Open Late – Page 12

Go for the Pie, Stay for the Brownie: Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery

February 4, 2012Filed in: Reviews

1800 NE Alberta & 18^th • randomordercoffee.com• 971.340.6995

Hours: Mon 6:30am-8pm; Tues-Sun 6:30am-11pm

Especially after Alder Pastry sadly closed so abruptly, I have felt like I have had a void in my heart, yearning for a welcoming place to get great dessert at any hour. Hearing about Random Order Coffee House was like hearing about a magical land – a place that is open till 11pm, serves delicious coffee and fun cocktails, has a cozy atmosphere AND offers incredible homemade pies. (Random Order’s awesome apple pie was voted as one of America’s Best Pies by Travel + Leisure magazine – that’s pretty legit in my opinion!) Could this place really exist? Continue Reading...

Gingerbread is the new Pumpkin: Salt & Straw

December 6, 2011Filed in: Reviews

2035 NE Alberta • 503.208.3867 • saltandstraw.com

Hours: 12-11pm daily

Just when I thought Salt & Straw’s ice cream couldn’t get any better or their flavors more original, they came out with their holiday flavors!

Gingerbread with Hard Sauce

Sweet Potato Marshmallow

Eggnog with Butter Rum Caramel

and… Peppermint Cocoa

Can't decide on which flavor to get?! Don't forget about their perfect 4-flavor tasting flight!

Yum, yum, yum. They came out with them the day after Thanksgiving and despite having a food hangover, of course I made the trip to my new favorite dessert locale. Continue Reading...

Dream Dessert Date: Alder Pastry & Dessert

November 15, 2011Filed in: Reviews

2448 E Burnside & 24th Ave • 503.548.0359 • facebook.com/alderpastry

You know that feeling when it’s about 8 or 9pm and you really want a delicious dessert, perhaps to celebrate something great that happened that day or just because chocolate tastes great, but you just can’t think of where to go? Sure there is always the option of going to a restaurant and ordering off their dessert menu (which my husband Brice would like to remind me that it isn’t a bad idea if it involves a cookie pie!). But now us Portlanders have another option – the amazing Alder Pastry & Dessert which recently opened just off East Burnside! Continue Reading...