Month: March 2010

The Portland Phoenix has published a review of The French Press Eatery in Westbrook.

Doughnuts like these are probably best as a rare treat, and the more likely staples are the breakfast and lunch sandwiches. The menu indicates that breads are made on site, but it was hard to detect home-made charms in the bagels, croissants, and English muffins that frame the breakfast sandwiches. The 10 varieties are mostly built around a fried egg and cheddar. We tried a few good sandwiches, but they don’t reach the level of the doughnuts.

The Blueberry Files has published a review of Skinny Cart BBQ

So here it is, in all it’s meaty, saucy glory. Definitely hard to eat- super messy, with lots of beef and onions to drag out into your lap as you over look the industrialness that is the backside of Marginal Way. But the sauce is sweet, tomatoey, and peppery (or maybe that was the bacon, yes!), and the meat is pink and juicy.

and so has Edible Obsessions,

Lightly charred, but gorgeously pink, beef is more than generously doused with a homemade sauce, added bacon and caramelized onions. While the meat and onions were great, the sauce reminded me a bit too much of that dreaded childhood BBQ. A hint too sweet and a bit too heavy with the black pepper, I would have liked about half of the sauce that was there.

Portland Eats has published a review of Po’Boys & Pickles.

In short, real thought has gone into making Po’Boys & Pickles feel like a true New Orleans po’ boy shop here in Portland.  Will you find better po’ boys in New Orleans? Of course.  But, the sandwiches at PB&P would not be out of place at many neighborhood shops in the Crescent City.  Enjoying a cold beer, a cup of gumbo, and an oyster po’ boy here is as close as I’ll get to New Orleans before I next visit my favorite city.

Portland Eats has published a review of Po’Boys & Pickles.

In short, real thought has gone into making Po’Boys & Pickles feel like a true New Orleans po’ boy shop here in Portland.  Will you find better po’ boys in New Orleans? Of course.  But, the sandwiches at PB&P would not be out of place at many neighborhood shops in the Crescent City.  Enjoying a cold beer, a cup of gumbo, and an oyster po’ boy here is as close as I’ll get to New Orleans before I next visit my favorite city.

Travels with Hilary has published a review of El Rayo.

…The soup was good, not stellar, but good. I would have liked more punch–not heat, but punch; it veered toward bland. The fish taco was very good, but frankly, I think the Baja-style fish taco served at Loco Poco’s Tacos, in Kittery, is better (and I won’t even begin to compare it to The Mexican Restaurant in Hancock, which is the real deal). Star of the meal was the refresco. But I quibble, for Mexican-fare in Portland, it sets a new standard. Would I return, hell yes.