The vaguely Germanic Slide Inn (2348 SE Ankeny St., 236-4997, slideinnpdx.com) is an ambitious restaurant. It's also an abject failure: Fried polenta is a flavorless crunch coated in a discordantly ...

It is no fun, no pleasure to write a negative review. People put their lives, their hearts, their fortunes into these places; calling foul in a public forum is a valuable service, but there is no joy ...

Finally, Portland has filled a glaring gap in its restaurant offerings. At last we have a hipster cocktail bar featuring German food with vegan options. Il Piatto spent nearly 18 years at the corner ...