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A Helpful Guide to Dining at PDX (Concourses D and E)

What you see before you head through security at PDX.
Photo credit: Meg Cotner.

Because I fly a lot for work, I’ve been able to see the Portland Airport (PDX) overhaul as it proceeds, and all the new and returning food and drink options that have come with it. We are blessed with one of the most attractive and hospitable airports in the U.S., and Portlanders take advantage of that. Between the selection and the guarantee of like-street prices, I have eaten many meals before a departure or after an arrival, and I have personal experience of almost all the vendors while dining at PDX.

[Many thanks to Josh Berkus for putting together this guide. -Meg]

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Small Bites: City Permits Edition

You can't eat city permits but you can eat this deliciousness from Pollo Bravo---chicken, jojos, salad, and more
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner at Pollo Bravo. Photo credit: Pollo Bravo.

Some of you may know that I enjoy perusing city documents to understand better what is going on in this city, especially when it comes to restaurants and real estate (I used to blog about Queens real estate many years ago). Here are some of the more interesting things I’ve come across lately in city permits land, thanks to publicly-available city documents.

World Cup Coffee and Tea House. This is the little cafe inside Powell’s Books downtown. They’ll be doing what is considered “minor tenant improvement,” which includes changing the seating area and adding a wood-slat ceiling over the reading are of the cafe. 1035 W Burnside Street, Portland

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