The California Avenue neighborhood is excellent for many little restaurants and less imposing for the visitor than University. (Easily accessed, exit from Oregon Expwy approaching ECR, maybe other ways too.) Already you mentioned...

of the neighborhood. My brother tried making some of the recipes from an earlier edition from the 1930s, and found them to be superlative. Aunt Chick had an unusual method with pie crust (wasn’t fussy about temps, and the...

So when are the off hours? And can you EVER walk in and buy a slice that’s just sitting there?

-out and quick sit-down dinners. Our family emergency turned into a chowing opportunity in a neighborhood that none of us frequented very often. Here’s a quick rundown in no particular order. Wing Lee – two storefronts,...

Maybe, but the ‘sopa de tortilla’ was awful at Puerto Vallarta in Southington. Campbells soup based. This restaurant is catering to the Taco bell fan club, and as Heidi notes it is American. IMHO, PV has strayed too...

. But if you go to something like a village fiesta (put on by the expatriates — yes, I’m talking to you, Tabogon Club!) the food is completely different — the last time was two lechon, an amazing, amazing tray...

to have this restaurant in my neighborhood!

if this is a destination restaurant, but if you end up in the neighborhood and have a hankering for sushi, Kiji is a good choice.

_too_hard_can_be_trying.html "Cue the historical relevance of 50 Commerce St.: Nestled on a cobblestone-paved corner in Greenwich Village, this address has seen a Depression-era speakeasy, the 50-year-long run of the Blue Mill...

... this was amazing. Anyone know where I can buy Craftsman beer????? Overall, we both agreed that we would return. Maybe do takeout, as it is a very small and noisy place. It’s a typical westside ‘scene’, but the...

the jfood have an 8-some that go out every 2-3 weeks. They now meet at the resto 30 minutes early (if they have a separate bar area) or at another bar in the neighborhood 30 minutes early so everyone is there on time, in case of...

plus, especially for my family, was that it had a parking lot. The downside for a lot of people, this was when Cabrini Green still dominated the neighborhood—if not in reality, at least in imigination and before some of the...

a bit much. Really, I wouldn’t buy a dress, wear it, decide I didn’t like it, then return it, because the store can’t sell it again. In the case of food, the restaurant can never sell it again – they should...

to not buy elephants (okay, so I’m not so sure of that one, my French is rusty), and Germans to, well, do anything and everything that Hitler asks. Other tidbits like DDR army overcoats and Secret Service hats hang from the...

I’ll buy that for a dollar!