The Dan Dan Noodles at Dough Zone
Dinner was at Dough Zone, the dumpling chain's outpost on Mill Plain in Vancouver, Washington — and the dish that won the night wasn't one of the dumplings at all. It was the Dan…
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A Burger a Size Too Big, and Shrimp Worth the Drive
Ondus on the Waterfront sits inside the AC Hotel on Vancouver, Washington's stretch of riverfront, and I'd been calling it "Ondas" in my head the whole drive over. Turns out…
Article ·Tiger Sauce on the Italian, at Philly Bilmos
I went back to Philly Bilmos on SE 164th Ave in Vancouver, Washington tonight, and I ordered the same thing I ordered last time: the Italian sub. It's one of my favorite Italian…
Article ·The Cheapest Tacos on the Planet (Possibly Not Beef)
Decent fast food. That's the whole review, really, before I dress it up with anything else — Jack in the Box, the location on NE 117th in Vancouver, Washington, on a Friday night…
Article ·The Time It Beat In-N-Out, at Habit
Half past six on a Monday evening at Habit Burger & Grill on NE Vancouver Plaza Drive, in Vancouver, Washington, and the burger on the tray in front of me didn't cost anything. A…
Article ·Dress It Yourself, at Philly Bilmos
Dinner tonight was the Italian sub at Philly Bilmos, a cheesesteak shop in Vancouver, Washington — and the sandwich I'd point someone to isn't the one in the name. This is, I…
Article ·A Dry Ribeye and a Long Wait, at Black Angus Steakhouse
We sat down at Black Angus Steakhouse on East 13th Street in Vancouver, Washington, a little before six on a Tuesday, and I want to say up front that nobody who worked there was…
Article ·A Lamb and Beef Gyro, and a Request for Sunglasses
Dinner tonight was the Lamb and Beef Mix Gyro at Anoush Deli & International Market, on NE Fourth Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington, ordered at the counter under a backlit…
Article ·Quesabirria, and a Sun the Wrong Color
There was smoke over the whole state on Wednesday, the way there is most Augusts now, and it does something to the light in the evening that you notice before you notice anything…
Article ·O-M-Cheese, and a Water Hole That Isn't Anymore
The Applebee's on SE 2nd Circle in Vancouver, Washington, has a new line over the door this year — Welcome Back! — and a window etched with the word Neighborhood, the same rebrand…
Article ·Waiting for Blissful Heaven, at Healing Garden
The house is on NE 117th Avenue in Vancouver, Washington, behind a teal front door with a keypad lock and a laminated sign that says WELCOME and then, immediately, sets the terms:…
Article ·Twenty-Four Secrets in a Bottle, at La Provence
There is usually a line. Take that as the practical part of this entry and the rest as opinion: if you are going to La Provence in Vancouver, Washington, on a Saturday morning, go…
Article ·Fully Involved, at Firehouse Subs
Dinner last night was a New York Steamer at Firehouse Subs in Vancouver, Washington, which is the kind of sentence that requires no further explanation to anyone who already…
Article ·The Sandy Sauce at Cactus Ya Ya
Last stop, a quarter past five on a Sunday evening, back across the river in Vancouver after a morning that started with egg coffee in Portland — and this one isn't a discovery.…
Article ·The Trick with the Peppers, at In-N-Out
Quarter to five on a Saturday afternoon, and the new In-N-Out on SE 3rd Way, in Vancouver, Washington, was three months old and still finding its rhythm — a line stacked two deep…
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