Detroit at the Renaissance Center while his father worked on the installation of the city's Peoplemover. Friendly en… Continue

A small group of SCUP staff went to Old Town Pizza last week. The building is an old mariner's hotel and tavern. The ceiling has rough-hewn beams and the furniture is old and eclectic--wooden tables, old horsehair sofas, a big comfy chair or two. The pizza was excellent and reasonably priced. However, the thing that drew me was the ghost. A woman who was murdered in the building is sometimes seen on the second floor. I was disappointed that I did not see her but not disappointed by the food.

Betty Cobb and I ate at Henry's Bar and Grill on 12th Street and Burnside in the Pearl District. Great selection of beer (Henry's is not a brewery) and food was good an plentiful. Nice atmosphere. It's located one block from the world's largest bookstore, Powell's City of Books.