The Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill, Portland, Oregon

Monster Burgers

Beer Cheese Soup

Bacon Wrapped Prawns

Fish Tacos

Rueben Sliders

I got together with some friends to watch the Civil War game between Oregon and Oregon State. We decided to check out a new pub located in the old Cuchina Cuchina location at Washington Square Mall.

The Thirsty Lion Pub is a very fun and upscale sports venue that has truly great pub fare and one of  the largest selections of draught beer that I've seen in a long time. We shared some items not shown above, such as California Rolls, Spicy Tuna Rolls among others. The burgers are absolutely huge! One of the favorites were the bacon wrapped prawns with BBQ sauce. I found the fish tacos absolutely wonderful. And, I can't speak highly enough about the rueben sliders...

The venue is quite large and the restaurant and bar are integrated and the place can handle probably 300+ guests. As hectic as that sounds, the service was friendly and attentive. The prices are a bit spendy, however, I would recommend this place anytime.

Here is their info:

Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill

10205 SW Washington Square Road

Tigard, OR 97223

(503) 352-4030

Salty's on the Columbia

Well, odd as it sounds, this was the first time I've been to Salty's on the Columbia. It was a beautiful 80 degree Monday and I enjoyed the view from the deck of boats meandering by on the water and planes taking off from PDX was most enjoyable. We were there for Happy Hour and the hostess, bartender and waitress were extremely friendly and nice. However, the food was very so-so... we had some oyster shooters which were OK... the Coconut Prawns were awful... grease dripping from them and just not good... my Fish Taco's were OK but, honestly, who would serve them with crumbled blue cheese??? The Blackened Salmon Ceasar Salad was good but at $7.99 a bit pricey... it is normally $23.95 on the dinner menu... get out of here!!! I've heard they do a good Sunday brunch but I'm not excited about going back.

Salty's On The Columbia

3839 N.E. Marine Drive

Portland, OR 97211

Restaurant (503) 288-4444

Salvador Molly's For Lunch

Another wonderful lunch with my daughter, Erin. We always enjoy Salvador Molly's for lunch and it was a beautiful day to sit outside. I had the Fish Taco's and she had the Mojo Veggie Burrito...

BAJA FISH TACOS Sal’s Famous beer battered cod topped withEnsenada aioli, salsa fresca, Yucatan pickledonions, cotija cheese and cabbage with coconutrice and black beans.

MOJO VEGGIE BURRITO Choose from our Mojo Kalua pork, jerk chickenCaesar, Yucatan chicken, or Mojo veggie – we’llstuff it all into a huge flour tortilla with coconutrice, black beans, salsa fresca and three cheeses.Topped with cream and guacamole.

Salvador Molly's
1523 SW Sunset Blvd.
Portland, OR
(503) 293-1790