Top restaurants and bars in Pac-10: Oregon
September, 2, 2010
9/02/10
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By
Ted Miller | ESPN.com
The big response from Oregon fans was not unexpected. Eugene is great college town with lots of restaurants.
This is a long list. But every place listed got at least a couple of votes.
(The "*" means I've been there).
On to it.
Oregon
Restaurants
Papa's Soul Food
Taylor from Eugene writes: Southern-style cooking in Eugene? Yes, it's true. It's also some of the best southern barbecue you'll find anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, and I'd hesitate to say that it trumps a fair amount of the establishments I've eaten in when I was down South.
Troy from Eugene writes: Really good southern cooking, everything from fried chicken to catfish. Also when the weather is nice they open up the patio and have live blues. Not to mention its the only place i found that serves kool-aid in Eugene, always a plus.
Brandon from Eugene writes: It may be a little ho-hum to a southern boy like yourself, but for those of us who don't get to eat Cajun very often, it's pretty amazing. All their drinks are served in mason jars, and they have a backyard where blues is played more or less nightly. I would recommend the ribs, but really anything on their menu is good. It's out on 4th and Blair, so proximity isn't much of an issue. Service can be slow on certain days, but trust me... It's worth the wait.
Beppe & Gianni's Trattoria*
Greg from L.A. writes: I eat here any time I get back to Eugene. It's your favorite, right? Ditto on the hostesses, by the way.
Pac-10 blog writes: This is Ducks defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti's favorite joint. Gone there about 7-8 times. Never had a bad time.
Track Town Pizza
Jacob from Beaverton, Ore., writes: It's a great college town food joint. The place is decked with Oregon sports photos and memorabilia, including a signed picture of Dennis Dixon. The pizza is great, especially their specialty ones such as the BBQ chicken pizza and The Hammer (pepperoni pizza with pepperoncinis and bacon bits).
Andrew from Port Falls, Idaho, writes: The thing that makes this an amazing place to eat is not actually the food. Taste for taste I would rather go to a CPK or a Mackenzie River. But this is intoxicatingly a Duck restaurant. The walls are painted yellow and green, pictures of Oregon sporting and Alumni are everywhere (about half of which are Prefontaine. Its a great atmosphere, it's always packed every Saturday, and it most definitely is one of the best Pac-10 Restaurants.
Cafe Soriah
The Vintage
Mark from Eugene writes: It's only a few blocks away from you're usual, Adam's Place. If you make it by Thursday then enjoy their burger and a brew special: locally made hamburger patty, fries, and TWO locally brewed beers for 9 bucks. If you can't make it until the weekend then enjoy drinks off of a cocktail menu that rivals Adam's Place's, crepes, fondue, paninis, burgers, sandwiches, or a well-rounded selection of entrees.
Adam's Sustainable Table*
Pac-10 blog writes: Been there three times. Three good meals. Good bartenders. More than a few Oregon fans have teased me about it being a hoity-toity place. Did I mention the martinis?
The Eugene Electric Station
Dickie Jo's Burgers
Kyle from Cottage, Grove, Ore., writes: It has everything you could want in a local hamburger place. It's only a few blocks away from the University of Oregon campus in downtown Eugene and has a 50's dinner style to it. Great hamburgers, Chicago style hot dogs, shakes, and much more! If you want to come to have one of the best burgers on the west coast,
Lucky Noodle
Charlie from Portland writes: The best place to grab a bite to eat in Eugene is Lucky Noodle on 5th Avenue. I've had a number of their hand-crafted Thai noodle dishes, and they are all delicious and filling.
McMenamin's*
Sy's Pizza
Rob from Portland writes: It has the best authentic New York-style pizza within a 1,500-mile radius. If NY pizza isn't your thing, try the Sicilian-style deep dish, which is just as good, if not better.
Preston from Tualatin, Ore., writes: A hole in the wall restaurant on campus that offers exceptional pizza and serves the unique "garlic knot" (a small bread roll, about the size of a cupcake, with garlic baked in and cheese on top).I go to 3 to 4 Ducks games per year, and every Friday night I head to Sy's for a slice and a knot.
Marche Provisions
Studio One
April from Los Angeles writes: The French toast is a melt-in-your-mouth, shiver down your spine, best meal of your life experience. My friends and I still talk about it and we graduated 15 years ago. Fresh Oregon berries, silky, homemade creme anglaise, rich almond custard, and perfect french toast - thickly sliced with brioche texture and buttery crisp edges. Don't miss it!
King Estate winery
Geoff from Boise writes: Just half an hour southwest of Eugene.. The wine is very good, the view is gorgeous, and the food is fantastic - definitely my favorite place to go in the area for a special occasion.
Burrito Boy
The Dough Co.
Brett from Eugene writes: This place does calzones. Over 31 varieties of calzones. From the "Most Meat Zone" to the "Steak Bomb" to the "Hawaiian Zone" these calzones are the perfect college food: cheap, filling, and tasty. After Duck games the line is out the door as hoarse and hungry students file in to stuff their face. To get the authentic UO student experience, The Dough Co. is a must
The Jail
Marc from Albuquerque writes: A dive teriyaki joint, but the best in the state of Oregon. Huge portions and cheap
Cornucopia
Patrick from Washington, D.C., writes: While I attended the UO my favorite restaurant was a little neighborhood place west of campus, kind of Eugene's take on the classic diner menu..
Mucho Gusto
Pegasus Pizza
MarcolaDuck form Marcola, Ore., writes: The bar is first class and the zah has slow smoked meats. It is the best.
Nite life
Taylor's* (under 30)
April from Denver writes: It's the BEST college campus bar!!! During football season is packed from the morning of the game till the bar closes at 2am! Go Ducks are among the most heard sayings. Its a place where students, alumni, players can all hang out together! Justin the manager takes very good care of all!! Nothing is better than a bloody mary made by Tim Shipley pregame and a bubblicious to to celebrate the victory.
Charlie from Portland writes: If any bar ever captured an Animal House like scene, it would have to be Taylor's. Just don't wear orange, for obvious reasons...
Rennie's Landing* (under 30)
Ben from Eugene writes: Rennie's is a great place to hang before or after a game at Autzen Stadium. With two stories, two full bars and a ton of outdoor seating on its two patios, sitting outside on a fall evening with a pitcher (or three) of beer with some friends is awesome.Rennie's has a full-menu with some great food... I think the most famous thing at the joint are the cheesy bacon fries. Ask any college student who frequents the bar and the cheesy bacon fries? a plate of fries with cheddar cheese and bacon crumbled on top with a side of ranch ?? are the perfect food to go along with a few drinks.... Just ask Oregon grad Neil Everett!
Crystel from Portland writes: Most of us that went to UofO call Rennie's our "second home." It's chill, their hef is kept at the perfect temperature, and nothing is better than a Rennie's Lemonade and a plate of Cheesy Bacon Fries after an awesome game.
The Cooler (over 30)
The Bier Stein (over 30)
Marc from Albuquerque writes: Best beer selection in Eugene, over 1000 different beers to choose from.
Geoff from Boise writes: I miss is more than anywhere else in Eugene.
John Henry's (under 30)
Comments: Papa's Soul Food, Beppe & Gianni's and Track Town Pizza were the most popular restaurants. And it was a not unexpected showdown between Taylors and Rennie's for top bar, though the Beer Stein got good of support. Obviously, there's plenty of food diversity in Eugene. My experience is that the food is solid on the low-end and surprisingly good on the high-end. As for the bars... let's just say I've tipped back a few in Eugene. Think Bruce Feldman, John Walters and I may have closed down Taylor's last year the Friday before the Cal game. I wanted to at least check out Rennie's but Feldman seemed to be enamoured with the big gulp cups of beer we kept getting for, like, $3.75. Of course, my memory on that might be completely wrong.
This is a long list. But every place listed got at least a couple of votes.
(The "*" means I've been there).
On to it.
Oregon
Restaurants
Papa's Soul Food
Taylor from Eugene writes: Southern-style cooking in Eugene? Yes, it's true. It's also some of the best southern barbecue you'll find anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, and I'd hesitate to say that it trumps a fair amount of the establishments I've eaten in when I was down South.
Troy from Eugene writes: Really good southern cooking, everything from fried chicken to catfish. Also when the weather is nice they open up the patio and have live blues. Not to mention its the only place i found that serves kool-aid in Eugene, always a plus.
Brandon from Eugene writes: It may be a little ho-hum to a southern boy like yourself, but for those of us who don't get to eat Cajun very often, it's pretty amazing. All their drinks are served in mason jars, and they have a backyard where blues is played more or less nightly. I would recommend the ribs, but really anything on their menu is good. It's out on 4th and Blair, so proximity isn't much of an issue. Service can be slow on certain days, but trust me... It's worth the wait.
Beppe & Gianni's Trattoria*
Greg from L.A. writes: I eat here any time I get back to Eugene. It's your favorite, right? Ditto on the hostesses, by the way.
Pac-10 blog writes: This is Ducks defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti's favorite joint. Gone there about 7-8 times. Never had a bad time.
Track Town Pizza
Jacob from Beaverton, Ore., writes: It's a great college town food joint. The place is decked with Oregon sports photos and memorabilia, including a signed picture of Dennis Dixon. The pizza is great, especially their specialty ones such as the BBQ chicken pizza and The Hammer (pepperoni pizza with pepperoncinis and bacon bits).
Andrew from Port Falls, Idaho, writes: The thing that makes this an amazing place to eat is not actually the food. Taste for taste I would rather go to a CPK or a Mackenzie River. But this is intoxicatingly a Duck restaurant. The walls are painted yellow and green, pictures of Oregon sporting and Alumni are everywhere (about half of which are Prefontaine. Its a great atmosphere, it's always packed every Saturday, and it most definitely is one of the best Pac-10 Restaurants.
Cafe Soriah
The Vintage
Mark from Eugene writes: It's only a few blocks away from you're usual, Adam's Place. If you make it by Thursday then enjoy their burger and a brew special: locally made hamburger patty, fries, and TWO locally brewed beers for 9 bucks. If you can't make it until the weekend then enjoy drinks off of a cocktail menu that rivals Adam's Place's, crepes, fondue, paninis, burgers, sandwiches, or a well-rounded selection of entrees.
Adam's Sustainable Table*
Pac-10 blog writes: Been there three times. Three good meals. Good bartenders. More than a few Oregon fans have teased me about it being a hoity-toity place. Did I mention the martinis?
The Eugene Electric Station
Dickie Jo's Burgers
Kyle from Cottage, Grove, Ore., writes: It has everything you could want in a local hamburger place. It's only a few blocks away from the University of Oregon campus in downtown Eugene and has a 50's dinner style to it. Great hamburgers, Chicago style hot dogs, shakes, and much more! If you want to come to have one of the best burgers on the west coast,
Lucky Noodle
Charlie from Portland writes: The best place to grab a bite to eat in Eugene is Lucky Noodle on 5th Avenue. I've had a number of their hand-crafted Thai noodle dishes, and they are all delicious and filling.
McMenamin's*
Sy's Pizza
Rob from Portland writes: It has the best authentic New York-style pizza within a 1,500-mile radius. If NY pizza isn't your thing, try the Sicilian-style deep dish, which is just as good, if not better.
Preston from Tualatin, Ore., writes: A hole in the wall restaurant on campus that offers exceptional pizza and serves the unique "garlic knot" (a small bread roll, about the size of a cupcake, with garlic baked in and cheese on top).I go to 3 to 4 Ducks games per year, and every Friday night I head to Sy's for a slice and a knot.
Marche Provisions
Studio One
April from Los Angeles writes: The French toast is a melt-in-your-mouth, shiver down your spine, best meal of your life experience. My friends and I still talk about it and we graduated 15 years ago. Fresh Oregon berries, silky, homemade creme anglaise, rich almond custard, and perfect french toast - thickly sliced with brioche texture and buttery crisp edges. Don't miss it!
King Estate winery
Geoff from Boise writes: Just half an hour southwest of Eugene.. The wine is very good, the view is gorgeous, and the food is fantastic - definitely my favorite place to go in the area for a special occasion.
Burrito Boy
The Dough Co.
Brett from Eugene writes: This place does calzones. Over 31 varieties of calzones. From the "Most Meat Zone" to the "Steak Bomb" to the "Hawaiian Zone" these calzones are the perfect college food: cheap, filling, and tasty. After Duck games the line is out the door as hoarse and hungry students file in to stuff their face. To get the authentic UO student experience, The Dough Co. is a must
The Jail
Marc from Albuquerque writes: A dive teriyaki joint, but the best in the state of Oregon. Huge portions and cheap
Cornucopia
Patrick from Washington, D.C., writes: While I attended the UO my favorite restaurant was a little neighborhood place west of campus, kind of Eugene's take on the classic diner menu..
Mucho Gusto
Pegasus Pizza
MarcolaDuck form Marcola, Ore., writes: The bar is first class and the zah has slow smoked meats. It is the best.
Nite life
Taylor's* (under 30)
April from Denver writes: It's the BEST college campus bar!!! During football season is packed from the morning of the game till the bar closes at 2am! Go Ducks are among the most heard sayings. Its a place where students, alumni, players can all hang out together! Justin the manager takes very good care of all!! Nothing is better than a bloody mary made by Tim Shipley pregame and a bubblicious to to celebrate the victory.
Charlie from Portland writes: If any bar ever captured an Animal House like scene, it would have to be Taylor's. Just don't wear orange, for obvious reasons...
Rennie's Landing* (under 30)
Ben from Eugene writes: Rennie's is a great place to hang before or after a game at Autzen Stadium. With two stories, two full bars and a ton of outdoor seating on its two patios, sitting outside on a fall evening with a pitcher (or three) of beer with some friends is awesome.Rennie's has a full-menu with some great food... I think the most famous thing at the joint are the cheesy bacon fries. Ask any college student who frequents the bar and the cheesy bacon fries? a plate of fries with cheddar cheese and bacon crumbled on top with a side of ranch ?? are the perfect food to go along with a few drinks.... Just ask Oregon grad Neil Everett!
Crystel from Portland writes: Most of us that went to UofO call Rennie's our "second home." It's chill, their hef is kept at the perfect temperature, and nothing is better than a Rennie's Lemonade and a plate of Cheesy Bacon Fries after an awesome game.
The Cooler (over 30)
The Bier Stein (over 30)
Marc from Albuquerque writes: Best beer selection in Eugene, over 1000 different beers to choose from.
Geoff from Boise writes: I miss is more than anywhere else in Eugene.
John Henry's (under 30)
Comments: Papa's Soul Food, Beppe & Gianni's and Track Town Pizza were the most popular restaurants. And it was a not unexpected showdown between Taylors and Rennie's for top bar, though the Beer Stein got good of support. Obviously, there's plenty of food diversity in Eugene. My experience is that the food is solid on the low-end and surprisingly good on the high-end. As for the bars... let's just say I've tipped back a few in Eugene. Think Bruce Feldman, John Walters and I may have closed down Taylor's last year the Friday before the Cal game. I wanted to at least check out Rennie's but Feldman seemed to be enamoured with the big gulp cups of beer we kept getting for, like, $3.75. Of course, my memory on that might be completely wrong.




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