Brewpubs/Restaurants Day 2 - Portland, OR

For Day 2, we hit up a couple good food spots and brewpub...

-First stop was the infamous Voodoo Doughnuts. Last time I was in Portland the line was a mile long..HOWEVER there was a new location around the corner from our hotel and when we went at 9am there was literally 1customer there, perfect! I got a mixed box just so I could try them all, I must say I know why they're so popular these things are AMAZING! My favorites were the Voodoo doll, Butterfinger, M&M, and the Choc/Peanut Butter/Oreo.  If you're in Portland, and you have any type of a sweet tooth you really must check them out worth the wait, but try one of the non downtown locations for a minimal wait. Check out their site for locations...voodoodoughnut.com/

-For lunch we went to a BBQ joint called Podnah's Pit. Very classy inside for a BBQ place. They have a great beer menu, we got a pitcher of Boneyard Double IPA which was AMAZING. As for the food, people I were with LOVED it, for me personally I enjoyed the ribs very much, the beans were good, collard greens tasty, pulled pork was okay, and brisket was good. My only problem was I didn't like the sauce or cornbread and for me those are the most important. But that's just me, I still recommend checking it out if you like BBQ food and good beer. Check out the menu...podnahspit.com/

-Before we went to dinner at Lompac, we went next door to Sidebar.  Apparently they have very random hours, so we got lucky it was open. Very nice place, small but nice. The wall is lined with barrells of aging beer and a fireplace.  We luckily got the two couches at the fireplace.  They also serve food.  They have a limited menu but we had the Gallifrey IPA which was really good, very unique and is made by Lompac. So if you're planning a trip to Lompac/Hopworks Bike Bar try to make a stop into Sidebar and hope it's open! Check them out...www.lompocbrewing.com/sidebar_home.html

 

 -Our last stop before stopping into Cascade (again), was to a bar Called Green Dragon, however not much to report.  We went in, they unfortunately didn't have too good of a tap list and left to Cascade. However I will say the place looked nice, REALLY big and seemed like a hot spot for Portland. www.pdxgreendragon.com/

Lompac Brewing (5th Quadrant) - Portland, OR

After Hopworks we walked right around the corner to Lompac Brewing for dinner.  We were able to choose our table which is nice and the place is a good size so at about 7pm there were plenty of open tables.  Our waiter took quite some time to come over, but once he did it was smooth from there. The setting was relaxed and the music was really good.  

 

 -I got the sampler in which you get their house beers and then can choose a few of your own.  I had the Fools Golden Ale which was very smooth and tasty, Cnote Imperial Pale Ale very good, LSD Lompac Special Draft very tasty, Kick Axe Pale not bad, Resurrection IPA decent, Electric Sheep really good, Proletariat Red was tasty, and the Stout Out Loud nothing special.  Their best beer, which was Gallifrey was only being served next door at Sidebar which I will be reviewing later on.

-You also can buy a pint of a beer and pay an extra small fee of like 1.50$ and have it served in their pint glass which you get to keep, that's a good deal!

-As for the food, we started with NE Clam Chowder and it was fantastic! I also had the meatloaf sandwich, it was OKAY but could of been on better bread. 

-The only complaint I had was the one girls t-shirt I wanted to buy they were out of in the size I wanted, except for the one hung on the wall and they didn't even offer a discount on it because he said it's already pretty cheap (which it was at 12$) but still! Other than that no complaints, fun place, decent beer, right around the corner from Hopworks..worth checking out! www.lompocbrewing.com/