Urban Spoon Challenge

Over this past year, my husband and I have been trying to find a way to connect with each other and our city in the midst of busy lives.  I, a graduate student, avid reader, Junior League member and volunteer, and my husband, an Intel computer nerd, on the side video game aficionado, hockey player and Red Wing fanatic are trying to find something that we both enjoy that brings us closer.  As you can see, our interests are terribly similar and we were dripping with options... not!  Food, in the end, is what brought us together on this date nights turned Sunday institution.  I hope to update this weekly, but lets be honest, my first blog hasn't been updated in seven months!  

I'll do my best to take notes regarding cost, menu, food (obviously), and service of the places we've tried and hopefully tackle the Urbanspoon 100 Best Portland Restaurants list while we're at it.  Being someone who follows what sounds delicious, I can't imagine this list will always work for me.  Sometimes the suggestion given on the fly is more appetizing then the long list I've had on my iPhone Wishlist that ironically keeps getting longer every week!  That said, here is the current list.  I realize you might be thinking, "Don't they update that"?  I'm sure, but I can't possibly catch up.. 100 places on a grad school budget!  We'll see where this adventure takes us.  Here is the list as of today:

Best restaurants in Portland

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Rank	Restaurant
1	Voodoo Doughnut	Donuts
2	Andina	Latin American
3	Mother's Bistro & Bar	Breakfast/Brunch
4	Screen Door	Southern & Soul
5	Pok Pok & Whiskey Soda Lounge	Thai
6	Tin Shed Garden Cafe	American
7	Pine State Biscuits	Breakfast/Brunch
8	Pambiche	Cuban
9	Le Bistro Montage	Southern & Soul
10	Portland City Grill	Asian
11	Toro Bravo	Tapas
12	Five Guys	Burgers
13	Papa Haydn	American
14	Nicholas	Middle Eastern
15	Piazza Italia	Italian
16	¿Por Qué No?	Mexican
17	Dang's Thai Kitchen	Thai
18	Veritable Quandary	American
19	Jake's Famous Crawfish	Seafood
20	Syun Izakaya Japanese Restaurant & Sake Club	Japanese
21	Henry's 12th Street Tavern	American
22	Oba	Latin American
23	Higgins	French
24	Apizza Scholls	Pizza
25	The Observatory	American
26	Fenouil	French
27	Russell Street Bar.B.Que	Barbecue
28	Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine	Middle Eastern
29	Cha'Ba Thai	Thai
30	Kenny and Zuke's Delicatessen	Sandwiches/Subs
31	Petite Provence	Bakery
32	Farm Cafe	Vegetarian
33	Escape From New York Pizza	Pizza
34	Saburo's Sushi House	Japanese
35	Deschutes Brewery & Public House	Pub Food
36	La Bonita	Mexican
37	Red Onion Thai Cuisine	Thai
38	Bijou Cafe	American
39	Clyde Common	European
40	Ken's Artisan Pizza	Pizza
41	Bunk Sandwiches	Sandwiches/Subs
42	Podnah's Pit BBQ	Barbecue
43	Helvetia Tavern	American
44	Nuestra Cocina	Latin American
45	Ringside Steakhouse	Steakhouse
46	Seasons & Regions	American
47	Planet Thai	Thai
48	Gravy	American
49	Bete-Lukas	African
50	Fire on the Mountain	Barbecue
51	Pad Thai Kitchen	Thai
52	Salvador Molly's	Vegetarian
53	Mi Famiglia Wood Oven Pizzeria	Pizza
54	Hopworks Urban Brewery	Pub Food
55	Wong's King Seafood	Seafood
56	Besaw's	American
57	Le Pigeon	French
58	Yoko's	Asian
59	Jam on Hawthorne	American
60	Cadillac Cafe	Breakfast/Brunch
61	Pause Kitchen and Bar	American
62	¿Por Qué No?	Latin American
63	Delta Cafe	Southern & Soul
64	Ice Cream Renaissance	Desserts/Ice Cream
65	Jade Teahouse and Patisserie	Asian
66	Al Forno Ferruzza	Pizza
67	Decarli	Italian
68	Fire on the Mountain	American
69	Helser's on Alberta	American
70	Mashita Teriyaki III	Teriyaki
71	Byways Cafe	Diner
72	Zab Thai	Thai
73	Arleta Library Bakery & Cafe	Breakfast/Brunch
74	Milo's City Cafe	American
75	Nostrana	Italian
76	The Blind Onion Pizza & Pub	Pizza
77	Thai Ginger	Thai
78	50 Plates	Modern American
79	Grilled Cheese Grill (Food Cart)	Sandwiches/Subs
80	St. Honoré Boulangerie	French
81	Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille	Hawaiian
82	Sushi Hana	Sushi
83	Bluehour	French
84	Stepping Stone Cafe	American
85	Hall Street Bar & Grill	American
86	El Gaucho	Steakhouse
87	Doner Kebab	German
88	Tasty and Sons	Breakfast/Brunch
89	Du's Grill	Japanese
90	La Provence Bakery & Bistro	Desserts/Ice Cream
91	Three (3) Doors Down Cafe	Italian
92	Dove Vivi	Pizza
93	The Country Cat	Northwest
94	Srivichai Thai Restaurant	Thai
95	Zell's Cafe	American
96	Ken's Artisan Bakery	Bakery
97	Lucca	Italian
98	Noho's Hawaiian Cafe	Hawaiian
99	Biwa	Japanese
100	Thai Cabin	Thai