I think you meant hillsboro not hillsdale...

it is understandable to make these kind of mistakes in the grieving process

take care

Man. Chili's does suck a dick, but you can't fuck with those Southwestern Egg Rolls!

While it sure is easy to make fun of Beaverton and portray the entire place as a bunch of suburban conservative SUV-driving blowhards, just keep in mind that a lot of Mercury readers live out here because its too fucking expensive to live in the city, and for what its worth, Beaverton is much more diverse ethnically (and socioeconomically) than Portland.

I also heard that beaverton has more population density than portland, but i don't think that's true. Speaking of enchiladas and bridges, what are they doing with all of those old chili's signs? Could you mercury folks get together for a national lampoon's-style midnight prank that involves some sort of over-the-top tomfoolery, topless college girls, and perhaps a "bra bomb" of some kind?

@4 Why don't you think Beaverton is more densely populated than Portland?

Beaverton is 4665/sq. mile

Portland is 3940/sq. mile

LOL. You said authentic Mexican food and Hillsdale in the same sentence. Even if you meant Beaverton or Oregon, it still makes me laugh...

Yup, Lots of SUPER great little local Mexican joints out here. Also, a Falafel joint, a Greek joint, an Italian joint, some BBQ joints. All local, all awesome, all in Tigard.

What's next, Applebee's?! The teeming mass of faceless corporate drones wails in anguish. Wherever shall they luncheon-- TGI Friday's?

i always have to chuckle when the subject of "authentic mexican food" comes up be it in some foodie blog or in the bar where i does my work stuff. it's not because i'm a smug asshole like usual either, it's because when people start arguing about what's "authentic mexican food" they're both usually right. what drives the different stlyes of mexican food is regional cooking because as you may know, mexico is a big fucking place! so while you know your favorite place in wherever, usa makes the real AMF you had in mexico city, you could sound like a total ass for saying so to a person from campeche. fight on!

@5: I'm not sure, and am too lazy to look this up, but I think those statistics for Portland's density include Forest Park. That, and the 7.6% of Portland that is covered by water skews the stats. If I'm wrong I'll eat Arby's. Your choice of menu item.

I like mexican food. All of it.

@10 No, these are US Census statistics which calculate the "habitable" square miles of the city and exclude parks and water. The relevant links are buried in at least one previous thread on Blogtown. Maybe Matt Davis or someone there could dig them up.

The subject comes up a lot, so I did a lot of research. Still, most people would rather believe Portland is more densely populated, even though it isn't.

I wonder why it is so hard to accept Beaverton's density and heterogeneity, which is to say its urbanity.

Yes, I did mean Hillsboro, thanks. Also, I'm not trying to denegrate the suburbanites. I'm trying to find common ground through good food, authentic or otherwise!

Now to track down that Chili's sign... and find out what a "bra bomb" is.

Comment deleted: Off-topic, slanderous remark.

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Chili's Texas Red chili was the only good thing on their menu and they took it off years ago. This smacks of "New Coke". Don't fuck with a good thing. This Wilsonvillian will not miss them. The fewer chains the better.