Del Inti - Lincoln - Andina - Pastini - Clark Lewis

Some quick reviews of places we've dined lately rated by how strongly we feel about going back
1= Loved it! Gotta go back immediately!
2= Liked it, but want to try other places before going back.
3= Liked it okay, but don't need to go back
4= Not going back

Del Inti on Alberta (Peruvian) - 2
http://www.delinti.com/
Do not miss the hangar steak saltado! Slurp!

Lincoln - 2
http://www.lincolnpdx.com/
Cool place in NE on Williams - across from Pix (how convenient)
Great dishes to include: the "hens eggs and cream" appetizer, hangar steak (do you see a pattern here?), and great drinks.

Andina - 1
http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
Love it. This is truly a happening place in every sense -- people, energy, food, bar, music, kitchen, location...
Don't miss the empanada appetizer, diver scallop entree', lomo saltado, and the torte de chocolate which far exceeded my expectations for so often getting mediocre desserts!

Pastini - 1
http://www.pastini.net/index.htm
A local Oregon restaurant chain - fresh, inexpensive and good!
Loved the salads (arugula and Caesar), carbonara (wow), and the molten lava cake for dessert!
All the pastas are tasty and the desserts are huge -- a lot of food for the money. I also give them a two thumbs up for donating a $100 gift certificate to the Columbia Land Trust for an auction item, which is why we went. Thanks Pastini!

Clark Lewis - 3
http://www.clarklewispdx.com/
Good but overpriced. Nice location and cool space. Love to see all the things going on in the kitchen front and center. Don't need to go back. Sorry!

ROUX, ROUX, We'll miss you!

Such an unfortunate thing this recession is. It really can sniff out and shake loose any hint of instability or business fatigue. In my opinion, Roux really had it going on; we patronized the place no less than 20 times with friends, family and just the two of us. It was the place in our hood to go for a high-end meal or an awesome burger. Everything was fabulous and there are so few places and keep us coming back; looking forward to that one delicious dish. Roux kept us coming back for more. So sad to see them go.