Restaurant Reviews

In the last couple of weeks Karen and I have gone to 2 really great restaurants that I would like to tell everyone about....

The first one is Merchant of Venice in Orenco Station. We were first going to go the the Orenco Grill but after sitting down and looking at the expensive menu, we decided it was too rich for our blood for just a normal meal. So we walked around the corner and saw this place. We went in and they have two separate areas, a bar area, and a normal restaurant eating area. The restaurant area was very open with small romantic tables and candle lit, it looked very nice. But the Kings game was on in the bar area so we sat down in there. We each got a personal size pizza for ourselves and were quite surprised with how big they were. Each pizza ran like $8 and they were delicious, and we both had some left over for lunch the next day. Definitely a Nater Thumbs Up.

The other place we went out to was Oba! Restaurant in the Pearl District. We had an Ahi Tuna appetizer that was so soft that it just melted in our mouths, it was incredible. For our entrees, Karen had the Steak and I had the Prime Rib. Both were absolutely fabulous, but the Prime Rib was to die for. I have never had prime rib that had that soft of a texture; you always tend to get some gristle in there. The seating was nice and comfortable, with booths around the edge and normal tables in the middle of the room. The wait staff is extremely nice and knew everything about everything on the menu, I was impressed. Over all it was a little expensive to dine here, but well worth it if you want to treat yourself or someone. Once again a definite Nater Thumbs Up.

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