Portland Loves Portland Loves International Food!International Food!

……but how do we know what we but how do we know what we would like?would like?

The internet! Portlanders like to refer The internet! Portlanders like to refer others to their favorite restaurants. We use a others to their favorite restaurants. We use a website called Portland City Search website called Portland City Search (www.Portland.Citysearch.com) to let others (www.Portland.Citysearch.com) to let others know what we like, or don’t like about different know what we like, or don’t like about different restaurants! Hundreds of people access this restaurants! Hundreds of people access this site everyday for suggestions on where to eat. site everyday for suggestions on where to eat.

When you find one that looks When you find one that looks

interesting, you just click on the name, and the interesting, you just click on the name, and the prospros (good) and (good) and conscons (bad) of the restaurant (bad) of the restaurant come up for you to review. This is a fast and come up for you to review. This is a fast and easy way to suggest, or review a restaurant! easy way to suggest, or review a restaurant! We will call these User Reviews on the We will call these User Reviews on the following slides, and the reviews themselves following slides, and the reviews themselves contain contain prospros and and conscons of each restaurant. of each restaurant.

Mexican Food…Mexican Food…

User Reviews for Aqui Mexican Cafe:User Reviews for Aqui Mexican Cafe: ““The food is really good, and they have a The food is really good, and they have a

creative menu. There was several tasty creative menu. There was several tasty specials. Service is normally pretty good, specials. Service is normally pretty good, but I have had one bad experience. but I have had one bad experience. Normally, it is a long wait on the Normally, it is a long wait on the weekends, but once you sit down, it’s weekends, but once you sit down, it’s definitely worth it!”definitely worth it!”

Pros: Pros: really good food, average pricing, really good food, average pricing, good outdoor dininggood outdoor dining

Cons: Cons: bad service and a long waitbad service and a long wait

User Reviews for MMMM Tacos User Reviews for MMMM Tacos Restaurant:Restaurant:

““The atmosphere, staff, and food was The atmosphere, staff, and food was wonderful! All ingredients were very fresh, wonderful! All ingredients were very fresh, and the service was very fast!”and the service was very fast!”

Pros:Pros: very friendly service very friendly service Cons:Cons: limited menu limited menu

Moroccan Food…Moroccan Food… User reviews for Marrekesh Moroccan Restaurant:User reviews for Marrekesh Moroccan Restaurant: ““Try something new and fun! Great restaurant! Great food! They have colorful Try something new and fun! Great restaurant! Great food! They have colorful

pillows that you sit on, and they wash your hands in a traditional rose water. It was pillows that you sit on, and they wash your hands in a traditional rose water. It was a fun place to meet up with my friends and family.”a fun place to meet up with my friends and family.”

Pros:Pros: good food, and great atmosphere good food, and great atmosphere Cons:Cons: long waits for a table long waits for a table

Indian Food…Indian Food…

User Reviews for Lentil Garden Indian User Reviews for Lentil Garden Indian Restaurant:Restaurant:

““They have excellent Indian food! I They have excellent Indian food! I especially like the Gobi Manchurian. It was especially like the Gobi Manchurian. It was definitely worth a trip! Great for take-out, definitely worth a trip! Great for take-out, too.”too.”

Pros:Pros: great food, very friendly staff! great food, very friendly staff! Cons:Cons: not a large selection of menu items not a large selection of menu items

to choose from.to choose from.

User Reviews for Abhiruchi South User Reviews for Abhiruchi South North Indian Restaurant:North Indian Restaurant:

““How can I say this? Abhiruchi is the best How can I say this? Abhiruchi is the best Indian food we have had in the northwest, Indian food we have had in the northwest, hands down. We've tried many many other hands down. We've tried many many other restaurants that were all very restaurants that were all very disappointing. Not a single negative disappointing. Not a single negative comment to say, stop by and try one of comment to say, stop by and try one of your favorites, you will not be your favorites, you will not be disappointed!”disappointed!”

Pros:Pros: everything! everything! Cons:Cons: nothing! nothing!

Thai Food…Thai Food…

User Review for Beau Thai Restaurant:User Review for Beau Thai Restaurant: ““Beau Thai has great salad rolls and Tom Yum soup. I usually call Beau Thai has great salad rolls and Tom Yum soup. I usually call

for take-out because I am too busy to cook at home. The portions for take-out because I am too busy to cook at home. The portions are really big and flavorful, but I have never had very good service are really big and flavorful, but I have never had very good service while I was there. You might want to call ahead of time, or walk while I was there. You might want to call ahead of time, or walk over there if you live in the neighborhood, because parking here over there if you live in the neighborhood, because parking here is tricky.”is tricky.”

Pros: Pros: salad rolls! salad rolls! Cons: Cons: service is so so. service is so so.

Italian Food…Italian Food…

User Review for Serratto Restaurant and Bar:User Review for Serratto Restaurant and Bar: ““We found Serratto by accident, while we were waiting in a line at another We found Serratto by accident, while we were waiting in a line at another

local restaurant that was very busy. We were pleasantly surprised with the local restaurant that was very busy. We were pleasantly surprised with the much shorter lines, and wonderful food that we received at Serratto. We much shorter lines, and wonderful food that we received at Serratto. We will definitely be back!”will definitely be back!”

Pros: Pros: great food, and very friendly service!great food, and very friendly service! Cons: Cons: nothing!nothing!

Even Peruvian Food…Even Peruvian Food… User Review for Andina Peruvian User Review for Andina Peruvian

Restaurant:Restaurant: ““You will definitely want to make reservations You will definitely want to make reservations

for this trendy restaurant! I went on a Monday for this trendy restaurant! I went on a Monday night ,and it was quite busy. The atmosphere night ,and it was quite busy. The atmosphere was fun and full of energy, and the service was fun and full of energy, and the service was great. The food was excellent, even the was great. The food was excellent, even the appetizers. The prices are reasonable as appetizers. The prices are reasonable as well. A great dining experience in Portland!”well. A great dining experience in Portland!”

Pros:Pros: great food, reasonable prices. great food, reasonable prices. Cons:Cons: long wait for a table, if you don’t have long wait for a table, if you don’t have

reservations!reservations!

User Review for Hugo’s Café and User Review for Hugo’s Café and Restaurant:Restaurant:

““The food was very good, but they did not The food was very good, but they did not have daily specials, as they had advertised. have daily specials, as they had advertised. Also, the service was a little slow.” Also, the service was a little slow.”

Pros: Pros: wonderful food.wonderful food. Cons: Cons: no daily specials, and slow service. no daily specials, and slow service.

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