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Area: All over Portland/Vancouver area

Price to fill up: Less than $5 

OK, it’s strip mall fare, it’s about like injecting cholesterol directly into a vein, but believe it or not the food at this 24-hour TexMex fast food place can be surprisingly tasty and fresh if you pick the right things. It’s a growing chain [...]

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Area: Pearl district
Price to fill up two people: About $75 (minus booze)

This one’s getting on the high side of reasonable, but I like Andina for location, for ambience, and for the food (Andean/Peruvian). Plus, the waitstaff is so enthusiastic about the food you just gotta try it, which is nice. It sure ain’t Tex-Mex, anyway.
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Area: Northeast (around 28th)

Price to fill up two people: $15-$25, depending 

Linda Ethier introduced me to this really cute and tasty little Cuban restaurant; on the first day of a week-long glass casting class she said “if you don’t mind I’d like to go to the Cuban restaurant across the street today, and after that we can go [...]

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