[travel] Road Trip, June 2012 / Day 4-7

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This is a complete Portland series.  We were there for four days.  The main reason we were there was because our dear friend, Joke, and her family were moving to Shanghai.  Ever since I met Joke and Sally, Portland has became my second home.  For this trip, we didn’t do much, we just wanted to relax and spend as much time with our friends as possible.

Places visited in Portland -

The Original Pancake House
8601 SW 24th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 246-9007
*When you go out with more than two kids, if they want pancakes you give them pancakes!  This place was an eye opener for me, I’ve never seen so many kids in one place.  Service was wonderful, the wait staff is definitely good with chaos and customer who can’t decide what to order.  I wanted to try Hawaiian Pancakes, but also wanted the Bacon one.  Our waitress surprised me with half and half.  Wow, I love her!

Salt & Straw
836 NW 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97210
(971) 271-8168
*Joke and I shared two tasting flights.  Sadly, we couldn’t figure out what was what. Ha!

Little Big Burger
122 NW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 274-9008

Sterling Coffee Roaster
2120 NW Glisan St
Portland, OR 97210
*Must get the hot chocolate and be sure to ask for kid’s hot chocolate (sweeter than the adult one).  I ended up “stealing” my daughter’s drink.  It was so smooth and creamy, almost like drinking melted marshmallow.  Highly addictive.

Fried Egg I’m In Love (food truck)
SE 32nd & Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214

Pok Pok
3226 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 232-1387

Scoop Handmade Ice Cream
North Station Food Cart Pod
2730 N Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 928-2796

Broder
2508 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97255
(503) 736-3333
*My FAVORITE breakfast place!

St. Jack
2039 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 360-1281
*We went for the freshly baked madeleines, Joke wanted us to have some for the road. SO GOOD!

Beckel Canvas Products
2232 SE Clinton Street
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 232-3362
*I love this place!  They make some pretty good canvas bags in every size imaginable.  Best of all, they are affordable!

Oui Presse
1740 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 384-2160

Enchanted Forest
8462 Enchanted Way Southeast
Turner, OR 97392
(503) 363-3060
*I spotted their sign by accident and thought I’d make a pit stop to check it out.  So happy we stopped by because Miss V had so much fun (well, I did too!).  Highly recommend for all families.

More tomorrow!

*All images photographed by Bonnie Tsang with Canon 5D