/pnw/ - Pacific Northwest

This is a general board for both Washington, Oregon, and nearby areas. (Vancouver, SOME of northern california, whatever.)

The rules are pretty similar to most boards. Try not to be a dick, and don't shitpost too badly. Spoiler NSFW.

I don't expect this board to be very active, but I didn't want to shit up other boards trying to talk to fellow locals. I'd like things to stay vaguely video game related, local LAN scene, whatever, but talking about food carts, local restaurants, favorite places to go is great too.

People with questions about the PNW are welcome to, but for the most part, this board is for residents to talk with eachother.


We'll see how this goes!

Don't forget to check out similar boards for other regions, like >>>/midwest/ !

Taxes. How are they in your area?

Multnomah is fucking ridiculous.

This will sort of serve as a companion to >>5

I don't know of too many places in Seattle that are good for grub, as I don't get up there a lot. However, I can recommend a few places to get going. So, please, if you know any more, contribute! I really want this board to get moving.


Luna Park Cafe is a simple straightforward burger joint, sort of a 50s diner feel. Alongside such offerings as an Elvis burger (which I hear good things about) they also have the best French Dip I've ever had, and I highly recommend it. It's pretty much the main thing I head up to seattle for when I have an excuse to go.


While I think Beecher's is pretty well known for it's cheese / mac and cheese etc down in Pike's place, I'd highly recommend (if you haven't already) grabbing a bite at Piroshky Piroshky, specifically, go for the salmon / cheese / onion piroshky that they offer, because it's fucking delicious and you cannot go wrong.

ITT: Friendly Neighborhood vidya stores.

Check out Pink Gorilla in either the University District, or International district of Seattle.

>Best deals.
>Employees know their shit.
>Not total autists.
>Some qt girls.
>Biweekly monster hunter gatherings.

What more could you want?

Now that people are starting to post here, I was thinking of doing a small meetup down in Portland. Possibly at Ground Kontrol or another Arcade, just to keep it vidya related. Ground Kontrol isn't my favorite spot in town, but it is worth seeing if you haven't before and it's got something for everyone. Don't mind going if I'm with a group of people.

If a meetup were to go successfully, I'd be very much so down for planning a local LAN party in addition.


I don't have any set time or date for this, so if you're interested, try to give me an idea of what works best for you, and anything else you'd like to do in addition (if we should all go hit up food carts or something.)

Can't speak for washington and Seattle, but up in Portland there's only two options that I know of.

GNWLan is up in Vancouver, right on the river near Portland. From my understanding, the staff is OK but the guy who runs the whole thing is kind of lame. I've been, it's a solid LAN, nothing special and medium tier attendance. I'd imagine it's a cheap hotel, but that's about it. Easy access to the rest of the city.


I haven't been to PDXLan at all (http://www.pdxlan.net/home/)


I would, however, be down to organize a small event on this board. I'm not sure I have the resources to host it, but it's a possibility, and I'd be willing to talk to other anons about setting that up.

I hate to start *another* food related thread, but what's everyone's favorite foodcarts or pod? They're quite a bit different than "THIS IS THE BEST X IN TOWN" since I love a lot of carts that do similar things.

Starting the thread off with the Hawthorne food cart pod, I knoww, It's super well known but not everyone is aware of it, and it's worth checking out. I'm surprised at how many newcomers and even original residents in town don't know about it or haven't gone here. Pyro pizza is a pretty slick neopolitan joint, I've never been dissapointed with anything there. Crepes are great, and there's Potato champ which specializes in french fries and poutine. I won't say this is the best poutine I've had in town (that goes to http://www.fryguytruck.com/ so far.) but it is worth trying at least once. Squeaky curds, good gravy, my only issue with them are the fries.


That said, they have a huge selection of sauces and mayos, which is a nice perk.


It's a late night spot for sure, open mostly for the evening. When I'm hungry and looking for a snack to hang out in the summer, or the fall cold, it's just overall a pleasant social place to go with friends. The variety it offers makes it an easy choice just for the fact everyone can get what they want.


I guess I could point out Lardo is across the street, which is okay, but they got overpriced and too big for their britches in my opinion. Still, if you want a decent pork sandwich late at night, that is an option for you.

Roadtrip thread.

In WA, OR, What are your favorite places to drive and go check out?

I'm a big fan of the Gorge, and also sometimes going down to the coast, around Newport. good seafood

The gorge is just great due to INFINITE waterfalls, plus the transition to east oregon is very impressive and lasts a long time before it turns into super dull dry desert.

/stalker/ here!
We're considering holding a Stalker camp/meet up in the PNW and were wondering how many stalkers would join us around the campfire.

>>>/midwest/ owner here, Would you be cool with us (and others) linking each others boards in the announcement or sticky to direct people to other US/Canada region boards?

COFFEE:

Ristretto Roasters (Several locations around town.)
Rock solid lattes, can't go wrong here. They have a few odd options that you don't see often elsewhere like a Con Panna. As well as one of the locations having a steampunk which is a weird siphon.

Heart on Burnside used to be really solid but lately, I've found myself heading there less because they just don't do pourover anymore, and instead opt for Aeropresses which are just kind of shitty and overpriced.


Barista down in the pearl is one of the few places I know in town with an actual Siphon bar. Highly recommend, especially if they have heart beans in the shop.


Good Coffee down on 9th & Salmon has also been pretty good so far

Public Domain downtown is an extremely solid shop that has a full pour-over bar. They only do them before 2-3 PM, though, so bear that in mind when going in there.