Irving Street Kitchen Restaurant Review
701 NW 13th Ave. 
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Portland, OR 97209
503-343-9440 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Irving Street Kitchen Restaurant is one of our 2012
Hot 10 Portland Restaurants | Top 10 Portland Brunch Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Casual
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 Bold décor and bolder flavors make Irving Street Kitchen one of the Pearl District’s most exciting and urbane dining destinations. Opened by the California group that manages Anchor & Hope, Salt House and Town Hall in San Francisco, Irving Street Kitchen features modern American cooking that is both familiar and surprising. An example is the tender, rich meatballs, a dish served on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes with a zingy pepper sauce. Another classic is Angels on Horseback, succulent bacon-wrapped oysters bursting with contrasting flavors and texture. Filling the 'most unusual' category is foie gras accompanied by bacon brittle. These small plates pair well with Irving Street’s well-conceived cocktail list. The attractive bar offers good people-watching as well as state-of-the-art taps that deliver about a dozen wines directly from the barrel. Entrées include a whole roasted trout with butternut squash purée and tasso butter, rabbit leg confit with creamy grits, and a hefty grilled pork chop matched with Southern dirty rice and persimmon-sage compote. Continue the theme at dessert with butterscotch pudding paired with brown ale caramel, crème fraîche and caramel corn. The memorable weekend brunch features plenty of ham and eggs and grits.
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