The 1st Annual Single Awareness Day Dinner just sort of happened. We all decided we didn't want to sit home on Valentine's Day: instead we met up in a little Chinese restaurant in Clackamas called Wan Lung. The food was great; however, the whole time we were there 15 to 20 people were waiting for to go orders, standing about 5 feet from us in a little 6 foot by 6 foot waiting area--some waited over an hour--and it felt a little like we were in a fish bowl.
As Rea put it, it's hard to enjoy your meal when you have people starring at your food like vultures. I'm sure they didn't mean to be starring. I mean, I'd be hungry too if I had to wait over an hour for Chinese take out.
So this year we decided to put a little more thought into our choice of restaurant. This proved to be a little more difficult than we anticipated; how
ever, after many phone calls we finally settled on the Delta Cafe, located on Woodstock and about 46th, I think, in South Portland. The food was fantastic--between the 5 of us we covered every traditional southern dish: chicken and dumplings, real homemade macaroni and cheese, cauliflower casserole, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and red eye gravy, pulled pork barbecue, gumbo, hush puppies, cornbread cake, fried okra, and more that I can't remember. And most of us washed it all down with 32oz of sweet tea served in a good ole' canning jar! If this has made you hungry and you decide to try the Delta Cafe for yourself, take note that they are only open for dinner.
Of course, all our thought did not help us choose a restaurant that takes reservations, so this time we were the ones waiting, crammed into the
small waiting area with 13 parties ahead of us when we arrived at about 6:45 pm. We waited for about 45 minutes but we were expecting the wait and made the best of it. We discussed the eclectic decor, the huge pecan pie and chocolate cake on the desert table right next to us, and the unique diorama on the wall next to my roommate: it depicted the cafe itself; however, all the people had skulls for heads. Mostly, we just tried not to salivate at the tangy smell of barbecue filling the air and tried not to stare at the plates of the tables we could see through the open door or the plates being prepared right in front of us. Did I mention that the waiting area is pretty much in the kitchen?
All said, it was a lovely evening with friends and good food. What more can you want out of life?
So this year we decided to put a little more thought into our choice of restaurant. This proved to be a little more difficult than we anticipated; how
ever, after many phone calls we finally settled on the Delta Cafe, located on Woodstock and about 46th, I think, in South Portland. The food was fantastic--between the 5 of us we covered every traditional southern dish: chicken and dumplings, real homemade macaroni and cheese, cauliflower casserole, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and red eye gravy, pulled pork barbecue, gumbo, hush puppies, cornbread cake, fried okra, and more that I can't remember. And most of us washed it all down with 32oz of sweet tea served in a good ole' canning jar! If this has made you hungry and you decide to try the Delta Cafe for yourself, take note that they are only open for dinner.Of course, all our thought did not help us choose a restaurant that takes reservations, so this time we were the ones waiting, crammed into the
small waiting area with 13 parties ahead of us when we arrived at about 6:45 pm. We waited for about 45 minutes but we were expecting the wait and made the best of it. We discussed the eclectic decor, the huge pecan pie and chocolate cake on the desert table right next to us, and the unique diorama on the wall next to my roommate: it depicted the cafe itself; however, all the people had skulls for heads. Mostly, we just tried not to salivate at the tangy smell of barbecue filling the air and tried not to stare at the plates of the tables we could see through the open door or the plates being prepared right in front of us. Did I mention that the waiting area is pretty much in the kitchen?
All said, it was a lovely evening with friends and good food. What more can you want out of life?
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