Chain eateries in your hood.

[Aroura]

Oh, then it just occurred to me.  My favorite NW chain is Mcmenamins.  The tend to buy up old properties (like schools, boarding houses, theaters, etc) and turn them into very unique restaurants, sometimes even B&B's.  They keep the historical buildings intact, have great atmosphere and fabulous food.

I've been going to McM's since I turned 21 in 1988. The thing with a lot of their neighborhood pubs is other than decor, they all seem the same. Same beer, same menu, not just across location, but across time. I mean, they all still serve Ruby, Hammerhead, and Nebraska Bitter, etc, and the menu rarely changes. They're serving a lot of the exact same beers that they were in 1988. They have so many small breweries, they *could* do an insane amount of variety. Then again, the McMenamin brothers are rolling in dough, so what do I know?

The unique properties like Edgefield and Kennedy School are the exception, Kitty and I go to those occasionally.

I think that is one of their best quialities! Lol. Seriously, that Ruby is amazing. And they serve the best Hefeweizen.
I like that they don't latch on to every trendy thing. Maybe it is a nostalgia thing, for me.

The one in Vancouver port, I ate there for many special occasions when I lived and worked in Portland. And I can go to the one in Corvallis tonight and get the same great meal and beer or wine i got 2 decades ago! But in a remarkably different atmosphere. I think that is pretty cool.

What's your favorite one that you and Kitty have been to?