My Brother’s Crawfish
Sichuan
LUCKY STRIKE
3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503-206-8292
Twice-Cooked Pork $10.00
Fresh Fragrant Eggplant $9.00
Dumplings in Clear Broth $5.00
Total $24.00 (feeds three)
Lucky Strike may have hopped from outer Powell to hipper, close-in Hawthorne this summer, but the spruced-up new dining room is all that’s changed. Diners still brace themselves for firecracker-hot fare like thin slices of pork belly sautéed with hot chiles and green onions, and impossibly soft torpedoes of Chinese eggplant glazed with the mellow spicy tang of ginger sauce.
Louisiana
MY BROTHER’S CRAWFISH
8220 SE Harrison St
503-774-3786
mybrotherscrawfish.com
Fried Softshell Crab with Rémoulade $5.00
One Pound Boiled Crawfish $9.00
Crawfish Étouffée $6.00
Total $20.00 (feeds two)
A heaping pot of fresh crawfish cooked in fiery brine at this Avenue of the Roses standby is the perfect way to combat a rainy Portland night. Throw in a fried whole softshell crab with rémoulade, and enjoy your transportation to the Cajun lands.
Korea
DUH KUH BEE
12590 SW First St, Beaverton
503-643-5388
Korean BBQ Beef Ribs $8.00
Squid Noodles $14.00
Total $22.00 (feeds two)
Thick like a pencil, uncannily chewy, and cheap as hell, Duh Kuh Bee’s noodles are among the best in town. Round out the table with a ration of candy-sweet barbecue ribs served in a dining room that appears to have been airlifted from Asia to downtown Beaverton, and you have bliss.
India
CHENNAI MASALA
2088 NW Stucki Ave, Hillsboro
503-531-9500
chennaimasala.net
Chicken Tikka Dosa $12.95
Masala Dosa $8.95
Total $21.90 (feeds two)
For the Portland area’s best Indian food (that isn’t served from a food cart), head to this Tanasbourne strip mall for crispy rice flour dosas stuffed with aromatically charged vegetables or the chunks of chicken tikka straight from Chennai’s hard-working tandoor oven.
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