![]() To top it off, Uno Mas West offers seven different $3 breakfast tacos on the weekends-think chile capeado (shredded pork, cooked with chipotle and guajillo peppers, stuffed into an egg-battered jalapeño and deep-fried) and chile con queso (slices of salty cotija cheese simmered in spicy chile sauce). That’s a feast of tender barbacoa brisket and red-hot endiablado prawns for two people, and a healthy dose of masa for three. The “taquiza” promises a dozen tacos for just over $1.50 a pop. Portland’s dean of Mexican cuisine, Oswaldo Bibiano, not only knows the secret to cooking fork-tender barbacoa brisket (use avocado leaves), but the cardinal truth of taco eating: you never stop at one. Here are our picks for Portland’s best close-in taquerias, well-worth the higher price tags. But it’s not always possible to hop on I-84 for your favorite $1.25 hole-in-the-wall. Is Pairings Portland weird enough for you? You will have to go inside and see for yourself.You could spend weeks hunting down the superlative taco joints that hide at Portland’s edges and radiate out into the suburbs. With the wealth of great food options available, Jeff encourages you to bring some grub over from across the street, and the friendly staff will help pair the perfect glass of wine for you.Ī business like this epitomizes Keeping Portland Weird, and with that thought in mind, I could not help but include it in one of our Portland Food Tours. Then, the Pie Spot, Tails and Trotters, Nomad and Providore are just down the block. It is right across the street from The Ocean food pod, which is home to Stoopid Burger, Uno Mas, 24 th and Meatballs, and in turn Han Oak. Pairings Portland is located in the heart of the Kerns hood, at the corner of NE 24 th and Glisan. The location is primo, if you hang out or are visiting the close in East side hipster hoods. ![]() Pair your wine with some primo food from the hood Although taking home a bottle of something special that you discovered is a wonderful way to support a local business. You can sip wine and wander without feeling the high pressure to buy more. On top of all its weirdness, Pairings is very welcoming. But the “Shit Too Good for the Price”Īnd “Shit Too Good Not to Carry” really had me chuckling. More traditional categories like wine that pairs well with seafood orĭessert. Like wine to match your astrological sign. Wine that are described in handwritten signs. Mandalas with the colored pencils and coloring books they provide, then have at ![]() If you fancy sitting at the table and coloring Large part of what makes Pairings Portland weird, but there is more. The quirky events that they host on a regular basis are a What makes Pairings Portland the weirdest wine shop in Portland? By the end of the class, we all felt like friends and Meg and her wife were planning a barbecue in the spring to have us all over and share food and wine. Jeff was caring and intentional with how he shared his insights and passion for wine. It was paired in eight or so different ways, so we could experience the effect of each food and flavor element with that one wine. There were three wines featured and we each chose one and worked with only that one for the duration of the class. Jeff, the owner, who is a New Yorker (OK, that’s another reason I like this wine shop so much), took the time to ask us what we each wanted out of the class. The three cards he selected yielded states ofīeing and I brought them up to the counter and then it was the wine expert’sĪnother time, I joined the Basics Wine Pairing class. Reading to address whatever question I asked.Īfter that, he did a tarot reading to assess my mood. ![]() ![]() The first time I went in was Tarot reading night. Additionally, there is a focus on organic wines (from organic grapes) and natural wines (no added yeast). Pairings Portland’s claim to fame is “Weirdest Wine Shop in Portland.” I have not patronized enough wine shops to firmly agree, yet still, I agree! The weirdness is undoubtedly part of its charm and so is the fact that it is totally unpretentious and uber quirky. ![]()
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