Doug Fir - The Resaurant
Since it is the holiday season, several holiday parties have been organized by companies and individuals much more motivated than I am. This is cool, because I haven't had a "real" job to mooch booze off of a company holiday party in over 3 years.
A company I do contract work for threw down their celebration at the Doug Fir last night. The Doug Fir contains the words "Restaurant" and "Lounge" in its full name, but I never had a chance to visit the lounge. So, this pseudo-review of the place will only cover the restaurant side of things. The lounge will have to be visited & reviewed at another time. Check it.
First of all, the decor of the Doug Fir rules. Look at the photos and you'll see what I'm talking about here. It has a feeling of a log cabin, adorned with pimp 70's style. Lots of shiny gold globe lighting and mirrors. The tables and way-low-back leather seats makes the dining & drinking space wide open. It's an atmosphere that immediately becomes easy to hang out in. However, if you're looking to have a quiet dining experience, this probably isn't the place. They had a small area in the back that provided a bit more privacy away from the bar area, so that might work out if you're in need of that kind of thing. The general layout is very much like a Denny's (24 hour pancake house).
The lounge was downstairs and they have shows down there. Now I'm wishing I had a chance to go down and at least see the lounge, but by the time I thought of it, they were charging a cover at the top of the stairs.
The food selection was a bit on the fancy-ass side, but everything I tried there was great. I had the pasta marinara with grilled chicken, and I tried several of their appetizers. The prices were also a bit steep, but I'm a cheap bastard, so the prices were probably very good for the quality. Appetizers ran about $8 each and the meals were in the $14 range. Drink prices were about the same kind of mark-up. It seemed much like prices in the Pearl (Low Brow excluded, of course).
Overall, I would definitely go to this place again. Not a favorite hangout, mostly because of the large number of hipster types that frequent the place, but definitely a good joint to visit.
The table next to ours was filling with a few snooty types that didn't much like the ruckus we were making. One lady kept giving us the stink-eye any time someone from our table would walk around near them. We couldn't figure out what the problem was, but continued to think it was funny. Then, Gus Van Sant sat down at their table. "Hey, that's Gus Van Sant! Hmm... must be a relative or something." So, I am happy to report that I think Gus Van Sant has at least one uptight snooty relative with a nasty case of stink-eye, and he apparently lives in Portland. Neat.
A company I do contract work for threw down their celebration at the Doug Fir last night. The Doug Fir contains the words "Restaurant" and "Lounge" in its full name, but I never had a chance to visit the lounge. So, this pseudo-review of the place will only cover the restaurant side of things. The lounge will have to be visited & reviewed at another time. Check it.
First of all, the decor of the Doug Fir rules. Look at the photos and you'll see what I'm talking about here. It has a feeling of a log cabin, adorned with pimp 70's style. Lots of shiny gold globe lighting and mirrors. The tables and way-low-back leather seats makes the dining & drinking space wide open. It's an atmosphere that immediately becomes easy to hang out in. However, if you're looking to have a quiet dining experience, this probably isn't the place. They had a small area in the back that provided a bit more privacy away from the bar area, so that might work out if you're in need of that kind of thing. The general layout is very much like a Denny's (24 hour pancake house).
The lounge was downstairs and they have shows down there. Now I'm wishing I had a chance to go down and at least see the lounge, but by the time I thought of it, they were charging a cover at the top of the stairs.
The food selection was a bit on the fancy-ass side, but everything I tried there was great. I had the pasta marinara with grilled chicken, and I tried several of their appetizers. The prices were also a bit steep, but I'm a cheap bastard, so the prices were probably very good for the quality. Appetizers ran about $8 each and the meals were in the $14 range. Drink prices were about the same kind of mark-up. It seemed much like prices in the Pearl (Low Brow excluded, of course).
Overall, I would definitely go to this place again. Not a favorite hangout, mostly because of the large number of hipster types that frequent the place, but definitely a good joint to visit.
The table next to ours was filling with a few snooty types that didn't much like the ruckus we were making. One lady kept giving us the stink-eye any time someone from our table would walk around near them. We couldn't figure out what the problem was, but continued to think it was funny. Then, Gus Van Sant sat down at their table. "Hey, that's Gus Van Sant! Hmm... must be a relative or something." So, I am happy to report that I think Gus Van Sant has at least one uptight snooty relative with a nasty case of stink-eye, and he apparently lives in Portland. Neat.
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