Another weekend, another James Beard nominee. Lincoln Restaurant is located in a burgeoning strip on N. Williams Ave. that has several good restaurants and other shops. They, like many places in town, are going for the local ingredients served in creative ways theme. The food and drinks are great. We had an excellent Bruschetta with grilled lamb, blood orange, pine nuts and mint creme fraiche, that was hard to eat, but very tasty and a Arugula salad with buttermilk blue cheese, shallot, walnuts and dates that was amazing. We were not very adventuresome on the entrees, both deciding on the Hanger Steak with Cornmeal onion rings. It was a hearty meal that soon filled us up, with another meal left between us. We finished it off with a grilled walnut and date cake that was topped with a great salted carmel ice cream.I will say that the food, the cocktails and the service were all excellent, but I am not sure why I would choose Lincoln over any of the 100 other places exactly like it that have now sprung up in Portland. Maybe the way you survive is by becoming a neighborhood staple.
3808 North Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 288-6200
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