Im With Snoop!
  • I'm With Snoop!

Opened recently:

Foster Burger, 5339 SE Foster Road - $7.50 burgers from Chef Mondok (recently of Sel Gris) that become increasingly expensive the more shit you add to them ($2 for fine Blue Cheese, for example).

GrÜner, 537 SW 12th Avenue - Northern European Alpine goodies, form long-time Portland chef Christopher Isreal (Zefiro, 23Hoyt, Saucebox). Any place that begins a description of flavors they'll be using with “savory” and “dill” is getting a great start in my book.

Spints Alehouse, 401 NE 28th - This place is so close to the office it's a fucking miracle I'm not there right at this very moment.

Pacific Pie Company, 609 SE Ankeny - Aussie inspired fried pies. Don't expect to see Matt Davis at this place. I believe he has something against Aussies for some reason. Maybe an Australian ate his baby.

Closing:

Greek Cuisina (yawn)
Blossoming Lotus (downtown location only)
Daphnes (greek)
Bay 13 (Pearl seafood? Douchery?)
Virgo & Pisces (blame Alison)
Lovely Hula Hands (for a new venture)
Sel Gris (maybe)

The ratio isn't too bad. But there's one more closing that will likely devastate fans of Snoop Dog and decent BBQ alike. Reo's Ribs in Aloha is closed, and is being sold off piece by piece. Reo, the owner, is Snoop Dog's uncle, and the walls of the BBQ shack were festooned with pictures of Snoop and his crew hanging out at the restaurant with a parking lot full of low riders and fly honeys. The one meal I ate at Reo's was pretty good. Michael Stern of Roadfood.com loved the stuff. But then again, I think Stern would eat anything if you coated it in BBQ sauce.

Hat tips to Food Dude on the closings and the Paralyzed Playa on Reo's