14 Places to Get Kid-Friendly Take-Out
Check out these kid-friendly to-go spots, where the grown-ups will love the food, too!
Visit Vegan Junk Food for Meat-Free Eats
Vegan families can indulge in deep-fried delights and more at the newly opened Vegan Junk Food in the Foster-Powell neighborhood.
Family-Friendly Food Carts: Try Moore Food & Company
Head to Portland’s coolest new hang-out spot, Moore Food & Company, for Philly-inspired food and attitude.
Family Supper Review: Nicholas Restaurant
The 34-year-old Lebanese spot Nicholas Restaurant moves to a spacious, more family-friendly location in Southeast Portland.
Family Supper Review: Piccone’s Corner
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow - January 7, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington - January 5, 2022
- Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses - January 4, 2022
The offerings at Piccone’s Corner in Northeast Portland focus on local, sustainable meats and produce. Piccone’s Corner is an Italian by way of the Pacific Northwest butchery and (as of press time) to-go restaurant. The butcher shop puts an emphasis on sustainable meat from their own hybrid heritage pigs at Wallow and Root Pasture Farm …
Family Supper: Doughnut Time
In a town already recognized for outstanding doughnuts, new outfits are bringing fresh twists that your family will love.
Family Supper Review: Food Cart Nacheaux
Food cart Nacheaux brings Cajun/Mexican fusion cuisine to Southeast Portland.
Review: Lazy Susan
Splurge on an outdoor dining experience at Lazy Susan in Montavilla — and remember the magic of restaurants.
A Sweet Bit of Magic at Unicorn Bake Shop
Make your kiddo’s birthday (or any day!) a little more enchanting with a kaleidoscope-colored treat from Unicorn Bake Shop.
Plant a Butterfly Garden
Try this fun planting project from Al’s Garden Center to bring more butterflies into your yard!
Review: El Inka, a Carb-lover’s Dream
Peruvian dishes from the reopened El Inka please the whole family, especially a starch-loving mom and kid.
Review: Ezell’s Famous Chicken
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow - January 7, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington - January 5, 2022
- Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses - January 4, 2022
Perfectly fried chicken, kid-approved sides and quick service make Ezell’s Famous Chicken a hit. EDITOR’S NOTE: We reviewed Ezell’s before Governor Brown closed restaurant dining. Currently Ezell’s is open for pickup or delivery through Door Dash. Oprah’s favorite fried chicken recently moved into a space in Tigard, right next to Washington Square mall. So my …
Family Supper Review: Pizza Doughnais
Thick-crust pizza squares hit Southeast’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Family Supper: Grixsen Brewing Company
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Brews, families and ’90s nostalgia mix at Division Street’s Grixsen Brewing Company. What on earth is a Grixsen? It’s a made-up word, according to the Grixsen Brewing Company’s website, hybridizing the family names of three friends who founded this Division Street tap room in 2016, and it describes someone who is honest, righteous and celebrates …
Family Supper: Drive-ins for Days
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Load your family in the car for a memory-making meal at these two drive-thru restaurants. Sugarpine Drive In By Julia Silverman I grew up on the East Coast, where soft serve in the summertime is pretty much a religion. I always get the same order: vanilla, in a cup, with rainbow sprinkles and a maraschino …
Atlas Pizza: Family Supper Review
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow - January 7, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington - January 5, 2022
- Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses - January 4, 2022
Local chain Atlas Pizza opens a new, kid-friendly spot on Southeast Foster Road. Story and photo by Denise Castañon Big changes are happening on Foster Road, a long-overlooked thoroughfare in Southeast Portland mostly known as home to one of the city’s most celebrated strip clubs — and as a way to avoid traffic on Powell …
Family Supper: Lovejoy's Tearoom
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow - January 7, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington - January 5, 2022
- Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses - January 4, 2022
Introduce your kids to the joys of finger sandwiches and scones at the new Lovejoy’s Tearoom of Portland — just in time for Mother’s Day. Little sandwiches, warm scones, dainty desserts, beautiful cups — all the small touches elevate high tea from a plain, old meal. It’s something I’ve appreciated for a long time. So …
Review: Jinx
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow - January 7, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington - January 5, 2022
- Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses - January 4, 2022
With pinball and New Orleans-style grub, Jinx on Killingsworth is a fam-friendly bar destination. Even though some of my family’s favorite dining out destinations are brewpubs, whenever we hit a restaurant that also markets itself as a bar, I think of that line from the Reese Witherspoon movie Sweet Home Alabama: “You have a baby … in …
Family Supper Review: Din Tai Fung
Hit the mall for the newest outpost of Taiwan’s wildly popular hot spot, Din Tai Fung.
Family Supper Review: WildFin American Grill
Savor Pacific Northwest cuisine, kid-friendly service, and remarkable river views at Vancouver’s WildFin American Grill.
Review: Rose City Book Pub
Head to the new Rose City Book Pub for a read-aloud session with the kiddos, plus a menu built for bookworms.
Family Supper Review: Cully Central
Laotian street food + an uncrowded play area = jackpot, at Cully Central.
Family Supper: Bergerac (Review)
For a special meal out that’s still kid-friendly, French-accented Bergerac fits the bill.
Family Supper: Kitchen Sink Food + Drink
A new breakfast joint on East Burnside wins over kids and parents.
Family Supper: Review of etc… eatery
Exploring the menu and play area at etc… eatery, an eclectic new restaurant in SW Portland.
