Park Kitchen

Saturday night we made our first trip to Park Kitchen in Portland's Pearl District. It must be getting a lot of good accolades in the press as both tables next to us were tourists who had heard it was one of the best restaurants in town. I am not sure I would put it in my top five, but the food was excellent.

We got a great table outside looking at the park blocks, which is always nice on a summer evening. The service was great, and our waitress made several good suggestions. We decided to stick with the small plates and a desert. We were very happy with our choices: pork belly with mashed potatoes, the salt cod fritters with malt vinegar, flank steak with blue cheese, parsley and sherried onion and an amazing salad. Four plates were enough for us, but we would have added the fried green beans and bacon, tarragon aioli if we had had the space. The large plates looked very good, but they were indeed large (and expensive) and probably better suited to cooler weather and heartier appetites.

Park Kitchen
422 NW 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 223-7275