misc. PDX eats

1) East India Co Grill & Bar- Chicken Vindaloo & lots of garlic naan, not shown. they promised spice, they delivered - enough to get my nose runny, but not enough for it not to be an absolute delight. the garlic naan was GD divine. i was so full i felt sick, but kept shoveling it all in my face. we went during din, but hopefully i'll make it to a lunch buffet so i can eat um... everything.  

2) Son of a Biscuit - the hubs wanted to try this place for a while, cuz 1) fried chicken 2) owned by the same folks as Little Big Burger, and 3) the building is adorable. i could not disagree with any of those points. we split a spicy fried chicken meal which came with a few pieces pieces of chicken (obvi), 1 side (mac & cheese...ooomn), and a biscuit. + 1 extra biscuit. the chicken isn't your traditional fried chicken - it's mixed up with a lot of sweet & spicy seasonings. a little 5 spice even. of course fried chicken evokes strong feelings in many, because the reviews i've seen online are either "hate" or "love". i think that's because everyone goes in thinking of their cliche staple fried chicken... which this is not. and if you let go of that, on it's own this spicy fried piece of bird is delicious IMO. the mac & cheese was also reallly good (even a little sweet?), though super-heavy, of course. the biscuits were dense, but delish. we ordered one each, but after realizing they weigh about 5 lbs each realized we only needed 1 after the heaviness of the rest of the meal. that left sweet, sweet leftovers of extra mac & cheese and a biscuit for later, which is OK by me. would definitely go back. 

3) Sauvie Island Farms - we heard of this mystical land in Portland where you can pick-your-own anything. which was weird, since back in NY you picked pumpkins or apples, and nothing else. we went a little late in the season so it was a little picked over, but what we did find was delish. and not all that expensive, especially considering the quality vs. traditional grocery store groceries (i don't really buy organic Whole Foods fancy pants veggies). we got this lil haul for all of $13 bucks. blackberries were the winers of the bunch, though we had no complaints.



4)Pine State Biscuits - we finally tried the legeitnd. my sister was in town, so since it was an 'occasion', it made me feel a lot less guilty for this heavy fat-laden treasure.  i ordered the sausage egg & cheese, with a peppering of hot sauce. biscuit was delicious, the sausage tasted a little weird to me, but that may be because i'm used to out-of-the box bad part of the cow/pig sausage as opposed to a housemade (not from garbage) sausage patty. i felt a little guilty after eating this, but the satisfaction outweighed the guilt. even after having a voodoo doughnut for desert. cuz you know, house guests ; )