Had lunch at La Costa Azul, the new "Authentic Mexican Family Restaurant" up on the north side, on the corner of Layton and Empire, this weekend. They’ve just opened, and still have some kinks to work out, but overall, we thought it was pretty decent. They have a nice space, … Continue reading
Jen reports on the new eastside incarnation of Longboard Louie’s. The interior is brightly painted. There are some great surf images and art, and a few boards add to the atmosphere. The dining room is much bigger than the one at the Westside location. Large windows look out onto an … Continue reading
Last night we decided to try Greg’s Grill for the first time. It’s the new upscale restaurant down in the Old Mill District that just opened to much fanfare from the Bulletin, which revealed, among other things, that they spent "around $225,000 training the Greg’s Grill team of 120 employees" … Continue reading
Just a couple of quick blurbs about things happening up north, along Empire Avenue. The new Empire Car Wash is open. It’s a full-service car wash and they had an ad in Sunday’s paper for a free wash (good through May, I think). They also have a sign out on … Continue reading
The latest issue of The Source has their annual Dining Guide included with it. In it they’ve named Jen’s Garden over in Sisters as their Restaurant of the Year. (Their website isn’t updated as I’m writing this to reflect the new Guide.) I like their Dining Guide, it’s a good … Continue reading
Had lunch today at Hola!, the new Mexican-Peruvian restaurant on Bend’s east side. They’re located in the Forum Shopping Center, in the old Mangia! Pasta! space between Safeway and Barnes and Noble. Overall, I thought it was pretty good. The space is nice, if a bit tight (we sat at … Continue reading
A number of restaurants are holding fundraisers over the next few weeks for injured snowboarder Tyler Eklund; the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation site lists those and more. Fundraiser at McDonalds (SE Bend) Wednesday, April 11, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 100% of the proceeds during those 3 hours will go to … Continue reading
The Bend Restaurants blog has a mouth-watering write-up of Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Spring Dinner last Saturday, the 10th. These events are six-course beer pairing dinners, where each course is paired with a different Deschutes beer. I’ve always thought it would be fun to do, but typically they run in the … Continue reading
In my previous post Kina in the comments pointed to the site Restaurants For Sale Online, basically a searchable directory of—you guessed it—restaurants for sale. Checking out what they have for Bend, there are four items: A "Concert venue/Night club/Restaurant" for $1.2 million. Vino Mercato ("Busy Bend Bistro with Great … Continue reading
Papa’s Pizza, south of town across from Fred Meyer, is changing its name to "Pappy’s Pizza." My wife saw this while in the area today. Vino Mercato, the wine bistro and deli downtown, is closing. It was a blurb in the paper today and Duncan mentions it on his blog. … Continue reading