Feb 27, 2009
The happiest hour
Eric and I ventured downtown Portland today, first to meet my dear friend Megan from high school to do a portrait shoot - she’s so cute! Eric was my dutiful reflector-holder, and it was the first time he’s been along on a shoot with me!
After the shoot, we walked around a bit and then decided that we wanted to eat at the highly-acclaimed Kenny and Zuke’s Deli, located between 10th & 11th on NW Stark.
Kenny & Zuke’s is like a New York deli, except better. I don’t know about authenticity among Jewish delis and all that, but it’s better in that everything is very Portland-y. They make their own pickles, only serve draught beers from Oregon and will make a float with one of 50 kinds of soda (including our absolute all-time favorite, Reed’s Ginger Beer).
We just happened to be eating a little early so we could make it to a 7 p.m. showing of Slumdog Millionaire, and we hit their happy hour at the deli, which featured $2.50 pints and some great menu selections - a couple of burgers and sandwiches, a bagel with lox or a big order of fries, for instance.
The happy hour burger was scrumptious (and wholly appreciated, since I literally haven’t had a burger in a year or two) and made from high-quality beef and served with some of their homemade pickles and fresh tomatoes. The homemade buns were killer, too.
Maybe the highlight of our meal was the Kenny & Zuke’s pickle plate. It was literally a platter of pickled things - my favorite was the cauliflower, and Eric liked the tomatoes.
Eric also got the Reuben sliders, which was a lot of Reuben and really tasty and gooey. Long story short, we went off to our movie well-sated and ready to go back anytime. Go check it out!
Wow, I’ve always been scared to try anything pickeled except actual pickles. Next time I get the chance I’ll give it a go.