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2007-03-25 04:00 UTC
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| I remembered a sushi restaurant with a train that goes around and brings plates of sushi to you from my visit to Portland 7 years ago. Been here for 2 weeks, but the people I was working with (night and day) were not sushi fans. I fly out tomorrow, and got lucky enough to find the place again. Currently waiting in a line to get a seat in front of the train. You pretty much have to wait until something opens up, and I bet it's difficult to seat a big party contiguously. |
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Took awhile, but finally got seated. The train comes around every minute or so. I thought I'd get some better pictures of it, but it was sort of embarassing taking pictures and all (not that that usually stops me). It has maybe 20 cars, each with a small plate of sushi or dessert or something, each with a clear plastic dome cover. Some of the food is hot and steamy, which steams up the covers so you can't see the food. See one you want and grab it. It's all good, and you can order straight from the sushi chef if you don't want to take your chances with the train. The plates are different colors, each corresponding to a different price, and at the end, they add up the denominations of the plates you used and you pay - not much for this kind of food.
On the way out, I asked the question that's been bugging me for seven years now - how often does the train get derailed? The answer: pretty much every day, sometimes more than once. People reach too hard and fast for a plate, or set heavy purses on the tracks. Drag, but I have to admit it would be cool to watch.
Takahashi
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Portland, OR 97209 |
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flying saucer line
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2006-11-23 16:01 UTC
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| on my way to work, I'm driving past the line outside Flying Saucer pies. |
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This was yesterday morning, actually - just getting around to posting now. |
| Anyway, I had mentioned this phenomenon in an earlier post. I took these pictures at around 8:30 AM - my understanding is that the line continues to grow throughout the day. |
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I buy pies here occasionally, and they're great, but I've never waited in a line like this. I think it moves, though - that place is a pie-selling machine this time of year. |
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home cooked goodness
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2005-11-27 21:03 UTC
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| Another good roadside joint is the Road Kill Grill - about 10 minutes outside of Kerrville, TX (I'll update soon with the address). The proprietor is from Shreveport, LA, and actually went to high school with my wife's uncles (and Terry Bradshaw). We verified as much when he produced an old yearbook which had their pictures in it. Like her family's gumbo, the Road Kill's is very good. |
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Also, this is one of the few places I've seen Texas Toothpicks, which are fried onions and jalapeņo slivers. These really kick ass. The other place I saw them was in Oklahoma, but they were called Texas Toothpicks there nonetheless. |
| Validating the prevailing theory that our ancestors probably didn't chase down prey and kill them with their bare hands, here are Jane and Bethany, trying to do just that - ultimately without success. The area around the Road Kill Grill is quite dense with wild herbivorous fauna, both native and exotic. Hunting with firearms, and maybe even bows and arrows, is forbidden. |
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