After having lunch at Got Pho? for the second time this week, it came as a very welcome surprise to learn that the Bonfire Lounge is now serving lunch, noon-2:30 pm daily. In addition to a famously goodlooking staff, the Bonfire has seriously decent food—it’s a notch above pub grub, with burgers, salads, pastas, tacos, and a great vegan rice bowl. And their fries are super addictive.

Bonfire Lounge, 2821 SE Stark, 232-3704

Also, in case you missed the owner of East Burn’s comment on my recent post, here’s some more good lunch news for Eastsiders:

Thanks for the write up! Our customers have spoken and we have listened. We are revising the prices and offerings with a separate menu for the taproom and lower priced items on the lunch. Draft beers are $4 pint regular and $2.75 during Recess, 4pm-7pm daily. Lots of people have said “fancy” in regard to the dining room. We want nice, not fancy, so that’s getting toned down, along with the volume on the skee ball. Cheers! Mike Bender

East Burn, 1800 E Burnside, 11 am-2:30 am