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    Eateries in Bend, OR

    Since I'm spending 4 months here on a project I thought I'd post my observations on the different places I've eaten. I'll update this post over time. Leaving out chains for obvious reasons.

    Feel free to post suggestions as well.

    The Good

    High Tides Seafood Grill.
    Excellent. I have been there 3 times and they never missed. The owner is the Chef and does a great job. I normally try not to repeat too much so I can hit as many different places as possible so the fact that I have been three times says something.

    Brother Jon's Alehouse.
    Had some pretty good Fish and Chips here. It is almost a shame I am not a beer drinker in this town. They have 21 microbreweries here.


    Baltazar's Mexican Seafood.
    Another excellent choice. I will be back at some point I'm sure. Baltazar himself serves you and is a super nice guy.

    Tumalo Feed Company.A great suggestion from NorthwestCoug, which is good because it is off the beaten path a bit. A bit of a dumpy place but the steak was fantastic. The sides were just so-so but I went for the steak so it's all good.

    Jake's Diner
    Great greasy spoon for breakfast. Other meals look good.

    ToGo's
    Chain sandwich shop which I guess is all over the West Coast but a big step above Subway and the like.

    El Rodeo
    Great Mexican food. This was one of Northwestcoug's suggestions and I should have gone sooner. I had an enchilada and tamale combo plate. Really enjoyed it and I will be back.


    The Bad (okay really just mediocre but that doesn't really fit the meme).

    Baldy's BBQ.
    Meh. Granted my standards for BBQ are pretty high but I won't be back.

    Caldera Grill.
    Another greasy spoon downtown. It was fine but I won't be back.

    Pine Tavern
    The soup I had was great (though I can't remember what it was called) but the Prime Rib was so-so.

    Greg's Grill
    Meh. Can't even remember what I had.


    Anthony's (technically a chain)
    For some reason I thought I had been here in Seattle and it was good. Maybe it was just a bad night but I was not that impressed.


    The Ugly

    Blacksmith Steakhouse
    This is supposedly a great high end place in downtown Bend. The prices reflected that. I should have known when I got there one evening and there were only two other tables with people at them.

    The second bad sign was it was a "steakhouse" with only two steaks on the menu. A NY Strip or a FlatIron. I chose the Strip. It was awful.
    Last edited by FMCoug; 02-19-2013, 08:57 PM.
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    My "to do" list based on suggestions:
    • Jackalope Grill
    • Zydeco's
    • Joolz
    • 10 Barrel Brewing Company
    • The Crossings Restaurant
    • Szechuan
    • Three Creeks
    Last edited by FMCoug; 02-09-2013, 12:25 PM.
    "It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."

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    • #3
      Cibellie's pizza is good

      Three Creeks in Sisters, grab yourself a Hoodoo Voodoo IPA.

      Did you have the Rocky Mountain oysters at Tumalo?
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      • #4
        When I'm in Bend and it's lunchtime, I like to stop at the Szechuan Restaurant at 1600 NE 3rd St. Sure it's a little Chinese place at the end of a mini mall, but the food is actually good, and the prices are $5.95 for more food than you should eat.

        One of the best meals I've ever had was the Beef Stroganoff at The Crossings Restaurant at the River Place Hotel. That was 20 years ago, I'd be interested if it was still good.
        Last edited by clackamascoug; 02-09-2013, 12:24 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
          Cibellie's pizza is good

          Three Creeks in Sisters, grab yourself a Hoodoo Voodoo IPA.

          Did you have the Rocky Mountain oysters at Tumalo?
          No I tend to pass on foods like testicles.

          I did have a sandwich at Whole Foods called the Hoodoo though. So you've got that going for you.
          "It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."

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          • #6
            Originally posted by FMCoug View Post
            No I tend to pass on foods like testicles.
            How do you expect to maintain your testosterone?
            "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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            • #7
              Originally posted by clackamascoug View Post
              One of the best meals I've ever had was the Beef Stroganoff at The Crossings Restaurant at the River Place Hotel. That was 20 years ago, I'd be interested if it was still good.
              20 years ago? You can still remember meals you ate when you were like ten years old?
              Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost.
              --William Blake, via Shpongle

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Harry Tic View Post
                20 years ago? You can still remember meals you ate when you were like ten years old?
                OK.... I got caught lying. It was the summer of 1997. A friend and I happend to be in Bend at the same time, and we got together for some dinner. I did tell my wife about it, and the fact that I remember everything about that evening, is no reflection on how much fun it was to have a romantic dinner for two on the banks of the Deschutes River on a perfect summers evening.

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                • #9
                  Did you go see the Overlook Hotel?
                  So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.

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                  • #10
                    Glad you liked Tumalo Feed Company. I haven't been disappointed there yet.
                    If you go to Brother Jon's again, get one of their sandwiches. I like a lot of them there.
                    I actually haven't been to High Tides. No one else in my family likes seafood, so maybe I'll have to go with you.

                    Absolutely agree on the 'Bad' ones. I've never been that impressed with Baldy's. Pine Tavern used to be good, but it's slowly deteriorating. And you're about the umpteenth person I've heard say that Greg's Grill is mediocre, so I haven't gone there.
                    "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
                      Cibellie's pizza is good

                      Three Creeks in Sisters, grab yourself a Hoodoo Voodoo IPA.

                      Did you have the Rocky Mountain oysters at Tumalo?
                      Yep. Anytime we go skiing we try to hit Three Sisters on the way back (thanks Hoodoo for the coupon!). Good all-around food and drinks.
                      "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                      "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                      - SeattleUte

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                      • #12
                        The best meal I've had in Bend was at Deschutes Brewery. Great Ribs. Give it a go.



                        Originally posted by FMCoug View Post
                        Since I'm spending 4 months here on a project I thought I'd post my observations on the different places I've eaten. I'll update this post over time. Leaving out chains for obvious reasons.

                        Feel free to post suggestions as well.

                        The Good

                        High Tides Seafood Grill.
                        Excellent. I have been there 3 times and they never missed. The owner is the Chef and does a great job. I normally try not to repeat too much so I can hit as many different places as possible so the fact that I have been three times says something.

                        Brother Jon's Alehouse.
                        Had some pretty good Fish and Chips here. It is almost a shame I am not a beer drinker in this town. They have 21 microbreweries here.


                        Baltazar's Mexican Seafood.
                        Another excellent choice. I will be back at some point I'm sure. Baltazar himself serves you and is a super nice guy.

                        Tumalo Feed Company.A great suggestion from NorthwestCoug, which is good because it is off the beaten path a bit. A bit of a dumpy place but the steak was fantastic. The sides were just so-so but I went for the steak so it's all good.

                        Jake's Diner
                        Great greasy spoon for breakfast. Other meals look good.

                        ToGo's
                        Chain sandwich shop which I guess is all over the West Coast but a big step above Subway and the like.



                        The Bad (okay really just mediocre but that doesn't really fit the meme).

                        Baldy's BBQ.
                        Meh. Granted my standards for BBQ are pretty high but I won't be back.

                        Caldera Grill.
                        Another greasy spoon downtown. It was fine but I won't be back.

                        Pine Tavern
                        The soup I had was great (though I can't remember what it was called) but the Prime Rib was so-so.

                        Greg's Grill
                        Meh. Can't even remember what I had.


                        Anthony's (technically a chain)
                        For some reason I thought I had been here in Seattle and it was good. Maybe it was just a bad night but I was not that impressed.


                        The Ugly

                        Blacksmith Steakhouse
                        This is supposedly a great high end place in downtown Bend. The prices reflected that. I should have known when I got there one evening and there were only two other tables with people at them.

                        The second bad sign was it was a "steakhouse" with only two steaks on the menu. A NY Strip or a FlatIron. I chose the Strip. It was awful.
                        If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer

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                        • #13
                          El Rodeo makes the good list. Went there tonight at Northwestcoug's suggestion Enchilada and tamale plate was great.
                          "It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."

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